Wrestling ranked No. 20 in first weekly NWCA Tournament Poll
By Tim Glon
ADA — The Ohio Northern wrestling team is ranked No. 20 nationally in the National Wrestling Coaches Association's first tournament poll for 2022-23.
The Polar Bears (5-0 overall, 1-0 Ohio Athletic Conference) are tied with Loras (Iowa) with 13.5 points.
RWartburg (Iowa) is ranked No. 1 with 73 points, Augsburg (Minn.) is second with 45.5 points and Wisconsin-LaCrosse is third with 39.5 points.
Ohio Northern was ranked No. 15 in the preseason poll.
Individually, sophomore All-American Jacob Reed (Lancaster) is ranked No. 2 at 141 pounds, senior Chase Sumner (Ada) is No. 10 at 149, and senior Jordan Hardrick (Dayton/Wayne) is ranked No. 14 at 165.
The Polar Bears will return to action on Saturday at the Olivet (Mich.) Duals. ONU will have four dual meets, including No. 11 Olivet.
National Wrestling Coaches Association - Poll #1
Nov. 16, 2022
| Rank | School | Total Points |
Last Poll |
| 1. | Wartburg (Iowa) | 73 | 1 |
| 2. | Augsburg (Minn.) | 45.5 | 2 |
| 3. | Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 39.5 | 5 |
| 4. | North Central (Ill.) | 32 | 3 |
| 5. | Stevens (N.J.) | 27.5 | 7 |
| 6. | John Carroll | 26 | 4 |
| 7. | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 23.5 | 11 |
| 8. | Coe (Iowa) | 22 | 6 |
| 9. | New Jersey | 20 | 21 |
| 10. | Wabash (Ind.) | 19 | 9 |
| 11. | Olivet (Mich.) | 18.5 | t15 |
| 12. | Alvernia (Pa.) | 17.5 | t19 |
| 13. | New York U. | 17 | 10 |
| 14. | York (Pa.) | 16.5 | 8 |
| 15. | Washington & Lee (Pa.) | 16 | t17 |
| Rhode Island College | 16 | t17 | |
| 17. | Johnson & Wales (R.I.) | 14.5 | NR |
| 18. | Wisconsin-Platteville | 14 | t22 |
| Lycoming (Pa.) | 14 | 25 | |
| 20. | Ohio Northern | 13.5 | t15 |
| Loras (Iowa) | 13.5 | t13 | |
| 22. | Chicago (Ill.) | 13 | t19 |
| Castleton (Minn.) | 13 | t22 | |
| Baldwin Wallace | 13 | 12 | |
| 25. | Cortland State (N.Y.) | 12.5 | NR |
This poll is a NCAA Tournament power ranking, based on individual national rankings by the NWCA