Missouri closes out season ranked No. 1 in USA Today/NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll

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Manheim, Pennsylvania — The University of Missouri ended the regular season as the lone undefeated Division I team after winning this past weekend’s EAS Sports Nutrition/NWCA National Duals in Iowa City, Iowa.

The Tigers (24-0) beat previously unbeaten and No. 1 Iowa (17-1) 18-12 in a spirited final to close the season as the new No. 1 in the final regular season USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll released Tuesday.

Missouri, ranked No. 1 for the second time in program history and for the first time since 2007, garnered all 12 first-place votes. Iowa will end the regular season ranked second, followed by No. 3 Cornell (17-2) and No. 4 Minnesota (11-3). Cornell upended Minnesota in the quarterfinals and then beat rival Lehigh for third-place at the National Duals. Lehigh (14-6) jumped into the top 10 after upsetting then-No. 3 Ohio State 21-18 in the quarterfinals before falling to Missouri and Cornell to close out its season.

Ohio State (13-4) ended the season ranked fifth. Oklahoma State (12-3), Penn State (11-4), Iowa State (11-2), Lehigh and Virginia Tech (14-2) rounded out the top 10.

Several upsets caused some shakeups in the week’s final season. Unranked West Virginia beat then-No. 18 Pittsburgh, unranked Northern Iowa beat then-No. 21 Old Dominion and unranked Binghamton toppled then-No. 22 Bucknell.

N.C. State (16-6) closed the season at No. 17 after a 22-20 win against then-No. 13 Virginia.

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Rank,Team (First),Record,Points,Conference,Previous
1,Missouri (12),24-0,300,MAC,2
Click Here: new zealand rugby team jerseys 2,Iowa,17-1,288,Big Ten,1
3,Cornell,17-2,276,EIWA,5
4,Minnesota,11-3,258,Big Ten,4
5,Ohio State,13-4,250,Big Ten,3
6,Oklahoma State,12-3,243,Big 12,6
7,Penn State,11-4,226,Big Ten,7
8,Iowa State,11-2,214,Big 12,8
9,Lehigh,14-6,200,EIWA,11
10,Virginia Tech,14-2,198,ACC,9
11,Nebraska,14-1,187,Big Ten,10
12,Illinois,13-5,168,Big Ten,12
13,Edinboro,14-5,153,EWL,14
14,Michigan,8-6,142,Big Ten,15
15,Wisconsin,9-4,122,Big Ten,16
16,Wyoming,11-4,111,WWC,17
17,N.C. State,16-6,108,ACC,20
18,Virginia,10-7,99,ACC,13
19,Oregon State,11-1,91,Pac-12,19
20,North Dakota State,9-4,63,WWC,24
21,Rutgers,14-7,54,Big Ten,23
22,Old Dominion,13-5,44,MAC,21
23,Purdue,10-8,39,Big Ten,25
24,Bucknell,15-4,31,EIWA,22
25,Pittsburgh,8-8,27,ACC,18
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Dropped Out: None
North Carolina (11-6) 5, Central Michigan (9-6) 1, Northern Iowa (8-8) 1, Northwestern (12-8) 1

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