Nebraska-Omaha still atop Division II rankings
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by Mike Kirk
Nebraska-Omaha easily kept its perch atop the NCAA Division II wrestling rankings Wednesday, with the defending national champion Mavericks the unanimous No. 1 pick in the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association poll.
UNO received all eight first-place votes in balloting of coaches from around the country to finish with 160 points in the fourth regular-season poll after also topping the preseason rankings. The Mavericks, who were No. 1 in all seven polls last season en route to winning their fifth Division II national title, captured the NWCA Division II National Duals crown Jan. 9-10 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Newberry (S.C.) received all eight second-place votes and stayed No. 2 with 152 points after a runner-up finish at the National Duals, with Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) -- who didn't compete in the National Duals -- moving from fifth to third.
There was quite a shakeup in the rest of the top 10 due to results from the National Duals. Minnesota State jumped from 12th to fourth in the rankings following a third-place finish, Gannon (Pa.) leaped from 16th to No. 5 after taking fourth and Upper Iowa went from 11th to sixth in the poll following a fifth-place showing.
Rounding out the top 10 is Wisconsin-Parkside, St. Cloud State (Minn.), Nebraska-Kearney and Augustana (S.D.).
The 2010 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships will be held March 12-13 in Omaha, Neb.
UNO received all eight first-place votes in balloting of coaches from around the country to finish with 160 points in the fourth regular-season poll after also topping the preseason rankings. The Mavericks, who were No. 1 in all seven polls last season en route to winning their fifth Division II national title, captured the NWCA Division II National Duals crown Jan. 9-10 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Newberry (S.C.) received all eight second-place votes and stayed No. 2 with 152 points after a runner-up finish at the National Duals, with Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) -- who didn't compete in the National Duals -- moving from fifth to third.
There was quite a shakeup in the rest of the top 10 due to results from the National Duals. Minnesota State jumped from 12th to fourth in the rankings following a third-place finish, Gannon (Pa.) leaped from 16th to No. 5 after taking fourth and Upper Iowa went from 11th to sixth in the poll following a fifth-place showing.
Rounding out the top 10 is Wisconsin-Parkside, St. Cloud State (Minn.), Nebraska-Kearney and Augustana (S.D.).
The 2010 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships will be held March 12-13 in Omaha, Neb.
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