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Iowa remains unanimous No. 1 as solid crowds highlight wrestling’s weekend

Link: NWCA Division I Coaches Poll (Web Release)
Manheim, Pennsylvania – The flood of upsets slowed in the most recent week of Division I wrestling competition. After eleven ranked teams fell a week ago, just one team was upended by an unranked team, causing scant movement as the most recent NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll was released on Tuesday.
Unbeaten Iowa (7-0) remained the unanimous No. 1 after pickup up a 26-6 win over No. 7 Nebraska in front of 12,883 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday night. It was the 41st largest crowd for a dual meet in NCAA wrestling history and of the 87 duals in recorded history that have drawn over 10,000 fans, 37 have taken place at the iconic arena. Penn State (6-1) remained second after beating No. 22 Rutgers 38-6. Penn State’s attendance is also worth noting as the match was the 53rd straight sellout at Rec Hall and the 58th sellout in the last 60 home duals for the Nittany Lions regardless of facility.
Virginia Tech (8-0) remained third after two weekend wins in New York. The Hokies shut out Binghamton 47-0 on Saturday before heading to Ithaca to beat then-No. 19 Cornell 23-9 a day later. Ohio State (7-1) won a pair of Big Ten duals in convincing fashion. On Friday, the Buckeyes topped Wisconsin 24-13 in Madison before topping Illinois 28-4 at home. Ohio State’s attendance has been stellar since the opening of the new Covelli Center. All six home duals thus far this season have drawn over 3,500 fans with four of the six drawing over 4,000.
NC State (10-0) remained one of two unbeaten ACC teams in the top five this week and one of the last three unbeaten Division I squads still standing. The Wolfpack earned non-conference wins on the road at Drexel 44-3 and Hofstra 37-3. No. 6 Arizona State opened up its Pac-12 slate topping Oregon State 26-12, while Oklahoma State hosted a pair of duals over the weekend and improved to 7-1. The Cowboys also drew well, with over 3,000 fans at Gallagher-Iba in a 37-9 win over West Virginia and a 30-10 win over No. 10 Pittsburgh. Much of the Top 25 remained static, … Rest of the story at http://www.nwcaonline.com/iowa-remains-unanimous-no-1-as-solid-crowds-highlight-wrestlings-weekend/

January 21, 2020 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized