USA Today/InterMat/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll

January 22, 2008

Rank       Team (First)            Record       Points     Previous

1             Iowa  (12)                13-1            480          1

2             Nebraska                10-2            468          3

3             Oklahoma State      10-2-1         447          2

4             Minnesota               9-3              446          5

5             Central Michigan      9-2              428          9

6             Michigan                 13-3            419          4

7             Ohio State              13-3            412          6

8             Penn State              8-3              397          7

9             Iowa State               10-3            381          8

10            Northwestern           5-4              367          10

11            Missouri                  6-2-1           369          11

12            Hofstra                   10-6            344          12

13            Wisconsin               9-2-1           338          13

14            Edinboro                6-2              328          14

15            Illinois                     8-1              302          15

16            Cornell                    1-4              295          16

17            Indiana                    11-2            292          17t

18            Oklahoma               11-2            286          17t

19            UT-Chattanooga      5-5              262          19

20            Pittsburgh               8-2              256          20

21            Maryland                 10-3            240          21

22            Old Dominion          12-3            211          22

23            Cal State Fullerton   7-5              176          24

24            Kent State               9-4              171          25

25            Northern Iowa          3-4-1           100          NR

Dropped out: #23 Navy

Others receiving votes: Navy, Penn, Boise State, Virginia

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 Name Yr. School Record 

1 Jayson Ness So. Minnesota 24-0 

2 Angel Escobedo So. Indiana 16-0 

3 Charlie Falck Jr. Iowa 23-1 

4 Paul Donahoe Jr. Nebraska 11-2 

5 Brandon Precin So. Northwestern 25-2 

6 Tanner Gardner Sr. Stanford 27-1 

7 Rollie Peterkin So. Penn 17-1 

8 Mike Sees Sr. Bloomsburg 23-3 

9 Gabe Flores Sr. Illinois 18-5 

10 Mark McKnight Sr. Penn State 8-3 

11 Steve Mytych Jr. Drexel 25-4 

12 James Nicholson Fr. Old Dominion 24-9 

13 Dave Tomasette Sr. Hofstra 24-6 

14 Tony Pescaglia Fr. Missouri 7-5 

15 Anthony Robles. Fr. Arizona State 16-6 

16 Javier Maldonado Sr. UT-Chattanooga 10-5 

17 Tyler Clark Fr. Iowa State 13-7 

18 Collin Cudd Sr. Wisconsin 15-3 

19 Luke Smith Sr. Central Michigan 15-6 

20 Fernando Martinez Sr. Army 22-3 

133     

1 Coleman Scott Sr. Oklahoma State 21-2 

2 Mack Reiter Sr. Minnesota 15-1 

3 Mike Grey Fr. Cornell 27-5 

4 Joey Slaton  So. Iowa 22-2 

5 Franklin Gomez So. Michigan State 16-1 

6 Lou Ruggirello So. Hofstra 27-4 

7 Nick Fanthorpe So. Iowa State  21-3 

8 Kenny Jordan Jr.  Nebraska 11-4 

9 Jimmy Kennedy So. Illinois 17-4 

10 Andrae Hernandez So. Indiana 14-3 

11 Pat Castillo Sr. Northern Illinois 18-5 

12 Zach Tanelli Jr. Wisconsin 17-5 

13 Brian Shelton So. Oklahoma 6-2 

14 Reece Humphrey So. Ohio State 18-5 

15 David Marble So. Bucknell 17-4 

16 Dan Mitcheff So. Kent State 22-6 

17 T.J. Dillashaw Jr. Cal State-Fullerton 15-7 

18 Sean Clair So. Eastern Michigan 23-3 

19 Jeff Hedges Sr.  UNC Greensboro 16-9 

20 Eric Albright Jr. Virginia 17-5 

141     

1 Chad Mendes Sr. Cal Poly 18-0 

2 Nathan Morgan Sr. Oklahoma State 23-1 

3 Kellen Russell Fr. Michigan 21-2 

4 Manuel Rivera Sr. Minnesota 23-2 

5 Jake Strayer Jr. Penn State 10-3 

6 Charles Griffin Sr. Hofstra 20-3 

7 Joe Caramanica Jr. N.C. State 20-4 

8 Kyle Ruschell So. Wisconsin 18-3 

9 Dan LeClere So. Iowa 19-5 

10 J Jaggers Jr. Ohio State 15-5 

11 Ryan Prater Fr. Illinois 17-4 

12 Eric Kruger Jr. Central Michigan 18-7 

13 Cody Cleveland So. UT-Chattanooga 18-5 

14 Zach Bailey So. Oklahoma 24-6 

15 Carter Downing Sr. Wyoming 14-4 

16 Drew Headlee Sr. Pittsburgh 16-6 

17 Ryan Williams Jr. Old Dominion 31-10 

18 Drew Lashaway Jr. Kent State 20-8 

19 Matt Kyler So. Army 27-4 

20 Nick Gallick So. Iowa State 16-10 

149     

1 Brent Metcalf So. Iowa 22-1 

2 Dustin Schlatter Jr. Minnesota 13-1 

3 J.P. O'Connor So. Harvard 13-1 

4 Ryan Lang Sr. Northwestern 9-1 

5 Lance Palmer So. Ohio State 16-4 

6 Bubba Jenkins So. Penn State 13-2 

7 Jordan Burroughs So. Nebraska 22-5 

8 Josh Churella Sr. Michigan 18-4 

9 Will Rowe Jr. Oklahoma 20-2 

10 Darrion Caldwell So. N.C. State 21-3 

11 Morgan Atkinson Sr. Cal State-Fullerton 24-5 

12 Adam Hall Fr. Boise State 21-5 

13 Scott Ervin Sr. Appalachian State 25-5 

14 Cesar Grajales So. Penn 20-3 

15 Jake Patacsil Jr. Purdue 18-4 

16 Josh Wagner Jr. Missouri 15-7 

17 Joey Knox So. UT-Chattanooga 15-8 

18 Don Fisch Sr. Rider 15-6 

19 Kyle Fried Sr. Binghamton 7-1 

20 Mike Roberts Jr. Boston U. 21-5 

157     

1 Mike Poeta Jr. Illinois 22-0 

2 Craig Henning Sr. Wisconsin 17-1 

3 Gregor Gillespie Jr. Edinboro 23-2 

4 Dan Vallimont So. Penn State 18-0 

5 Matt Kocher Sr. Pittsburgh 16-5 

6 Cyler Sanderson So. Iowa State 21-3 

7 C.P. Schlatter Sr. Minnesota 19-2 

8 Jordan Leen Sr. Cornell 12-2 

9 Brandon Becker Sr. Indiana 12-2 

10 Josh Zupancic Sr. Stanford 25-5 

11 Ryan Hluschak Sr. Drexel 21-2 

12 Tyler Sherfey Jr. Boise State 24-6 

13 Chase Pami So. Cal Poly 18-4 

14 Michael Chandler Jr. Missouri 16-4 

15 Ryan Morningstar So. Iowa 16-6 

16 Chris Oliver Jr. Nebraska 15-4 

17 Newly McSpadden So. Oklahoma State 18-7 

18 Matt Moley So. Bloomsburg 22-4 

19 Zac Fryling Sr. West Virginia 6-4 

20 Chad Terry Jr. Oklahoma 15-3 

165     

1 Mark Perry Sr. Iowa 18-2 

2 Nick Marable So. Missouri 16-3 

3 Eric Tannenbaum Sr. Michigan 19-2 

4 Mack Lewnes Fr. Cornell 26-2 

5 Jake Dieffenbach Sr. Oklahoma State 17-2 

6 Jon Reader Fr. Iowa State 20-2 

7 Mike Cannon So. American 14-2 

8 Trevor Stewart Jr. Central Michigan 14-5 

9 Matt Coughlin So. Indiana 14-4 

10 Stephen Dwyer So. Nebraska 24-5 

11 Moza Fay Jr. Northern Iowa 13-5 

12 Keegan Mueller Sr. North Carolina 16-3 

13 Colt Sponseller Fr. Ohio State 11-0 

14 Pat Pitsch Sr. Arizona State 12-6 

15 Kurt Gross Sr. Kent State 21-4 

16 Jarrod King Jr. Edinboro 20-6 

17 Kurt Swartz Fr. Boise State 21-6 

18 Zach Shanaman Jr. Penn 15-5 

19 Andy Rendos So. Bucknell 18-5 

20 Chris Brown So. Old Dominion 27-8      

174     

1 Keith Gavin Sr. Pittsburgh 19-0 

2 Jay Borschel So. Iowa 19-4 

3 Brandon Sinnott Sr. Central Michigan 19-3 

4 Steve Luke Jr. Michigan 19-3 

5 Alton Lucas Jr. Hofstra 18-2 

6 Brandon Browne So. Nebraska 24-2 

7 Brandon Mason Jr. Oklahoma State 22-3 

8 Matt Stolpinski Sr. Navy 27-6 

9 Mike Letts So. Maryland 13-4 

10 Steve Anceravage Jr. Cornell 19-3 

11 Gabe Dretsch Sr. Minnesota 20-6 

12 Nick Hayes Sr. Northwestern 15-4 

13 Duke Burk So. Northern Illinois 17-3 

14 Lloyd Rogers So. UT-Chattanooga 17-3 

15 Phil Moricone Jr. Edinboro 17-8 

16 Dave Erwin So. Penn State 19-6 

17 John Dergo So. Illinois 19-7 

18 Justin Herbert Jr. Franklin & Marshall 19-1 

19 Josh Patterson So. Binghamton 9-2 

20 Eric Decker So. Virginia Tech 17-6 

184     

1 Jake Varner So. Iowa State 17-0 

2 Tyrel Todd Jr. Michigan 18-1 

3 Mike Pucillo So. Ohio State 14-1 

4 Christian Sinnott Sr. Central Michigan 17-4 

5 Roger Kish Sr. Minnesota 8-3 

6 Raymond Jordan Jr. Missouri 18-1 

7 Josh Weitzel Sr. Oklahoma 18-0 

8 Phil Keddy So. Iowa 18-6 

9 Kirk Smith Fr. Boise State 16-1 

10 Rocco Caponi Jr. Virginia 29-1 

11 Vince Jones Jr. Nebraska 16-7 

12 Ian Murphy Sr. Cal State-Fullerton 17-6 

13 Trevor Brandvold So. Wisconsin 15-6 

14 Phil Bomberger Jr. Penn State 12-5 

15 Brent Chriswell Fr. Arizona State 8-2 

16 Chris Honeycutt Fr. Edinboro 16-3 

17 Josh Haines Jr. Maryland 13-5 

18 Doug Umbehauer Jr. Rider 15-8 

19 Lior Zamir Jr. Penn 12-7 

20 Ryan Goodman Jr. N.C. State 12-4 

197     

1 Josh Glenn Sr. American 8-0 

2 Phil Davis Sr. Penn State 11-0 

3 Mike Tamillow Sr. Northwestern 19-2 

4 Dallas Herbst Jr. Wisconsin 18-1 

5 Joel Flaggert Sr. Oklahoma 18-1 

6 Wynn Michalak Sr. Central Michigan 18-1 

7 Hudson Taylor So. Maryland 21-2 

8 Joe Rovelli Sr. Hofstra 19-3 

9 Max Askren So. Missouri 15-2 

10 Craig Brester So. Nebraska 13-2 

11 Daren Burns Sr. UNC Greensboro 24-4 

12 Jared Villers Sr. West Virginia 9-2 

13 Patrick Bond So. Illinois 17-3 

14 Anthony Biondo Fr. Michigan 22-6 

15 Joe Williams Sr. Michigan State 19-7 

16 Brent Jones So. Virginia 24-7 

17 Cayle Byers Fr.  George Mason 27-5 

18 T.J. Morrison Sr. Rider 13-7 

19 Matt Koz Sr. UT-Chattanooga 9-6 

20 David Bertolino Sr. Iowa State 14-4 

285     

1 Dustin Fox Sr. Northwestern 11-0 

2 J.D. Bergman Sr. Ohio State 20-1 

3 Ed Prendergast Sr. Navy 23-4 

4 Wade Sauer Jr. Cal State-Fullerton 21-3 

5 David Zabriskie So. Iowa State 19-4 

6 Matt Fields Sr. Iowa 21-3 

7 Jared Rosholt So. Oklahoma State 21-2 

8 Bubba Gritter Sr. Central Michigan 16-4 

9 Mike Spaid Sr. Bloomsburg 30-4 

10 Zach Hammond Jr. Cornell 17-4 

11 Zach Sheaffer Jr. Pittsburgh 26-7 

12 Kyle Massey Jr. Wisconsin 16-5 

13 Mark Ellis So. Missouri 14-6 

14 Joe Fendone Jr. Edinboro 13-4 

15 John Laboranti So. Penn State 18-4 

16 Jermail Porter Sr. Kent State 24-7 

17 Dustin Rogers Sr. West Virginia 5-2 

18 Justin Dobies Jr. North Carolina 16-5 

19 John Wise Jr. Illinois 21-9 

20 Jon May Sr. Nebraska 14-8