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MAC Announces 2019-20 Wrestling Coaches Preseason Rankings

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is about to embark on a historic 2019-20 wrestling season as the MAC welcomes seven new affiliate members this season as the Conference membership increases to 15 wrestling members, the second-largest NCAA Division I Wrestling Conference in the nation.  
The Mid-American Conference wrestling coaches announced the November preseason weight class individual rankings and team rankings in conjunction with the league office today.  Based on the rankings, seven-time defending MAC Champion Missouri Tigers (41.0 points) were selected first in the Conference over second-place Old Dominion (32.0 points) and third-place Lock Haven (24.0 points).  
The November ranking witnessed Rider (20.0 points) in fourth place, Central Michigan (14.0 points) in fifth place and Northern Illinois (13.0 points) in sixth place.  Clarion (12.5 points) ranked seventh, while Buffalo (11.0 points) placed eighth, with Edinboro (10.0 points) in ninth place and Ohio (8.5 points) filled out the top 10 team rankings.  Kent State (8.0 points), George Mason (5.5 points), SIUE (5.5 points), Cleveland State (3.0 points) and Bloomsburg (2.0 points) rounded out the team scoring. 
Last season, the MAC witnessed six All-Americans and 31 wrestlers seeded in the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championship, and the rise of MAC wrestling continues with great expectations in preparation for the 2019-20 wrestling season. The MAC had six All-Americans in 2019 and will see three of these All-Americans returning this season, including sophomore Brock Mauller (Missouri, 149), who finished fifth at the NCAA Championships, junior Matt Stencel (Central Michigan, 285), who placed seventh at the NCAA Championships and senior Larry Early (Old Dominion, 157), who finished eighth at the NCAA Championships last season. Rest of the story at https://getsomemaction.com/news/2019/10/29/mac-announces-2019-20-wrestling-coaches-preseason-rankings.aspx?mc_cid=5bd3846593&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

November 4, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized