@PackWrestle with Eight in First NCAA Coaches’ Panel Rankings
1/24/2019 12:21:00 PM | Wrestling
NC State with four among top-8 in their weight classes
RALEIGH, N.C. - The NCAA released the first of four coaches' panel rankings for the 2018-19 wrestling season. The final rankings will be one of the tools used as part of the selection process to determine qualifiers and seeding for the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on March 21-23 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.
No. 8 NC State had eight of its 10 starters ranked (Sean Fausz at 125 does not have enough matches to qualify). The Pack also has four ranked among the top-8 in their weight class, All-American status.
Wrestlers in each weight class will be measured by winning percentage, rating percentage index (RPI) and coaches' rankings to earn allocation spots for their qualifying tournaments for the championships. The coaches' rankings are compiled by a vote of coaches representing each qualifying tournament. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. To be eligible for the rankings, wrestlers must have participated in at least five matches against Division I opponents in the weight class and have wrestled within the last 30 days.
No. 8 NC State had eight of its 10 starters ranked (Sean Fausz at 125 does not have enough matches to qualify). The Pack also has four ranked among the top-8 in their weight class, All-American status.
| Weight | Wrestler | Ranking | Record |
| 133 | R-So. Tariq Wilson | #8 | 11-2 |
| 141 | R-Sr. Jamel Morris | #26 | 16-3 |
| 149 | Gr. Justin Oliver | #7 | 12-2 |
| 157 | R-So. Hayden Hidlay | #4 | 13-2 |
| 165 | R-So. Thomas Bullard | #16 | 13-5 |
| 174 | R-So. Daniel Bullard | #21 | 15-5 |
| 184 | R-So. Nick Reenan | #4 | 10-1 |
| 197 | R-Sr. Malik McDonald | #21 | 12-6 |
Wrestlers in each weight class will be measured by winning percentage, rating percentage index (RPI) and coaches' rankings to earn allocation spots for their qualifying tournaments for the championships. The coaches' rankings are compiled by a vote of coaches representing each qualifying tournament. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. To be eligible for the rankings, wrestlers must have participated in at least five matches against Division I opponents in the weight class and have wrestled within the last 30 days.
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