Manheim, Pennsylvania – One dual meet and one personnel change created the most movement in the most recent NWCA Division I Men’s Wrestling Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.
No. 7 Virginia Tech’s 23-10 win over then-No. 8 Missouri was the lone Top 10 dual of last week. The loss caused Missouri to slip one spot to No. 9 this week. The Hokies (2-0) stayed put.
The return of two-time NCAA champion and Tokyo Olympic champion Gable Steveson to the Minnesota lineup this coming week buoyed the Gophers to No. 10, up two spots. Steveson’s return could be as soon as Sunday when Minnesota (1-0) hosts Campbell. On the mat, the Gophers beat Bucknell 35-3 to open the dual meet portion of the schedule.
Top-ranked Penn State (1-0) opened its dual season with a 41-3 home win against Drexel, giving the Nittany Lions their 56th consecutive dual meet victory. The streak currently stands as the 13th best all-time in college history and among major college divisions, ranks sixth. Penn State’s longest win streak in school history came from 2015-2019 with 60 dual wins in a row.
The David Taylor era at Oklahoma State opened up with a trip out west. The Cowboys (2-0) opened up with a 38-6 win over Utah Valley before taking down No. 24 Oregon State 36-3.
Nebraska (3-0) picked up a pair of wins in North Carolina. The Huskers defeated Campbell 40-6 before heading up the road to Chapel Hill and dispatching No. 25 North Carolina 34-3.
Ohio State (2-0) opened with a pair of home wins. The Buckeyes beat Chattanooga 36-6 and Edinboro 40-4.
Fifth-ranked NC State (4-0) was strong with three wins on the week. The Wolfpack first beat Appalachian State 34-12 before besting No. 17 Rutgers 23-14 and Princeton 34-6 at the Journeymen Jersey Jostle in Toms River, New Jersey on Sunday.
Michigan, which jumped over Missouri into the eighth spot this week, opened up the home schedule with a 28-9 win over Columbia.
Elsewhere in the Top 25, then-No. 11 Iowa State beat Navy 29-9, No. 13 South Dakota State blanked Division II Augustana (S.D.) 49-0, No. 15 Stanford beat Cal Poly 33-12 outdoors in what’s now a non-conference dual. No. 17 Rutgers picked up a win against LIU at the Jersey Jostle, No. 18 Lehigh beat Morgan State 37-7 and No. 19 West Virginia beat Rider 31-9.
Methodology: The NWCA Division I 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 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
November 19, 2024
Rank/Team (First)/Record/Points/Conf./Previous
1 Penn State (1-0) 400 Big Ten 1
2 Iowa (3-0) 382 Big Ten 2
3 Oklahoma State (2-0) 361 Big 12 3
4 Nebraska (3-0) 354 Big Ten 4
5 Ohio State (2-0) 337 Big Ten 5
6 NC State (4-0) 320 ACC 6
7 Virginia Tech (2-0) 306 ACC 7
8 Michigan (1-0) 265 Big Ten 9
9 Missouri (1-1) 250 Big 12 8
10 Minnesota (1-0) 241 Big Ten 12
11 Cornell (0-0) 239 Ivy League 10
12 Iowa State (1-1) 223 Big 12 11
13 South Dakota State (1-0) 216 Big 12 13
14 Northern Iowa (0-0) 197 Big 12 14
15 Stanford (4-1) 176 ACC 14
16 Illinois (3-0) 172 Big Ten 16
17 Rutgers (3-1) 147 Big Ten 17
18 Lehigh (1-0) 133 EIWA 18
19 West Virginia (2-0) 122 Big 12 19
20 Little Rock (2-0) 84 Pac-12 20
21 Pittsburgh (1-0) 58 ACC 23
22 Oklahoma (1-0) 56 Big 12 21
23 Arizona State (1-1) 47 Big 12 22
24 Oregon State (1-2) 33 Pac-12 24
25 North Carolina (2-1) 27 ACC 25
Others Receiving Votes: Wyoming 12, Indiana 11, Northern Colorado 10, Army West Point 8, Maryland 7, Penn 5, Cal Poly 1
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