INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA released Thursday the first of four coaches’ panel rankings for the 2015-16 wrestling season. The final rankings will be one of the tools used as part of the selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. This year’s event is March 17-19 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. For more information and to purchase tickets for the championship, visit NCAA.com/Wrestling.
Wrestlers in each weight class will be measured by winning percentage, rating percentage index (RPI) and coaches’ rankings to earn spots in their qualifying tournaments for the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The coaches’ rankings are compiled by a vote of coaches representing each qualifying tournament. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. In order to be eligible for the rankings, wrestlers must have participated in at least five matches against Division I opponents in the weight class and have wrestled within the last 30 days.
Among the top-ranked wrestlers are five former national champions with Nathan Tomasello of Ohio State (125 pounds), Isaiah Martinez of Illinois (157), Alex Dieringer of Oklahoma State (165), Gabriel Dean of Cornell (184) and Nick Gwiazdowski of North Carolina State (heavyweight).
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The additional top-ranked wrestlers at each weight class in the inaugural rankings are: Nahshon Garrett, Cornell (133 pounds); Dean Heil, Oklahoma State (141); Zain Retherford, Penn State (149); Bo Nickal, Penn State (174) and Morgan McIntosh, Penn State (197).
NCAA DIVISION I WRESTLING COACHES RANK – THROUGH MATCHES OF JAN. 17
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Weight,Rank,First Name,Last Name,Team,League
125,1,Nathan,Tomasello,Ohio St.,Big Ten
125,2,Thomas,Gilman,Iowa,Big Ten
125,3,Joey,Dance,Virginia Tech,ACC
125,4,Nico,Megaludis,Penn St.,Big Ten
125,5,Eddie,Klimara,Oklahoma St.,Big 12
125,6,Ronnie,Rios,Oregon St.,Pac 12
125,7,Dylan,Peters,UNI,MAC
125,8,David,Terao,American,EIWA
125,9,Tim,Lambert,Nebraska,Big Ten
125,10,Ryan,Millhof,Oklahoma,Big 12
125,11,Barlow,McGhee,Missouri,MAC
125,12,Paul,Petrov,Bucknell,EIWA
125,13,Zeke,Moisey,West Virginia,Big 12
125,14,Darian,Cruz,Lehigh,EIWA
125,15,Joshua,Rodriguez,North Dakota St.,Big 12
125,16,Drew,Templeman,Wyoming,Big 12
125,17,Connor,Schram,Stanford,Pac 12
125,18,Chasen,Tolbert,Utah Valley,Big 12
125,19,Brent,Fleetwood,Central Mich.,MAC
125,20,Dalton,Macri,Cornell,EIWA
125,21,Sean,Russell,Edinboro,EWL
125,21,Elijah,Oliver,Indiana,Big Ten
125,23,Sean,McCabe,Rutgers,Big Ten
125,24,Sean,Fausz,North Carolina St.,ACC
125,25,Conor,Youtsey,Michigan,Big Ten
125,26,Lorenzo,Bentley,Pittsburgh,ACC
125,27,Nick,Herrmann,Virginia,ACC
125,28,Ben,Thornton,Purdue,Big Ten
125,29,Shakur,Laney,Ohio,MAC
125,30,Steven,Polakowski,Minnesota,Big Ten
125,31,Brandon,Jeske,Old Dominion,MAC
125,32,Kyle,Akins,Buffalo,MAC
125,33,Rami,Haddadin,Boise St.,Pac 12
125,33,Vito,Pasone,Appalachian St.,SoCon
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133,1,Nahshon,Garrett,Cornell,EIWA
133,2,Zane,Richards,Illinois,Big Ten
133,3,Cory,Clark,Iowa,Big Ten
133,4,Cody,Brewer,Oklahoma,Big 12
133,5,Jordan,Conaway,Penn St.,Big Ten
133,6,George,DiCamillo,Virginia,ACC
133,7,Johnni,DiJulius,Ohio St.,Big Ten
133,8,Earl,Hall,Iowa St.,Big 12
133,9,Mack,McGuire,Kent St.,MAC
133,10,Zach,Synon,Missouri,MAC
133,11,Eric,Montoya,Nebraska,Big Ten
133,12,Josh,Alber,UNI,MAC
133,13,Emilio,Saavedra,Old Dominion,MAC
133,14,Cameron,Kelly,Ohio,MAC
133,15,Geoffrey,Alexander,Maryland,Big Ten
133,16,Martin(Josh),Martinez,Air Force,Big 12
133,17,Anthony,Giraldo,Rutgers,Big Ten
133,18,Joey,Palmer,Oregon St.,Pac 12
133,19,Rosario,Bruno,Michigan,Big Ten
133,20,Dom,Forys,Pittsburgh,ACC
133,21,Mason,Beckman,Lehigh,EIWA
133,22,Samuel,Brancale,Minnesota,Big Ten
133,23,Dominick,Malone,Northwestern,Big Ten
133,24,Nathan,Kraisser,Campbell,SoCon
133,25,Caleb,Richardson,Penn,EIWA
133,26,Gary Wayne,Harding,Oklahoma St.,Big 12
133,27,Jade,Rauser,Utah Valley,Big 12
133,28,Jamal,Morris,North Carolina St.,ACC
133,29,Vince,Rodriguez,George Mason,EWL
133,30,Esteban,Gomez-Rivera,American,EIWA
133,30,Robert,Deutsch,Rider,EWL
133,32,Corey,Keener,Central Mich.,MAC
133,33,Brance,Simms,South Dakota St.,Big 12
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141,1,Dean,Heil,Oklahoma St.,Big 12
141,2,Joey,McKenna,Stanford,Pac 12
141,3,Kevin,Jack,North Carolina St.,ACC
141,4,Micah,Jordan,Ohio St.,Big Ten
141,5,Anthony,Ashnault,Rutgers,Big Ten
141,6,Matt,Manley,Missouri,MAC
141,7,Todd,Preston,Harvard,EIWA
141,8,Solomon,Chishko,Virginia Tech,ACC
141,9,Thomas,Thorn,Minnesota,Big Ten
141,10,Mike,Racciato,Pittsburgh,ACC
141,11,Joseph,Ward,North Carolina,ACC
141,12,Bryce,Meredith,Wyoming,Big 12
141,13,Chris,Mecate,Old Dominion,MAC
141,14,Rick,Durso,Frank. & Marsh.,EIWA
141,15,Steve,Bleise,Northern Ill.,MAC
141,16,Zachary,Horan,Central Mich.,MAC
141,17,Anthony,Abidin,Nebraska,Big Ten
141,18,Randy,Cruz,Lehigh,EIWA
141,19,Brock,Zacherl,Clarion,EWL
141,20,Javier,Gasca III,Michigan St.,Big Ten
141,21,James,Gulibon,Penn St.,Big Ten
141,22,Mike,Pongracz,Chattanooga,SoCon
141,23,Tyler,Smith,Bucknell,EIWA
141,24,Brock,Ervin,Illinois,Big Ten
141,25,Ian,Nickell,CSU Bakersfield,Pac 12
141,26,Jamel,Hudson,Hofstra,EIWA
141,27,Danny,Sabatello,Purdue,Big Ten
141,28,Trevor,Jauch,UNI,MAC
141,29,Jordan,Laster,Princeton,EIWA
141,30,Jameson,Oster,Northwestern,Big Ten
141,31,Robert,Mathers,Arizona St.,Pac 12
141,32,Zach,Finesilver,Duke,ACC
141,32,Nicholas,Gil,Navy,EIWA
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149,1,Zain,Retherford,Penn St.,Big Ten
149,2,Brandon,Sorensen,Iowa,Big Ten
149,3,Lavion,Mayes,Missouri,MAC
149,4,Jason,Tsirtsis,Northwestern,Big Ten
149,5,Jake,Sueflohn,Nebraska,Big Ten
149,6,Alec,Pantaleo,Michigan,Big Ten
149,7,Evan,Henderson,North Carolina,ACC
149,8,Alexander,Richardson,Old Dominion,MAC
149,9,Colin,Heffernan,Central Mich.,MAC
149,10,Matthew,Cimato,Drexel,EIWA
149,11,Charles,Cobb,Penn,EIWA
149,12,Jake,Short,Minnesota,Big Ten
149,13,Mitch,Finesilver,Duke,ACC
149,14,Matthew,Kraus,Arizona St.,Pac 12
149,15,Anthony,Collica,Oklahoma St.,Big 12
149,16,Geo,Martinez,Boise St.,Pac 12
149,17,Bryant,Clagon,Rider,EWL
149,18,Gabe,Moreno,Iowa St.,Big 12
149,18,Mike,DePalma,Kent St.,MAC
149,20,Paul,Fox,Stanford,Pac 12
149,21,Victor,Lopez,Bucknell,EIWA
149,22,Daniel,Neff,Lock Haven,EWL
149,23,Davion,Jeffries,Oklahoma,Big 12
149,24,Nick,Barber,Eastern Mich.,MAC
149,25,Laike,Gardner,Lehigh,EIWA
149,26,Alex,Griffin,Purdue,Big Ten
149,27,Coleman,Hammond,CSU Bakersfield,Pac 12
149,28,Chris,Perez,Princeton,EIWA
149,29,Luke,Blanton,Indiana,Big Ten
149,30,Tyson,Dippery,Rutgers,Big Ten
149,30,Matthew,Frisch,The Citadel,SoCon
149,32,Timmy,Box,Northern Colo.,Big 12
149,33,Steven,Galiardo,Brown,EIWA
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157,1,Isaiah,Martinez,Illinois,Big Ten
157,2,Ian,Miller,Kent St.,MAC
157,2,Jason,Nolf,Penn St.,Big Ten
157,4,Thomas,Gantt,North Carolina St.,ACC
157,5,Joseph,Smith,Oklahoma St.,Big 12
157,6,Cody,Pack,South Dakota St.,Big 12
157,7,Mitch,Minotti,Lehigh,EIWA
157,8,Brian,Murphy,Michigan,Big Ten
157,9,John,Boyle,American,EIWA
157,10,Luke,Smith,Central Mich.,MAC
157,11,Richie,Lewis,Rutgers,Big Ten
157,12,Jake,Ryan,Ohio St.,Big Ten
157,13,Chad,Walsh,Rider,EWL
157,14,Dylan,Cottrell,West Virginia,Big 12
157,15,Tyler,Berger,Nebraska,Big Ten
157,16,Russell,Parsons,Army,EIWA
157,17,Gregory,Flournoy,George Mason,EWL
157,18,Louis,Mascola,Maryland,Big Ten
157,19,Bryce,Steiert,UNI,MAC
157,20,Markus,Scheidel,Columbia,EIWA
157,21,Justin,Staudenmayer,Brown,EIWA
157,22,Andrew,Atkinson,Virginia,ACC
157,23,Edwin,”Cooper, Jr.”,Iowa,Big Ten
157,24,Kamaal,Shakur,Chattanooga,SoCon
157,25,May,Bethea,Penn,EIWA
157,26,Spartak,Chino,Ohio,MAC
157,27,Aaron,Walker,The Citadel,SoCon
157,28,Doug,Welch,Purdue,Big Ten
157,29,Brandon,Kingsley,Minnesota,Big Ten
157,29,LeRoy,Barnes,Missouri,MAC
157,29,Archie,Colgan,Wyoming,Big 12
157,32,Gene ‘Oliver’,Pierce,Arizona St.,Pac 12
157,33,Eleazar,De Luca,Northern Colo.,Big 12
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165,1,Alex,Dieringer,Oklahoma St.,Big 12
165,2,Isaac,Jordan,Wisconsin,Big Ten
165,3,Steven,Rodrigues,Illinois,Big Ten
165,4,Daniel,Lewis,Missouri,MAC
165,5,Chad,Welch,Purdue,Big Ten
165,6,Anthony,Perrotti,Rutgers,Big Ten
165,7,Max,Rohskopf,North Carolina St.,ACC
165,8,Austin,Wilson,Nebraska,Big Ten
165,8,Tanner,Weatherman,Iowa St.,Big 12
165,10,John,Staudenmayer,North Carolina,ACC
165,11,David,McFadden,Virginia Tech,ACC
165,12,Shakur,Rasheed,Penn St.,Big Ten
165,13,Ryan,Preisch,Lehigh,EIWA
165,14,Connor,Brennan,Rider,EWL
165,14,Jim,Wilson,Stanford,Pac 12
165,16,Clark,Glass,Oklahoma,Big 12
165,17,George,Pickett,Cornell,EIWA
165,18,Jake,Faust,Duke,ACC
165,19,Cooper,Moore,UNI,MAC
165,20,Adam,Fierro,CSU Bakersfield,Pac 12
165,21,Seth,Thomas,Oregon St.,Pac 12
165,22,Devon,Gobbo,Harvard,EIWA
165,23,Casey,Fuller,Edinboro,EWL
165,24,Mitchell,Wightman,American,EIWA
165,25,Forrest,Przybysz,Appalachian St.,SoCon
165,26,Cody,Wiercioch,Pittsburgh,ACC
165,27,Connor,Flynn,West Virginia,Big 12
165,28,Tyrel,White,Columbia,EIWA
165,29,Paul,Duggan,Campbell,SoCon
165,30,Austin,Reese,Ohio,MAC
165,31,Tyler,Buckwalter,Kent St.,MAC
165,32,Jordan,Atienza,Central Mich.,MAC
165,33,Jonathan,Viruet,Brown,EIWA
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174,1,Bo,Nickal,Penn St.,Big Ten
174,2,Zach,Brunson,Illinois,Big Ten
174,3,Ethan,Ramos,North Carolina,ACC
174,4,Kyle,Crutchmer,Oklahoma St.,Big 12
174,5,Nathan,Jackson,Indiana,Big Ten
174,5,Brian,Realbuto,Cornell,EIWA
174,7,Michael,Ottinger,Central Mich.,MAC
174,8,Blaise,Butler,Missouri,MAC
174,9,Bryce,Hammond,CSU Bakersfield,Pac 12
174,10,Cody,Walters,Ohio,MAC
174,11,Alex,Meyer,Iowa,Big Ten
174,12,Jonathan,Schleifer,Princeton,EIWA
174,13,Casey,Kent,Penn,EIWA
174,14,Myles,Martin,Ohio St.,Big Ten
174,15,Jadaen,Bernstein,Navy,EIWA
174,16,Davonte,Mahomes,Michigan,Big Ten
174,17,Micah,Barnes,Nebraska,Big Ten
174,18,Brian,Harvey,Army,EIWA
174,19,Lelund,Weatherspoon,Iowa St.,Big 12
174,20,Rustin,Barrick,Bucknell,EIWA
174,21,Nick,Kee,Appalachian St.,SoCon
174,22,Richard,Robertson,Wisconsin,Big Ten
174,23,Matt,Reed,Oklahoma,Big 12
174,24,Phil,Bakuckas,Rutgers,Big Ten
174,25,Keaton,Subjeck,Stanford,Pac 12
174,26,Te’Shan,Campbell,Pittsburgh,ACC
174,27,Nicholas,Wanzek,Minnesota,Big Ten
174,28,Jack,McKeever,Binghamton,EIWA
174,29,Frank,Affronti,Hofstra,EIWA
174,30,David,Kocer,South Dakota St.,Big 12
174,31,Zack,Hernandez,Columbia,EIWA
174,32,Jacob,Davis,Eastern Mich.,MAC
174,33,Sean,Mappes,Chattanooga,SoCon
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184,1,Gabriel,Dean,Cornell,EIWA
184,2,Nate,Brown,Lehigh,EIWA
184,3,Willie,Miklus,Missouri,MAC
184,4,Sammy,Brooks,Iowa,Big Ten
184,5,Hayden,Zillmer,North Dakota St.,Big 12
184,6,Jack,Dechow,Old Dominion,MAC
184,7,Domenic,Abounader,Michigan,Big Ten
184,8,Blake,Stauffer,Arizona St.,Pac 12
184,9,Matt,McCutcheon,Penn St.,Big Ten
184,9,Timothy,Dudley,Nebraska,Big Ten
184,11,Lorenzo,Thomas,Penn,EIWA
184,12,Mathew,Miller,Navy,EIWA
184,13,Zachary,Zavatsky,Virginia Tech,ACC
184,14,Kenny,Courts,Ohio St.,Big Ten
184,15,Pete,Renda,North Carolina St.,ACC
184,16,Nolan,Boyd,Oklahoma St.,Big 12
184,17,Abram,Ayala,Princeton,EIWA
184,17,Alex,Utley,North Carolina,ACC
184,19,steven,schneider,Binghamton,EIWA
184,20,Jeffrey,Koepke,Illinois,Big Ten
184,21,Nicholas,Gravina,Rutgers,Big Ten
184,22,Tom,Sleigh,Bucknell,EIWA
184,23,John,Lampe,Chattanooga,SoCon
184,24,Andrew,Romanchik,Ohio,MAC
184,25,Garet,Krohn,Stanford,Pac 12
184,26,Dane,Pestano,Iowa St.,Big 12
184,27,Corey,Griego,Oregon St.,Pac 12
184,28,Cole,Baxter,Kent St.,MAC
184,29,Jordan,Ellingwood,Central Mich.,MAC
184,30,Jakob ‘Bubba’,Scheffel,West Virginia,Big 12
184,31,Ryan,Christensen,Wisconsin,Big Ten
184,32,Ville,Heino,Campbell,SoCon
184,33,Michale,Fagg-Daves,Rider,EWL
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197,1,Morgan,McIntosh,Penn St.,Big Ten
197,2,J’Den,Cox,Missouri,MAC
197,3,Nathan,Burak,Iowa,Big Ten
197,4,Brett,Pfarr,Minnesota,Big Ten
197,5,Conner,Hartmann,Duke,ACC
197,6,Maxwell,Huntley,Michigan,Big Ten
197,7,Brett,Harner,Princeton,EIWA
197,8,Jacob A.,Smith,West Virginia,Big 12
197,9,Ruben,Franklin,CSU Bakersfield,Pac 12
197,10,Jared,Haught,Virginia Tech,ACC
197,11,Aaron,Studebaker,Nebraska,Big Ten
197,12,Zachary,Nye,Virginia,ACC
197,13,Nate,Rotert,South Dakota St.,Big 12
197,14,Phil,Wellington,Ohio,MAC
197,14,Kyle,Conel,Kent St.,MAC
197,16,Shawn,Scott,Northern Ill.,MAC
197,17,John,Bolich,Lehigh,EIWA
197,18,Trent,Noon,Northern Colo.,Big 12
197,19,Michael,Boykin,North Carolina St.,ACC
197,20,Anthony,Abro,Eastern Mich.,MAC
197,21,Derek,Thomas,Utah Valley,Big 12
197,22,Bryce,Barnes,Army,EIWA
197,23,Chip,Ness,North Carolina,ACC
197,23,Scottie,Boykin,Chattanooga,SoCon
197,25,Nick,Bonaccorsi,Pittsburgh,ACC
197,26,Michael,Woulfe,Navy,EIWA
197,27,Marshall,Haas,The Citadel,SoCon
197,28,Parker,Hines,Air Force,Big 12
197,29,Mark,Martin,Ohio St.,Big Ten
197,30,Brad,Johnson,Oklahoma,Big 12
197,31,Jeric,Kasunic,American,EIWA
197,31,Sam,Wheeler,Cleveland St.,EWL
197,31,Ryan,Wolfe,Rider,EWL
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285,1,Nick,Gwiazdowski,North Carolina St.,ACC
285,2,Ty,Walz,Virginia Tech,ACC
285,3,Adam,Coon,Michigan,Big Ten
285,4,Austin,Marsden,Oklahoma St.,Big 12
285,5,Denzel,Dejournette,Appalachian St.,SoCon
285,6,Joe,Stolfi,Bucknell,EIWA
285,6,Sam,Stoll,Iowa,Big Ten
285,8,Michael,Kroells,Minnesota,Big Ten
285,9,Tanner,Hall,Arizona St.,Pac 12
285,10,Max,Wessell,Lehigh,EIWA
285,11,Amarveer,Dhesi,Oregon St.,Pac 12
285,12,Billy,Smith,Rutgers,Big Ten
285,13,Jared,Johnson,Chattanooga,SoCon
285,14,Ross,Larson,Oklahoma,Big 12
285,15,Riley,Shaw,Cleveland St.,EWL
285,16,Blaize,Cabell,UNI,MAC
285,17,Ryan,Solomon,Pittsburgh,ACC
285,18,Nathan,Butler,Stanford,Pac 12
285,19,Tanner,Harms,Wyoming,Big 12
285,20,William,Miller,Edinboro,EWL
285,20,Mike,Hughes,Hofstra,EIWA
285,22,Collin,Jensen,Nebraska,Big Ten
285,23,Brooks,Black,Illinois,Big Ten
285,24,Dawson,Peck,Maryland,Big Ten
285,25,Jeramy,Sweany,Cornell,EIWA
285,26,Nick,Gajdzik,Harvard,EIWA
285,26,Ray,O’Donnell,Princeton,EIWA
285,28,Gage,Hutchison,Eastern Mich.,MAC
285,29,Garrett,Ryan,Columbia,EIWA
285,30,Patrick,Gillen,Virginia,ACC
285,31,Quean,Smith,Iowa St.,Big 12
285,32,Brock,Horwath,Wisconsin,Big Ten
285,33,Boyce,Cornwell,Gardner-Webb,SoCon[/eztable]