Wyoming, Pittsburgh move up in latest NWCA Div. I Coaches Poll
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by Jason Bryant, NWCA
Manheim, Pennsylvania – The new year opened with top-ranked Penn State setting a new team scoring record at the Southern Scuffle and numerous ranked teams met head-to-head, but the top 10 teams in the NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll remained the same as the new poll was released on Tuesday.
Penn State (4-0) was again the unanimous No. 1, followed by Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Iowa and Missouri.
No. 2 Ohio State improved to 4-0 with a 26-10 win over No. 9 NC State on Sunday in a dual shown live on ESPN2. Over 3,700 fans were in attendance. No. 6 Michigan improved to 3-0 after a west coast swing gave them wins over Oregon State 33-8 and No. 16 Arizona State 23-12. Michigan true freshman Mason Parris made his varsity debut against returning All-American Amar Dhesi of Oregon State and came away with a victory. Dhesi was ranked No. 1 according to a handful of college wrestling individual rankings.
No. 8 Minnesota (7-1) won its Big Ten opener with a 22-15 win over visiting Rutgers on Sunday. No. 11 Nebraska (5-2) rallied from an early deficit to beat Northwestern 26-14 on Sunday. The Huskers Tyler Berger knocked off second-ranked Ryan Deakin at 157 pounds in the dual’s feature match.
No 12 Wyoming moved up a spot after they swept the Cowboy Shootout in Laramie. The Cowboys (9-3) beat No. 15 North Carolina, Army West Point and American. All four schools are coached by Oklahoma State alumni. North Carolina (7-4) went 2-1 and earned wins over American and Army West Point.
The only other ranked team in action was Pittsburgh, which improved to 6-0 after beating Oklahoma 20-17 at Tuttle High School in Tuttle, Oklahoma.
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: Stanford 9, Old Dominion 7, Lehigh 5, Virginia 2
Dropped Out: None
Penn State (4-0) was again the unanimous No. 1, followed by Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Iowa and Missouri.
No. 2 Ohio State improved to 4-0 with a 26-10 win over No. 9 NC State on Sunday in a dual shown live on ESPN2. Over 3,700 fans were in attendance. No. 6 Michigan improved to 3-0 after a west coast swing gave them wins over Oregon State 33-8 and No. 16 Arizona State 23-12. Michigan true freshman Mason Parris made his varsity debut against returning All-American Amar Dhesi of Oregon State and came away with a victory. Dhesi was ranked No. 1 according to a handful of college wrestling individual rankings.
No. 8 Minnesota (7-1) won its Big Ten opener with a 22-15 win over visiting Rutgers on Sunday. No. 11 Nebraska (5-2) rallied from an early deficit to beat Northwestern 26-14 on Sunday. The Huskers Tyler Berger knocked off second-ranked Ryan Deakin at 157 pounds in the dual’s feature match.
No 12 Wyoming moved up a spot after they swept the Cowboy Shootout in Laramie. The Cowboys (9-3) beat No. 15 North Carolina, Army West Point and American. All four schools are coached by Oklahoma State alumni. North Carolina (7-4) went 2-1 and earned wins over American and Army West Point.
The only other ranked team in action was Pittsburgh, which improved to 6-0 after beating Oklahoma 20-17 at Tuttle High School in Tuttle, Oklahoma.
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.
NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll – January 8, 2019
Rank |
Team (First) |
Record |
Points |
Conference |
Previous |
1 |
Penn State (16) |
4-0 |
400 |
Big Ten |
1 |
2 |
Ohio State |
5-0 |
381 |
Big Ten |
2 |
3 |
Oklahoma State |
5-0 |
370 |
Big 12 |
3 |
4 |
Iowa |
6-0 |
347 |
Big Ten |
4 |
5 |
Missouri |
10-0 |
336 |
MAC |
5 |
6 |
Michigan |
5-0 |
321 |
Big Ten |
6 |
7 |
Cornell |
5-1 |
305 |
EIWA |
7 |
8 |
Minnesota |
8-1 |
291 |
Big Ten |
8 |
9 |
NC State |
9-2 |
265 |
ACC |
9 |
10 |
Wisconsin |
6-1 |
256 |
Big Ten |
10 |
11 |
Nebraska |
6-2 |
242 |
Big Ten |
11 |
12 |
Wyoming |
9-3 |
215 |
Big 12 |
13 |
13 |
Virginia Tech |
2-2 |
204 |
ACC |
12 |
14 |
Northern Iowa |
1-2 |
175 |
Big 12 |
14 |
15 |
North Carolina |
7-4 |
166 |
ACC |
15 |
16 |
Arizona State |
1-4 |
147 |
Pac-12 |
16 |
17 |
Purdue |
3-4 |
122 |
Big Ten |
17 |
18 |
Pittsburgh |
6-0 |
119 |
ACC |
20 |
19 |
Illinois |
1-1 |
113 |
Big Ten |
18 |
20 |
Lock Haven |
2-0 |
111 |
EWL |
19 |
21 |
Iowa State |
2-1 |
97 |
Big 12 |
21 |
22 |
Utah Valley |
6-5 |
87 |
Big 12 |
22 |
23 |
North Dakota State |
6-3 |
47 |
Big 12 |
20 |
24 |
Rutgers |
6-2 |
43 |
Big Ten |
24 |
25 |
Princeton |
3-3 |
17 |
EIWA |
25 |
Others Receiving Votes: Stanford 9, Old Dominion 7, Lehigh 5, Virginia 2
Dropped Out: None
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