Following a loss to Iowa State (4-2) on Sept. 5, Iowa (5-1) fell out of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Great Lakes poll.
The Hawks beat Colorado State (1-3) on Sunday, but it was not enough for them to stay in the top-10 poll.
The Big Ten again dominated the poll — eight teams from the conference are ranked.
Wisconsin (6-0) is the new No. 1 team in the poll, jumping over now No. 2 Penn State (4-1). The Nittany Lions are followed by No. 3 Rutgers (4-0), No. 4 Illinois (5-1), No. 5 Michigan State (6-0), No. 6 Nebraska (4-2), and No. 7 Northwestern (3-1-1). Michigan (2-2) was also included in this week’s poll, coming in at ninth.
— by Jordan Hansen