Manheim, Pennsylvania – A crowd of over 10,000 saw Oklahoma State beat rival Iowa State on Sunday at Gallagher-Iba Arena 24-9 which elevated the 12-1 Cowboys to No. 3 in the most recent NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll released Tuesday.
Oklahoma State won the first six bouts and cruised to their second victory of the weekend over an Iowa school. The Cowboys beat then-No. 13 Northern Iowa 34-3 on Friday.
Top-ranked Penn State stayed unbeaten with a 26-12 win over then-No. 6 Nebraska. The win moved Penn State to 12-0 this season and unbeaten in the Nittany Lions' last 83 dual meets. Second-ranked Ohio State went 2-0 with wins over then-No. 17 Wisconsin, 30-10, and No. 10 Michigan, 26-16.
Iowa State did come out of Oklahoma with one win, beating then-No. 21 Oklahoma, 29-10. Minnesota earned a 21-16 win over then-No. 4 Iowa, the first Minnesota win over Iowa since 2014. The win vaulted the Gophers up three spots to No. 6. Virginia Tech defeated then-No. 8 NC State, 21-12 in the annual scrap between ACC rivals.
Michigan went 1-1 with a 38-4 win over Northwestern. No. 12 Pittsburgh earned a 22-9 win over then-No. 11 North Carolina. Illinois defeated then-No. 24 Indiana, 27-7, and Rutgers went 2-0 with wins over Maryland, 30-9, and Rider, 21-12.
South Dakota State went 2-0 with wins over Air Force, 37-5, and Northern Colorado, 31-10. Missouri defeated Little Rock, 33-9, and Lehigh beat Army West Point, 29-11. Oklahoma split its week with a 23-18 win over Northern Iowa. Oregon State returned to the Top 25 this week after a ranked win at Wyoming, 25-12, while Stanford defeated Cal Poly, 43-3.
A loaded weekend of conference action is ahead with several ranked matchups and road tests on the slate. Top-ranked Penn State heads to Ann Arbor on Friday to face 10th-ranked Michigan, while fourth-ranked Iowa travels to Columbus for a Friday night meeting with second-ranked Ohio State.
No. 6 Minnesota continues Big Ten play Friday at No. 17 Rutgers, and eighth-ranked NC State visits 12th-ranked Pittsburgh. Elsewhere Friday, 19th-ranked Missouri heads to No. 16 West Virginia, seventh-ranked Virginia Tech travels to Charlottesville to face Virginia, and Little Rock visits fifth-ranked Oklahoma State. Out west, Oregon State closes the night with a trip to Arizona State, while Air Force meets 25th-ranked Wyoming in Laramie.
Saturday's ranked action includes 22nd-ranked Indiana visiting 15th-ranked Wisconsin.
Sunday is highlighted by a rematch of two recent NWCA National Duals participants as 19th-ranked Northern Iowa travels to 14th-ranked South Dakota State. Also on Sunday, Northwestern heads to Lincoln to face fifth-ranked Nebraska, Illinois travels to Purdue, and Arizona State visits 18th-ranked Oklahoma.
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
FEBRUARY 3, 2026
| Rank |
Team (First) |
Record |
Points |
Conference |
Previous |
| 1 |
Penn State (15) |
(12-0) |
399 |
Big Ten |
1 |
| 2 |
Ohio State (1) |
(16-0) |
385 |
Big Ten |
2 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma State |
(12-1) |
368 |
Big 12 |
5 |
| 4 |
Iowa State |
(9-2) |
350 |
Big 12 |
3 |
| 5 |
Nebraska |
(9-6) |
317 |
Big Ten |
6 |
| 6 |
Minnesota |
(9-4) |
310 |
Big Ten |
9 |
| 7 |
Virginia Tech |
(8-2) |
309 |
ACC |
7 |
| 8 |
Iowa |
(9-4) |
307 |
Big Ten |
4 |
| 9 |
NC State |
(12-4) |
275 |
ACC |
8 |
| 10 |
Michigan |
(8-3) |
250 |
Big Ten |
10 |
| 11 |
Illinois |
(10-4) |
233 |
Big Ten |
12 |
| 12 |
Pittsburgh |
(10-2) |
217 |
ACC |
14 |
| 13 |
North Carolina |
(8-3) |
196 |
ACC |
11 |
| 14 |
South Dakota State |
(12-3) |
180 |
Big 12 |
15 |
| 15 |
Wisconsin |
(11-3) |
144 |
Big Ten |
17 |
| 16 |
West Virginia |
(9-3) |
142 |
Big 12 |
18 |
| 17 |
Rutgers |
(10-5) |
134 |
Big Ten |
16 |
| 18 |
Oklahoma |
(8-4) |
131 |
Big 12 |
21 |
| 19 |
Northern Iowa |
(9-6) |
130 |
Big 12 |
13 |
| 20 |
Missouri |
(10-7) |
112 |
Big 12 |
19 |
| 21 |
Lehigh |
(8-6) |
99 |
EIWA |
20 |
| 22 |
Indiana |
(7-4) |
67 |
Big Ten |
24 |
| 23 |
Oregon State |
(6-1) |
42 |
Pac-12 |
NR |
| 24 |
Stanford |
(5-6) |
34 |
ACC |
25 |
| 25 |
Wyoming |
(4-5) |
21 |
Big 12 |
23 |
Others Receiving Votes: Columbia 14, Drexel 10, Lock Haven 9, SIU Edwardsville 8, Cornell 3, Rider 2, Navy 1.
Dropped Out: No. 22 Cornell (5-6).
2025-26 Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll Release Dates
Feb. 10, Feb. 17, Feb. 24
2025-26 Division I Mid-Major Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll Release Dates
Feb. 4, Feb. 25
