Nine Big Ten teams rank in the latest InterMat NCAA Division I Rankings. Three Big Ten programs are in the poll’s top five and a total of five programs are among the top 10 in the poll.
The next closest conference in terms of representation is the Big 12 with five programs followed by the ACC with four teams in the poll.
The Big Ten is led by No. 1 Iowa, No. 2 Penn State and No. 5 Michigan. Ohio State (ninth) and Minnesota (tenth) round out the conference’s heavy representation in the poll’s top 10.
One to watch is No. 14 Rutgers features what head coach Scott Goodale says is the best program he’s had since joining Rutgers in 2007.
| RANK | SCHOOL | CONFERENCE | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | Big Ten | 117.5 |
| 2 | Penn State | Big Ten | 98.5 |
| 3 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 60.5 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 59.5 |
| 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 57.5 |
| 6 | Missouri | Big 12 | 48.5 |
| 7 | Cornell | EIWA | 47 |
| 7 | NC State | ACC | 47 |
| 9 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 43 |
| 10 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 41 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 37 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 37 |
| 13 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 35 |
| 14 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 32.5 |
| 15 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 32 |
| 16 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 31.5 |
| 17 | North Carolina | ACC | 31 |
| 18 | Cal Poly | Pac-12 | 24 |
| 19 | Northern Iowa | Big 12 | 23.5 |
| 20 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 23 |
| 21 | Illinois | Big Ten | 22.5 |
| 21 | Princeton | EIWA | 22.5 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 16 |
| 24 | Lehigh | EIWA | 14 |
| 24 | Wyoming | Big 12 | 14 |