All 3 Iowa teams dip in latest National Wrestling Coaches Association NCAA Division I dual poll

Iowa State suffered its first Big 12 loss. Iowa was upset by border rival Minnesota. University of Northern Iowa lost two road duals.

All three slipped in the national rankings.

The Cyclones dropped one spot to No. 4, Iowa came in at No. 8 and the Panthers are 19th in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association NCAA Division I dual poll released Tuesday.

The three teams were a combined 1-4. Iowa State beat Oklahoma, 29-10, for the lone victory.

The Cyclones fell to No. 3 Oklahoma State, 24-9, on Sunday in Stillwater, Okla. The Cowboys won the seven lightest weights before Iowa State closed with three straight wins from Isaac Dean (184), Rocky Elam at 197 and heavyweight Yonger Bastida.

Oklahoma State jumped over the Cyclones (9-2 overall, 5-1 Big 12) and the Hawkeyes this week.

Iowa (9-4, 2-2) lost to the Golden Gophers for the first time since 2014. Minnesota won six matches for a 21-16 triumph. The four losses are the most since 2012. The most Iowa has had in a season under Iowa Coach Tom Brands is five, during the 2006-07, which was his first as Hawkeyes head coach.

Iowa received bonus-point victories from Drake Ayala (133), Michael Caliendo at 165 and 174-pounder Patrick Kennedy. Heavyweight Ben Kueter added a top-10 win, beating No. 10 Koy Hopke, 5-2.

The Hawkeyes travel to No. 2 Ohio State (16-0, 5-0) on Friday and Michigan State (4-6, 1-4) on Sunday. The Buckeyes beat Iowa, 27-12, in the finals of the National Duals Invitational in November.

Ohio State received one first-place vote, while Penn State remained No. 1 with 15 first-place votes. The Nittany Lions have won 83 straight duals.

Iowa owns a 40-15-2 all-time record against the Spartans.

UNI fell to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State last week. The Panthers’ 184-pounder Nick Fox went 2-0 with wins over the Cowboys’ No. 8 Zack Ryder, 3-1, in sudden victory, and built a 7-0 lead before winning by injury default over the Sooners’ No. 10 Brian Soldano. The effort garnered Big 12 Wrestler of the Week honors.

UNI (9-6, 3-2) face No. 14 South Dakota State (12-3, 5-2) on Sunday in Brookings, S.D. The Panthers beat the Jackrabbits, 20-14, in the finals of the NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals on Jan. 10 at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.