Hawkeyes move to second in latest coaches poll

The University of Iowa received a boost from its season-opening victory.

The Hawkeyes jumped two spots and are second in the recent USA Today/National Wrestling Coaches Association NCAA Division I dual rankings that were released Tuesday.

Iowa defeated then-No. 1 Oklahoma State, 18-16, during Grapple on the Gridiron on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. The dual was the first held in an NCAA D-I football stadium and attracted 42,287 fans.

The Hawkeyes earned one first-place vote and leapfrogged No. 3 Michigan. Penn State moved into the top spot after being second in the preseason poll. The Cowboys fell to fourth. Defending NCAA champion Ohio State remains fifth.

Iowa State improved to 2-1 and moved up a spot to 17th. The Cyclones lone loss is to sixth-ranked Virginia Tech. University of Northern Iowa went 1-2 at the Journeymen/ASICS Northeast Duals, beating Hofstra and falling to No. 16 Rutgers and No. 18 Oregon State.

Record Pts Prv

1 Penn State (10) 2-0 297 2

2 Iowa (1) 1-0 284

3 Michigan (1) 3-0 269 3

4 Oklahoma State 0-1 265 1

5 Ohio State 1-0 258 5

6 Virginia Tech 1-1 234 6

7 Nebraska 2-0 233 10

8 Cornell 0-0 214 8

9 Missouri 0-0 198 9

10 Lehigh 2-1 189 7

11 Illinois 5-0 184 11

12 N.C. State 3-0 181 12

13 Wisconsin 1-0 142 14

14 Oklahoma 3-0 116 22

15 Rutgers 5-1 124 17

16 North Carolina 2-1 117 13

17 Iowa State 2-1 106 18

18 Oregon State 2-1 96 20

19 Minnesota 3-3 76 16

20 Virginia 4-2 74 23

21 Old Dominion 0-1 69 15

22 Ohio 3-0 66 21

23 West Virginia 4-2 49 19

24 Central Michigan 2-0 37 24

25 Northern Iowa 1-2 7 25

Dropped out: None

Others Receiving Votes: Stanford 6, Arizona State 2, Edinboro 2, Pittsburgh 2, Rider 2, South Dakota State 1

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