Final three unbeatens remain atop NWCA Division I Coaches Poll

Manheim, Pa. – With Oklahoma State’s 23-9 victory over Missouri, the Cowboys snapped the Tigers’ 37-match win streak and also knocked them from the ranks of the unbeaten.

The last three unbeaten teams in Division I remain at the top of the USA Today/NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll released on Tuesday. Penn State (11-0), Iowa (13-0) and N.C. State (18-0) remain 1-2-3, while Oklahoma State (8-2) jumps to No. 4 after its win over Missouri (9-1), which falls to No. 5.

The rest of the top ten remained unchanged as Lehigh (11-1), Oklahoma (9-2), Michigan (9-1), Ohio State (7-2) and Virginia Tech (9-2) stayed up in this week’s rankings.

Weather forced the postponement of numerous Division I dual meets, leaving teams scrambling to make up conference dates over the next four weeks.

The Big Ten still dominates the poll, with 10 of the conference’s 14 teams ranked among the nation’s Top 25. Five of the six Atlantic Coast Conference teams are ranked. The Big 12 and the MAC each have three schools ranked. The EIWA has two teams ranked, while the Pac-12 and Southern Conference have one apiece.

N.C. State and Division III Roger Williams University currently lead the NCAA in dual meet wins with 18.

Rank	Team (First)	Record	Points	Conference	Previous
1	Penn State (12)	11-0	300	Big Ten	1
2	Iowa	13-0	287	Big Ten	2
3	N.C. State	18-0	277	ACC	3
4	Oklahoma State	8-2	263	Big 12	5
5	Missouri	9-1	248	MAC	4
6	Lehigh	11-1	240	EIWA	6
7	Oklahoma	9-2	224	Big 12	7
8	Michigan	9-1	216	Big Ten	8
9	Ohio State	7-2	205	Big Ten	9
10	Virginia Tech	9-2	197	ACC	10
11	Nebraska	8-4	176	Big Ten	11
12	Rutgers	11-3	171	Big Ten	12
13	Illinois	10-4	157	Big Ten	13
14	North Carolina	9-3	136	ACC	14
15	Cornell	3-4	117	EIWA	15
16	Pittsburgh	9-2	114	ACC	18
17	Iowa State	7-5	102	Big 12	16
18	Virginia	5-3	101	ACC	17
19	Kent State	11-3	73	MAC	24
20	Oregon State	5-4	69	Pac-12	22
21	Central Michigan	5-3	57	MAC	19
22	Indiana	6-2	56	Big Ten	21
23	Minnesota	7-6	43	Big Ten	23
24	Purdue	7-4	39	Big Ten	20
25	Appalachian State	9-2	13	SoCon	25

 
Dropped out: None
Others Receiving Votes: Stanford 9, Wisconsin 4, Chattanooga 3, Ohio 3