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No. 1 Iowa, No. 2 Penn State start off 2022 ranked atop NWCA Division I Coaches Poll

by NWCA

Manheim, Pennsylvania – The 2022 calendar year starts off the way it closed out with Iowa and Penn State sitting atop the NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.

The only matches since December 23 involving ranked teams was No. 23 Northwestern winning its first two duals of the year, topping Virginia 18-16 and SIUE 39-3.

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
January 4, 2022

1

Iowa (11)

(6-0)

344

Big Ten

1

2

Penn State (3)

(8-0)

339

Big Ten

2

3

Michigan

(3-0)

315

Big Ten

3

4

Oklahoma State

(7-0)

303

Big 12

4

5

NC State

(5-1)

299

ACC

5

6

Arizona State

(3-1)

285

Pac-12

6

7

Ohio State

(4-0)

263

Big Ten

7

8

Cornell

(3-1)

240

EIWA

8

9

Nebraska

(3-0)

237

Big Ten

9

10

Virginia Tech

(4-3)

223

ACC

10

11

Missouri

(6-2)

219

Big 12

11

12

Rutgers

(10-0)

199

Big Ten

12

13

Iowa State

(3-1)

183

Big 12

13

14

Minnesota

(1-1)

170

Big Ten

14

15

Purdue

(6-1)

156

Big Ten

16

16

Wisconsin

(4-0)

135

Big Ten

15

17

Lehigh

(4-4)

111

EIWA

17

18

Oklahoma

(2-2)

92

Big 12

19

19

Princeton

(0-1)

89

EIWA

18

20

North Carolina

(4-4)

65

ACC

20

21

Pittsburgh

(3-2)

63

ACC

21

22

Northern Iowa

(1-4)

55

Big 12

22

23

Northwestern

(0-0)

46

Big Ten

24

24

Illinois

(2-0)

36

Big Ten

23

25

Cal Poly

(0-0)

25

Pac-12

25


Others Receiving Votes: Campbell 17, Central Michigan 15, Stanford 6, Appalachian State 5, Wyoming 4, Virginia 3, Michigan State 2, North Dakota State 2, South Dakota State 2, Hofstra 1, Navy 1.
Dropped Out: None.
Upcoming Coaches Poll Release Dates for 2021-22: Jan. 11, Jan. 18, Jan. 25, Feb. 1, Feb. 8, Feb. 15, Feb. 22.
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