INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA released the first of four coaches’ panel rankings for the 2019-20 wrestling season today. The final rankings will be one of the criteria used as part of the selection process to determine qualifiers and seeding for the 2020 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on March 19-21 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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The rankings are determined by a vote of 14 coaches in each weight class with two head coaches from each of the seven conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, EIWA, MAC, Pac-12 and SoCon), which is double the amount of voters that had previously been used for the coaches’ panel rankings. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. 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 to be ranked.
You can see all 330 college wrestlers ranked by class by clicking or tapping here.
Among the top-ranked wrestlers are five former national champions with Spencer Lee of Iowa (125 pounds in 2018 and 2019), Seth Gross of Wisconsin (133 pounds in 2018 at South Dakota State), Vincenzo Joseph of Penn State (165 pounds in 2017 and 2018), Mark Hall of Penn State (174 pounds in 2017) and 184-pounder Zahid Valencia of Arizona State (174-pound champion in 2018 and 2019).
The top-ranked wrestlers at the remaining weight classes in the inaugural rankings are Luke Pletcher, Ohio State (141 pounds); Pat Lugo, Iowa (149); Ryan Deakin, Northwestern (157); Kollin Moore, Ohio State (197) and Gable Steveson of Minnesota at heavyweight.
The first two rankings (Jan. 24/Feb. 13) are used primarily for educational purposes to promote the selection criteria to coaches, student-athletes, media and fans. The third ranking (Feb. 27) will be the ranking that will be used by the NCAA Wrestling Committee to assist in determining the advance allocations to each qualifying tournament. The final ranking following conference tournaments will be used to provide the most accurate and up-to-date rankings to the committee as an important element of the selection criteria during the in-person selection meeting.
Wrestlers in each weight class will be measured by winning percentage, rating percentage index (RPI) and coaches’ rankings to earn allocation spots for their qualifying tournaments for the championships.
The above criteria, in addition to head-to-head competition, quality wins, results against common opponents and qualifying tournament placement are all part of the evaluation process for selection and seeding the committee uses for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
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NCAA Division I Wrestling Coaches Rankings (through Jan. 19)
| 125 POUNDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Team | Conference |
| 1 | Spencer Lee | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 2 | Jack Mueller | Virginia | ACC |
| 3 | Pat Glory | Princeton | EIWA |
| 4 | Nicholas Piccininni | Oklahoma St. | Big 12 |
| 5 | Brandon Paetzell | Lehigh | EIWA |
| 6 | Michael DeAugustino | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| 7 | Devin Schroder | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 8 | Michael Colaiocco | Penn | EIWA |
| 9 | Drew Hildebrandt | Central Mich. | MAC |
| 10 | Brandon Courtney | Arizona St. | Pac 12 |
| 11 | Alex Mackall | Iowa St. | Big 12 |
| 12 | Joey Prata | Virginia Tech | ACC |
| 13 | Patrick Mckee | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| 14 | Nic Aguilar | Rutgers | Big Ten |
| 15 | Luke Werner | Lock Haven | MAC |
| 16 | Jacob Schwarm | UNI | Big 12 |
| 17 | Kilian Cardinale | Old Dominion | MAC |
| 18 | Eric Barnett | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 19 | Fabian Gutierrez | Chattanooga | SoCon |
| 20 | Logan Treaster | Navy | EIWA |
| 21 | Jakob Camacho | NC State | ACC |
| 22 | Daniel Vega | South Dakota St. | Big 12 |
| 23 | Sidney Flores | Air Force | Big 12 |
| 24 | Gage Curry | American | EIWA |
| 24 | Trey Chalifoux | Army West Point | EIWA |
| 26 | Justin Cardani | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 27 | Nolan Hellickson | Harvard | EIWA |
| 28 | Joe Manchio | Columbia | EIWA |
| 29 | Sean Carter | Appalachian St. | SoCon |
| 30 | Bryce West | Northern Ill. | MAC |
| 31 | Korbin Meink | Campbell | SoCon |
| 32 | Jonathon Tropea | Rider | MAC |
| 33 | Jack Medley | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 133 POUNDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seth Gross | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 2 | Austin DeSanto | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 3 | Sebastian Rivera | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| 4 | Roman Bravo-Young | Penn St. | Big Ten |
| 5 | Charles Tucker | Cornell | EIWA |
| 6 | Mickey Phillipi | Pittsburgh | ACC |
| 7 | Montorie Bridges | Wyoming | Big 12 |
| 8 | Travis Piotrowski | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 9 | Sammy Alvarez | Rutgers | Big Ten |
| 10 | Noah Gosner | Campbell | SoCon |
| 11 | Cameron Sykora | North Dakota St. | Big 12 |
| 12 | Derek Spann | Buffalo | MAC |
| 13 | Ridge Lovett | Nebraska | Big Ten |
| 14 | Todd Small | Iowa St. | Big 12 |
| 15 | Devan Turner | Oregon St. | Pac 12 |
| 16 | Anthony Madrigal | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
| 17 | Tim Rooney | Kent St. | MAC |
| 18 | Collin Gerardi | Virginia Tech | ACC |
| 19 | Nick Farro | Lehigh | EIWA |
| 20 | Louie Hayes | Virginia | ACC |
| 21 | Taylor LaMont | Utah Valley | Big 12 |
| 22 | Jordan Decatur | Ohio St. | Big Ten |
| 23 | Mosha Schwartz | Northern Colo. | Big 12 |
| 24 | Joshua Krammer | Arizona St. | Pac 12 |
| 25 | Reece Witcraft | Oklahoma St. | Big 12 |
| 26 | Jarrett Trombley | NC State | ACC |
| 27 | Jack Skudlarczyk | UNI | Big 12 |
| 28 | DJ Fehlman | Lock Haven | MAC |
| 29 | Chance Rich | CSU Bakersfield | Pac 12 |
| 29 | Casey Cobb | Navy | EIWA |
| 31 | Allan Hart | Missouri | MAC |
| 32 | Garrett Pepple | Michigan St. | Big Ten |
| 33 | Codi Russell | Appalachian St. | SoCon |
| 141 POUNDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Pletcher | Ohio St. | Big Ten |
| 2 | Nick Lee | Penn St. | Big Ten |
| 3 | Mitch McKee | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| 4 | Real Woods | Stanford | Pac 12 |
| 5 | Max Murin | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 6 | Tristan Moran | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 7 | Dom Demas | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
| 8 | Ian Parker | Iowa St. | Big 12 |
| 9 | Chad Red | Nebraska | Big Ten |
| 10 | Joshua Heil | Campbell | SoCon |
| 11 | Zachary Sherman | North Carolina | ACC |
| 12 | Tariq Wilson | NC State | ACC |
| 13 | Dylan Duncan | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 14 | Dusty Hone | Oklahoma St. | Big 12 |
| 15 | Dresden Simon | Central Mich. | MAC |
| 16 | Michael Blockhus | UNI | Big 12 |
| 17 | Grant Leeth | Missouri | MAC |
| 18 | Evan Cheek | Cleveland St. | MAC |
| 19 | Doug Zapf | Penn | EIWA |
| 20 | Kyle Shoop | Lock Haven | MAC |
| 21 | Shakur Laney | Ohio | MAC |
| 22 | DJ (Durbin) Lloren | Fresno St. | Big 12 |
| 23 | Mitch Moore | Virginia Tech | ACC |
| 24 | Cole Matthews | Pittsburgh | ACC |
| 25 | Sa`Derian Perry | Old Dominion | MAC |
| 26 | Salvatore Profaci | American | EIWA |
| 26 | Alex Madrigal | George Mason | MAC |
| 28 | Matt Kazimir | Columbia | EIWA |
| 29 | Peter Lipari | Rider | MAC |
| 30 | Ryan Pomrinca | Lehigh | EIWA |
| 31 | Parker Filius | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 32 | Angelo Martinoni | CSU Bakersfield | Pac 12 |
| 33 | Cole Mattin | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 149 POUNDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Lugo | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 2 | Austin O`Connor | North Carolina | ACC |
| 3 | Boo Lewallen | Oklahoma St. | Big 12 |
| 4 | Brayton Lee | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| 5 | Brock Mauller | Missouri | MAC |
| 6 | Sammy Sasso | Ohio St. | Big Ten |
| 7 | Kizhan Clarke | American | EIWA |
| 8 | Kanen Storr | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 8 | Max Thomsen | UNI | Big 12 |
| 10 | Henry Pohlmeyer | South Dakota St. | Big 12 |
| 11 | Brock Zacherl | Clarion | MAC |
| 12 | Cole Martin | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 13 | Andrew Alirez | Northern Colo. | Big 12 |
| 14 | Collin Purinton | Nebraska | Big Ten |
| 14 | Yahya Thomas | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| 16 | Griffin Parriott | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 17 | Colston DiBlasi | George Mason | MAC |
| 18 | Jonathan Millner | Appalachian St. | SoCon |
| 19 | Requir van der Merwe | Stanford | Pac 12 |
| 20 | Mike D`Angelo | Princeton | EIWA |
| 21 | Graham Rooks | Indiana | Big Ten |
| 22 | Tanner Smith | Chattanooga | SoCon |
| 23 | Jacob Butler | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
| 24 | Bryce Andonian | Virginia Tech | ACC |
| 25 | Alec Hagan | Ohio | MAC |
| 26 | Jaron Jensen | Wyoming | Big 12 |
| 27 | Jimmy Hoffman | Lehigh | EIWA |
| 28 | Russell Rohlfing | CSU Bakersfield | Pac 12 |
| 29 | Jarod Verkleeren | Penn St. | Big Ten |
| 30 | Joshua Maruca | Arizona St. | Pac 12 |
| 31 | Denton Spencer | Virginia | ACC |
| 32 | PJ Ogunsanya | Army West Point | EIWA |
| 33 | Hunter Richard | Cornell | EIWA |
| 157 POUNDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| 2 | Hayden Hidlay | NC State | ACC |
| 3 | David Carr | Iowa St. | Big 12 |
| 4 | Kaleb Young | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 5 | Quincy Monday | Princeton | EIWA |
| 6 | Jesse Dellavecchia | Rider | MAC |
| 7 | Kendall Coleman | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 8 | Josh Humphreys | Lehigh | EIWA |
| 9 | Markus Hartman | Army West Point | EIWA |
| 10 | Will Lewan | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 11 | Jarrett Jacques | Missouri | MAC |
| 12 | Larry Early | Old Dominion | MAC |
| 13 | Anthony Artalona | Penn | EIWA |
| 14 | BC LaPrade | Virginia Tech | ACC |
| 15 | Justin Thomas | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
| 16 | Justin Ruffin | SIUE | MAC |
| 17 | Peyton Robb | Nebraska | Big Ten |
| 18 | Jacob Wright | Fresno St. | Big 12 |
| 19 | Logan Parks | Central Mich. | MAC |
| 20 | Austin Headlee | North Carolina | ACC |
| 21 | Jake Tucker | Michigan St. | Big Ten |
| 22 | Wyatt Sheets | Oklahoma St. | Big 12 |
| 23 | Matt Zovistoski | Appalachian St. | SoCon |
| 24 | Jahi Jones | Maryland | Big Ten |
| 25 | Zac Carson | Ohio | MAC |
| 26 | Jacori Teemer | Arizona St. | Pac 12 |
| 27 | Justin McCoy | Virginia | ACC |
| 28 | Taleb Rahmani | Pittsburgh | ACC |
| 29 | Alexander Klucker | Lock Haven | MAC |
| 30 | Jared Franek | North Dakota St. | Big 12 |
| 31 | Elijah Cleary | Ohio St. | Big Ten |
| 32 | Tyler Eischens | Stanford | Pac 12 |
| 33 | Dewey Krueger | Wyoming | Big 12 |
| 165 POUNDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincenzo Joseph | Penn St. | Big Ten |
| 2 | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 3 | David McFadden | Virginia Tech | ACC |
| 4 | Evan Wick | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 5 | Isaiah White | Nebraska | Big Ten |
| 6 | Shane Griffith | Stanford | Pac 12 |
| 7 | Joshua Shields | Arizona St. | Pac 12 |
| 8 | Tanner Skidgel | Navy | EIWA |
| 9 | Travis Wittlake | Oklahoma St. | Big 12 |
| 10 | Jake Wentzel | Pittsburgh | ACC |
| 11 | Ethan Smith | Ohio St. | Big Ten |
| 12 | Thomas Bullard | NC State | ACC |
| 13 | Dan Braunagel | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 14 | Quentin Perez | Campbell | SoCon |
| 15 | Kennedy Monday | North Carolina | ACC |
| 16 | Philip Conigliaro | Harvard | EIWA |
| 17 | Zach Hartman | Bucknell | EIWA |
| 18 | Ebed Jarrell | Drexel | EIWA |
| 19 | Cael McCormick | Army West Point | EIWA |
| 20 | Shayne Oster | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| 21 | Troy Keller | Buffalo | MAC |
| 22 | Grant Cuomo | Princeton | EIWA |
| 23 | Tanner Cook | South Dakota St. | Big 12 |
| 24 | Izzak Olejnik | Northern Ill. | MAC |
| 25 | Nick Kiussis | West Virginia | Big 12 |
| 26 | Bailee O`reilly | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| 27 | Drew Hughes | Michigan St. | Big Ten |
| 28 | Randy Meneweather II | Air Force | Big 12 |
| 28 | Shane Jones | Old Dominion | MAC |
| 30 | Bernie Truax | Cal Poly | Pac 12 |
| 31 | Peyton Mocco | Missouri | MAC |
| 32 | Brett Donner | Rutgers | Big Ten |
| 33 | Dazjon Casto | The Citadel | SoCon |
| 174 POUNDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Hall | Penn St. | Big Ten |
| 2 | Michael Kemerer | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 3 | Jordan Kutler | Lehigh | EIWA |
| 4 | Dylan Lydy | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 5 | Bryce Steiert | UNI | Big 12 |
| 6 | Mikey Labriola | Nebraska | Big Ten |
| 7 | Kaleb Romero | Ohio St. | Big Ten |
| 8 | Anthony Valencia | Arizona St. | Pac 12 |
| 9 | Devin Skatzka | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| 10 | Hayden Hastings | Wyoming | Big 12 |
| 11 | Anthony Mantanona | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
| 12 | Samuel Colbray | Iowa St. | Big 12 |
| 13 | Joseph Gunther | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 14 | Daniel Bullard | NC State | ACC |
| 15 | Ben Harvey | Army West Point | EIWA |
| 16 | Neal Richards | VMI | SoCon |
| 17 | Brandon Womack | Cornell | EIWA |
| 18 | Dean Sherry | Rider | MAC |
| 19 | Jacob Oliver | Edinboro | MAC |
| 19 | Spencer Carey | Navy | EIWA |
| 21 | Clay Lautt | North Carolina | ACC |
| 22 | Andrew McNally | Kent St. | MAC |
| 23 | Layne Malczewski | Michigan St. | Big Ten |
| 24 | Gregg Harvey | Pittsburgh | ACC |
| 25 | Jackson Hemauer | Fresno St. | Big 12 |
| 26 | Mason Eaglin | Duke | ACC |
| 27 | Jacob Covaciu | Indiana | Big Ten |
| 28 | Phillip Spadafora | Maryland | Big Ten |
| 29 | Jeremiah Kent | Missouri | MAC |
| 30 | Andrew Shomers | Oklahoma St. | Big 12 |
| 30 | Joe Grello | Rutgers | Big Ten |
| 32 | Jared Siegrist | Lock Haven | MAC |
| 33 | Cody Hughes | Virginia Tech | ACC |
| 184 POUNDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zahid Valencia | Arizona St. | Pac 12 |
| 2 | Hunter Bolen | Virginia Tech | ACC |
| 3 | Trent Hidlay | NC State | ACC |
| 4 | Taylor Lujan | UNI | Big 12 |
| 5 | Lou Deprez | Binghamton | EIWA |
| 6 | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | Big Ten |
| 7 | Abe Assad | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 8 | Aaron Brooks | Penn St. | Big Ten |
| 9 | Nino Bonaccorsi | Pittsburgh | ACC |
| 10 | Andrew Morgan | Campbell | SoCon |
| 11 | Trevor Allard | Bloomsburg | MAC |
| 12 | Noah Stewart | Army West Point | EIWA |
| 13 | Jelani Embree | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 14 | Zach Braunagel | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 15 | Zach Carlson | South Dakota St. | Big 12 |
| 16 | Chris Weiler | Lehigh | EIWA |
| 17 | Cameron Caffey | Michigan St. | Big Ten |
| 18 | Johnny Sebastian | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 19 | Owen Webster | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| 20 | Anthony Montalvo | Oklahoma St. | Big 12 |
| 21 | Billy Janzer | Rutgers | Big Ten |
| 22 | Marcus Coleman | Iowa St. | Big 12 |
| 23 | Tanner Harvey | American | EIWA |
| 24 | Matthew Waddell | Chattanooga | SoCon |
| 25 | Brit Wilson | Northern Ill. | MAC |
| 26 | Rocky Jordan | Ohio St. | Big Ten |
| 27 | Dylan Wisman | Missouri | MAC |
| 28 | Alan Clothier | Northern Colo. | Big 12 |
| 29 | Jonathan Loew | Cornell | EIWA |
| 30 | Travis Stefanik | Princeton | EIWA |
| 31 | Colt Doyle | Oregon St. | Pac 12 |
| 32 | Tate Samuelson | Wyoming | Big 12 |
| 33 | Max Lyon | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 197 POUNDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kollin Moore | Ohio St. | Big Ten |
| 2 | Noah Adams | West Virginia | Big 12 |
| 3 | Patrick Brucki | Princeton | EIWA |
| 4 | Jacob Warner | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 5 | Christian Brunner | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 6 | Nathan Traxler | Stanford | Pac 12 |
| 7 | Jay Aiello | Virginia | ACC |
| 8 | Eric Schultz | Nebraska | Big Ten |
| 9 | Ethan Laird | Rider | MAC |
| 10 | Dakota Geer | Oklahoma St. | Big 12 |
| 11 | Ben Darmstadt | Cornell | EIWA |
| 12 | Thomas Lane | Cal Poly | Pac 12 |
| 13 | Lucas Davison | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| 14 | Jake Woodley | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
| 15 | Kordell Norfleet | Arizona St. | Pac 12 |
| 16 | Greg Bulsak | Clarion | MAC |
| 17 | Tanner Sloan | South Dakota St. | Big 12 |
| 18 | Jordan Pagano | Rutgers | Big Ten |
| 19 | Jacob Seely | Northern Colo. | Big 12 |
| 20 | Tanner Orndorff | Utah Valley | Big 12 |
| 21 | Wyatt Koelling | Missouri | MAC |
| 22 | JT Brown | Army West Point | EIWA |
| 23 | Jake Jakobsen | Lehigh | EIWA |
| 24 | Nick Reenan | NC State | ACC |
| 24 | Gage Braun | Northern Ill. | MAC |
| 26 | Stephen Buchanan | Wyoming | Big 12 |
| 27 | Hunter Ritter | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| 28 | Drew Phipps | Bucknell | EIWA |
| 29 | Joel Shapiro | Iowa St. | Big 12 |
| 30 | Landon Pelham | Central Mich. | MAC |
| 31 | Jacob Koser | Navy | EIWA |
| 32 | Sam Schuyler | Buffalo | MAC |
| 33 | Cordell Eaton | North Dakota St. | Big 12 |
| 285 POUNDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gable Steveson | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| 2 | Mason Parris | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 3 | Tony Cassioppi | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 4 | Matt Stencel | Central Mich. | MAC |
| 5 | Trent Hillger | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 6 | Tanner Hall | Arizona St. | Pac 12 |
| 7 | Tate Orndorff | Utah Valley | Big 12 |
| 8 | Jordan Wood | Lehigh | EIWA |
| 9 | Demetrius Thomas | Pittsburgh | ACC |
| 10 | Yaraslau Slavikouski | Harvard | EIWA |
| 11 | Josh Hokit | Fresno St. | Big 12 |
| 12 | Gannon Gremmel | Iowa St. | Big 12 |
| 13 | Carter Isley | UNI | Big 12 |
| 14 | Jere Heino | Campbell | SoCon |
| 15 | Dalton Robertson | Northern Colo. | Big 12 |
| 16 | Christian Lance | Nebraska | Big Ten |
| 17 | John Borst | Virginia Tech | ACC |
| 18 | Brian Andrews | Wyoming | Big 12 |
| 19 | Ben Sullivan | Army West Point | EIWA |
| 20 | Seth Nevills | Penn St. | Big Ten |
| 21 | Brandon Metz | North Dakota St. | Big 12 |
| 22 | Gary Traub | Ohio St. | Big Ten |
| 23 | Cary Miller | Appalachian St. | SoCon |
| 24 | Quinn Miller | Virginia | ACC |
| 25 | Jon Spaulding | Edinboro | MAC |
| 26 | Thomas Penola | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 27 | Andrew Gunning | North Carolina | ACC |
| 28 | Tyler Bagoly | Clarion | MAC |
| 29 | Colton McKiernan | SIUE | MAC |
| 30 | Jordan Earnest | Ohio | MAC |
| 31 | Luke Luffman | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 32 | Deonte Wilson | NC State | ACC |
| 33 | Brandon Ngati | West Virginia | Big 12 |
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