2002-03 College News - NCAA Division II Rankings

NCAA Division II Rankings

Wednesday, Dec. 11

EDMOND, Okla. -- Defending NCAA Division II national champion Central Oklahoma earned the No. 1 ranking in the first regular season NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches' Association poll that was released Wednesday.

The Bronchos, who captured their 13th national title last March, received seven of the eight first-place votes in balloting of coaches from around the country and finished with 159 points to claim the No. 1 rating.

Nebraska-Omaha is second in the poll with 150 points, while North Dakota State earned the other first-place vote and is third with 146 points followed by Nebraska-Kearney with 132 points and Ashland (Ohio) with 129.

Rounding out the top 10 is South Dakota State, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.), San Francisco State, Findlay (Ohio) and Wisconsin-Parkside.

UCO has four individuals ranked No. 1 -- returning champions Cole Province (133), Matt Dodgen (141) and Shawn Silvis (165) and 2000 champion Mark Dodgen (125).

The 2003 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships will be held in Wheeling, W. Va. on March 14-15.

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

Rank School (State) Points Pre-season 1. Central Oklahoma 159 1st 2. Nebraska-Omaha 150 2nd 3. North Dakota State 146 3rd 4. Nebraska-Kearney 132 5th 5. Ashland (Ohio) 129 9th 6. South Dakota State 114 4th 7. Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 112 20th 8. San Francisco State (Calif.) 101 T-6th 9. Findlay (Ohio) 93 T-6th 10. Wisconsin-Parkside 89 T-15th 11. Minnesota State-Mankato 77 T-15th 12. Adams State (Colo.) 65 T-13th 13. Central Missouri State 56 NR 14. Northern Colorado 50 T-13th 15. Augustana (S.D.) 49 17th 16. West Liberty State (W. Va.) 33 NR 17. Fort Hays State (Kan.) 30 NR 18. Gannon (Pa.) 27 12th 19. Minnesota-State-Moorhead 18 18th 20. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 16 T-10th
Others Receiving Votes: Central Washington, Colorado School of Mines, Mercyhurst (Pa.), Northern State (S.D.) and Western State (Colo.)

125 Pounds
1. Mark Dodgen, Central Oklahoma
2. Jared Haberman, Western State (Colo.)
3. Bryce Abbey, Nebraska-Kearney
4. Matt Strawser, North Dakota State
5. Dan Hilario, Nebraska-Omaha
6. Aaron Graumann, Augustana (S.D.)
7. Don Dew, Findlay (Ohio)
8. Drew Passley, Central Missouri State
133 Pounds
1. Cole Province, Central Oklahoma
2. Tony Fratzke, Minnesota State-Mankato
3. Joey Simcoe, Findlay (Ohio)
4. Eli Dominguez, Nebraska-Omaha
5. Adam Keiswetter, Nebraska-Kearney
6. Adam Mars, Adams State (Colo.)
7. Josh Soupir, Southwest State (Minn.)
8. Curry Pickard, North Carolina-Pembroke
141 Pounds
1. Matt Dodgen, Central Oklahoma
2. Roderick Ratcliff, Nebraska-Omaha
3. Brad Russell, Wisconsin-Parkside
4. Jeremy Roe, South Dakota State
5. Ronnie Stafford, Northern Colorado
6. Shane Barnes, Adams State (Colo.)
7. Jason Nester, Pittsburgh-Johnstown
8. Merrick Meyer, Truman State (Mo.)
149 Pounds
1. Waylon Lowe, Findlay (Ohio)
2. Adrian Jiron, Western State (Colo.)
3. Brandon Pfizenmaier, Nebraska-Kearney
4. Mitchell Napier, Indianapolis (Ind.)
5. Aaron Monseau, West Liberty State (W. Va.)
6. Brendan Bosko, Gannon (Pa.)
7. Hannon Hisek, Minnesota State-Mankato
8. Brad Becker, Wisconsin-Parkside
157 Pounds
1. Paul Carlson, North Dakota State
2. Gary Skoch, Ashland (Ohio)
3. Jared Novak, Central Washington
4. Brody Olson, Northern Colorado
5. Cory Beckman, Minnesota State-Mankato
6. Travis Koppenhafer, Adams State (Colo.)
7. Luke Main, West Liberty State (W. Va.)
8. Nate Hanson, Minnesota State-Moorhead
165 Pounds
1. Shawn Silvis, Central Oklahoma
2. Tyler Bryant, South Dakota State
3. Michael Fielder, North Dakota State
4. Riley Ross, Nebraska-Kearney
5. Lucas Mackesy, Findlay (Ohio)
6. Matt LaMotte, West Liberty State (W. Va.)
7. Tony Morgan, Carson-Newman (Tenn.)
8. Greg Chirielson, Colorado School of Mines
174 Pounds
1. Bob Edmonds, Nebraska-Omaha
2. Tom Meester, Augustana (S.D.)
3. Jon Duncombe, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
4. Frank Kuchera, Nebraska-Kearney
5. Tom Bauer, Ashland (Ohio)
6. Randy Pyle, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
7. Zach Stephens, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
8. Jason Tapia, Central Oklahoma
184 Pounds
1. Mauricio Wright, San Francisco State (Calif.)
2. Tyler Jones, South Dakota State
3. Jeff Henning, Central Oklahoma
4. Sam Kenton, Augustana (S.D.)
5. Zach Stalder, Nebraska-Omaha
6. Franco Santiago, Central Washington
7. Rory Herring, Wisconsin-Parkside
8. Chris Canale, Ashland (Ohio)
197 Pounds
1. Chad Wallace, Nebraska-Omaha
2. Justin Mautz, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
3. Brian Kraemer, North Dakota State
4. Drew Dunbar, San Francisco State
5. Ben Kuntz, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
6. Brian King, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
7. Jason McMillan, Northern Colorado
8. Seth Shippy, Central Missouri State
Heavyweight
1. Lyneil Mitchell, Gannon (Pa.)
2. Dustin Darveaux, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
3. Barron Blanchard, Northern State (S.D.)
4. Brent Beckstein, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
5. Tom Poe, West Liberty State (W. Va.)
6. Aaron Wiens, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
7. Bob Murphy, Nebraska-Kearney
8. Lance Tolstedt, Nebraska-Omaha

Rank	School (State)	Points	Pre-season
1.	Central Oklahoma	159	1st
2.	Nebraska-Omaha	150	2nd
3.	North Dakota State	146	3rd
4.	Nebraska-Kearney	132	5th
5.	Ashland (Ohio)	129	9th
6.	South Dakota State	114	4th
7.	Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)	112	20th
8.	San Francisco State (Calif.)	101	T-6th
9.	Findlay (Ohio)	93	T-6th
10.	Wisconsin-Parkside	89	T-15th
11.	Minnesota State-Mankato	77	T-15th
12.	Adams State (Colo.)	65	T-13th
13.	Central Missouri State	56	NR
14.	Northern Colorado	50	T-13th
15.	Augustana (S.D.)	49	17th
16.	West Liberty State (W. Va.)	33	NR
17.	Fort Hays State (Kan.)	30	NR
18.	Gannon (Pa.)	27	12th
19.	Minnesota-State-Moorhead	18	18th
20.	St. Cloud State (Minn.)	16	T-10th