By Jason Bryant
National Wrestling Coaches Association

MANHEIM, Pa. - Big wins and down-to-the-wire performances were among the notable results in the past week of college wrestling action as the National Wrestling Coaches Association released the most recent Division I Men's Coaches Poll on Tuesday.
 
No. 1 Penn State stayed unbeaten with a pair of shutouts, defeating then-No. 25 Indiana 48-0 and topping Maryland 51-0. No. 2 Ohio State went 2-0 with wins over then-No. 9 Minnesota, 29-9, and then-No. 6 Nebraska, 17-16. Iowa also notched a ranked win, beating Nebraska 22-14, while Oklahoma State handled then-No. 18 Missouri, 33-3.
 
Iowa State posted two wins, blanking Northern Colorado 42-0 before defeating then-No. 15 South Dakota State, 27-9. NC State earned a ranked victory over then-No. 11 North Carolina, 24-10, and Virginia Tech beat then-No. 24 Stanford, 22-14. Minnesota split its week with a 26-10 win over then-No. 16 Wisconsin before falling to Ohio State.

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Illinois edged then-No. 17 Rutgers 17-16 on criteria, while Rutgers also picked up a 30-10 win over Northwestern. Northern Iowa beat Arizona State, and West Virginia earned a ranked win over then-No. 23 Wyoming, 21-15. Cornell went 2-0 with wins over Harvard and Brown, while Stanford defeated Virginia following its loss to Virginia Tech. South Dakota State beat California Baptist before falling to Iowa State, and Indiana rebounded from its loss to Penn State to beat Michigan State, 32-13.
 
A full slate of ranked teams is scheduled to compete this weekend, highlighted by multiple head-to-head matchups between ranked opponents. No. 6 Nebraska heads to State College on Friday to face top-ranked Penn State, while No. 9 Minnesota travels to Iowa City to meet the fourth-ranked Hawkeyes. Friday also features No. 7 Virginia Tech at No. 8 NC State, No. 16 Wisconsin at No. 2 Ohio State, No. 14 Pittsburgh at No. 11 North Carolina, No. 3 Iowa State at No. 21 Oklahoma, No. 13 Northern Iowa at No. 5 Oklahoma State and No. 25 Indiana at No. 12 Illinois.
 
On Saturday, Northern Iowa returns to face No. 21 Oklahoma, and No. 18 Missouri travels to Little Rock. Oregon State heads to Laramie to meet No. 23 Wyoming, while No. 22 Cornell is scheduled to host Arizona State and Columbia.
 
Sunday closes the week with No. 3 Iowa State at No. 5 Oklahoma State, No. 10 Michigan at No. 2 Ohio State and No. 20 Lehigh at Army West Point. Wisconsin wraps its weekend Sunday at Purdue, while No. 15 South Dakota State hosts Air Force on Friday before meeting Northern Colorado on Sunday.

Methodology: The NWCA Division I Men's 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.

Others Receiving Votes: Oregon State 15, Drexel 11, Columbia 6, SIU Edwardsville 4.
 
Dropped Out: None.

2026 Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll Release Dates

Feb. 3, Feb. 10, Feb. 17, Feb. 24

2026 Division I Mid-Major Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll Release Dates

Feb. 11, Feb. 25