Little movement in USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll; Oklahoma State remains No. 1

Manheim, Pennsylvania - There was little movement as the final USA Today/NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll for the 2016 calendar year was released on Tuesday. Oklahoma State, Penn State, Iowa, Ohio State and Missouri held steady in the top five, while Virginia Tech, Nebraska, Cornell, Lehigh and NC State followed.


Oklahoma State (5-0) received a stern test from No. 8 Cornell on Friday night. The Cowboys prevailed 23-19 to remain unbeaten. Cornell (4-1) would rebound, albeit sluggishly, defeating No. 18 Oklahoma 21-18 on Sunday.


Second-ranked Penn State found itself without notable action this past weekend. Weather forced travel plans to be altered and prevented the Nittany Lion team from making a scheduled appearance at the Reno Tournament of Champions. Campbell University also saw its trip cut short due to travel issues.


Fourth-ranked Ohio State (5-0) opened up Big Ten competition by blasting Northwestern 43-3. Sixth-ranked Virginia Tech went to Parkersburg, W.Va., to face West Virginia in a homecoming for Hokie 197-pounder and Parkersburg native Jared Haught. The Hokies would win nine of the 10 bouts and claim a 36-4 dual victory.


The only other ranked team that saw action was No. 21 Appalachian State. The Mountaineers (7-1) won two SoCon duals, topping much-improved Campbell 24-13 and SIU Edwardsville 39-4.


No. 5 Missouri (3-1) faces MAC foe Kent State on Tuesday afternoon and No. 10 NC State (3-1) has a dual on Tuesday night on the road at Old Dominion. 

Rank	Team (First)	Record	Points	Conference	Previous
1	Oklahoma State (11)	5-0	395	Big 12	1
2	Penn State (5)	4-0	388	Big Ten	2
3	Iowa	5-0	365	Big Ten	3
4	Ohio State	5-0	356	Big Ten	4
5	Missouri	3-1	326	MAC	5
6	Virginia Tech	5-1	317	ACC	6
7	Nebraska	7-0	309	Big Ten	7
8	Cornell	4-1	290	EIWA	8
9	Lehigh	5-1	267	EIWA	9
10	NC State	3-1	254	ACC	10
11	Rutgers	6-1	235	Big Ten	11
12	Illinois	1-0	222	Big Ten	12
13	Minnesota	3-1	202	Big Ten	13
14	Central Michigan	1-0	185	MAC	15
15	Michigan	3-1	183	Big Ten	14
16	Stanford	2-1	162	Pac-12	16
17	Wisconsin	3-0	152	Big Ten	17
18	Oklahoma	1-3	120	Big 12	18
19	Arizona State	1-1	113	Pac-12	19
20	South Dakota State	4-2	98	Big 12	20
21	Appalachian State	7-1	83	SoCon	21
22	Northern Iowa	3-2	62	MAC	22
23	Pittsburgh	4-2	53	ACC	23
24	Virginia	4-2	30	ACC	24
25	Drexel	7-2	19	EIWA	25

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