Manheim, PA – The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) has released their NCAA Division III Men's Coaches Polls ahead of this week's National Duals Championships. There is no change in in the top five for either the Tournament or Dual Polls.
Tournament Poll: #1 Wartburg, #2 UW-La Crosse, #3 Johnson & Wales, #4 Augsburg, #5 UW-Eau Claire
Dual Poll: #1 Wartburg, #2 UW-Lacrosse, #3 Augsburg, #4 Johnson & Wales, #5 UW-Eau Claire
There were no changes to the top-ranked individual wrestlers at any weight.
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 - Michael Petrella, Baldwin Wallace
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 |
81 |
1 |
| 2 |
UW La Crosse |
47 |
2 |
| 3 |
Johnson & Wales |
46.5 |
3 |
| 4 |
Augsburg |
42 |
4 |
| 5 |
UW Eau Claire |
37 |
5 |
| 6 |
Alvernia |
35 |
T6 |
| 7 |
VTSU Castleton |
29.5 |
T6 |
| 8 |
Loras |
24 |
T14 |
| 9 |
Baldwin Wallace |
24 |
8 |
| 10 |
Southern Maine |
22 |
12 |
| 11 |
UW Whitewater |
21.5 |
13 |
| 12 |
NYU |
20 |
11 |
| 13 |
North Central |
19.5 |
10 |
| 14 |
USCGA |
18.5 |
9 |
| 15 |
SUNY Oneonta |
18 |
16 |
| 16 |
Ohio Northern |
17.5 |
T14 |
| 17 |
Luther |
16.5 |
UR |
| 18 |
Stevens Institute of Technology |
15.5 |
17 |
| 19 |
Wabash |
15 |
23 |
| 20 |
RIT |
14 |
T19 |
| 21 |
Ferrum |
14 |
18 |
| 22 |
TCNJ |
13.5 |
T19 |
| 23 |
Roanoke |
13 |
21 |
| 24 |
Williams |
12 |
22 |
| 25 |
Coe |
10.5 |
UR |
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 |
Wartburg |
6-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
UW La Crosse |
6-0 |
2 |
| 3 |
Augsburg |
8-0 |
3 |
| 4 |
Johnson & Wales |
9-0 |
4 |
| 5 |
UW Eau Claire |
6-1 |
5 |
| 6 |
Baldwin Wallace |
5-1 |
7 |
| 7 |
VTSU Castleton |
6-1 |
6 |
| 8 |
TCNJ |
5-2 |
8 |
| 9 |
Roanoke |
5-1 |
10 |
| 10 |
North Central |
6-1 |
9 |
| 11 |
Alvernia |
6-0 |
11 |
| 12 |
Coe |
2-0 |
12 |
| 13 |
Loras |
5-2 |
13 |
| 14 |
Stevens |
2-3 |
14 |
| 15 |
USCGA |
0-0 |
15 |
| 16 |
UW Whitewater |
2-3 |
16 |
| 17 |
Millikin |
11-0 |
NR |
| 18 |
Central |
4-1 |
17 |
| 19 |
Ithaca |
5-0 |
18 |
| 20 |
Ohio Northern |
9-4 |
22 |
| 21 |
Wabash |
1-4 |
24 |
| 22 |
Chicago |
3-3 |
21 |
| 23 |
Olivet |
7-3 |
25 |
| 24 |
Cornell |
9-4 |
NR |
| 25 |
Luther |
5-2 |
NR |
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
