University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Bears move up NWCA rankings
1/12/2021 12:04:00 PM | Wrestling
Northern Colorado moves up to No. 23 in the NWCA rankings
MANHEIM, Penn. – A week after breaking into the NWCA rankings for the first time in 51 years, Northern Colorado wrestling moved up two spots in this week's rankings.
UNC checks in at No. 23, moving up two spots.
The Bears improved to 3-0 last week with a pair of wins over California Baptist and Utah Valley.
Five Big 12 schools landed in this week's rankings in Oklahoma State (5), Iowa State (9), Oklahoma (19), Northern Iowa (20) and UNC.
Northern Colorado competes in another tri-dual on Sunday against Air Force and South Dakota State in Colorado Springs.
| Rank | Team (First) | Record | Points | Conf. | Previous |
| 1 | Iowa (14) | (0-0) | 350 | Big Ten | 1 |
| 2 | Penn State | (0-0) | 329 | Big Ten | 2 |
| 3 | Michigan | (2-0) | 323 | Big Ten | 3 |
| 4 | NC State | (2-0) | 302 | ACC | 4 |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | (2-0) | 287 | Big 12 | 6 |
| 6 | Nebraska | (1-0) | 286 | Big Ten | 5 |
| 7 | Ohio State | (0-0) | 258 | Big Ten | 7 |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | (4-0) | 252 | ACC | 8 |
| 9 | Missouri | (5-0) | 246 | MAC | 9 |
| 10 | Iowa State | (3-0) | 217 | Big 12 | 10 |
| 11 | Arizona State | (2-0) | 201 | Pac-12 | 11 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | (2-0) | 190 | ACC | 13 |
| 13 | North Carolina | (1-0) | 178 | ACC | 14 |
| 14 | Minnesota | (0-1) | 168 | Big Ten | 12 |
| 15 | Rutgers | (0-1) | 124 | Big Ten | 15 |
| 16 | Purdue | (0-0) | 123 | Big Ten | 16 |
| 17 | Stanford | (0-0) | 100 | Pac-12 | 18 |
| 18 | Lehigh | (0-1) | 97 | EIWA | 17 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | (0-1) | 89 | Big 12 | 19 |
| 20 | Northern Iowa | (2-0) | 88 | Big 12 | 23 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | (0-0) | 77 | Big Ten | 20 |
| 22 | Northwestern | (0-0) | 61 | Big Ten | 22 |
| 23 | Northern Colorado | (3-0) | 46 | Big 12 | 25 |
| 24 | Illinois | (1-0) | 35 | Big Ten | NR |
| 25 | Michigan State | (0-0) | 31 | Big Ten | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Army West Point 27, Central Michigan 19, Virginia 19, Appalachian State 11, Wyoming 10, Hofstra 4, Campbell 2
Dropped Out: #21 Central Michigan (1-2), #24 Army West Point (0-0)
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