Manheim, Pennsylvania – The 2022 calendar year starts off the way it closed out with Iowa and Penn State sitting atop the NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.
The only matches since December 23 involving ranked teams was No. 23 Northwestern winning its first two duals of the year, topping Virginia 18-16 and SIUE 39-3.
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
January 4, 2022
| Rank | Team (First) | Record | Points | Conference | Previous |
| 1 | Iowa (11) | (6-0) | 344 | Big Ten | 1 |
| 2 | Penn State (3) | (8-0) | 339 | Big Ten | 2 |
| 3 | Michigan | (3-0) | 315 | Big Ten | 3 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | (7-0) | 303 | Big 12 | 4 |
| 5 | NC State | (5-1) | 299 | ACC | 5 |
| 6 | Arizona State | (3-1) | 285 | Pac-12 | 6 |
| 7 | Ohio State | (4-0) | 263 | Big Ten | 7 |
| 8 | Cornell | (3-1) | 240 | EIWA | 8 |
| 9 | Nebraska | (3-0) | 237 | Big Ten | 9 |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | (4-3) | 223 | ACC | 10 |
| 11 | Missouri | (6-2) | 219 | Big 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Rutgers | (10-0) | 199 | Big Ten | 12 |
| 13 | Iowa State | (3-1) | 183 | Big 12 | 13 |
| 14 | Minnesota | (1-1) | 170 | Big Ten | 14 |
| 15 | Purdue | (6-1) | 156 | Big Ten | 16 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | (4-0) | 135 | Big Ten | 15 |
| 17 | Lehigh | (4-4) | 111 | EIWA | 17 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | (2-2) | 92 | Big 12 | 19 |
| 19 | Princeton | (0-1) | 89 | EIWA | 18 |
| 20 | North Carolina | (4-4) | 65 | ACC | 20 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | (3-2) | 63 | ACC | 21 |
| 22 | Northern Iowa | (1-4) | 55 | Big 12 | 22 |
| 23 | Northwestern | (0-0) | 46 | Big Ten | 24 |
| 24 | Illinois | (2-0) | 36 | Big Ten | 23 |
| 25 | Cal Poly | (0-0) | 25 | Pac-12 | 25 |
Others Receiving Votes: Campbell 17, Central Michigan 15, Stanford 6, Appalachian State 5, Wyoming 4, Virginia 3, Michigan State 2, North Dakota State 2, South Dakota State 2, Hofstra 1, Navy 1.
Dropped Out: None.
Upcoming Coaches Poll Release Dates for 2021-22: Jan. 11, Jan. 18, Jan. 25, Feb. 1, Feb. 8, Feb. 15, Feb. 22.