Manheim, Pennsylvania – Northern Iowa, fresh off its championship in the Division I bracket at the NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals, remained No. 1 in the most recent NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Mid-Major Top 20 released on Wednesday.
The Panthers (9-0) defeated South Dakota State (10-3) in the Division I finals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls two weeks ago. Little Rock (13-2) finished third and Northern Colorado (7-4) fourth.
Army West Point (6-1) moved into the top five for the first time this season. Drexel, Central Michigan and North Dakota State all moved into the Top 20 after being unranked in the season's first Mid-Major poll.
Northern Iowa, Cornell, South Dakota State, Little Rock and Army West Point and Lehigh are all ranked in the Top 25 in the NWCA Men's Wrestling Division I Coaches Poll.
Methodology: The NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Mid-Major Coaches Poll is voted on by one coach from Division I wrestling conferences with mid-major representation. Each first-place vote is worth 20 points, 19 points for a second-place vote, 18 for a third-place vote, and so on through to one point for a 20th-place vote. The poll is based on dual meet results and represents schools that are in not full members in all-sports conferences considered the "Power 4."
NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Mid-Major Coaches Poll
January 22, 2025
| Rank |
Team (First) |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
Conf. |
All-Sports |
| 1 |
Northern Iowa (6) |
(9-0) |
120 |
1 |
Big 12 |
Missouri Valley |
| 2 |
Cornell |
(3-1) |
112 |
2 |
Ivy League |
Ivy League |
| 3 |
South Dakota State |
(10-3) |
110 |
3 |
Big 12 |
Summit |
| 4 |
Little Rock |
(13-2) |
102 |
4 |
Pac-12 |
OVC |
| 5 |
Army West Point |
(6-1) |
94 |
6 |
EIWA |
Patriot |
| 6 |
Northern Colorado |
(7-4) |
88 |
7 |
Big 12 |
Big Sky |
| 7 |
Lehigh |
(2-4) |
79 |
5 |
EIWA |
Patriot |
| 8 |
Wyoming |
(6-5) |
72 |
8 |
Big 12 |
Mountain West |
| 9 |
Penn |
(5-3) |
61 |
15 |
Ivy League |
Ivy League |
| 10 |
Navy |
(4-3) |
59 |
14 |
EIWA |
Patriot |
| 11 |
Utah Valley |
(5-5) |
51 |
9 |
Big 12 |
WAC |
| 12 |
Drexel |
(5-8) |
39 |
NR |
EIWA |
CAA |
| 13t |
California Baptist |
(5-5) |
37 |
12 |
Big 12 |
WAC |
| 13t |
George Mason |
(11-3) |
37 |
10 |
MAC |
Atlantic 10 |
| 15 |
Binghamton |
(5-7) |
36 |
11 |
EIWA |
America East |
| 16 |
Cal Poly |
(3-6) |
34 |
17 |
Pac-12 |
Big West |
| 17 |
Ohio |
(6-6) |
29 |
13 |
MAC |
MAC |
| 18 |
Lock Haven |
(7-5) |
25 |
16 |
MAC |
PSAC |
| 19 |
Central Michigan |
(4-5) |
19 |
NR |
MAC |
MAC |
| 20 |
North Dakota State |
(3-6) |
17 |
NR |
Big 12 |
Summit |
Others Receiving Votes: Appalachian State 13, American 9, Campbell 9, Rider 6, Northern Illinois 2.
NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll Publication Dates
Jan. 28
Feb. 4, Feb. 11, Feb. 18, Feb. 25
Mid-Major Publication Dates
Feb. 12, Feb. 26
Questions related to historical polls can be sent to Jason Bryant at jason@bryantwrestling.com
