Wrestling picked to finish second in 2025-26 OAC Coaches Poll
October 29, 2025
By Marissa Myers
ADA — The Ohio Northern wrestling team was picked to finish second in the 2025-26 Ohio Athletic Conference Coaches Poll in voting conducted by the league's seven head coaches.
The Polar Bears received 31 points and one first-place vote in the poll.
Five-time defending conference champion Baldwin Wallace was picked to win the league with 36 points and six first-place votes.
Mount Union was picked third with 25 points and Heidelberg was picked fourth with 22 points.
ONU finished 16-7 overall and 6-1 to finish second in the OAC last season.
The Polar Bears open their 2025-26 season on Saturday at the Mount Union Invitational at 10 a.m. under 38th-year head coach Ron Beaschler.
2025-26 OAC Wrestling Coaches Poll
| Rank | School (1st Place Votes) | Points |
| 1. | Baldwin Wallace (6) | 36 |
| 2. | Ohio Northern (1) | 31 |
| 3. | Mount Union | 25 |
| 4. | Heidelberg | 22 |
| 5. | Otterbein | 16 |
| 6. | Wilmington | 9 |
| 7. | Muskingum | 8 |