Lehigh's win over Michigan jumps Mountain Hawks into top five of USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll

Manheim, Pennsylvania -- Lehigh's 27-8 victory this past weekend over then-No. 4 Michigan shook up the top ten teams in this week's USA Today/NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.

The Mountain Hawks (3-0) were this week's biggest mover, jumping five spots from No. 10 to No. 5, while Cornell (1-0) jumped four spots from No. 19 to No. 15 after a 30-10 victory over then-No. 13 Northern Iowa (1-1). Lehigh also beat No. 24 Edinboro 27-14 over the weekend.

The last time Lehigh was in the top five was on February 23, 2005.

Penn State (3-0) remained unbeaten, beating host Binghamton 40-2 in front of over 3,000 fans. Ohio State (1-0) was idle and remained at No. 2, while third-ranked Oklahoma State (2-0) made a statement, crushing then-No. 6 Minnesota 30-3 on Sunday in Stillwater. Michigan (1-1) slid five spots to No. 9, while NC State (6-0) and Iowa (3-0) moved up one spot each. Minnesota landed at No. 8. Virginia Tech (3-0) was pushed down one spot after Lehigh's jump.

NC State stayed unbeaten, beating Utah Valley 34-6 and a pair of non-Division I programs, while Iowa went 3-0 at the Iowa City Duals, beating Buffalo 33-6, North Dakota State 38-6 and Iowa Central Community College 48-0.

Virginia Tech topped then No. 17 Central Michigan 26-6 in Cassell Coliseum. Wisconsin went 2-0, heading west to beat then-No. 25 Pittsburgh 26-6 and getting past pesky CSU Bakersfield 22-18.

Stanford fell three spots into a tie for the 24th position with Pittsburgh. The Cardinal (2-2) were upended at home in an outdoor dual in Palo Alto by unranked Maryland (3-1), which just missed breaking into the Top 25 for the first time since 2014.

The USA Today/NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll is comprised of two voting coaches from each Division I wrestling conference. Points are 25 for each first-place vote, 24 for second, 23 for third all the way to a 25th-place vote is one point.

Future Poll Dates (Tuesdays unless otherwise noted): November 28, December 5, December 12, December 19, January 3 (Wednesday), January 9, January 16, January 23, January 30, February 6, February 13, February 20, February, 27.

Rank	Team (First)	Record	Points	Conference	Previous
1	Penn State	3-0	400	Big Ten	1
2	Ohio State	1-0	384	Big Ten	2
3	Oklahoma State	2-0	368	Big 12	3
4	Missouri	4-0	345	MAC	5
5	Lehigh	3-0	319	EIWA	10
6	NC State	6-0	312	ACC	7
7	Iowa	3-0	299	Big Ten	8
8	Minnesota	2-1	292	Big Ten	6
9	Michigan	1-1	286	Big Ten	4
10	Virginia Tech	3-0	267	ACC	9
11	Rutgers	3-0	235	Big Ten	11
12	Arizona State	1-2	213	Pac-12	12
13	Nebraska	1-0	191	Big Ten	15
14	Illinois	1-1	190	Big Ten	14
15	Cornell	1-0	187	EIWA	19
16	South Dakota State	0-1	153	Big 12	16
17	Northern Iowa	1-1	146	Big 12	13
18	Central Michigan	1-1	130	MAC	17
19	Wisconsin	2-0	129	Big Ten	18
20	Purdue	3-0	92	Big Ten	22
21	Oklahoma	1-2	85	Big 12	20
22	Rider	0-0	53	EWL	23
23	Edinboro	2-1	48	EWL	24
24 (tie)	Pittsburgh	1-2	13	ACC	25
24 (tie)	Stanford	2-2	13	Pac-12	21

Others receiving votes: Maryland 11, Drexel 10, Navy 6, Appalachian State 5, Kent State 5, Chattanooga 4, North Dakota State 4, North Carolina 2, Northwestern 2, Lock Haven 1
Dropped out: None