Manheim, Pennsylvania – With just a handful of dual meets in the opening weekend of the major college wrestling season, there was minimal movement in the first NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll of the regular season, released on Tuesday.
There was a reshuffling of teams in the bottom half of the poll following Utah Valley's 19-12 upset over then-No. 14 Stanford over the weekend. The Cardinal slipped five spots to No. 19 this week.
There are 14 duals involving ranked teams this coming week, including two matchups between ranked opponents. Second-ranked Nebraska will host No. 23 Army West Point on Friday, while No. 19 Stanford heads to Stillwater to face fifth-ranked Oklahoma State.
No. 8 Lehigh and No. 14 Rutgers will both be in action at Journeymen Wrestling's WrangleMania at Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Lehigh will face Duke and Virginia, while Rutgers will meet Navy.
Third-ranked Iowa hosts Bellarmine on Thursday, while No. 10 Virginia Tech hosts Bucknell on Friday.
In addition to the ranked teams competing at WrangleMania on Saturday, No. 7 NC State will host Northern Colorado, No. 15 Illinois hosts Rider, No. 20 Pittsburgh will travel to Buffalo, and No. 21 West Virginia will go on the road to face American.
On Sunday, fourth-ranked Ohio State will travel to Chattanooga, Northern Colorado continues its Carolina swing with a dual against No. 23 North Carolina, and VMI will face No. 11 Michigan in Ann Arbor in the first-ever wrestling matchup between the two schools.
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 points for a third-place vote, and so on, down to one point for a 25th-place vote. The poll is based solely on dual meet results.
NWCA DIVISION I MEN'S WRESTLING COACHES POLL
NOVEMBER 4, 2025
| Rank |
Team (First) |
Record |
Points |
Conference |
Previous |
| 1 |
Penn State (16) |
(0-0) |
400 |
Big Ten |
1 |
| 2 |
Nebraska |
(0-0) |
382 |
Big Ten |
2 |
| 3 |
Iowa |
(0-0) |
366 |
Big Ten |
3 |
| 4 |
Ohio State |
(0-0) |
340 |
Big Ten |
4 |
| 5 |
Oklahoma State |
(0-0) |
338 |
Big 12 |
5 |
| 6 |
Iowa State |
(0-0) |
332 |
Big 12 |
6 |
| 7 |
NC State |
(0-0) |
290 |
ACC |
7 |
| 8 |
Lehigh |
(0-0) |
289 |
EIWA |
8 |
| 9 |
Minnesota |
(0-0) |
263 |
Big Ten |
9 |
| 10 |
Virginia Tech |
(0-0) |
259 |
ACC |
10 |
| 11 |
Michigan |
(0-0) |
236 |
Big Ten |
11 |
| 12 |
Cornell |
(0-0) |
222 |
Ivy League |
12 |
| 13 |
Northern Iowa |
(0-0) |
197 |
Big 12 |
13 |
| 14 |
Rutgers |
(3-0) |
184 |
Big Ten |
15 |
| 15 |
Illinois |
(0-0) |
181 |
Big Ten |
16 |
| 16 |
Missouri |
(3-0) |
136 |
Big 12 |
18 |
| 17 |
South Dakota State |
(0-0) |
126 |
Big 12 |
17 |
| 18 |
Oklahoma |
(0-0) |
117 |
Big 12 |
19 |
| 19 |
Stanford |
(0-1) |
100 |
ACC |
14 |
| 20 |
Pittsburgh |
(1-0) |
98 |
ACC |
21 |
| 21 |
West Virginia |
(0-0) |
91 |
Big 12 |
20 |
| 22 |
Little Rock |
(2-0) |
75 |
Pac-12 |
22 |
| 23 (tie) |
North Carolina |
(0-0) |
44 |
ACC |
23 |
| 23 (tie) |
Army West Point |
(0-0) |
44 |
EIWA |
24 |
| 25 |
Wyoming |
(1-0) |
24 |
Big 12 |
25 |
Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin 19, Utah Valley 13, Penn 10, Purdue 7, Arizona State 6, Lock Haven 5, Navy 2, Cal Poly 2, Central Michigan 1, Oregon State 1
Dropped Out: None
2025-26 Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll Release Dates
Nov. 11, Nov. 18, Nov. 25
Dec. 2, Dec. 9, Dec. 16
Jan. 6, Jan. 13, Jan. 20, Jan. 27
Feb. 3, Feb. 10, Feb. 17, Feb. 24
2025-26 Division I Mid-Major Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll Release Dates
Jan. 7, Jan. 21
Feb. 11, Feb. 25
