The final 2010-2011 NWCA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll has been released.
Cornell retains the No. 1 spot for the fourth week in a row, with eight of the eleven No. 1 votes.
Rounding out the rest of this week’s Top 5 are Iowa, Oklahoma State, Penn State, and Minnesota.
Within the Top 10, all teams stayed the same for the final week, with Oklahoma and Lehigh moving up and Rutgers moving down to No. 9 after losing to Lehigh 21-9 in last week’s dual.
The Top 20 saw some movement this week with: Wisconsin, Iowa State, and Illinois moving up.
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.
This is the final dual NWCA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll all prior rankings can be found here www.nwcaonline.com.
NWCA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll
Rank
School
Total
Prev. Rank
Record
1
Cornell (8)
271
13-1
2
Iowa (3)
266
15-0-1
3
Oklahoma State
251
15-2-1
4
Penn State
245
17-1-1
5
Minnesota
231
15-4-1
6
Virginia Tech
215
20-4
7
Oklahoma
198
8
13-2
Lehigh
195
10
15-6
T9
Rutgers
185
21-2
Boise State
9
9-3-1
11
Michigan
170
11-5
12
Missouri
155
15-8
13
Nebraska
141
14-5
14
Northwestern
134
18-2
15
Wisconsin
116
16
11-6-1
Iowa State
101
17
9-10
Kent State
96
14-6
18
American
87
T18
14-7
19
Illinois
84
6-5-1
20
Oregon State
55
11-5-2
21
Cal Poly
49
9-2
22
Pittsburgh
47
13-6
23
Purdue
40
8-8-1
24
Central Michigan
37
25
8-8
Wyoming
11-7
Others Receiving Votes: Hofstra, Maryland, Northern Iowa.
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