Penn State, Iowa remain unbeaten and atop NWCA Division I Coaches Poll
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Manheim, Pennsylvania – The nation's top six remained unchanged and Virginia Tech's win over Missouri reshuffled the bottom half of the Top 10 as the most recent NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll was released on Tuesday.
Penn State remained unbeaten after beating visiting Oregon State 31-3 before another sold-out Rec Hall crowd on Sunday. Iowa improved to 7-0 with a 27-12 victory on the road at Chattanooga and remained second in the poll. Penn State did pick up an additional first-place vote this week, giving the Nittany Lions 13 of the possible 14 first-place votes.
Third-ranked Ohio State improved to 4-0 with a 32-6 win against Kent State. Virginia Tech (1-1) moved up to No. 8 after the Hokies edged then-No. 7 Missouri 17-15 before 2,892 fans in Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia. Missouri (2-2) slid to No. 10, one spot behind unbeaten Minnesota, which won three duals over the weekend – including two over ranked teams. The Gophers beat No. 15 North Dakota State 24-9 in Fargo before heading west to top then-No. 24 Cal Poly 22-12 and Lindenwood 49-6.
No. 11 Wisconsin improved to 6-1 after beating Drexel 37-3. Oklahoma State (4-1) has the most dramatic victory of the weekend, coming from behind to beat rival Oklahoma in the first of two Bedlam duals this season. Luke Surber's fall at 197 pounds lifted the Cowboys to a 21-15 win in front of 3,150 fans in Norman.
North Dakota State (3-1) rebounded from its loss to Minnesota to beat Buffalo 30-6, giving head coach Roger Kish his 100th career dual meet victory as the Bison head coach. Rutgers edged Princeton 17-16 on criteria in a Garden State scrap in historic Jadwin Gym on the Princeton campus. Pittsburgh won a pair of duals on the road over Ivy League opponents. The Panthers edged Columbia 19-18 and blasted Brown 41-3. No. 23 Maryland edged in-state rival Navy 18-15. Cal Poly blanked Lindenwood 50-0 while Michigan State also beat Brown 38-3.
This Week: The week has limited ranked teams in action until the following Monday, with the Journeymen Collegiate Duals kick off in New Orleans. Sunday's ranked action sees No. 16 Nebraska head to No. 18 South Dakota State, No. 8 Virginia Tech heads west to Stanford to face the host Cardinal and Lindenwood, while No. 15 North Dakota State will visit Little Rock.
The aforementioned Collegiate Duals on Dec. 19-20 will feature No. 1 Penn State, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 6 Iowa State, No. 7 NC State, No. 12 Cornell, No. 19 Lehigh No. 21 North Carolina, No. 22 Northern Iowa and No. 25 Cal Poly. Also competing are Central Michigan, Lock Haven and Oregon State.
NOTE: Due to the number of ranked teams competing in the Collegiate Duals, next week's poll will be released on Wednesday, December 21.
Methodology: The NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll is voted on by two coaches from each Division I wrestling conference. Each first-place vote is worth 25 points, 24 points for a second-place vote, 23 for a third-place vote and so on through to one point for a 25th-place vote. The poll is based on dual meet results.
NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll
December 13, 2022
Rank Team (First) Record Points Conf. Previous
1 Penn State (13) (4-0) 349 Big Ten 1
2 Iowa (1) (7-0) 336 Big Ten 2
3 Ohio State (4-0) 313 Big Ten 3
4 Arizona State (2-0) 306 Pac-12 4
5 Michigan (3-0) 293 Big Ten 5
6 Iowa State (5-1) 284 Big 12 6
7 NC State (5-0) 259 ACC 8
8 Virginia Tech (1-1) 248 ACC 9
9 Minnesota (7-0) 226 Big Ten 10
10 Missouri (2-2) 221 Big 12 7
11 Wisconsin (6-1) 220 Big Ten 11
12 Cornell (0-1) 189 EIWA 13
13 Oklahoma State (4-1) 188 Big 12 12
14 Northwestern (1-0) 142 Big Ten 14
15 North Dakota State (3-1) 129 Big 12 15
16 Nebraska (1-2) 127 Big Ten 16
17 Rutgers (6-1) 120 Big Ten 17
18 South Dakota State (1-1) 105 Big 12 19
19 Lehigh (3-3) 91 EIWA 18
20 Pittsburgh (5-1) 83 ACC 20
21 North Carolina (1-2) 69 ACC 21
22 Northern Iowa (0-0) 64 Big 12 22
23 Maryland (5-0) 52 Big Ten 23
24 Michigan State (6-0) 41 Big Ten 25
25 Cal Poly (2-1) 28 Pac-12 24
Dropped Out: None
Others Receiving Votes: Oregon State 17, Oklahoma 13, Appalachian State 12, Stanford 9, Indiana 7, Princeton 3, West Virginia 3, Penn 2, Purdue 1
Coaches Poll Publication Dates
Dec. 21 (Wed.)
Jan. 4 (Wed.), Jan. 10, Jan. 17, Jan. 24, Jan. 31
Feb. 7, Feb. 14, Feb. 21
Mid-Major Poll Publication Dates
Jan. 13, Feb. 3, March 1
Questions related to historical polls can be sent to Jason Bryant at jason@bryantwrestling.com
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