Another season has come and gone with Penn State’s wrestling team sitting atop the National Wrestling Coaches Association Top 25.
The Nittany Lions received all the first-place votes every single week of the poll to establish their dominance.
Joining Penn State in the top five are Iowa, Oklahoma State, Northern Iowa and Nebraska, in that order. The Hawkeyes had been the No. 3 team in the country after losing to the Nittany Lions on Jan. 31. But Iowa topped the Cowboys on Sunday, 21-16, to hand Oklahoma State its first and lone loss of the year. The Panthers finished the season in their highest ranking ever for the program.
When it came to the Nittany Lions’ individual Intermat rankings, all remained the same but two.
Luke Lilledahl and Braeden Davis each were able to move up one spot in their respective weight classes to keep Penn State with all 10 wrestlers ranked in the top 10.
Lilledahl moved up to No. 8 at 125 pounds with Davis advancing to No. 6 at 133 pounds.
Following a dominant victory over American, Penn State wrestling remained at the top of the NWCA Rankings.
The Nittany Lions defeated American 50-3 in the final dual of the regular season.
The blue and white maintained all 16 first place votes in the rankings.
Penn State wrestlers will return to action in Evanston, Illinois, for the Big Ten Tournaments on March 8.
