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First NCAA Coaches' Rankings Announced
1/23/2025 9:32:00 AM | Wrestling
MINNEAPOLIS -- The first NCAA coaches' rankings for the 2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were released Thursday.
According to the criteria, the coaches' rankings are determined by a vote of 16 coaches in each weight class with two head coaches from each of the eight 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.
According to the criteria, the coaches' rankings are determined by a vote of 16 coaches in each weight class with two head coaches from each of the eight 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.
The coaches' ranking is one of several criteria that the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will utilize during the at-large selection and seeding process along with head-to-head competition, quality wins, Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), conference tournament placement, results versus common opponents and win percentage.
Nine of Minnesota's 10 starters appear in the initial rankings. Gable Steveson, the top-ranked heavyweight by all the major polls, is not listed as his five matches do not meet the eight-match requirement.
125: Cooper Flynn - #7
133: Tyler Wells - #14
141: Vance VomBaur - #7
149: Drew Roberts - #20
157: Tommy Askey - #6
165: Andrew Sparks - #11
174: Clayton Whiting - #24
184: Max McEnelly - #4
197: Isaiah Salazar - #8
The next coaches' rankings will be announced on Feb. 13. The 2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships take place March 20-22 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
Nine of Minnesota's 10 starters appear in the initial rankings. Gable Steveson, the top-ranked heavyweight by all the major polls, is not listed as his five matches do not meet the eight-match requirement.
125: Cooper Flynn - #7
133: Tyler Wells - #14
141: Vance VomBaur - #7
149: Drew Roberts - #20
157: Tommy Askey - #6
165: Andrew Sparks - #11
174: Clayton Whiting - #24
184: Max McEnelly - #4
197: Isaiah Salazar - #8
The next coaches' rankings will be announced on Feb. 13. The 2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships take place March 20-22 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
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