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Latest NCWA Men’s Rankings Released Ahead of Conference Championships

One thing has become clear since the NCWA National Duals…Bellarmine is for real. Not only are they for real in the NCWA Division with a shot at a National Title in March, but they are a legitimate contender in their NCAA Southern Conference as well compiling an overall dual record of 10-2, with their only NCAA-D1 losses coming to Appalachian State and Gardner-Webb. What isn’t clear is which team will leave Puerto Rico with the National Championship title. The current rankings have Liberty still at #1 with 78 points; however, Bellarmine has closed the gap considerably at #2 with 75 points. The top-10 NCWA-D1 are as follows:

#1 Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA) – 78
#2 Bellarmine University (Louisville, KY) – 75 [NCAA-D1]
#3 The Apprentice School (Newport News, VA) – 61
#4 University of Toledo (Toledo, OH) – 42
#5 Grand Valley State University (Allendale, MI) – 39
#6 Queens University of Charlotte (Charlotte, NC) – 29 [NCAA-D1]
#7 Springfield Tech CC (Springfield, MA) – 26
#8 University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL) – 21
#9 Allen University (Allen, SC) – 14 [NCAA-D2]
#10 Grays Harbor College (Aberdeen, WA) – 13

Leading NCWA-D2 are some of the mainstays:

#1 Ohio State WC – 25
#2 Penn State WC – 21
#3 Slippery Rock – 11
#4 Rutgers WC – 10
#5 Fresno State WC / South Carolina / Virginia Tech WC – 9

Bellarmine and Liberty dominate the #1 spots for the men:

125 – Jack Parker – So – Bellarmine – 21-10
133 – Michael Schiffhauer – Fr – Bellarmine – 20-4
141 – Melvin Rubio – Gr – Queens – 11-10
149 – Zach Blevins – Gr – Toledo – 6-1
157 – Grant O’Dell – Fr – Bellarmine – 8-3
165 – Cole Nance – So – Bellarmine – 22-11
174 – Luke Lardarello – Jr – Penn State-Mont Alto – 10-5
184 – Ben Liss – Jr – Rutgers WC – 17-2
197 – Josiah Murphy – Sr – Liberty – 9-1
235 – Jeff Allen – Sr – Liberty – 22-2 … rest of story and rankings at NWCAonline.com/latest-ncwa-mens-rankings-released-ahead-of-conference-championships

February 10, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized