Oklahoma State moves to No. 7 in NWCA Coaches Poll after two top-10 wins, no new teams in top 25

Manheim, Pennsylvania – Oklahoma State picked off a pair of top-10 opponents last week moving the Cowboys back into the nation’s Top 10 as the most recent NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll was released on Tuesday.

Oklahoma State (11-2) beat then-No. 6 Michigan 24-15 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas at the second Bout at the Ballpark and then beat then-No. 8 Missouri on criteria in front of over 5,000 fans at historic Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater.

The top five teams remained steady as Penn State remained unbeaten after wins over No. 4 Ohio State and then-No. 22 Indiana. No. 2 Iowa beat No. 12 Minnesota 18-12, while Iowa State got past West Virginia 20-13 and pesky Pittsburgh 16-15. Cornell locked up another Ivy League title with a pair of wins on the weekend. The Big Red beat Penn and Princeton.

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.

NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll
February 7, 2023

Rank Team (First) Record Points Conf. Previous
1 Penn State (14) (13-0) 350 Big Ten 1
2 Iowa (13-1) 335 Big Ten 2
3 Iowa State (14-2) 318 Big 12 3
4 Ohio State (12-2) 307 Big Ten 4
5 Cornell (11-2) 292 EIWA 5
6 NC State (12-1) 271 ACC 7
7 Oklahoma State (11-2) 255 Big 12 11
8 Virginia Tech (8-3) 241 ACC 9
9 Michigan (9-3) 239 Big Ten 6
10 Nebraska (9-3) 237 Big Ten 10
11 Missouri (7-3) 224 Big 12 8
12 Minnesota (11-3) 188 Big Ten 12
13 Northwestern (5-3) 173 Big Ten 13
14 Northern Iowa (7-3) 165 Big 12 14
15 North Dakota State (10-2) 142 Big 12 16
16 South Dakota State (11-2) 126 Big 12 17
17 Pittsburgh (9-3) 124 ACC 18
18 Wisconsin (7-7) 122 Big Ten 15
19 Arizona State (6-4) 103 Pac-12 19
20 (tie) Appalachian State (9-2) 70 SoCon 20
20 (tie) Illinois (6-6) 70 Big Ten 21
22 Indiana (7-3) 47 Big Ten 22
23 Rutgers (10-5) 44 Big Ten 23
24 (tie) Michigan State (8-6) 27 Big Ten 24
24 (tie) Penn (6-5) 27 EIWA 25

Dropped Out: None.

Others Receiving Votes: West Virginia 16, Northern Colorado 15, Cal Poly 9, Lehigh 5, Stanford 5, Air Force 2.