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[ISU2007]

USA Today/InterMat/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll
February 26, 2008
FINAL REGULAR SEASON DUAL RANKINGS
Next Ranking: March 11
Rank Team (First) Record Points Previous
1 Iowa (12) 21-1 480 1
2 Central Michigan 16-2 467 4
3 Iowa State 16-4 451 6
4 Nebraska 14-3 446 2
5 Oklahoma State 16-3-1 431 3
6 Penn State 14-5 414 7
7 Wisconsin 14-7 402 8
8 Minnesota 14-7 399 9
9 Ohio State 19-4 394 5
10 Illinois 13-4 361 11
11 Michigan 16-8 358 12
12 Missouri 9-4-1 353 13
13 Northwestern 8-9 329 10
14 Oklahoma 14-4 327 17
15 Edinboro 11-3 320 14
16 Cornell 8-5 295 15
17 Hofstra 13-8 294 16
18 UT-Chattanooga 11-6 271 18
19 Old Dominion 17-3 263 19
20 Indiana 13-8 252 21
21 Kent State 14-5 240 20
22 Maryland 16-4 222 22
23 Pittsburgh 13-4 213 23
24 Cal State Fullerton 13-5 185 24
25 Penn 13-5 131 25
Dropped out: None
Others receiving votes: Northern Iowa, Boise State

The USA Today/InterMat/NWCA Coaches Poll is voted on by a representative member of each Division I wrestling conference and one wild card.

The InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Individual Rankings are voted on by members of the National Wrestling Media Association.
InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Division I Individual Rankings.

125 Wrestler Yr. School Record Last Week
1 Jayson Ness So. Minnesota 33-0 1
2 Charlie Falck Jr. Iowa 30-2 2
3 Angel Escobedo So. Indiana 25-1 3
4 Paul Donahoe Jr. Nebraska 18-3 4
5 Brandon Precin So. Northwestern 30-5 5
6 Tanner Gardner Sr. Stanford 35-1 6
7 Mike Sees Sr. Bloomsburg 29-3 7
8 Gabe Flores Sr. Illinois 21-9 8
9 Mark McKnight Sr. Penn State 12-6 9
10 James Nicholson Fr. Old Dominion 28-7 10
11 Dave Tomasette Sr. Hofstra 28-7 11
12 Rollie Peterkin So. Penn 22-3 12
13 Steve Mytych Jr. Drexel 34-5 13
14 Tyler Clark Fr. Iowa State 17-8 15
15 Joey Fio Fr. Oklahoma 18-7 17
16 Tyler Shinn So. Oklahoma State 14-5 14
17 Anthony Robles. Fr. Arizona State 19-8 16
18 Luke Smith Sr. Central Michigan 22-6 18
19 Javier Maldonado Sr. UT-Chattanooga 16-6 19
20 Collin Cudd Sr. Wisconsin 17-8 20

133
1 Coleman Scott Sr. Oklahoma State 27-3 1
2 Mike Grey Fr. Cornell 35-5 2
3 Jimmy Kennedy So. Illinois 25-4 7
4 Joey Slaton So. Iowa 29-3 3
5 Franklin Gomez So. Michigan State 25-1 4
6 Lou Ruggirello So. Hofstra 31-5 5
7 Nick Fanthorpe So. Iowa State 26-4 6
8 Zach Tanelli Jr. Wisconsin 21-8 8
9 Mack Reiter Sr. Minnesota 19-6 9
10 Kenny Jordan So. Nebraska 13-6 10
11 Pat Castillo Sr. Northern Illinois 24-5 11
12 Andrae Hernandez So. Indiana 18-8 12
13 Reece Humphrey So. Ohio State 22-7 13
14 T.J. Dillashaw Jr. Cal State-Fullerton 20-7 14
15 Sean Clair So. Eastern Michigan 27-5 15
16 Jeff Hedges Sr. UNC Greensboro 24-9 16
17 Kyle Hutter So. Old Dominion 30-11 17
18 David Marble So. Bucknell 23-6 18
19 Dan Mitcheff So. Kent State 27-6 19
20 Tyler McCormick Sr. Missouri 4-7 20

141
1 Chad Mendes Sr. Cal Poly 23-0 1
2 Charles Griffin Sr. Hofstra 30-3 2
3 Nathan Morgan Sr. Oklahoma State 28-2 3
4 Kellen Russell Fr. Michigan 26-5 6
5 Kyle Ruschell So. Wisconsin 22-5 4
6 Dan LeClere So. Iowa 24-8 8
7 J Jaggers Jr. Ohio State 21-5 10
8 Manuel Rivera Sr. Minnesota 29-6 5
9 Joe Caramanica Jr. N.C. State 29-4 7
10 Garrett Scott Fr. Penn State 16-3 9
11 Cody Cleveland So. UT-Chattanooga 23-6 12
12 Nick Gallick So. Iowa State 20-11 13
13 Eric Kruger Jr. Central Michigan 22-6 11
14 Keith Sulzer Fr. Northwestern 14-4 14
15 Ryan Prater Fr. Illinois 20-9 15
16 Zach Bailey So. Oklahoma 25-10 16
17 Drew Lashaway Jr. Kent State 26-10 18
18 Matt Kyler So. Army 36-6 19
19 Carter Downing Sr. Wyoming 16-4 17
20 C.J. Ettelson Sr. Northern Iowa 12-8 NR

149
1 Brent Metcalf So. Iowa 30-1 1
2 J.P. O'Connor So. Harvard 21-1 2
3 Dustin Schlatter Jr. Minnesota 15-2 3
4 Josh Churella Sr. Michigan 22-4 4
5 Bubba Jenkins So. Penn State 20-3 5
6 Lance Palmer So. Ohio State 20-6 6
7 Jordan Burroughs So. Nebraska 27-5 7
8 Darrion Caldwell So. N.C. State 29-3 8
9 Morgan Atkinson Sr. Cal State-Fullerton 29-5 9
10 Jake Patacsil Jr. Purdue 24-6 10
11 Ryan Lang Sr. Northwestern 14-4 11
12 Adam Hall Fr. Boise State 21-5 12
13 Scott Ervin Sr. Appalachian State 32-5 13
14 Josh Wagner Jr. Missouri 19-8 15
15 Cesar Grajales So. Penn 26-5 14
16 Joey Knox So. UT-Chattanooga 20-8 16
17 Will Rowe Jr. Oklahoma 22-5 17
18 Kyle Fried Sr. Binghamton 17-1 18
19 Don Fisch Sr. Rider 19-8 20
20 Mike Roberts Jr. Boston U. 26-7 19

157
1 Gregor Gillespie Jr. Edinboro 29-2 1
2 Mike Poeta Jr. Illinois 26-2 2
3 Dan Vallimont So. Penn State 24-1 3
4 Brandon Becker Sr. Indiana 19-3 4
5 Craig Henning Sr. Wisconsin 22-3 5
6 C.P. Schlatter Sr. Minnesota 26-2 6
7 Jordan Leen Sr. Cornell 18-2 8
8 Matt Kocher Sr. Pittsburgh 20-6 7
9 Josh Zupancic Sr. Stanford 32-5 9
10 Tyler Sherfey Jr. Boise State 29-7 10
11 Chase Pami So. Cal Poly 19-4 11
12 Michael Chandler Jr. Missouri 20-5 12
13 Cyler Sanderson So. Iowa State 27-4 13
14 Ryan Hluschak Sr. Drexel 28-4 14
15 Jeff Marsh Sr. Michigan 22-12 15
16 Ryan Morningstar So. Iowa 19-11 16
17 Chad Terry Jr. Oklahoma 18-5 17
18 Zac Fryling Sr. West Virginia 11-6 18
19 Matt Moley So. Bloomsburg 29-6 19
20 Newly McSpadden So. Oklahoma State 19-8 20

165
1 Mark Perry Sr. Iowa 18-2 1
2 Nick Marable So. Missouri 20-3 2
3 Eric Tannenbaum Sr. Michigan 27-2 3
4 Mack Lewnes Fr. Cornell 28-3 4
5 Jake Dieffenbach Sr. Oklahoma State 21-4 5
6 Mike Cannon So. American 22-2 6
7 Stephen Dwyer So. Nebraska 28-6 10
8 Jon Reader Fr. Iowa State 24-6 7
9 Keegan Mueller Sr. North Carolina 25-3 11
10 Moza Fay Jr. Northern Iowa 18-7 12
11 Tyler Safratowich Jr. Minnesota 26-7 20
12 Colt Sponseller Fr. Ohio State 16-2 8
13 Kurt Gross Sr. Kent State 26-7 13
14 Trevor Stewart Jr. Central Michigan 18-5 9
15 Matt Coughlin So. Indiana 23-7 14
16 Jarrod King Jr. Edinboro 27-7 15
17 Kurt Swartz Fr. Boise State 26-6 16
18 Zach Shanaman Jr. Penn 21-6 17
19 Chris Brown So. Old Dominion 31-9 18
20 Andy Rendos So. Bucknell 24-7 19

174
1 Keith Gavin Sr. Pittsburgh 26-0 1
2 Steve Luke Jr. Michigan 27-3 2
3 Jay Borschel So. Iowa 28-5 3
4 Brandon Sinnott Sr. Central Michigan 25-3 4
5 Brandon Browne Jr. Nebraska 29-2 5
6 Alton Lucas Jr. Hofstra 22-4 6
7 Matt Stolpinski Sr. Navy 34-6 7
8 Brandon Mason Jr. Oklahoma State 25-4 8
9 Mike Letts So. Maryland 20-4 9
10 Steve Anceravage Jr. Cornell 27-3 10
11 Gabe Dretsch Sr. Minnesota 26-9 11
12 Nick Hayes Sr. Northwestern 21-9 12
13 Duke Burk So. Northern Illinois 22-4 13
14 Lloyd Rogers So. UT-Chattanooga 24-3 14
15 John Dergo So. Illinois 18-11 15
16 Dave Erwin So. Penn State 22-8 16
17 Nick Corpe Jr. Purdue 22-11 17
18 Phil Moricone Jr. Edinboro 21-10 18
19 Chris Henrich Fr. Virginia 23-7 19
20 Alex Caruso Fr. Lehigh 20-10 20

184
1 Jake Varner So. Iowa State 23-0 1
2 Mike Pucillo So. Ohio State 25-1 2
3 Tyrel Todd Jr. Michigan 25-2 3
4 Christian Sinnott Sr. Central Michigan 23-4 4
5 Raymond Jordan Jr. Missouri 21-2 5
6 Josh Weitzel Sr. Oklahoma 23-2 6
7 Phil Keddy So. Iowa 25-7 7
8 Kirk Smith Fr. Boise State 20-2 8
9 Roger Kish Sr. Minnesota 12-5 9
10 Ian Murphy Sr. Cal State-Fullerton 22-7 10
11 Rocco Caponi Jr. Virginia 35-2 11
12 Doug Umbehauer Jr. Rider 22-8 12
13 Vince Jones Jr. Nebraska 17-11 13
14 Phil Bomberger Jr. Penn State 17-6 14
15 Brent Chriswell Fr. Arizona State 11-5 15
16 Lior Zamir Jr. Penn 19-7 16
17 Josh Arnone So. Cornell 5-1 17
18 Kurt Brenner Jr. West Virginia 14-3 NR
19 Chris Honeycutt Fr. Edinboro 19-5 18
20 Eric Chine Jr. Kent State 29-11 20

197
1 Josh Glenn Sr. American 12-0 1
2 Mike Tamillow Sr. Northwestern 25-2 2
3 Phil Davis Sr. Penn State 17-1 3
4 Wynn Michalak Sr. Central Michigan 25-1 4
5 Hudson Taylor So. Maryland 26-2 5
6 Dallas Herbst Jr. Wisconsin 25-3 8
7 Max Askren So. Missouri 20-2 6
8 Craig Brester So. Nebraska 20-4 7
9 Joel Flaggert Sr. Oklahoma 21-3 9
10 Joe Rovelli Sr. Hofstra 23-4 10
11 Patrick Bond So. Illinois 22-5 11
12 Cayle Byers Fr. George Mason 33-6 12
13 Daren Burns Sr. UNC Greensboro 29-6 13
14 Jared Villers Sr. West Virginia 17-2 14
15 Joe Williams Sr. Michigan State 23-10 15
16 David Bertolino Sr. Iowa State 20-10 18
17 T.J. Morrison Sr. Rider 20-8 16
18 Matt Koz Sr. UT-Chattanooga 18-7 17
19 Anthony Biondo Fr. Michigan 23-11 19
20 Brent Jones So. Virginia 32-10 20

285
1 J.D. Bergman Sr. Ohio State 27-1 2
2 Kyle Massey Jr. Wisconsin 24-5 4
3 Dustin Fox Sr. Northwestern 18-1 1
4 Ed Prendergast Sr. Navy 30-4 3
5 David Zabriskie So. Iowa State 24-5 6
6 Matt Fields Sr. Iowa 27-6 7
7 Jared Rosholt So. Oklahoma State 27-3 8
8 Bubba Gritter Sr. Central Michigan 23-4 9
9 Mike Spaid Sr. Bloomsburg 36-5 10
10 Jermail Porter Sr. Kent State 29-8 12
11 Mark Ellis So. Missouri 16-8 13
12 Zach Sheaffer Jr. Pittsburgh 31-10 14
13 John Wise Jr. Illinois 23-12 15
14 Jon May Sr. Nebraska 18-9 16
15 Dustin Rogers Sr. West Virginia 10-4 19
16 Patrick Walker So. Liberty 27-7 NR
17 Rashard Goff Jr. Cleveland State 18-9 17
18 Joe Fendone Jr. Edinboro 14-7 18
19 Trey McLean Jr. Penn 19-8 NR
20 Justin Dobies Jr. North Carolina 26-6 20

[ISU2007]

Notice that 13 of the top 14 teams are from the Little 11 or the Big 5. People always complain that the Little 11 gets 72 qualifiers to the National Tourney while the Big 5 gets 38 qualifiers. This leaves few spots for the ACC, PAC 10, and others.

[CyForPresident]

I saw this yesterday and still can't believe that Central Michigan is that high.
157 is going to get a lot easier next year, 6 seniors ranked in the top 10.

Looking at this I think we will have 9 qualifiers with 4 all-americans and 1 National Champ. Zabriske and Varner should be locks for AA with Sanderson, Fanthrope and Reader all having a good shot. I think Varner, Zabriske and Sanderson will be B12 champs. But anything can happen in march.

Any predictions ISU2007?

[ISU2007]

I think we have a great chance of getting all ten to Nationals this season. If anyone stays home it will be Scott or Mueller. Both of these guys are seeded third in the Big 12 and should get the automatic qualifier if they place 3rd. Clark, Reader, and Bertolino are 4 seeds at 3 very tough weights that should get the 3 of the 8 wild cards.

As for All American's, I really like Fanthorpe, Gallick, Sanderson, Reader, Varner, and Zabriske. I think Clark will be in the Round of 12 as well as Bertolino. I really like how Fanthorpe and Gallick have been wrestling down the stretch.

I think Fanthorpe has an outside chance at finals, and Varner should rack up 20 minutes of riding time on his way to a National Title.