RALEIGH, N.C. – Behind a resounding 29-3 win at #12 Nebraska and a first place team finish at the Reno Tournament of Champions this past weekend, the NC State wrestling team has moved up one spot and is now ranked #5 nationally in the final USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll of the 2017 calendar year.
After starting the season at #8, the Wolfpack spent the previous four weeks of the season ranked #6. NC State has now been ranked in the top-10 in 32 straight polls, after having not reached the top-10 since 1993.
NC State is a perfect 10-0 on the season, the second-best start in school history, and currently leading the NCAA in dual.