SENATOBIA - With victories by Northwest and Mississippi Gulf Coast to close the regular season, both teams remained in the same slots in the latest NJCAA rankings, released Monday afternoon.

Northwest remained in its No. 4 ranking and Mississippi Gulf Coast kept steady at No. 5 ahead of Saturday's MACCC Semifinal clash. Both teams enter the matchup with 8-1 overall records.

Iowa Western remained No. 1, followed by second-ranked Georgia Military College and No. 3 Hutchinson (Kan.). Other MACCC programs in the rankings include eighth-ranked East Central and No. 12 Holmes, while East Mississippi and Itawamba were receiving votes.

Earning its 11th straight playoff berth, Northwest is facing Mississippi Gulf Coast this Saturday at 2 P.M. The Rangers and Bulldogs are meeting for the first time since the 2023 season-opener, as Northwest holds a 22-21-2 series lead.

Northwest and MGCCC are no strangers to meeting in the postseason, as both programs have faced each other three times in the conference playoffs since 2015. The Rangers took the 2020 MACCC and National Community College Football Championship in Perkinston, 40-13, while the Bulldogs captured the 2019 MACJC Championship in Senatobia by a 22-19 decision.

Tickets for Saturday's game are on sale now at nwccrangers.com/tickets. Fans planning to attend the game will need to adhere to the Rangers' clear bag policy. 

Pregame coverage begins at 6:30 P.M. on the Ranger TV Network, which includes Action News 5 Plus, WHCQ-LD 8 and WEBU-LD 22.