Virginia Tech up five spots in NWCA Div 1. Coaches Poll after knocking off Missouri to open season
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by National Wrestling Coaches Association
Manheim, Pennsylvania – The only dual between ranked teams last week impacted the most recent NWCA Division I Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.
Virginia Tech (1-0) upended then-No. 9 Missouri 29-10 in Blacksburg to vault the Hokies to No. 11 in this week’s poll. Missouri (0-1) dropped four spots to No. 13. It was the first win in school history for the Hokies over the Tigers.
Minnesota moved up a spot to No. 6 after beating CSU Bakersfield 28-9 in Minneapolis on Friday. Wisconsin slid a spot to No. 7 despite opening its season with three dual meet wins in San Diego. The Badgers (3-0) opened up by defeating Fresno State 31-8 before slipping past Army West Point 16-15 and finishing the day with a win over Navy 24-12.
The only other ranked team in action was then-No. 24 Virginia, which opened up at home with a 50-3 win over Division III Southern Virginia before dispatching with former ACC rival Maryland 34-6. The Cavaliers moved up a spot this week.
Ranked duals this week: No. 17 North Carolina (0-0) at #19 Michigan (0-0); No. 8 Arizona State (0-0) vs. No. 23 Virginia (2-0) at the Northeast Duals; No. 21 Northwestern (0-0) at No. 11 Virginia Tech in the Mat on the Mound outdoor dual in Blacksburg.
NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll
November 5, 2019
|
Rank |
Team (First) |
Record |
Points |
Conference |
Previous |
|
1 |
Penn State (12) |
(0-0) |
348 |
Big Ten |
1 |
|
2 |
Iowa (1) |
(0-0) |
336 |
Big Ten |
2 |
|
3 |
Ohio State (1) |
(0-0) |
320 |
Big Ten |
3 |
|
4 |
Oklahoma State |
(0-0) |
311 |
Big 12 |
4 |
|
5 |
Nebraska |
(0-0) |
288 |
Big Ten |
5 |
|
6 |
Minnesota |
(1-0) |
270 |
Big Ten |
7 |
|
7 |
Wisconsin |
(3-0) |
269 |
Big Ten |
6 |
|
8 |
Arizona State |
(0-0) |
245 |
Pac-12 |
8 |
|
9 |
NC State |
(0-0) |
235 |
ACC |
10 |
|
10 |
Lehigh |
(0-0) |
217 |
EIWA |
11 |
|
11 |
Virginia Tech |
(1-0) |
212 |
ACC |
16 |
|
12 |
Iowa State |
(0-0) |
202 |
Big 12 |
12 |
|
13 |
Missouri |
(0-1) |
172 |
MAC |
9 |
|
14 |
Northern Iowa |
(0-0) |
169 |
Big 12 |
13 |
|
15 |
Pittsburgh |
(0-0) |
151 |
ACC |
14 |
|
16 |
Princeton |
(0-0) |
138 |
EIWA |
15 |
|
17 |
North Carolina |
(0-0) |
123 |
ACC |
17 |
|
18 |
Cornell |
(0-0) |
114 |
EIWA |
18 |
|
19 |
Michigan |
(0-0) |
91 |
Big Ten |
19 |
|
20 |
Oklahoma |
(0-0) |
68 |
Big 12 |
21 |
|
21 |
Northwestern |
(0-0) |
65 |
Big Ten |
20 |
|
22 |
Lock Haven |
(0-0) |
42 |
MAC |
23 |
|
23 |
Virginia |
(2-0) |
36 |
ACC |
24 |
|
24 |
Wyoming |
(0-0) |
34 |
Big 12 |
22 |
|
25 |
Old Dominion |
(0-0) |
24 |
MAC |
25 |
Others Receiving Votes: Campbell (0-0) 22, Army West Point (1-1) 19, Rutgers (3-0) 18, Stanford (0-0) 4, Purdue (0-0) 3, Illinois (0-0) 2, Utah Valley (0-0) 1, Buffalo (0-0) 1.
Dropped Out: None.
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