Lehigh Finishes A Top of NWCA DI Mid-Major Poll
Manheim, Pennsylvania – Going into this weekend’s qualifying tournaments, the National Wrestling Coaches Association released its final Mid-Major Dual Meet Top 20 poll of the season.. Formulated in 2017, the Mid-Major Top 20 concentrates on the programs that fall outside of the traditional “Power 5” conferences.
The EIWA conference dominated the top 5 with four of the top five teams led by Lehigh which was ranked first with all first-place votes. Northern Iowa was right behind the Mountain Hawks in the second position with Princeton in third. Princeton won its first Ivy League Championship since 1986 and had a win in November over Lehigh.
Rounding out the top five is Cornell in fourth and Army West Point in fifth.
The Southern Conference made a big splash in the next five with Campbell reaching their highest Mid-Major Poll ranking ever falling into the 6th spot. Appalachian State was right on their heels falling into the 8th spot. Rider who had a huge win in November over Minnesota finished in 7th with South Dakota State and Central Michigan rounding out the top 10.
The Southern Conference had a third team in the top 20 as Chattanooga moved up to 19th in the final poll.
| Rank | School (First) | Record | Points | Conference | All-Sports | Previous |
| 1 | Lehigh (5) | (12-3) | 100 | EIWA | Ivy League | 1 |
| 2 | Northern Iowa | (8-4) | 94 | Big 12 | Missouri Valley | 2 |
| 3 | Princeton | (9-4) | 91 | EIWA | Ivy League | 3 |
| 4 | Cornell | (11-7) | 84 | EIWA | Ivy League | 4 |
| 5 | Army West Point | (10-3) | 80 | EIWA | Patriot League | 5 |
| 6 | Campbell | (11-2) | 75 | SoCon | Big South | 6 |
| 7 | Rider | (12-3) | 68 | MAC | Metro Atlantic | 7 |
| 8 | Appalachian State | (9-3) | 64 | SoCon | Sun Belt | 8 |
| 9 | South Dakota State | (12-6) | 59 | Big 12 | Summit | 9 |
| 10 | Central Michigan | (8-4) | 57 | MAC | MAC | 10 |
| 11 | North Dakota State | (10-4) | 50 | Big 12 | Summit | 11 |
| 12 | Northern Illinois | (13-4) | 43 | MAC | Mac | 14 |
| 13 | Navy | (8-6) | 38 | EIWA | Patriot League | 13 |
| 14 | Wyoming | (8-10) | 37 | Big 12 | Mountain West | 12 |
| 15 | CSU Bakersfield | (7-6) | 22 | Pac-12 | WAC | 15 |
| 16 | Lock Haven | (7-7) | 18 | MAC | Division II | 17 |
| 17 | Old Dominion | (10-9) | 17 | MAC | Conference USA | 16 |
| 18 | Bucknell | (10-6) | 12 | EIWA | Patriot League | 19 |
| 19 | Chattanooga | (7-9) | 11 | SoCon | SoCon | NR |
| 20 | Fresno State | (9-11) | 9 | Big 12 | Mountain West | 18 |
Dropped Out: No. 20 American
Others Receiving Votes: Northern Colorado 5, American 3, Buffalo 2, Edinboro 2
Manheim, Pennsylvania – Going into this weekend’s qualifying tournaments, the National Wrestling Coaches Association released its final Mid-Major Dual Meet Top 20 poll of the season.. Formulated in 2017, the Mid-Major Top 20 concentrates on the programs that fall outside of the traditional “Power 5” conferences.
The EIWA conference dominated the top 5 with four of the top five teams led by Lehigh which was ranked first with all first-place votes. Northern Iowa was right behind the Mountain Hawks in the second position with Princeton in third. Princeton won its first Ivy League Championship since 1986 and had a win in November over Lehigh.
Rounding out the top five is Cornell in fourth and Army West Point in fifth.
The Southern Conference made a big splash in the next five with Campbell reaching their highest Mid-Major Poll ranking ever falling into the 6th spot. Appalachian State was right on their heels falling into the 8th spot. Rider who had a huge win in November over Minnesota finished in 7th with South Dakota State and Central Michigan rounding out the top 10.
The Southern Conference had a third team in the top 20 as Chattanooga moved up to 19th in the final poll.
| Rank | School (First) | Record | Points | Conference | All-Sports | Previous |
| 1 | Lehigh (5) | (12-3) | 100 | EIWA | Ivy League | 1 |
| 2 | Northern Iowa | (8-4) | 94 | Big 12 | Missouri Valley | 2 |
| 3 | Princeton | (9-4) | 91 | EIWA | Ivy League | 3 |
| 4 | Cornell | (11-7) | 84 | EIWA | Ivy League | 4 |
| 5 | Army West Point | (10-3) | 80 | EIWA | Patriot League | 5 |
| 6 | Campbell | (11-2) | 75 | SoCon | Big South | 6 |
| 7 | Rider | (12-3) | 68 | MAC | Metro Atlantic | 7 |
| 8 | Appalachian State | (9-3) | 64 | SoCon | Sun Belt | 8 |
| 9 | South Dakota State | (12-6) | 59 | Big 12 | Summit | 9 |
| 10 | Central Michigan | (8-4) | 57 | MAC | MAC | 10 |
| 11 | North Dakota State | (10-4) | 50 | Big 12 | Summit | 11 |
| 12 | Northern Illinois | (13-4) | 43 | MAC | Mac | 14 |
| 13 | Navy | (8-6) | 38 | EIWA | Patriot League | 13 |
| 14 | Wyoming | (8-10) | 37 | Big 12 | Mountain West | 12 |
| 15 | CSU Bakersfield | (7-6) | 22 | Pac-12 | WAC | 15 |
| 16 | Lock Haven | (7-7) | 18 | MAC | Division II | 17 |
| 17 | Old Dominion | (10-9) | 17 | MAC | Conference USA | 16 |
| 18 | Bucknell | (10-6) | 12 | EIWA | Patriot League | 19 |
| 19 | Chattanooga | (7-9) | 11 | SoCon | SoCon | NR |
| 20 | Fresno State | (9-11) | 9 | Big 12 | Mountain West | 18 |
Dropped Out: No. 20 American
Others Receiving Votes: Northern Colorado 5, American 3, Buffalo 2, Edinboro 2
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