Manheim, Pennsylvania – A major college record that stood since the early 1950s fell over the weekend as top-ranked Penn State improved to 6-0 and won the program's 77
th dual meet in a row at the Journeymen Collegiate Duals in Nashville, Tennessee.
Penn State (6-0) shutout North Dakota State and then-No. 23 Stanford and remained atop the most recent NWCA Division I Men's Coaches Poll released on Tuesday. The Nittany Lions are now tied with Division II St. Cloud State for the longest win streak in NCAA wrestling history. The Nittany Lions can take hold of the NCAA mark on January 10 at Rec Hall when they host Rutgers.
No. 2 Ohio State continued its perfect start, moving to 10-0 with wins over Little Rock, 34-9, and Iowa State, 21-13 also at the Collegiate Duals.
Iowa State split its weekend, defeating then-No. 20 Lehigh 26-11.
Fifth-ranked Oklahoma State added another ranked win with a 22-12 victory over No. 6 Nebraska in Lincoln. The dual drew 7,094 fans, setting a new home attendance record for the Huskers. Nebraska picked up a ranked win on Friday, defeating then-No. 16 North Carolina 27-9. North Carolina would pick up a solid win on the road in Cedar Falls, beating then No. 12 Northern Iowa 19-13. The Tar Heels (7-1) jumped to No. 13 this week, the highest the program has been ranked since it checked in at No. 7 in the final poll of the 2019-20 season.
No. 8 South Dakota State moved to 3-0 with a 45-3 win over Campbell. No. 9 NC State went 3-0 on the week, defeating The Citadel, George Mason and Buffalo.
Back in Nashville, No. 10 Illinois earned two ranked wins, edging then-No. 18 Cornell 21-18 and defeating Lehigh 24-12
Other ranked teams in action saw No.14 Pittsburgh earn a 23-12 win over Edinboro. Oklahoma posted two wins, defeating SIU Edwardsville 23-13 and Duke 40-6.
Cornell split its weekend, picking up a win over Little Rock. Wisconsin (8-0) remained unbeaten with three wins, defeating Lock Haven, Utah Valley and Arizona State.
Stanford earned a win over North Dakota State, while Oregon State defeated Northern Illinois.
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, 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
DECEMBER 23, 2025
| Rank |
Team (First) |
Record |
Points |
Conference |
Previous |
| 1 |
Penn State (14) |
(6-0) |
398 |
Big Ten |
1 |
| 2 |
Ohio State (2) |
(10-0) |
386 |
Big Ten |
2 |
| 3 |
Iowa State |
(3-1) |
368 |
Big 12 |
3 |
| 4 |
Iowa |
(7-2) |
351 |
Big Ten |
4 |
| 5 |
Oklahoma State |
(8-1) |
337 |
Big 12 |
5 |
| 6 |
Nebraska |
(6-3) |
320 |
Big Ten |
6 |
| 7 |
Virginia Tech |
(4-2) |
297 |
ACC |
7 |
| 8 |
South Dakota State |
(3-0) |
286 |
Big 12 |
8 |
| 9 |
NC State |
(8-3) |
267 |
ACC |
9 |
| 10 |
Illinois |
(7-2) |
257 |
Big Ten |
10 |
| 11 |
Minnesota |
(6-2) |
249 |
Big Ten |
11 |
| 12 |
Michigan |
(4-2) |
195 |
Big Ten |
13 |
| 13 |
North Carolina |
(7-1) |
191 |
ACC |
16 |
| 14 |
Pittsburgh |
(7-1) |
187 |
ACC |
14 |
| 15 |
Oklahoma |
(6-1) |
183 |
Big 12 |
15 |
| 16 |
Northern Iowa |
(3-3) |
158 |
Big 12 |
12 |
| 17 |
Rutgers |
(6-2) |
136 |
Big Ten |
19 |
| 18 |
Missouri |
(6-6) |
129 |
Big 12 |
17 |
| 19 |
Wisconsin |
(8-0) |
111 |
Big Ten |
21 |
| 20 |
Cornell |
(1-3) |
102 |
Ivy League |
18 |
| 21 |
West Virginia |
(5-2) |
69 |
Big 12 |
22 |
| 22 |
Lehigh |
(3-6) |
61 |
EIWA |
20 |
| 23 |
Oregon State |
(2-0) |
43 |
Pac-12 |
24 |
| 24 |
Stanford |
(2-3) |
40 |
ACC |
23 |
| 25 |
Indiana |
(5-1) |
36 |
Big Ten |
25 |
Others Receiving Votes: Purdue 20, Penn 10, Wyoming 5, Utah Valley 4, Rider 3, Columbia 1.
Dropped Out: None
2025-26 Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll Release Dates
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
