Missouri ends season ranked No. 1 in NWCA Div. I Coaches Poll
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by Jason Bryant NWCA
Manheim, Pennsylvania -- The University of Missouri ended the regular season as the lone undefeated Division I team after winning this past weekend's EAS Sports Nutrition/NWCA National Duals in Iowa City, Iowa.
The Tigers (24-0) beat previously unbeaten and No. 1 Iowa (17-1) 18-12 in a spirited final to close the season as the new No. 1 in the final regular season USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll released Tuesday.
Missouri, ranked No. 1 for the second time in program history and for the first time since 2007, garnered all 12 first-place votes. Iowa will end the regular season ranked second, followed by No. 3 Cornell (17-2) and No. 4 Minnesota (11-3). Cornell upended Minnesota in the quarterfinals and then beat rival Lehigh for third-place at the National Duals. Lehigh (14-6) jumped into the top 10 after upsetting then-No. 3 Ohio State 21-18 in the quarterfinals before falling to Missouri and Cornell to close out its season.
Ohio State (13-4) ended the season ranked fifth. Oklahoma State (12-3), Penn State (11-4), Iowa State (11-2), Lehigh and Virginia Tech (14-2) rounded out the top 10.
Several upsets caused some shakeups in the week's final season. Unranked West Virginia beat then-No. 18 Pittsburgh, unranked Northern Iowa beat then-No. 21 Old Dominion and unranked Binghamton toppled then-No. 22 Bucknell.
N.C. State (16-6) closed the season at No. 17 after a 22-20 win against then-No. 13 Virginia.
Rank/Team (First)/Record/Points/Conference/Previous
1 Missouri (12) 24-0 300 MAC 2
2 Iowa 17-1 288 Big Ten 1
3 Cornell 17-2 276 EIWA 5
4 Minnesota 11-3 258 Big Ten 4
5 Ohio State 13-4 250 Big Ten 3
6 Oklahoma State 12-3 243 Big 12 6
7 Penn State 11-4 226 Big Ten 7
8 Iowa State 11-2 214 Big 12 8
9 Lehigh 14-6 200 EIWA 11
10 Virginia Tech 14-2 198 ACC 9
11 Nebraska 14-1 187 Big Ten 10
12 Illinois 13-5 168 Big Ten 12
13 Edinboro 14-5 153 EWL 14
14 Michigan 8-6 142 Big Ten 15
15 Wisconsin 9-4 122 Big Ten 16
16 Wyoming 11-4 111 WWC 17
17 N.C. State 16-6 108 ACC 20
18 Virginia 10-7 99 ACC 13
19 Oregon State 11-1 91 Pac-12 19
20 North Dakota State 9-4 63 WWC 24
21 Rutgers 14-7 54 Big Ten 23
22 Old Dominion 13-5 44 MAC 21
23 Purdue 10-8 39 Big Ten 25
24 Bucknell 15-4 31 EIWA 22
25 Pittsburgh 8-8 27 ACC 18
Dropped Out: None
Others receiving votes: North Carolina (11-6) 5, Central Michigan (9-6) 1, Northern Iowa (8-8) 1, Northwestern (12-8) 1
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The Tigers (24-0) beat previously unbeaten and No. 1 Iowa (17-1) 18-12 in a spirited final to close the season as the new No. 1 in the final regular season USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll released Tuesday.
Missouri, ranked No. 1 for the second time in program history and for the first time since 2007, garnered all 12 first-place votes. Iowa will end the regular season ranked second, followed by No. 3 Cornell (17-2) and No. 4 Minnesota (11-3). Cornell upended Minnesota in the quarterfinals and then beat rival Lehigh for third-place at the National Duals. Lehigh (14-6) jumped into the top 10 after upsetting then-No. 3 Ohio State 21-18 in the quarterfinals before falling to Missouri and Cornell to close out its season.
Ohio State (13-4) ended the season ranked fifth. Oklahoma State (12-3), Penn State (11-4), Iowa State (11-2), Lehigh and Virginia Tech (14-2) rounded out the top 10.
Several upsets caused some shakeups in the week's final season. Unranked West Virginia beat then-No. 18 Pittsburgh, unranked Northern Iowa beat then-No. 21 Old Dominion and unranked Binghamton toppled then-No. 22 Bucknell.
N.C. State (16-6) closed the season at No. 17 after a 22-20 win against then-No. 13 Virginia.
Rank/Team (First)/Record/Points/Conference/Previous
1 Missouri (12) 24-0 300 MAC 2
2 Iowa 17-1 288 Big Ten 1
3 Cornell 17-2 276 EIWA 5
4 Minnesota 11-3 258 Big Ten 4
5 Ohio State 13-4 250 Big Ten 3
6 Oklahoma State 12-3 243 Big 12 6
7 Penn State 11-4 226 Big Ten 7
8 Iowa State 11-2 214 Big 12 8
9 Lehigh 14-6 200 EIWA 11
10 Virginia Tech 14-2 198 ACC 9
11 Nebraska 14-1 187 Big Ten 10
12 Illinois 13-5 168 Big Ten 12
13 Edinboro 14-5 153 EWL 14
14 Michigan 8-6 142 Big Ten 15
15 Wisconsin 9-4 122 Big Ten 16
16 Wyoming 11-4 111 WWC 17
17 N.C. State 16-6 108 ACC 20
18 Virginia 10-7 99 ACC 13
19 Oregon State 11-1 91 Pac-12 19
20 North Dakota State 9-4 63 WWC 24
21 Rutgers 14-7 54 Big Ten 23
22 Old Dominion 13-5 44 MAC 21
23 Purdue 10-8 39 Big Ten 25
24 Bucknell 15-4 31 EIWA 22
25 Pittsburgh 8-8 27 ACC 18
Dropped Out: None
Others receiving votes: North Carolina (11-6) 5, Central Michigan (9-6) 1, Northern Iowa (8-8) 1, Northwestern (12-8) 1
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