MANHEIM, Pa. - The Navy wrestling team is ranked 19th in the nation in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division I Top 25 poll, which was announced Tuesday afternoon.
 
The Mids earned a national ranking for the first time since Feb. 23, 2021, when they were ranked No. 17 in the final poll of the 2020-21 season.
 
Navy owns a 4-0 record and is one of only three teams (North Carolina; N.C. State) in the top 25 poll with four wins this season. The Mids followed up their upset victory against then No. 23 Illinois (23-18) with three wins on Sunday at the Navy Quad Meet. Head coach Cary Kolat's squad shut out Morgan State, 39-0, and then routed VMI, 40-6. Navy won 19 of the 20 bouts in the two duals and claimed bonus points in nine. The highlight win for the Mids came in the final matchup against then No. 16 Pitt. Navy reigned victorious in six bouts, four of which were against nationally-ranked wrestlers to win the contest, 21-12.
 
The Mids have won six-straight duals dating back to last season. Navy's current win streak is its longest since it opened the 2016-17 campaign with six-consecutive victories.
 
Seven Mids received a national ranking in their respective weight class in the latest InterMat rankings. Team captain Grady Griess (285) was bumped up to No. 10 in the nation. Griess is the first Navy wrestler to climb into the top 10 since Cody Trybus (141) earned ninth in the nation prior to the 2021 NCAA Championship. The Grand Island, Neb., native is also the highest nationally-ranked wrestler in the EIWA. The additional ranked Mids include No. 12 Brendan Ferretti (133), No. 18 Josh Koderhandt (141), No. 24 Andrew Cerniglia (165), No. 30 Danny Wask (174) and No. 16 David Key (184).
 
Navy will take a break from duals to host the 45th annual Navy Classic on Saturday at 9 a.m. The tournament will be held at McDonough School in Owings Mills, Md.
 
NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll (11-14-23)

Rank	Team (First)	Record	Points	Conf.	Previous
1	Penn State (14)	(0-0)	350	Big Ten	1
2	NC State	(4-0)	314	ACC	3
3	Iowa	(1-0)	309	Big Ten	2
4	Missouri	(0-0)	304	Big 12	4
5	Ohio State	(2-0)	285	Big Ten	8
6	Michigan	(0-0)	282	Big Ten	6
7	Cornell	(0-0)	270	EIWA	7
8	Virginia Tech	(1-1)	255	ACC	5
9	Nebraska	(2-0)	252	Big Ten	9
10	Iowa State	(2-0)	237	Big 12	10
11	Oklahoma State	(1-0)	217	Big 12	11
12	South Dakota State	(0-0)	188	Big 12	12
13	Rutgers	(2-0)	178	Big Ten	14
14	Minnesota	(0-0)	161	Big Ten	15
15	Northern Iowa	(0-0)	140	Big 12	17
16	Oregon State	(3-0)	127	Pac-12	18
17	Lehigh	(0-0)	102	EIWA	20
18	Wisconsin	(1-0)	94	Big Ten	19
19	Navy	(4-0)	87	EIWA	NR
20	Oklahoma	(1-0)	84	Big 12	21
21	Arizona State	(1-1)	72	Pac-12	13
22	North Carolina	(4-1)	56	ACC	NR
23	Pittsburgh	(2-1)	55	ACC	16
24	West Virginia	(3-0)	26	Big 12	NR
25	Penn	(0-0)	24	EIWA	22

Others Receiving Votes: Maryland 19, Northwestern 13, Indiana 11, Campbell 10, Stanford 9, Purdue, 8, Northern Colorado 5, Cal Poly 2, Army West Point 2, Lock Haven 1, Columbia 1.
 
Dropped out: No. 23 Lock Haven (0-2), No. 24 Northwestern (0-0), No. 25 Purdue (1-1).