EDMOND, Okla. -- St. Cloud State (Minn.) maintained its perch atop the NCAA Division II wrestling rankings by the slimmest of margins Wednesday, according to the poll released by the Division II Wrestling Coaches Association.
The Huskies received four first-place votes and finished with 152 points to trim Maryville (Mo.) by one point, with Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) just another point back in third place in balloting of head coaches from around the country.
The Saints had the remaining four first-place votes in finishing with 151 points and the Tigers had 150 in moving up one spot to third. Defending national champion Notre Dame (Ohio) fell to fourth with 136 points and McKendree (Ill.) moved up three positions to No. 5.
Rounding out the top 10 is Mercyhurst (Pa.), Nebraska-Kearney, Western State (Colo.), North Carolina-Pembroke and Colorado Mesa.
Regional qualifying tournaments will be held at four sites this weekend, with West Liberty hosting the East Super Regional, UNC-Pembroke the Midwest Super Regional, MSU-Mankato the Central Super Regional and Colorado State-Pueblo the West Super Regional.
The top four placers at each weight in all four regional tournaments advance to the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships, which is set for March 13-14 in St. Louis, Mo.
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