Oklahoma State moves to No. 1 in most recent USA Today/NWCA/AWN Division I Coaches Poll

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Coyte Cooper (NWCA)
02/05/2013


Manheim, PA - Movement was expected after this past week of wrestling action which saw then-No. 3 Iowa beat top-ranked Penn State 22-16 in front of a sellout crowd of 15,077 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday.

With Penn State's loss, Oklahoma State (13-0) moves up to No. 1 in Tuesday's USA Today/NWCA/AWN Division I Coaches Poll. The Cowboys received all ten first-place votes, while Iowa moved up to No. 2 and Penn State fell two places to No. 3. 

The loss was Penn State's first of the year and with Oklahoma State's ascent to the top spot, three different teams have held the No. 1 ranking this year.

Ohio State remained fifth after a win over then-No. 6 Illinois. The Fighting Illini dropped two spots after losses to Ohio State and Penn State. Penn State shut out Illinois 37-0 on Sunday.

Missouri moved up to No. 6, while Virginia Tech moved up to No. 7. 

There were no new teams in the Top 25 this week, although there was some movement in the middle. Purdue's victory over Michigan jumped the Boilermakers up to No. 17.

Rank/Team/(First)/Points/Record/Previous    
1 Oklahoma State (10) 400 13-0 2     
2 Iowa  390 16-1 3     
3 Penn State  379 9-1 1     
4 Minnesota  371 12-2 4     
5 Ohio State  360 10-2 5     
6 Missouri  349 11-2 7     
7 Virginia Tech 336 13-2 8     
8 Illinois 334 6-4 6     
9 Oregon State 318 8-3 9     
10 Cornell  311 11-3 10     
11 Virginia 299 13-3 11     
12 Central Michigan 293 11-3 12     
13 Nebraska 276 10-4 13     
14 Bloomsburg 272 14-2 14     
15 Pittsburgh   259 8-4 15     
16 Edinboro  249 8-4 16     
17 Purdue  242 13-5 18     
18 Wisconsin 223 7-5 19     
19 Michigan 222 8-5 17     
20 Northern Iowa  207 8-3 20     
21 Wyoming  205 8-4 21     
22 Penn 182 5-3 23     
23 Boise State  156 8-5 24     
24 Oklahoma 132 6-7 22     
25 North Dakota State 65 7-8 25     
              
Dropped out: None 
Others receiving votes: Lehigh 49, Navy 36, Maryland 34, Iowa State 18, Rutgers 17, Air Force 16