SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- Notre Dame Wrestling is the No. 1 team in the nation according to the latest NAIA Coaches' Poll released on Tuesday. (
Nov. 24 NAIA Coaches' Poll)
The Falcons earned 103 points in the poll. Missouri Valley is ranked second with 96 points and is followed by California Baptist with 95.25, Southern Oregon with 93 points and Lindenwood (Mo.) with 68 points.
Notre Dame, who was second in the preseason poll, boasts 10 ranked grapplers, including top-ranked #Adam Koballa# at 141 pounds and #Thomas Straughn# at 157 pounds. Two Falcons occupy a ranking at 125 and 157 pounds. At 125, #Tyler Savage# and #Dante Rini# are listed second and third, respectively. No. 3 #Jeffrey Pelton# and No. 9 #Ashtin Primus# are ranked at 149 pounds.
With the results of Tuesday's Coaches' Poll, NDC Wrestling becomes the first athletic program in the history of Notre Dame College to earn a No. 1 national ranking.