Ohio State, Purdue move up one spot in NWCA Div. I Coaches Poll after opening weekend victories

Manheim, Pennsylvania – It was a slow start to the Division I wrestling season in terms of dual meets as just a handful of teams competed in the opening week of the season. Ohio State's 23-12 win over North Carolina highlighted the action in the only matchup between ranked teams. It provided the slighted of the movement as the new NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll was released on Tuesday.

The Buckeyes (1-0) moved up one spot to No. 9, while North Carolina (2-1) fell a spot to No. 13. The Tar Heels opened up the season with wins over Division II Queens and NAIA Life on the first day of available competition.

Rutgers started the season 3-0 with a home quad meet and wins over Binghamton (34-9), Cleveland State (35-3) and Division III New Jersey City University (48-0).

No. 21 Purdue (2-0) moved up a spot after an eastern swing saw the Boilermakers top pesky Drexel 29-18 and Rider 33-3.

Like North Carolina, No. 22 Wisconsin went live on the first day of competition, topping visiting Buffalo 30-3 in Madison.

Lehigh fell out of the Top 25 this week after the Mountain Hawks fell to unranked Campbell 22-11 in a tri-meet hosted by Oregon State. It was the first victory for any Southern Conference team ever over Lehigh, which did rebound to beat Oregon State, which beat Campbell. All three teams received votes this week. Stanford didn't compete in any duals, but did slide into the rankings at No. 24.

This Week: No. 10 Nebraska hosts Division II Chadron State and Nebraska-Kearney on Thursday; Buffalo hosts No. 15 Pittsburgh on Friday, while No. 23 Wisconsin will face Little Rock in La Crosse, Wisconsin in an event that will feature Division I, Division II and Division III duals help simultaneously. It's a busy Saturday on the mats as well. Second-ranked Penn State will head across the state to Manheim to take on Sacred Heart and Oregon State; No. 6 Oklahoma State will go to No. 24 Stanford; Rutgers will head south to take on host Davidson, Clarion and Chattanooga in a quad. No. 17 Oklahoma will face host West Virginia; No. 25 Northwestern will host SIUE.
On Sunday, third-ranked Missouri hosts Northern Colorado, fourth-ranked Michigan hosts CSU Bakersfield and No. 20 Purdue heads to Cleveland State.

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
November 9, 2021

Rank	Team (First)	Record	Points	Conference	Previous
1	Iowa (14)	(0-0)	350	Big Ten	1
2	Penn State	(0-0)	336	Big Ten	2
3	Missouri	(0-0)	315	Big 12	3
4	Michigan	(0-0)	312	Big Ten	4
5	NC State	(0-0)	287	ACC	5
6	Oklahoma State	(0-0)	270	Big 12	7
7	Virginia Tech	(0-0)	267	ACC	6
8	Arizona State	(0-0)	259	Pac-12	8
9	Ohio State	(1-0)	231	Big Ten	10
10	Nebraska	(0-0)	228	Big Ten	9
11	Minnesota	(0-0)	206	Big Ten	11
12	Cornell	(0-0)	197	EIWA	13
13	North Carolina	(2-1)	166	ACC	12
14	Iowa State	(0-0)	165	Big 12	14
15	Pittsburgh	(0-0)	158	ACC	15
16	Northern Iowa	(0-0)	123	Big 12	17
17	Oklahoma	(0-0)	117	Big 12	16
18	Illinois	(0-0)	99	Big Ten	18
19	Rutgers	(3-0)	96	Big Ten	19
20	Purdue	(2-0)	66	Big Ten	21
21 (tie)	Princeton	(0-0)	51	EIWA	22 (tie)
21 (tie)	Wyoming	(0-0)	51	Big 12	20
23	Wisconsin	(1-0)	43	Big Ten	22 (tie)
24	Stanford	(0-0)	40	Pac-12	NR
25	Northwestern	(0-0)	38	Big Ten	25

Others Receiving Votes: Virginia 16, Lehigh 15, Cal Poly 14, Campbell 12, Oregon State 10, Central Michigan 6, Appalachian State, West Virginia 2, Army West Point, Michigan State 1.

Dropped Out: No. 24 Lehigh (1-1).

Coaches Poll Release Dates for 2021-22:
Nov. 9, Nov. 16, Nov. 23, Nov. 30, Dec. 7, Dec. 14, Dec. 21, Jan. 4, Jan. 11, Jan. 18, Jan. 25, Feb. 1, Feb. 8, Feb. 15, Feb. 22.