Ohio State moves up to No. 3 in NWCA Div. I Coaches Poll
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by Jason Bryant NWCA
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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 North Dakota State 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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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 North Dakota State 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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