Minimal movement over Thanksgiving Weekend in NWCA Division I Coaches Poll

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