EMCC to play Garden City CC

The 2018 NJCAA Football National Championship game matchup is set to feature the top two teams in the nation – No. 1 East Mississippi and No. 2 Garden City (KS) following the final regular season poll announced on Monday afternoon.

This year's title bout will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29 at Carnie Smith Stadium on the campus of Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, KS, the first year of a three-year agreement with the Crawford County Convention & Visitors Bureau. The NJCAA recently announced its latest partnership with CBS Sports to have this year's national championship televised live on the CBS Sports Network.

The four-time and defending national champions, East Mississippi will enter the championship undefeated at 110. The Lions opened up the season as the preseason No. 1 team in the nation and held the top spot through all 11 regular season polls. Led by head coach Buddy Stephens who eclipsed the 100-career win mark this season, the Lions have allowed just 11.4 points per contest this year, the best mark in the NJCAA.

No. 2 Garden City will make the six-hour trek across Kansas with an unblemished record of 10-0 after holding off No. 14 Butler 22-10 on Saturday. The Broncbusters boast the top offensive rushing attack in the nation with 307.6 yards per contest and 37 touchdowns on the ground. Garden City, the 2016 national champion is led by head coach Jeff Sims. Sims was recently selected as the next head coach for Missouri Southern where his tenure will begin following the Broncbusters' national title game. High School Football Mississippi Playoff Pairings MHSAA

Class 6A Starkville at Horn Lake

Madison Central at Northwest Rankin Pearl at Brandon

Petal at Oak Grove

Class 5A

Lafayette at West Point Olive Branch at Holmes Central Picayune at Laurel

West Jones at Hattiesburg

Class 4A

Louisville at Pontotoc Greenwood at Corinth West Lauderdale at East Central South Pike at Poplarville

Class 3A

Water Valley at Houston

North Panola at Charleston Winona at Seminary Jefferson Davis County at Columbia

Class 2A Scott Central at Eupora

Philadelphia at Calhoun City Taylorsville at Colliins Bay Springs at Richton

Class A

Okolona at Smithville Biggersville at Simmons Stringer at Nanih Waiya East Marion at Lumberton

MAIS

Class AAAA, Division I State Championship At Mississippi College, Clinton

Jackson Prep vs. Madison-Ridgeland Academy, Friday, 6 p.m.

Class AAAA, Division II State Championship At Jackson Academy

Lamar School vs. Simpson Academy, Thursday, 2:30 p.m.

Class AAA State Championship At Jackson Academy

Adams County Chrisitan School vs. Indianola Academy, 7 p.m.

Class AA State Championship At Jackson Academy

Centerville Academy vs. Greenville St. Joe, Saturday, 2:30 p.m.

Class A State Championship At Jackson Academy

Tunica Academy vs. Union Christian (La.), Thursday, 7 p.m.

8-Man State Championship At Jackson Academy

Manchester Academy vs. Tallulah (La.), Saturday, 11 a.m.

Junior College Football NJCAA Rankings 1. East Mississippi (11-0)

2. Garden City (Kan.) (10-0)

3. Iowa Western (9-1)

4. Kilgore (Tx) (9-2)

5. Jones (Miss.) (9-2)

6. Lackawanna (Pa.) (10-0)

7. Eastern Arizona (9-2)

8. Northwest Mississippi (8-2)

9. Snow (Utah) (8-2)

10. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (8-3)

11. Mississippi Gulf Coast (7-2)

12. Monroe College (N.Y.) (7-1)

13. Hutchinson (Kan.) (8-3)

14. Scottsdale (Ariz.) (7-3)

15. Butler (Kan.) (7-4)

16. Iowa Central (7-4)

17. Highland (KS) (6-4)

18. Copiah-Lincoln (Miss.) (6-4)

19. Arizona Western (6-4)

20. Pima (Ariz.) (6-3)

Others receiving votes: Navarro, Northland, North Dakota SCS, Holmes, Blinn

College Football SEC Standings Western Division

Team…..Division…..Overall *Alabama…..7-0…..10-0 LSU…..5-2…..8-2 Texas A&M…..4-3…..6-4 Auburn…..3-4……6-4

Miss. State…..2-4…..6-4

Ole Miss…..1-5…..5-5 Arkansas…..0-6…..2-8

Eastern Division

Team…..Division…..Overall *Georgia…..7-1…..9-1 Kentucky…..5-3…..7-3 Florida…..5-3…..7-3 S. Carolina…..4-4…..5-4 Missouri…..2-4…..6-4 Tennessee…..2-4…..5-5 Vanderbilt…..1-5…..4-6 * clinched division championship

Saturday, Nov. 10 Alabama 24, Miss. State 0

Texas A&M 38, Ole Miss 24 Missouri 33, Vanderbilt 28 LSU 24, Arkansas 17 Georgia 27, Auburn 10 Tennessee 24, Kentucky 7 Florida 35, S. Carolina 31

Saturday, Nov. 17 Arkansas at Miss. State, 11 a.m.

Ole Miss at Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m. The Citadel at Alabama, 11 a.m. Liberty at Auburn, 3 p.m.

UAB at Texas A&M, 6 p.m.

Rice at LSU, 6:30 p.m.

Missouri at Tennessee, 2:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee at Kentucky, 11 a.m. Idaho at Florida, 11 a.m.

UMass at Georgia, 3 p.m. Chattanooga at S. Carolina, 6:30 p.m.

Associated Press Top 25

1. Alabama (61)

2. Clemson

3. Notre Dame

4. Michigan

5. Georgia

6. Oklahoma

7. West Virginia

8. Washington State

9. Ohio State

10. LSU

11. Central Florida

12. Syracuse

Today

COLLEGE BASKETBALL 5:30 p.m.

FS1 — Wisconsin at Xavier

6 p.m.

ESPNU — Stephen F. Austin at Miami SEC — Norfolk State at South Carolina FS2 — Holy Cross at Providence

7 p.m.

Pac12 - Drake at Colorado

7:30 p.m.

FS1 — Georgetown at Illinois

8 p.m.

ESPN2 — Georgia Tech at Tennessee

COLLEGE FOOTBALL 5 p.m.

ESPN2 — Western Michigan at Ball State

NBA BASKETBALL 6 p.m.

NBA — Charlotte at Cleveland

9:30 p.m.

NBA — Atlanta at Golden State

NHL HOCKEY 6:30 p.m.

NBCSN — Tampa Bay at Buffalo