Manheim, Pennsylvania – Illinois and Northern Iowa were the top movers in this week's NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll, released on Tuesday, after the teams picked up ranked wins last week.
Northern Iowa (1-0) moved up to No. 10 after a 16-15 criteria victory over then-No. 13 South Dakota State on Sunday at the UNI-Dome. The Panthers broke into the Top 10 for the first time since February 25, 2014, when they finished the season ranked fifth in the nation.
Illinois defeated a pair of ranked teams, topping then-No. 9 Missouri 23-14 in Champaign before hitting the road on Monday and beating then-No. 25 North Carolina 24-14. The Fighting Illini climbed to No. 13 this week.
In other dual meet action, No. 2 Iowa improved to 4-0 after a home win in the annual Cy-Hawk dual over No. 12 Iowa State, 21-15. It was Iowa's 20th straight win over the Cyclones.
Oklahoma State improved to 4-0 after a pair of wins in the Big 12. On Friday, the Cowboys defeated Wyoming 32-6, followed by a 33-6 win over then-No. 23 Arizona State on Sunday, welcoming the Sun Devils into the conference.
No. 5 Ohio State topped Hofstra 38-6. No. 6 NC State beat visiting Utah Valley 23-16. No. 7 Virginia Tech dominated No. 17 Rutgers 26-1. No. 8 Michigan hit the road for a pair of duals, beating Duke 35-11 and Virginia 29-12. No. 10 Minnesota shut out back-to-back opponents and moved up to No. 9. The Gophers defeated North Dakota State 39-0 on Friday and Campbell 44-0 on Sunday.
In other action, No. 11 Cornell blanked Buffalo 37-0. West Virginia beat Appalachian State 37-8 and moved up one spot to No. 18 this week. No. 20 Little Rock defeated Northwestern 29-10. Pittsburgh climbed two spots to No. 19 after beating then-No. 18 Lehigh 21-12. The Mountain Hawks dropped to No. 21 after the loss. No. 22 Oklahoma defeated visiting Wyoming 27-6. Then-No. 24 Arizona State beat a pair of NAIA opponents, Arizona Christian and Embry-Riddle, on Friday. Then-No. 25 North Carolina defeated Division III Greensboro 47-3.
Methodology: The NWCA Division I 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 points 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.
NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll
November 26, 2024
| Rank |
Team (First) |
Record |
Points |
Conf. |
Previous |
| 1 |
Penn State (16) |
(1-0) |
400 |
Big Ten |
1 |
| 2 |
Iowa |
(4-0) |
384 |
Big Ten |
2 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma State |
(4-0) |
359 |
Big 12 |
3 |
| 4 |
Nebraska |
(3-0) |
353 |
Big Ten |
4 |
| 5 |
Ohio State |
(3-0) |
337 |
Big Ten |
5 |
| 6 |
NC State |
(5-0) |
316 |
ACC |
6 |
| 7 |
Virginia Tech |
(3-0) |
309 |
ACC |
7 |
| 8 |
Michigan |
(3-0) |
278 |
Big Ten |
8 |
| 9 |
Minnesota |
(3-0) |
272 |
Big Ten |
10 |
| 10 |
Northern Iowa |
(1-0) |
231 |
Big 12 |
14 |
| 11 |
Cornell |
(1-0) |
229 |
Ivy League |
11 |
| 12 |
Iowa State |
(1-2) |
217 |
Big 12 |
12 |
| 13 |
Illinois |
(5-0) |
213 |
Big Ten |
16 |
| 14 |
South Dakota State |
(1-1) |
196 |
Big 12 |
13 |
| 15 |
Missouri |
(1-2) |
187 |
Big 12 |
9 |
| 16 |
Stanford |
(4-1) |
160 |
ACC |
15 |
| 17 |
Rutgers |
(3-2) |
143 |
Big Ten |
17 |
| 18 |
West Virginia |
(3-0) |
127 |
Big 12 |
19 |
| 19 |
Pittsburgh |
(2-0) |
112 |
ACC |
21 |
| 20 |
Little Rock |
(3-0) |
107 |
Pac-12 |
20 |
| 21 |
Lehigh |
(1-1) |
76 |
EIWA |
18 |
| 22 |
Oklahoma |
(2-0) |
70 |
Big 12 |
22 |
| 23 |
Oregon State |
(1-2) |
26 |
Pac-12 |
24 |
| 24 |
North Carolina |
(3-2) |
23 |
ACC |
25 |
| 25 |
Arizona State |
(3-2) |
22 |
Big 12 |
23 |
Others Receiving Votes: Indiana 13, Maryland 12, Army West Point 11, Northern Colorado 9, Wyoming 6, Cal Poly 1, George Mason 1.
NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll Publication Dates
Dec. 3, Dec. 10, Dec. 17, Dec. 23 (MONDAY RELEASE)
Jan. 7, Jan. 14, Jan. 21, Jan. 28
Feb. 4, Feb. 11, Feb. 18, Feb. 25
Mid-Major Publication Dates
Jan. 8, Jan. 22, Feb. 12, Feb. 26
Questions related to historical polls can be sent to Jason Bryant at jason@bryantwrestling.com
