Manheim, Pennsylvania — Lehigh’s 27-8 victory this past weekend over then-No. 4 Michigan shook up the top ten teams in this week’s USA Today/NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.
The Mountain Hawks (3-0) were this week’s biggest mover, jumping five spots from No. 10 to No. 5, while Cornell (1-0) jumped four spots from No. 19 to No. 15 after a 30-10 victory over then-No. 13 Northern Iowa (1-1). Lehigh also beat No. 24 Edinboro 27-14 over the weekend.
The last time Lehigh was in the top five was on February 23, 2005.
Penn State (3-0) remained unbeaten, beating host Binghamton 40-2 in front of over 3,000 fans. Ohio State (1-0) was idle and remained at No. 2, while third-ranked Oklahoma State (2-0) made a statement, crushing then-No. 6 Minnesota 30-3 on Sunday in Stillwater. Michigan (1-1) slid five spots to No. 9, while NC State (6-0) and Iowa (3-0) moved up one spot each. Minnesota landed at No. 8. Virginia Tech (3-0) was pushed down one spot after Lehigh’s jump.
NC State stayed unbeaten, beating Utah Valley 34-6 and a pair of non-Division I programs, while Iowa went 3-0 at the Iowa City Duals, beating Buffalo 33-6, North Dakota State 38-6, and Iowa Central Community College 48-0.
Virginia Tech topped then No. 17 Central Michigan 26-6 in Cassell Coliseum. Wisconsin went 2-0, heading west to beat then-No. 25 Pittsburgh 26-6 and getting past pesky CSU Bakersfield 22-18.
Stanford fell three spots into a tie for the 24th position with Pittsburgh. The Cardinal (2-2) were upended at home in an outdoor dual in Palo Alto by unranked Maryland (3-1), which just missed breaking into the Top 25 for the first time since 2014.
The USA Today/NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll is comprised of two voting coaches from each Division I wrestling conference. Points are 25 for each first-place vote, 24 for second, 23 for third all the way to a 25th-place vote is one point.
Future Poll Dates (Tuesdays unless otherwise noted): November 28, December 5, December 12, December 19, January 3 (Wednesday), January 9, January 16, January 23, January 30, February 6, February 13, February 20, February, 27.
| Rank | Team (First) | Record | Points | Conference | Previous |
| 1 | Penn State | 3-0 | 400 | Big Ten | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 1-0 | 384 | Big Ten | 2 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 2-0 | 368 | Big 12 | 3 |
| 4 | Missouri | 4-0 | 345 | MAC | 5 |
| 5 | Lehigh | 3-0 | 319 | EIWA | 10 |
| 6 | NC State | 6-0 | 312 | ACC | 7 |
| 7 | Iowa | 3-0 | 299 | Big Ten | 8 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 2-1 | 292 | Big Ten | 6 |
| 9 | Michigan | 1-1 | 286 | Big Ten | 4 |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | 3-0 | 267 | ACC | 9 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 3-0 | 235 | Big Ten | 11 |
| 12 | Arizona State | 1-2 | 213 | Pac-12 | 12 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 1-0 | 191 | Big Ten | 15 |
| 14 | Illinois | 1-1 | 190 | Big Ten | 14 |
| 15 | Cornell | 1-0 | 187 | EIWA | 19 |
| 16 | South Dakota State | 0-1 | 153 | Big 12 | 16 |
| 17 | Northern Iowa | 1-1 | 146 | Big 12 | 13 |
| 18 | Central Michigan | 1-1 | 130 | MAC | 17 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 2-0 | 129 | Big Ten | 18 |
| 20 | Purdue | 3-0 | 92 | Big Ten | 22 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 1-2 | 85 | Big 12 | 20 |
| 22 | Rider | 0-0 | 53 | EWL | 23 |
| 23 | Edinboro | 2-1 | 48 | EWL | 24 |
| 24 (tie) | Pittsburgh | 1-2 | 13 | ACC | 25 |
| 24 (tie) | Stanford | 2-2 | 13 | Pac-12 | 21 |
Others receiving votes: Maryland 11, Drexel 10, Navy 6, Appalachian State 5, Kent State 5, Chattanooga 4, North Dakota State 4, North Carolina 2, Northwestern 2, Lock Haven 1
Dropped out: None
