NCAA releases first Div. I Coaches Panel Rankings

INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA released Thursday the first of four coaches’ panel rankings for the 2014-15 wrestling season. The final rankings will be one of the tools used as part of the selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. This year’s event is March 19-21 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis.

Wrestlers in each weight class will be measured by winning percentage, rating percentage index (RPI) and coaches’ rankings to earn spots in their qualifying tournaments for the 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The coaches’ rankings are compiled by a vote of coaches representing each qualifying tournament. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. In order to be eligible for the rankings, wrestlers must have participated in at least five matches against Division I opponents in the weight class and have wrestled within the last 30 days.

The top-ranked wrestlers at each weight class in the inaugural rankings are: Alan Waters, Missouri (125 pounds); Christopher Dardanes, Minnesota (133 pounds); Logan Stieber, Ohio State (141 pounds); Jason Tsirtsis, Northwestern (149 pounds); Dylan Ness, Minnesota (157 pounds); Alex Dieringer, Oklahoma State (165 pounds); Robert Kokesh, Nebraska (174 pounds); Gabriel Dean, Cornell (184 pounds); J’Den Cox, Missouri (197 pounds) and Bobby Telford, Iowa (Heavyweight).

The full rankings of each weight class are available below and at NCAA.com.

NCAA Division I Coaches Ranking Panel Ranking - January 22, 2015
Weight/Rank/First Name/Last Name/School/Conference

125 1 Alan Waters Missouri MAC
125 2 Nahshon Garrett Cornell EIWA
125 3 Joey Dance Virginia Tech ACC
125 4 Thomas Gilman Iowa Big Ten
125 5 Dylan Peters Northern Iowa MAC
125 6 Nathan Tomasello Ohio State Big Ten
125 7 Jordan Conaway Penn State Big Ten
125 8 Eddie Klimara Oklahoma State Big 12
125 9 Tim Lambert Nebraska Big Ten
125 10 Martin(Josh) Martinez Air Force West
125 11 Sean Boyle Chattanooga SoCon
125 12 Tyler Cox Wyoming West
125 13 Kory Mines Edinboro EWL
125 14 Ronnie Rios Oregon State Pac 12
125 15 Ben Willeford Cleveland State EWL
125 16 David Terao American EIWA
125 17 Joshua Rodriguez North Dakota State West
125 18 Paul Petrov Bucknell EIWA
125 19 Zeke Moisey West Virginia Big 12
125 20 Trey Andrews Northern Colorado West
125 21 Evan Silver Stanford Pac 12
125 22 Dominic Parisi Appalachian State SoCon
125 23 Brandon Jeske Old Dominion MAC
125 24 Chasen Tolbert Utah Valley West
125 25 Conor Youtsey Michigan Big Ten
125 26 Dom Forys Pittsburgh ACC
125 27 David White Binghamton EIWA
125 28 Joe DeAngelo North Carolina State ACC
125 29 Scott Parker Lehigh EIWA
125 30 Kyle Larson Iowa State Big 12
125 31 Nick Herrmann Virginia ACC
125 32 Shayne Wireman Eastern Michigan MAC
125 32 Ares Carpio Arizona State Pac 12
125 32 William Watterson Brown EIWA
125 32 Ryan Millhof Oklahoma Big 12

133 1 Christopher Dardanes Minnesota Big Ten
133 2 Aaron (A.J.) Schopp Edinboro EWL
133 3 Cody Brewer Oklahoma Big 12
133 3 Zane Richards Illinois Big Ten
133 5 Cory Clark Iowa Big Ten
133 6 Earl Hall Iowa State Big 12
133 7 Johnni DiJulius Ohio State Big Ten
133 8 Rossi Bruno Michigan Big Ten
133 9 James Gulibon Penn State Big Ten
133 10 Bradley Taylor Wisconsin Big Ten
133 10 Mason Beckman Lehigh EIWA
133 12 Javier Gasca III Michigan State Big Ten
133 13 Danny Sabatello Purdue Big Ten
133 13 George DiCamillo Virginia ACC
133 15 Kevin Devoy Drexel EIWA
133 16 Nick Soto Chattanooga SoCon
133 17 Mackenzie McGuire Kent State MAC
133 18 Kevin Norstrem Virginia Tech ACC
133 19 Geoffrey Alexander Maryland Big Ten
133 20 scott Delvecchio Rutgers Big Ten
133 21 Robert Deutsch Rider EWL
133 22 Caleb Richardson Pennsylvania EIWA
133 23 Dominick Malone Northwestern Big Ten
133 24 Mark Grey Cornell EIWA
133 25 Troy Heilmann North Carolina ACC
133 26 Jade Rauser Utah Valley West
133 27 Zach Synon Missouri MAC
133 28 Connor Schram Stanford Pac 12
133 28 Ian Nickell Bakersfield Pac 12
133 30 Jack Hathaway Oregon State Pac 12
133 31 Josh Terao American EIWA
133 32 Tyler Keselring Central Michigan MAC
133 32 Bryce Meredith North Carolina State ACC
133 32 Nick Zanetta Pittsburgh ACC

141 1 Logan Stieber Ohio State Big Ten
141 2 Mitchell Port Edinboro EWL
141 3 Devin Carter Virginia Tech ACC
141 4 Nick Dardanes Minnesota Big Ten
141 5 Lavion Mayes Missouri MAC
141 5 Anthony Ashnault Rutgers Big Ten
141 7 Josh Dziewa Iowa Big Ten
141 8 Geo Martinez Boise State Pac 12
141 9 Anthony Abidin Nebraska Big Ten
141 10 Steven Rodrigues Illinois Big Ten
141 11 Chris Mecate Old Dominion MAC
141 12 Zachary Horan Central Michigan MAC
141 13 Mike Morales West Virginia Big 12
141 14 Joseph Spisak Virginia ACC
141 15 Joseph Ward North Carolina ACC
141 16 Todd Preston Harvard EIWA
141 17 Jamel Hudson Hofstra EIWA
141 18 Dean Heil Oklahoma State Big 12
141 19 George Fisher Michigan Big Ten
141 20 Randy Cruz Lehigh EIWA
141 21 Isaiah Locsin Stanford Pac 12
141 22 Shyhiem Brown Maryland Big Ten
141 23 Sam Speno North Carolina State ACC
141 24 Jameston Oster Northwestern Big Ten
141 25 Matthew Kraus Arizona State Pac 12
141 26 Dante Rodriguez Iowa State Big 12
141 27 Nick Lawrence Purdue Big Ten
141 27 Kade Moss Penn State Big Ten
141 29 Tyler Small Kent State MAC
141 30 Mitchell Bengtson North Dakota State West
141 31 Chuck Zeisloft Rider EWL
141 32 Cole Mendenhall Wyoming West
141 33 Jordan Laster Princeton EIWA

149 1 Jason Tsirtsis Northwestern Big Ten
149 2 David Habat Edinboro EWL
149 3 Brandon Sorensen Iowa Big Ten
149 4 Joshua Kindig Oklahoma State Big 12
149 5 Drake Houdashelt Missouri MAC
149 6 Christopher Villalonga Cornell EIWA
149 7 Tywan Claxton Ohio MAC
149 8 Alec Pantaleo Michigan Big Ten
149 9 Sal Mastriani Virginia Tech ACC
149 10 Christian Pagdilao Arizona State Pac 12
149 11 Gabe Moreno Iowa State Big 12
149 12 Alexander Richardson Old Dominion MAC
149 13 Cody Ruggirello Hofstra EIWA
149 14 Charles Cobb Pennsylvania EIWA
149 15 Zack Beitz Penn State Big Ten
149 16 Kenneth Theobold Rutgers Big Ten
149 17 Colin Heffernan Central Michigan MAC
149 18 Mike Racciato Pittsburgh ACC
149 18 Bryant Clagon Rider EWL
149 20 Justin Arthur Nebraska Big Ten
149 21 Adam Krop Princeton EIWA
149 22 Matthew Cimato Drexel EIWA
149 23 Augustus Sako Virginia ACC
149 24 Victor Lopez Bucknell EIWA
149 25 Jake Short Minnesota Big Ten
149 26 Ryan Mosley Gardner-Webb SoCon
149 27 Shawn Greevy Chattanooga SoCon
149 28 Jake Elliott Wyoming West
149 29 Matthew Frisch The Citadel SoCon
149 30 Marcus Cain Duke ACC
149 30 Rylan Lubeck Wisconsin Big Ten
149 32 Gunner Wolfensperger Northern Iowa MAC
149 33 Daniel Neff Lock Haven EWL

157 1 Dylan Ness Minnesota Big Ten
157 2 Isaiah Martinez Illinois Big Ten
157 3 James Green Nebraska Big Ten
157 4 Ian Miller Kent State MAC
157 5 Dylan Alton Penn State Big Ten
157 6 Brian Realbuto Cornell EIWA
157 7 Cody Pack South Dakota State West
157 7 Josh Demas Ohio State Big Ten
157 9 Doug Welch Purdue Big Ten
157 10 Justin DeAngelis Oklahoma Big 12
157 11 Russell Parsons Army EIWA
157 12 Mike Kelly Iowa Big Ten
157 13 Joseph LaVallee Missouri MAC
157 14 Chad Walsh Rider EWL
157 15 Aaron Walker The Citadel SoCon
157 16 Justin Staudenmayer Brown EIWA
157 17 Brian Murphy Michigan Big Ten
157 18 Mitchell Minotti Lehigh EIWA
157 19 Anthony Perrotti Rutgers Big Ten
157 20 Anthony Collica Oklahoma State Big 12
157 21 Alex Elder Oregon State Pac 12
157 22 Steven Hernandez Boise State Pac 12
157 23 John Boyle American EIWA
157 24 Immanuel Kerr-Brown Duke ACC
157 25 Ronnie Garbinsky Pittsburgh ACC
157 26 Andrew Atkinson Virginia ACC
157 27 Markus Scheidel Columbia EIWA
157 27 Luke Goettl Iowa State Big 12
157 29 Spartak Chino Ohio MAC
157 29 Gene `Oliver` Pierce Arizona State Pac 12
157 31 Andrew Morse Northern Illinois MAC
157 32 TC Warner Old Dominion MAC
157 33 Archie Colgan Wyoming West

165 1 Alex Dieringer Oklahoma State Big 12
165 2 Nicholas Sulzer Virginia ACC
165 3 Isaac Jordan Wisconsin Big Ten
165 4 Michael Moreno Iowa State Big 12
165 5 Bo Jordan Ohio State Big Ten
165 6 Taylor Walsh Indiana Big Ten
165 7 Pierce Harger Northwestern Big Ten
165 8 Jackson Morse Illinois Big Ten
165 9 Nick Moore Iowa Big Ten
165 10 Taylor Massa Michigan Big Ten
165 11 Cooper Moore Northern Iowa MAC
165 12 Peyton Walsh Navy EIWA
165 13 Dylan Palacio Cornell EIWA
165 14 Jim Wilson Stanford Pac 12
165 15 Jesse Stafford Air Force West
165 16 Tristan Warner Old Dominion MAC
165 17 Max Rohskopf North Carolina State ACC
165 18 Nicholas Wanzek Minnesota Big Ten
165 19 Coleman Gracey Army EIWA
165 20 Adam Fierro Bakersfield Pac 12
165 21 Ethan Ramos North Carolina ACC
165 22 Mitchell Polkowske Northern Colorado West
165 23 Harrison Hightower Ohio MAC
165 24 Dakota Friesth Wyoming West
165 25 Mike England Missouri MAC
165 26 Austin Wilson Nebraska Big Ten
165 27 Jonathan Schleifer Princeton EIWA
165 28 Austin Trott Gardner-Webb SoCon
165 29 Marshall Peppelman Lehigh EIWA
165 30 Garett Hammond Penn State Big Ten
165 31 Seth Thomas Oregon State Pac 12
165 32 Brian Dorsey Duke ACC
165 32 Clark Glass Oklahoma Big 12

174 1 Robert Kokesh Nebraska Big Ten
174 2 Michael Evans Iowa Big Ten
174 3 Logan Storley Minnesota Big Ten
174 4 Blaise Butler Virginia ACC
174 5 Matthew Brown Penn State Big Ten
174 6 John Eblen Missouri MAC
174 6 Zach Epperly Virginia Tech ACC
174 8 Tyler Wilps Pittsburgh ACC
174 9 Cody Walters Ohio MAC
174 10 Zach Brunson Illinois Big Ten
174 11 Tanner Weatherman Iowa State Big 12
174 12 Mark Martin Ohio State Big Ten
174 13 Bryce Hammond Bakersfield Pac 12
174 14 Andy McCulley Wyoming West
174 15 Caleb Marsh Kent State MAC
174 16 Kyle Crutchmer Oklahoma State Big 12
174 17 Pete Renda North Carolina State ACC
174 18 Nathan Jackson Indiana Big Ten
174 19 Brian Harvey Army EIWA
174 20 Phil Bakuckas Rutgers Big Ten
174 21 Frank Cousins Wisconsin Big Ten
174 22 Chad Welch Purdue Big Ten
174 23 George Pickett Cornell EIWA
174 24 Kurtis Julson North Dakota State West
174 25 Raymond Waters Arizona State Pac 12
174 26 Keaton Subjeck Stanford Pac 12
174 27 Matt Reed Oklahoma Big 12
174 28 Dominic Kastl Cal Poly Pac 12
174 29 John Staudenmayer North Carolina ACC
174 30 Patrick Jennings Edinboro EWL
174 31 Joe Latham Oregon State Pac 12
174 32 Jadaen Bernstein Navy EIWA
174 33 Sean Mappes Chattanooga SoCon

184 1 Gabriel Dean Cornell EIWA
184 2 Max Thomusseit Pittsburgh ACC
184 3 Jack Dechow Old Dominion MAC
184 4 Blake Stauffer Arizona State Pac 12
184 5 Nathaniel Brown Lehigh EIWA
184 6 Lorenzo Thomas Pennsylvania EIWA
184 7 Hayden Zillmer North Dakota State West
184 8 Taylor Meeks Oregon State Pac 12
184 9 Sam Brooks Iowa Big Ten
184 9 Nolan Boyd Oklahoma State Big 12
184 11 Domenic Abounader Michigan Big Ten
184 12 Willie Miklus Missouri MAC
184 13 Brett Pfarr Minnesota Big Ten
184 14 Victor Avery Edinboro EWL
184 15 Kenny Courts Ohio State Big Ten
184 16 Matthew McCutcheon Penn State Big Ten
184 17 Lelund Weatherspoon Iowa State Big 12
184 18 Ben Stroh Wyoming West
184 19 Timothy Dudley Nebraska Big Ten
184 20 Lazarus Reyes Illinois Big Ten
184 21 Austin Gabel Virginia Tech ACC
184 22 Richard Robertson Wisconsin Big Ten
184 23 John Rizqallah Michigan State Big Ten
184 24 Fred Garcia Lock Haven EWL
184 25 Ophir Bernstein Brown EIWA
184 26 Jacob Kasper Duke ACC
184 27 Brett Harner Princeton EIWA
184 28 Jakob Scheffel West Virginia Big 12
184 29 Patrick Kissel Purdue Big Ten
184 30 Cody Caldwell Northern Iowa MAC
184 31 Jack McKeever Binghamton EIWA
184 31 Clint Morrison Rider EWL
184 33 Zack Hernandez Columbia EIWA

197 1 J`Den Cox Missouri MAC
197 2 Scott Schiller Minnesota Big Ten
197 3 Kyven Gadson Iowa State Big 12
197 4 Nathan Burak Iowa Big Ten
197 5 Kyle Snyder Ohio State Big Ten
197 6 Morgan McIntosh Penn State Big Ten
197 7 Conner Hartmann Duke ACC
197 8 Max Huntley Michigan Big Ten
197 9 Timothy McCall Wisconsin Big Ten
197 10 James Fox Harvard EIWA
197 11 Alex Polizzi Northwestern Big Ten
197 12 Abram Ayala Princeton EIWA
197 13 Elliot Riddick Lehigh EIWA
197 14 Jace Bennett Cornell EIWA
197 15 Shane Woods Wyoming West
197 16 Zach Nye Virginia ACC
197 17 Phillip Wellington Ohio MAC
197 18 Braden Atwood Purdue Big Ten
197 19 Nick Bonaccorsi Pittsburgh ACC
197 20 Nathan Rotert South Dakota State West
197 21 Kevin Beazley Old Dominion MAC
197 22 Anthony Abro Eastern Michigan MAC
197 23 Bryce Barnes Army EIWA
197 24 Cole Baxter Kent State MAC
197 25 Cody Dixon Boise State Pac 12
197 26 Jeffrey Koepke Illinois Big Ten
197 27 Luke Sheridan Indiana Big Ten
197 28 Shawn Scott Northern Illinois MAC
197 29 Jake A. Smith West Virginia Big 12
197 30 Basil Minto Northern Iowa MAC
197 31 Cody Crawford Oregon State Pac 12
197 32 Scottie Boykin Chattanooga SoCon
197 33 Jared Haught Virginia Tech ACC

285 1 Bobby Telford Iowa Big Ten
285 2 Nick Gwiazdowski North Carolina State ACC
285 3 Connor Medbery Wisconsin Big Ten
285 4 Michael McMullan Northwestern Big Ten
285 5 Austin Marsden Oklahoma State Big 12
285 6 Adam Coon Michigan Big Ten
285 7 Ty Walz Virginia Tech ACC
285 8 Ross Larson Oklahoma Big 12
285 9 Jon Gingrich Penn State Big Ten
285 10 Blaize Cabell Northern Iowa MAC
285 11 Nick Tavanello Ohio State Big Ten
285 12 Michael Kroells Minnesota Big Ten
285 12 William Smith Rutgers Big Ten
285 14 Devin Mellon Missouri MAC
285 15 Riley Shaw Cleveland State EWL
285 16 Joe Stolfi Bucknell EIWA
285 17 Denzel Dejournette Appalachian State SoCon
285 17 Evan Knutson North Dakota State West
285 19 Nathan Butler Stanford Pac 12
285 20 Collin Jensen Nebraska Big Ten
285 21 Tanner Harms Wyoming West
285 22 Tyler Deuel Binghamton EIWA
285 23 Jared Johnson Chattanooga SoCon
285 24 Douglas Vollaro Lehigh EIWA
285 25 Jacob Kettler George Mason EWL
285 25 David Ng Harvard EIWA
285 27 Jacob Henderson Old Dominion MAC
285 28 Chace Eskam Arizona State Pac 12
285 29 Anthony Vizcarrondo West Virginia Big 12
285 30 J.J. Everard South Dakota State West
285 30 Patrick Gillen Virginia ACC
285 30 Mimmo Lytle Kent State MAC
285 30 Garrett Ryan Columbia EIWA