Iowa State climbs to No. 8 in NWCA Div. I Coaches Poll
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by USA Wrestling
Manheim, Pennsylvania -- Iowa State's 21-12 victory over then-No. 6 Virginia Tech on Sunday as part of the Cyclones' Beauty & The Beast promotion pushed coach Kevin Jackson's squad into the Top 10 for the first time this season as the USA Today/NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll was released on Tuesday.
The stage is set for Iowa State (6-1) to take on No. 7 Oklahoma State (5-2) next weekend. Iowa (9-0) and Minnesota (9-0) remained at No. 1 and No. 2 after both schools topped then-No. 11 Illinois over the weekend.
The top five remained unchanged with 15-0 Missouri remaining at No. 3, Ohio State (7-3) at No. 4 and Penn State (8-1) at No. 5. Virginia Tech slid three spots to No. 9.
The Big Ten now has 11 teams ranked in the Top 25 after Purdue (8-5) knocked off then-No. 19 Northwestern 22-17. Purdue fell on Sunday to Penn State.
West Virginia was the lone team to fall out of the Top 25 this week. One week after making the program's first appearance in the poll under first-year head coach Sammie Henson, the Mountaineers dropped road duals to Oklahoma State and unranked Oklahoma to fall out of the rankings.
Rank/Team (First)/Record/Points/Conference/Previous
1 Iowa (12) 9-0 300 Big Ten 1
2 Minnesota 9-0 286 Big Ten 2
3 Missouri 15-0 278 MAC 3
4 Ohio State 7-3 260 Big Ten 4
5 Penn State 8-1 250 Big Ten 5
6 Cornell 8-1 235 EIWA 7
7 Oklahoma State 5-2 221 Big 12 8
8 Iowa State 6-1 210 Big 12 13
9 Virginia Tech 9-2 204 ACC 6
10 Pittsburgh 7-3 190 ACC 9
11 Lehigh 9-3 187 EIWA 10
12 Illinois 8-3 169 Big Ten 11
13 Nebraska 5-1 161 Big Ten 12
14 Virginia 9-3 146 ACC 14
15 Edinboro 9-4 125 EWL 15
16 Michigan 3-3 119 Big Ten 16
17 Wisconsin 7-1 115 Big Ten 17
18 Wyoming 6-2 94 WWC 18
19 Old Dominion 7-3 82 MAC 20
20 Oregon State 5-0 78 Pac-12 21
21 Rutgers 10-4 44 Big Ten 22
22 Purdue 8-5 43 Big Ten NR
23 Bucknell 8-3 35 EIWA 24
24 Northwestern 9-4 34 Big Ten 19
25 Rider 7-4 26 EWL 25
Dropped Out: No. 23 West Virginia
Others Receiving Votes: N.C. State 6, Stanford 2
The stage is set for Iowa State (6-1) to take on No. 7 Oklahoma State (5-2) next weekend. Iowa (9-0) and Minnesota (9-0) remained at No. 1 and No. 2 after both schools topped then-No. 11 Illinois over the weekend.
The top five remained unchanged with 15-0 Missouri remaining at No. 3, Ohio State (7-3) at No. 4 and Penn State (8-1) at No. 5. Virginia Tech slid three spots to No. 9.
The Big Ten now has 11 teams ranked in the Top 25 after Purdue (8-5) knocked off then-No. 19 Northwestern 22-17. Purdue fell on Sunday to Penn State.
West Virginia was the lone team to fall out of the Top 25 this week. One week after making the program's first appearance in the poll under first-year head coach Sammie Henson, the Mountaineers dropped road duals to Oklahoma State and unranked Oklahoma to fall out of the rankings.
Rank/Team (First)/Record/Points/Conference/Previous
1 Iowa (12) 9-0 300 Big Ten 1
2 Minnesota 9-0 286 Big Ten 2
3 Missouri 15-0 278 MAC 3
4 Ohio State 7-3 260 Big Ten 4
5 Penn State 8-1 250 Big Ten 5
6 Cornell 8-1 235 EIWA 7
7 Oklahoma State 5-2 221 Big 12 8
8 Iowa State 6-1 210 Big 12 13
9 Virginia Tech 9-2 204 ACC 6
10 Pittsburgh 7-3 190 ACC 9
11 Lehigh 9-3 187 EIWA 10
12 Illinois 8-3 169 Big Ten 11
13 Nebraska 5-1 161 Big Ten 12
14 Virginia 9-3 146 ACC 14
15 Edinboro 9-4 125 EWL 15
16 Michigan 3-3 119 Big Ten 16
17 Wisconsin 7-1 115 Big Ten 17
18 Wyoming 6-2 94 WWC 18
19 Old Dominion 7-3 82 MAC 20
20 Oregon State 5-0 78 Pac-12 21
21 Rutgers 10-4 44 Big Ten 22
22 Purdue 8-5 43 Big Ten NR
23 Bucknell 8-3 35 EIWA 24
24 Northwestern 9-4 34 Big Ten 19
25 Rider 7-4 26 EWL 25
Dropped Out: No. 23 West Virginia
Others Receiving Votes: N.C. State 6, Stanford 2
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