TIME TO MAKE A MOVE | KC out of contention & looks to get back in; here are the standings, national poll (TJC No. 3)

Kilgore College head football coach Willie Gooden (center) and defensive coordinator Russell Thompson (right) look over practice in this ETBlitz.com file photo. The Rangers are 0-3 in the Southwest Junior College Football Conference and have some work to do — but they’re not out of the conference’s playoff race by ANY means.

EDITOR’S NOTE: These are the standings and upcoming schedule for the Southwest Junior College Football Conference (SWJCFC) as of Wednesday morning, October 8, 2025. The regular season ends Saturday, November 8, and the conference playoffs begin the following week. Only the top four in the standings make the playoffs; for everyone else, November 8 is it for 2025. The postseason is a 1-versus-4, 2-versus-3 format, with the teams seeded 1 and 2 hosting the semifinal games on November 15. The top seed has its games at home unless it’s eliminated. The only team that cannot mathematically host a playoff game is the team seeded fourth. Also below, the NJCAA’s national poll / top 15, including Tyler Junior College, again ranked third in this poll that was released Monday, October 6.

SOUTHWEST JUNIOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL CONFERENCE STANDINGS (OCT. 8, 2025)

Ranking, team, overall record	Conf. record	Last week’s result	PS	PA	This week
1. Tyler Junior College (5-0)	3-0	TJC 18, N. Mexico Military 17	147	61	vs, Blinn
2. Navarro (3-1)	3-0	Navarro vs. TWA (cancelled) *	139	78	at TVCC
3. Trinity Valley (4-1)	2-1	Trinity Valley 45, Blinn 20	117	92	vs. Navarro
4. Blinn (3-2)	1-2	Trinity Valley 45, Blinn 20	198	82	at TJC
5. Cisco (2-2)	1-2	NEO 26, Cisco 19	93	81	at NMMI
6. N. Mexico Military (2-3)	1-2	TJC 18, N. Mexico Military 17	168	162	vs. Cisco
7. Northeastern Okla. A&M (1-4)	1-2	NEO 26, Cisco 19	102	147	Open date
8. Kilgore College (2-3)	0-3	KC 55, Comm. Christian 0 *	187	126	Open date

Conf. record: Record in conference play; PS: Points scored; PA: Points allowed. *= Non-conference opponent.

Tyler Junior College cheerleaders are pictured here during the Apaches’ game against Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (NEO). TJC is ranked third in the NJCAA national poll (below) and is one of eight teams in Texas without a loss this season. (Photo by JENNA LUCAS / ETBLITZ.COM)

SOUTHWEST JUNIOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL CONFERENCE STANDINGS (OCT. 6, 2025)

Name	Record	Points	1st	Prev.	This week
1. Hutchinson Community College	4-0	150	12	1	at Dodge City (Kan.)
2. Iowa Western Community College	4-1	140	0	2	at Snow (Utah)
3. Tyler Junior College	5-0	130	0	3	vs. Blinn
4. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College	5-0	120	0	4	vs. East Central (10/9)
5. Navarro College	3-1	108	0	5	at Trinity Valley
6. Georgia Military College	6-1	97	0	6	Open date
7. Northwest Mississippi Community College	4-1	90	0	7	at SW. Miss. (10/9)
8. Garden City (Kansas) Community College	4-1	78	0	8	vs. Independence (Kan.)
9. Hinds (MS) Community College	4-1	70	0	9	at Jones College (10/9)
10. Iowa Central Community College	3-2	48	0	14	vs. College of DuPage
11. Trinity Valley Community College	4-1	48	0	12	vs. Navarro
12. Copiah-Lincoln (MS) Community College	4-1	46	0	11	vs. Pearl River (10/9)
13. Snow (Utah) College	3-2	33	0	13	vs. Iowa Western
14. Coffeyville (Kansas) Community College	2-2	28	0	10	at Highland
15. Butler (Kansas) Community College	3-1	8	0	9	Open date

Receiving Votes: Lackawanna, Itawamba. Note: Mississippi schools often play Thursdays, which is noted above.

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