October 19, 2007 - In a rare in-season battle of #1 vs #2, the University of Illinois used a sweep of Penn State on 'The Big Pond' in Champaign, IL to take over the top spot in Ranking #2 of the 2007-08 season. The Fighting Illini, which also swept Central Oklahoma, received 44 of a possible 49 first-place votes. Penn State narrowly edged out Rhode Island for the #2 spot. The Nittany Lions received 2 first-place votes, while Rhode Island received three. Ohio and Oakland split a pair of games in Athens, OH, and were #4 and #5 respectively. Central Oklahoma, this weeks highest mover, used a 2-1-0 showing at the Showcase to move up another 5 spots and come in at #14. Slippery Rock also parlayed a 2-1-0 record at the Showcase to jump up 4 spots and come in at #18. Lindenwood used a road sweep of Liberty and a home sweep of Iowa State to move up 3 spots and come in at #6. Debuting in the polls at #22 was Stony Brook. Head Coach Tom Carroll's Seawolves, in their first year at the Division 1 level, impressed at the Showcase with a 2-1-0 record, losing only to Arizona, which also went 2-1-0 at the Showcase and rose into the #25 spot.
The third ranking of the regular season will be released on Friday, November 2.
2007-2008 Ranking #2 |
Rank |
School Name |
1st Votes |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
1 |
Illinois |
44 |
6-0-0 |
1121 |
2 |
2 |
Penn State |
2 |
4-1-1 |
1054 |
1 |
3 |
Rhode Island |
3 |
6-0-0 |
1050 |
3 |
4 |
Ohio |
|
5-3-0 |
928 |
4 |
5 |
Oakland |
|
4-2-0 |
910 |
6 |
6 |
Lindenwood |
|
5-1-0 |
884 |
9 |
7 |
Oklahoma |
|
5-1-0 |
872 |
7 |
8 |
Liberty |
|
6-2-0 |
860 |
5 |
9 |
Delaware |
|
4-2-0 |
729 |
8 |
10 |
West Chester |
|
5-1-1 |
683 |
10 |
11 |
West Virginia |
|
5-2-0 |
625 |
13 |
12 |
Kent State |
|
3-2-0 |
613 |
14 |
13 |
Iowa State |
|
4-4-0 |
548 |
12 |
14 |
Central Oklahoma |
|
6-3-0 |
508 |
19 |
15 |
Niagara |
|
6-1-0 |
420 |
17 |
16 |
Michigan-Dearborn |
|
2-5-0 |
336 |
11 |
17 |
Washington & Jefferson |
|
2-5-0 |
314 |
15 |
18 |
Slippery Rock |
|
6-3-0 |
287 |
22 |
19 |
Navy |
|
5-2-0 |
253 |
20 |
20 |
Robert Morris (PA) |
|
1-1-0 |
249 |
16 |
21 |
Eastern Michigan |
|
3-5-0 |
230 |
18 |
22 |
Stony Brook |
|
4-1-0 |
226 |
NR |
23 |
Robert Morris (IL) |
|
4-3-0 |
212 |
24 |
24 |
Western Michigan |
|
3-2-1 |
197 |
21 |
25 |
Arizona |
|
4-1-0 |
164 |
NR |
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Others receiving votes: Duquesne, Pittsburgh, Mercyhurst, Rutgers, St. Louis, Arizona State, Oswego State, Penn State Berks, Drexel, Indiana (PA), Scranton, and Youngstown State.
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