Penn State enters season ranked No. 1, sits atop NWCA Division I Coaches Poll for 33rd straight time
Manheim, Pennsylvania — Penn State, winners of the last four NCAA Division I team championships and eight of the last nine, opens up the 2019-20 college wrestling season ranked No. 1, and atop the NWCA Division I Coaches Poll for the 33rd straight week. The Nittany Lions went 14-0 in 2018-19 and start a third consecutive season ranked No. 1 in the nation.
The preseason dual meet poll, released Tuesday by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, includes six Big Ten teams in the Top 10 as Penn State is followed by No. 2 Iowa, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 5 Nebraska, No. 6 Wisconsin and No. 7 Wisconsin. Penn State and fourth-ranked Oklahoma State were the only two Division I teams to go unbeaten in dual competition in 2018-19. Penn State is riding the fifth-best dual meet win streak in major college history at 59 dual wins in a row. The record among Division I schools is 76, set by Oklahoma State from 1937-1951. Penn State’s last loss was February 15, 2015 to Oklahoma State. The longest current active win streak is in the NAIA, where Grand View has won 72 duals in a row. The all-time collegiate record is 92 dual wins in a row, set by NJCAA member SUNY-Dehli, which set the mark across five seasons from 1979-83.
Oklahoma State is the lone Big 12 team in the Top 10, while No. 8 Arizona State represents the Pac-12, Missouri the Mid-American Conference at No. 9 and NC State the ACC at No. 10.
This year, the Division I wrestling world sees a few changes as three programs enter the Division I wrestling landscape: Little Rock (Pac-12), Long Island University (EIWA) and Presbyterian (SoCon). This brings the number of Division I programs to 79, with Cal Baptist in its second year transitioning from Division II. Rest of the story at http://www.nwcaonline.com/penn-state-enters-season-ranked-no-1-sits-atop-nwca-division-i-coaches-poll-for-33rd-straight-time/?mc_cid=94c71668b5&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Dan Gable University Will Launch Legends Series
By Mike Clayton
USA Wrestling National Coaches Education Program
USA Wrestling, in partnership with the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum, is launching a new video experience called the Legends Series. The first video release on November 27 will feature Olympic gold medalist, world champion, two-time NCAA champion and Hall of Fame Distinguished Member Dan Gable.
The goal of the program is to help individuals, inside and outside of our wrestling community, learn more about the people who have helped forge the way for amateur wrestling in America and the world. The program will launch with the first video, featuring the legendary wrestler and coach. The series will be called Dan Gable University and we plan to launch access through our membership. Each series is designed to have 25-30 video clips that range from 2-20 minutes each. The total program is currently more than two hours of Gable interviews, theories and stories with more being added daily.
USA Wrestling members can purchase the series from their online profile at USAWmembership.com. Rest of the story at https://nwhof.org/blog/dan-gable-university-launches-legends-series/?mc_cid=94c71668b5&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Division III Preseason Rankings
National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III
Pre – Season Team Ranking #1
October 29, 2019
Ranking Team Total Points
1. Loras College (IA) (42)
2. Wabash College (IN) (40)
3. Wartburg College (IA) (35)
4. Augsburg University (MN) (29)
5. Tie University of Mount Union (OH) (27)
5. Tie UW – Whitewater (WI) (27)
7. UW – La Crosse (WI) (26)
8. Tie Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ) (20)
8. Tie Baldwin Wallace University (OH) (20)
8. Tie Coe College (IA) (20)
11. U. S. Coast Guard Academy (CT) (19)
Rest of the rankings, listing and story at https://iawrestle.com/2019/10/29/division-iii-preseason-rankings/?mc_cid=94c71668b5&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
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