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