Manheim, Pennsylvania – After dropping an early season dual to Navy, an upset win over then-No. 5 Ohio State vaulted Pittsburgh to No. 13 in the most recent NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.
The Panthers improved to 6-1. Ohio State (4-1) slid five spots to No. 10. The other shift in the Top 10 saw Oklahoma State (3-0) move up two spots to No. 9 after a pair of ranked wins. The Cowboys beat then-No. 20 Lehigh 25-12 and No. 18 Oklahoma 28-9 in the first of two Bedlam duals this season.
Top-ranked Penn State (2-0) remained a unanimous No. 1 after the Nittany Lions bested Hofstra 43-10 at sold-out Rec Hall over the weekend. Missouri (3-0) beat Wyoming 40-6 to kick off Big 12 competition, while Iowa (5-0) beat visiting Columbia 38-3 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
After losing to Iowa, Columbia didn't come away empty from its trip to the Midwest as the Lions upset then-No. 16 Northern Iowa 28-21 at the McLeod Center over the weekend. Northern Iowa (0-1) fell nine spots to No. 25 this week.
In other ranked dual action last week: No. 12 Minnesota improved to 5-0 after a 33-7 win over visiting North Dakota State. Then-No. 13 Rutgers won a Garden State battle with Princeton 24-9 before blanking Buffalo 40-0 over the weekend. Navy improved to 5-0 after a 27-12 win over Ohio, West Virginia (6-1) won a pair of Big 12 duals out west, topping Air Force 27-11 and Northern Colorado 31-9. Indiana topped Central Michigan 25-15.
Note: Next week's poll will be released on THURSDAY, December 21 due to the number of ranked teams competing at the Journeymen Collegiate Wrestling Duals in Nashville, Tennessee on December 18-19.
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
December 12, 2023
| Rank |
Team (First) |
Record |
Points |
Conf. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Penn State (14) |
(2-0) |
350 |
Big Ten |
1 |
| 2 |
NC State |
(7-0) |
327 |
ACC |
2 |
| 3 |
Missouri |
(3-0) |
319 |
Big 12 |
3 |
| 4 |
Iowa |
(5-0) |
308 |
Big Ten |
4 |
| 5 |
Cornell |
(1-0) |
284 |
EIWA |
6 |
| 6 |
Iowa State |
(3-1) |
271 |
Big 12 |
7 |
| 7 |
Michigan |
(2-0) |
269 |
Big Ten |
8 |
| 8 |
Nebraska |
(2-0) |
265 |
Big Ten |
9 |
| 9 |
Oklahoma State |
(3-0) |
229 |
Big 12 |
11 |
| 10 |
Ohio State |
(4-1) |
216 |
Big Ten |
5 |
| 11 |
Virginia Tech |
(2-1) |
209 |
ACC |
10 |
| 12 |
Minnesota |
(5-0) |
203 |
Big Ten |
12 |
| 13 |
Pittsburgh |
(6-1) |
173 |
ACC |
19 |
| 14 |
South Dakota State |
(3-1) |
166 |
Big 12 |
14 |
| 15 |
Rutgers |
(5-1) |
164 |
Big Ten |
13 |
| 16 |
Oregon State |
(3-1) |
134 |
Pac-12 |
15 |
| 17 |
Navy |
(5-0) |
127 |
EIWA |
17 |
| 18 |
Oklahoma |
(4-2) |
94 |
Big 12 |
18 |
| 19 |
Stanford |
(2-0) |
87 |
Pac-12 |
24 |
| 20 |
West Virginia |
(6-1) |
74 |
Big 12 |
21 |
| 21 |
North Carolina |
(5-2) |
57 |
ACC |
23 |
| 22 |
Arizona State |
(1-2) |
43 |
Pac-12 |
22 |
| 23 |
Lehigh |
(0-3) |
38 |
EIWA |
20 |
| 24 |
Indiana |
(3-0) |
35 |
Big Ten |
25 |
| 25 |
Northern Iowa |
(0-1) |
26 |
Big 12 |
16 |
Others Receiving Votes: Campbell 18, Penn 16, Maryland 13, Cal Poly 11, Purdue 8, Northwestern 7, Illinois 4, Northern Colorado 2, Wisconsin 2, Columbia 1.
Dropped out: None.
For questions about historical polls, contact Jason Bryant at jason@bryantwrestling.com
Upcoming NWCA Division I Coaches Poll Publication Dates
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
