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Penn State is new unanimous No. 1

Nittany Lions take over top spot for first time this season
Last Updated - January 25, 2011 11:57 GMT
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NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll
Rank School Points
1 Penn State 275
2 Cornell 263
3 Wisconsin 247
4 Minnesota 226
5 Oklahoma State 224
Complete Poll

NWCA

The NWCA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll for January 25, 2011, has been released.

Undefeated Penn State takes the unanimous No. 1 spot, as they improved their season record to 13-0, with wins against Pittsburgh and Indiana this past week.

Cornell who was the preseason favorite and ranked No. 1 for the first 10 weeks drops to No. 2 after a 17-15 loss to No. 12 Lehigh.

Rounding out the rest of this week’s Top 5 are Wisconsin, Minnesota and Oklahoma State.

Moving into the Top 10 this week is Rutgers after a 24-7 victory over Virginia Tech.

The Top 20 saw some movement this week with: Lehigh, Illinois, Kent State, Northwestern and American 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.

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