NDSU Wrestling Is Ranked No. 19 In The Week 1 NWCA Coaches Poll

November 10, 2022 - 12:41pm | By James McCarty

The North Dakota State wrestling team is ranked in the Top 25 for the first time since January 9, 2019. The Bison came in ranked at No. 19 in the Week 1 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division I Wrestling Coaches Top 25 poll.

Last Friday in the season opener NDSU upset former No. 8 Nebraska (Now No. 17) 20-16.

NDSU will return to action on Saturday, November 12 as they host the annual Bison Open at Scheels Center. Matches are set to begin at 9 a.m.

NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll – Week 1

Rank Team (First) Record Points Conf. Previous

Penn State (12) (0-0) 348 Big Ten 1
Iowa (2) (0-0) 337 Big Ten 2
Missouri (1-0) 310 Big 12 4
Ohio State (0-0) 290 Big Ten 6
Michigan (0-0) 289 Big Ten 5
Arizona State (0-0) 285 Pac-12 3
Cornell (0-0) 266 EIWA 7
NC State (1-0) 247 ACC 9
Iowa State (3-0) 236 Big 12 14
Virginia Tech (0-0) 222 ACC 11
Oklahoma State (0-0) 221 Big 12 10
Minnesota (0-0) 186 Big Ten 13
Wisconsin (2-1) 171 Big Ten 12
Lehigh (2-0) 151 EIWA 17
Northwestern (0-0) 149 Big Ten 15
North Carolina (0-0) 118 ACC 16
Nebraska (0-1) 117 Big Ten 8
Pittsburgh (0-0) 98 ACC 18
NDSU (1-0) 96 Big 12 NR
Penn (0-0) 78 EIWA 21
Rutgers (0-0) 77 Big Ten 22
Northern Iowa (0-0) 63 Big 12 20
Princeton (0-0) 49 EIWA 23
Oregon State (0-1) 44 Pac-12 19
Cal Poly (1-0) 23 Pac-12 24

Others receiving votes: South Dakota State 16, Purdue 15, Stanford 14, West Virginia 7, Appalachian State 6, Central Michigan 5, Wyoming 5, Campbell 4, Michigan State 4, Illinois 3.

Dropped out: No. 25 South Dakota State (0-0).

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