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