Cowboys Remain in Top 20 in This Week's Wrestling Rankings
Despite dropping a touch match to No. 12 Nebraska in Laramie on Sunday, the Cowboys wrestling team slipped only one spot in the coaches rankings, to No. 20. Things won’t get easier this week. The Cowboys are headed to Oklahoma State for a weekend match against the No. 4 ranked team in the poll.
| Rank | Team (First) | W-L | Pts | Conference | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State (16) | 1-0 | 400 | Big Ten | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 3-0 | 375 | Big Ten | 2 |
| 3 | Iowa | 3-0 | 369 | Big Ten | 3 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 2-0 | 357 | Big 12 | 4 |
| 5 | Michigan | 2-0 | 335 | Big Ten | 5 |
| 6 | Missouri | 3-0 | 314 | MAC | 7 |
| 7 | NC State | 3-0 | 303 | ACC | 8 |
| 8 | Lehigh | 0-1 | 292 | EIWA | 6 |
| 9 | Cornell | 2-0 | 275 | EIWA | 9 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 1-1 | 232 | Big Ten | 13 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 6-0 | 226 | Big Ten | 17 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 4-1 | 218 | Big Ten | 12 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 0-2 | 173 | ACC | 10 |
| 14 | Purdue | 2-0 | 168 | Big Ten | 15 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 2-0 | 157 | ACC | 24 |
| 16 | Arizona State | 1-2 | 156 | Pac-12 | 11 |
| 17 | Illinois | 0-1 | 122 | Big Ten | 16 |
| 18 | Northern Iowa | 1-1 | 120 | Big 12 | 14 |
| 19 | North Dakota State | 3-0 | 110 | Big 12 | 20 |
| 20 | Wyoming | 2-1 | 107 | Big 12 | 18 |
| 21 | Lock Haven | 0-0 | 88 | EWL | 19 |
| 22 | Utah Valley | 4-2 | 78 | Big 12 | 21 |
| 23 | Northwestern | 1-1 | 74 | Big Ten | 25 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 2-0 | 59 | ACC | NR |
| 25 | Rutgers | 5-1 | 58 | Big Ten | 23 |