Manheim, Pennsylvania – The only dual between ranked teams last week impacted the most recent NWCA Division I Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.
Virginia Tech (1-0) upended then-No. 9 Missouri 29-10 in Blacksburg to vault the Hokies to No. 11 in this week’s poll. Missouri (0-1) dropped four spots to No. 13. It was the first win in school history for the Hokies over the Tigers.
Minnesota moved up a spot to No. 6 after beating CSU Bakersfield 28-9 in Minneapolis on Friday. Wisconsin slid a spot to No. 7 despite opening its season with three dual meet wins in San Diego. The Badgers (3-0) opened up by defeating Fresno State 31-8 before slipping past Army West Point 16-15 and finishing the day with a win over Navy 24-12.
The only other ranked team in action was then-No. 24 Virginia, which opened up at home with a 50-3 win over Division III Southern Virginia before dispatching with former ACC rival Maryland 34-6. The Cavaliers moved up a spot this week.
Ranked duals this week: No. 17 North Carolina (0-0) at #19 Michigan (0-0); No. 8 Arizona State (0-0) vs. No. 23 Virginia (2-0) at the Northeast Duals; No. 21 Northwestern (0-0) at No. 11 Virginia Tech in the Mat on the Mound outdoor dual in Blacksburg.
NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll
November 5, 2019
| Rank | Team (First) | Record | Points | Conference | Previous |
| 1 | Penn State (12) | (0-0) | 348 | Big Ten | 1 |
| 2 | Iowa (1) | (0-0) | 336 | Big Ten | 2 |
| 3 | Ohio State (1) | (0-0) | 320 | Big Ten | 3 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | (0-0) | 311 | Big 12 | 4 |
| 5 | Nebraska | (0-0) | 288 | Big Ten | 5 |
| 6 | Minnesota | (1-0) | 270 | Big Ten | 7 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | (3-0) | 269 | Big Ten | 6 |
| 8 | Arizona State | (0-0) | 245 | Pac-12 | 8 |
| 9 | NC State | (0-0) | 235 | ACC | 10 |
| 10 | Lehigh | (0-0) | 217 | EIWA | 11 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | (1-0) | 212 | ACC | 16 |
| 12 | Iowa State | (0-0) | 202 | Big 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Missouri | (0-1) | 172 | MAC | 9 |
| 14 | Northern Iowa | (0-0) | 169 | Big 12 | 13 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | (0-0) | 151 | ACC | 14 |
| 16 | Princeton | (0-0) | 138 | EIWA | 15 |
| 17 | North Carolina | (0-0) | 123 | ACC | 17 |
| 18 | Cornell | (0-0) | 114 | EIWA | 18 |
| 19 | Michigan | (0-0) | 91 | Big Ten | 19 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | (0-0) | 68 | Big 12 | 21 |
| 21 | Northwestern | (0-0) | 65 | Big Ten | 20 |
| 22 | Lock Haven | (0-0) | 42 | MAC | 23 |
| 23 | Virginia | (2-0) | 36 | ACC | 24 |
| 24 | Wyoming | (0-0) | 34 | Big 12 | 22 |
| 25 | Old Dominion | (0-0) | 24 | MAC | 25 |
Others Receiving Votes: Campbell (0-0) 22, Army West Point (1-1) 19, Rutgers (3-0) 18, Stanford (0-0) 4, Purdue (0-0) 3, Illinois (0-0) 2, Utah Valley (0-0) 1, Buffalo (0-0) 1.
Dropped Out: None.