USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Team Poll Tue., Dec. 8, 2015

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USA Today/NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll released Tuesday, December 8, 2015
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Weekend road win over Oklahoma State vaults N.C. State into Top 5
Link: http://www.nwcaonline.com/nwcawebsite/news/2015/12/08/coachespoll_12_8_15
Manheim, Pa. – After winning six of 10 individual matches on the road and earning a 19-15 win over then-No. 4 Oklahoma State, N.C. State vaulted eight spots to No. 5 in the most recent USA Today/NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.
The Wolfpack improved to 9-0 on the season and coach Pat Popolizio's squad is the highest ranked team of the four ACC teams in the Top 25.
Penn State (4-0) remained No. 1 and was a unanimous pick for the top spot for the first time this season. Iowa (7-0) remained No. 2, while Ohio State (3-0) held at No. 3. With Oklahoma State's loss, Nebraska (5-0) moved up to No. 4.
Oklahoma State (2-2) slipped five spots to No. 9 behind Virginia Tech (3-1), Oklahoma (5-0) and Missouri (2-0). With N.C. State's move up, it pushed Michigan (3-1) down a spot to No. 10.
Purdue (5-1) entered the dual rankings for the first time this season at No. 24, giving the Big Ten Conference 10 schools in the nation's Top 25.

Rank   Team (First)   Record   Points   Conference   Previous
1   Penn State (12)   4-0   300   Big Ten   1
2   Iowa   7-0   288   Big Ten   2
3   Ohio State   3-0   266   Big Ten   3
4   Nebraska   5-0   258   Big Ten   5
5   N.C. State   9-0   237   ACC   13
6   Virginia Tech   3-1   236   ACC   6
7   Oklahoma   5-0   229   Big 12   7
8   Missouri   2-0   225   MAC   8
9   Oklahoma State   2-2   203   Big 12   4
10   Michigan   3-1   185   Big Ten   9
11   Rutgers   9-1   183   Big Ten   10
12   Illinois   8-0   175   Big Ten   11
13   Lehigh   6-1   174   EIWA   12
14   Cornell   1-2   143   EIWA   14
15   Wisconsin   1-0   118   Big Ten   15
16   North Carolina   4-1   110   ACC   16
17   Minnesota   4-4   93   Big Ten   18
18   Virginia   4-2   87   ACC   19
19   Iowa State   2-2   86   Big 12   17
20   Central Michigan   4-0   79   MAC   21
21   Ohio   3-0   74   MAC   20
22   Old Dominion   2-1   46   MAC   22
23   Oregon State   2-3   22   Pac-12   23
24   Purdue   5-1   21   Big Ten   NR
25   West Virginia   4-2   20   Big 12   24

Dropped out:  No. 25 (tie) Northern Iowa, No. 25 (tie) Princeton
Others Receiving Votes: Eastern Michigan 15, Pittsburgh 9, Stanford 6, Chattanooga 4, Northern Iowa 4, Princeton 3, Edinboro 1

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