ICYMI: The NWCA's Final Regular Season Ranking is Here
Image and Release courtesy of  Jason Bryant / National Wrestling Coaches Association.  Manheim, Pennsylvania – The nation’s lone unbeaten Division I wrestling program – Penn State – ended the season ranked top the final NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll of the 2021-22 season released Wednesday. As usual, the Big Ten dominated the Top 25 with 11 of its 14 programs ranked to close out the season including five of the top seven teams. The Big 12 followed with six programs ranked, while the ACC and EIWA had three apiece. The Mid-American Conference and Pac-12 each had one team ranked to close the year. Conference tournament weekend takes place the first weekend in March with all seven conference qualifiers taking place. Methodology: The NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll is voted on by two coaches from each Division I wrestling conference. Each first-place vote is worth 25 points, 24 points for a second-place vote, 23 for a third-place vote and so on through to one point for a 25th-place vote. The poll is based on dual meet results. NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll February 23, 2022
Rank Team (First) Record Points Conference Previous
1 Penn State (14) (17-0) 350 Big Ten 1
2 Iowa (14-1) 335 Big Ten 2
3 Michigan (12-1) 317 Big Ten 3
4 NC State (13-1) 314 ACC 4
5 Iowa State (15-1) 293 Big 12 5
6 Ohio State (9-3) 278 Big Ten 6
7 Wisconsin (12-2) 257 Big Ten 8
8 Virginia Tech (9-5) 254 ACC 7
9 Missouri (11-4) 234 Big 12 9
10 Cornell (12-3) 213 EIWA 11
11 Nebraska (6-5) 209 Big Ten 10
12 Arizona State (9-4) 192 Pac-12 13
13 Oklahoma State (13-4) 191 Big 12 12
14 Rutgers (16-5) 158 Big Ten 14
15 Michigan State (10-4) 155 Big Ten 16
16 Purdue (10-5) 127 Big Ten 15
17 Northern Iowa (7-7) 120 Big 12 17
18 Penn (8-2) 92 EIWA 19
19 Minnesota (4-6) 86 Big Ten 18
20 Northwestern (7-4) 73 Big Ten 23
21 Central Michigan (12-4) 70 MAC 21
22 Princeton (6-5) 57 EIWA 20
23 North Carolina (8-6) 53 ACC 22
24 Oklahoma (8-6) 33 Big 12 24
25 South Dakota State (13-4) 19 Big 12 25
 Others Receiving Votes: Lehigh 17, Oregon State 15, Appalachian State 14, Pittsburgh 14, North Dakota state 4, Cal Poly 3, Campbell 3. Dropped Out: None

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