Polk State, Hillsborough ranked in top ten in advance of showdown

Photo courtesy of Tom Hagerty, Polk State College
Photo courtesy of Tom Hagerty, Polk State College

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (October 21, 2015) - Polk State College and Hillsborough Community College will meet on Thursday night as teams ranked in the top ten nationally. 

The Eagles are ranked No. 5, the Hawks No. 9 in this week's NJCAA Division I Volleyball Poll

Three more teams from Region 8 are in this week's poll - No. 11 Santa Fe College, No. 15 College of Central Florida and No. 16 Indian River State College. All five teams have qualified for the NJCAA District Tournament in Pensacola, Fla., Nov. 7-8.

In the NJCAA Division II poll, Pasco-Hernando State College continued to be ranked though it did drop four spots to No. 14.