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Tar Heels Ranked No. 16 In Intermat Preseason Poll
September 2, 2021 | Wrestling
North Carolina is ranked No. 16 in the preseason college wrestling poll released by InterMat this week. Colman Scott's Tar Heels, who finished No. 16 at the NCAA Championships last season on the strength of Austin O'Connor's National Championship performance, open the 2021-22 season at the UNC Duals November 1.
Carolina is one of four Atlantic Coast Conference squads in the top 25, as NC State is ranked No. 6 and Virginia Tech comes in at No. 10. Pittsburgh checks at No. 20.
Below are the Intermat rankings.
| RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | CONFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 0-0 | Big Ten |
| 2 | Missouri | 0-0 | Big 12 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 0-0 | Big 12 |
| 4 | Penn State | 0-0 | Big Ten |
| 5 | Michigan | 0-0 | Big Ten |
| 6 | NC State | 0-0 | ACC |
| 7 | Ohio State | 0-0 | Big Ten |
| 8 | Arizona State | 0-0 | Pac-12 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 0-0 | Big Ten |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | 0-0 | ACC |
| 11 | Cornell | 0-0 | EIWA |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 0-0 | Big 12 |
| 13 | Wyoming | 0-0 | Big 12 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 0-0 | Big Ten |
| 15 | Minnesota | 0-0 | Big Ten |
| 16 | North Carolina | 0-0 | ACC |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 0-0 | Big Ten |
| 18 | Northwestern | 0-0 | Big Ten |
| 19 | Lehigh | 0-0 | EIWA |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | 0-0 | ACC |
| 21 | Illinois | 0-0 | Big Ten |
| 22 | Purdue | 0-0 | Big Ten |
| 23 | South Dakota State | 0-0 | Big 12 |
| 24 | Oregon State | 0-0 | Pac-12 |
| 25 | Iowa State | 0-0 | Big 12 |
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