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No. 1 Penn State takes down Iowa to win 66th in a row; Oklahoma State climbs to No. 2 in NWCA Div. I Poll

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by Jason Bryant, NWCA

NWCA Div. I Coaches Poll graphic for Feb. 4, 2025

Manheim, Pennsylvania – A record-tying crowd saw top-ranked Penn State improve to 10-0 on Friday night at the Bryce Jordan Center as the host Nittany Lions defeated then-No. 2 Iowa 30-8. The win preserved Penn State’s dual meet win streak and kept them atop the most recent NWCA Division I Men’s Wrestling Coaches Poll, released Tuesday.

The 15,998 in attendance at the BJC ties the NCAA Division I record for the largest indoor crowd for a dual meet, a mark Penn State has reached on two other occasions – in 2023 and initially in 2018. Both duals were against the Hawkeyes. The loss, coupled with Oklahoma State’s win over the weekend, dropped Iowa to third this week.

Oklahoma State improved to 12-0 with a 36-3 win over then-No. 20 Missouri. The fifth-largest crowd in Gallagher-Iba Arena history (10,740) helped the Cowboys set a single-season attendance record with an average attendance of 7,597 in David Taylor’s first year as the program’s head coach.

Ohio State (12-1) remained No. 4 after a 25-14 win over No. 19 Michigan, while No. 5 Northern Iowa beat then-No. 21 West Virginia 29-10 in Morgantown. No. 6 NC State edged No. 18 North Carolina 19-16 in the ACC, while Nebraska, Minnesota, Cornell, and Virginia Tech all rolled through their opponents and remained steady in the Top 10.

Lehigh returned to the Top 25 after a one-week absence. The Mountain Hawks defeated then-No. 24 Army West Point 27-10 and climbed back to No. 23 this week. Army West Point slid one spot to No. 25.

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 points 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.

NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll

February 4, 2025

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

1 Penn State (16) (10-0) 400 Big Ten 1

2 Oklahoma State (12-0) 376 Big 12 3

3 Iowa (10-1) 375 Big Ten 2

4 Ohio State (12-1) 346 Big Ten 4

5 Northern Iowa (11-1) 335 Big 12 5

6 NC State (10-1) 311 ACC 6

7 Nebraska (9-2) 309 Big Ten 7

8 Minnesota (8-1) 295 Big Ten 8

9 Cornell (7-1) 264 Ivy League 9

10 Virginia Tech (6-2) 239 ACC 10

11 South Dakota State (12-3) 228 Big 12 11

12 Rutgers (11-5) 227 Big Ten 12

13 Illinois (9-3) 210 Big Ten 14

14 Iowa State (8-4) 200 Big 12 13

15 Pittsburgh (9-3) 172 ACC 16

16 Little Rock (14-2) 158 Pac-12 17

17 Stanford (8-2) 157 ACC 15

18 North Carolina (6-5) 126 ACC 18

19 Michigan (5-4) 125 Big Ten 19

20 West Virginia (8-6) 89 Big 12 21

21 Oklahoma (7-4) 77 Big 12 22

22 Indiana (7-3) 42 Big Ten 23

23 Lehigh (4-4) 29 EIWA NR

24 Missouri (5-9) 28 Big 12 20

25 Army West Point (6-3) 27 EIWA 24

Others Receiving Votes: Maryland 15, Northern Colorado 11, Penn 11, Navy 9, Wyoming 4, Arizona State 2, Campbell 2, Utah Valley 1.

Dropped Out: No. 25 Maryland (8-7)

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