Missouri moves up to No. 3 in NWCA Div. I Coaches Poll after weekend win

Manheim, Pennsylvania – Coming off a season-opening win over then-No. 21 Arizona State, Missouri jumped to No. 3 in the most recent NWCA Division I Men’s Wrestling Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.

The Tigers drew over 3,200 fans to the Hearnes Center for their first dual of the season. Penn State, which has yet to wrestle a dual this season, remained the unanimous No. 1, while NC State (7-0) remained second. Iowa (2-0), which opened up with another sellout home dual victory over then-No. 16 Oregon State 25-11, slid back to No. 4. Ohio State (4-0) remained fifth after a pair of weekend road wins.

NC State won three duals over the weekend, beating Binghamton, Army West Point and Sacred Heart in the Capital Region of New York. Ohio State blanked two opponents – Columbia 49-0 and Hofstra 51-0 – in a swing through the New York City metro area.

Michigan (2-0) also headed east, beating Columbia 33-6 and Rider 27-14. No. 7. Cornell opened up its dual season with a 48-3 win over Sacred Heart. Iowa State (3-0) jumped two spots to No. 8 after shutting out then-No. 18 Wisconsin 42-0. Virginia Tech improved to 2-1 after an exciting 19-12 win at then-No. 13 Rutgers on Friday. Despite the victory, the Hokies slid two spots to No. 10 this week.

Pittsburgh (4-1) leapt over Lehigh to come in at No. 19 this week after besting the Mountain Hawks 24-17. Lehigh slid three spots down to No. 20 this week.

Stanford entered the poll at No. 25 this week. The Cardinal, under first-year head coach Chris Ayres, were idle.

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 Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll

November 21, 2023

Rank/Team/(First)/Record/Points/Conf./Previous

1 Penn State (14) (0-0) 350 Big Ten 1

2 NC State (7-0) 318 ACC 2

3 Missouri (1-0) 310 Big 12 4

4 Iowa (2-0) 309 Big Ten 3

5 Ohio State (4-0) 291 Big Ten 5

6 Michigan (2-0) 271 Big Ten 6

7 Cornell (1-0) 264 EIWA 7

8 Iowa State (3-0) 263 Big 12 10

9 Nebraska (2-0) 249 Big Ten 9

10 Virginia Tech (2-1) 237 ACC 8

11 Oklahoma State (1-0) 216 Big 12 11

12 South Dakota State (3-0) 193 Big 12 12

13 Minnesota (3-0) 169 Big Ten 14

14 Rutgers (2-1) 164 Big Ten 13

15 Oregon State (3-1) 145 Pac-12 16

16 Northern Iowa (0-0) 123 Big 12 15

17 Navy (4-0) 116 EIWA 19

18 Oklahoma (3-0) 109 Big 12 20

19 Pittsburgh (4-1) 87 ACC 23

20 Lehigh (0-1) 68 EIWA 17

21 West Virginia (4-0) 59 Big 12 24

22 North Carolina (5-2) 48 ACC 22

23 Arizona State (1-2) 45 Pac-12 21

24 Wisconsin (1-1) 26 Big Ten 18

25 Stanford (2-0) 21 Pac-12 NR

Others Receiving Votes: Maryland 18, Penn 16, Campbell 15, Indiana 13, Northwestern 11, Cal Poly 9, Purdue 7, Northern Colorado 6, Illinois 4

Dropped out: No. 25 Penn (0-0).