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Real Woods and Noah Adams make big jumps in new Trackwrestling Div. I rankings

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by Andy Hamilton, Trackwrestling

College wrestling teams have passed the midseason checkpoints, the rankings have been reshuffled and the stage is set for the stretch run.

The Southern Scuffle sparked another series of changes in the latest edition of the Trackwrestling Division I Rankings presented by Resilite.

Stanford freshman Real Woods and undefeated West Virginia 197-pounder Noah Adams parlayed Scuffle titles into big moves in the rankings. Woods surged from 11th to sixth at 141 and Adams vaulted up 14 spots to No. 2.

On the team front, Iowa continues to lead the pack with 135 projected NCAA placement and advancement points. The Hawkeyes are followed by Penn State (98), Ohio State (59), Arizona State (54), Minnesota (51.5), Northwestern (49), Nebraska (46.5), Purdue (44.5) and Princeton and Wisconsin in a tie for ninth at 38.5.

The Trackwrestling team rankings are based strictly on the number of advancement and placement points each squad would accumulate if its wrestlers finished in those ranking slots at the NCAA Championships. Top-ranked wrestlers earn 20 points, followed by 16 for second, 13.5 for third, 12.5 for fourth, 10 for fifth, 9 for sixth, 6.5 for seventh, 5.5 for eighth, 2 for spots 9-12, 1.5 for spots 13-16 and 1 for 17-25. Team dual outcomes are not factored into the team rankings.

The Trackwrestling rankings go out to 33, representing the number of wrestlers who will qualify for the NCAA Championships at each weight class.

The rankings are coordinated by David Mirikitani and Mark Ostrander.

Do you have questions or comments on the Trackwrestling rankings? Email us with feedback at rankings@trackwrestling.com.

(Photo: Sam Janicki)

Rank School Points
1 Iowa 135
2 Penn State 98
3 Ohio State 59
4 Arizona State 54
5 Minnesota 51.5
6 Northwestern 49
7 Nebraska 46.5
8 Purdue 44.5
T-9 Wisconsin 38.5
T-9 Princeton 38.5
T-11 Iowa State 35
T-11 Northern Iowa 35
T-11 Virginia Tech 35
14 North Carolina State 34
15 Oklahoma State 33
16 Lehigh 27.5
17 Stanford 23
18 Virginia 22.5
19 Cornell 21
20 Michigan 20
21 North Carolina 19.5
22 Pittsburgh 18.5
23 Oklahoma 17.5
24 Missouri 16.5
25 West Virginia 16
26 Binghamton 15
27 Rider 13.5
T-28 Utah Valley 13
T-28 Wyoming 13
30 Illinois 12
31 Central Michigan 11
32 Rutgers 7
T-33 Campbell 6.5
T-33 Indiana 6.5
35 Northern Colorado 6
36 Fresno State 5.5
T-37 Army 5
T-37 North Dakota State 5
39 Old Dominion 4.5
40 Northern Illinois 4

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