Upper Iowa men's wrestling is ranked 17^th in the latest NWCA DII Coaches Poll and boasted five individuals listed in the top 15. The Peacocks improved from their 24th-place ranking in the last edition on Dec. 23. 
 
St. Cloud State remains the top-ranked team in NCAA Division II men's wrestling. Trailing them is Glenville State and UW Parkside tied for second, Nebraska-Kearney in fourth and Central Oklahoma in fifth. 
 
Thirty-two ranked wrestlers and three number-one wrestlers hail out of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), tied with the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) with a poll-best four ranked teams. McKendree is ranked the highest in the GLVC in 7^th, with Upper Iowa behind in 17^th, followed by Indianapolis (23^rd) and Maryville (24^th). 
 
The next edition of the poll will come out as Division II's teams head into the final weeks of the regular season, with a release date of Feb. 17, 2025.
 
UIU men's wrestling is 8-4 on the season and 1-0 in the GLVC. The team most recently defeated Minot State (39-3) and Southwest Minnesota State (32-2) at the Mustang Duals in Marshall, Minn. At the NWCA National Duals, the Peacocks picked up two wins over ranked teams, including #2 Glenville State (20-14) and #9 Tiffin (30-13). 
 
The individual Peacocks listed are Clayton Ours (285) and Geoffery Freeman (197) in 15^th, Ethen Doty (149) in 9^th, Colter Bye (184) in 7^th, and Lawson Losee (174) in 3^rd.
 
Men's wrestling is back on the mat for a home dual on Friday at 6 p.m. against McKendree.