Manheim, Pennsylvania –With a large portion of the Division I membership competing at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational this past weekend, the number of ranked teams in action in duals was pretty minimal.
Penn State (1-0) opened up its dual season with a 30-10 win over No. 20 Lehigh and remained the unanimous No. 1 in the most recent NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.
Twenty four of the 25 teams remained in the Top 25 with Indiana (2-0) the lone new entry, coming in at No. 25 this week after beating Princeton 18-15 over the weekend.
Among teams who competed in the past week, No. 3 Missouri (2-0) topped No. 18 Oklahoma 30-12, while No. 4 Iowa (4-0) headed east to beat Penn 22-13 at the Palestra in Philadelphia.
No. 13 Rutgers improved to 3-1 after a 49-0 shutout win over Edinboro, while Oklahoma rebounded to edge No. 21 West Virginia 21-19 in Morgantown.
No. 19 Pittsburgh topped Illinois 22-9.
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 5, 2023
| Rank |
Team (First) |
Record |
Points |
Conf. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Penn State (14) |
(1-0) |
350 |
Big Ten |
1 |
| 2 |
NC State |
(7-0) |
324 |
ACC |
2 |
| 3 |
Missouri |
(2-0) |
317 |
Big 12 |
3 |
| 4 |
Iowa |
(4-0) |
300 |
Big Ten |
4 |
| 5 |
Ohio State |
(4-0) |
292 |
Big Ten |
5 |
| 6 |
Cornell |
(1-0) |
275 |
EIWA |
6 |
| 7 |
Iowa State |
(3-1) |
266 |
Big 12 |
8 |
| 8 |
Michigan |
(2-0) |
257 |
Big Ten |
7 |
| 9 |
Nebraska |
(2-0) |
254 |
Big Ten |
9 |
| 10 |
Virginia Tech |
(2-1) |
233 |
ACC |
10 |
| 11 |
Oklahoma State |
(1-0) |
208 |
Big 12 |
11 |
| 12 |
Minnesota |
(4-0) |
190 |
Big Ten |
12 |
| 13 |
Rutgers |
(3-1) |
175 |
Big Ten |
13 |
| 14 |
South Dakota State |
(3-1) |
167 |
Big 12 |
14 |
| 15 |
Oregon State |
(3-1) |
151 |
Pac-12 |
15 |
| 16 |
Northern Iowa |
(0-0) |
127 |
Big 12 |
16 |
| 17 |
Navy |
(4-0) |
113 |
EIWA |
17 |
| 18 |
Oklahoma |
(4-1) |
103 |
Big 12 |
18 |
| 19 |
Pittsburgh |
(5-1) |
88 |
ACC |
19 |
| 20 |
Lehigh |
(0-2) |
66 |
EIWA |
20 |
| 21 |
West Virginia |
(4-1) |
61 |
Big 12 |
21 |
| 22 |
Arizona State |
(1-2) |
46 |
Pac-12 |
22 |
| 23 |
North Carolina |
(5-2) |
42 |
ACC |
23 |
| 24 |
Stanford |
(2-0) |
40 |
Pac-12 |
24 |
| 25 |
Indiana |
(2-0) |
17 |
Big Ten |
NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Campbell 16, Maryland 13, Penn 13, Purdue 11, Northwestern 8, Northern Colorado 6, Cal Poly 4, Wisconsin 4.
Dropped out: No. 25 Maryland (1-1)
For questions about historical polls, contact Jason Bryant at jason@bryantwrestling.com
NWCA Division I Coaches Poll Publication Dates
Dec. 12, 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
