Unbeaten Penn State and Iowa top NWCA Div. I Coaches Poll

Manheim, Pa. – One of the most competitive weekends of the season helped set the lineup for the upcoming NWCA Division I National Duals as the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll was released on Monday.


Penn State (15-0) and Iowa (16-0) finished the regular season unbeaten in duals and in conference and both were crowned Big Ten regular season champions. Penn State will host third-ranked Oklahoma State in next weekend’s National Duals series, while Iowa will host No. 4 N.C. State (22-1). The Wolfpack lost 19-14 to Virginia Tech, a win that gave the Hokies (15-2) the ACC regular season title.


N.C. State would rebound, knocking off Missouri (13-2) to complete one of the toughest regular-season dual schedules in the country.


Slight movement occurred in the rest of the poll as Oklahoma (10-5) fell to unranked Oregon State 22-12, but rebounded to beat South Dakota State (13-6). Despite the loss, the Jackrabbits remain in the Top 25. Arizona State bounced CSU Bakersfield from the Top 25 with a 21-18 win on Sunday.


North Carolina (12-4) and Virginia (6-6) fell to unranked teams during the week and each slid one spot in the rankings. x

Rank	Team (First)	Record	Points	Conference	Previous
1	Penn State (12)	15-0	300	Big Ten	1
2	Iowa	16-0	287	Big Ten	2
3	Oklahoma State	12-2	269	Big 12	4
4	N.C. State	22-1	264	ACC	3
5	Virginia Tech	15-2	252	ACC	8
6	Missouri	13-2	243	MAC	5
7	Lehigh	13-2	230	EIWA	6
8	Michigan	13-2	213	Big Ten	9
9	Ohio State	10-3	201	Big Ten	10
10	Oklahoma	10-5	191	Big 12	7
11	Nebraska	10-5	180	Big Ten	11
12	Illinois	13-5	167	Big Ten	12
13	Rutgers	15-5	152	Big Ten	14
14	North Carolina	12-4	135	ACC	13
15	Iowa State	10-5	134	Big 12	16
16	Cornell	6-5	120	EIWA	15
17	Kent State	15-3	115	MAC	17
18	Minnesota	9-8	88	Big Ten	18
19	Central Michigan	9-5	79	MAC	20
20	Virginia	6-6	59	ACC	19
21	Ohio	12-3	55	MAC	22
22	South Dakota State	13-6	32	Big 12	24
23	Purdue	8-7	29	Big Ten	23
24 (tie)	Pittsburgh	9-6	25	ACC	21
24 (tie)	Oregon State	8-6	25	Pac-12	NR