Weekend road win over Oklahoma State vaults N.C. State into Top 5

Manheim, Pa. – After winning six of 10 individual matches on the road and earning a 19-15 win over then-No. 4 Oklahoma State, N.C. State vaulted eight spots to No. 5 in the most recent USA Today/NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.

The Wolfpack improved to 9-0 on the season and coach Pat Popolizio’s squad is the highest ranked team of the four ACC teams in the Top 25.

Penn State (4-0) remained No. 1 and was a unanimous pick for the top spot for the first time this season. Iowa (7-0) remained No. 2, while Ohio State (3-0) held at No. 3. With Oklahoma State’s loss, Nebraska (5-0) moved up to No. 4.

Oklahoma State (2-2) slipped five spots to No. 9 behind Virginia Tech (3-1), Oklahoma (5-0) and Missouri (2-0). With N.C. State’s move up, it pushed Michigan (3-1) down a spot to No. 10.

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Purdue (5-1) entered the dual rankings for the first time this season at No. 24, giving the Big Ten Conference 10 schools in the nation’s Top 25.

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Rank,Team (First),Record,Points,Conference,Previous
1,Penn State (12),4-0,300,Big Ten,1
2,Iowa,7-0,288,Big Ten,2
3,Ohio State,3-0,266,Big Ten,3
4,Nebraska,5-0,258,Big Ten,5
5,N.C. State,9-0,237,ACC,13
6,Virginia Tech,3-1,236,ACC,6
7,Oklahoma,5-0,229,Big 12,7
8,Missouri,2-0,225,MAC,8
9,Oklahoma State,2-2,203,Big 12,4
10,Michigan,3-1,185,Big Ten,9
11,Rutgers,9-1,183,Big Ten,10
12,Illinois,8-0,175,Big Ten,11
13,Lehigh,6-1,174,EIWA,12
14,Cornell,1-2,143,EIWA,14
15,Wisconsin,1-0,118,Big Ten,15
16,North Carolina,4-1,110,ACC,16
17,Minnesota,4-4,93,Big Ten,18
18,Virginia,4-2,87,ACC,19
19,Iowa State,2-2,86,Big 12,17
20,Central Michigan,4-0,79,MAC,21
21,Ohio,3-0,74,MAC,20
22,Old Dominion,2-1,46,MAC,22
23,Oregon State,2-3,22,Pac-12,23
24,Purdue,5-1,21,Big Ten,NR
25,West Virginia,4-2,20,Big 12,24[/eztable]

Dropped out: No. 25 (tie) Northern Iowa, No. 25 (tie) Princeton
Others Receiving Votes: Eastern Michigan 15, Pittsburgh 9, Stanford 6, Chattanooga 4, Northern Iowa 4, Princeton 3, Edinboro 1

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