The NWCA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll for February 8, 2011, has been released.
Cornell retains the No. 1 spot for the second week in a row, with nine of the eleven No. 1 votes.
The NWCA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll for February 8, 2011, has been released.
Cornell retains the No. 1 spot for the second week in a row, with nine of the eleven No. 1 votes.
Rounding out the rest of this week’s Top 5 are Iowa, Penn State, Oklahoma State and Minnesota.
Moving into the Top 10 this week are both Lehigh and Michigan both with 169 points to tie for No. 10. Michigan moved up from No. 13 after a 26-9 win over Wisconsin.
The Top 20 saw some movement this week with: Kent State and Cal Poly moving up.
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.
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 | Cornell (9) | 272 | 1 | 9-1 |
| 2 | Iowa (2) | 264 | 2 | 12-0-1 |
| 3 | Penn State | 255 | 3 | 15-1 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 236 | 5 | 11-2-1 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 235 | 4 | 14-3 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 213 | 7 | 16-4 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 209 | 8 | 19-1 |
| 8 | Boise State | 190 | 9 | 9-2-1 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 184 | 10 | 12-1 |
| T10 | Lehigh | 169 | 11 | 13-6 |
| T10 | Michigan | 169 | 13 | 10-3 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 164 | 6 | 9-4-1 |
| 13 | Missouri | 141 | 12 | 14-8 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 134 | 14 | 12-5 |
| 15 | Kent State | 112 | T15 | 12-5 |
| 16 | Northwestern | 111 | 17 | 16-2 |
| 17 | Iowa State | 106 | T15 | 9-8 |
| 18 | American | 86 | 18 | 14-5 |
| 19 | Cal Poly | 74 | 20 | 8-1 |
| 20 | Illinois | 69 | 19 | 4-4-1 |
| 21 | Oregon State | 47 | 21 | 9-5-2 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 41 | 23 | 10-6 |
| 23 | Purdue | 36 | 24 | 6-7-1 |
| 24 | Wyoming | 28 | 25 | 10-4 |
| 25 | Central Michigan | 20 | 22 | 5-8 |
Others Receiving Votes: Navy and Virginia
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