Manheim, PA – The latest National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division III Men's Coaches Poll sees a shake-up at the top of the Tournament rankings as UW-La Crosse moves into the #1 position, jumping the new #2 Johnson & Wales. Meanwhile, the Dual Rankings remain unchanged in the top eight, with Augsburg holding firm at #1.
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 |
TOTAL POINTS |
Previous Rank |
| 1 |
UW La Crosse |
61.5 |
2 |
| 2 |
Johnson & Wales |
54.5 |
1 |
| 3 |
Augsburg |
50 |
4 |
| 4 |
Wartburg |
47.5 |
3 |
| 5 |
Baldwin Wallace |
37 |
5 |
| 6 |
UW Eau Claire |
29.5 |
6 |
| 7 |
Alvernia |
28.5 |
7 |
| 8 |
SUNY Oneonta |
25 |
T9 |
| 9 |
North Central |
24.5 |
11 |
| 10 |
Castleton |
24 |
T9 |
| T11 |
USCGA |
23 |
14 |
| T11 |
Southern Maine |
23 |
8 |
| 13 |
UW Whitewater |
21 |
12 |
| 14 |
Loras |
19 |
13 |
| 15 |
Ohio Northern |
17 |
15 |
| 16 |
Coe |
16 |
T21 |
| T17 |
Wabash |
15 |
16 |
| T17 |
NYU |
15 |
T17 |
| T17 |
Ferrum |
15 |
T17 |
| T17 |
Central |
15 |
T21 |
| 21 |
Roanoke |
14.5 |
T25 |
| T22 |
RIT |
13 |
20 |
| T22 |
Luther |
13 |
T21 |
| T25 |
Williams |
12 |
T25 |
| T25 |
Greensboro |
12 |
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 |
INSTITUTION |
RECORD |
Previous Rank |
| 1 |
Augsburg |
14-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Wartburg |
12-2 |
2 |
| 3 |
UW La Crosse |
10-2 |
3 |
| 4 |
Johnson & Wales |
17-2 |
4 |
| 5 |
UW Eau Claire |
16-1 |
5 |
| 6 |
VTSU Castleton |
21-3 |
6 |
| 7 |
Roanoke |
13-2 |
7 |
| 8 |
North Central |
10-3 |
8 |
| 9 |
TCNJ |
12-5 |
10 |
| 10 |
Coe |
9-3 |
11 |
| 11 |
Baldwin Wallace |
13-4 |
12 |
| 12 |
Loras |
12-6 |
9 |
| 13 |
UW Whitewater |
6-8 |
13 |
| 14 |
Alvernia |
13-4 |
14 |
| 15 |
USCGA |
9-1 |
15 |
| 16 |
Luther |
12-5 |
19 |
| 17 |
Central |
9-4 |
18 |
| 18 |
Olivet |
11-6 |
20 |
| 19 |
Ithaca |
11-2 |
19 |
| 20 |
Wabash |
3-7 |
23 |
| 21 |
Cornell |
12-5 |
17 |
| 22 |
Albion |
6-6 |
25 |
| 23 |
Wesleyan |
7-1 |
UR |
| 24 |
Stevens Institute |
6-6 |
14 |
| 25 |
Washington & Lee |
14-3 |
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
