
INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA released Friday the first of four coaches’ panel rankings for the 2016-17 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 16-18 at the Scott Trade Center in St. Louis, Missouri . 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 2017 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.
NCAA Division I Wrestling Coaches Rank - Through Matches of Jan. 15 | |||||
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Weight | Rank | First Name | Last Name | Team | League |
125 | 1 | Thomas | Gilman | Iowa | Big Ten |
125 | 2 | Joey | Dance | Virginia Tech | ACC |
125 | 3 | Nick | Suriano | Penn St. | Big Ten |
125 | 4 | Joshua | Rodriguez | North Dakota St. | Big 12 |
125 | 5 | Ethan | Lizak | Minnesota | Big Ten |
125 | 6 | Tim | Lambert | Nebraska | Big Ten |
125 | 7 | Darian | Cruz | Lehigh | EIWA |
125 | 8 | Jack | Mueller | Virginia | ACC |
125 | 9 | Sean | Russell | Edinboro | EWL |
125 | 10 | Josh | Terao | American | EIWA |
125 | 11 | Nathan | Kraisser | Campbell | SoCon |
125 | 12 | Nicholas | Piccininni | Oklahoma St. | Big 12 |
125 | 13 | Dylan | Peters | UNI | MAC |
125 | 14 | Drew | Templeman | Wyoming | Big 12 |
125 | 15 | Shakur | Laney | Ohio | MAC |
125 | 16 | Gabe | Townsell | Stanford | Pac-12 |
125 | 17 | Noah | Gonser | Eastern Mich. | MAC |
125 | 18 | Barlow | McGhee | Missouri | MAC |
125 | 19 | Jose | Rodriguez | Ohio St. | Big Ten |
125 | 20 | Markus | Simmons | Iowa St. | Big 12 |
125 | 21 | Christian | Moody | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
125 | 22 | Vito | Pasone | Appalachian St. | SoCon |
125 | 23 | Johnny | Jimenez | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
125 | 24 | Ibrahim | Banduka | George Mason | EWL |
125 | 25 | Freddie | Rodriguez | SIUE | SoCon |
125 | 26 | Austin | Assad | Michigan | Big Ten |
125 | 27 | Brent | Fleetwood | Central Mich. | MAC |
125 | 28 | Trey | Andrews | Northern Colo. | Big 12 |
125 | 29 | Lorenzo | Bentley | Pittsburgh | ACC |
125 | 30 | Jake | Gromacki | Clarion | EWL |
125 | 30 | Elijah | Oliver | Indiana | Big Ten |
125 | 32 | Kyle | Akins | Buffalo | MAC |
125 | 33 | Ben | Thornton | Purdue | Big Ten |
133 | 1 | Nathan | Tomasello | Ohio St. | Big Ten |
133 | 2 | Kaid | Brock | Oklahoma St. | Big 12 |
133 | 3 | Cory | Clark | Iowa | Big Ten |
133 | 4 | Stevan | Micic | Michigan | Big Ten |
133 | 5 | Eric | Montoya | Nebraska | Big Ten |
133 | 6 | Seth | Gross | South Dakota St. | Big 12 |
133 | 6 | Zane | Richards | Illinois | Big Ten |
133 | 8 | Dom | Forys | Pittsburgh | ACC |
133 | 9 | Scotty | Parker | Lehigh | EIWA |
133 | 10 | Josh | Alber | UNI | MAC |
133 | 11 | Kevin | Devoy | Drexel | EIWA |
133 | 12 | Earl | Hall | Iowa St. | Big 12 |
133 | 13 | John | Erneste | Missouri | MAC |
133 | 14 | Jamal | Morris | North Carolina St. | ACC |
133 | 15 | Mitch | McKee | Minnesota | Big Ten |
133 | 16 | Cameron | Kelly | Ohio | MAC |
133 | 17 | Mark | Grey | Cornell | EIWA |
133 | 18 | Bryan | Lantry | Buffalo | MAC |
133 | 19 | Korbin | Myers | Edinboro | EWL |
133 | 20 | Eli | Stickley | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
133 | 21 | Colby | Smith | Appalachian St. | SoCon |
133 | 22 | Scott | Delvecchio | Rutgers | Big Ten |
133 | 23 | Anthony | Tutolo | Kent St. | MAC |
133 | 24 | Corey | Keener | Central Mich. | MAC |
133 | 25 | Cam | Sykora | North Dakota St. | Big 12 |
133 | 26 | Dennis | Gustafson | Virginia Tech | ACC |
133 | 27 | Esteban | Gomez-Rivera | American | EIWA |
133 | 28 | Anthony | Cefelo | Rider | EWL |
133 | 29 | Luke | Welch | Purdue | Big Ten |
133 | 30 | Cory | Stainbrook | West Virginia | Big 12 |
133 | 31 | Shayne | Wireman | Eastern Mich. | MAC |
133 | 32 | Billy | Rappo | Maryland | Big Ten |
133 | 33 | Austin | Eicher | Michigan St. | Big Ten |
141 | 1 | Dean | Heil | Oklahoma St. | Big 12 |
141 | 2 | Kevin | Jack | North Carolina St. | ACC |
141 | 3 | Joey | McKenna | Stanford | Pac-12 |
141 | 3 | Joseph | Ward | North Carolina | ACC |
141 | 5 | Matthew | Kolodzik | Princeton | EIWA |
141 | 6 | Anthony | Ashnault | Rutgers | Big Ten |
141 | 7 | George | DiCamillo | Virginia | ACC |
141 | 8 | Bryce | Meredith | Wyoming | Big 12 |
141 | 9 | Colton | McCrystal | Nebraska | Big Ten |
141 | 10 | Jaydin | Eierman | Missouri | MAC |
141 | 11 | Thomas | Thorn | Minnesota | Big Ten |
141 | 11 | Logan | Everett | Army West Point | EIWA |
141 | 13 | Randy | Cruz | Lehigh | EIWA |
141 | 14 | Luke | Pletcher | Ohio St. | Big Ten |
141 | 15 | James | Gulibon | Penn St. | Big Ten |
141 | 16 | Brock | Zacherl | Clarion | EWL |
141 | 17 | Tyler | Smith | Bucknell | EIWA |
141 | 18 | Cole | Martin | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
141 | 18 | Christopher | Carton | Iowa | Big Ten |
141 | 18 | Russell | Rohlfing | CSU Bakersfield | Pac-12 |
141 | 21 | Ronald | Perry | Lock Haven | EWL |
141 | 21 | Javier | Gasca III | Michigan St. | Big Ten |
141 | 23 | Jared | Prince | Navy | EIWA |
141 | 24 | Timmy | Box | Northern Colo. | Big 12 |
141 | 25 | Mike | Longo | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
141 | 26 | Kyle | Ayersman | Purdue | Big Ten |
141 | 27 | Johnathan | Hathaway | Oregon St. | Pac-12 |
141 | 27 | Noah | Forrider | Ohio | MAC |
141 | 29 | Salvator | Profaci | Michigan | Big Ten |
141 | 30 | Jack | Mutchnik | American | EIWA |
141 | 31 | Nick | Zanetta | Pittsburgh | ACC |
141 | 32 | Evan | Fidelibus | Rider | EWL |
141 | 33 | William | Koll | Cornell | EIWA |
141 | 33 | Kyle | Springer | Eastern Mich. | MAC |
149 | 1 | Zain | Retherford | Penn St. | Big Ten |
149 | 2 | Anthony | Collica | Oklahoma St. | Big 12 |
149 | 3 | Brandon | Sorensen | Iowa | Big Ten |
149 | 4 | Lavion | Mayes | Missouri | MAC |
149 | 5 | Micah | Jordan | Ohio St. | Big Ten |
149 | 6 | Justin | Oliver | Central Mich. | MAC |
149 | 7 | Solomon | Chishko | Virginia Tech | ACC |
149 | 8 | Max | Thomsen | UNI | MAC |
149 | 9 | Laike | Gardner | Lehigh | EIWA |
149 | 10 | Patricio | Lugo | Edinboro | EWL |
149 | 11 | Sam | Speno | North Carolina St. | ACC |
149 | 12 | Alfred | Bannister | Maryland | Big Ten |
149 | 13 | Steve | Bleise | Northern Ill. | MAC |
149 | 13 | Davion | Jeffries | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
149 | 15 | Matthew | Cimato | Drexel | EIWA |
149 | 16 | Kenny | Theobald | Rutgers | Big Ten |
149 | 17 | Matthew | Zovistoski | Appalachian St. | SoCon |
149 | 18 | Joey | Delgado | Oregon St. | Pac-12 |
149 | 19 | Alex | Kocer | South Dakota St. | Big 12 |
149 | 20 | Cole | Mendenhall | Wyoming | Big 12 |
149 | 21 | Andrew | Crone | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
149 | 21 | Sahid | Kargbo | George Mason | EWL |
149 | 23 | Joshua | Maruca | Arizona St. | Pac-12 |
149 | 24 | Jordan | Laster | Princeton | EIWA |
149 | 25 | Coleman | Hammond | CSU Bakersfield | Pac-12 |
149 | 26 | Joseph | Galasso | Cornell | EIWA |
149 | 27 | Nick | Barber | Eastern Mich. | MAC |
149 | 28 | Samuel | Krivus | Virginia | ACC |
149 | 29 | Colt | Cotten | Buffalo | MAC |
149 | 30 | Michael | Sprague | American | EIWA |
149 | 31 | Mike | Racciato | Pittsburgh | ACC |
149 | 32 | Michael | Hayes | Old Dominion | MAC |
149 | 32 | Troy | Heilmann | North Carolina | ACC |
157 | 1 | Jason | Nolf | Penn St. | Big Ten |
157 | 2 | Michael | Kemerer | Iowa | Big Ten |
157 | 3 | Tyler | Berger | Nebraska | Big Ten |
157 | 4 | Jordan | Kutler | Lehigh | EIWA |
157 | 5 | Joseph | Smith | Oklahoma St. | Big 12 |
157 | 6 | Joey | Lavallee | Missouri | MAC |
157 | 7 | Colin | Heffernan | Central Mich. | MAC |
157 | 8 | Clayton | Ream | North Dakota St. | Big 12 |
157 | 9 | Joshua | Shields | Arizona St. | Pac-12 |
157 | 10 | Jake | Short | Minnesota | Big Ten |
157 | 11 | Brian | Murphy | Michigan | Big Ten |
157 | 12 | Victor | Lopez | Bucknell | EIWA |
157 | 12 | Russell | Parsons | Army West Point | EIWA |
157 | 14 | Andrew | Atkinson | Virginia | ACC |
157 | 14 | John | Van Brill | Rutgers | Big Ten |
157 | 16 | Sal | Mastriani | Virginia Tech | ACC |
157 | 17 | Archie | Colgan | Wyoming | Big 12 |
157 | 18 | Colt | Shorts | Cal Poly | Pac-12 |
157 | 19 | Aaron | Walker | The Citadel | SoCon |
157 | 20 | Timothy | Ruschell | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
157 | 21 | Alex | Griffin | Purdue | Big Ten |
157 | 22 | May | Bethea | Pennsylvania | EIWA |
157 | 23 | Bryant | Clagon | Rider | EWL |
157 | 24 | Taylor | Simaz | Cornell | EIWA |
157 | 25 | Joseph | Moon | North Carolina | ACC |
157 | 26 | Paul | Fox | Stanford | Pac-12 |
157 | 27 | Jake | Danishek | Indiana | Big Ten |
157 | 28 | Thomas | Bullard | North Carolina St. | ACC |
157 | 29 | Neal | Richards | VMI | SoCon |
157 | 30 | Casey | Sparkman | Kent St. | MAC |
157 | 31 | Caden | McWhirter | Northern Ill. | MAC |
157 | 32 | Fred | Green | Boise St. | Pac-12 |
157 | 33 | Taleb | Rahmani | Pittsburgh | ACC |
165 | 1 | Isaiah | Martinez | Illinois | Big Ten |
165 | 2 | Logan | Massa | Michigan | Big Ten |
165 | 3 | Isaac | Jordan | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
165 | 4 | Vincenzo | Joseph | Penn St. | Big Ten |
165 | 5 | Chandler | Rogers | Oklahoma St. | Big 12 |
165 | 6 | Daniel | Lewis | Missouri | MAC |
165 | 7 | Chad | Walsh | Rider | EWL |
165 | 8 | Anthony | Valencia | Arizona St. | Pac-12 |
165 | 9 | Dylan | Cottrell | West Virginia | Big 12 |
165 | 10 | Bryce | Steiert | UNI | MAC |
165 | 11 | Te`Shan | Campbell | Pittsburgh | ACC |
165 | 12 | Nicholas | Wanzek | Minnesota | Big Ten |
165 | 13 | Branson | Ashworth | Wyoming | Big 12 |
165 | 14 | Austin | Matthews | Edinboro | EWL |
165 | 15 | Seldon | Wright | Old Dominion | MAC |
165 | 16 | Keaton | Subjeck | Stanford | Pac-12 |
165 | 17 | Luke | Zilverberg | South Dakota St. | Big 12 |
165 | 18 | Yoanse | Mejias | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
165 | 19 | Cole | Walter | Lehigh | EIWA |
165 | 20 | Andrew | Fogarty | North Dakota St. | Big 12 |
165 | 21 | Joseph | Gunther | Iowa | Big Ten |
165 | 22 | Drew | Hughes | Michigan St. | Big Ten |
165 | 23 | Tyler | Marinelli | Gardner-Webb | SoCon |
165 | 24 | Brian | Hamann | North Carolina St. | ACC |
165 | 25 | Keilan | Torres | Northern Colo. | Big 12 |
165 | 26 | Lorenzo | De La Riva | CSU Bakersfield | Pac-12 |
165 | 27 | Dustin | Williams | Nebraska | Big Ten |
165 | 28 | Forrest | Przybysz | Appalachian St. | SoCon |
165 | 29 | Cody | Burcher | Ohio St. | Big Ten |
165 | 30 | Bryce | Martin | Indiana | Big Ten |
165 | 31 | Alexandre | Lopouchanski | Air Force | Big 12 |
165 | 32 | Vincent | Deprez | Binghamton | EIWA |
165 | 32 | Austin | Rose | Drexel | EIWA |
174 | 1 | Zahid | Valencia | Arizona St. | Pac-12 |
174 | 1 | Zach | Epperly | Virginia Tech | ACC |
174 | 3 | Brian | Realbuto | Cornell | EIWA |
174 | 4 | Kyle | Crutchmer | Oklahoma St. | Big 12 |
174 | 5 | Ryan | Preisch | Lehigh | EIWA |
174 | 6 | Ethan | Ramos | North Carolina | ACC |
174 | 7 | Lelund | Weatherspoon | Iowa St. | Big 12 |
174 | 8 | Myles | Amine | Michigan | Big Ten |
174 | 9 | Zach | Brunson | Illinois | Big Ten |
174 | 10 | Casey | Kent | Pennsylvania | EIWA |
174 | 10 | Taylor | Lujan | UNI | MAC |
174 | 12 | Alex | Meyer | Iowa | Big Ten |
174 | 13 | Geno | Morelli | Penn St. | Big Ten |
174 | 14 | David | Kocer | South Dakota St. | Big 12 |
174 | 15 | Connor | Bass | Duke | ACC |
174 | 16 | Jadaen | Bernstein | Navy | EIWA |
174 | 17 | Jonathan | Schleifer | Princeton | EIWA |
174 | 18 | Jim | Wilson | Stanford | Pac-12 |
174 | 19 | Devin | Skatzka | Indiana | Big Ten |
174 | 20 | Christian | Brucki | Central Mich. | MAC |
174 | 21 | Micah | Barnes | Nebraska | Big Ten |
174 | 22 | Nick | Kee | Appalachian St. | SoCon |
174 | 23 | Austin | Trott | Gardner-Webb | SoCon |
174 | 24 | Ryan | Christensen | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
174 | 25 | Trace | Engelkes | Northern Ill. | MAC |
174 | 26 | Josef | Johnson | Harvard | EIWA |
174 | 27 | Jairod | James | Kent St. | MAC |
174 | 28 | Phil | Bakuckas | Rutgers | Big Ten |
174 | 29 | Matt | Reed | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
174 | 30 | Nick | Reenan | North Carolina St. | ACC |
174 | 31 | Kimball | Bastian | Utah Valley | Big 12 |
174 | 32 | Garrett | Peppelman | Virginia | ACC |
174 | 33 | Jacob | Morrissey | Purdue | Big Ten |
184 | 1 | Gabe | Dean | Cornell | EIWA |
184 | 2 | Bo | Nickal | Penn St. | Big Ten |
184 | 3 | TJ | Dudley | Nebraska | Big Ten |
184 | 4 | Samuel | Brooks | Iowa | Big Ten |
184 | 5 | Zachary | Zavatsky | Virginia Tech | ACC |
184 | 6 | Nolan | Boyd | Oklahoma St. | Big 12 |
184 | 7 | Nathan | Jackson | Indiana | Big Ten |
184 | 8 | Jack | Dechow | Old Dominion | MAC |
184 | 9 | Myles | Martin | Ohio St. | Big Ten |
184 | 10 | Michael | Macchiavello | North Carolina St. | ACC |
184 | 11 | Steven | Schneider | Binghamton | EIWA |
184 | 12 | Emory | Parker | Illinois | Big Ten |
184 | 13 | Nicholas | Gravina | Rutgers | Big Ten |
184 | 14 | Drew | Foster | UNI | MAC |
184 | 15 | Jordan | Ellingwood | Central Mich. | MAC |
184 | 16 | Bryce | Carr | Chattanooga | SoCon |
184 | 17 | Dakota | Geer | Edinboro | EWL |
184 | 17 | Hunter | Gamble | Gardner-Webb | SoCon |
184 | 19 | Chip | Ness | North Carolina | ACC |
184 | 20 | Dylan | Gabel | Northern Colo. | Big 12 |
184 | 21 | Mitch | Sliga | Northwestern | Big Ten |
184 | 22 | Ville | Heino | Campbell | SoCon |
184 | 23 | Hunter | Ritter | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
184 | 24 | Ian | Baker | Princeton | EIWA |
184 | 25 | Kyle | Gentile | Lehigh | EIWA |
184 | 26 | Alexander | DeCiantis | Drexel | EIWA |
184 | 26 | Samson | Imonode | Army West Point | EIWA |
184 | 28 | Corey | Hazel | Lock Haven | EWL |
184 | 29 | Brett | Perry | Buffalo | MAC |
184 | 30 | Jason | Grimes | American | EIWA |
184 | 30 | David | Peters-Logue | Appalachian St. | SoCon |
184 | 32 | Joe | Heyob | Pennsylvania | EIWA |
184 | 33 | Garrett | Hoffman | Bucknell | EIWA |
197 | 1 | J`den | Cox | Missouri | MAC |
197 | 2 | Brett | Pfarr | Minnesota | Big Ten |
197 | 3 | Jared | Haught | Virginia Tech | ACC |
197 | 4 | Preston | Weigel | Oklahoma St. | Big 12 |
197 | 5 | Kollin | Moore | Ohio St. | Big Ten |
197 | 6 | Jacob | Smith | West Virginia | Big 12 |
197 | 7 | Aaron | Studebaker | Nebraska | Big Ten |
197 | 8 | Nate | Rotert | South Dakota St. | Big 12 |
197 | 9 | Matt | McCutcheon | Penn St. | Big Ten |
197 | 10 | Kevin | Beazley | Old Dominion | MAC |
197 | 11 | Shawn | Scott | Northern Ill. | MAC |
197 | 12 | Brett | Harner | Princeton | EIWA |
197 | 13 | Ryan | Wolfe | Rider | EWL |
197 | 14 | Ricky | Robertson | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
197 | 15 | Frank | Mattiace | Pennsylvania | EIWA |
197 | 16 | Tom | Sleigh | Bucknell | EIWA |
197 | 17 | Corey | Griego | Oregon St. | Pac-12 |
197 | 18 | Brad | Johnson | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
197 | 19 | Matt | Williams | CSU Bakersfield | Pac-12 |
197 | 20 | Austin | Severn | Central Mich. | MAC |
197 | 20 | Jacob | Berkowitz | Northwestern | Big Ten |
197 | 22 | James | Benjamin | Buffalo | MAC |
197 | 23 | Steban | Cervantes | Navy | EIWA |
197 | 24 | Malik | McDonald | North Carolina St. | ACC |
197 | 24 | Tanner | Orndorff | Utah Valley | Big 12 |
197 | 26 | Benjamin | Honis | Cornell | EIWA |
197 | 27 | Jeric | Kasunic | American | EIWA |
197 | 28 | Ben | Haas | Lehigh | EIWA |
197 | 29 | Anthony | McLaughlin | Air Force | Big 12 |
197 | 30 | Tristan | Sponseller | Lock Haven | EWL |
197 | 31 | David-Brian | Whisler | Maryland | Big Ten |
197 | 32 | Daniel | Chaid | North Carolina | ACC |
197 | 33 | Bailey | Faust | Ohio | MAC |
197 | 33 | Joshua | Murphy | Drexel | EIWA |
285 | 1 | Kyle | Snyder | Ohio St. | Big Ten |
285 | 2 | Connor | Medbery | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
285 | 3 | Ty | Walz | Virginia Tech | ACC |
285 | 4 | Nick | Nevills | Penn St. | Big Ten |
285 | 5 | Tanner | Hall | Arizona St. | Pac-12 |
285 | 6 | Jacob | Kasper | Duke | ACC |
285 | 7 | Austin | Schafer | Oklahoma St. | Big 12 |
285 | 8 | Michael | Kroells | Minnesota | Big Ten |
285 | 9 | Samuel | Stoll | Iowa | Big Ten |
285 | 10 | Jared | Johnson | Chattanooga | SoCon |
285 | 11 | Nathan | Butler | Stanford | Pac-12 |
285 | 12 | William | Miller | Edinboro | EWL |
285 | 13 | Denzel | Dejournette | Appalachian St. | SoCon |
285 | 14 | Collin | Jensen | Nebraska | Big Ten |
285 | 15 | Thomas | Haines | Lock Haven | EWL |
285 | 16 | Doug | Vollaro | Lehigh | EIWA |
285 | 17 | Gage | Hutchison | Eastern Mich. | MAC |
285 | 18 | Joseph | Goodhart | Drexel | EIWA |
285 | 19 | Ryan | Solomon | Pittsburgh | ACC |
285 | 20 | Ross | Larson | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
285 | 21 | Mike | Kosoy | North Carolina St. | ACC |
285 | 22 | Cody | Crawford | Oregon St. | Pac-12 |
285 | 23 | Ray | O`Donnell | Princeton | EIWA |
285 | 24 | Conan | Jennings | Northwestern | Big Ten |
285 | 25 | Benjamin | Tynan | North Dakota St. | Big 12 |
285 | 26 | Garrett | Ryan | Columbia | EIWA |
285 | 27 | Boyce | Cornwell | Gardner-Webb | SoCon |
285 | 28 | Jake | Gunning | Buffalo | MAC |
285 | 29 | Quean | Smith | Iowa St. | Big 12 |
285 | 30 | Cory | Gilliland-Daniel | North Carolina | ACC |
285 | 31 | Jake | McKiernan | SIUE | SoCon |
285 | 32 | Tyler | Kral | Purdue | Big Ten |
285 | 32 | Jere | Heino | Campbell | SoCon |