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NCAA releases midseason coaches’ rank and RPI for 2023 Division I Wrestling Championships

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has announced the second coaches ranking and first Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) for the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.

The coaches’ rankings are determined by a vote of 14 coaches in each weight class with two head coaches from each of the seven conferences. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. Wrestlers must have eight Division I matches in the weight class to be considered with at least one within the last 30 days.

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The RPI is a calculation that consists of three factors: winning percentage, opponent winning percentage (strength of schedule) and opponent’s opponent winning percentage (opponent’s strength of schedule). Only matches against Division I opponents at the designated weight class count towards the RPI and a wrestler needs to have wrestled 15 matches to be ranked.

In the coaches rank, of the 10 weight classes four are led by former national champions in Iowa’s Spencer Lee at 125 pounds, Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole at 165 pounds, Penn State’s Carter Starocci at 174 pounds and Penn State’s Aaron Brooks at 184 pounds. The quartet has a combined eight national titles led by Lee with three.

Oklahoma State’s Daton Fix at 133 pounds and Nebraska’s Peyton Robb at 157 pounds are the only wrestlers to sit atop both the coaches rank and RPI in their respective weight class.

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With many wrestlers still looking to reach the 15-match threshold to earn an RPI, the top of those rankings looks a little different than the coaches’ rank.

At 149 pounds Yahya Thomas of Northwestern sits first followed by Sammy Sasso of Ohio State, … rest of story at NCAA.com/news/wrestling/article/2023-02-09/ncaa-releases-midseason-coaches-rank-and-rpi-2023-division-i-wrestling-championships

NCAA debuts most dominant wrestler standings in latest award update for the 2023 season
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has released updated standings for the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Awards that will be awarded in March at the respective Division I, II and III Wrestling Championships. 

The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, given in each division, honor the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes that have accumulated the most falls and the most technical falls throughout the course of the regular and postseasons. 

For results to be counted for the awards they must come against opponents in the same division (i.e. Division II vs. Division II). Ties in the falls and tech falls categories are broken based on the aggregate time. 

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This week features the unveiling of standings for the Most Dominant Wrestler award, which features a 15-match minimum to qualify for the standings.

The Most Dominant Wrestler standings are calculated by adding the total number of team points awarded through match results and dividing that number by the total number of matches wrestled. Points per match are awarded as follows. … rest of story and ratings at NCAA.com/news/wrestling/article/2023-02-08/ncaa-debuts-most-dominant-wrestler-standings-latest-award-update-2023-season

The Open Mat NCAA Division I Wrestling Rankings

February 7, 2023

The Open Mat has released NCAA Division I wrestling rankings for February 7, 2023.

The Open Mat College Rankings

Team Rankings

Tournament:

1. Penn State 128.5
2. Missouri 82.5
3. Iowa 81
4. Nebraska 73.5
5. Virginia Tech 64.5
6. Cornell 62.5
7. Pittsburgh 55
8. Iowa State 54.5
9. North Carolina State 53.5
10. Arizona State 51
11. Ohio State 49
12. Michigan 48.5
13. Northwestern 42.5
14. Lehigh 41
15. Oklahoma State 38 … rest of story and rankings at Guillotine.com/2023/02/the-open-mat-ncaa-division-i-wrestling-rankings-10

February 12, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

No. 2 Lander wrestling dispatches No. 18 UNC Pembroke 30-7 to claim the SACC Championship

GREENWOOD – The No. 2 Lander wrestling team took care of business Thursday evening as it dispatched No. 18 UNC Pembroke 30-7 to claim its second straight SACC title.

The Bearcats conclude the regular season with a 20-2 overall record and a spotless 10-0 SACC record. Lander also finishes the season riding an 11-match win streak. UNC Pembroke concludes the regular season with a 12-2 overall record and a 9-1 SACC record.

Lander began its match against UNC Pembroke with three straight wins to take an early 15-0 lead.

James Joplin got the party started with a pin against Cameron Greene at 125 to put the Bearcats up 6-0 for his 16th win and sixth pin of the year.

Elijah Lusk recorded his 25th win of the season with a 15-0 tech fall in the third period after recording three straight four-point near falls. Lusk has now recorded seven tech falls this season.

Zeth Brower moved down his opponent with a 17-6 major decision. Brower recorded three takedowns and a reversal in the third period as part of his stellar performance. Brower is now 27-0 with eight wins by major decision.

The Braves would record back-to-back wins by decision at 149 and 157 before the Bearcats got a 14-5 major decision win at 165 from David Hunsberger. Hunsberger recorded six takedowns in the win as he recorded his 26th win of the year.

Jack Bond would keep the points coming in with a 12-5 win by decision to give Lander a 22-6 edge. Bond’s opponent would score all his points via escapes.

The Braves would take their last win at 184 to make it a 22-9 contest.

Anthony Yacovetti was next to record a win for the Blue and Gold. Yacovetti recorded a 17-2 tech fall that saw two four-point near falls in the third period for his 22nd win of the season and fourth tech fall of the year.

UNC Pembroke’s coach would cost his team two points for unsportsmanlike behavior, making it a 27-9 match.

Juan Edmond-Holmes finished the night with a 5-1 win by decision … rest of story at Landerbearcats.com/news/2023/2/9/wrestling-no-2-wrestling-dispatches-no-18-unc-pembroke-30-7-to-claim-sacc-champn.

No. 2 Lander Too Much For No. 18 Wrestling

GREENWOOD, S.C. – Second-ranked Lander used three-straight bonus point wins to build an early 15-0 lead, and held the 18^th-ranked UNC Pembroke wrestling team at arm’s length the rest of the way out to post a 30-7 win over the short-handed Braves on Thursday evening in Horne Arena.
The setback snapped an eight-match win streak for the Braves (12-1, 9-1 SACC) who were without the services of three starters on Thursday evening, including top-ranked Logan Seliga at 125 pounds. The triumph helped the Bearcats (20-2, 10-0) push their win streak out to 10 matches, as well as secure the South Atlantic Conference Carolinas championship for the second-straight season.
Lander got bonus-point wins from third-ranked James Joplin (125 pounds), sixth-ranked Elijah Lusk (133) and top-ranked Zeth Brower (141) to build a ton of early momentum, but the Braves got on the board with consecutive wins – 11^th-ranked Jake Piccirilli’s overtime triumph at 149 pounds and Rahsaan Vereen’s 3-2 decision at 157 pounds.
Lander closed out the night with four wins – a streak that was interrupted by Shylik Scriven’s 6-5 decision over fourth-ranked Logan Hall … rest of story at UNCPbraves.com/news/2023/2/9/no-2-lander-too-much-for-no-18-wrestl.

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