11/13 Intermat Tournament-Strength Rankings

[setonhallpirate]

Preseason Tournament-strength rankings in parenthesis:

1. Minnesota, 92 (1)
2. Northwestern, 61.5 (2)
3. Michigan, 59.5 (3)
4. Nebraska, 52 (7)
5. Oklahoma State, 49 (6)
6. Ohio State, 46.5 (4)
7. Iowa, 45.5 (8)
8. Central Michigan, 44.5 (9t)
9. Hofstra, 44 (17)
10. Indiana, 40 (5)
11. Illinois, 38.5 (15)
12. Iowa State, 38 (11)
13t. Penn State, 35 (12)
13t. Pittsburgh, 35 (14)
15. Wisconsin, 34.5 (13)
16. Harvard, 32.5 (16)
17. Missouri, 31 (9t)
18. Cornell, 28.5 (20t)
19. Edinboro, 25 (19)
20. Navy, 24 (18)
21. American, 22 (20t)
22. Stanford, 19 (22)
23t. Cal State-Fullerton, 17 (23)
23t. West Virginia, 17 (24)
25t. Arizona State, 15.5 (25)
25t. Rider, 15.5 (NR)

[ltwtlooker]

I'm thinking Ohio SU and Iowa St. drop during the dual meet season and do well in season end tournaments. These are young teams with a talented coach but they don't have depth of experience through their line-ups. Thank you for the nice ratings