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.

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

Loading...