Schultz new No. 1 at 197, freshmen Sullivan, Ferrari make big jumps in TrackWrestling Div. I rankings

There's a new No. 1 in this week's edition of the Trackwrestling Division I Rankings presented by Resilite, while a pair of freshmen made big moves.

Nebraska's Eric Schultz surged to the top of the 197-pound rankings for the first time in his career, unseating West Virginia's Noah Adams, who suffered his first loss since 2019 on Saturday when he dropped an 8-7 decision against Wyoming's Stephen Buchanan. While Adams fell to No. 7 at 197, another Mountaineer made a big leap at 133. Freshman Ryan Sullivan debuted at No. 12 after knocking off three ranked opponents over the weekend, including two who had been ranked 16th or better.

On the team front, Iowa continues to hold a massive lead over the field. The top-ranked Hawkeyes check in this week at 139.5 projected NCAA advancement and placement points, 56.5 more than No. 2 Michigan. The Wolverines are followed by Penn State (63), Nebraska (59), Oklahoma State (56.5) and Virginia Tech (55.5), who hopped over North Carolina State, thanks to 125-pounder Sam Latona, whose last-second victory against Jakob Camacho gave the Hokies a dual win over the Wolfpack and also vaulted the Virginia Tech freshman up to No. 5 this week.

Another freshman, Oklahoma State's A.J. Ferrari, made a 15-spot leap to No. 12 at 197 after downing Oklahoma's Jake Woodley on Sunday.

The rankings, which are linked below, do not include wrestlers from conferences and schools that have stated plans not to compete during the 2021 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 include 33 wrestlers at each weight class, representing the number of wrestlers who qualify for the NCAA Championships.

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Rank	School	Points
1	Iowa	139.5
2	Michigan	83
3	Penn State	63
4	Nebraska	59
5	Oklahoma State	56.5
6	Virginia Tech	55.5
7	North Carolina State	53
T-8	Arizona State	43
T-8	Ohio State	43
10	Minnesota	40.5
11	Missouri	38.5
12	Northwestern	38
13	Iowa State	33.5
14	Central Michigan	30.5
15	North Carolina	30
16	Rutgers	29.5
17	Stanford	29
18	Illinois	28.5
19	Michigan State	20
T-20	Pittsburgh	17.5
T-20	Wisconsin	17.5
22	Rider	15.5
T-22	Pittsburgh	16.5
24	Rider	15
25	Binghamton	13.5
T-26	South Dakota State	12.5
T-26	Utah Valley	12.5
28	Purdue	12
T-29	Northern Iowa	11
T-29	Virginia	11
T-31	Clarion	10
T-31	Northern Colorado	10
T-31	Oklahoma	10
T-34	Appalachian State	9.5
T-34	West Virginia	9.5
36	Duke	9
37	Wyoming	7.5
38	Navy	6.5
39	Indiana	6
40	Lehigh	5