Manheim, Pennsylvania -- The top six teams remained the same after the first two weeks of NCAA Division I wrestling competition in the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll released on Tuesday. Penn State (2-0) again received all 16 first-place votes to remain the unanimous No. 1 team in the country, while second-ranked Ohio State (1-0) maintained its position after a solid 31-12 victory over then-No. 11 Arizona State (0-2) over the weekend.
Third-ranked Oklahoma State (1-0) opened with a 25-9 win over then-No. 22 North Carolina, while fourth-ranked Michigan also beat Arizona State 21-18. Missouri (4-0) opened with a 20-17 win over No. 14 Illinois (0-1) in a dual held outdoors at the Mizzou Softball Stadium. Missouri blanked three non-Division I opponents on Sunday at home.
Only minor shifts occurred in this week's Top 25 with Iowa (0-0) and NC State (3-0) flip-flopping at No. 7 and No. 8, while Rutgers (3-0) jumped over Arizona State to No. 11. Oklahoma (1-2) slid one spot to No. 19, while Purdue (3-0) jumped into the poll at No. 22. The Boilermakers are coming off a strong 31-6 dual victory over then-No. 22 North Carolina at Saturday's Journeymen/MyHouse Northeast Duals in Clifton Park, New York.
Other ranked duals saw NC State beat Oklahoma 27-13, Virginia Tech over Stanford 22-12 and Rutgers over Oklahoma 22-9.
The USA Today/NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll is comprised of two voting coaches from each Division I wrestling conference. Points are 25 for each first-place vote, 24 for second, 23 for third all the way to a 25th-place vote is one point.
Future Poll Dates (Tuesdays unless otherwise noted): November 21, November 28, December 5, December 12, December 19, January 3 (Wednesday), January 9, January 16, January 23, January 30, February 6, February 13, February 20, February, 27.
|
Rank |
Team (First) |
Record |
Points |
Conference |
Previous |
|
1 |
Penn State (16) |
2-0 |
400 |
Big Ten |
1 |
|
2 |
Ohio State |
1-0 |
384 |
Big Ten |
2 |
|
3 |
Oklahoma State |
1-0 |
366 |
Big 12 |
3 |
|
4 |
Michigan |
1-0 |
352 |
Big Ten |
4 |
|
5 |
Missouri |
4-0 |
332 |
MAC |
5 |
|
6 |
Minnesota |
1-0 |
313 |
Big Ten |
6 |
|
7 |
NC State |
3-0 |
297 |
ACC |
8 |
|
8 |
Iowa |
0-0 |
291 |
Big Ten |
7 |
|
9 |
Virginia Tech |
1-0 |
275 |
ACC |
9 |
|
10 |
Lehigh |
1-0 |
256 |
EIWA |
10 |
|
11 |
Rutgers |
3-0 |
232 |
Big Ten |
12 |
|
12 |
Arizona State |
0-2 |
220 |
Pac-12 |
11 |
|
13 |
Northern Iowa |
0-0 |
211 |
Big 12 |
13 |
|
14 |
Illinois |
0-1 |
192 |
Big Ten |
14 |
|
15 |
Nebraska |
0-0 |
187 |
Big Ten |
15 |
|
16 |
South Dakota State |
0-0 |
162 |
Big 12 |
16 |
|
17 |
Central Michigan |
0-0 |
146 |
MAC |
17 |
|
18 |
Wisconsin |
0-0 |
131 |
Big Ten |
18 |
|
19 |
Cornell |
0-0 |
102 |
EIWA |
20 |
|
20 |
Oklahoma |
1-2 |
94 |
Big 12 |
19 |
|
21 |
Stanford |
2-1 |
72 |
Pac-12 |
21 |
|
22 |
Purdue |
3-0 |
48 |
Big Ten |
NR |
|
23 |
Rider |
0-0 |
46 |
EWL |
23 |
|
24 |
Edinboro |
2-0 |
34 |
EWL |
25 |
|
25 |
Pittsburgh |
0-0 |
24 |
ACC |
24 |
Others Receiving Votes: Drexel 9, Kent State 7, North Carolina 7, Chattanooga 3, North Dakota State 3, Appalachian State 2, Lock Haven 2
Dropped Out: No. 22 North Carolina (0-2)