Iowa and UNI Wrestling Both Ranked in Top 20

Iowa Hawkeyes - UNI Panthers

The University of Iowa is ranked No. 1 in the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll released Saturday by the National Wrestling Coaches Association. Northern Iowa (UNI) settled in at No. 17.

Iowa garnered only four of the 12 first-place votes but totaled 286 points, narrowly edging Minnesota for the top spot. Minnesota received seven first-place votes. Three-time defending team champions Penn State received the other first-place vote. The USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll is voted on by a team's dual strength, not projected tournament points.

Rankings are released by the NWCA each Tuesday during the season. The next rankings will be released on November 11.

Rank	Team (First)	Points	Conference	2013-14 Record
1	Iowa (4)	286	Big Ten	15-2
2	Minnesota (7)	284	Big Ten	13-1
3	Cornell	270	EIWA	13-1
4	Ohio State	263	Big Ten	13-5
5	Penn State (1)	258	Big Ten	15-1
6	Missouri	234	MAC	10-2
7	Nebraska	215	Big Ten	12-2
8	Oklahoma State	214	Big 12	10-5
9	Michigan	211	Big Ten	11-4
10	Edinboro	199	EWL	11-3
11	Virginia	156	ACC	18-3
12	Virginia Tech	155	ACC	18-5
13	Illinois	148	Big Ten	11-7
14	Pittsburgh	146	ACC	13-3
15	Lehigh	127	EIWA	10-6
16	Iowa State	121	Big 12	9-7
17	Northern Iowa	116	MAC	13-0
18	Wisconsin	108	Big Ten	12-6
19	Northwestern	102	Big Ten	9-7
20	Oregon State	68	Pac-12	11-7
21	Oklahoma	55	Big 12	11-5
22	Old Dominion	40	MAC	8-10
23	North Dakota State	24	WWC	11-7
24	Ohio	22	MAC	11-4
25	Wyoming	17	WWC	6-6