Manheim, PA – The National Wrestling Coaches Association's (NWCA) Division III Men's Coaches Polls underwent significant changes following the National Duals, with new #1 teams emerging in both the Tournament and Dual rankings. Johnson & Wales now leads the Tournament poll, while Augsburg takes the top spot in the Dual poll after securing the National Duals Championship.
Here's how the rest of the top 5 shapes up:
Tournament: #1 Johnson & Wales, #2 UW-La Crosse, #3 Warburg, #4 Augsburg, #5 Baldwin Wallace
Dual: #1 Augsburg, #2 Warburg, UW-La Crosse, #4 Johnson & Wales, #5 UW-Eau Claire
In this month's individual rankings, two new wrestlers have claimed #1 spots. At 149 lbs., Colby Frost of Southern Maine takes over the top spot, while Jack Ryan of SUNY Oneonta secures the top position at 184 lbs.
TOP RANKED INDIVIDUALS | NATIONAL RANKINGS |
REGIONAL RANKINGS
125 - Joziah Fry, Johnson & Wales
133 - Chase Randall, Coast Guard Academy
141 - Jacob Reed, Ohio Northern
149 - Colby Frost, Southern Maine
157 - Michael Petrella, Baldwin Wallace
165 - Matt Lackman, Alvernia
174 - Jared Stricker, UW-Eau Claire
184 - Jack Ryan, SUNY Oneonta
197 - Massoma Endene, Wartburg
285 - Michael Douglas, UW-La Crosse
TOURNAMENT TOP 25 | PDF DOWNLOAD
| Rank |
Team |
Total Pts. |
Previous Rank |
| 1 |
Johnson & Wales |
61.5 |
3 |
| 2 |
UW La Crosse |
57 |
2 |
| 3 |
Wartburg |
56 |
1 |
| 4 |
Augsburg |
49 |
4 |
| 5 |
Baldwin Wallace |
35 |
9 |
| 6 |
UW Eau Claire |
31.5 |
5 |
| 7 |
Alvernia |
29.5 |
6 |
| 8 |
Southern Maine |
28 |
10 |
| T9 |
SUNY Oneonta |
23 |
15 |
| T9 |
VTSU Castleton |
23 |
7 |
| 11 |
North Central |
21 |
13 |
| 12 |
UW Whitewater |
20.5 |
11 |
| 13 |
Loras |
19 |
8 |
| 14 |
USCGA |
18.5 |
14 |
| 15 |
Ohio Northern |
17 |
16 |
| 16 |
Wabash |
15.5 |
19 |
| T17 |
NYU |
15 |
12 |
| T17 |
Ferrum |
15 |
21 |
| 19 |
TCNJ |
14.5 |
22 |
| 20 |
RIT |
14 |
20 |
| T21 |
Luther |
13 |
17 |
| T21 |
Cornell |
13 |
UR |
| T21 |
Coe |
13 |
25 |
| T21 |
Central |
13 |
UR |
| T25 |
Williams |
12 |
24 |
| T25 |
Roanoke |
12 |
23 |
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.
DUAL TEAM TOP 25 | PDF DOWNLOAD
| Rank |
Team |
RECORD |
Previous Rank |
| 1 |
Augsburg |
12-0 |
3 |
| 2 |
Wartburg |
9-1 |
1 |
| 3 |
UW La Crosse |
9-1 |
2 |
| 4 |
Johnson & Wales |
13-2 |
3 |
| 5 |
UW Eau Claire |
16-1 |
4 |
| 6 |
VTSU Castleton |
16-2 |
7 |
| 7 |
Roanoke |
12-2 |
9 |
| 8 |
North Central |
9-3 |
10 |
| 9 |
Loras |
10-5 |
13 |
| 10 |
TCNJ |
7-5 |
8 |
| 11 |
Coe |
6-3 |
12 |
| 12 |
Baldwin Wallace |
10-4 |
9 |
| 13 |
UW Whitewater |
5-7 |
16 |
| 14 |
Alvernia |
8-4 |
11 |
| 15 |
USCGA |
5-0 |
15 |
| 16 |
Ithaca |
9-1 |
19 |
| 17 |
Cornell |
12-5 |
24 |
| 18 |
Central |
7-3 |
18 |
| 19 |
Luther |
8-4 |
25 |
| 20 |
Olivet |
10-8 |
23 |
| 21 |
Springfield |
9-2 |
UR |
| 22 |
Stevens |
6-4 |
14 |
| 23 |
Wabash |
3-7 |
21 |
| 24 |
Washington & Lee |
10-3 |
UR |
| 25 |
Albion |
4-6 |
UR |
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
