Navigation Links (Access Key 2)

InterMat: Inside info from the N.W.C.A

 



USA Today/InterMat/NWCA Preseason Division I Coaches Poll

Rank
Team (First)
Record
Points
NCAA Finish
1.
Minnesota (12)
20-1
480
2
2.
Oklahoma State
16-2
468
1
3.
Missouri
13-4-1
441
15
4.
Oklahoma
10-6-1
432
3
5.
Iowa
11-7
431
4
6.
Iowa State
11-7
426
13
7.
Michigan
16-2
415
7
8.
Penn State
13-4
400
t9
9.
Cornell
10-4
390
5
10.
Northwestern
10-5
358
13
11.
Hofstra
11-8-1
347
11
12.
Central Michigan
13-4
335
26
13.
Edinboro
12-0
326
8
14.
Penn
11-5
324
12
15.
Ohio State
3-13
319
45
16.
Illinois
9-2-1
290
25
17.
Michigan State
7-10
283
t18
18.
Nebraska
12-5
279
16
19.
Indiana
11-6
251
t18
20.
Cal Poly
10-7
249
23
21.
Lehigh
13-5-1
241
t9
22.
Harvard
5-9-1
226
t31
23.
Arizona State
14-7
216
6
24.
West Virginia
6-6
210
27
25.
Pittsburgh
4-9
128
35
Others receiving votes: Northern Iowa, Rider, Wisconsin

InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Division I Pre-Season Individual Rankings

Revised October 20, 2006
NOTE: NO TRUE FRESHMEN LISTED

125 pounds
1. Sam Hazewinkel, Sr. Oklahoma
2. Troy Nickerson, So. Cornell
3. Nick Simmons, Sr. Michigan State
4. Chad Mendes, Jr. Cal Poly
5. Tanner Gardner, Jr. Stanford
6. Paul Donahoe, So. Nebraska
7. Obe Blanc, Jr. Lock Haven
8. Mike Sees, Jr. Bloomsburg
9. Luke Smith, Jr. Central Michigan
10. Pat Castillo, Jr. Northern Illinois
11. Mark McKnight, Jr. Penn State
12. Mark Moos, Sr. Michigan
13. Javier Maldonado, Sr. UT-Chattanooga
14. Gabe Flores, So. Illinois
15. Chad Sportelli, Sr. Kent State
16. Tim Kephart, Sr. Missouri
17. Collin Cudd, Jr. Wisconsin
18. Christian Staylor, Sr. Old Dominion
19. Travis Lang/Jayson Ness, So./Fr. Minnesota
20. Dave Tomasette, Jr. Hofstra
Notable Redshirts: Matt Fisk, So. Lehigh; Brad Pataky, So. Penn State

133 pounds
1. Matt Valenti, Sr. Penn
2. Mack Reiter, Jr. Minnesota
3. Tyler McCormick, Jr. Missouri
4. Matt Keller, Sr. UT-Chattanooga
5. Coleman Scott, Jr. Oklahoma State
6. Darrell Vasquez, Sr. Cal Poly
7. Evan Sola, Sr. North Carolina
8. Jake Strayer, So. Penn State
9. Rob Preston, Sr. Harvard
10. Drew Headlee, Jr. Pittsburgh
11. Mark Budd, Sr. Buffalo
12. Patrick Aleksanyan/Mike Rowe, So./Fr. Nebraska
13. Joe Baker, So. Navy
14. Andrae Hernandez, So. Indiana
15. Adam Frey, Fr. Cornell
16. Nick Gallick, Fr. Iowa State
17. Zach Tannelli, So. Wisconsin
18. T.J. Enright/Reece Humphrey, Jr./So. Ohio State
19. Sean Clair, So. Eastern Michigan
20. Eric Albright, So. Virginia
Redshirt/Mission: Andrew Hochstrasser, So. Boise State

141 pounds
1. Ryan Lang, Jr. Northwestern
2. Andy Simmons, Sr. Michigan State
3. Brandon Rader, So. West Virginia
4. Alex Tsirtsis, Jr. Iowa
5. Nathan Morgan, Jr. Oklahoma State
6. Jeff Jaggers, So. Ohio State
7. Don Fisch, Jr. Rider
8. C.J. Ettelson, Jr. Northern Iowa
9. Max Meltzer, Jr. Harvard
10. Manuel Rivera, Jr. Minnesota
11. Derek Moore, Sr. UC-Davis
12. Cassio Pero, Sr. Illinois
13. Michael Keefe, Sr. UT-Chattanooga
14. Charles Griffin, Jr. Hofstra
15. Dave Roberts, Sr. Cal Poly
16. Dominick Moyer, Sr. Nebraska
17. Matt Ciasulli, Sr. Lehigh
18. Keith Dickey, Sr. Cornell
19. Cesar Grajales, So. Penn
20. Mitch Mueller, Fr. Iowa State

149 pounds
1. Dustin Schlatter, So. Minnesota
2. Matt Storniolo, Sr. Oklahoma
3. Gregor Gillespie, So. Edinboro
4. Matt Dragon, So. Penn
5. Tyler Turner, Sr. Wisconsin
6. Josh Churella, Jr. Michigan
7. John Cox, Sr. Navy
8. David Jauregui, So. West Virginia
9. Trevor Chinn, So. Lehigh
10. Robert Sanders, So. Nebraska
11. Aaron Martin, Sr. UT-Chattanooga
12. Troy Tirapelle, So. Illinois
13. Jordan Leen, So. Cornell
14. Matt Coughlin, Fr. Indiana
15. Joey Ecklof, So. Pittsburgh
16. Mike Grimes, Sr. Northern Illinois
17. Jason Knipp/Aron Scott/Cyler Sanderson, Jr./Jr./Fr. Iowa State
18. Morgan Atkinson, Jr. Cal State-Fullerton
19. Jason Johnstone/Lance Palmer So./Fr. Ohio State
20. Mike Kessler, So. Rider

157 pounds
1. Brian Stith, Sr. Arizona State
2. Trent Paulson, Sr. Iowa State
3. Brandon Becker, Jr. Indiana
4. Matt Kocher, Jr. Pittsburgh
5. Andrew Flanagan, So. Harvard
6. C.P. Schlatter, Jr. Minnesota
7. Mike Poeta, So. Illinois
8. Travis Piccard, Sr. The Citadel
9. Tyler Sherfey, Jr. Boise State
10. Michael Chandler, Jr. Missouri
11. Nathan Galloway, Sr. Penn State
12. James Strouse, Sr. Hofstra
13. Chris Oliver, So. Nebraska
14. Chris Vondruska, Sr. Ohio State
15. Ryan Hluschak, Jr. Drexel
16. Seth Martin, Sr. Lock Haven
17. Matt Hill, Sr. Edinboro
18. Kurt Gross, Jr. Kent State
19. Will Rowe, Jr. Oklahoma
20. Jake Yost, Sr. UT-Chattanooga
Notable Redshirt: Craig Henning, Jr. Wisconsin

165 pounds
1. Johny Hendricks, Sr. Oklahoma State
2. Mark Perry, Jr. Iowa
3. Mike Patrovich, Sr. Hofstra
4. Deonte Penn, Sr. Edinboro
5. Travis Paulson, Sr. Iowa State
6. Eric Tannenbaum, Jr. Michigan
7. Nick Baima, Sr. Northern Iowa
8. Matt Pell, Sr. Missouri
9. Pat Pitsch, Jr. Arizona State
10. Johnny Galloway, Jr. Northern Illinois
11. Larry Hall, Jr. West Virginia
12. Marc Harwood, Jr. Nebraska
13. Steve Anceravage, Jr. Cornell
14. Max Dean, Jr. Indiana
15. Jarrod King, So. Oklahoma
16. Dan Bedoy, Jr. Purdue
17. Jake Donar, Jr. Wisconsin
18. Rocky Cozart, Fr. Michigan State
19. Trevor Stewart, So. Central Michigan
20. Mitch Kuhlman, Jr. Minnesota

174 pounds
1. Ben Askren, Sr. Missouri
2. Matt Herrington, Sr. Penn
3. James Yonushonis, Sr. Penn State
4. Matt Palmer, Sr. Columbia
5. Ken Cook, Sr. UC-Davis
6. Brandon Mason, So. Oklahoma State
7. Ken Robertson, Sr. Eastern Illinois
8. David Helfrich, Sr. Lehigh
9. Kurt Brenner, Jr. West Virginia
10. Steve Luke, So. Michigan
11. Gabe Dretsch, Jr. Minnesota
12. Blake Maurer, Jr. Ohio State
13. Donny Reynolds, Sr. Illinois
14. Brandon Sinnott, Jr. Central Michigan
15. David Bertolino/Grant Turner, Jr./Sr. Iowa State
16. Josh Weitzel/Shane Seibert, Sr./Sr. Oklahoma
17. Chad Beatty/Eric Luedke, Fr./Sr. Iowa
18. Aaron Miller, Sr. Kent State
19. Jeremy Larson, Sr. Oregon State
20. Nick Hernandez, So. Cal Poly

184 pounds
1. Jake Herbert, Jr. Northwestern
2. Roger Kish, Jr. Minnesota
3. Alex Clemsen, Sr. Edinboro
4. Raymond Jordan, So. Missouri
5. Joe Rovelli, Jr. Hofstra
6. Vince Jones, So. Nebraska
7. Christian Sinnott, Jr. Central Michigan
8. Tyrel Todd, So. Michigan
9. Steve Borja, Sr. Virginia Tech
10. Jake Varner, Fr. Iowa State
11. Louis Caputo, So. Harvard
12. Rocco Caponi, So. Virginia
13. Alex Picazo/Mike Pucillo, Sr./Fr. Ohio State
14. Joe Williams, Jr. Michigan State
15. Greg Gifford, Sr. Arizona State
16. Brent Parkey, Jr. Oklahoma State
17. Matt Wetterling, Jr. North Dakota State
18. Jeremy Colbert, Jr. N.C. State
19. Josh Haines, So. Maryland
20. Chance Litton, So. West Virginia
Notable redshirt: David Erwin, So. Penn State

197 pounds
1. Phil Davis, Jr. Penn State
2. Jerry Rinaldi, Sr. Cornell
3. Josh Glenn, Jr. American
4. Joel Flaggert, Jr. Oklahoma
5. J.D. Bergman, Jr. Ohio State
6. Chris Weidman, Sr. Hofstra
7. Wynn Michalak, Jr. Central Michigan
8. Kurt Backes, Sr. Iowa State
9. Nathan Moore, Sr. Purdue
10. Dallas Herbst, Jr. Wisconsin
11. Hudson Taylor, Fr. Maryland
12. Max Askren, Fr. Missouri
13. Matt Montiero, Sr. Cal Poly
14. Mike Tamillow, Jr. Northwestern
15. Ryan Goodman, So. N.C. State
16. David Dashiell, Sr. North Carolina
17. Jared Villers, Jr. West Virginia
18. Matt Koz, Jr. UT-Chattanooga
19. Jon Oplinger, Jr. Drexel
20. T.J. Morrison, Jr. Rider
Notable Redshirt: Daren Burns, Sr. UNC Greensboro

285 pounds
1. Cole Konrad, Sr. Minnesota
2. Bode Ogunwole, Sr. Harvard
3. Kirk Nail, Jr. Ohio State
4. Spencer Nadolsky, Sr. North Carolina
5. Dustin Fox, Jr. Northwestern
6. Matt Fields, Jr. Iowa
7. Ty Watterson, Sr. Oregon State
8. Payam Zarrinpour, Sr. Sacred Heart
9. Adam LoPiccolo, Jr. American
10. Reece Hopkin, Jr. Northern Colorado
11. Rashard Goff, Jr. Cleveland State
12. Andy Patrick, Jr. Boise State
13. Jared Rosholt, Fr. Oklahoma State
14. Jon May, So. Nebraska
15. Bubba Gritter, Jr. Central Michigan
16. Paul Weibel, Sr. Lehigh
17. Joe Sapp, Sr. Northern Illinois
18. Mike Spaid, Jr. Bloomsburg
19. Jainor Palma, Sr. N.C. State
20. Zach Sheaffer, So. Pittsburgh

Resources:

Sponsors:

Featured Camps:

Search

Click to Search
Information
Premium Features
Content