With its 27-12 win over Iowa State on Sunday in Ames, Iowa, the top-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers (13-1) assured themselves of the No. 1 ranking in the final USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll released Tuesday.
For the second straight week, the Gophers amassed all 10 first-place votes. The top five teams remained unchanged, as Penn State, Iowa, Cornell and Northern Iowa remained in place. The only changes in the poll overall came in the 16-22 spots as weekend losses by Iowa State and North Dakota State cause the two teams to drop.
Penn State (15-1) closed out its regular season with a 43-3 win over Clarion. Cornell finished 13-1 after beating in-state rival Hofstra 28-19.
Northern Iowa (13-0) ended the season as Division I’s only unbeaten team in dual competition. The Panthers were pushed in their last MAC dual, a 21-19 win at Old Dominion in a bout that saw UNI lose six out of 10 bouts.
The Big Ten closed the season with nine of its 12 schools ranked in the Top 25. The MAC, Big 12 and ACC each had three schools finish in the Top 25. The EIWA and Pac-12 had two, while the EWL, SoCon and WWC had one team each.
Rank Team (First) Record Points Conference Previous
1 Minnesota (10) 13-1 400 Big Ten 1
2 Penn State 15-1 390 Big Ten 2
3 Iowa 15-2 377 Big Ten 3
4 Cornell 13-1 371 EIWA 4
5 Northern Iowa 13-0 361 MAC 5
6 Oklahoma State 10-5 345 Big 12 6
7 Michigan 11-4 338 Big Ten 7
8 Nebraska 12-2 328 Big Ten 8
9 Missouri 10-2 318 MAC 9
10 Pittsburgh 13-3 312 ACC 10
11 Ohio State 13-5 302 Big Ten 11
12 Virginia 18-3 287 ACC 12
13 Edinboro 11-3 284 EWL 13
14 Oklahoma 11-5 274 Big 12 14
15 Wisconsin 12-6 257 Big Ten 15
16 Virginia Tech 18-5 255 ACC 16
17 Oregon State 11-7 230 Pac-12 18
18 Lehigh 10-6 217 EIWA 20
19 Northwestern 9-7 206 Big Ten 21
20 Illinois 11-7 205 Big Ten 22
21 Iowa State 9-7 196 Big 12 17
22 North Dakota State 11-7 185 WWC 19
23 Stanford 17-5 184 Pac-12 23
24 Chattanooga 16-7 164 SoCon 24
25 Central Michigan 10-10 70 MAC 25
Dropped out: None
Others Receiving Votes: Purdue 40, Ohio 34, Kent State 21, Wyoming 17, Arizona State 16, Old Dominion 16
For the second straight week, the Gophers amassed all 10 first-place votes. The top five teams remained unchanged, as Penn State, Iowa, Cornell and Northern Iowa remained in place. The only changes in the poll overall came in the 16-22 spots as weekend losses by Iowa State and North Dakota State cause the two teams to drop.
Penn State (15-1) closed out its regular season with a 43-3 win over Clarion. Cornell finished 13-1 after beating in-state rival Hofstra 28-19.
Northern Iowa (13-0) ended the season as Division I’s only unbeaten team in dual competition. The Panthers were pushed in their last MAC dual, a 21-19 win at Old Dominion in a bout that saw UNI lose six out of 10 bouts.
The Big Ten closed the season with nine of its 12 schools ranked in the Top 25. The MAC, Big 12 and ACC each had three schools finish in the Top 25. The EIWA and Pac-12 had two, while the EWL, SoCon and WWC had one team each.
Rank Team (First) Record Points Conference Previous
1 Minnesota (10) 13-1 400 Big Ten 1
2 Penn State 15-1 390 Big Ten 2
3 Iowa 15-2 377 Big Ten 3
4 Cornell 13-1 371 EIWA 4
5 Northern Iowa 13-0 361 MAC 5
6 Oklahoma State 10-5 345 Big 12 6
7 Michigan 11-4 338 Big Ten 7
8 Nebraska 12-2 328 Big Ten 8
9 Missouri 10-2 318 MAC 9
10 Pittsburgh 13-3 312 ACC 10
11 Ohio State 13-5 302 Big Ten 11
12 Virginia 18-3 287 ACC 12
13 Edinboro 11-3 284 EWL 13
14 Oklahoma 11-5 274 Big 12 14
15 Wisconsin 12-6 257 Big Ten 15
16 Virginia Tech 18-5 255 ACC 16
17 Oregon State 11-7 230 Pac-12 18
18 Lehigh 10-6 217 EIWA 20
19 Northwestern 9-7 206 Big Ten 21
20 Illinois 11-7 205 Big Ten 22
21 Iowa State 9-7 196 Big 12 17
22 North Dakota State 11-7 185 WWC 19
23 Stanford 17-5 184 Pac-12 23
24 Chattanooga 16-7 164 SoCon 24
25 Central Michigan 10-10 70 MAC 25
Dropped out: None
Others Receiving Votes: Purdue 40, Ohio 34, Kent State 21, Wyoming 17, Arizona State 16, Old Dominion 16
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