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by Jason Bryant, NWCA

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

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