Mavs Stay on Top in Latest NWCA Poll
EDMOND, Okla. - The University of Nebraska at Omaha wrestling team maintained its No. 1 ranking in the NCAA Division II wrestling rankings released on Wednesday, with the defending national champion Mavericks the unanimous first-place pick in the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association poll.
UNO collected all eight first-place votes in balloting of coaches from around the country to finish with 160 in the sixth poll of the regular season. The Mavs have held their stranglehold on the top spot for 13 straight polls for the past two years. UNO was tops in all seven polls in the 2008-09 season en route to winning its fifth Division II title.
Newberry (S.C.) received all eight second-place votes and stayed No. 2 with 152 points, while Upper Iowa jumped from sixth to third, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) fell a spot to fourth and Wisconsin-Parkside moved up two spots to fifth. Rounding out the top 10 is Augustana (S.D.), Minnesota State, Gannon (Pa.), St. Cloud State and Nebraska-Kearney.
Individually, the Mavs have wrestlers ranked in the top four in all 10 weight classes.
#Jacob Marrs# remains No. 1 at 197 pounds. #Terrell McKinney# (125), #Cody Garcia# (133), #George Ivanov# (157), #Aaron Denson# (174) and #Elijah Madison# (285) are all ranked No. 2. #Mario Morgan# (141) and #Esai Dominguez# (149) are both ranked No. 3. #Ryan Pankoke# (165) and #Austin Boehm# (184) are both No. 4.
The 2010 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships will be held March 12-13 in Omaha, Neb.
Rank School (State) Points Last Ranking
1. Nebraska-Omaha 160 1st
2. Newberry (S.C.) 152 2nd
3. Upper Iowa 138 6th
4. Pittsburgh-Johnstown 130 3rd
5. Wisconsin-Parkside 123 7th
6. Augustana (S.D.) 107 10th
7. Minnesota State 106 4th
8. Gannon (Pa.) 103 5th
T9. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 96 8th
T9. Nebraska-Kearney 96 9th
11. North Carolina-Pembroke 71 NR
12. Western State (Colo.) 70 13th
13. Central Oklahoma 60 11th
14. Findlay (Ohio) 53 T15th
15. Fort Hays State (Kan.) 51 17th
16. Adams State (Colo.) 50 14th
17. West Liberty (W.Va.) 37 12th
18. Kutztown (Pa.) 34 T15th
19. San Francisco State (Calif.) 22 18th
20. Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 11 19th
Others receiving votes: Central Missouri, East Stroudsburg (Pa.), Indianapolis (Ind.), Mesa State (Colo.), Northern State (S.D).
