After losing 2 of 3 to Illinois State, your previous #1, the University of Illinois falls to #5 in the Rawlings Week 9 NCSA DI Top 20.  A familiar name now sits atop the rankings.  The University of Iowa claims the top stop by edging out the University of Wisconsin by 1 point.

The U.S. Air Force Academy comes in at #3 with 6 first place votes, while our defending National Champions, Virginia Tech  fall a spot to #4.  As mentioned earlier, the Fighting Illini round out the Top 5.  The team that help drop Illinois 4 spots, Illinois State, makes their first appearance in the Top 20 coming in at #17 after the huge confernece series win!

Lot’s of moving and shaking so be sure to click the link to check out the Top 20 this week.

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, next poll released: 11/30/23