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The Nebraska wrestling team was ranked No. 3 on the NWCA Division I Men’s Wrestling Coaches Poll on Wednesday afternoon.
NU amassed 362 points ahead of No. 4 Iowa (344), No. 5 Virginia Tech (338) and No. 6 Ohio State (322).
Four Big Ten teams were ranked inside the top-ten, while seven Big Ten programs were within the top-25.
The Big Red will face nine top-25 teams this season, beginning with the home-opener against No. 18 Wyoming. Other top-25 home duals will feature No. 8 Minnesota (Feb. 6), No. 13 Arizona State (Feb. 21), No. 19 Illinois (Jan. 24) and No. 20 Rutgers (Jan. 15).
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).
| Rank | Team (First) | 2025-26 Record | Points | Conference | 2025-26 NWCA Final Rank | 2025-26 NCAA Finish |
| 1 | Penn State (16) | (15-0) | 400 | Big Ten | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | (15-1) | 382 | Big 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Nebraska | (13-6) | 362 | Big Ten | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Iowa | (12-6) | 344 | Big Ten | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | (11-3) | 338 | ACC | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | Ohio State | (18-1) | 322 | Big Ten | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Stanford | (7-6) | 312 | ACC | 18 | 6 |
| 8 | Minnesota | (11-5) | 265 | Big Ten | 9 | 9 |
| 9 |
Iowa State |
(12-2) | 249 | Big 12 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | Missouri | (12-8) | 248 | Big 12 | 14 | 14 |
| 11 | Cornell | (9-7) | 213 | Ivy League | NR | 18 |
| 12 | Lehigh | (11-7) | 192 | EIWA | 25 | 16 |
| 13 | Arizona State | (5-11) | 166 | Big 12 | NR | 13 |
| 14 | Michigan | (9-6) | 165 | Big Ten | 12 | 7 |
| 15 | NC State | (15-4) | 157 | ACC | 8 | 10 |
| 16 | North Carolina | (9-5) | 156 | ACC | 15 | 31 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | (9-6) | 135 | Big 12 | 23 | 30 |
| 18 | Wyoming | (8-5) | 124 | Big 12 | 22 | 12 |
| 19 | Illinois | (12-5) | 123 | Big Ten | 10 | 15 |
| 20 | Rutgers | (14-5) | 117 | Big Ten | 11 | 34 |
| 21 | Northern Iowa | (11-8) | 92 | Big 12 | 17 | 31 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | (11-4) | 86 | ACC | 13 | 26 |
| 23 | West Virginia | (11-5) | 60 | Big 12 | 16 | 23 |
| 24 | Penn | (7-4) | 32 | Ivy League | NR | 19 |
| 25 | Princeton | (4-11) | 25 | Ivy League | NR | 20 |
Others Receiving Votes: Little Rock 17, Indiana 16, Purdue 14, Columbia 13, Navy 13, Air Force 10, Oregon State 9, South Dakota State 9, North Dakota State 8, Army West Point 7, Northern Illinois 5, SIU Edwardsville 4, Wisconsin 4, Bucknell 3, Cal Poly 2, Lock Haven 1.