Takedown Report

A round up of college rankings

Ramos back at No. 1 at 125 pounds in WIN’s Rankings; Iowa moves up to No. 3 in TPI
NEWTON, Iowa — In what has been a revolving door this season at 125 pounds, where three different wrestlers have been ranked No. 1, Purdue’s Matt Ramos has returned as that weight’s top-ranked wrestler in WIN Magazine’s Jan. 15 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
The Boilermaker junior, last year’s national runner-up and preseason No. 1 wrestler at 125, moved back into the top spot after Lock Haven’s Anthony Noto lost to Havard’s Diego Sotelo last weekend and fell to No. 3. Iowa’s Drake Ayala, who has won eight straight matches, is now rated No. 2 at 125 before his Jan. 15 meeting with Minnesota’s No. 7 Pat McKee and a Jan. 19 dual with Ramos.
Penn State remains the top-ranked team in both the dual rankings (4-0) and Tournament Power Index (129) as the Nittany Lions feature nine ranked wrestlers, including four No. 1-rated wrestlers: Levi Haines (157), Carter Starocci (174), Aaron Brooks (197) and Greg Kerkvliet (Hwt). Penn State also had an additional wrestler join the rankings this week in 149-pound Tyler Kasak (13^th).
There are 10 wrestlers who are new to this week’s rankings, including Iowa’s Zach Glazier, who upset Nebraska’s Big Ten champ Silas Allred last Friday, and is ranked No. 10. This addition to the individual ranking also moved Iowa from No. 6 to No. 3 in WIN’s TPI with 64.5 points; just four points behind No. 2 Missouri. There are then three schools separated by less than two points in the TPI: 4. Nebraska (63); 5. NC State (62) and 6. Oklahoma State (61.5). … story and rankings at … WIN-magazine.com/Ramos-back-at-no-1-at-125-pounds-in-wins-rankings-iowa-moves-up-to-no-3

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D3WRESTLE.COM 2023-2024 RANKINGS #6
Welcome to the first rankings of 2024. As usual, the Contender and H.M. sections should be in alphabetical order by last name. Leave a comment if there is a misspelled name or misidentified school. d3wrestle.com 2023-2024 Rankings #6 – January 15, 2024

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2023-24 NAIA Men’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 – No. 4 (January 11)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The newest NAIA Men’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 sees a change at the top of the standings, as Life (Ga.) overtakes Grand View (Iowa) after the Running Eagles won the NWCA National Duals. Menlo (Calif.) remains third and Doane (Neb.) in fifth, while Campbellsville (Ky.) leaps into fourth position. Montana State-Northern moves into the rating after receiving votes last period. 
Rating Methodology

• The rating was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the eight conferences/groups.
• Two days prior to the national rating, each qualifying group rater submits the top 10 individuals from each weight class in his conference into the system. Only wrestlers listed on a conference ballot are considered for the national ballot. … story at … NAIA.org/sports/mwrest/2023-24/Releases/5_National

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NCAA DI Rankings Updated (1/16/2024)
We’ll start right off with 125 lbs, as usual. The previous #1 Anthony Noto fell to Diego Sotelo in dual action last week, which spurred a change at the top spot. Generally, I like to have some sort of a flow with the rankings from week-to-week, letting them build off each previous week. With a weight like 125 and a situation like we had, that wasn’t possible in determining the #1 ranked wrestler. It was more like starting from scratch. 
Measuring resumes (quality wins and losses), Drake Ayala stood out from the rest of the field. After last night’s win over Patrick McKee, Ayala now has wins over #6 Jore Volk, #7 Caleb Smith, #18 McKee (x2), #25 Kysen Terukina, #27 Eli Griffin, along with previously ranked Max Gallagher and Nick Babin. His only loss this year wasn’t a bad one, a one-point loss to #16 Brandon Kaylor. 
Matt Ramos has wins over #13 Dean Peterson, #17 Tanner Jordan, #21 Diego Sotelo, #26 Anthony Molton, #32 Dominic Mendez, #33 Ethan Berginc. Along with previously ranked Tristan Lujan and Nick Babin. His losses are to #7 Caleb Smith, #12 Nico Provo, and #22 Jakob Camacho plus the unofficial loss to high schooler Marcus Blaze. 
To either make things easier or more confusing, Ayala/Ramos are slated to meet Friday night.  In the non-125 lb news of the week, three ranked Ohio State wrestlers have been removed. Paddy Gallagher (157), Carson Kharchla (174), and Gavin Hoffman (184). All are expected out for an extended period of time, perhaps for the season. Those losses have greatly impacted their team tournament ranking. For now, the dual ranking dropped by a spot. We’ll see how that plays out.  … story at … Intermatwrestle.com/NCAA-di-rankings-updated-1162024

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NCAA wrestling award standings debut for the 2024 season
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has released updated standings for the 2024 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 falls and tech falls 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 two categories are broken based on the aggregate time. Indiana’s 197-pounder Gabe Sollars currently paces Division I with 11 falls on the season. There is a three-way tie behind him with nine falls each for Wyatt Hendrickson of Air Force, Ryder Rogotzke of Ohio State and Ty Watters of West Virginia. … story at … NCAA.com/NCAA-wrestling-award-standings-debut-2024-season

January 21, 2024 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized