USA Today/InterMat/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll
January 22, 2008
Rank Team (First) Record Points Previous
1 Iowa (12) 13-1 480 1
2 Nebraska 10-2 468 3
3 Oklahoma State 10-2-1 447 2
4 Minnesota 9-3 446 5
5 Central Michigan 9-2 428 9
6 Michigan 13-3 419 4
7 Ohio State 13-3 412 6
8 Penn State 8-3 397 7
9 Iowa State 10-3 381 8
10 Northwestern 5-4 367 10
11 Missouri 6-2-1 369 11
12 Hofstra 10-6 344 12
13 Wisconsin 9-2-1 338 13
14 Edinboro 6-2 328 14
15 Illinois 8-1 302 15
16 Cornell 1-4 295 16
17 Indiana 11-2 292 17t
18 Oklahoma 11-2 286 17t
19 UT-Chattanooga 5-5 262 19
20 Pittsburgh 8-2 256 20
21 Maryland 10-3 240 21
22 Old Dominion 12-3 211 22
23 Cal State Fullerton 7-5 176 24
24 Kent State 9-4 171 25
25 Northern Iowa 3-4-1 100 NR
Dropped out: #23 Navy
Others receiving votes: Navy, Penn, Boise State, Virginia
The USA Today/InterMat/NWCA Coaches Poll is voted on by a representative member of each Division I wrestling conference and one wild card.
The InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Individual Rankings are voted on by members of the National Wrestling Media Association.
InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Division I Individual Rankings.
125 Name Yr. School Record
1
Jayson Ness So. Minnesota 24-0
2 Angel Escobedo So. Indiana 16-0
3
Charlie Falck Jr. Iowa 23-1
4 Paul Donahoe Jr. Nebraska 11-2
5 Brandon Precin So. Northwestern 25-2
6 Tanner Gardner Sr. Stanford 27-1
7 Rollie Peterkin So. Penn 17-1
8 Mike Sees Sr. Bloomsburg 23-3
9 Gabe Flores Sr. Illinois 18-5
10 Mark McKnight Sr. Penn State 8-3
11 Steve Mytych Jr. Drexel 25-4
12 James Nicholson Fr. Old Dominion 24-9
13 Dave Tomasette Sr. Hofstra 24-6
14 Tony Pescaglia Fr. Missouri 7-5
15 Anthony Robles. Fr. Arizona State 16-6
16 Javier Maldonado Sr. UT-Chattanooga 10-5
17 Tyler Clark Fr. Iowa State 13-7
18 Collin Cudd Sr. Wisconsin 15-3
19 Luke Smith Sr. Central Michigan 15-6
20 Fernando Martinez Sr. Army 22-3
133
1 Coleman Scott Sr. Oklahoma State 21-2
2 Mack Reiter Sr. Minnesota 15-1
3 Mike Grey Fr. Cornell 27-5
4 Joey Slaton So. Iowa 22-2
5 Franklin Gomez So. Michigan State 16-1
6 Lou Ruggirello So. Hofstra 27-4
7 Nick Fanthorpe So. Iowa State 21-3
8 Kenny Jordan Jr. Nebraska 11-4
9 Jimmy Kennedy So. Illinois 17-4
10 Andrae Hernandez So. Indiana 14-3
11 Pat Castillo Sr. Northern Illinois 18-5
12 Zach Tanelli Jr. Wisconsin 17-5
13 Brian Shelton So. Oklahoma 6-2
14 Reece Humphrey So. Ohio State 18-5
15 David Marble So. Bucknell 17-4
16 Dan Mitcheff So. Kent State 22-6
17 T.J. Dillashaw Jr. Cal State-Fullerton 15-7
18 Sean Clair So. Eastern Michigan 23-3
19 Jeff Hedges Sr. UNC Greensboro 16-9
20 Eric Albright Jr. Virginia 17-5
141
1 Chad Mendes Sr. Cal Poly 18-0
2 Nathan Morgan Sr. Oklahoma State 23-1
3 Kellen Russell Fr. Michigan 21-2
4 Manuel Rivera Sr. Minnesota 23-2
5 Jake Strayer Jr. Penn State 10-3
6 Charles Griffin Sr. Hofstra 20-3
7 Joe Caramanica Jr. N.C. State 20-4
8 Kyle Ruschell So. Wisconsin 18-3
9 Dan LeClere So. Iowa 19-5
10 J Jaggers Jr. Ohio State 15-5
11 Ryan Prater Fr. Illinois 17-4
12 Eric Kruger Jr. Central Michigan 18-7
13 Cody Cleveland So. UT-Chattanooga 18-5
14 Zach Bailey So. Oklahoma 24-6
15 Carter Downing Sr. Wyoming 14-4
16 Drew Headlee Sr. Pittsburgh 16-6
17 Ryan Williams Jr. Old Dominion 31-10
18 Drew Lashaway Jr. Kent State 20-8
19 Matt Kyler So. Army 27-4
20 Nick Gallick So. Iowa State 16-10
149
1
Brent Metcalf So. Iowa 22-1
2
Dustin Schlatter Jr. Minnesota 13-1
3 J.P. O'Connor So. Harvard 13-1
4 Ryan Lang Sr. Northwestern 9-1
5 Lance Palmer So. Ohio State 16-4
6
Bubba Jenkins So. Penn State 13-2
7 Jordan Burroughs So. Nebraska 22-5
8 Josh Churella Sr. Michigan 18-4
9 Will Rowe Jr. Oklahoma 20-2
10 Darrion Caldwell So. N.C. State 21-3
11 Morgan Atkinson Sr. Cal State-Fullerton 24-5
12 Adam Hall Fr. Boise State 21-5
13 Scott Ervin Sr. Appalachian State 25-5
14 Cesar Grajales So. Penn 20-3
15 Jake Patacsil Jr. Purdue 18-4
16 Josh Wagner Jr. Missouri 15-7
17 Joey Knox So. UT-Chattanooga 15-8
18 Don Fisch Sr. Rider 15-6
19 Kyle Fried Sr. Binghamton 7-1
20 Mike Roberts Jr. Boston U. 21-5
157
1 Mike Poeta Jr. Illinois 22-0
2 Craig Henning Sr. Wisconsin 17-1
3 Gregor Gillespie Jr. Edinboro 23-2
4 Dan Vallimont So. Penn State 18-0
5 Matt Kocher Sr. Pittsburgh 16-5
6 Cyler Sanderson So. Iowa State 21-3
7 C.P. Schlatter Sr. Minnesota 19-2
8 Jordan Leen Sr. Cornell 12-2
9 Brandon Becker Sr. Indiana 12-2
10 Josh Zupancic Sr. Stanford 25-5
11 Ryan Hluschak Sr. Drexel 21-2
12 Tyler Sherfey Jr. Boise State 24-6
13 Chase Pami So. Cal Poly 18-4
14 Michael Chandler Jr. Missouri 16-4
15 Ryan Morningstar So. Iowa 16-6
16 Chris Oliver Jr. Nebraska 15-4
17 Newly McSpadden So. Oklahoma State 18-7
18 Matt Moley So. Bloomsburg 22-4
19 Zac Fryling Sr. West Virginia 6-4
20 Chad Terry Jr. Oklahoma 15-3
165
1 Mark Perry Sr. Iowa 18-2
2 Nick Marable So. Missouri 16-3
3
Eric Tannenbaum Sr. Michigan 19-2
4 Mack Lewnes Fr. Cornell 26-2
5 Jake Dieffenbach Sr. Oklahoma State 17-2
6 Jon Reader Fr. Iowa State 20-2
7 Mike Cannon So. American 14-2
8 Trevor Stewart Jr. Central Michigan 14-5
9 Matt Coughlin So. Indiana 14-4
10 Stephen Dwyer So. Nebraska 24-5
11 Moza Fay Jr. Northern Iowa 13-5
12 Keegan Mueller Sr. North Carolina 16-3
13 Colt Sponseller Fr. Ohio State 11-0
14 Pat Pitsch Sr. Arizona State 12-6
15 Kurt Gross Sr. Kent State 21-4
16 Jarrod King Jr. Edinboro 20-6
17 Kurt Swartz Fr. Boise State 21-6
18 Zach Shanaman Jr. Penn 15-5
19 Andy Rendos So. Bucknell 18-5
20 Chris Brown So. Old Dominion 27-8
174
1
Keith Gavin Sr. Pittsburgh 19-0
2 Jay Borschel So. Iowa 19-4
3 Brandon Sinnott Sr. Central Michigan 19-3
4 Steve Luke Jr. Michigan 19-3
5 Alton Lucas Jr. Hofstra 18-2
6 Brandon Browne So. Nebraska 24-2
7 Brandon Mason Jr. Oklahoma State 22-3
8 Matt Stolpinski Sr. Navy 27-6
9 Mike Letts So. Maryland 13-4
10 Steve Anceravage Jr. Cornell 19-3
11 Gabe Dretsch Sr. Minnesota 20-6
12 Nick Hayes Sr. Northwestern 15-4
13 Duke Burk So. Northern Illinois 17-3
14 Lloyd Rogers So. UT-Chattanooga 17-3
15 Phil Moricone Jr. Edinboro 17-8
16 Dave Erwin So. Penn State 19-6
17 John Dergo So. Illinois 19-7
18 Justin Herbert Jr. Franklin & Marshall 19-1
19 Josh Patterson So. Binghamton 9-2
20 Eric Decker So. Virginia Tech 17-6
184
1 Jake Varner So. Iowa State 17-0
2 Tyrel Todd Jr. Michigan 18-1
3 Mike Pucillo So. Ohio State 14-1
4 Christian Sinnott Sr. Central Michigan 17-4
5 Roger Kish Sr. Minnesota 8-3
6 Raymond Jordan Jr. Missouri 18-1
7 Josh Weitzel Sr. Oklahoma 18-0
8 Phil Keddy So. Iowa 18-6
9 Kirk Smith Fr. Boise State 16-1
10 Rocco Caponi Jr. Virginia 29-1
11 Vince Jones Jr. Nebraska 16-7
12 Ian Murphy Sr. Cal State-Fullerton 17-6
13 Trevor Brandvold So. Wisconsin 15-6
14 Phil Bomberger Jr. Penn State 12-5
15 Brent Chriswell Fr. Arizona State 8-2
16 Chris Honeycutt Fr. Edinboro 16-3
17 Josh Haines Jr. Maryland 13-5
18 Doug Umbehauer Jr. Rider 15-8
19 Lior Zamir Jr. Penn 12-7
20 Ryan Goodman Jr. N.C. State 12-4
197
1 Josh Glenn Sr. American 8-0
2 Phil Davis Sr. Penn State 11-0
3 Mike Tamillow Sr. Northwestern 19-2
4 Dallas Herbst Jr. Wisconsin 18-1
5 Joel Flaggert Sr. Oklahoma 18-1
6 Wynn Michalak Sr. Central Michigan 18-1
7 Hudson Taylor So. Maryland 21-2
8 Joe Rovelli Sr. Hofstra 19-3
9 Max Askren So. Missouri 15-2
10 Craig Brester So. Nebraska 13-2
11 Daren Burns Sr. UNC Greensboro 24-4
12 Jared Villers Sr. West Virginia 9-2
13 Patrick Bond So. Illinois 17-3
14 Anthony Biondo Fr. Michigan 22-6
15 Joe Williams Sr. Michigan State 19-7
16 Brent Jones So. Virginia 24-7
17 Cayle Byers Fr. George Mason 27-5
18 T.J. Morrison Sr. Rider 13-7
19 Matt Koz Sr. UT-Chattanooga 9-6
20 David Bertolino Sr. Iowa State 14-4
285
1
Dustin Fox Sr. Northwestern 11-0
2 J.D. Bergman Sr. Ohio State 20-1
3 Ed Prendergast Sr. Navy 23-4
4 Wade Sauer Jr. Cal State-Fullerton 21-3
5 David Zabriskie So. Iowa State 19-4
6 Matt Fields Sr. Iowa 21-3
7 Jared Rosholt So. Oklahoma State 21-2
8 Bubba Gritter Sr. Central Michigan 16-4
9 Mike Spaid Sr. Bloomsburg 30-4
10 Zach Hammond Jr. Cornell 17-4
11 Zach Sheaffer Jr. Pittsburgh 26-7
12 Kyle Massey Jr. Wisconsin 16-5
13 Mark Ellis So. Missouri 14-6
14 Joe Fendone Jr. Edinboro 13-4
15 John Laboranti So. Penn State 18-4
16 Jermail Porter Sr. Kent State 24-7
17 Dustin Rogers Sr. West Virginia 5-2
18 Justin Dobies Jr. North Carolina 16-5
19 John Wise Jr. Illinois 21-9
20 Jon May Sr. Nebraska 14-8
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