Manheim, PA – The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) has released its latest Division III Men's Coaches Polls as teams complete the last week of the regular season and begin to prepare for next weekend's regional championships, where they will vie for spots at the NCAA Championships in Providence, RI, scheduled for March 14-15. The top five rankings in both the Tournament and Dual polls remain unchanged from the previous release.
Here's how the top five shapes up in each poll:
Tournament: #1UW-La Crosse, #2 Johnson & Wales, #3 Augsburg, #4 Wartburg, #5 Baldwin Wallace
Dual: #1 Augsburg, #2 Warburg, UW-La Crosse, #4 Johnson & Wales, #5 UW-Eau Claire
There are no changes to the top-ranked wrestlers in this month's rankings.
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 |
INSTITUTION |
POINTS |
Previous Rank |
| 1 |
UW La Crosse |
60.5 |
1 |
| 2 |
Johnson & Wales |
53.5 |
2 |
| 3 |
Augsburg |
53 |
3 |
| 4 |
Wartburg |
46.5 |
4 |
| 5 |
Baldwin Wallace |
33 |
5 |
| 6 |
Alvernia |
29 |
7 |
| 7 |
UW Eau Claire |
27.5 |
6 |
| 8 |
SUNY Oneonta |
25 |
8 |
| 9 |
VTSU Castleton |
23.5 |
10 |
| 10 |
Ferrum |
22 |
17 |
| 11 |
USCGA |
20.5 |
11 |
| T12 |
North Central |
19.5 |
9 |
| T12 |
Loras |
19.5 |
14 |
| 14 |
UW Whitewater |
19 |
13 |
| 15 |
Wabash |
18 |
17 |
| T16 |
Ohio Northern |
17 |
15 |
| 16 |
Coe |
17 |
16 |
| 18 |
Southern Maine |
16.5 |
11 |
| 19 |
Roanoke |
15.5 |
21 |
| 20 |
Central |
15 |
17 |
| 21 |
TCNJ |
14 |
UR |
| 22 |
NYU |
13.5 |
17 |
| T23 |
RIT |
13 |
22 |
| T23 |
Luther |
13 |
22 |
| T25 |
Williams |
12 |
25 |
| T25 |
Greensboro |
12 |
25 |
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 |
Institution |
Record |
Previous Rank |
| 1 |
Augsburg |
16-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Wartburg |
14-2 |
2 |
| 3 |
UW La Crosse |
11-2 |
3 |
| 4 |
Johnson & Wales |
18-2 |
4 |
| 5 |
UW Eau Claire |
17-1 |
5 |
| 6 |
VTSU Castleton |
22-3 |
6 |
| 7 |
Roanoke |
15-2 |
7 |
| 8 |
North Central |
11-3 |
8 |
| 9 |
TCNJ |
14-5 |
9 |
| 10 |
Baldwin Wallace |
13-4 |
11 |
| 11 |
UW Whitewater |
6-8 |
13 |
| 12 |
Loras |
13-7 |
12 |
| 13 |
Cornell |
14-5 |
21 |
| 14 |
Coe |
10-5 |
10 |
| 15 |
USCGA |
12-1 |
15 |
| 16 |
Central |
11-4 |
17 |
| 17 |
Luther |
13-6 |
16 |
| 18 |
Olivet |
13-6 |
18 |
| 19 |
Ithaca |
15-2 |
19 |
| 20 |
Alvernia |
14-4 |
14 |
| 21 |
Wabash |
3-7 |
20 |
| 22 |
Albion |
7-7 |
22 |
| 23 |
Millikin |
14-4 |
NR |
| 24 |
NYU |
13-6 |
NR |
| 25 |
Stevens Institute |
7-7 |
24 |
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
