EDMOND, Okla. -- Notre Dame (Ohio) topped the first regular season NCAA Division II wrestling poll that was released Wednesday by the Division II Wrestling Coaches Association.
The Falcons earned four first-place votes and finished with 152 points to keep the No. 1 spot it earned in the pre-season rankings, edging out second-place Central Oklahoma by six points in balloting of head coaches from around the country. Two-time defending national champion Nebraska-Kearney came in third with 138 points and received the remaining four first-place votes.
Newberry (S.C.) is fourth in the poll and St. Cloud State (Minn.) fifth as those two teams switched places from the pre-season rankings.
Rounding out the top 10 is Adams State (Colo.), Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), Western State (Colo.), Indianapolis (Ind.) and Mercyhurst (Pa.). Mercyhurst made the biggest jump in the poll, going from 20th to No. 10.
Adams State and Nebraska-Kearney each have two top-ranked individuals -- 125-pounder Jerry Huff and 141-pounder Ryan Fillingame for the Grizzlies, 133-pounder Daniel DeShazer and 197-pounder Romero Cotton for the Lopers.
The 2014 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships will be held March 14-15 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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