The position is the Mountaineers’ highest-ever in the association’s last regular-season poll. WVU, ranked No. 2 the last two weeks, has been in the top 10 every week but the first two this season.
Virginia (16-1-2, 9-1 ACC) earned 24 of the 31 first-place votes and continues to rank No. 1. Florida State (14-2-4, 6-1-3), the defending national champion, moved up two spots to No. 2, while Stanford (16-2-1, 10-0-1 Pac-12) holds steady at No. 3. Florida (17-3-1, 8-2-1 SEC) maintains its position at No. 5.
Penn State (16-3-2, 8-2-1 Big Ten) is up three spots to No.