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Big 12 Results & News – Jan 27th

Big 12 Weekly Recap (1/23/2024)
Air Force (Overall: 2-4; Conference: 0-2): No Competition. 
Next Up: Air Force competes against SDSU and NDSU on the road on January 26th and 28th. 
California Baptist (Overall: 3-8; Conference: 0-5): Dual Results (NDSU) | Dual Results (SDSU)
The Lancers took a road trip north to take on North Dakota State and South Dakota State over the weekend. They went 0-2, dropping 25-15 to NDSU and 39-3 against SDSu, but had some individuals get solid wins. Against NDSU, the team got off to a quick start with Eli Griffin getting a 20-second pin followed by Hunter Leake scoring a pin of his own. Nathan Haas scored a decision over Adam Cherne and Dayne Morton took Maxwell Petersen to OT, but dropped a 4-1 decision. Against SDSU, the team’s lone win came at 165, where Drayden Morton beat two-time qualifier Tanner Cook 4-2. Eli Griffin dropped his match to Tanner Jordan 7-3 in a ranked matchup. 
Next Up: California Baptist has some time off before taking on Air Force on February 3rd. 
Iowa State (Overall: 9-1; Conference: 2-0): No Competition. 
Next Up: Iowa State duals Oklahoma on January 26th and Oklahoma State on January 27th. 
Missouri (Overall: 7-0; Conference: 3-0): No Competition. 
Next Up: Missouri hits the country roads to take on West Virginia on January 26th. 
North Dakota State (Overall: 3-6; Conference: 2-1): Dual Results (CBU) | Dual Results (UNCO)
The Bison got their first Big 12 dual win of the season and quickly followed it up with a 2-0 performance on the weekend. They started with a 25-12 win over California Baptist, winning seven matches after giving up pins at 125 and 133. NDSU scored a pin of their own at 285 and … story at … Intermatwrestle.com/Big-12-weekly-recap

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Wyoming Wrestling Rallies for Third Win in a Row, a 23-16 Victory at Northern Colorado
GREELEY, Colo. (1/26/24) – Jumping out to a fast start has been the recipe for the University of Wyoming wrestling team during it modest two-dual win streak. That wasn’t the case Friday at Northern Colorado. The Cowboys dropped their first two bouts of the night and needed to stem the partisan crowd in come-from-behind form. And that’s just what they did. The Pokes rallied for a 23-16 win inside Bank of Colorado Arena. The win improves Wyoming to 6-5 overall and 4-3 in Big 12 action, while the loss drops Northern Colorado to 8-5 overall and 1-4 in league. ”We had some gusty performances,” head coach Mark Branch said. “It’s a win. But I don’t feel like we moved forward since our last two duals. We didn’t come out and wrestle the way we can. We just weren’t coming out as aggressive as I wanted, so a lot of matches you’re hanging around and hoping they go your way.”
No. 31 Cole Brooks (141) provided the first victory of the night for the Cowboys. He downed Rudy Lopez by major decision, 11-2, moving to 9-4 on the season. “We needed someone to not necessarily stop the bleeding but swing momentum back in our favor,” Branch said. “I know what Cole is capable of, and I think there’s a lot more in him, but that was gusty of him.” … story at … GOwyo.com/Wrestling-rallies-for-third-win-in-a-row-a-23-16-victory-at-northern-colorado

Iowa State Dominates No. 18 Oklahoma, 37-4, in Norman
NORMAN, Okla. – No. 4 Iowa State trounced No. 18 Oklahoma on its home mat, 37-4, Friday night inside McCasland Field House. It marked the Cyclones’ largest win in Norman in program history. Iowa State won the takedown battle against the Sooners, 26-9, and six Cyclones secured bonus-point victories. Casey Swiderski’s return to the lineup, a fall from MJ Gaitan and Yonger Bastida’s 16th consecutive win to open the season highlighted the ISU victory. ISU improved its record to 10-1 overall and 3-0 in Big 12 action while Oklahoma fell to 5-4 overall and 2-3 in league duals.
Kysen Terukina needed extra time to take care of Oklahoma’s Conrad Hendriksen at 125 pounds. The pair went into sudden victory tied, 1-1, before Terukina used a high crotch to get the winning takedown. 
At 133 pounds, Evan Frost was dominant as he secured a 12-2 major decision over Jace Koelzer. Frost tallied three takedowns and a reversal in the victory. 
Anthony Echemendia picked up his eighth consecutive bonus point win with a 23-7 tech fall against Kaden Smith in 5:57. The Cyclone notched seven takedowns in the match as he improved to 14-3 on the season. In his first match since Dec. 2, Swiderski was in command during an 8-3 decision over No. 32 Willie McDougald. Swiderski looked solid and was much the aggressor in the bout, securing two takedowns on the edge of the mat in the win.
Jason Kraisser got the nod at 157 pounds for the Cyclones. He secured a 2-0 decision over No. 31 Jared Hill thanks to a reversal in the second period followed by a ride out. Hill chose to begin the final period in the neutral position but Kraisser was able to fend off a late push.
David Carr made quick work of Mannix Morgan out of the intermission. Carr racked up five takedowns before sealing the win in 4:50 with a set of four near fall points. … story at … Cyclones.com/Wrestling-no-4-iowa-state-dominates-no-18-oklahoma-37-4

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JACKS DOWN AIR FORCE TO RUN STREAK TO SIX
South Dakota State swept the first half of its wrestling dual against Air Force and pulled away with three bonus-point wins down the stretch for a 32-9 victory Friday night at Frost Arena.  
The 10th-ranked Jackrabbits recorded their sixth consecutive dual victory to improve to 9-2 overall and 3-0 against Big 12 Conference opponents. Air Force dropped to 2-5 overall and 0-4 in the Big 12.  
SDSU won three narrow decisions to open an early 9-0 lead. Tanner Jordan recorded a hard-fought 5-3 decision over Tucker Owens at 125 pounds after allowing an early takedown, followed by backup 133-pounder Logan Graf posting a 4-3 victory over Brenden Barnes.
In the 141-pound matchup, Air Force’s Garrett Kuchan jumped out to a 6-1 first-period lead over 25th-ranked Clay Carlson with a pair of takedowns. Carlson trimmed the deficit to 6-2 by the end of the first period with an escape, then put together a seven-point second period with an escape and two takedowns of his own to grab the lead for good. He added a point for a minute-plus advantage in riding time to complete the 10-7 victory.
Alek Martin started a string of bonus-point victories with a 9-1 major decision over Joe Fernau in the 149-pound bout and Cael Swensen pushed his winning streak to six matches with a 17-2 technical fall against fellow 157-pounder Brooks Gable in a match that ended 23 seconds into the third period.
Air Force got on the board with a 5-0 decision by 14th-ranked Giano Petrucelli over Tanner Cook in the 165-pound matchup. The Jackrabbits, however, reeled off three more bonus-point wins in a row, starting with a 14-4 major decision by fourth-ranked Cade DeVos at 174 pounds. … story at … GOjacks.com/Jacks-down-air-force-to-run-streak-to-six

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Cowboys Open Back-to-Back with Win Over Northern Iowa
STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State wrestling team defeated No. 22 Northern Iowa, 22-12, for its fifth-straight win over a ranked opponent Friday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena. OSU improved to 9-0 overall and 4-0 in the Big 12, while Northern Iowa fell to 3-5.
The Cowboys won six of 10 matches on the night and were able to separate the score behind a trio of bonus-point wins from Daton Fix, Jordan Williams and Izzak Olejnik. Oklahoma State is now 7-0 against ranked opponents this season and 14-1 in their last 15 duals overall. With the win, head coach John Smith now trails Harold Nichols by just seven victories at 485 for second-most in Division I wrestling history. “I thought our young guys competed,” coach Smith said. “It’s slowed down for them a bit. At 125, we got the first takedown, so we have to keep working to score after that. Daton (Fix) did a great job of scoring for us, knowing this could be a tough match. Jordan Williams did well, and it was exactly what we wanted to see… Good win for Konner (Doucet) after losing to (Tyrell Gordon) twice before. Little bit slow, but you’re going to see some of that this time of year.”
In a rematch from December’s Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Troy Spratley opened the night with a tight 3-2 decision over No. 30 Trever Andersen. A takedown in the first period by Spratley was ultimately enough to earn him his fifth ranked win of the season. Daton Fix then extended the Cowboys’ lead with an 18-4 major decision against No. 23 Julian Farber, marking his fifth-straight match earning bonus points. … story at … OKstate.com/Cowboy-wrestling-cowboys-open-back-to-back-with-win-over-northern-iowa

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No. 2 Missouri Secures Eighth Win Of The Season At WVU, 30-6
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 2-ranked University of Missouri wrestling team took care of business at No. 20 West Virginia, 30-6, on Friday, Jan. 26. Mizzou (8-0, 4-0 Big 12) remains undefeated and tacks on another conference win, while handing West Virginia (8-3, 2-3 Big 12) its third conference loss of the season. 
Missouri led off the dual with a bonus-point victory at 125 pounds as a redshirt junior, and No. 6-ranked Noah Surtin took down Jace Schafer in a 17-2 technical fall. Kade Moore continued his strong redshirt freshman campaign in a victory by first-period fall in 2:56. The Tigers got back on track at 157 pounds with a 16-4 major decision by No. 5 Brock Mauller.
Reigning National Champion Keegan O’Toole overcame an early deficit to knock off returning All-American Peyton Hall at 165 pounds. Redshirt senior Peyton Mocco kept the momentum going with a convincing 5-1 decision. No. 9-ranked redshirt freshman Clayton Whiting earned his 11th victory of the season by a 9-6 decision. At 197 pounds, redshirt sophomore Colton Hawks filled in and rode his way to a 2-1 win. Redshirt senior Zach Elam closed out the dual with a resounding 7-0 decision. … story at … MUtigers.com/No-2-wrestling-secures-eighth-win-of-the-season-at-wvu-30-6



 


January 27, 2024 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

ACC Results & News – Jan. 27th

Two Panthers Earn Top-10 Wolfpack Wins
PITTSBURGH—Cole Matthews at 141 pounds and Reece Heller at 184 pounds both picked up top-10 individual wins for the No. 19 Pitt wrestling team on Friday night against No. 8 NC State in front of more than 2,000 fans in the ACC dual opener for both teams at the Fitzgerald Field House. 
Matthews beat his second top-five opponent of the season in No. 4 Ryan Jack, coming from behind to tally a 15-10 decision in a rematch of the last two 141-pound ACC title bouts. Pitt’s senior team captain and former NCAA All-American had previously beaten No. 3 Jesse Mendez from Ohio State and used a flurry of points in the third period to pull off another massive victory.
Heller also emerged with his second top-10 win of the season after a 4-3 decision over No. 7 Dylan Fishback, thanks to an early takedown and some great scrambling. Pitt’s 184-pounder had won 11 of his 12 victories by bonus-point decision, including a major over No. 5 Will Feldkamp from Iowa State, but he showed a gritty and disciplined side to his game in defeating the NC State freshman.
The Wolfpack (11-2, 1-0 ACC) won the other eight bouts in the dual to beat the Panthers (7-6, 0-1) by a 31-6 scoreline in a matchup of two teams who shared the ACC dual title last season. “We didn’t win the close bouts that we needed to tonight,” Pitt head coach Keith Gavin said. “NC State has a really good team, so you have to give them credit. But we’re disappointed with a few of the results from the closer matches that didn’t go our way tonight.” … story at … Pittsburghpanthers.com/Two-panthers-earn-top-10-wolfpack-wins

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UNC Wrestling Falls to No. 12 Virginia Tech In ACC Opener
BLACKSBURG, VA. – The North Carolina wrestling program dropped its ACC opener Friday night at Virginia Tech, 33-3 The matchup with the Hokies began at 184-pounds, as junior Gavin Kane secured an 11-8 sudden victory decision. Trailing entering the third period, Kane used two takedowns in the final period to tie the match at eight-all. In the sudden victory period, Kane scored in the opening seconds to claim the decision.
Up next, the Tar Heels travel to No. 8 NC State next Friday, meeting up with the Wolfpack at 8:30 PM. The matchup from Reynolds Coliseum can be watched live on ACC Network.
No. 12 Virginia Tech 33, North Carolina 3
January 26, 2024 | Cassell Coliseum | Blacksburg, Va.
125: No. 6 Cooper Flynn (VT) over No. 29 Spencer Moore (UNC): 4-2 Dec
133: No. 11 Sam Latona (VT) over Jace Palmer (UNC): 19-3 TF
141: No. 14 Tom Crook (VT) over No. 5 Lachlan McNeil (UNC): 5-4 Dec … story at … GOheels.com/Wrestling-falls-to-no-12-virginia-tech-in-acc-opener

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2023-24 ACC First Half Recap
This Friday marks the beginning of ACC conference duals with North Carolina facing Virginia Tech, Virginia traveling to Duke, and NC State heading north to Pittsburgh. Before we start ACC action let’s take a look back at the first half of the season and the highlights, and areas of focus, for each team moving forward.

Duke:
Dual Record: 4-8
The Blue Devils have had a very dual-heavy schedule and have traveled extensively already this season. They come into ACC competition at 4-8 and have faced five top-30 dual teams thus far. While their record isn’t stellar, they have performed well against similarly ranked teams with victories over Cleveland State, Kent State, and Davidson. 
They have shown improvement throughout the year after an 0-4 start. The Blue Devils have been led by Gaetano Console (165) and Connor Barket (285). Barket has stepped into 285 well and has looked better as the year has gone on. He placed eighth at the Southern Scuffle and has been consistent in duals for the Blue Devils. Duke has also had better results from Logan Agin at 125 and Logan Ferrero at 157 and both are off to stronger starts than last season and have both picked up big wins in duals. 
Duke isn’t in a position to be a threat for the ACC dual title, but I’m looking for them to continue to improve and have some guys positioned to make a push at the ACC Tournament. 

North Carolina:
Dual Record: 7-5
The Tar Heels are in a transition year with Coach Rob Koll taking the helm early this fall, he retained Associate Head Coach Tony Ramos and rounded out his staff with Enock Francois and Ben Darmstadt. While they transition to the new staff, they have rolled out a very young lineup, having graduated over half of their starters from last season. There have been some growing pains, but there have also been some outstanding team performances already this year. … story at … Intermatwrestle.com/ACC/2023-24-acc-first-half-recap

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Duke Blue Devils Drop ACC Opener to Virginia
DURHAM –  The Duke wrestling team (4-9) fell to Virginia (6-2), 45-0, in its ACC opener on Friday in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Prior to the match, the Blue Devils honored their Team Impact teammate, James Walter. The match also marked Duke’s Centennial celebration.
HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Senior Conor Becker opened the action at 184 pounds and battled Virginia’s Griffin Gammell, but fell in a tight 4-2 decision.
  • In the heavyweight match, sophomore Connor Barket started strong with a quick takedown and continued to battle through the third period against No. 33 Ryan Catka.
  • Barket scored five additional points on the defensive end, but came up just short, falling 12-8.
  • Sophomore Nick Tattini and freshman David Hussey both competed against tough nationally ranked competition, wrestling No. 28 Dylan Cedeno and No. 14 Justin McCoy, respectively. … story at … GOduke.com/Blue-devils-drop-acc-opener-to-virginia

January 27, 2024 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

BIG 10 Conference Results – Jan. 27th

Five B1G Takeaways from the Big Ten (1/25/24)
Dual meets, dual meets and more dual meets. As we go into another weekend of B1G Ten dual meets, we look back at last week’s matchups. We had some duals that lived up to some of our expectations, a few guys whose stock is going up and another that’s going down and Claunch delves into his experience on the call for Michigan’s dual last week. 
Stock up: Michael Blockhus; Stock down: Peyton Robb
There might not be anyone having a better start of the new year than Michael Blockhus. He returned with one goal in mind and so far it looks like he’s on the right track. Last week he took out Jared Franek with a last minute takedown then followed it up with a dominating win over Peyton Robb four days later. Now he’s jumped to No. 6 in the rankings. Earlier this week, I got to catch up with Blockhus to talk about his big wins, returning to the Gophers’ lineup for his final year, and his fighting future. 
On the opposite side is Robb who didn’t just take a loss to Blockhus last week, but was pinned by Joey Blaze of Purdue. That notched Robb’s fourth straight loss. This weekend the Huskers head to Evanston, IL to face Northwestern where Robb will look to get back to his winning ways. 
A Curse at 125 Ends …
We all know what kind of powerhouse Penn State has been for the last million years, but a spot in Coach Cael Sanderson’s lineup that hasn’t been at the championship level is at 125-pounds. As mentioned in the season preview, Nico Megaludis was the last guy in this weight class to sport a Nittany Lion singlet and make the podium. All of that could be over as freshman Braeden Davis has been a very bright, and so far undefeated, presence in their line up. It took a bit for him to stand above PSU’s other options here, but now he’s manning the spot in the line up and in the No. 4 spot in the rankings. He’s also the only guy in the weight class who hasn’t taken a loss yet this season. 
… And Another Curse at 125 Continues
It seems like ages ago when we would occasionally get a No. 1 versus No. 2 battle in the regular season. It doesn’t always happen, but it certainly feels like it used to happen more often than it has of late. Last Friday night, we were lucky enough to see it with Purdue’s Matt Ramos, then ranked second in the country at 125, facing off against Iowa’s No. 1 ranked Drake Ayala in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Purdue, as a team, wasn’t expected to win the dual meet as a whole, but in what was clearly the biggest match of the night, the Boilermaker got a solid win and once again beat a top ranked Hawkeye in a big moment. Was it purposeful that they wore the silver and gold singlets that were worn on that fateful night last March? Probably right? Either way Iowa ran away with the majority of the other matches as expected. Shoutout to Joey Blaze wrestling tough against Jared Franek, and James Rowley getting the win at 184, but Iowa as a unit is still proving to be one of the toughest teams in the country. Iowa will be traveling to Illinois this weekend as they take on the Fighting Illini this Friday, and Northwestern this Sunday. Purdue, as referenced above, will be taking on the Hoosiers in Bloomington Saturday night.
Terrapins v Hoosiers did not disappoint … story at … Intermatwrestle.com/Big-10/five-b1g-takeaways-from-the-big-ten

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Feldman Delivers Late to Down Michigan 20-19 In Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It came down to the final bout of the night at heavyweight before No. 7 Ohio State (12-1, 4-0) defeated No. 13 Michigan (5-3, 3-2) when Nick Feldman defeated No. 4 Lucas Davison 4-3 to give the Buckeyes the 20-19 win before a sellout crowd (4,759) at the Covelli Center in Columbus.  … story and video at … Ohiostatebuckeyes.com/Wrestling-no-7-ohio-state-vs-no-13-michigan-live-updates

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HUSKERS TOP WILDCATS BEHIND LOVETT’S PIN, FOUR TECHNICAL FALLS
Behind six bonus-point victories, including a pin and four tech. falls, the No. 6 Nebraska wrestling team routed Northwestern 39-3 on Friday evening. With the dominating defeat, the Huskers improved to 8-1 on the season overall and 3-1 in Big Ten play, while Northwestern dropped to 0-3 (0-2 Big Ten) on the year. 
Action started at 125 as No. 12 Caleb Smith faced Northwestern’s Massey Odiotti. Smith scored three takedowns, an escape and the riding time point to claim the 11-3 major decision.
With the 4-0 team lead, No. 19 Jacob Van Dee matched up with Patrick Adams at 133. Van Dee tallied an early takedown in the first period and the rideout to lead 3-0 with two periods to go. Van Dee then scored three more takedowns and three nearfall points for the 17-2 tech. fall.
After two-straight bonus-point victories, Blake Cushing met Kolby McClain and made it three-straight. Cushing scored six takedowns en route to the 23-7 tech. fall and the 14-0 team lead.  At 149, No. 1 Ridge Lovett earned his second-straight pin and fifth of the season as he got the fall over Northwestern’s Aiden Vandenbush in the second period. He tallied four takedowns and four nearfall points to push the team up by 20.  Ethan Stiles then faced No. 19 Trevor Chumbley at 157. Stiles got on the board first with a takedown, but Chumbley responded with an escape and nearfall to claim the 8-5 decision.  With the 20-3 lead, No. 18 Antrell Taylor wrestled No. 15 Maxx Mayfield at 165. After each wrestler tallied an escape, the pair was tied 1-1 after three periods and went into overtime. Taylor then tallied the takedown in sudden victory to earn the 4-1 decision. … story at … Huskers.com/Huskers-top-wildcats-behind-lovetts-pin-four-technical-falls

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Michigan State Wrestling Upsets No. 17-ranked Wisconsin for First B1G Victory
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan State wrestling team welcomed No. 17-ranked Wisconsin to Jenison Field House on Friday evening to cap off its three-match homestand. On a night led by three bonus point victories, MSU took five matches to upset the Badgers, 22-15. For the Spartans, it was it’s first victory over a Top 20 opponent since the 2021-22 season when they defeated then No. 14-ranked Rutgers, 20-14.
A win on Friday helped Michigan State snap a three-dual skid as the team improves to 8-3 overall and 1-3 in the Big Ten. Friday’s win over Wisconsin guarantees the Spartans a .500 or better finish for the third consecutive season. Wisconsin falls to 6-3 and 0-2 in B1G duals. “I’m happy to see the fruits of the labor coming out tonight for these guys with the work and the effort they put in,” said Michigan State head wrestling coach Roger Chandler. “These guys never quit, they keep fighting and you can see it with no one hanging their head. Look at Andy Hampton, he’s going through a rough spell, but you see he’s fighting for the whole seven minutes and that’s what we need out of him.” … story at … MSUspartans.com/Wrestling-upsets-no-17-ranked-wisconsin-for-first-b1g-victory

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HAWKEYES BLOWOUT ILLINI, 36-6
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois – The third-ranked University of Iowa men’s wrestling team won eight of 10 matches to roll to a 36-6 victory over Illinois on Friday night at Huff Hall. The Hawkeyes won six bouts via bonus points, including ending five matchups early via technical fall or pin. “I like bonus points,” said head coach Tom Brands. “I like tech. falls, I like major decisions and I like pins. Hill had a pin, we had four tech. falls. Good stuff.”
Iowa opened the night at 133 for the first time this season. Cullan Schriever got things rolling for the Hawkeyes with a major decision over 30th ranked Tony Madrigal, winning 9-1. At 141 Brody Teske came out and extended the Iowa lead with a 5-0 decision against Will Baysinger. Illinois got on the board with a decision in sudden victory as No. 8 Kannon Webster defeated No. 11 Caleb Rathjen.
Jared Franek and Michael Caliendo sent the Hawkeyes to intermission with a pair of tech. falls. Franek needed 6:01 to dispatch Joe Roberts, 21-5 at 157. At 165 Caliendo defeated 24th ranked Chris Moore, 17-2, in 4:30. … story at … Hawkeyesports.com/Hawkeyes-blowout-illini-36-6


January 27, 2024 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

NAIA Rankings & News

2023-24 NAIA Men’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 – No. 5 (January 25)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Grand View (Iowa) returns to the top of the ratings after a one week hiatus, edging out Life (Ga.) by two points. Menlo (Calif.) remains third while the Fire of Southeastern (Fla.) rejoins the Top 5; Campbellsville (Ky.) slides down one spot. The same 20 teams are located in the rating this period, with Providence (Mont.) having the most positive upward movement. 

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.
  • The top 25 individuals in each weight class is based on how each voter ranks the best individuals. An individual receives 25 points for each first place vote, 24 for second place and so on through the list. This same point system is used to determine the team ranking.
  • The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot
  • For the complete Top 20 calendar, click here. … story and rankings at … NAIA.org/sports/Releases/6_National?utm_source=Wrestling+News

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2023-24 NAIA Women’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 – No. 4 (January 25)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Menlo (Calif.) claimed the top spot in the fourth NAIA Women’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20. Life (Ga.) who was the top ranked program in the country for the previous three rating cycles slid to No. 2. Texas Wesleyan jumped into the top five for the first time this season as Missouri Valley and Wayland Baptist (Texas) joined the rankings at No. 19 and No. 20, respectively.

Rating Methodology

  • The ratings were voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the five conferences.
  • Two days prior to the national rating, each qualifying group rater submits the top 10 individuals from each weight class in the conference into the system. Only wrestlers listed on a conference ballot are considered for the national ballot.
  • The top 20 individuals in each weight class is based on how each voter ranks the best individuals. An individual receives 20 points for each first place vote, 19 for second place and so on through the list. This same point system is used to determine the team ranking.
  • The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot
  • Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes.”
  • For the complete Top 20 calendar, click here. … story and rankings at … NAIA.org/Releases/Regular_Season_Ratings_No_4?utm_source=Wrestling+News

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