Penn State remains No. 1 in most recent USA Today/NWCA/AWN Division I Coaches Poll

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Coyte Cooper (NWCA)
01/08/2013


January 8, 2013 - For the first time this season, the Nittany Lions garnered all 10 possible first-place votes. The two-time defending NCAA champions are fresh off a team championship at the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Oklahoma State remained second, followed by Minnesota, Iowa and Ohio State. Iowa jumped past Ohio State after beating the Buckeyes 22-9 on Friday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. 

Illinois, Missouri, Cornell and Central Michigan remained steady, although Illinois and Missouri are no longer tied at No. 6. Illinois is in sole possession of the No. 6 ranking following their team title at the 50th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships.

The only other movement involving the top ten came from Oregon State, which dropped to 13th after an upset loss to Boise State. Virginia Tech moved into the No. 10 spot. 

As a result, Virginia Tech, Michigan and Pittsburgh each moved up one spot. Penn moved up two spots after sweeping matches over the weekend. 

Bloomsburg entered the Top 25 for the second time this season. The Huskies (8-2) moved in on the strength of a 22-15 victory over then-No. 18 Maryland on Saturday.

Rank Team (First) Points Record Previous
 1 Penn State (10) 400 4-0 1 
 2 Oklahoma State  390 7-0 2 
 3 Minnesota  377 8-1 3 
 4 Iowa  369 12-0 5 
 5 Ohio State  360 7-1 4 
 6 Illinois 349 4-0 6 
 7 Missouri  345 6-0 6 
 8 Cornell  329 5-2 8 
 9 Central Michigan  316 6-2 9 
 10 Virginia Tech  308 5-2 11 
 11 Michigan  292 6-1 12 
 12 Pittsburgh   285 4-2 13 
 13 Oregon State  279 2-3 10 
 14 Oklahoma  269 5-3 14 
 15 Wyoming  253 6-2 16 
 16 Edinboro  248 4-1 18 
 17 Nebraska  242 5-3 17 
 18 Northwestern  238 4-3 15 
 19 Virginia  228 6-2 20 
 20 Penn 195 4-1 22 
 21 Purdue  177 10-3 21 
 22 Wisconsin 163 4-2 23 
 23 Maryland  150 5-3 18 
 24 Bloomsburg 142 8-2 NR 
 25 Old Dominion  138 3-2 24 
      
Others Receiving Votes: Lehigh 87, Rutgers 38, Boise State 33