Iowa retains their No. 1 spot for the sixth week in a row as the rest of last week’s top 10 teams hold strong as well. Minnesota broke ahead of last week’s tie with Cornell to secure the No. 6 spot while Cornell lands at No. 7.
Kent State moves to No. 14 as they start their season undefeated in dual meets beating both Michigan and Division II Newberry over the weekend. Penn State drops to No. 15 after a 19-19 tied dual meet this past weekend with Pittsburgh No. 22.
The NWCA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll for December 15, 2009, has been released.
Iowa retains their No. 1 spot for the sixth week in a row as the rest of last week’s top 10 teams hold strong as well. Minnesota broke ahead of last week’s tie with Cornell to secure the No. 6 spot while Cornell lands at No. 7.
Kent State moves to No. 14 as they start their season undefeated in dual meets beating both Michigan and Division II Newberry over the weekend. Penn State drops to No. 15 after a 19-19 tied dual meet this past weekend with Pittsburgh No. 22.
The NWCA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll Committee is made up of one coach from each conference. A number one ranking is worth 25 points and a number 25 ranking is worth one point.
There will be no coaches poll released on December 29, 2009, and rankings will resume again on January 5, 2010, the NWCA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll can be found at www.nwcaonline.com.
Rank Team (No. 1 Votes) Prev. Rank Points Record
1. Iowa (11) 1 275 9-0
2. Iowa State 2 263 1-1
3. Ohio State 3 251 5-0
4. Oklahoma State 4 239 1-0-1
5. Central Michigan 5 229 5-0
6. Minnesota T6 214 3-1
7. Cornell T6 210 0-1
8. Boise State 8 197 5-0
9. Maryland 9 192 7-1
10. Oklahoma 10 181 4-0-1
11. Lehigh 11 166 6-2
12. Nebraska 12 152 5-2
13. Indiana 13 136 8-0
14. Kent State 15 125 4-0
15. Penn State 14 119 5-1-1
16. Missouri 16 103 1-2
17. Edinboro 17 100 2-2
18. Wisconsin 18 91 2-3
19. Cal Poly 19 67 2-0
20. Illinois 20 64 4-2
21. Arizona State 21 52 3-2
22. Pittsburgh T24 43 6-1-1
23. Virginia 23 35 7-1
24. Old Dominion 22 24 0-1
25. Oregon State T24 16 6-1
Other Receiving Votes: Binghamton, Bloomsburg, Penn, Purdue, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Wyoming