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Minimal movement over Thanksgiving Weekend in NWCA Division I Coaches Poll

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by NWCA Div. I Coaches

Manheim, Pennsylvania – With only six duals taking place over the week of Thanksgiving, there were minimal changes in the most recent NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll, released on Tuesday.

Iowa received all 14 first-place votes to come in as the unanimous No. 1. The rest of the top five teams remained the same. The Hawkeyes (3-0) were impressive in a 32-3 dual win at home against then-No. 6 Wisconsin. Highlighting the dual for Iowa was Austin DeSanto, who defeated top-ranked and 2018 NCAA Division I champion Seth Gross at 133 pounds.

The only other matchup between ranked teams saw Ohio State beat Cornell 23-9 at a sold-out Covelli Center in Columbus. Ohio State moved up one spot to No. 7 this week, while Cornell stayed No. 17. No. 18 North Carolina was the only other ranked team in action. The Tar Heels (3-1) held off a solid Appalachian State squad 18-13 in Chapel Hill. No new teams entered the Top 25 this week.

Ranked duals this week: On Friday, No. 3 Penn State faces No. 13 Lehigh, while No. 12 Princeton heads to Stillwater, Oklahoma to face No. 9 Oklahoma State. On Sunday, Princeton will complete its cross-country gauntlet by returning to New Jersey to face top-ranked Iowa.

Methodology: The NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll is voted on by two coaches from each Division I wrestling conference. Each first-place vote is worth 25 points, 24 points for a second-place vote, 23 for a third-place vote and so on through to one point for a 25th-place vote. The poll is based on dual meet results.

NWCA Division I Coaches Poll
December 3, 2019

Rank

Team (First)

Record

Points

Conf.

Previous

1

Iowa (14)

(3-0)

350

Big Ten

1

2

Nebraska

(4-0)

322

Big Ten

2

3

Penn State

(1-1)

320

Big Ten

3

4

Arizona State

(5-0)

311

Pac-12

4

5

Virginia Tech

(3-0)

295

ACC

5

6

NC State

(6-0)

275

ACC

7

7

Ohio State

(3-1)

266

Big Ten

8

8

Wisconsin

(6-1)

252

Big Ten

6

9

Oklahoma State

(2-1)

251

Big 12

9

10

Pittsburgh

(2-1)

218

ACC

10

11

Iowa State

(1-1)

207

Big 12

11

12

Princeton

(1-0)

201

EIWA

12

13

Lehigh

(1-2)

178

EIWA

13

14

Northwestern

(2-1)

157

Big Ten

15

15

Minnesota

(1-2)

137

Big Ten

14

16

Northern Iowa

(0-2)

116

Big 12

16

17

Cornell

(0-2)

103

EIWA

17

18

North Carolina

(3-1)

102

ACC

18

19

Missouri

(2-2)

92

MAC

19

20

Rider

(2-0)

75

MAC

20

21

Army West Point

(4-1)

69

EIWA

21

22

Michigan

(1-1)

53

Big Ten

22

23

Purdue

(6-1)

45

Big Ten

23

24

Virginia

(3-1)

34

ACC

24

25

Lock Haven

(0-0)

33

MAC

25

 
Others Receiving Votes:
Campbell 24, Stanford 16, Illinois 14, Rutgers 13, Wyoming 13, Michigan State 4, Old Dominion 4
Dropped Out:
None

2019-20 Coaches Poll Release Dates

Poll #1 11/5/19

Poll #6 12/10/19

Poll #11 1/28/20

Poll #2 11/12/19

Poll #7 12/17/19

Poll #12 2/4/20

Poll #3 11/19/19

Poll #8 1/7/20

Poll #13 2/11/20

Poll #4 11/26/19

Poll #9 1/14/20

Poll #14 2/18/20

Poll #5 12/3/19

Poll #10 1/21/20

Poll #15 2/25/20

Mid-Major Poll Release Dates
MM Poll #1 1/22/20
MM Poll #2 2/12/20
MM Poll #3 2/26/20

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