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USA Today/InterMat/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll
January 15, 2008

Rank
Team (First)
Record
Points
Previous
1
Iowa (7)
11-1
475
2
2
Oklahoma State (5)
10-1
468
3
3
Nebraska
9-2
459
10
4
Michigan
13-2
437
7
5
Minnesota
8-3
432
6
6
Ohio State
13-2
415
11
7
Penn State
8-2
409
1
8
Iowa State
9-3
393
4
9
Central Michigan
8-2
389
5
10
Northwestern
5-4
372
9
11
Missouri
6-2
357
8
12
Hofstra
5-6
355
12
13
Wisconsin
8-1-1
334
13
14
Edinboro
4-2
323
14
15
Illinois
5-1
306
17
16
Cornell
1-4
284
19
17
Indiana
8-2
283
15
(tie)
Oklahoma 
10-1
283
18
19
UT-Chattanooga
5-4
280
16
20
Pittsburgh
7-2
261
20
21
Maryland
9-3
236
21
22
Old Dominion
8-2
210
23
23
Navy
2-3
185
22
24
Cal State-Fullerton
7-5
132
NR
25
Kent State
9-4
101
NR

Dropped out: #24 Northern Iowa, #25 Boise State
Others receiving votes
: Northern Iowa, Penn, Virginia, Boise State

The USA Today/InterMat/NWCA Coaches Poll is voted on by a representative member of each Division I wrestling conference and one wild card.
The InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Individual Rankings are voted on by members of the National Wrestling Media Association.

InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Division I Individual Rankings.

125
Wrestler
Yr.
School
Record
1
Jayson Ness
So.
Minnesota
23-0
2
Angel Escobedo
So.
Indiana
13-0
3
Charlie Falck
Jr.
Iowa
21-1
4
Paul Donahoe
Jr.
Nebraska
10-2
5
Brandon Precin
So.
Northwestern
25-2
6
Tanner Gardner
Sr.
Stanford
25-1
7
Rollie Peterkin
So.
Penn
17-1
8
Mark McKnight
Sr.
Penn State
8-2
9
Javier Maldonado
Sr.
UT-Chattanooga
10-2
10
Dave Tomasette
Sr.
Hofstra
17-5
11
Mike Sees
Sr.
Bloomsburg
23-3
12
Tony Pescaglia
Fr.
Missouri
7-5
13
Gabe Flores
Sr.
Illinois
14-4
14
Luke Smith
Sr.
Central Michigan
13-6
15
Boris Novachkov
Fr.
Cal Poly
15-6
16
Anthony Robles.
Fr.
Arizona State
16-6
17
James Nicholson
Fr.
Old Dominion
20-8
18
Collin Cudd
Sr.
Wisconsin
14-3
19
Fernando Martinez
Sr.
Army
19-3
20
Steve Mytych
Jr.
Drexel
22-4
133
1
Coleman Scott
Sr.
Oklahoma State
19-2
2
Mack Reiter
Sr.
Minnesota
15-1
3
Mike Grey
Fr.
Cornell
27-5
4
Joey Slaton 
So.
Iowa
20-2
5
Franklin Gomez
So.
Michigan State
16-1
6
Lou Ruggirello
So.
Hofstra
22-4
7
Nick Fanthorpe
So.
Iowa State 
20-3
8
Kenny Jordan
Jr. 
Nebraska
11-3
9
Jimmy Kennedy
So.
Illinois
13-4
10
Andrae Hernandez
So.
Indiana
12-3
11
Pat Castillo
Sr.
Northern Illinois
14-5
12
Zach Tanelli
Jr.
Wisconsin
16-4
13
Brian Shelton
So.
Oklahoma
6-2
14
Reece Humphrey
So.
Ohio State
18-4
15
David Marble
So.
Bucknell
16-4
16
Dan Mitcheff
So.
Kent State
22-6
17
Eric Albright
Jr.
Virginia
14-4
18
T.J. Dillashaw
Jr.
Cal State-Fullerton
15-7
19
Steve Hromada
Sr.
UT-Chattanooga
14-4
20
Sean Clair
So.
Eastern Michigan
23-3
141
1
Chad Mendes
Sr.
Cal Poly
18-0
2
Nathan Morgan
Sr.
Oklahoma State
20-1
3
Kellen Russell
Fr.
Michigan
20-2
4
Manuel Rivera
Sr.
Minnesota
23-2
5
Jake Strayer
Jr.
Penn State
10-3
6
Charles Griffin
Sr.
Hofstra
15-3
7
Joe Caramanica
Jr.
N.C. State
20-4
8
Kyle Ruschell
So.
Wisconsin
17-3
9
J Jaggers
Jr.
Ohio State
15-4
10
Dan LeClere
So.
Iowa
17-5
11
Zach Bailey
So.
Oklahoma
23-4
12
Eric Kruger
Jr.
Central Michigan
17-4
13
Ryan Williams
Jr.
Old Dominion
28-8
14
Carter Downing
Sr.
Wyoming
14-4
15
Drew Headlee
Sr.
Pittsburgh
15-6
16
Drew Lashaway
Jr.
Kent State
20-8
17
Matt Kyler
So.
Army
23-4
18
Nick Gallick
So.
Iowa State
16-9
19
Ryan Prater
Fr.
Illinois
14-4
20
C.J. Ettelson
Sr.
Northern Iowa
6-7
149
1
Dustin Schlatter
Jr.
Minnesota
13-1
2
J.P. O'Connor
So.
Harvard
13-1
3
Brent Metcalf
So.
Iowa
20-1
4
Ryan Lang
Sr.
Northwestern
9-1
5
Lance Palmer
So.
Ohio State
16-4
6
Bubba Jenkins
So.
Penn State
13-1
7
Jordan Burroughs
So.
Nebraska
21-5
8
Josh Churella
Sr.
Michigan
17-4
9
Will Rowe
Jr.
Oklahoma
19-1
10
Darrion Caldwell
So.
N.C. State
21-3
11
Morgan Atkinson
Sr.
Cal State-Fullerton
24-5
12
Adam Hall
Fr.
Boise State
20-5
13
Scott Ervin
Sr.
Appalachian St.
24-5
14
Cesar Grajales
So.
Penn
19-3
15
Kyle Fried
Sr.
Binghamton
4-0
16
Mike Roberts
Jr.
Boston U.
17-5
17
Kaylen Baxter
So.
Old Dominion
30-7
18
Josh Wagner
Jr.
Missouri
14-7
19
Jake Patacsil
Jr.
Purdue
14-4
20
Joey Knox
So.
UT-Chattanooga
14-8
157
1
Mike Poeta
Jr.
Illinois
17-0
2
Craig Henning
Sr.
Wisconsin
16-1
3
Gregor Gillespie
Jr.
Edinboro
21-2
4
Dan Vallimont
So.
Penn State
17-0
5
Matt Kocher
Sr.
Pittsburgh
15-4
6
Cyler Sanderson
So.
Iowa State
21-2
7
C.P. Schlatter
Sr.
Minnesota
18-2
8
Jordan Leen
Sr.
Cornell
12-2
9
Brandon Becker
Sr.
Indiana
10-2
10
Tyler Sherfey
Jr.
Boise State
22-5
11
Chase Pami
So.
Cal Poly
18-4
12
Michael Chandler
Jr.
Missouri
15-4
13
Josh Zupancic
Sr.
Stanford
23-5
14
Ryan Hluschak
Sr.
Drexel
18-2
15
Newly McSpadden
So.
Oklahoma State
18-5
16
Ryan Morningstar
So.
Iowa
13-5
17
Matt Moley
So.
Bloomsburg
22-4
18
Zac Fryling
Sr.
West Virginia
6-4
19
Chris Oliver
Jr.
Nebraska
14-4
20
Seth Garvin
Jr.
UT-Chattanooga
15-4
165
1
Mark Perry
Sr.
Iowa
18-2
2
Eric Tannenbaum
Sr.
Michigan
19-1
3
Nick Marable
So.
Missouri
15-3
4
Mack Lewnes
Fr.
Cornell
26-2
5
Jake Dieffenbach
Sr.
Oklahoma State
16-1
6
Jon Reader
Fr.
Iowa State
19-2
7
Matt Coughlin
So.
Indiana
14-4
8
Stephen Dwyer
So.
Nebraska
24-4
9
Moza Fay
Jr.
Northern Iowa
13-5
10
Mike Cannon
So.
American
10-1
11
Trevor Stewart
Jr.
Central Michigan
13-3
12
Keegan Mueller
Sr.
North Carolina
16-3
13
Colt Sponseller
Fr.
Ohio State
10-0
14
Pat Pitsch
Sr.
Arizona State
12-6
15
Kurt Gross
Sr.
Kent State
21-4
16
Jarrod King
Jr.
Edinboro
18-6
17
Chris Brown
So.
Old Dominion
23-8
18
Kurt Swartz
Fr.
Boise State
17-6
19
Zach Shanaman
Jr.
Penn
15-5
20
Max Dean

Sr.

Oklahoma
15-2
174
1
Keith Gavin
Sr.
Pittsburgh
19-0
2
Brandon Mason
Jr.
Oklahoma State
21-2
3
Jay Borschel
So.
Iowa
19-4
4
Steve Luke
Jr.
Michigan
19-2
5
Alton Lucas
Jr.
Hofstra
13-2
6
Brandon Browne
So.
Nebraska
23-2
7
Brandon Sinnott
Sr.
Central Michigan
18-3
8
Matt Stolpinski
Sr.
Navy
27-6
9
Mike Letts
So.
Maryland
12-4
10
Steve Anceravage
Jr.
Cornell
19-3
11
Gabe Dretsch
Sr.
Minnesota
20-6
12
Nick Hayes
Sr.
Northwestern
15-4
13
Duke Burk
So.
Northern Illinois
13-3
14
Lloyd Rogers
So.
UT-Chattanooga
16-3
15
Phil Moricone
Jr.
Edinboro
15-8
16
Dave Erwin
So.
Penn State
19-5
17
John Dergo
So.
Illinois
11-7
18
Justin Herbert
Jr.
F&M
17-1
19
Josh Patterson
So.
Binghamton
6-1
20
Eric Decker
So.
Virginia Tech
17-5
184
1
Jake Varner
So.
Iowa State
16-0
2
Tyrel Todd
Jr.
Michigan
17-1
3
Mike Pucillo
So.
Ohio State
13-1
4
Christian Sinnott
Sr.
Central Michigan
17-3
5
Roger Kish
Sr.
Minnesota
8-3
6
Raymond Jordan
Jr.
Missouri
17-1
7
Josh Weitzel
Sr.
Oklahoma
16-0
8
Phil Keddy
So.
Iowa
17-5
9
Kirk Smith
Fr.
Boise State
15-1
10
Rocco Caponi
Jr.
Virginia
26-1
11
Louis Caputo
Jr.
Harvard
12-5
12
Vince Jones
Jr.
Nebraska
15-7
13
Ian Murphy
Sr.
Cal State-Fullerton
17-6
14
Trevor Brandvold
So.
Wisconsin
15-4
15
Phil Bomberger
Jr.
Penn State
12-4
16
Brent Chriswell
Fr.
Arizona State
8-2
17
Chris Honeycutt
Fr.
Edinboro
14-3
18
Josh Haines
Jr.
Maryland
12-5
19
Doug Umbehauer
Jr.
Rider
11-8
20
Lior Zamir
Jr.
Penn
12-7
197
1
Josh Glenn
Sr.
American
8-0
2
Phil Davis
Sr.
Penn State
10-0
3
Joel Flaggert
Sr.
Oklahoma
17-0
4
Mike Tamillow
Sr.
Northwestern
19-2
5
Wynn Michalak
Sr.
Central Michigan
17-1
6
Dallas Herbst
Jr.
Wisconsin
18-1
7
Hudson Taylor
So.
Maryland
20-2
8
Joe Rovelli
Sr.
Hofstra
14-3
9
Max Askren
So.
Missouri
14-2
10
Craig Brester
So.
Nebraska
12-2
11
Daren Burns
Sr.
UNC Greensboro
22-3
12
Jared Villers
Sr.
West Virginia
9-2
13
Patrick Bond
So.
Illinois
14-3
14
Matt Koz
Sr.
UT-Chattanooga
9-5
15
Anthony Biondo
Fr.
Michigan
22-5
16
T.J. Morrison
Sr.
Rider
11-5
17
David Bertolino
Sr.
Iowa State
14-3
18
Joe Williams
Sr.
Michigan State
19-7
19
Brent Jones
So.
Virginia
24-7
20
Clayton Foster
Fr.
Oklahoma State
16-5
285
1
Dustin Fox
Sr.
Northwestern
11-0
2
J.D. Bergman
Sr.
Ohio State
19-1
3
Ed Prendergast
Sr.
Navy
22-4
4
David Zabriskie
So.
Iowa State
18-3
5
Wade Sauer
Jr.
Cal State-Fullerton
21-3
6
Matt Fields
Sr.
Iowa
20-3
7
Jared Rosholt
So.
Oklahoma State
19-2
8
Bubba Gritter
Sr.
Central Michigan
14-4
9
Mike Spaid
Sr.
Bloomsburg
29-4
10
Zach Hammond
Jr.
Cornell
17-4
11
Zach Sheaffer
Jr.
Pittsburgh
26-7
12
Mark Ellis
So.
Missouri
14-5
13
Kyle Massey
Jr.
Wisconsin
12-5
14
Joe Fendone
Jr.
Edinboro
12-3
15
John Laboranti
So.
Penn State
18-3
16
Jermail Porter
Sr.
Kent State
24-7
17
Dustin Rogers
Sr.
West Virginia
5-2
18
Justin Dobies
Jr.
North Carolina
16-5
19
John Wise
Jr.
Illinois
17-9
20
Jon May
Sr.
Nebraska
14-7


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