Upsets by Wisconsin, Purdue push 11 Big Ten teams into Coaches Poll

[TomM]

Upsets by Wisconsin, Purdue push 11 Big Ten teams into Coaches Poll
Link: http://www.nwcaonline.com/nwcawebsite/news/2014/12/16/upsets-by-wisconsin-purdue-push-11-big-ten-teams-into-usa-today-nwca-division-i-coaches-poll
Wins by Wisconsin over then-No. 8 Nebraska and Purdue over then-No. 20 Chattanooga pushed both of those programs into the Top 25 of the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.
The top seven teams remained unchanged as Iowa, Minnesota, Cornell, Penn State, Missouri, Virginia Tech and Ohio State stayed in the same position. Missouri improved to 9-0 with a 20-19 criteria win on Sunday over Ohio State (4-2). It was the Buckeyes' second loss this season by criteria.
Wisconsin's 23-14 win over Nebraska dropped the Huskers five spots to No. 13, while the Badgers jumped back into the rankings at No.19, one spot behind No. 18 Rider, who topped Wisconsin 20-19 on criteria back in November.
Nebraska's loss made room for three ACC programs to find a home in the Top 10. Along with No. 6 Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh (4-2) comes in at No. 9, while Virginia (5-1) moves up to No. 10.
Purdue (7-2) picked up wins over North Carolina and Chattanooga on an eastern swing. The loss dropped Chattanooga, the only Southern Conference team in the rankings, out of the poll for the first time this season.
Eleven of the 14 Big Ten teams are ranked in the Top 25. The final poll for 2014 will be released on December 23 and the first poll of 2015 will be released on January 6. There will be no poll released on December 30 due to the volume of teams competing in tournaments from Dec. 29-Jan. 2.
Rank   Team (First)   Record   Points   Conference   Previous
1   Iowa (9)   5-0   297   Big Ten   1
2   Minnesota (2)   5-0   285   Big Ten   2
3   Cornell   4-0   277   EIWA   3
4   Penn State (1)   4-0   265   Big Ten   4
5   Missouri   9-0   255   MAC   5
6   Virginia Tech   4-0   240   ACC   6
7   Ohio State   4-2   223   Big Ten   7
8   Oklahoma State   3-1   217   Big 12   9
9   Pittsburgh   4-2   193   ACC   10
10   Virginia   5-1   182   ACC   11
11   Lehigh   6-2   172   EIWA   12
12   Edinboro   5-1   164   EWL   13
13   Nebraska   4-1   162   Big Ten   8
14   Illinois   6-1   145   Big Ten   14
15   Iowa State   4-1   138   Big 12   15
16   Michigan   2-1   124   Big Ten   16
17   Oregon State   3-0   103   Pac-12   17
18   Rider   6-1   100   EWL   18
19   Wisconsin   5-1   93   Big Ten   NR
20   Northwestern   8-1   77   Big Ten   19
21   Wyoming   4-2   50   WWC   22
22   N.C. State   6-2   48   ACC   21
23   Rutgers   7-0   30   Big Ten   23
24   Old Dominion   2-2   26   MAC   24
25   Purdue   7-2   13   Big Ten   NR
Dropped Out: Chattanooga, Ohio
Others Receiving Votes: Ohio 12, Stanford 5, Chattanooga 4
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[WW_1995]

Nearly half of all ranked teams are in the Big Ten, just goes to further show how tough the Big Ten remains. With only 3 Big Ten teams unranked, Maryland, Michigan State, and Indiana.

[TomM]

Wisconsin back in national rankings
http://tinyurl.com/n6f9ksy

[Brett Favre - R.I.P.]

Congrats Badgers. Keep up the good work

[leg turk]

Congrats Badgers. Keep up the good work

You feeling ok Brett?

[Wisconsin Wrestling Fan]

The Badgers won 6 of 10 matches against Nebraska's full varsity lineup at Nebraska

I challenge the premise that this was an upset.

[badgerjohn]

The Badgers won 6 of 10 matches against Nebraska's full varsity lineup at Nebraska

I challenge the premise that this was an upset.

Agreed.  The upset was Ryder  Rider beating the Badgers, therefore skewering the rankings and expectations going forward.  However, that upset by Ryder Rider may have been a blessing in disguise.