There was some shakeup throughout the rankings this time around, as we’ve had some surprise results. Perhaps the biggest surprise result was Florida State tying Georgia, a team they beat handily earlier this season. The tie has bounced the ‘Noles from playoff contention, but they’re still a very good side.

It’s hard to call a North Carolina win a surprise at this juncture, but the fact that they’re undefeated and a lock for the ACRL title game kind of is. They defeated yet another salty, ranked side in Virginia Tech this past weekend. Also winning a big game in the ACRL was Maryland, who put a very good score on Virginia. We think the Terps may end up facing UNC in Charlotte to decide the conference champ.

Buffalo slid a bit, as their last match was a big loss, albeit to top-ranked Bowling Green. But the teams directly behind them all won big. One of them was K-State, a team that if you asked us about them two weeks ago, we’d have told you were a probable one-and-done in the tournament, but with an infusion of Australian talent, they may have one of the best, but least talked about, backlines in the entire country.

Towards the bottom of the list, Temple leapfrogged Harvard because the Owls can’t seem to lose in the EPRU, while Harvard is yet to play a meaningful game this spring.

1. (1) Bowling Green 11-1 Won 38-12 over Wilfrid Laurier
2. (2) Davenport 8-2 Won 41-17 over Indiana
3. (3) UC Santa Barbara 8-3 Won 78-10 over USC
4. (4) Florida 12-1-2 (10-2-2) Fft. Over Kennesaw, 51-8 win over Georgia
5. (9) Stanford 6-3 Won 39-18 over Santa Clara
6. (10) North Carolina 5-0 Won 20-17 over Virginia Tech
7. (4) Florida State 9-3-3 Tied Georgia 29-29
8. (8) Northern Colorado 6-2 (7-3) Won 48-8 over U. Denver
9. (11) Kansas State 6-2 (8-2-1) Won 61-0 over Truman State
10. (6) Buffalo 8-1 Idle
11. (7) Minnesota 6-1 (6-3) Idle
12. (12) Sacramento State 5-3 (10-3) Beat Chico State
13. (13) Northeastern 6-1 Won 36-15 over Bentley
14. (20) Maryland 10-3 Won 32-12 over Virginia
15. (16) Oregon State 5-1 (7-1) Won 59-24 over Eastern Washington
16. (17) Clemson 10-1 Won 57-5 over Duke
17. (14) Wisconsin 5-1 (9-2)
18. (15) Virginia 3-1 Lost 32-12 to Maryland
19. (18) Syracuse 7-1 Idle
20. (19) Virginia Tech 7-5 Lost 20-17 to North Carolina
21. (21) Texas State 5-1
22. (22) Washington State 6-1 (6-3) Fft. Over Simon Fraser, Won 24-0 over Central Washington
23. (24) Temple 4-0 Won 29-14 over Shippensburg
24. (23) Harvard 7-2 Beat BIWRFC DIII in Friendly
25. (25) Southern Connecticut 5-3 Idle