The JBB Week 5 Rankings Presented by The Great Lake Bat Co.

Not sure where to begin this week. There was A LOT that happened all across the country this week.

What makes it even crazier is that the Top 3 schools at the NJCAA level this week all have to play for 1 spot to go to Grand Junction:

–John A. Logan continued their winning ways moving to 12-0 on the season and remained in the top spot. 

–Wabash Valley stayed at the #2 spot after a 3-1 week. Their loss was to Dyersburg State, but they took a big win over then #5 Chipola. 

–Iowa Western moved up just one spot to #3 after a 5-1 week. They split their weekend series with then #20 Crowder.

–Yavapai jumped up 2 spots to #4 after a 6-0 week where they beat two of the top div 2 teams in Arizona in Scottsdale and Chandler-Gilbert. 

Rounding out the Top 5 is McLennan. They dropped from #3 last week to #5 after a series loss to 2019 World Series team Navarro. Winning the first game 15-0 then getting swept in the Saturday double header. 

Other Notable moves at the NJCAA Div 1 level this week:

–Connors State remains undefeated and moves up to #6.

–Grayson breaks into the top 10 at #7, after beating Navarro (5-4) in a mid week game then sweep Seminole State (2-1, 13-10).

–Easter Oklahoma makes their first appearance in the JBB Top 25 sense the 2018 Season coming in at #22 with a 11-2 record. 

–Salt Lake also makes it back into the Top 25 this week coming in at #23 with a record of 13-3. 

At the NJCAA Division 2 Level the top 6 stayed the same:

–LSU-Eunice handled Monroe in a 3 game series

–Mesa had a 2-0 week that pushed them up a spot to #2

–Sinclair started their season going 3-1, with a loss to Macomb but they only dropped 1 spot to #3

–Pearl River had a tough start to their week dropping 2 to the then #5 Div 1 team Chipola before sweeping their weekend. 

–NOC-Tonkawa split their series with Pratt but remained at the #5 spot.

–Cuyahoga has yet to play and remained at the #6 spot. 

This is where things get a bit crazy at this level. No team from here on out stayed in their same spot. 

-Both Kankakee and Kirkwood jump up to the #7 and #8 spot (both 0-0)

–Catawba Valley jumps 8 spots to #9 thanks to a 3-0 week which saw not one but TWO NO-HITTERS! 

–Southeastern jumps 12 spots to #10 after a 3-1 week where they split with then #10 Parkland and swept Roanne State. 

Some other bit moves at the Division 2 level:

–Northwest Mississippi jumped to #13

–Northeast Mississippi jumped to #14

–Lackawanna dropped from #7 to #16 after a 0-2 week which brought their record to 1-5. 

–Hinds made their first appearance of the season coming in at #21 after a 4-0 week which brings them to 6-0 on the season. 

Like last week the NJCAA Division 3 level still has not had a lot happen. There was games held before/after the TCU vs Minnisota games this past weekend at U.S. Bank Stadium, Home of the Minnesota Vikings. 

Notable moves at the NJCAA Division 3 level:

–Cumberlands Dropped 1 spot to 6

–Coastal Bend dropped 5 spots after going 1-5 this past week to #12.

–Milwaukee Area Tech dropped 2 spots after going 1-2 which brought them to 3-4 on the season. 

Out in California the top three keep rolling! Ohlone has pushed their record to 16-0 with no sign up letting up winning both games this week by a combined 24-3. Sac City is right behind them going 3-0 on the week with their only loss coming last week to a Top 10 ranked Fresno City club. Cypress rounds out the top 3 with a 2-0 week in which they topped Citrus 5-1 and Palomar 10-5. This pushed Cypress record to 12-2 and their Win Streak to 8 in a row.

The Next two spots flipped this week. San Joaquin Delta moved up 1 after a 3-0 week, while Santa Ana dropped 1 after going 2-1 with a loss to San Diego Mesa (19-6). 

Other notable CCCAA Moves:

–Skyline jumped up 5 to #17

–Lassen jumped up 5 to #19

–Cerritos jumped up 5 to #20

–Los Medanos broke into the top 25 at #24 with a 10-4 Record

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