Bedlam causes shift in Top Five, Lehigh moves back into Top 25; Penn State, Minnesota stay atop USA Today/NWCA/AWN Division I Coaches Poll
Bedlam causes shift in Top Five, Lehigh moves back into Top 25; Penn State, Minnesota stay atop USA Today/NWCA/AWN Division I Coaches Poll
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Oklahoma's 16-15 win over Oklahoma State on Sunday impacted the Top Five of the USA Today/NWCA/AWN Division I Coaches Poll.
The Sooners (5-0) moved up one spot to No. 4 after winning the first of two Bedlam duals this season. With the loss, Oklahoma State (1-1) drops from No. 3 to No. 5. Iowa (4-0) defeated Iowa State (5-1) 23-9 and moved up to No. 3.
Penn State (3-0) and Minnesota (3-0) remained at No. 1 and No. 2 for the fourth straight week. The Nittany Lions were idle, while Minnesota beat then-No. 18 Oregon State in Corvallis.
Cornell, Illinois, Ohio State, Missouri and Nebraska remained in the same positions from last week, filling out the Top 10.
Cornell (3-0) topped Illinois (6-1) in an exciting 18-15 dual at Madison Square Garden in New York City at the second annual Grapple at the Garden. Top-ranked Jesse Delgado of Illinois defeated second-ranked Nahshon Garrett of Cornell 6-2 at 125 pounds. Delgado is the returning NCAA Division I champion while Garrett was third last year.
Nebraska improved to 5-0 after wins against then-No. 18 Stanford, CSU Bakersfield and Utah Valley.
Pittsburgh was idle, but moved up two spots after Lehigh upset then-No. 11 Virginia. The Mountain Hawks (4-3) moved back into the Top 25 after the win over Virginia. After one-point losses to Bucknell and Pittsbugh, Lehigh beat its second ranked team of the season at the Northeast Duals in Troy, N.Y.
Northern Iowa (3-0) was the biggest mover this week, jumping up four spots to No. 12. Coach Doug Schwab's Panthers beat Wisconsin 29-9. The Badgers were the lone team to drop out of the Top 25 this week.
Team Rank Teams (First) Points Record Previous
1 Penn State (9) 399 3-0 1
2 Minnesota (1) 391 3-0 2
3 Iowa 377 4-0 4
4 Oklahoma 372 5-0 5
5 Oklahoma State 359 1-1 3
6 Cornell 352 3-0 6
7 Illinois 338 6-1 7
8 Ohio State 329 4-0 8
9 Missouri 321 1-0 9
10 Nebraska 310 5-0 10
11 Pittsburgh 287 2-0 13
12 Northern Iowa 284 3-0 16
13 Virginia 275 8-2 11
14 Virginia Tech 271 8-1 12
15 Edinboro 259 0-1 14
16 Iowa State 257 5-1 15
17 Northwestern 251 4-1 17
18 Stanford 223 8-2 18
19 Purdue 202 2-1 20
20 (tie) Michigan 192 2-2 22
20 (tie) Oregon State 192 3-3 18
22 Rider 188 4-1 23
23 Lehigh 178 4-3 NR
24 Bloomsburg 155 2-2 21
25 Boise State 117 1-1 25
Dropped out: Wisconsin
Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin 49, Ohio 37, Wyoming 18, Penn 17
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