Manheim, Pennsylvania – Illinois and Northern Iowa were the top movers in this week's NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll, released on Tuesday, after the teams picked up ranked wins last week.

Northern Iowa (1-0) moved up to No. 10 after a 16-15 criteria victory over then-No. 13 South Dakota State on Sunday at the UNI-Dome. The Panthers broke into the Top 10 for the first time since February 25, 2014, when they finished the season ranked fifth in the nation.

Illinois defeated a pair of ranked teams, topping then-No. 9 Missouri 23-14 in Champaign before hitting the road on Monday and beating then-No. 25 North Carolina 24-14. The Fighting Illini climbed to No. 13 this week.

In other dual meet action, No. 2 Iowa improved to 4-0 after a home win in the annual Cy-Hawk dual over No. 12 Iowa State, 21-15. It was Iowa's 20th straight win over the Cyclones.

Oklahoma State improved to 4-0 after a pair of wins in the Big 12. On Friday, the Cowboys defeated Wyoming 32-6, followed by a 33-6 win over then-No. 23 Arizona State on Sunday, welcoming the Sun Devils into the conference.

No. 5 Ohio State topped Hofstra 38-6. No. 6 NC State beat visiting Utah Valley 23-16. No. 7 Virginia Tech dominated No. 17 Rutgers 26-1. No. 8 Michigan hit the road for a pair of duals, beating Duke 35-11 and Virginia 29-12. No. 10 Minnesota shut out back-to-back opponents and moved up to No. 9. The Gophers defeated North Dakota State 39-0 on Friday and Campbell 44-0 on Sunday.

In other action, No. 11 Cornell blanked Buffalo 37-0. West Virginia beat Appalachian State 37-8 and moved up one spot to No. 18 this week. No. 20 Little Rock defeated Northwestern 29-10. Pittsburgh climbed two spots to No. 19 after beating then-No. 18 Lehigh 21-12. The Mountain Hawks dropped to No. 21 after the loss. No. 22 Oklahoma defeated visiting Wyoming 27-6. Then-No. 24 Arizona State beat a pair of NAIA opponents, Arizona Christian and Embry-Riddle, on Friday. Then-No. 25 North Carolina defeated Division III Greensboro 47-3.

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

November 26, 2024

Rank Team (First) Record Points Conf. Previous

1 Penn State (16) (1-0) 400 Big Ten 1

2 Iowa (4-0) 384 Big Ten 2

3 Oklahoma State (4-0) 359 Big 12 3

4 Nebraska (3-0) 353 Big Ten 4

5 Ohio State (3-0) 337 Big Ten 5

6 NC State (5-0) 316 ACC 6

7 Virginia Tech (3-0) 309 ACC 7

8 Michigan (3-0) 278 Big Ten 8

9 Minnesota (3-0) 272 Big Ten 10

10 Northern Iowa (1-0) 231 Big 12 14

11 Cornell (1-0) 229 Ivy League 11

12 Iowa State (1-2) 217 Big 12 12

13 Illinois (5-0) 213 Big Ten 16

14 South Dakota State (1-1) 196 Big 12 13

15 Missouri (1-2) 187 Big 12 9

16 Stanford (4-1) 160 ACC 15

17 Rutgers (3-2) 143 Big Ten 17

18 West Virginia (3-0) 127 Big 12 19

19 Pittsburgh (2-0) 112 ACC 21

20 Little Rock (3-0) 107 Pac-12 20

21 Lehigh (1-1) 76 EIWA 18

22 Oklahoma (2-0) 70 Big 12 22

23 Oregon State (1-2) 26 Pac-12 24

24 North Carolina (3-2) 23 ACC 25

25 Arizona State (3-2) 22 Big 12 23

Others Receiving Votes: Indiana 13, Maryland 12, Army West Point 11, Northern Colorado 9, Wyoming 6, Cal Poly 1, George Mason 1.

NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll Publication Dates

Dec. 3, Dec. 10, Dec. 17, Dec. 23 (MONDAY RELEASE)

Jan. 7, Jan. 14, Jan. 21, Jan. 28

Feb. 4, Feb. 11, Feb. 18, Feb. 25

Mid-Major Publication Dates

Jan. 8, Jan. 22, Feb. 12, Feb. 26

Questions related to historical polls can be sent to Jason Bryant at jason@bryantwrestling.com