Minimal movement over Thanksgiving Weekend in NWCA Division I Coaches Poll
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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