Iowa, Minnesota top NWCA Div. I Poll going into Friday showdown
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by Jason Bryant NWCA
Manheim, Pennsylvania -- Unbeaten Iowa and Minnesota remained steady atop the most recent USA Today/NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.
The Hawkeyes (10-0) and Golden Gophers (10-0) will meet on Friday, January 30 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis with the nation's No. 1 ranking on the line.
The Gophers escaped fifth-ranked Penn State (8-2) over the weekend with a 17-16 win at jam-packed Rec Hall.
TheMat.com will provide a wrap-up story from this battle on Friday night.
Missouri is the highest-ranked team in the country not from the Big Ten. The Tigers moved to a nation-best 17-0 with two weekend victories over No. 7 Oklahoma State and conference foe Northern Illinois. The Tigers will look to add wins 18 and 19 over the weekend when they travel for a pair of Mid-American Conference duals at Buffalo and Eastern Michigan.
Nebraska (7-1) moved into the top 10 with weekend conference victories over then-No. 12 Illinois and then-No. 21 Rutgers. The Huskers make it five Big Ten teams in the top 10.
Stanford (8-2) re-enters the Top 25 after falling out earlier this season. The Cardinal moved into the poll after they picked up a weekend win over Arizona State along with then-No. 25 Rider's losing at North Carolina.
Rank/Team (First)/Record/Points/Conference/Previous
1 Iowa (12) 10-0 300 Big Ten 1
2 Minnesota 10-0 286 Big Ten 2
3 Missouri 17-0 278 MAC 3
4 Ohio State 9-3 260 Big Ten 4
5 Penn State 8-2 248 Big Ten 5
6 Cornell 10-1 242 EIWA 6
7 Oklahoma State 6-3 232 Big 12 7
8 Iowa State 6-2 216 Big 12 8
9 Virginia Tech 9-2 203 ACC 9
10 Nebraska 7-1 181 Big Ten 13
11 Lehigh 10-4 176 EIWA 11
12 Virginia 10-3 170 ACC 14
13 Pittsburgh 7-4 158 ACC 10
14 Illinois 9-4 142 Big Ten 12
15 Edinboro 11-4 135 EWL 15
16 Michigan 5-3 123 Big Ten 16
17 Wisconsin 8-2 99 Big Ten 17
18 Wyoming 6-2 95 WWC 18
19 Old Dominion 9-3 93 MAC 19
20 Oregon State 7-0 82 Pac-12 20
21 Purdue 8-5 50 Big Ten 22
22 Rutgers 10-5 49 Big Ten 21
23 Bucknell 11-3 40 EIWA 23
24 Northwestern 9-6 18 Big Ten 24
25 Stanford 8-2 8 Pac-12 NR
Dropped out: No. 25 Rider
Others Receiving Votes: North Carolina 7, N.C. State 6, Rider 3
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The Hawkeyes (10-0) and Golden Gophers (10-0) will meet on Friday, January 30 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis with the nation's No. 1 ranking on the line.
The Gophers escaped fifth-ranked Penn State (8-2) over the weekend with a 17-16 win at jam-packed Rec Hall.
TheMat.com will provide a wrap-up story from this battle on Friday night.
Missouri is the highest-ranked team in the country not from the Big Ten. The Tigers moved to a nation-best 17-0 with two weekend victories over No. 7 Oklahoma State and conference foe Northern Illinois. The Tigers will look to add wins 18 and 19 over the weekend when they travel for a pair of Mid-American Conference duals at Buffalo and Eastern Michigan.
Nebraska (7-1) moved into the top 10 with weekend conference victories over then-No. 12 Illinois and then-No. 21 Rutgers. The Huskers make it five Big Ten teams in the top 10.
Stanford (8-2) re-enters the Top 25 after falling out earlier this season. The Cardinal moved into the poll after they picked up a weekend win over Arizona State along with then-No. 25 Rider's losing at North Carolina.
Rank/Team (First)/Record/Points/Conference/Previous
1 Iowa (12) 10-0 300 Big Ten 1
2 Minnesota 10-0 286 Big Ten 2
3 Missouri 17-0 278 MAC 3
4 Ohio State 9-3 260 Big Ten 4
5 Penn State 8-2 248 Big Ten 5
6 Cornell 10-1 242 EIWA 6
7 Oklahoma State 6-3 232 Big 12 7
8 Iowa State 6-2 216 Big 12 8
9 Virginia Tech 9-2 203 ACC 9
10 Nebraska 7-1 181 Big Ten 13
11 Lehigh 10-4 176 EIWA 11
12 Virginia 10-3 170 ACC 14
13 Pittsburgh 7-4 158 ACC 10
14 Illinois 9-4 142 Big Ten 12
15 Edinboro 11-4 135 EWL 15
16 Michigan 5-3 123 Big Ten 16
17 Wisconsin 8-2 99 Big Ten 17
18 Wyoming 6-2 95 WWC 18
19 Old Dominion 9-3 93 MAC 19
20 Oregon State 7-0 82 Pac-12 20
21 Purdue 8-5 50 Big Ten 22
22 Rutgers 10-5 49 Big Ten 21
23 Bucknell 11-3 40 EIWA 23
24 Northwestern 9-6 18 Big Ten 24
25 Stanford 8-2 8 Pac-12 NR
Dropped out: No. 25 Rider
Others Receiving Votes: North Carolina 7, N.C. State 6, Rider 3
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