MANHEIM, Pa. - The Navy wrestling team is ranked 17th in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division I Top 25 poll, which was announced Tuesday afternoon. The Mids have earned a ranking for five-straight weeks, four of which have been at No. 17.
 
Navy defeated Ohio last Sunday, 27-12, to improve to 5-0 for the first time since the 2017-18 season. The Mids have won their last seven duals dating back to last season and are on their longest winning streak since they won seven-consecutive duals between the 2015-16 and 2016-17 campaigns.
 
Along with its win over Ohio, Navy has beaten then No. 23 Illinois (23-18), then No. 16 Pitt (21-12), Morgan State (39-0) and VMI (40-6). The Mids have won 36 of the 50 bouts in duals this season and have earned bonus points in 17 of their wins (47.2).
 
Andrew Cerniglia (165) was bumped up to No. 20 in his weight class in the latest InterMat rankings after upsetting No. 11 Garrett Thompson by a 7-5 decision last Sunday. Also garnering a ranking was No. 22 Brendan Ferretti (133), No. 19 Josh Koderhandt (141), No. 19 Danny Wask (174), No. 27 David Key (184) and No. 14 Grady Griess (285).
 
Navy will look to win its eighth-straight dual when it faces American on Thursday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. in Washington D.C. A victory would give the Mids their longest winning streak since they won 10-consecutive duals between the 2004-05 and 2005-06 campaigns.
 
Ranking Methodology
The NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll is voted on by two coaches from each Division I wrestling conference. Each first-place vote is worth 25 points, 24 points for a second-place vote, 23 for a third-place vote and so on through to one point for a 25th-place vote. The poll is based on dual meet results. Teams who are not competing this season are not included in the voting process.
 
NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll
December 12, 2023

Rank	Team (First)	Record	Points	Conf.	Previous
1	Penn State (14)	(2-0)	350	Big Ten	1
2	NC State	(7-0)	327	ACC	2
3	Missouri	(3-0)	319	Big 12	3
4	Iowa	(5-0)	308	Big Ten	4
5	Cornell	(1-0)	284	EIWA	6
6	Iowa State	(3-1)	271	Big 12	7
7	Michigan	(2-0)	269	Big Ten	8
8	Nebraska	(2-0)	265	Big Ten	9
9	Oklahoma State	(3-0)	229	Big 12	11
10	Ohio State	(4-1)	216	Big Ten	5
11	Virginia Tech	(2-1)	209	ACC	10
12	Minnesota	(5-0)	203	Big Ten	12
13	Pittsburgh	(6-1)	173	ACC	19
14	South Dakota State	(3-1)	166	Big 12	14
15	Rutgers	(5-1)	164	Big Ten	13
16	Oregon State	(3-1)	134	Pac-12	15
17	Navy	(5-0)	127	EIWA	17
18	Oklahoma	(4-2)	94	Big 12	18
19	Stanford	(2-0)	87	Pac-12	24
20	West Virginia	(6-1)	74	Big 12	21
21	North Carolina	(5-2)	57	ACC	23
22	Arizona State	(1-2)	43	Pac-12	22
23	Lehigh	(0-3)	38	EIWA	20
24	Indiana	(3-0)	35	Big Ten	25
25	Northern Iowa	(0-1)	26	Big 12	16

 
Others Receiving Votes: Campbell 18, Penn 16, Maryland 13, Cal Poly 11, Purdue 8, Northwestern 7, Illinois 4, Northern Colorado 2, Wisconsin 2, Columbia 1

Dropped out: None