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NCAA Wrestling Dual Rankings: Okie State at No. 1, Iowa No. 2 …
NCAA Wrestling Dual Rankings: Okie State at No. 1, Iowa No. 2 …
At about a month into the collegiate wrestling season, the top teams in the country continue to separate themselves from the rest of the pack.
Oklahoma State Cowboys sit at the No. 1 ranked spot in the country. The Cowboys demolished the No. 10 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers Sunday, 34-3.
No. 2 ranked Iowa drummed Purdue 34-3 and the University of Wyoming edged out the Iowa State Cyclones 19-15 in a Big 12 dual.
Missouri is ranked No. 3 in the nation followed by No. 4 Penn State (2-0) and No. 5 Ohio State (3-0) to round out the Top-5 teams.
Big 10
The Big Ten has three teams in the Top-5 and eight teams ranked in the Top-13.
Nebraska (2-0), Michigan (3-0) and Minnesota (1-1) find themselves inside the Top-ten as well. Illinois (0-0) and Rutgers (5-1) are ranked 11th and 13th in the nation. The Big Ten Conference has the most ranked teams in the nation with eight teams in the top-25.
Big 12
The Big 12 has the second most with four teams, followed by the Pac-12, ACC and MAC with three teams each, and the EIWA and SoCon each with two teams.
Wyoming moved into the No. 25 spot after defeating the Cyclones in a conference tough dual. Each team winning five matches, bonus points are what made the difference for the Cowboys in Laramie, Wyoming. A major decision by Cody Vigoren at 197-pounds and a fall by junior Bryce Meredith over Gabe Moreno at 141-pounds helped lift the Cowboys over their Big 12 foe.
The Oklahoma State Cowboys thumped the Golden Gophers 34-3 in a non-conference matchup. It was the Cowboys first win of the season against a ranked opponent. OSU claimed nine of the ten bouts against the team clearly missing their former legend coach, J Robinson.
No. 2 Brett Pfarr of UM earned a 7-2 decision victory over No. 6 Preston Weigel of OSU at 197-pounds. No. 1 Dean Heil, No. 4 Chandler Rogers, No. 6 Kaid Brock, and No. 10 Nick Piccininni, all earned bonus points for the No. 1 ranked team in the country.
No. 8 Cornell defeated No. 13 Rutgers and Hofstra at Madison Square Garden to sweep the Grapple at the Garden over the weekend. Cornell pounded on Hofstra 39-0, winning all ten matches in the dual. No. 1 Gabe Dean joined No. 5 Brian Realbuto and No. 20 Brandon Womack in earning a fall/ technical fall over their opponents. Cornell went on to beat up Rutgers 28-10, as they won seven of the ten matches.
The Top-25 dual meet rankings are as follows:
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 2-0 | Big 12 | 1 |
| 2 | Iowa | 3-0 | Big Ten | 2 |
| 3 | Missouri | 2-0 | MAC | 3 |
| 4 | Penn State | 2-0 | Big Ten | 4 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 3-0 | Big Ten | 5 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 2-0 | Big Ten | 6 |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 4-1 | ACC | 7 |
| 8 | Cornell | 3-0 | EIWA | 8 |
| 9 | Michigan | 3-0 | Big Ten | 9 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 1-1 | Big Ten | 10 |
| 11 | Illinois | 0-0 | Big Ten | 11 |
| 12 | North Carolina State | 2-0 | ACC | 12 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 5-1 | Big Ten | 13 |
| 14 | Lehigh | 3-0 | EIWA | 14 |
| 15 | Stanford | 2-1 | Pac-12 | 15 |
| 16 | Central Michigan | 1-0 | MAC | 16 |
| 17 | Northern Iowa | 3-1 | MAC | 17 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 1-1 | Big 12 | 18 |
| 19 | Arizona State | 1-1 | Pac-12 | 19 |
| 20 | South Dakota State | 1-1 | Big 12 | 20 |
| 21 | Appalachian State | 3-0 | SoCon | 21 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 1-1 | ACC | 22 |
| 23 | Oregon State | 1-2 | Pac-12 | 23 |
| 24 | Chattanooga | 2-1 | SoCon | 25 |
| 25 | Wyoming | 1-1 | Big 12 | NR |
