Minnesota ranked No. 1 in InterMat Division I Preseason Coaches Poll

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Jason Bryant (Intermat)
10/23/2007


USA Today/NWCA/InterMat Preseason Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll
Rank    Team (First)               2006-07 Record          Points
1          Minnesota (12)                   19-1                   480
2          Oklahoma State                  14-5                     442
3          Iowa State                      13-3                     439
4          Iowa                            14-5                     433
5          Michigan                        2-10-1                   429
6          Northwestern                    13-8                  409
7          Missouri                        12-3                     407
8          Ohio State                      8-7                      398
9          Cornell                         9-5                      371
10         Central Michigan                16-4-1                   366
11         Penn State                      14-5                     363
12         Wisconsin                       18-3                     346
13         Hofstra                         18-4-2                   341
14         Nebraska                        10-7-1                   339
15         Indiana                         13-5                     327
16         Edinboro                        17-1                     315
17         Illinois                        11-1                     286
18         Navy                            11-4                     268
19         Oklahoma                        10-7                     229
20         Pittsburgh                      7-7                      221
21         UT-Chattanooga                  16-1                     204
22         Harvard                         4-9-1                    148
23         Penn                            8-7-1                    144
24         American                        9-10                     133
25         Oregon State                    17-2                     115

Others receiving votes: Lehigh, Stanford, Cal State-Fullerton, Old Dominion, Boise State, West Virginia, Bloomsburg, UC Davis, Columbia, Rider, Arizona State

InterMat/NWMA/NWCA Preseason Division I Individual Wrestling Rankings

125 pounds

1.  Paul Donahoe, Jr.  Nebraska
2.  Troy Nickerson, Jr.  Cornell
3.  Angel Escobedo, So.  Indiana
4.  Jayson Ness, So.  Minnesota
5.  Tanner Gardner, Sr.  Stanford
6.  Charlie Falck, Jr.  Iowa
7.  Dave Tomasette, Sr.  Hofstra
8.  Javier Maldanado, Sr.  UT-Chattanooga
9.  Mike Sees, Sr.  Bloomsburg
10.  Collin Cudd, Sr.  Wisconsin
11.  Mark McKnight, Sr.  Penn State
12.  Brandon Precin, So.  Northwestern
13.  Gabe Flores, Sr.  Illinois
14.  Luke Smith, Sr.  Central Michigan
15.  Brandon Kinney, Sr.  Columbia
16.  Fernando Martinez, Sr.  Army
17.  Steve Mytych, Jr.  Drexel
18.  Eric Hoffman, Sr.  North Dakota State
19.  Drew Forshey, Sr.  North Carolina
20.  John Olanowski, So.  Missouri

133 pounds

1.  Coleman Scott, Sr.  Oklahoma State
2.  Tyler McCormick, Sr.  Missouri
3.  Andrae Hernandez, Jr.  Indiana
4.  Mack Reiter, Sr.  Minnesota
5.  Jimmy Kennedy, So.  Illinois
6.  T.J. Enright, Sr.  Ohio State
7.  Nick Fanthorpe, So.  Iowa State
8.  Eric Albright, Jr.  Virginia
9.  Lou Ruggirello, So.  Hofstra
10.  Franklin Gomez, So.  Michigan State
11.  Pat Castillo, Sr.  Northern Illinois
12.  Dan Mitcheff, So.  Kent State
13.  Zach Tanelli, Jr.  Wisconsin
14.  Seth Ciasulli, So.  Lehigh
15.  Dave Marble, So.  Bucknell
16.  Joe Baker, Jr.  Navy
17.  Dan Dennis, So.  Iowa
18.  Terryl Williams, Sr.  Appalachian State
19.  Sean Clair, So.  Eastern Michigan
20.  Ricky Donald, Jr.  Bloomsburg

141 pounds

1.  Ryan Lang, Sr.  Northwestern
2.  Charles Griffin, Sr.  Hofstra
3.  Nathan Morgan, Sr.  Oklahoma State
4.  Don Fisch, Sr.  Rider
5.  Brandon Rader, Jr.  West Virginia
6.  J Jaggers, Jr.  Ohio State
7.  Jake Strayer, Jr.  Penn State
8.  Kyle Ruschell, So.  Wisconsin
9.  Manuel Rivera, Sr.  Minnesota
10.  Alex Tsirtsis, Sr.  Iowa
11.  Drew Headlee, Sr.  Pittsburgh
12.  Chad Mendes, Sr.  Cal Poly
13.  C.J. Ettelson, Sr.  Northern Iowa
14.  Nick Gallick, So.  Iowa State
15.  Adam Frey, So.  Cornell
16.  Matt Kyler, So.  Army
17.  Kyle Terry, So.  Oklahoma
18.  Chris Bencivenga, Sr.  UNC Greensboro
19.  Sal Tirico, Jr.  Columbia
20.  Charlie Pinto, Sr.  Maryland

149 pounds

1.  Dustin Schlatter, Jr.  Minnesota
2.  Josh Churella, Sr.  Michigan
3.  Lance Palmer, So.  Ohio State
4.  J.P. O'Connor, So.  Harvard
5.  Scott Ervin, Sr.  Appalachian State
6.  Brent Metcalf, So.  Iowa
7.  Bubba Jenkins, So.  Penn State
8.  Jake Patascil, Jr.  Purdue
9.  Josh Wagner, Jr.  Missouri
10.  Darrion Caldwell, So.  N.C. State
11.  Jordan Burroughs, So.  Nebraska
12.  Will Rowe, Jr.  Oklahoma
13.  Morgan Atkinson, Sr.  Cal State-Fullerton
14.  Mike Roberts, Jr.  Boston U.
15.  Mitch Mueller, So.  Iowa State
16.  Matt Moley, So.  Bloomsburg
17.  David Jauregui, Jr.  West Virginia
18.  Ryan Hurley, Sr.  Cleveland State
19.  Matt Dunn, So.  Columbia
20.  Kyle Fried, Sr.  Binghamton

157 pounds

1.  Gregor Gillespie, Jr.  Edinboro
2.  Craig Henning, Sr.  Wisconsin
3.  Mike Poeta, Jr.  Illinois
4.  Matt Kocher, Sr.  Pittsburgh
5.  C.P. Schlatter, Sr.  Minnesota
6.  Josh Zupancic, Sr.  Stanford
7.  Ryan Hluschak, Sr.  Drexel
8.  Brandon Becker, Sr.  Indiana
9.  Jordan Leen, Sr.  Cornell
10.  Ryan Morningstar, So.  Iowa
11.  Cyler Sanderson, So.  Iowa State
12.  Dan Vallimont, So.  Penn State
13.  Michael Chandler, Jr.  Missouri
14.  Chris Oliver, Jr.  Nebraska
15.  Zac Fryling, Sr.  West Virginia
16.  Tyler Sherfey, Jr.  Boise State
17.  Kurt Gross, Sr.  Kent State
18.  Chase Pami, So.  Cal Poly
19.  Jake Frierichs, Jr.  Ohio
20.  Jake Murphy, Jr.  Purdue

165 pounds

1.  Mark Perry, Sr.  Iowa
2.  Eric Tannenbaum, Sr.  Michigan
3.  Pat Pitsch, Sr.  Arizona State
4.  Matt Coughlin, So.  Indiana
5.  Moza Fay, Jr.  Northern Iowa
6.  Andrew Flanagan, Jr.  Harvard
7.  Tyler Safratowich, Jr.  Minnesota
8.  Roger Smith-Bergsrud, Jr.  Illinois
9.  Jon Reader, Fr.  Iowa State
10.  Mike Cannon, So.  American
11.  Zach Shanaman, Jr.  Penn
12.  Stephen Dwyer, So.  Nebraska
13.  Justin Fraga, Jr.  Purdue
14.  Max Dean, Sr.  Oklahoma
15.  Andy Rendos, So.  Bucknell
16.  Dave Rella, So.  Penn State
17.  Keegan Mueller, Sr.  North Carolina
18.  Nick Marable, So.  Missouri
19.  Trevor Stewart, Jr.  Central Michigan
20.  Dustin Noack, Jr.  UC Davis

174 pounds

1.  Keith Gavin, Sr.  Pittsburgh
2.  Matt Stolpinski, Sr.  Navy
3.  Brandon Mason, Jr.  Oklahoma State
4.  Steve Luke, Jr.  Michigan
5.  Brandon Sinnott, Sr.  Central Michigan
6.  Gabe Dretsch, Sr.  Minnesota
7.  Mike Letts, So.  Maryland
8.  Nick Hayes, Sr.  Northwestern
9.  Steve Anceravage, Jr.  Cornell
10.  Brandon Browne, So.  Nebraska
11.  Dave Erwin, So.  Penn State
12.  David Craig, So.  Lehigh
13.  John Dergo, So.  Illinois
14.  Duke Burk, So.  Northern Illinois
15.  Jay Borschel, So.  Iowa
16.  Kurt Brenner, Jr.  West Virginia
17.  Phil Moricone, Jr.  Edinboro
18.  Lloyd Rogers, So.  UT-Chattanooga
19.  Neal Martin, Sr.  Appalachian State
20.  Josh Patterson, So.  Binghamton

184 pounds

1.  Jake Varner, So.  Iowa State
2.  Roger Kish, Sr.  Minnesota
3.  Tyrel Todd, Jr.  Michigan
4.  Mike Pucillo, So.  Ohio State
5.  Louis Caputo, Jr.  Harvard
6.  Raymond Jordan, Jr.  Missouri
7.  Christian Sinnott, Sr.  Central Michigan
8.  Marc Bennett, Sr.  Indiana
9.  Vince Jones, Jr.  Nebraska
10.  Trevor Brandvold, So.  Wisconsin
11.  Rocco Caponi, Jr.  Virginia
12.  Doug Umbehauer, Jr.  Rider
13.  Ian Murphy, Sr.  Cal State-Fullerton
14.  Ryan Goodman, Jr.  N.C. State
15.  Josh Weitzel, Sr.  Oklahoma
16.  Joe Williams, Sr.  Michigan State
17.  Eric Chine, Jr.  Kent State
18.  Lior Zamir, Jr.  Penn
19.  Brent Chriswell, Fr.  Arizona State
20.  Phil Keddy, So.  Iowa

197 pounds

1.  Josh Glenn, Sr.  American
2.  Phil Davis, Sr.  Penn State
3.  Mike Tamillow, Sr.  Northwestern
4.  Max Askren, So.  Missouri
5.  Craig Brester, So.  Nebraska
6.  Wynn Michalak, Sr.  Central Michigan
7.  Dallas Herbst, Jr.  Wisconsin
8.  Hudson Taylor, So.  Maryland
9.  Joel Flaggert, Sr.  Oklahoma
10.  Joe Rovelli, Sr.  Hofstra
11.  Matt Koz, Sr.  UT-Chattanooga
12.  Daren Burns, Sr.  UNC Greensboro
13.  Patrick Bond, So.  Illinois
14.  Jason Trulson, Sr.  Arizona State
15.  Brandon Halsey, Jr.  Cal State-Bakersfield
16.  David Mendoza, Jr.  Old Dominion
17.  T.J. Morrison, Sr.  Rider
18.  Jared Villers, Sr.  West Virginia
19.  Brent Jones, So.  Virginia
20.  Andrew Anderson, Jr.  Northern Iowa

285 pounds

1.  Dustin Fox, Sr.  Northwestern
2.  Bubba Gritter, Sr.  Central Michigan
3.  Wade Sauer, Jr.  Cal State-Fullerton
4.  J.D. Bergman, Sr.  Ohio State
5.  Mike Spaid, Sr.  Bloomsburg
6.  Jon May, Sr.  Nebraska
7.  Ed Prendergast, Sr.  Navy
8.  David Zabriskie, So.  Iowa State
9.  Joe Fendone, Jr.  Edinboro
10.  Dustin Rogers, Sr.  West Virginia
11.  Matt Fields, Jr.  Iowa
12.  Jared Rosholt, So.  Oklahoma State
13.  Kyle Massey, Jr.  Wisconsin
14.  Mark Ellis, So.  Missouri
15.  Jermail Porter, Sr.  Kent State
16.  Reece Hopkin, Sr.  Northern Colorado
17.  Rashard Goff, Jr.  Cleveland State
18.  Zach Hammond, Jr.  Cornell
19.  John Wise, Jr.  Illinois
20.  Chris Kasten, So.  Purdue

NOTE: No true freshmen are ranked