Minnesota the New #1

Feb 21, 2012 by Mark Bader

National Duals Champion Minnesota is the new No. 1

The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers moved to the top of the NWCA/USA Today Division I Coaches Poll following their team championship at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals.

The Gophers avenged two earlier season losses last weekend by defeating No. 4 Iowa and former No. 1 Oklahoma State, on their way to the Mat Mayhem Title.

Oklahoma State had previously held the No. 1 spot for six straight weeks this season.

Rounding out this week’s Top 10 are: Minnesota, Penn State, Oklahoma State, Iowa, Illinois, Cornell, Ohio State, Nebraska, Pittsburgh and Missouri.

Purdue joins the Top 25 this week.

The NWCA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll Committee is made up of one coach from each conference. A number one ranking is worth 25 points and a number 25 ranking is worth one point.

This poll is based on a dual meet ranking.

A new poll will be released every Tuesday from now until the week of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Tournament and can be found at www.nwcaonline.com.

NWCA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll

Rank	School	Total	Prev. Rank	Record
1	Minnesota	249	3	14-3
2	Penn State	236	2	13-1
3	Oklahoma State	232	1	17-2
4	Iowa	221	4	14-4
5	Illinois	208	5	16-4
6	Cornell	197	T6	11-1
7	Ohio State	194	T6	13-4
8	Nebraska	176	8	15-4
9	Pittsburgh	160	9	14-2
10	Missouri	157	10	13-4
11	Wyoming	150	11	10-3
12	Oklahoma	143	12	13-5
13	Kent State	128	13	14-5
14	Michigan	125	14	6-6
15	Lehigh	112	15	12-5
16	Oregon State	99	16	10-3
17	Maryland	91	17	15-1
18	Northwestern	77	18	11-4
19	Binghamton	71	19	15-4
20	Virginia	70	21	11-1
T21	Edinboro	35	20	9-4
T21	Virginia Tech	35	22	8-6
23	Hofstra	32	24	12-3
24	Old Dominion	14	23	13-10
25	Purdue	12	NR	10-10