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NWCA Release

Penn State, Ohio State start year with quality wins, remain atop USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll

November 14, 2017

Manheim, Pennsylvania -- The top six teams remained the same after the first two weeks of NCAA Division I wrestling competition in the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.

Penn State (2-0) again received all 16 first-place votes to remain the unanimous No. 1 team in the country, while second-ranked Ohio State (1-0) maintained its position after a solid 31-12 victory over then-No. 11 Arizona State (0-2) over the weekend.

Third-ranked Oklahoma State (1-0) opened with a 25-9 win over then-No. 22 North Carolina, while fourth-ranked Michigan also beat Arizona State 21-18. Missouri (4-0) opened with a 20-17 win over No. 14 Illinois (0-1) in a dual held outdoors at the Mizzou Softball Stadium. Missouri blanked three non-Division I opponents on Sunday at home.

Only minor shifts occurred in this week's Top 25 with Iowa (0-0) and NC State (3-0) flip-flopping at No. 7 and No. 8, while Rutgers (3-0) jumped over Arizona State to No. 11. Oklahoma (1-2) slid one spot to No. 19, while Purdue (3-0) jumped into the poll at No. 22. The Boilermakers are coming off a strong 31-6 dual victory over then-No. 22 North Carolina at Saturday's Journeymen/MyHouse Northeast Duals in Clifton Park, New York.

Other ranked duals saw NC State beat Oklahoma 27-13, Virginia Tech over Stanford 22-12 and Rutgers over Oklahoma 22-9.

The USA Today/NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll is comprised of two voting coaches from each Division I wrestling conference. Points are 25 for each first-place vote, 24 for second, 23 for third all the way to a 25th-place vote is one point.

Future Poll Dates (Tuesdays unless otherwise noted): November 21, November 28, December 5, December 12, December 19, January 3 (Wednesday), January 9, January 16, January 23, January 30, February 6, February 13, February 20, February, 27.

Rank Team (First) Record Points Conference Previous
1 Penn State (16) 2-0 400 Big Ten 1
2 Ohio State 1-0 384 Big Ten 2
3 Oklahoma State 1-0 366 Big 12 3
4 Michigan 1-0 352 Big Ten 4
5 Missouri 4-0 332 MAC 5
6 Minnesota 1-0 313 Big Ten 6
7 NC State 3-0 297 ACC 8
8 Iowa 0-0 291 Big Ten 7
9 Virginia Tech 1-0 275 ACC 9
10 Lehigh 1-0 256 EIWA 10
11 Rutgers 3-0 232 Big Ten 12
12 Arizona State 0-2 220 Pac-12 11
13 Northern Iowa 0-0 211 Big 12 13
14 Illinois 0-1 192 Big Ten 14
15 Nebraska 0-0 187 Big Ten 15
16 South Dakota State 0-0 162 Big 12 16
17 Central Michigan 0-0 146 MAC 17
18 Wisconsin 0-0 131 Big Ten 18
19 Cornell 0-0 102 EIWA 20
20 Oklahoma 1-2 94 Big 12 19
21 Stanford 2-1 72 Pac-12 21
22 Purdue 3-0 48 Big Ten NR
23 Rider 0-0 46 EWL 23
24 Edinboro 2-0 34 EWL 25
25 Pittsburgh 0-0 24 ACC 24


Others Receiving Votes: Drexel 9, Kent State 7, North Carolina 7, Chattanooga 3, North Dakota State 3, Appalachian State 2, Lock Haven 2 Dropped Out: No. 22 North Carolina (0-2)

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