Penn State wrestling remains atop team rankings with 4 wrestlers at No. 1 individually
Penn State’s 10 wrestlers are all ranked for the third consecutive week as the Nittany Lions continue steamrolling opponents through the regular season.
The program has four wrestlers ranked No. 1 in their weight class in Levi Haines (157 pounds), Carter Starocci (174 pounds), Aaron Brooks (197 pounds) and Greg Kerkvliet (285 pounds).
The Nittany Lions also have four in the top five — Braeden Davis (3rd, 125 pounds), Aaron Nagao (5th, 133 pounds), Beau Bartlett (2nd, 141 pounds), Bernie Truax (5th, 184 pounds) — while Tyler Kasak (149 pounds) and Mitchell Mesenbrink are ranked 12th and 7th, respectively.
The team remained atop the NWCA top 25 poll, as it stayed unbeaten at 7-0. The Nittany Lions took down Maryland 42-6 in their lone dual since last week’s rankings.
The Big Ten as a whole has continued its dominance, with five schools ranked in the top 10 and eight overall in the top 25. Iowa is the highest ranked Big Ten team behind Penn State at No. 2, with Nebraska (No. 6), Ohio State (No. 7), Minnesota (No. 10), Michigan (No. 12), Rutgers (No. 14) and Michigan State (No. 25) also ranked. Wisconsin fell out of the rankings.
NWCA Coaches Poll
Released Tuesday, Jan. 30
Rank | Team (Record) | Points |
1 | Penn State (7-0) | 350 |
2 | Iowa (10-0) | 333 |
3 | Oklahoma State (10-0) | 319 |
4 | Iowa State (10-2) | 290 |
5 | Missouri (8-1) | 285 |
6 | Nebraska (9-1) | 285 |
7 | Ohio State (12-1) | 272 |
8 | NC State (11-2) | 252 |
9 | Cornell (7-3) | 235 |
10 | Minnesota (6-2) | 224 |
11 | South Dakota State (9-2) | 215 |
12 | Michigan (5-3) | 201 |
13 | Virginia Tech (5-3) | 182 |
14 | Rutgers (10-3) | 179 |
15 | Lehigh (4-3) | 152 |
16 | Stanford (8-2) | 125 |
17 | West Virginia (9-3) | 99 |
18 | Northern Iowa (4-5) | 95 |
19 | Pittsburgh (7-6) | 90 |
20 | Little Rock (11-5) | 70 |
21 | Oregon State (5-4) | 64 |
22 | Oklahoma (5-5) | 50 |
23 | Cal Poly (5-2) | 42 |
24 | Arizona State (3-4) | 29 |
25 | Michigan State (8-3) | 26 |
Dropped out: Wisconsin 25, Indiana, 24, Appalachian State 18, Campbell 9, Penn 5, Navy 4, Northern Illinois 1.
Others Receiving Votes: No. 21 Wisconsin (6-4), No. 23 Navy (6-5).
