Manheim, Pennsylvania -- Iowa remained No. 1 in the most recent USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll released on Tuesday, but the Hawkeyes are the unanimous No. 1 for the first time this season.
The Hawkeyes blasted Oklahoma State (3-2) 30-7 over the weekend to stay unbeaten in dual competition at 8-0. Minnesota (8-0) got a scare in a 20-19 victory at home over Michigan, but the Gophers held their position at No. 2. The Hawkeyes and Gophers will meet on January 30 in Minneapolis.
Missouri improved to 13-0 after beating then No. 4 Cornell 27-9 in Ithaca. Cornell (6-1) fell to No. 7, while Ohio State (5-3) leapfrogged Virginia Tech (8-1) and Penn State (6-1) to move to No. 4 in this week's poll. Ohio State topped Penn State 22-15 on Sunday in Columbus. Virginia Tech won four matches to win its second Virginia Duals National College Division championship. The Hokies beat ranked opponents Old Dominion and Virginia to claim the championship.
Cornell, Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh and Lehigh round out the top 10.
Edinboro (8-4) dropped back-to-back matches against Virginia and Old Dominion at the Virginia Duals to slide five spots down to No. 15. The Fighting Scots were without two-time All-American A.J. Schopp.
After starting the year slow, West Virginia (6-5) moved into the Top 25 for the first time under first-year head coach Sammie Henson. The Mountaineers finished fifth at the Virginia Duals, beating then No. 25 Bucknell along the way. They also beat Arizona State for the second time in three tries this season. Despite taking losses to unranked teams, Bucknell and Rider stayed in the Top 25. Rider (7-4), wrestling without two starters in Virginia, slid eight spots to No. 25.
Duke upset then-No. 22 N.C. State 18-17. The loss dropped the Wolfpack out of the Top 25.
The Big Ten has four of the top five teams in the country and holds 10 of the 25 places in the poll. The ACC, Big 12 and EIWA have three each.
Rank/Team (First)/Record/Points/Conference/Previous
1 Iowa (12) 8-0 300 Big Ten 1
2 Minnesota 8-0 286 Big Ten 2
3 Missouri 13-0 278 MAC 5
4 Ohio State 5-3 252 Big Ten 7
5 Penn State 6-1 250 Big Ten 3
6 Virginia Tech 8-1 247 ACC 6
7 Cornell 6-1 229 EIWA 4
8 Oklahoma State 3-2 212 Big 12 8
9 Pittsburgh 7-2 197 ACC 9
10 Lehigh 9-3 189 EIWA 11
11 Illinois 8-1 166 Big Ten 13
12 Nebraska 5-1 162 Big Ten 12
13 Iowa State 5-1 148 Big 12 14
14 Virginia 8-3 147 ACC 16
15 Edinboro 8-4 144 EWL 10
16 Michigan 3-2 136 Big Ten 15
17 Wisconsin 7-1 108 Big Ten 20
18 Wyoming 5-2 85 WWC 21
19 Northwestern 8-3 83 Big Ten 18
20 Old Dominion 6-3 76 MAC 24
21 Oregon State 4-0 68 Pac-12 19
22 Rutgers 9-3 38 Big Ten 23
23 West Virginia 6-5 36 Big 12 NR
24 Bucknell 6-3 18 EIWA 25
25 Rider 7-4 14 EWL 17
Dropped Out: No. 22 N.C. State
Others Receiving Votes: N.C. State 12, Purdue 8, Northern Iowa 5, Oklahoma 3, Stanford 3