Lehigh moves into Top 10; Minnesota this week’s big mover after upset win at Michigan
Manheim, Pennsylvania — Upset victories by Steven Polakowski, Jake Short and Nick Wanzek sparked Minnesota’s 22-18 victory over then-No. 10 Michigan on Sunday in Big Ten competition. The victory pushed Minnesota up five spots this week to No. 13 in the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.
The Gophers (3-1) also picked up a weekend win in East Lansing, downing Michigan State 20-17 on Friday. Lehigh (5-1, 3-0 EIWA) moved into the Top 10 after losses by Michigan and NC State. The Mountain Hawks also picked up wins against then-No. 24 Drexel 31-3 and Princeton 34-3. Michigan’s loss to Minnesota dropped the Wolverines four spots to No. 14.
NC State (3-1) lost to No. 7 Nebraska 22-10 in Raleigh, and the Wolfpack dual lineup took a considerable hit when it learned nationally ranked 157-pounder Max Rohskopf would be lost for the season. Nebraska started its eastern swing with a 30-6 win over previously-ranked North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
Idle Oklahoma State (4-0) remained No. 1, while No. 2 Penn State improved to 4-0 after blanking Binghamton in a sold-out Rec Hall 46-0 on Sunday. No. 3 Iowa (5-0) remained unbeaten after a home win over rival Iowa State 26-9.
The biggest dual of the week saw No. 4 Ohio State (4-0) down No. 5 Missouri (3-1) in the first NCAA wrestling dual to feature two returning Olympic medalists. Olympic bronze medalist J’den Cox of Missouri received a fight from Ohio State freshman Kollin Moore, but Cox came away with a 6-4 decision at 197 pounds. Olympic champion Kyle Snyder dominated Missouri freshman Austin Myers, earning a second-period fall at heavyweight in the Buckeyes’ 30-9 win over coach Brian Smith and the Tigers.
Rutgers, which also lost the services of its 157-pounder Richie Lewis for the season, picked up a 22-12 win over Maryland in the first Big Ten dual for each team this season. Illinois saw its first dual action of the year, a 30-10 win over SIU Edwardsville.
Wisconsin improved to 3-0 with weekend wins over Indiana and Northern Iowa. The Badgers needed the third criteria to get past the Hoosiers 20-19. Wins by Eli Stickley at 133 pounds and back-to-back technical falls by Ricky Robertson at 197 pounds and Connor Medbery at heavyweight pushed the Badgers past then-No. 21 Northern Iowa 23-12 in a matchup of ranked teams on Sunday.
| Rank | Team (First) | Record | Points | Conference | Previous |
| 1 | Oklahoma State (14) | 4-0 | 398 | Big 12 | 1 |
| 2 | Penn State (2) | 4-0 | 385 | Big Ten | 2 |
| 3 | Iowa | 5-0 | 365 | Big Ten | 3 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 4-0 | 355 | Big Ten | 4 |
| 5 | Missouri | 3-1 | 325 | MAC | 5 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 4-1 | 317 | ACC | 6 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 7-0 | 316 | Big Ten | 7 |
| 8 | Cornell | 3-0 | 285 | EIWA | 8 |
| 9 | Lehigh | 5-1 | 265 | EIWA | 11 |
| 10 | NC State | 3-1 | 250 | ACC | 9 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 6-1 | 230 | Big Ten | 12 |
| 12 | Illinois | 1-0 | 211 | Big Ten | 13 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 3-1 | 200 | Big Ten | 18 |
| 14 | Michigan | 3-1 | 194 | Big Ten | 10 |
| 15 | Central Michigan | 1-0 | 192 | MAC | 14 |
| 16 | Stanford | 2-1 | 167 | Pac-12 | 15 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 3-0 | 152 | Big Ten | 16 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 1-2 | 122 | Big 12 | 17 |
| 19 | Arizona State | 1-1 | 117 | Pac-12 | 18 |
| 20 | South Dakota State | 4-2 | 99 | Big 12 | 20 |
| 21 | Appalachian State | 5-1 | 75 | SoCon | 22 |
| 22 | Northern Iowa | 3-2 | 64 | MAC | 21 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | 4-2 | 50 | ACC | 23 |
| 24 | Virginia | 4-2 | 24 | ACC | 25 |
| 25 | Drexel | 7-2 | 20 | EIWA | 24 |
Others Receiving Votes: Indiana 9, Wyoming 6, Chattanooga 3, Navy 2, North Carolina 1, North Dakota State 1
Dropped out: None