Manheim, Pennsylvania – Two of the three Division I duals in action over the Thanksgiving holiday featured ranked teams and the biggest came in Ames as No. 4 Iowa knocked off No. 8 Iowa State 18-14 before 14,267 fans at Hilton Coliseum.
Neither team moved in the most recent NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll released on Tuesday, but Minnesota's 19-13 win at home over South Dakota State did impact the rankings.
The Cy-Hawk dual was the first regular season dual in college wrestling history to be aired on ESPN's main channel. The NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling Championships have been shown live on ESPN since 2004 and duals have been featured on ESPN2 and ESPNU in recent years. The crowd was the fifth-largest in Hilton Coliseum history and the first dual in Ames to draw over 14,000 fans since February 19, 1982, which was also an Iowa-Iowa State dual.
Minnesota (4-0) moved up to No. 12 this week, leapfrogging Rutgers and South Dakota State. The Gophers were slight underdogs coming in against the then-No. 12 Jackrabbits. South Dakota State (3-1) settled at No. 14 in this week's rankings.
Maryland did slide into the Top 25 for the first time this season after an off week. The Terps are 1-1 this season. Wisconsin (1-1) dropped out of the poll this week.
Methodology: The NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll is voted on by two coaches from each Division I wrestling conference. Each first-place vote is worth 25 points, 24 points for a second-place vote, 23 for a third-place vote and so on through to one point for a 25th-place vote. The poll is based on dual meet results. Teams who are not competing this season are not included in the voting process.
NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll
November 28, 2023
| Rank |
Team (First) |
Record |
Points |
Conf. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Penn State (14) |
(0-0) |
350 |
Big Ten |
1 |
| 2 |
NC State |
(7-0) |
320 |
ACC |
2 |
| 3 |
Missouri |
(1-0) |
318 |
Big 12 |
3 |
| 4 |
Iowa |
(3-0) |
301 |
Big Ten |
4 |
| 5 |
Ohio State |
(4-0) |
290 |
Big Ten |
5 |
| 6 |
Cornell |
(1-0) |
274 |
EIWA |
7 |
| 7 |
Michigan |
(2-0) |
270 |
Big Ten |
6 |
| 8 |
Iowa State |
(3-1) |
252 |
Big 12 |
8 |
| 9 |
Nebraska |
(2-0) |
250 |
Big Ten |
9 |
| 10 |
Virginia Tech |
(2-1) |
236 |
ACC |
10 |
| 11 |
Oklahoma State |
(1-0) |
212 |
Big 12 |
11 |
| 12 |
Minnesota |
(4-0) |
195 |
Big Ten |
13 |
| 13 |
Rutgers |
(2-1) |
172 |
Big Ten |
14 |
| 14 |
South Dakota State |
(3-1) |
171 |
Big 12 |
12 |
| 15 |
Oregon State |
(3-1) |
140 |
Pac-12 |
15 |
| 16 |
Northern Iowa |
(0-0) |
135 |
Big 12 |
16 |
| 17 |
Navy |
(4-0) |
119 |
EIWA |
17 |
| 18 |
Oklahoma |
(3-0) |
116 |
Big 12 |
18 |
| 19 |
Pittsburgh |
(4-1) |
90 |
ACC |
19 |
| 20 |
Lehigh |
(0-1) |
65 |
EIWA |
20 |
| 21 |
West Virginia |
(4-0) |
60 |
Big 12 |
21 |
| 22 |
Arizona State |
(1-2) |
41 |
Pac-12 |
23 |
| 23 |
North Carolina |
(5-2) |
40 |
ACC |
22 |
| 24 |
Stanford |
(2-0) |
25 |
Pac-12 |
25 |
| 25 |
Maryland |
(1-1) |
15 |
Big Ten |
NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Indiana 14, Penn 14, Campbell 13, Northwestern 11, Wisconsin 11, Illinois 10, Cal Poly 9, Northern Colorado 6, Purdue 5.
Dropped out: No. 24 Wisconsin (1-1)
For questions about historical polls, contact Jason Bryant at jason@bryantwrestling.com
Upcoming NWCA Division I Coaches Poll Publication Dates
Dec. 5, Dec. 11, Dec. 21 (THURSDAY RELEASE), Dec. 27 (WEDNESDAY RELEASE)
Jan. 9, Jan. 16, Jan. 23, Jan. 30
Feb. 6, Feb. 13, Feb. 20, Feb. 27
Mid-Major Publication Dates
Jan. 30, Feb. 13, Feb. 27
