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Latest NWCA DIII Men’s Coaches Polls Released

Manheim, PA - The latest NCAA Division III Men's Coaches Poll is out, with familiar names holding strong at the top of both the tournament and dual meet rankings.

In the Tournament Rankings, Wartburg remains No. 1 with 71 points, followed by Roanoke (55.5) at No. 2. TCNJ (46.5) made a jump into third, while No. 4 Augsburg (42) and No. 5 UW–La Crosse (38.5) round out the top five.

On the Dual Meet Rankings side, Roanoke continues to lead the way at No. 1 with a perfect 13–0 record. Wartburg (13-1) sits close behind at No. 2, followed by No. 3 Augsburg (8-3), No. 4 TCNJ (12-2), and Loras (16-2) holding steady at No. 5.

For the second consecutive set of rankings, there were no changes among the top-ranked individuals across all ten weight classes.

TOP RANKED INDIVIDUALS | NATIONAL RANKINGSREGIONAL RANKINGS

125 - Christian Guzman, North Central
133 - Ethan Spacht, North Central
141 - Mark Samuel, Roanoke
149 - Dom Mallinder, UW-Whitewater
157 - Charlie Dojan, Wartburg
165 - Clayton McDonough, Luther
174 - Hunter Mays, TCNJ
184 - Ganon Smith, Elizabethtown
197 - Joey Petrella, Baldwin Wallace
285 - Mitch Williamson, Wartburg

TOURNAMENT TOP 25 | PDF DOWNLOAD

RANK     INSTITUTION TOTAL POINTS PRVS. RANK
1 Wartburg 71 1
2 Roanoke 55.5 2
3 TCNJ 46.5 5
4 Augsburg 42 3
5 UW La Crosse 38.5 4
6 North Central 38 6
7 Loras 31 10
8 Baldwin Wallace 26.5 7
9 Stevens 25.5 9
10 UW Whitewater 23.5 12
11 Luther 20.5 11
12 Wabash 20 8
13 NYU 17.5 UR
T14 USCGA 16.5 T13
T14 Elizabethtown 16.5 T13
16 Springfield 16 T13
17 Williams 14 T13
18 UW Eau Claire 13 21
19 Adrian 12.5 22
T20 York 12 T23
T20 McDaniel 12 T23
T20 Central 12 T19
T20 Arcadia 12 T17
T24 RIT 10 UR
T24 Albright 10 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 TOURNAMENT: 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 PRVS. RANK
1 Roanoke 13-0 1
2 Wartburg 13-1 2
3 Augsburg 8-3 3
4 TCNJ 12-2 4
5 Loras 16-2 5
6 UW La Crosse 13-3 6
7 Coe 8-4 7
8 Central 13-5 9
9 UW Eau Claire 9-4 10
10 Castleton 10-5 11
11 Chicago 9-4 13
12 North Central 9-4 8
13 Luther 11-8 12
14 JWU 8-6 14
15 NYU 19-3 18
16 Wabash 4-4 15
17 Coast Guard 7-4 16
18 Milikin 14-4 17
19 Williams 7-5 20
20 Springfield 11-1 21
21 Ohio Northern 14-3 22
22 Ithaca 7-6 23
23 Stevens 8-8 24
24 Baldwin Wallace 10-6 25
25 UW Whitewater 4-10 19

Ranking Committee
Region 1: Scott Legacy, VTSU Castleton & Mike Sugermeyer, Western New England
Region 2: Anthony Bonaventura, Stevens Institute & Mike Howard, Oswego
Region 3: Joseph Jamison, Ursinus & Corey Luce, NYU
Region 4: Nate Yetzer, Roanoke & Ryan Riggs, Mount Union
Region 5: Grant Zamin,  North Central & Jake Fredricksen, Wabash
Region 6: Dave Mitchell, Luther & Eric Keller, Wartburg
Region 7: Tony Valek, Augsburg & Dave Malecek, UW-La Crosse



 

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