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