Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
1988 NCAA Rifle Championships
Table title:
Team title
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Rank </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Team </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Points </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > West Virginia </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6,192 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Murray State </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6,183 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > South Florida </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6,152 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Tennessee Tech </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6,140 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Alaska–Fairbanks </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6,135 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Tennessee–Martin </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6,086 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > St. John's (NY) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6,075 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Navy </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6,056 </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
How did the West Virginia team perform in the 1988 NCAA Rifle Championships, compared to its next closest team?
Answer:
West Virginia with a team score of 6,192 is at the top, finishing nine points ahead of Murray State, the second in rank.