Manheim, PA -In the latest Division III Men's Preseason Coaches Poll from the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA), Wartburg has taken over the top spot with 58 points, while preseason No. 1 Augsburg has dropped to sixth. UW La Crosse and UW Eau Claire each moved up one place, now sitting at second (51 points) and third (40 points). Johnson & Wales made the large leap from 11th to fourth, just half a point out of third. Rounding out the top five is the Coast Guard Academy, which moved up three spots.
The individual rankings also see four new wrestlers taking over the #1 ranking in their weight classes. Wartburg has two wrestlers ranked No. 1: Charles Dojan at 149 pounds and Massoma Endene at 197 pounds. Endene recently represented Division III in the NWCA All-Star Classic, where he matched up with Division II defending national champion Derek Blubaugh from UIndy. The event took place at Penn State's historic Rec Hall, and Endene impressed with a 12-1 major decision.
TOP RANKED INDIVIDUALS | NATIONAL RANKINGS |
REGIONAL RANKINGS
125 - Joziah Fry, Johnson & Wales
133 - Chase Randall, Coast Guard Academy
141 - Jacob Reed, Ohio Northern
149 - Charles Dojan, Wartburg
157 - Peter Kane, WIlliams
165 - Matt Lackman, Alvernia
174 - Jared Stricker, UW-Eau Claire
184 - Sampson Wilkins, VTSU Castleton
197 - Massoma Endene, Wartburg
285 - Michael Douglas, UW-La Crosse
TOURNAMENT TOP 25 | PDF DOWNLOAD
| # |
INSTITUTION |
TOTAL POINTS |
Previous Rank |
| 1 |
Wartburg |
58 |
2 |
| 2 |
UW La Crosse |
51 |
3 |
| 3 |
UW Eau Claire |
40 |
4 |
| 4 |
Johnson & Wales |
39.5 |
T11 |
| 5 |
USCGA |
37 |
8 |
| 6 |
Augsburg |
34 |
1 |
| 7 |
VTSU Castleton |
31 |
9 |
| 8 |
Alvernia |
30.5 |
10 |
| T9 |
Roanoke |
29 |
13 |
| T9 |
North Central |
29 |
T6 |
| 11 |
Loras |
23 |
T6 |
| 12 |
NYU |
22.5 |
16 |
| 13 |
Ohio Northern |
20.5 |
14 |
| 14 |
Southern Maine |
19 |
UR |
| 15 |
Baldwin Wallace |
18 |
5 |
| 16 |
Wabash |
17 |
15 |
| T17 |
Williams |
16 |
T1 |
| T17 |
Averett |
16 |
UR |
| T19 |
Wilkes |
15.5 |
20 |
| T19 |
TCNJ |
15.5 |
T11 |
| 21 |
UW Whitewater |
15 |
UR |
| 22 |
SUNY Oneonta |
12 |
UR |
| 23 |
Luther |
11 |
T24 |
| 24 |
Cornell |
10.5 |
UR |
| T25 |
Millikin |
9.5 |
UR |
| T25 |
Ferrum |
9.5 |
19 |
TOURNAMENT POLL METHODOLOGY: THIS IS A TOURNAMENT POWER INDEX RANKING; THE POLL IS NOT BASED ON A TEAM'S DUAL STRENGTH. TPI POINT TOTALS ARE BROKEN DOWN BY INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS DIRECTLY CORRELATED TO PLACEMENT POINTS AT THE NCAA: 1ST=16PTS, 2ND=12PTS, 3RD=10PTS, 4TH=9PTS, 5TH=7PTS, 6TH=6PTS, 7TH=4PTS, 8TH=3PTS, 9TH=2PTS, 10TH=1PT, 11TH=.5, 12TH=.5, 13TH=.5, 14TH=.5, 15TH=.5. THE TOP POINT TOTALS WIL BE LOWER THAN THE FINAL ACTUAL NCAA TOURNAMENT POINTS BECAUSE IT DOES NOT include BONUS POINTS OR ADVANCEMENT POINTS.
Ranking Committee
Region 1: Scott Legacy & Mike Sugermeyer
Region 2: Anthony Bonaventura & Mike Howard
Region 3: Joe Galante & Corey Luce
Region 4: Nate Yetzer & Chris Basford
Region 5: Bill Schindel & Brandon Brissette
Region 6: Dave Mitchell & Eric Keller
Region 7: Tony Valek & Dave Malecek
