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Matt Holmes | NCAA.com | January 20, 2017

NCAA releases wrestling coaches' panel rankings

  Mizzu's J`den Cox is stitting on top of the 197-pound rankings.

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
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
           

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