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NCAA Division II Wrestling Rankings

 

Wednesday, Jan. 23

 

EDMOND, Okla. -- Central Oklahoma took over as the new No. 1 team in the NCAA Division II dual wrestling poll, according to the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches' Association team and individual rankings that were released on Wednesday.

 

The Bronchos switched places with North Dakota State, which had been the top-ranked team in the first four polls this season, after defeating the Bison 26-15 in the finals of the NWCA Division II National Duals last weekend in Columbus, Ohio. UCO received all eight first-place votes in the balloting of Division II coaches from around the country to finish with 160 points.

 

NDSU was second with 151 points, while Nebraska-Omaha was third, Ashland (Ohio) fourth and Minnesota State-Mankato fifth. Rounding out the top 10 is Augustana (S.D.), Findlay (Ohio), Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.), Nebraska-Kearney and Central Missouri State.

 

Augustana and Findlay made the biggest jumps in the rankings. The Vikings moved from 14th to sixth after finishing fifth in last week's national dual tournament, while Findlay jumped from 13th to seventh after a sixth-place finish in that 16-team event.

 

The 2002 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships will be March 8-9 in Kenosha, Wis.

 

The NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches' Association Top 20 poll with points and their last ranking (first-place votes in parenthesis):

 

Rank School (State) Points Last Ranking

1. Central Oklahoma (8) 160 2nd

2. North Dakota State 151 1st

3. Nebraska-Omaha 143 4th

4. Ashland (Ohio) 138 3rd

5. Minnesota State-Mankato 122 6th

6. Augustana (S.D.) 120 14th

7. Findlay (Ohio) 105 13th

8. Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 101 5th

9. Nebraska-Kearney 100 8th

10. Central Missouri State 93 10th

11. Wisconsin-Parkside 84 9th

12. South Dakota State 64 7th

13. Adams State (Colo.) 53 19th

14. Fort Hays State (Kan.) 49 15th

15. Western State (Colo.) 46 11th

T16. Chadron State (Neb.) 37 12th

T16. Northern Colorado 37 18th

18. Minnesota State-Moorhead 30 16th

19. Gannon (Pa.) 20 17th

20. Central Washington 8 NR

 

Others receiving votes: Colorado School of Mines, Northern State (S.D.), San Francisco State (Calif.), St. Cloud State (Minn.).

 

125 Pounds

1. Erkin Tadzhimetov, Central Missouri State

2. Brandon Newill, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)

3. Matt Strawser, North Dakota State

4. Lester Berrios, Minnesota State-Mankato

5. Brian Pitts, Adams State (Colo.)

6. Anthony Guillen, Western State (Colo.)

7. Chris Saferite, Central Oklahoma

8. Jim Phillips, Ashland (Ohio)

 

133 Pounds

1. Jacob Ramos, Augustana (S.D.)

2. Chris Peretti, Ashland (Ohio)

3. Cole Province, Central Oklahoma

4. Jake Thielbar, North Dakota State

5. Joey Simcoe, Findlay (Ohio)

6. Kohlby O ' Donnell, Kutztown (Pa.)

7. Chad Flores, Nebraska-Kearney

8. Luke Shaw, Central Missouri State

 

141 Pounds

1. Roderick Ratcliff, Nebraska-Omaha

2. Chris Shears, Ashland (Ohio)

3. Matt Dodgen, Central Oklahoma

4. Brad Russell, Wisconsin-Parkside

5. Shane Barnes, Adams State (Colo.)

6. Cole Denison, Central Washington

7. Jason Nester, Pittsburgh-Johnstown

8. Lucas Christianson, North Dakota State

 

149 Pounds

1. Brandon Pfizenmaier, Nebraska-Kearney

2. Waylon Lowe, Findlay (Ohio)

3. Ken Schmidt, Wisconsin-Parkside

4. Michael Barreras, Central Oklahoma

5. Ryan Wirtzberger, Ashland (Ohio)

6. Hannon Hisek, Minnesota State-Mankato

7. Cody Ritter, Nebraska-Omaha

8. Joe Lloyd, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)

 

157 Pounds

1. Shad Benton, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)

2. Aaron Veskrna, South Dakota State

3. Travis Koppenhafer, Adams State (Colo.)

4. Gary Skoch, Ashland (Ohio)

5. Brody Olson, Northern Colorado

6. Nathan Gomez, Central Oklahoma

7. Paul Carlson, North Dakota State

8. Seth Webster, Augustana (S.D.)

 

165 Pounds

1. Dave Vondy, Western State (Colo.)

2. Tyler Bryant, South Dakota State

3. Shawn Silvis, Central Oklahoma

4. Michael Fielder, North Dakota State

5. Matt Gadient, Minnesota State-Mankato

6. Jason Warthan, Indianapolis (Ind.)

7. Josh McDonald, San Francisco State

8. Alibek Pardakulov, Central Missouri State

 

174 Pounds

1. Todd Fuller, North Dakota State

2. Tom Meester, Augustana (S.D.)

3. Frank Kuchera, Nebraska-Kearney

4. Bob Edmonds, Nebraska-Omaha

5. Joe Callahan, Chadron State (Neb.)

6. James Tietema, Findlay (Ohio)

7. Aaron Johnson, Indianapolis (Ind.)

8. Jon Duncombe, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

 

184 Pounds

1. Mauricio Wright, San Francisco State (Calif.)

2. Tyler Jones, South Dakota State

3. Zach Stalder, Nebraska-Omaha

4. Jeff Henning, Central Oklahoma

5. Chris Rufo, North Dakota State

6. Matt Tyrell, Findlay (Ohio)

7. Joey Krause, Northern State (S.D.)

8. Rory Herring, Wisconsin-Parkside

 

197 Pounds

1. Muhammed Lawal, Central Oklahoma

2. Chad Wallace, Nebraska-Omaha

3. Brian Kraemer, North Dakota State

4. Luke Goral, Wisconsin-Parkside

5. Brian Scislo, Findlay (Ohio)

6. Clell Cox, Ashland (Ohio)

7. Todd Paszek, South Dakota State

8. Jason McMillian, Northern Colorado

 

Heavyweight

1. Nick Severson, North Dakota State

2. James Garvey, Augustana (S.D.)

3. Lyneil Mitchell, Gannon (Pa.)

4. Josh Hendricks, Ashland (Ohio)

5. Dustin Darveaux, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

6. Willie McCowan, Central Missouri State

7. Jon Madsen, South Dakota State

8. Cody Beguin, Chadron State (Neb.)