Lehigh moves into Top 10 of NWCA Div. I Coaches Poll and Minnesota makes big jump to No. 13

Manheim, Pennsylvania -- Upset victories by Steven Polakowski, Jake Short and Nick Wanzek sparked Minnesota's 22-18 victory over then-No. 10 Michigan on Sunday in Big Ten competition. The victory pushed Minnesota up five spots this week to No. 13 in the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.

The Gophers (3-1) also picked up a weekend win in East Lansing, downing Michigan State 20-17 on Friday. Lehigh (5-1, 3-0 EIWA) moved into the Top 10 after losses by Michigan and NC State. The Mountain Hawks also picked up wins against then-No. 24 Drexel 31-3 and Princeton 34-3. Michigan's loss to Minnesota dropped the Wolverines four spots to No. 14.

NC State (3-1) lost to No. 7 Nebraska 22-10 in Raleigh, and the Wolfpack dual lineup took a considerable hit when it learned nationally ranked 157-pounder Max Rohskopf would be lost for the season. Nebraska started its eastern swing with a 30-6 win over previously-ranked North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

Idle Oklahoma State (4-0) remained No. 1, while No. 2 Penn State improved to 4-0 after blanking Binghamton in a sold-out Rec Hall 46-0 on Sunday. No. 3 Iowa (5-0) remained unbeaten after a home win over rival Iowa State 26-9.

The biggest dual of the week saw No. 4 Ohio State (4-0) down No. 5 Missouri (3-1) in the first NCAA wrestling dual to feature two returning Olympic medalists. Olympic bronze medalist J'den Cox of Missouri received a fight from Ohio State freshman Kollin Moore, but Cox came away with a 6-4 decision at 197 pounds. Olympic champion Kyle Snyder dominated Missouri freshman Austin Myers, earning a second-period fall at heavyweight in the Buckeyes' 30-9 win over coach Brian Smith and the Tigers.

Rutgers, which also lost the services of its 157-pounder Richie Lewis for the season, picked up a 22-12 win over Maryland in the first Big Ten dual for each team this season. Illinois saw its first dual action of the year, a 30-10 win over SIU Edwardsville.

Wisconsin improved to 3-0 with weekend wins over Indiana and Northern Iowa. The Badgers needed the third criteria to get past the Hoosiers 20-19. Wins by Eli Stickley at 133 pounds and back-to-back technical falls by Ricky Robertson at 197 pounds and Connor Medbery at heavyweight pushed the Badgers past then-No. 21 Northern Iowa 23-12 in a matchup of ranked teams on Sunday.

Rank	Team (First)	Record	Points	Conference	Previous
1	Oklahoma State (14)	4-0	398	Big 12	1
2	Penn State (2)	4-0	385	Big Ten	2
3	Iowa	5-0	365	Big Ten	3
4	Ohio State	4-0	355	Big Ten	4
5	Missouri	3-1	325	MAC	5
6	Virginia Tech	4-1	317	ACC	6
7	Nebraska	7-0	316	Big Ten	7
8	Cornell	3-0	285	EIWA	8
9	Lehigh	5-1	265	EIWA	11
10	NC State	3-1	250	ACC	9
11	Rutgers	6-1	230	Big Ten	12
12	Illinois	1-0	211	Big Ten	13
13	Minnesota	3-1	200	Big Ten	18
14	Michigan	3-1	194	Big Ten	10
15	Central Michigan	1-0	192	MAC	14
16	Stanford	2-1	167	Pac-12	15
17	Wisconsin	3-0	152	Big Ten	16
18	Oklahoma	1-2	122	Big 12	17
19	Arizona State	1-1	117	Pac-12	18
20	South Dakota State	4-2	99	Big 12	20
21	Appalachian State	5-1	75	SoCon	22
22	Northern Iowa	3-2	64	MAC	21
23	Pittsburgh	4-2	50	ACC	23
24	Virginia	4-2	24	ACC	25
25	Drexel	7-2	20	EIWA	24

Others Receiving Votes: Indiana 9, Wyoming 6, Chattanooga 3, Navy 2, North Carolina 1, North Dakota State 1
Dropped out: None