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

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by Jason Bryant, NWCA

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

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