The University of Iowa remains at the No. 1 spot in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll for the seventh week in a row as they received six No. 1 votes.
The Top 10 teams remained the same for the third straight week this season. Oregon State, Northwestern and Wyoming all made some upward movement in the Top 20 this week.
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 (6)
246
6-0
2
Oklahoma State (4)
243
4-0
3
Minnesota
222
4-2
T4
Cornell
217
4
1-0
Penn State
5
4-1
6
Ohio State
203
5-0
7
Illinois
185
7-1
8
Michigan
165
2-1
9
Oklahoma
162
T9
3-1
10
Pittsburgh
155
3-0
11
Missouri
154
5-1
12
Lehigh
127
5-3
13
Maryland
125
8-0
14
Nebraska
122
T15
Virginia Tech
100
15
Oregon State
16
17
Northwestern
95
18
Wyoming
79
20
0-2
19
Central Michigan
71
Rutgers
69
21
Virginia
48
22
Kent State
45
4-4
23
Binghamton
38
24
Edinboro
35
1-1
25
Hofstra
2-0
Others Receiving Votes: American, Arizona State, Cal Poly, Iowa State, Penn, and Purdue.
The National Wrestling Coaches Association, established in 1928, is a non-profit organization for the advancement of all levels of the sport of wrestling with primary emphasis on developing coaches who work in academic environments. The membership embraces all people interested in amateur wrestling. The three core competencies of the NWCA are: Coaching Development, student-athlete welfare, and promotion of wrestling.
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