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NCAA announces
wrestling coaches’ panel rankings
Jan. 20, 2012: The NCAA released Friday the first of three
coaches’ panel rankings for the 2011-12 wrestling season. The
final rankings will be one of the tools used as part of the
selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2012
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, set for March
15-17, 2012 in St. Louis.
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Wrestlers in each weight class will be measured by winning
percentage, rating percentage index (RPI) and coaches’ rankings
to earn spots for the 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling
Championships. The coaches’ rankings are compiled by a vote of
coaches across the nation. Each qualifying tournament has five
coaches rank the top 33 wrestlers in two weight classes. For
ranking purposes, coaches must select a wrestler as a starter at
a designated weight class. In addition, coaches may only select
one wrestler per weight class.
The top-ranked wrestlers at each weight class in the inaugural
rankings are: Zachary Sanders, University of Minnesota, Twin
Cities (125 pounds); Devin Carter, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University (133 pounds); Kendric Maple,
University of Oklahoma (141 pounds); Frank Molinaro,
Pennsylvania State University (149 pounds); Kyle Dake, Cornell
University (157 pounds); David Taylor, Penn State (165 pounds);
Nick Amuchastegui, Stanford University (174 pounds); Joe
LeBlanc, University of Wyoming (184 pounds); Christopher
Honeycutt, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (197 pounds) and
Ryan Flores, American University (Heavyweight).
The full rankings for each weight class are included as an
attachment and are also available at
www.ncaa.com.
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