The latest college wrestling rankings are out and the Penn State Nittany Lions are once again the top team in the nation. In the latest USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll, the top six programs — Penn State, Ohio State, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma State and NC State — remain the same.
Michigan, Arizona State, Lehigh and Virginia Tech round out the top ten.
Penn State received 12 of a possible 16 first-place votes, with the Buckeyes receiving the remaining four.
The Nittany Lions hold a 9-0 record on the year, while Ohio State is 10-0. No. 3 Missouri holds an impressive 15-0 mark.
Where does your favorite program land in this week’s rankings?
The latest USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll can be seen below:
RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
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1 | Penn State (12) | 9-0 | 396 | 1 |
2 | Ohio State (4) | 10-0 | 388 | 2 |
3 | Missouri | 15-0 | 361 | 3 |
4 | Iowa | 9-1 | 355 | 4 |
5 | Oklahoma State | 8-1 | 338 | 5 |
6 | NC State | 11-1 | 321 | 6 |
7 | Michigan | 7-2 | 301 | 8 |
8 | Arizona State | 9-2 | 279 | 9 |
9 | Lehigh | 9-2 | 268 | 7 |
10 | Virginia Tech | 10-2 | 260 | 10 |
11 | Cornell | 5-2 | 244 | 12 |
T-12 | South Dakota State | 9-2 | 207 | 15 |
T-12 | Northern Iowa | 5-3 | 207 | 11 |
14 | Minnesota | 7-5 | 202 | 13 |
15 | Illinois | 4-3 | 192 | 14 |
16 | Nebraska | 6-3 | 148 | 18 |
17 | Central Michigan | 6-4 | 144 | 17 |
18 | Rutgers | 4-4 | 120 | 16 |
19 | Rider | 9-2 | 112 | 19 |
20 | Northwestern | 7-2 | 93 | 20 |
21 | Wisconsin | 5-2 | 83 | 21 |
22 | Wyoming | 8-3 | 71 | 22 |
23 | Lock Haven | 9-1 | 48 | 23 |
24 | Purdue | 5-5 | 23 | 24 |
25 | North Carolina | 7-8 | 21 | 25 |