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NCAA Division 2 Men Jackie Paquette | Deputy Director

Huskies of St. Cloud State open 2025 still atop Division II Men's Coaches Association Rankings

MANHEIM, Pa.- St. Cloud State remains the top ranked team in NCAA Division II men's wrestling, per the latest edition of the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division II Men's Coaches Poll released Monday afternoon.

The Huskies, coming off of taking the 2025 NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals DII Men's title last weekend, amassed 88.0 points behind nine ranked individuals to stay in the top spot. Glenville State held at #2, but is joined by UW-Parkside in sharing the second spot with both teams totaling 65.5 team points. Nebraska-Kearney (65.0 points) and Central Oklahoma (64.5 points) round out the top five teams.

Following more than 40 upsets at National Duals, this edition of the poll features five new top-ranked individuals: Studd Morris (Central Oklahoma) at 125, Reece Barnhardt (UMary) at 133, Chris Donathan (Grand Valley State) at 149, Joel Jesuroga (St. Cloud State) at 157, and Cole Hernandez (Western Colorado) at 174.  

Both Super Region 3 and Super Region 5 feature 37 ranked wrestlers, with three #1s also coming from SR5. Super Region 3 features the most ranked teams with 6 in the top 25, while both Super Region 4 and Super Region 5 have five ranked teams. Thirty-two ranked wrestlers and three #1s wrestle out of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), which is also tied with the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) with a poll-best four ranked teams.

The next edition of the poll will come out as Division II's teams head into the final weeks of the regular season, with a release date of Feb. 17, 2025.

RANKINGS NOTE: THE NATIONAL RANKERS MEET THE THURSDAY PRIOR TO RELEASE, SO THIS POLL FEATURES RESULTS THROUGH JAN. 15, 2025. 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: 1ST=20PTS, 2ND=16PTS, 3RD=13PTS, 4TH=12PTS, 5TH=10PTS, 6TH=9PTS, 7TH=7PTS, 8TH=6PTS, 9TH=4PTS, 10TH=3PTS., 11TH=2.5 PTS, 12TH=2 PTS, 13TH=1.5 PTS, 14TH=1 PT, 15TH=0.5 PT. 
 
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