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.
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.
Fans can purchase tickets now on huskers.com/tickets or by contacting the Nebraska Athletics Ticket Office during business hours (9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday through Friday).
Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll
| Rank | Team (First) | 24-25 Record |
Points | Conference | 24-25 Final Rank |
24-25 NCAA Finish |
| 1 | Penn State (16) | (15-0) | 400 | Big Ten | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Nebraska | (11-3) | 379 | Big Ten | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Iowa | (14-1) | 363 | Big Ten | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Ohio State | (13-3) | 330 | Big Ten | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | (13-1) | 328 | Big 12 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Iowa State | (12-5) | 321 | Big 12 | 12 | 27 |
| 7 | NC State | (11-2) | 279 | ACC | 9 | 8 |
| 8 | Lehigh | (7-4) | 274 | EIWA | 21 | 15 |
| 9 | Minnesota | (10-2) | 263 | Big Ten | 6 | 5 |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | (9-2) | 257 | ACC | 8 | 11 |
| 11 | Michigan | (7-5) | 215 | Big Ten | 19 | 12 |
| 12 | Cornell | (11-1) | 214 | Ivy League | 10 | 7 |
| 13 | Northern Iowa | (14-1) | 199 | Big 12 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | Stanford | (10-5) | 198 | ACC | 18 | 18 |
| 15 | Rutgers | (14-5) | 189 | Big Ten | 11 | 36 |
| 16 | Illinois | (9-4) | 187 | Big Ten | 14 | 10 |
| 17 | South Dakota State | (14-4) | 135 | Big 12 | 13 | 23 |
| 18 | Missouri | (5-10) | 123 | Big 12 | 25 | 14 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | (8-4) | 104 | Big 12 | 20 | 38 |
| 20 | West Virginia | (10-7) | 83 | Big 12 | 24 | 18 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | (10-6) | 81 | ACC | 17 | 27 |
| 22 | Little Rock | (17-3) | 78 | Pac-12 | 15 | 17 |
| 23 | North Carolina | (9-6) | 55 | ACC | 16 | 32 |
| 24 | Army West Point | (8-3) | 38 | EIWA | 23 | 47 |
| 25 | Wyoming | (12-6) | 29 | Big 12 | NR | 22 |
Others Receiving Votes: Purdue 20, Penn 19, Wisconsin 11, Arizona State 5, Navy 5, Indiana 4, Lock Haven 4, Cal Poly 3, Columbia 3, Maryland 2, Oregon State 1, Rider 1.