Despite losing three of its last four matches, Rutgers held onto a spot in the USA Today/NWCA Top 25. RU dropped one spot to No. 18.
Eleven Big Ten schools are in this week’s rankings, the same as last week. The group is led by Penn State atop the poll, taking 12 of the 16 first-place votes. The Nittany Lions improved to 9-0 on the year with twoonference wins over the weekend, beating 24th-ranked Purdue at home on Friday, 43-6, before topping Maryland on the road, 47-3. Penn State’s dual meet win streak now stands at 40 in a row dating back to the 2014-15 season.