NCAAJan 21, 2022 by Andrew Spey
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.
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:
| TEAM | POINTS |
| Penn St. | 110 |
| Iowa | 77.5 |
| Oklahoma St. | 73.5 |
| Arizona St. | 70 |
| Michigan | 57 |
| NC State | 56 |
| Ohio St. | 48 |
| Nebraska | 47.5 |
| Cornell | 47 |
| Missouri | 40 |
| Minnesota | 40 |
| Virginia Tech | 39.5 |
| Rutgers | 35 |
| Iowa St. | 28.5 |
| Stanford | 28 |
| Wisconsin | 26 |
| Princeton | 24.5 |
| North Carolina | 24.5 |
| Northwestern | 22 |
| UNI | 15.5 |
| South Dakota St. | 15.5 |
| Lehigh | 13 |
| Pittsburgh | 12.5 |
| Illinois | 12 |
| App State | 12 |
| West Virginia | 11.5 |
| Wyoming | 10.5 |
| North Dakota St. | 10.5 |
| Oregon St. | 9.5 |
| Air Force | 9 |
| Purdue | 7.5 |
| Campbell | 7.5 |
| Northern Colo. | 6.5 |
| Cal Poly | 6.5 |
| Penn | 5 |
| Central Mich. | 5 |
| Virginia | 4.5 |
| Michigan St. | 4.5 |
| Oklahoma | 4 |
| NIU | 4 |
| Columbia | 4 |
| Indiana | 3.5 |
| Duke | 3.5 |
| Utah Valley | 2 |
| Maryland | 2 |
| Harvard | 2 |
| Drexel | 2 |
| CSU Bakersfield | 2 |
| Binghamton | 2 |
| Bucknell | 1.5 |
| Navy | 1 |
| Chattanooga | 1 |
| Ohio | 0.5 |
| Lock Haven | 0.5 |
| Hofstra | 0.5 |
| George Mason | 0.5 |
| Army West Point | 0.5 |
| The Citadel | 0 |
| SIUE | 0 |
| Rider | 0 |
| Kent St. | 0 |
| Edinboro | 0 |
| Cleveland St. | 0 |
| Clarion | 0 |
| Buffalo | 0 |
| Bloomsburg | 0 |
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.