From: Jason Bryant jason@bryantwrestling.com Subject: COLLEGE WRESTLING: Penn State continues its run atop NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll Date: January 15, 2019 at 10:00 AM To: lanny@wrestlingusa.com View this email in your browser January 15, 2019 Penn State continues its run atop NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll Release Link: http://www.nwcaonline.com/penn-state-continues-its-run-atopnwca-division-i-wrestling-coaches-poll/ Manheim, Pennsylvania Top-ranked Penn State improved to 6-0 after beating a pair of Big Ten Conference foes over the weekend and remained No. 1 in the
a pair of Big Ten Conference foes over the weekend and remained No. 1 in the NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll released on Tuesday. It s the 26 th straight poll the Nittany Lions have been ranked No. 1. After wins over then-no. 10 Wisconsin and Northwestern, Penn State s win streak is now at 51. The Northwestern win was highlighted by two-time NCAA champion Jason Nolf s major decision over Ryan Deakin at 157 pounds in a match between two of the top-ranked wrestlers in the nation. No. 2 Ohio State (7-0) picked up a pair of Big Ten wins, beating Michigan State 37-3 and Indiana 43-3. Third-ranked Oklahoma State stayed unbeaten and improved to 7-0 after a trip to the Garden State where the Cowboys bested No. 24 Rutgers 26-5 and No. 25 Princeton 27-12. In Minneapolis, No. 4 Iowa improved to 7-0 after beating then-no. 8 Minnesota 24-10 at Maturi Pavilion. Fifth-ranked Missouri won its 11 th dual of the year and ran its win streak to 31 with a 30-12 win over Ohio in the Mid-American Conference. Sixth-ranked Michigan (6-0) topped No. 19 Illinois 28-10. NC State won twice of the weekend, beating Brown 29-10 and West Virginia 32-10. The Wolfpack wrestled Brown at PNC Arena, home to the NHL s Carolina Hurricanes. The biggest upset of the week came as injury-riddled Lehigh (3-7) bested conference rival and seventh-ranked Cornell 19-16. The loss dropped the Big Red three spots. Even though losing to third-ranked Oklahoma State, both ranked New Jersey schools had ranked victories. Rutgers topped then-no. 12 Wisconsin 17-16 on criteria. The loss slid the Badgers down a spot, while it vaulted the Scarlet Knights (7-3) up to No. 20. Princeton beat then-no. 15 North Carolina 23-16. Nebraska (7-2) moved back into the top 10 after a 22-12 win over No. 14 Northern Iowa (2-3). Out west, No. 12 Wyoming got past Oregon State 22-16 to improve to 10-3. No. 13 Virginia Tech (5-2) won three duals and were at full strength for the first time this season as the Hokies captured a fourth Virginia Duals title beating Chattanooga, Old Dominion and Virginia.
Duals title beating Chattanooga, Old Dominion and Virginia. Arizona State (3-6) slipped five spots to No. 21 after finishing fourth at the Virginia Duals with a 2-2 finish. The Sun Devils split with Oklahoma, beat Chattanooga and also fell to unranked Virginia. No. 17 Purdue topped Maryland in Big Ten competition, while then-no. 18 Pittsburgh stayed unbeaten with a trip through the Dakotas. The Panthers beat then-no. 23 North Dakota State 22-11 and then shutout South Dakota State 34-0. The Panthers move up to No. 14 this week, the program s highest ranking since February 10, 2015. Iowa State also moved up after a pair of dual wins. The Cyclones (4-1) check in at No. 16 this week, the highest of the Kevin Dresser era. Lock Haven fell to Virginia and Oklahoma before finishing seventh at the Virginia Duals with a win over Kent State. The Bald Eagles dropped to No. 24 this week. Stanford (5-0) moved into the Top 25 after wins over then-no. 22 Utah Valley and Harvard. 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. NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll January 15, 2019 Rank Team (First) Record Points Conference Previous 1 Penn State (16) 6-0 400 Big Ten 1 2 Ohio State 7-0 380 Big Ten 2 3 Oklahoma State 7-0 372 Big 12 3 4 Iowa 7-0 349 Big Ten 4 5 Missouri 11-0 333 MAC 5 6 Michigan 6-0 326 Big Ten 6 7 Minnesota 8-2 294 Big Ten 8 8 NC State 11-2 283 ACC 9 9 Nebraska 7-2 257 Big Ten 11 10 Cornell 5-2 245 EIWA 7 11 Wisconsin 6-3 236 Big Ten 10 12 Wyoming 10-3 229 Big 12 12 13 Virginia Tech 5-2 221 ACC 13 14 Pittsburgh 8-0 180 ACC 18 15 Northern Iowa 2-3 169 Big 12 14
16 Iowa State 4-1 146 Big 12 21 17 North Carolina 7-5 129 ACC 15 18 Purdue 4-4 107 Big Ten 17 19 Illinois 2-2 102 Big Ten 19 20 Rutgers 7-3 98 Big Ten 24 21 Arizona State 3-6 88 Pac-12 16 22 Princeton 4-4 61 EIWA 25 23 Utah Valley 7-6 47 Big 12 22 24 Lock Haven 3-2 38 EWL 20 25 Stanford 5-0 34 Pac-12 NR Others Receiving Votes: Virginia 24, Lehigh 23, North Dakota State 16, Oklahoma 12, Old Dominion 1 Dropped Out: No. 23 North Dakota State 2018-19 NWCA DIVISION I WRESTLING COACHES POLL RELEASE SCHEDULE November December January February 6 4 1 5 13 11 8 12 20 18 15 19 27 22 26 29 Questions related to historical polls can be sent to Jason Bryant at jason@bryantwrestling.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.