Manheim, Pennsylvania – Penn State and Oklahoma State remained unbeaten after weekend wins, staying atop the latest NWCA Division I Men’s Wrestling Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.
The top-ranked Nittany Lions improved to 12-0, extending their school-record winning streak to 68 straight with a 39-0 shutout over No. 19 Michigan and a 35-10 victory over Maryland at Rec Hall.
Oklahoma State upped its record to 13-0 after a 25-13 win over then-No. 16 Little Rock. Iowa rallied to win the final two matches of its dual against then-No. 7 Nebraska, securing a 19-17 victory.
Meanwhile, then-No. 8 Minnesota edged Ohio State 20-17, dropping the Buckeyes from fourth to eighth in this week’s rankings, while the Gophers climbed two spots to No. 6.
Northern Iowa (12-1) defeated North Dakota State 33-6, moving up one spot to No. 4, tying the program’s highest ranking in the history of the poll, which dates back to 1956. The only other time Northern Iowa reached No. 4 was on February 8, 1988.
Despite the loss to Iowa, Nebraska (9-3) moved up to No. 5. Cornell remained ninth after securing Ivy League wins over Penn and Princeton. Virginia Tech (7-2) also climbed in the rankings after completing its first ACC western swing, earning a 30-13 victory over No. 7 Stanford.
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 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 11, 2025
Rank/Team (First)/Record/Points/Conference/Previous
1 Penn State (16) (12-0) 400 Big Ten 1
2 Oklahoma State (13-0) 381 Big 12 2
3 Iowa (11-1) 370 Big Ten 3
4 Northern Iowa (12-1) 341 Big 12 5
5 Nebraska (9-3) 319 Big Ten 7
6 Minnesota (10-1) 318 Big Ten 8
7 NC State (10-1) 315 ACC 6
8 Ohio State (13-2) 305 Big Ten 4
9 Cornell (9-1) 256 Ivy League 9
10 Virginia Tech (7-2) 252 ACC 10
11 South Dakota State (13-3) 235 Big 12 11
12 Rutgers (12-5) 224 Big Ten 12
13 Illinois (9-3) 210 Big Ten 13
14 Iowa State (10-4) 201 Big 12 14
15 Little Rock (14-3) 165 Pac-12 16
16 North Carolina (7-5) 159 ACC 18
17 Stanford (8-3) 147 ACC 17
18 Pittsburgh (9-5) 145 ACC 15
19 Michigan (5-5) 98 Big Ten 19
20 Oklahoma (7-4) 81 Big 12 21
21 Indiana (7-4) 61 Big Ten 22
22 Lehigh (5-4) 50 EIWA 23
23 West Virginia (9-7) 44 Big 12 20
24 Army West Point (6-3) 35 EIWA 25
25 Missouri (5-9) 27 Big 12 24
Others Receiving Votes: Navy 15, Maryland 14, Northern Colorado 11, Wyoming 10, Penn 8, Campbell 2, Utah Valley 1.
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