Iowa retains their No. 1 spot for the fourth week in a row. Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Ohio State and Minnesota all stay the same for the second week in a row, while Central Michigan takes the No. 6 spot up from No. 10 the previous week. At the Northeast Duals Central Michigan went 4-0 on the weekend defeating: American, Bloomsburg, Maryland and Virginia.
Boise State moved to No.7 as Maryland dropped two placed to land at No. 8 for the week with a 5-1 record on the season. Cornell hangs in at No. 9 for the second straight week as Lehigh moves into the top 10 for the first time this season.
The NWCA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll for December 1, 2009, has been released.
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.
Iowa retains their No. 1 spot for the fourth week in a row. Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Ohio State and Minnesota all stay the same for the second week in a row, while Central Michigan takes the No. 6 spot up from No. 10 the previous week. At the Northeast Duals Central Michigan went 4-0 on the weekend defeating: American, Bloomsburg, Maryland and Virginia.
Boise State moved to No.7 as Maryland dropped two places to land at No. 8 for the week with a 5-1 record on the season. Cornell hangs in at No. 9 for the second straight week as Lehigh moves into the top 10 for the first time this season.
For the first time this season, in a battle of No.1 versus No. 2, the Iowa State Cyclones (1-0) will host the returning NCAA Team Champions the Iowa Hawkeyes (7-0) on Sunday, December 6th at 6 p.m.
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.
Rank Team (No. 1 Votes) Prev. Rank Points Record
1. Iowa (11) 1 275 7-0
2. Iowa State 2 264 1-0
3. Oklahoma State 3 251 1-0
4. Ohio State 4 243 4-0
5. Minnesota 5 228 1-0
6. Central Michigan 10 218 5-0
7. Boise State 8 204 4-0
8. Maryland 6 199 5-1
9. Cornell 9 187 0-1
10. Lehigh 12 178 6-2
11. Nebraska 7 161 4-1
12. Oklahoma 11 159 4-0
13. Indiana 13 143 6-0
14. Kent State 14 128 2-0
15. Penn State 15 116 4-1
16. Missouri 16 105 1-2
17. Edinboro T17 97 2-1
18. Wisconsin T17 85 1-3
19. Old Dominion 19 69 0-1
20. Illinois 22 54 2-2
21. Arizona State 20 52 3-2
22. Virginia 21 50 7-1
23. Cal Poly 25 32 2-0
24. Virginia Tech 23 31 6-1
25. Pittsburgh 24 23 5-1
Other Receiving Votes: American, Bucknell, Oregon State, Penn, Purdue, Rutgers
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