Nebraska Wrestling Ranked No. 2 in NWCA Preseason Poll

LINCOLN, Neb — Press release courtesy of Nebraska Athletics:

The Nebraska Wrestling team was ranked No. 2 in the preseason NWCA coaches poll released on Wednesday.

The Huskers collected 379 points in the poll and came in ahead of No. 3 Iowa (363), No. 4 Ohio State (330) and No. 5 Oklahoma State (328).

This ties for the highest ranking overall for Nebraska wrestling and believed to be the highest preseason NWCA Coaches Poll ranking.

The Big Ten Conference leads all leagues with eight teams ranked in the preseason Top 25.

NU has 10 regular-season duals scheduled against preseason top-25 teams, including five against top-10 teams.

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Nebraska will dual each of the other four top five teams including No. 5 Oklahoma State on Dec. 21, No. 3 Iowa on Jan. 23 and No. 4 Ohio State on Jan. 25, all at the Devaney Center.