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Unbeaten Penn State goes wire-to-wire, finishes No. 1 in NWCA Div. I Coaches Poll

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by Jason Bryant, NWCA

Penn State celebrates Senior Day during its final dual meet against Buffalo this past weekend. Photo courtesy of GoPSUSports.com

Manheim, Pennsylvania - After a fourth straight unbeaten season, Penn State finished the regular season as the top-ranked team in the final NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.

This release will be updated at NWCAonline.com later today.

We will update this story with the changes when they become available.

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.

Rank

Team (First)

Record

Points

Conference

Previous

1

Penn State (16)

14-0

400

Big Ten

1

2

Oklahoma State

15-0

384

Big 12

2

3

Iowa

14-1

357

Big Ten

3

4

Michigan

13-1

357

Big Ten

4

5

Missouri

16-1

337

MAC

5

6

Ohio State

12-2

325

Big Ten

6

7

Nebraska

12-5

298

Big Ten

7

8

Minnesota

14-3

283

Big Ten

8

9

Cornell

13-3

274

EIWA

9

10

NC State

16-3

260

ACC

10

11

Wyoming

16-4

236

Big 12

12

12

North Carolina

12-7

203

ACC

13

13

Virginia Tech

9-5

202

ACC

14

14

Northern Iowa

7-5

195

Big 12

17

15

Iowa State

10-4

178

Big 12

11

16

Pittsburgh

13-3

174

ACC

15

17

Wisconsin

9-6

149

Big Ten

16

18

Rutgers

12-6

133

Big Ten

18

19

Princeton

9-6

112

EIWA

19

20

Lehigh

9-9

94

EIWA

20

21

Lock Haven

10-3

81

EWL

21

22

Virginia

12-10

54

ACC

23

23

Army West Point

8-3

51

EIWA

24

24

Stanford

9-4

20

Pac-12

25

25

Purdue

7-10

18

Big Ten

24

Others Receiving Votes: Illinois 8, Binghamton 7, Oklahoma 6, North Dakota State 3, Appalachian State 1
Dropped Out: None


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