The final 2010-2011 NWCA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll has been released.
Cornell retains the No. 1 spot for the fourth week in a row, with eight of the eleven No. 1 votes.
Rounding out the rest of this week’s Top 5 are Iowa, Oklahoma State, Penn State, and Minnesota.
Within the Top 10, all teams stayed the same for the final week, with Oklahoma and Lehigh moving up and Rutgers moving down to No. 9 after losing to Lehigh 21-9 in last week’s dual.
The Top 20 saw some movement this week with: Wisconsin, Iowa State, and Illinois moving up.
The NWCA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll Committee is made up of one coach from each conference. A number one ranking is worth 25 points and a number 25 ranking is worth one point.
This is the final dual NWCA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll all prior rankings can be found herewww.nwcaonline.com.
NWCA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll
|
Rank |
School |
Total |
Prev. Rank |
Record |
|
1 |
Cornell (8) |
271 |
1 |
13-1 |
|
2 |
Iowa (3) |
266 |
2 |
15-0-1 |
|
3 |
Oklahoma State |
251 |
3 |
15-2-1 |
|
4 |
Penn State |
245 |
4 |
17-1-1 |
|
5 |
Minnesota |
231 |
5 |
15-4-1 |
|
6 |
Virginia Tech |
215 |
6 |
20-4 |
|
7 |
Oklahoma |
198 |
8 |
13-2 |
|
8 |
Lehigh |
195 |
10 |
15-6 |
|
T9 |
Rutgers |
185 |
7 |
21-2 |
|
T9 |
Boise State |
185 |
9 |
9-3-1 |
|
11 |
Michigan |
170 |
11 |
11-5 |
|
12 |
Missouri |
155 |
12 |
15-8 |
|
13 |
Nebraska |
141 |
13 |
14-5 |
|
14 |
Northwestern |
134 |
14 |
18-2 |
|
15 |
Wisconsin |
116 |
16 |
11-6-1 |
|
16 |
Iowa State |
101 |
17 |
9-10 |
|
17 |
Kent State |
96 |
15 |
14-6 |
|
18 |
American |
87 |
T18 |
14-7 |
|
19 |
Illinois |
84 |
T18 |
6-5-1 |
|
20 |
Oregon State |
55 |
20 |
11-5-2 |
|
21 |
Cal Poly |
49 |
21 |
9-2 |
|
22 |
Pittsburgh |
47 |
22 |
13-6 |
|
23 |
Purdue |
40 |
23 |
8-8-1 |
|
24 |
Central Michigan |
37 |
25 |
8-8 |
|
25 |
Wyoming |
9 |
24 |
11-7 |
Others Receiving Votes: Hofstra, Maryland, Northern Iowa.