The playoffs are inching closer, now less than a month away, and teams are either winding down their conference seasons or playing some out-of-league friendlies to get ready for the postseason.

This week, all ranked teams won their non-conference match-ups. Stony Brook beat St. Joe’s, Wisconsin beat Arkansas, Bowling Green walloped Michigan, St. Bonaventure beat Niagara and Northeastern drubbed Yale.

None of the non-con wins were good enough to warrant movement, except for Wisconsin knocking off Arkansas. It bumps the Badgers past Miami (OH), even though they lost to the Reds in the fall, since Miami has largely been idle this spring. Wisconsin also surpasses Bowling Green, who has lost twice this spring. Arkansas exits the Top 25.

Taking their place is Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons have gotten off to a quiet but solid start in the Atlantic Coast with wins over NC State, Georgia Tech and Virginia. Their sole loss was to North Carolina in Chapel Hill. It may be too soon to think Wake is going to challenge Maryland for an ACRL title, but we’ll find out more about the Demon Deacons when they face Clemson Saturday.

1 (1) Davenport  7-0 Played in friendly with Chicago Lions
2 (2) Dartmouth  7-0 Won UNH 7s tournament
3 (3) UC Santa Barbara  6-3 Idle
4 (4) Tennessee  8-2 Won  53-9 over Georgia
5 (5) San Diego State  5-1 Idle
6 (6) Florida  12-1 Idle
7 (7) LSU  6-3 Idle
8 (8) Northeastern  7-0 Won 58-12 over Yale
9 (9) Oregon State  6-0 Idle
10 (10) St. Bonaventure  9-1 Won 30-5 over Niagara
11 (11) Maryland  6-2 Won 62-12 over Georgia Tech, 35-7 over Virginia
12 (12) Santa Clara  4-1 Idle
13 (13) Sacramento State  4-2 Idle
14 (16) Wisconsin  8-1 Won 36-15 over Arkansas
15 (14) Bowling Green  7-3 Won 89-0 over Michigan
16 (15) Miami (OH)  4-2 Idle
17 (17) Texas  7-0 Idle
18 (18) Missouri  6-1 Idle
19 (19) Indiana  3-4
20 (20) Minnesota  5-1 Idle
21 (21) Stony Brook  6-1 Won 28-17 over St. Joe’s
22 (22) Florida State  10-4 Won 20-10 over South Florida
23 (23) Clemson  5-2  Won 35-29 over Virginia Tech
24 (24) Central Florida  11-4 Received forfeit over FAU
25 (Unr) Wake Forest  5-1 Won 24-21 over NC State

Dropped out:
(25) Arkansas  4-3 Lost 36-15 to Wisconsin