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NCAA Releases First Set Of Coaches' Rankings

NCAA Releases First Set Of Coaches' Rankings

The NCAA just released the first set of coaches' rankings for the 2021-22 D1 wrestling season.

Jan 21, 2022 by Andrew Spey
NCAA Releases First Set Of Coaches' Rankings

The NCAA just released the first set of coaches' rankings for the 2021-22 D1 wrestling season.


Plugging in tournament points based on rankings (so advancement and placement points but no bonus points) yields the following hypothetical team scores:

TEAMPOINTS
Penn St.110
Iowa77.5
Oklahoma St.73.5
Arizona St.70
Michigan57
NC State56
Ohio St.48
Nebraska47.5
Cornell47
Missouri40
Minnesota40
Virginia Tech39.5
Rutgers35
Iowa St.28.5
Stanford28
Wisconsin26
Princeton24.5
North Carolina24.5
Northwestern22
UNI15.5
South Dakota St.15.5
Lehigh13
Pittsburgh12.5
Illinois12
App State12
West Virginia11.5
Wyoming10.5
North Dakota St.10.5
Oregon St.9.5
Air Force9
Purdue7.5
Campbell7.5
Northern Colo.6.5
Cal Poly6.5
Penn5
Central Mich.5
Virginia4.5
Michigan St.4.5
Oklahoma4
NIU4
Columbia4
Indiana3.5
Duke3.5
Utah Valley2
Maryland2
Harvard2
Drexel2
CSU Bakersfield2
Binghamton2
Bucknell1.5
Navy1
Chattanooga1
Ohio0.5
Lock Haven0.5
Hofstra0.5
George Mason0.5
Army West Point0.5
The Citadel0
SIUE0
Rider0
Kent St.0
Edinboro0
Cleveland St.0
Clarion0
Buffalo0
Bloomsburg0


There were some ties in the rankings so we split the assigned points where appropriate. Also worth noting some wrestlers weren't ranked as they did not meet the minimum requirements to be considered for the rankings.