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Penn State starts 2016 at No. 1 as there are no changes in the NWCA Div. I Coaches Poll

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by Jason Bryant, NWCA

Manheim, Pa. – With very limited dual meet competition over the holidays, the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll saw no changes as it was released on Tuesday.

Penn State garnered all 12 first-place votes for the fourth straight week and start 2016 with a 6-0 record and an impressive tournament victory at the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Jan. 1-1.

Second-ranked Iowa (8-0) captured the 53rd Ken Kraft Midlands Championship in Evanston, Ill. Third-ranked N.C. State (11-0) also competed at the Midlands, finishing fourth.

Missouri (5-0) remained No. 4, while Virginia Tech (4-1) was one of the few teams that did see dual meet action. The Hokies topped in-state rival George Mason 32-11 on January 3.

The only matchup with ranked teams took place in the Big Ten as No. 6 Ohio State improved to 5-1 after a 22-17 win at Illinois on January 3. The Fighting Illini dropped to 8-1.

Rank

Team (First)

Record

Points

Conference

Previous

1

Penn State (12)

6-0

300

Big Ten

1

2

Iowa

8-0

288

Big Ten

2

3

N.C. State

11-0

271

ACC

3

4

Missouri

5-0

262

MAC

4

5

Virginia Tech

4-1

255

ACC

5

6

Ohio State

5-1

236

Big Ten

6

7

Oklahoma State

4-2

234

Big 12

7

8

Rutgers

10-2

203

Big Ten

8

9

Nebraska

6-1

201

Big Ten

9

10

Lehigh

7-1

190

EIWA

10

11

Illinois

8-1

183

Big Ten

11

12

Oklahoma

5-2

173

Big 12

12

13

Michigan

4-1

157

Big Ten

13

14

Cornell

1-2

148

EIWA

14

15

North Carolina

6-1

130

ACC

15

16

Central Michigan

4-0

112

MAC

16

17

Virginia

4-2

107

ACC

17

18

Iowa State

3-2

103

Big 12

18

19

Purdue

5-1

76

Big Ten

19

20

Pittsburgh

5-1

72

ACC

20

21

Ohio

4-1

65

MAC

21

22

Indiana

4-0

45

Big Ten

22

23

Minnesota

4-5

28

Big Ten

23

24

Old Dominion

2-3

24

MAC

24

25

West Virginia

5-2

16

Big 12

25


Dropped out: None
Others receiving votes: Appalachian State 7, Wisconsin 7, Oregon State 4, Eastern Michigan 3

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