Iowa is unanimous No. 1 in first NWCA Division I Coaches Poll of the season

Manheim, Pennsylvania - With the lion’s share of the abbreviated NCAA Division I wrestling season starting this weekend, the NWCA has released its first Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll for the 2020-21 season. Released weekly, the NWCA Division I Coaches Poll is based on dual meet results throughout the season.

After an undefeated dual season in 2019-20 and returning most of its starting lineup, Iowa received all 14 first-place votes and starts the season ranked No. 1 in the nation. As usual, the Big Ten dominates the Top 25 with 11 of its 14 teams ranked. The ACC and Big 12 Conferences each have four schools represented in the Top 25, while the EIWA, Mid-American Conference and Pac-12 each have two apiece.

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. Teams who are not competing this season are not included in the voting process.

NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll
January 1, 2021

Rank	Team (First)	19-20 Record	Points	Conf.	19-20 Final Dual Rank
1	Iowa (14)	(13-0)	350	Big Ten	1
2	Penn State	(12-2)	326	Big Ten	2
3	Michigan	(7-6)	315	Big Ten	22
4	NC State	(15-0)	302	ACC	3
5	Nebraska	(11-3)	290	Big Ten	4
6	Oklahoma State	(13-3)	277	Big 12	11
7	Ohio State	(10-4)	273	Big Ten	5
8	Virginia Tech	(11-3)	230	ACC	9
9	Iowa State	(10-5)	225	Big 12	21
10	North Carolina	(14-3)	198	ACC	7
11	Arizona State	(15-2)	195	Pac-12	6
12	Missouri	(12-7)	189	MAC	23
13	Minnesota	(9-8)	167	Big Ten	13
14	Pittsburgh	(10-4)	159	ACC	8
15	Rutgers	(10-7)	126	Big Ten	25
16	Purdue	(12-5)	116	Big Ten	15
17	Lehigh	(12-3)	113	EIWA	10
18	Stanford	(11-4)	106	Pac-12	24
19	Wisconsin	(11-6)	104	Big Ten	14
20	Oklahoma	(5-7)	81	Big 12	NR
21 (tie)	Central Michigan	(8-4)	51	MAC	NR
21 (tie)	Michigan State	(8-10)	51	Big Ten	NR
23	Northwestern	(6-7)	50	Big Ten	NR
24	Northern Iowa	(8-4)	41	Big 12	16
25	Army West Point	(10-3)	34	EIWA	17

Others Receiving Votes: Northern Colorado 33, Illinois 30, Virginia 29, Rider 22, Campbell 21, Appalachian State 17, Wyoming 13, Hofstra 5, South Dakota State 4, Navy 3, North Dakota State 2, Northern Illinois 1, West Virginia 1.

2020-21 Poll Dates: January 1, January 5, January 12, January 19, January 26, February 2, February 9, February 16, February 23.