Hunter
10/29/26
The Big Ten has several teams in the preseason NCAA Men’s Wrestling Coaches Poll.
Returning national team champion Penn State opens the season as the unanimous number one team in the poll, riding an NCAA record 86-match win streak.
Oklahoma State comes in second, followed by Nebraska. Iowa enters the season ranked 4th.
Five of the Top 10 features Big Ten schools; Ohio State comes in at 6th and Minnesota at 8th. Other Big Ten schools in the Top 25 include Michigan at 14th, Illinois at 19th, and Rutgers in 20th.
Ranked teams in action on the opening weekend: No. 9 Iowa State hosts Bucknell, No. 17 Oklahoma hosts Division II Northeastern State, No. 14 Michigan travels to VMI and No. 18 Wyoming hosts Western Wyoming Community College on Sunday.
The Hawkeyes open the season Friday November 13th, hosting Bellarmine at 7pm. The match will be streamed on BTN Plus.
Single-dual and student tickets for the season go on sale to the general public Friday at 9am on hawkeyesports.com. Season tickets and mini-plans are on sale now.