Iowa remains No. 1 after win at Penn State

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Iowa remains No. 1 after win at Penn State; Top four teams ready for regional competition at upcoming NWCA National Duals
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Manheim, Pennsylvania -- It wasn't quite a record, but Penn State packed the Bryce Jordan Center for the second straight year with nearly 16,000 fans. Iowa, seasoned with big road crowds, came into University Park and snatched an 18-12 win away from the fifth-ranked Nittany Lions. The win allowed Iowa (13-0) to stay unbeaten and No. 1 in the USA Today/NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.
Iowa will host No. 16 Michigan on Friday before hosting a regional round of the EAS Sports Nutrition NWCA National Duals presented by Hibiclens and the United States Marine Corps in honor of Cliff Keen. The Hawkeyes will face No. 13 Virginia (10-5). The Cavaliers are coming off a stunning 17-16 loss to North Carolina.
Missouri picked up two Mid-American Conference duals and clinched the regular season dual meet championship and moved to 20-0. The Tigers will host American in a National Duals regional match this weekend.
With a 22-13 win over visiting Minnesota on Friday, Ohio State (12-3) won its eighth straight dual meet and moved up to No. 3. The Buckeyes' only two losses this season came by criteria to current No. 2 Missouri and current No. 9 Virginia Tech.
Ohio State will head east to face No. 15 Edinboro in the regional round of the National Duals. No. 4 Minnesota (11-2) rebounded from the Ohio State loss with a win at Maryland. The Golden Gophers will go on the road for a National Duals first-round regional against No. 23 North Dakota State. NDSU coaches Roger Kish and Manny Rivera are Minnesota alums.
Cornell improved to 14-1 with a pair of big weekend wins over in-state foes Hofstra and Columbia. The Big Red will host Drexel in a first-round regional.
Oklahoma State stayed up at No. 7 after a pair of wins. The Cowboys beat another set of Cowboys, then-No. 20 Wyoming 19-12 before topping rival Oklahoma 25-9 to sweep the Bedlam season series.
Iowa State, Virginia Tech, and Nebraska rounded out the Top 10.
N.C. State (14-5) re-entered the top 25 for the first time since January 6, primarily on the strength of a 21-15 road win at then-No. 17 Old Dominion on Friday.
Rank   Team (First)   Record   Points   Conference   Previous
1   Iowa   13-0   300   Big Ten   1
2   Missouri   20-0   288   MAC   2
3   Ohio State   12-3   274   Big Ten   4
4   Minnesota   11-2   262   Big Ten   3
5   Penn State   10-3   247   Big Ten   5
6   Cornell   14-1   246   EIWA   6
7   Oklahoma State   8-3   230   Big 12   7
8   Iowa State   8-2   215   Big 12   8
9   Virginia Tech   12-2   203   ACC   9
10   Nebraska   11-1   192   Big Ten   10
11   Lehigh   12-4   180   EIWA   11
12   Illinois   12-4   157   Big Ten   14
13   Virginia   10-5   150   ACC   12
14   Pittsburgh   8-5   142   ACC   13
15   Edinboro   13-4   141   EWL   15
16   Michigan   6-5   120   Big Ten   16
17   Oregon State   10-0   111   Pac-12   19
18   Wisconsin   9-3   101   Big Ten   18
19   Wyoming   8-4   76   WWC   20
20   Old Dominion   10-4   68   MAC   17
21   Rutgers   12-7   49   Big Ten   21
22   Bucknell   13-3   43   EIWA   23
23   N. Dakota St   8-3   42   WWC   24
24   Purdue   8-8   24   Big Ten   22
25   N.C. State   14-5   19   ACC   NR

Dropped Out: No. 25 Northwestern
Others Receiving Votes: Stanford (11-2) 16, North Carolina (6-4) 3, Northwestern (9-8) 1
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