The University of Iowa remains at the No. 1 spot in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll for the sixth week in a row as they received seven No. 1 votes.
The University of Iowa remains at the No. 1 spot in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll for the sixth week in a row as they received seven No. 1 votes.
There was little movement in the Top 25 this week, due to a lack of dual meets.
There will be no poll the week of December 27, 2011, voting will resume on January 3, 2012.
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 (7) | 247 | 1 | 6-0 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State (3) | 243 | 2 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 224 | 3 | 4-2 |
| 4 | Cornell | 221 | 4 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Penn State | 212 | 5 | 4-1 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 201 | 6 | 6-0 |
| 7 | Illinois | 189 | 7 | 7-1 |
| 8 | Michigan | 174 | 8 | 2-1 |
| T9 | Pittsburgh | 160 | 9 | 3-1 |
| T9 | Oklahoma | 160 | 10 | 3-1 |
| 11 | Missouri | 146 | 12 | 5-1 |
| 12 | Lehigh | 144 | 11 | 5-3 |
| 13 | Maryland | 123 | 13 | 8-0 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 110 | 16 | 5-0 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 108 | T14 | 3-1 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 96 | T14 | 4-1 |
| 17 | Rutgers | 86 | 17 | 5-1 |
| 18 | Northwestern | 85 | 18 | 4-0 |
| 19 | Central Michigan | 77 | 19 | 7-2 |
| 20 | Wyoming | 72 | 20 | 0-1 |
| 21 | Virginia | 50 | 22 | 3-1 |
| 22 | Kent State | 47 | 21 | 2-4 |
| 23 | Binghamton | 37 | 23 | 7-0 |
| 24 | Edinboro | 16 | 24 | 1-1 |
| 25 | Hofstra | 10 | 25 | 2-0 |
Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State, Cal Poly, Penn, and Purdue.
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