Nebraska-Omaha remains unanimous No. 1 team in Division II

NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association
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EDMOND, Okla. - Nebraska-Omaha maintained its stranglehold on the NCAA Division II wrestling rankings Wednesday as the defending national champion Mavericks were the unanimous No. 1 pick in the first regular season poll, it was announced by the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association.

UNO received all eight first-place votes in balloting of coaches from around the country to finish with 160 points. The Mavericks were No. 1 in all seven polls last season en route to running away with their fifth Division II national title.

Newberry (S.C.) moved up one spot to No. 2 with 152 points, while Adams State (Colo.) and Central Oklahoma both jumped two spots in coming in third and fourth, respectively, and Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) jumped from 10th to fifth.

Western State (Colo.), Augustana (S.D.), Nebraska-Kearney, Minnesota State and St. Cloud State (Minn.) rounded out the top 10. Augustana made the biggest leap in the rankings, moving from 19th in the preseason poll to No. 7.

UNO is led by top-ranked individuals Esai Dominguez (149 ) and Aaron Denson (174) and has three more wrestlers ranked second -- 133 Cody Garcia, 197 Jacob Marrs and heavyweight Elijah Madison.

The 2010 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships will be held March 12-13 in Omaha, Neb.

The top 20 poll, with points and the teams’ ranking in the preseason following by the top-eight rankings at each weight available here