The University of Iowa remains at the No. 1 spot in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll as they received eight No. 1 votes.
The Top 20 remains the same with little noticeable movement this week.
No. 2 Oklahoma State proved their team’s strength over the weekend with a 24-13 win over No. 3 Minnesota.
Edinboro moves to No. 25 this week after receiving votes in the past weeks.
The NWCA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll Committee is made up of one coach from each conference. A number one ranking is worth 25 points and a number 25 ranking is worth one point.
This poll is based on a dual meet ranking.
A new poll will be released every Tuesday from now until the week of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Tournament and can be found at www.nwcaonline.com.
NWCA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll
Rank
School
Total
Prev. Rank
Record
1
Iowa (8)
248
5-0
2
Oklahoma State (2)
242
2-0
3
Minnesota
221
4
3-2
Cornell
219
1-0
5
Penn State
213
1-1
6
Ohio State
196
4-0
7
Illinois
185
6-1
8
Michigan
171
9
Pittsburgh
158
3-0
10
Lehigh
152
5-2
11
Oklahoma
149
12
Missouri
140
3-1
13
Maryland
134
7-0
14
Wyoming
114
15
0-0
Virginia Tech
105
16
Oregon State
100
18
2-1
17
Rutgers
87
Central Michigan
81
19
6-2
Northwestern
75
20
Kent State
58
2-2
21
Nebraska
57
T22
Virginia
29
23
Binghamton
25
24
Penn
22
Edinboro
RV
0-1
Others Receiving Votes: American, Arizona State, Boston, Cal Poly, Hofstra, Iowa State, Purdue, and Stanford.
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