NATIONAL WRESTLING COACHES ASSOCIATION (NWCA) TEAM RANKINGS 
  March 3, 1999 
  1. Oklahoma State, 23-0 record (13 first place votes), 325 pts., No. 1 last ranking 
  2. Minnesota, 18-2 record, 312 pts., No. 2 last ranking 
  3. Iowa, 13-4 record, 293pts., No. 3 last ranking 
  4. Nebraska, 17-4 record, 282 pts., No. 4 last ranking 
  5. Oklahoma, 18-5-1 record, 272 pts., No. 5 last ranking 
  6. Illinois, 13-2 record, 264 pts., No. 6 last ranking 
  7. Iowa State, 20-5-1 record, 253 pts., No. 7 last ranking 
  8. Central Michigan, 14-5-1 record, 231 pts., No. 8 last ranking 
  9. Michigan, 11-4 record, 222 pts., No. 9 last ranking 
  10. Penn State, 12-5 record, 204 pts., No. 10 last ranking 
  11. Cal State Bakersfield, 14-5-1 record, 200 pts., No. 11 last ranking 
  12. Pennsylvania, 10-0-2 record, 173 pts., No. 13 last ranking 
  13. Arizona State, 11-8-1 record, 169 pts., No. 12 last ranking 
  14.  Purdue, 15-6-1 record, 147 pts., tie for No. 14 last ranking 
  15. Cornell, 13-2-1 record, 134 pts., tie for No. 14 last ranking 
  16. Oregon State, 13-8 record, 120 pts., No. 16 last ranking 
  17. Lehigh, 9-5 record, 107 points, No. 17 last ranking 
  18. Rider, 13-3 record, 104 pts., No. 19 last ranking 
  19. Northwestern, 5-9 record, 99 pts., No. 18 last ranking 
  20. Edinboro, 11-3-1 record, 71 pts., No. 22 last ranking 
  21. West Virginia, 7-4 record, 65 pts., No. 20 last ranking 
  22. Pittsburgh, 11-4-1 record, 45 pts., No. 20 last ranking 
  23. Michigan State, 6-11-1 record, 43 pts., No. 21 last ranking 
  24. Boise State, 10-6 record, 42 pts., tie for No. 24 last ranking 
  25. North Carolina, 10-5 record, 24 pts., tie for No. 24 last ranking 
  Others receiving votes: Indiana (11 pts.), Northern Iowa (5 pts.), Brigham Young (3 pts.), Virginia (3 pts.), Hofstra (1 pt.)