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Lewallen new No. 1 as top five at 149 is reshuffled in Trackwrestling Div. I tournament rankings

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by Andy Hamilton, Trackwrestling

There’s a new No. 1 at 149 pounds, a shakeup in the top 10 of a couple other weights and another week of movement near the top of the team standings in the latest edition of the Trackwrestling Division I Rankings presented by Resilite.

Oklahoma State’s Boo Lewallen remained unbeaten with a pair of victories on the weekend and surged to the top spot at 149 while the rest of the top five got reshuffled in the wake of a couple marquee matchups at the weight. Ohio State’s Sammy Sasso climbed four notches to No. 2 after knocking off previous-No. 1 Pat Lugo of Iowa and Minnesota’s Brayton Lee.

Lewallen’s climb coupled with Travis Wittlake’s move up the rankings at 165 vaulted Oklahoma State back into the top 10 in the team standings.

Iowa continues to hold a big lead over the rest of the pack. The top-ranked Hawkeyes check in this week with 133 projected placement and advancement points for the NCAA Championships. Penn State is second with 78.5, followed by Ohio State (71.5), Minnesota (54.5), Wisconsin (52.5), Arizona State (52), Oklahoma State (50), Nebraska (41.5), Northwestern (40) and Princeton (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: Richard Immel)

Rank School Points
1 Iowa 133
2 Penn State 78.5
3 Ohio State 71.5
4 Minnesota 54.5
5 Wisconsin 52.5
6 Arizona State 52
7 Oklahoma State 50
8 Nebraska 41.5
9 Northwestern 40
10 Princeton 38.5
11 North Carolina State 36
12 Stanford 35.5
13 Lehigh 33
T-14 Iowa State 32
T-14 Northern Iowa 32
16 Purdue 31
17 Michigan 25.5
18 Virginia Tech 25
19 Cornell 24.5
20 Virginia 23
21 Central Michigan 17.5
22 Pittsburgh 17
23 West Virginia 16
24 North Carolina 14.5
25 Missouri 14
T-26 Illinois 13
T-26 Utah Valley 13
28 Pennsylvania 12
T-29 Binghamton 11.5
T-29 Rider 11.5
T-31 Army 8.5
T-31 Campbell 8.5
33 Wyoming 7.5
34 Northern Colorado 7
35 Rutgers 6.5
36 Oklahoma 6
T-37 North Dakota State 5.5
T-37 South Dakota State 5.5
39 Fresno State 5
40 Old Dominion 4

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