MANHEIM, Pa.- For the first time since October of 2007, a pair of teams share the #1 spot in NCAA Division II, with Central Oklahoma and West Liberty tied atop the Division II Men's Coaches Association team ranking in the latest edition of the poll, released Friday by the National Wrestling Coaches Association.

Both Central Oklahoma and West Liberty amassed 69 total points to top the poll. The Bronchos, the defending NCAA Division II National Champions, return to the top of the poll for the first time since the last ranking of last season, while the Hilltoppers find themselves atop the poll for the first time since the poll's inception in the 1992-93 academic year.

In addition to new names atop the team poll, there are also three new top-ranked individuals. Gabe Hixenbaugh of Montevallo, by virtue of a win over defending National Champion Gavin Quiocho en route to the championship at the Midwest Classic, takes over at 133, while David Hunsberger of Lander now sits atop the 165 rankings after defeating defending National Champion Chase Luensman in the Midwest Classic finale. At 285, Francisco Borsellino of West Liberty took over the top spot, giving the Hilltoppers two top-ranked individuals as he joins teammate Ty McGeary, the defending National Champion at 184, in being ranked #1.

The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) leads with 28 ranked wrestlers and six teams ranked in the Top 25, as well as three top-ranked wrestlers in Jaxson Rohman (Augustana) at 125, Wyatt Turnquist (Northern State) at 149, and Nick Novak (St. Cloud State) at 157. The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) comes in with three Top 25 teams, 17 ranked wrestlers and one #1 in Central Oklahoma's Dalton Abney at 197.

Super Region Five features more than a quarter of the nation's ranked wrestlers with 32, including the three NSIC #1s previously mentioned. Seven of DII's Top 25 teams compete in SR5. Super Region 3 is next with 22 ranked wrestlers, including four #1s in Tiffin's Zack Donathan at 141, Lake Erie's James Penfold at 174, McGeary at 184 and Borsellino at 285. Six of the Top 25 teams are out of SR3. 

The team rankings featured in this edition of the DII Coaches Association poll will be used as seeding for the 2024 NWCA Multi-Division National Duals, slated for Jan. 5-6 in Cedar Falls, IA. The next DII Coaches Association poll will come out Jan. 22.