NCAA announces Second Rankings

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