NWCA Top 10 remains unchanged, Rutgers enters Top 25 for first time this season

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NWCA Top 10 remains unchanged, Rutgers enters Top 25 for first time this season
Date:     Tue 12/02/14 09:32 AM
National Wrestling Coaches Association Release
Top 10 remains unchanged, Rutgers enters Top 25 for first time this season 

Link: http://www.nwcaonline.com/nwcawebsite/news/2014/12/02/top-10-remains-unchanged-rutgers-enters-top-25-for-first-time-this-season

Rutgers became the 10th different Big Ten team to appear in the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll this season as the new rankings were released on Tuesday.

The Scarlet Knights (7-0) were buoyed by a 20-18 win over then No. 19 Oklahoma on Saturday at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals in Troy, N.Y. Rutgers also defeated West Virginia and Buffalo and is one of nine teams from the Big Ten ranked in the Top 25. Wisconsin was ranked earlier this season, but has since fallen out of the Top 25.

The top 10 teams remained unchanged, although Iowa (4-0) tallied 10 of the 12 possible first-place votes and is fresh off a 28-8 victory over rival Iowa State.

Second-ranked Minnesota improved to 5-0 with a 19-15 win at home against No. 9 Oklahoma State on Saturday. Cornell (4-0), Penn State (3-0) and Missouri (7-0) round out the top five.

Virginia Tech (4-0), Ohio State (4-1), Nebraska (4-0), Oklahoma State (2-1) and Lehigh (5-1) held steady from 6-10. Lehigh won two matches against ranked Big Ten teams over the weekend. The Mountain Hawks topped Illinois 24-15 and Northwestern 30-10.

Wyoming (3-2) returned to the Top 25 after a solid weekend. The Cowboys topped then-No. 21 Old Dominion 24-10 at the Northeast Duals.

Oklahoma and Northern Iowa fell out of the rankings this week.
Rank   Team (First)   Record   Points   Conference   Previous
1   Iowa (10)   4-0   298   Big Ten   1
2   Minnesota (1)   5-0   282   Big Ten   2
3   Cornell   4-0   277   EIWA   3
4   Penn State (1)   3-0   264   Big Ten   4
5   Missouri   7-0   255   MAC   5
6   Virginia Tech   4-0   237   ACC   6
7   Ohio State   4-1   225   Big Ten   7
8   Nebraska   4-0   220   Big Ten   8
9   Oklahoma State   2-1   204   Big 12   9
10   Lehigh   5-1   193   EIWA   10
11   Pittsburgh   3-2   178   ACC   11
12   Virginia   5-1   159   ACC   12
13   Edinboro   3-1   156   EWL   14
14   Illinois   6-1   146   Big Ten   13
15   Iowa State   4-1   135   Big 12   15
16   Michigan   2-1   129   Big Ten   16
17   Oregon State   2-0   98   Pac-12   18
18   Northwestern   4-1   76   Big Ten   17
19   Chattanooga   3-0   75   SoCon   20
20   N.C. State   6-2   49   ACC   23
21   Wyoming   3-2   42   WWC   NR
22   Rider   4-1   37   EWL   25
23   Rutgers   7-0   33   Big Ten   NR
24   Old Dominion   2-2   29   MAC   21
25   Ohio   2-1   28   MAC   24

Dropped Out: Oklahoma, Northern Iowa.
Others receiving votes: Northern Iowa 26, Oklahoma 22, Wisconsin 12, Purdue 9, Stanford 5, Princeton 1.

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