Weekend road win over Oklahoma State vaults N.C. State into Top 5 of NWCA Div. I Coaches Poll
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by Jason Bryant, NWCA
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.
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
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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