MANHEIM, Penn. – The North Dakota State wrestling program is ranked in the NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Top 25 Poll for the first time since 2019, as the Bison come in at No. 19 in the first rankings of the season.
 
The Bison made the biggest early-season statement with its 20-16 upset of then-No. 8 Nebraska last Friday in Lincoln, the opening night of the season.
 
North Dakota State vaulted into the Top 25 for the first time since January 9, 2019 when they were ranked No. 23.
 
The Bison will not be in dual competition this week, but are set to host the annual Bison Open on Saturday at the Scheels Center. The first matches are slated for a 9 a.m. start.
 
NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll – Week 1 (Nov. 8)

Rank	Team (First)	Record	Points	Conf.	Previous
1	Penn State (12)	(0-0)	348	Big Ten	1
2	Iowa (2)	(0-0)	337	Big Ten	2
3	Missouri	(1-0)	310	Big 12	4
4	Ohio State	(0-0)	290	Big Ten	6
5	Michigan	(0-0)	289	Big Ten	5
6	Arizona State	(0-0)	285	Pac-12	3
7	Cornell	(0-0)	266	EIWA	7
8	NC State	(1-0)	247	ACC	9
9	Iowa State	(3-0)	236	Big 12	14
10	Virginia Tech	(0-0)	222	ACC	11
11	Oklahoma State	(0-0)	221	Big 12	10
12	Minnesota	(0-0)	186	Big Ten	13
13	Wisconsin	(2-1)	171	Big Ten	12
14	Lehigh	(2-0)	151	EIWA	17
15	Northwestern	(0-0)	149	Big Ten	15
16	North Carolina	(0-0)	118	ACC	16
17	Nebraska	(0-1)	117	Big Ten	8
18	Pittsburgh	(0-0)	98	ACC	18
19	North Dakota State	(1-0)	96	Big 12	NR
20	Penn	(0-0)	78	EIWA	21
21	Rutgers	(0-0)	77	Big Ten	22
22	Northern Iowa	(0-0)	63	Big 12	20
23	Princeton	(0-0)	49	EIWA	23
24	Oregon State	(0-1)	44	Pac-12	19
25	Cal Poly	(1-0)	23	Pac-12	24

 
Others receiving votes: South Dakota State 16, Purdue 15, Stanford 14, West Virginia 7, Appalachian State 6, Central Michigan 5, Wyoming 5, Campbell 4, Michigan State 4, Illinois 3.
 
Dropped out: No. 25 South Dakota State (0-0).