Cowboys Move to No. 1 in Wrestling Polls

November 20, 2002 | Cowboy Wrestling

Nov. 20, 2002

Oklahoma State's wrestling team is ranked atop the college wrestling rankings for the first time in two years.

W.I.N. Magazine and InterMat Wrestling released their first polls of the season with the Cowboys ranked first in each.

OSU moved into the top spot after third-ranked Iowa stunned No. 1 Minnesota, 24-11, in Minneapolis, Minn., and the second-ranked Cowboys beat Tennessee-Chattanooga, 41-6, OSU moved to No. 1.

Iowa moved into the second spot, while Minnesota fell to third. Rounding out the top five is Oklahoma and Ohio State.

The top-ranked Cowboys are next in action on Nov. 23 at the Nebraska-Omaha Open in Omaha, Neb.

W.I.N. Magazine
1) Oklahoma State
2) Iowa
3) Minnesota
4) Oklahoma
5) Ohio State
6) Iowa State
7) Michigan
8) Nebraska
9) Lehigh
10) Illinois

InterMat Wrestling
1) Oklahoma State
2) Iowa
3) Minnesota
4) Oklahoma
5) Ohio State
6) Michigan
7) Iowa State
8) Lehigh
9) West Virginia
10) Missouri