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Oklahoma State, Penn State remain atop NWCA Div. I Coaches Poll as final regular-season weekend approaches

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Manheim, Pennsylvania -- As the last of the Division I unbeatens, Oklahoma State and Penn State remained No. 1 and No. 2 in the most recent USA Today/NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll released on Monday.

No. 1 Oklahoma State (14-0) will host No. 2 Penn State (13-0) on Sunday, February 19 at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma to determine the NWCA National Dual Series Championship. Oklahoma State finished its Big 12 conference season with a 6-0 record, while Penn State won the regular-season championship in the Big Ten, going 9-0 in conference duals.

Iowa (12-2), Ohio State (11-2), Virginia Tech (17-1) and Nebraska (12-3) maintained their positions in the poll from 3-6.

Iowa finished its Big Ten season with wins over Indiana and Nebraska, while Ohio State finished up with road victories over Nebraska and Minnesota. Virginia Tech, which led Division I in dual victories this season, topped NC State to win the ACC regular-season championship and followed it with a win over then-No. 16 South Dakota State.

The biggest upset of the week came in the Mid-American Conference where then-No. 19 Northern Iowa (11-3) stunned then-No. 7 Missouri 25-10. The win gave the regular-season championship in the MAC to coach Doug Schwab and his Panthers. The loss dropped Missouri (10-4) to No. 10, while NC State (12-2), Cornell (12-2) and Illinois (9-3) each moved up one spot this week.

Next week's poll will be the last of the regular season and will be released on its usual Tuesday morning schedule.

Rank

Team (First)

Record

Points

Conference

Previous

1

Oklahoma State (10)

14-0

394

Big 12

1

2

Penn State (6)

13-0

390

Big Ten

2

3

Iowa

12-2

368

Big Ten

3

4

Ohio State

11-2

352

Big Ten

4

5

Virginia Tech

17-1

335

ACC

5

6

Nebraska

12-3

320

Big Ten

6

7

NC State

12-2

298

ACC

8

8

Cornell

12-2

288

EIWA

9

9

Illinois

9-3

264

Big Ten

10

10

Missouri

10-4

234

MAC

7

11

Lehigh

9-4

233

EIWA

11

12

Rutgers

12-4

221

Big Ten

13

13

Minnesota

6-5

214

Big Ten

12

14

Central Michigan

9-2

179

MAC

15

15

Northern Iowa

11-3

176

MAC

19

16

Michigan

8-6

152

Big Ten

14

17

South Dakota State

13-4

147

Big 12

16

18

Wisconsin

5-5

144

Big Ten

18

19

Oklahoma

10-6

133

Big 12

17

20

Appalachian State

13-2

98

SoCon

20

21

Arizona State

10-4

73

Pac-12

21

22

Stanford

10-3

72

Pac-12

22

23

Edinboro

8-5

46

EWL

23

24

Pittsburgh

8-5

42

ACC

24

25

North Dakota State

13-5

16

Big 12

25

Others Receiving Votes: Bucknell 2, Buffalo 2, Rider 2, Utah Valley 2, North Carolina 1
Dropped out: None

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