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NCAA Releases First Coaches Rankings Of 2019-20 Season

NCAA Releases First Coaches Rankings Of 2019-20 Season

The NCAA has released the first of four coaches' panel rankings for the 2019-20 season in which all 10 weight classes rank 33 deep.

Jan 24, 2020 by Wrestling Nomad
NCAA Releases First Coaches Rankings Of 2019-20 Season

The first coaches' panel ranking of the year was released today. These rankings are compiled by a roster of Division I coaches and are used in the postseason to allocate qualification spots to the conferences and then are used in seeding the NCAA tournament.

The list of coaches who do the ranking can be found HERE. A quick look at the how many athletes are ranked, by conference:

  • Big Ten: 92 
  • Big 12: 63
  • MAC: 51
  • EIWA: 49
  • ACC: 38
  • Pac-12: 21
  • SoCon: 16

125 Pounds

RankNameSchoolConference
1Spencer LeeIowaBig Ten
2Jack MuellerVirginiaACC
3Pat GloryPrincetonEIWA
4Nicholas PiccininniOklahoma StateBig 12
5Brandon PaetzellLehighEIWA
6Michael DeAugustinoNorthwesternBig Ten
7Devin SchroderPurdueBig Ten
8Michael ColaioccoPennEIWA
9Drew HildebrandtCentral MichiganMAC
10Brandon CourtneyArizona StatePac-12
11Alex MackallIowa StateBig 12
12Joey PrataVirginia TechACC
13Patrick MckeeMinnesotaBig Ten
14Nic AguilarRutgersBig Ten
15Luke WernerLock HavenMAC
16Jacob SchwarmNorthern IowaBig 12
17Kilian CardinaleOld DominionMAC
18Eric BarnettWisconsinBig Ten
19Fabian GutierrezChattanoogaSoCon
20Logan TreasterNavyEIWA
21Jakob CamachoNC StateACC
22Daniel VegaSouth Dakota StateBig 12
23Sidney FloresAir ForceBig 12
24Gage CurryAmericanEIWA
24Trey ChalifouxArmy West PointEIWA
26Justin CardaniIllinoisBig Ten
27Nolan HellicksonHarvardEIWA
28Joe ManchioColumbiaEIWA
29Sean CarterAppalachian StateSoCon
30Bryce WestNorthern IllinoisMAC
31Korbin MeinkCampbellSoCon
32Jonathon TropeaRiderMAC
33Jack MedleyMichiganBig Ten

133 Pounds

RankNameSchoolConference
1Seth GrossWisconsinBig Ten
2Austin DeSantoIowaBig Ten
3Sebastian RiveraNorthwesternBig Ten
4Roman Bravo-YoungPenn StateBig Ten
5Charles TuckerCornellEIWA
6Mickey PhillipiPittsburghACC
7Montorie BridgesWyomingBig 12
8Travis PiotrowskiIllinoisBig Ten
9Sammy AlvarezRutgersBig Ten
10Noah GosnerCampbellSoCon
11Cameron SykoraNorth Dakota StateBig 12
12Derek SpannBuffaloMAC
13Ridge LovettNebraskaBig Ten
14Todd SmallIowa StateBig 12
15Devan TurnerOregon StatePac-12
16Anthony MadrigalOklahomaBig 12
17Tim RooneyKent StateMAC
18Collin GerardiVirginia TechACC
19Nick FarroLehighEIWA
20Louie HayesVirginiaACC
21Taylor LaMontUtah ValleyBig 12
22Jordan DecaturOhio StateBig Ten
23Mosha SchwartzNorthern ColoradoBig 12
24Joshua KrammerArizona StatePac-12
25Reece WitcraftOklahoma StateBig 12
26Jarrett TrombleyNC StateACC
27Jack SkudlarczykNorthern IowaBig 12
28DJ FehlmanLock HavenMAC
29Chance RichCSU BakersfieldPac-12
29Casey CobbNavyEIWA
31Allan HartMissouriMAC
32Garrett PeppleMichigan StateBig Ten
33Codi RussellAppalachian StateSoCon

141 Pounds

RankNameSchoolConference
1Luke PletcherOhio StateBig Ten
2Nick LeePenn StateBig Ten
3Mitch McKeeMinnesotaBig Ten
4Real WoodsStanfordPac-12
5Max MurinIowaBig Ten
6Tristan MoranWisconsinBig Ten
7Dom DemasOklahomaBig 12
8Ian ParkerIowa StateBig 12
9Chad RedNebraskaBig Ten
10Joshua HeilCampbellSoCon
11Zachary ShermanNorth CarolinaACC
12Tariq WilsonNC StateACC
13Dylan DuncanIllinoisBig Ten
14Dusty HoneOklahoma StateBig 12
15Dresden SimonCentral MichiganMAC
16Michael BlockhusNorthern IowaBig 12
17Grant LeethMissouriMAC
18Evan CheekCleveland StateMAC
19Doug ZapfPennEIWA
20Kyle ShoopLock HavenMAC
21Shakur LaneyOhioMAC
22DJ (Durbin) LlorenFresno StateBig 12
23Mitch MooreVirginia TechACC
24Cole MatthewsPittsburghACC
25Sa`Derian PerryOld DominionMAC
26Salvatore ProfaciAmericanEIWA
26Alex MadrigalGeorge MasonMAC
28Matt KazimirColumbiaEIWA
29Peter LipariRiderMAC
30Ryan PomrincaLehighEIWA
31Parker FiliusPurdueBig Ten
32Angelo MartinoniCSU BakersfieldPac-12
33Cole MattinMichiganBig Ten

149 Pounds

RankNameSchoolConference
1Pat LugoIowaBig Ten
2Austin O`ConnorNorth CarolinaACC
3Boo LewallenOklahoma StateBig 12
4Brayton LeeMinnesotaBig Ten
5Brock MaullerMissouriMAC
6Sammy SassoOhio StateBig Ten
7Kizhan ClarkeAmericanEIWA
8Kanen StorrMichiganBig Ten
8Max ThomsenNorthern IowaBig 12
10Henry PohlmeyerSouth Dakota StateBig 12
11Brock ZacherlClarionMAC
12Cole MartinWisconsinBig Ten
13Andrew AlirezNorthern ColoradoBig 12
14Collin PurintonNebraskaBig Ten
14Yahya ThomasNorthwesternBig Ten
16Griffin ParriottPurdueBig Ten
17Colston DiBlasiGeorge MasonMAC
18Jonathan MillnerAppalachian StateSoCon
19Requir van der MerweStanfordPac-12
20Mike D`AngeloPrincetonEIWA
21Graham RooksIndianaBig Ten
22Tanner SmithChattanoogaSoCon
23Jacob ButlerOklahomaBig 12
24Bryce AndonianVirginia TechACC
25Alec HaganOhioMAC
26Jaron JensenWyomingBig 12
27Jimmy HoffmanLehighEIWA
28Russell RohlfingCSU BakersfieldPac-12
29Jarod VerkleerenPenn StateBig Ten
30Joshua MarucaArizona StatePac-12
31Denton SpencerVirginiaACC
32PJ OgunsanyaArmy West PointEIWA
33Hunter RichardCornellEIWA

157 Pounds

RankNameSchoolConference
1Ryan DeakinNorthwesternBig Ten
2Hayden HidlayNC StateACC
3David CarrIowa StateBig 12
4Kaleb YoungIowaBig Ten
5Quincy MondayPrincetonEIWA
6Jesse DellavecchiaRiderMAC
7Kendall ColemanPurdueBig Ten
8Josh HumphreysLehighEIWA
9Markus HartmanArmy West PointEIWA
10Will LewanMichiganBig Ten
11Jarrett JacquesMissouriMAC
12Larry EarlyOld DominionMAC
13Anthony ArtalonaPennEIWA
14BC LaPradeVirginia TechACC
15Justin ThomasOklahomaBig 12
16Justin RuffinSIU EdwardsvilleMAC
17Peyton RobbNebraskaBig Ten
18Jacob WrightFresno StateBig 12
19Logan ParksCentral MichiganMAC
20Austin HeadleeNorth CarolinaACC
21Jake TuckerMichigan StateBig Ten
22Wyatt SheetsOklahoma StateBig 12
23Matt ZovistoskiAppalachian StateSoCon
24Jahi JonesMarylandBig Ten
25Zac CarsonOhioMAC
26Jacori TeemerArizona StatePac-12
27Justin McCoyVirginiaACC
28Taleb RahmaniPittsburghACC
29Alexander KluckerLock HavenMAC
30Jared FranekNorth Dakota StateBig 12
31Elijah ClearyOhio StateBig Ten
32Tyler EischensStanfordPac-12
33Dewey KruegerWyomingBig 12

165 Pounds

RankNameSchoolConference
1Vincenzo JosephPenn StateBig Ten
2Alex MarinelliIowaBig Ten
3David McFaddenVirginia TechACC
4Evan WickWisconsinBig Ten
5Isaiah WhiteNebraskaBig Ten
6Shane GriffithStanfordPac-12
7Joshua ShieldsArizona StatePac-12
8Tanner SkidgelNavyEIWA
9Travis WittlakeOklahoma StateBig 12
10Jake WentzelPittsburghACC
11Ethan SmithOhio StateBig Ten
12Thomas BullardNC StateACC
13Dan BraunagelIllinoisBig Ten
14Quentin PerezCampbellSoCon
15Kennedy MondayNorth CarolinaACC
16Philip ConigliaroHarvardEIWA
17Zach HartmanBucknellEIWA
18Ebed JarrellDrexelEIWA
19Cael McCormickArmy West PointEIWA
20Shayne OsterNorthwesternBig Ten
21Troy KellerBuffaloMAC
22Grant CuomoPrincetonEIWA
23Tanner CookSouth Dakota StateBig 12
24Izzak OlejnikNorthern IllinoisMAC
25Nick KiussisWest VirginiaBig 12
26Bailee O`reillyMinnesotaBig Ten
27Drew HughesMichigan StateBig Ten
28Randy Meneweather IIAir ForceBig 12
28Shane JonesOld DominionMAC
30Bernie TruaxCal PolyPac-12
31Peyton MoccoMissouriMAC
32Brett DonnerRutgersBig Ten
33Dazjon CastoThe CitadelSoCon

174 Pounds

RankNameSchoolConference
1Mark HallPenn StateBig Ten
2Michael KemererIowaBig Ten
3Jordan KutlerLehighEIWA
4Dylan LydyPurdueBig Ten
5Bryce SteiertNorthern IowaBig 12
6Mikey LabriolaNebraskaBig Ten
7Kaleb RomeroOhio StateBig Ten
8Anthony ValenciaArizona StatePac-12
9Devin SkatzkaMinnesotaBig Ten
10Hayden HastingsWyomingBig 12
11Anthony MantanonaOklahomaBig 12
12Samuel ColbrayIowa StateBig 12
13Joseph GuntherIllinoisBig Ten
14Daniel BullardNC StateACC
15Ben HarveyArmy West PointEIWA
16Neal RichardsVMISoCon
17Brandon WomackCornellEIWA
18Dean SherryRiderMAC
19Jacob OliverEdinboroMAC
19Spencer CareyNavyEIWA
21Clay LauttNorth CarolinaACC
22Andrew McNallyKent StateMAC
23Layne MalczewskiMichigan StateBig Ten
24Gregg HarveyPittsburghACC
25Jackson HemauerFresno StateBig 12
26Mason EaglinDukeACC
27Jacob CovaciuIndianaBig Ten
28Phillip SpadaforaMarylandBig Ten
29Jeremiah KentMissouriMAC
30Andrew ShomersOklahoma StateBig 12
30Joe GrelloRutgersBig Ten
32Jared SiegristLock HavenMAC
33Cody HughesVirginia TechACC

184 Pounds

RankNameSchoolConference
1Zahid ValenciaArizona StatePac-12
2Hunter BolenVirginia TechACC
3Trent HidlayNC StateACC
4Taylor LujanNorthern IowaBig 12
5Lou DeprezBinghamtonEIWA
6Taylor VenzNebraskaBig Ten
7Abe AssadIowaBig Ten
8Aaron BrooksPenn StateBig Ten
9Nino BonaccorsiPittsburghACC
10Andrew MorganCampbellSoCon
11Trevor AllardBloomsburgMAC
12Noah StewartArmy West PointEIWA
13Jelani EmbreeMichiganBig Ten
14Zach BraunagelIllinoisBig Ten
15Zach CarlsonSouth Dakota StateBig 12
16Chris WeilerLehighEIWA
17Cameron CaffeyMichigan StateBig Ten
18Johnny SebastianWisconsinBig Ten
19Owen WebsterMinnesotaBig Ten
20Anthony MontalvoOklahoma StateBig 12
21Billy JanzerRutgersBig Ten
22Marcus ColemanIowa StateBig 12
23Tanner HarveyAmericanEIWA
24Matthew WaddellChattanoogaSoCon
25Brit WilsonNorthern IllinoisMAC
26Rocky JordanOhio StateBig Ten
27Dylan WismanMissouriMAC
28Alan ClothierNorthern ColoradoBig 12
29Jonathan LoewCornellEIWA
30Travis StefanikPrincetonEIWA
31Colt DoyleOregon StatePac-12
32Tate SamuelsonWyomingBig 12
33Max LyonPurdueBig Ten

197 Pounds

RankNameSchoolConference
1Kollin MooreOhio StateBig Ten
2Noah AdamsWest VirginiaBig 12
3Patrick BruckiPrincetonEIWA
4Jacob WarnerIowaBig Ten
5Christian BrunnerPurdueBig Ten
6Nathan TraxlerStanfordPac-12
7Jay AielloVirginiaACC
8Eric SchultzNebraskaBig Ten
9Ethan LairdRiderMAC
10Dakota GeerOklahoma StateBig 12
11Ben DarmstadtCornellEIWA
12Thomas LaneCal PolyPac-12
13Lucas DavisonNorthwesternBig Ten
14Jake WoodleyOklahomaBig 12
15Kordell NorfleetArizona StatePac-12
16Greg BulsakClarionMAC
17Tanner SloanSouth Dakota StateBig 12
18Jordan PaganoRutgersBig Ten
19Jacob SeelyNorthern ColoradoBig 12
20Tanner OrndorffUtah ValleyBig 12
21Wyatt KoellingMissouriMAC
22JT BrownArmy West PointEIWA
23Jake JakobsenLehighEIWA
24Nick ReenanNC StateACC
24Gage BraunNorthern IllinoisMAC
26Stephen BuchananWyomingBig 12
27Hunter RitterMinnesotaBig Ten
28Drew PhippsBucknellEIWA
29Joel ShapiroIowa StateBig 12
30Landon PelhamCentral MichiganMAC
31Jacob KoserNavyEIWA
32Sam SchuylerBuffaloMAC
33Cordell EatonNorth Dakota StateBig 12

285 Pounds

RankNameSchoolConference
1Gable StevesonMinnesotaBig Ten
2Mason ParrisMichiganBig Ten
3Tony CassioppiIowaBig Ten
4Matt StencelCentral MichiganMAC
5Trent HillgerWisconsinBig Ten
6Tanner HallArizona StatePac-12
7Tate OrndorffUtah ValleyBig 12
8Jordan WoodLehighEIWA
9Demetrius ThomasPittsburghACC
10Yaraslau SlavikouskiHarvardEIWA
11Josh HokitFresno StateBig 12
12Gannon GremmelIowa StateBig 12
13Carter IsleyNorthern IowaBig 12
14Jere HeinoCampbellSoCon
15Dalton RobertsonNorthern ColoradoBig 12
16Christian LanceNebraskaBig Ten
17John BorstVirginia TechACC
18Brian AndrewsWyomingBig 12
19Ben SullivanArmy West PointEIWA
20Seth NevillsPenn StateBig Ten
21Brandon MetzNorth Dakota StateBig 12
22Gary TraubOhio StateBig Ten
23Cary MillerAppalachian StateSoCon
24Quinn MillerVirginiaACC
25Jon SpauldingEdinboroMAC
26Thomas PenolaPurdueBig Ten
27Andrew GunningNorth CarolinaACC
28Tyler BagolyClarionMAC
29Colton McKiernanSIU EdwardsvilleMAC
30Jordan EarnestOhioMAC
31Luke LuffmanIllinoisBig Ten
32Deonte WilsonNC StateACC
33Brandon NgatiWest VirginiaBig 12


Top 25 based on hypothetical NCAA tournament points (without factoring in bonus points) derived from the first coaches' poll rankings. 

RankSchoolTotal
1Iowa143
2Penn St.74.5
3Ohio St.58.5
4Wisconsin54.5
5Minnesota50
6Northwestern46
7Arizona St.45
8Nebraska40.5
9Princeton38
10Purdue37
11Lehigh37
12NC State36
13Virginia Tech35
14Oklahoma St.32.5
15Stanford31
16UNI29
17Iowa St.27
18Michigan25
19Virginia23.5
20North Carolina20.5
21Central Mich.16.5
22West Virginia16
23Pittsburgh16
24Oklahoma13.5
25Missouri13