After a weekend that saw the Iowa soccer team tie nationally ranked Wisconsin, the Hawkeyes moved up a spot in the Great Lakes Regional rankings from No. 6 to No. 5.
After the 0-0 tie with the Badgers, the Hawks’ record for the season stands at 9-4-1, 4-3-1 in the Big Ten.
After beating Penn State (12-2-0) 1-0 over the weekend, Rutgers (10-1-1) moves into the No. 1 spot in the regional poll for the first time this season. The Nittany Lions move to No. 2. Wisconsin (12-2-1), Michigan (11-3), and Iowa round out the top five, respectively.
Illinois continues to fall and is now ranked No. 7, while Michigan State sits a spot behind at No. 8 to round out the Big Ten teams in the poll.
The tie with Wisconsin also helped Iowa in the latest RPI rankings, moving it from No. 77 to No. 68.
— by Jordan Hansen