2017 InterMat Recruiting Class Rankings

[Leonard23]

http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/18200

2017 InterMat Recruiting Class Rankings

1. Iowa
2. Cornell
3. Michigan
4. Virginia Tech
5. Penn State
6. Oklahoma
7. Ohio State
8. Arizona State
9. Nebraska
10. North Carolina
11. Oklahoma State
12. Virginia
13. Wisconsin
14. Missouri
15. Iowa State
16. Binghamton
17. Princeton
18. Purdue
19. Brown
20. Fresno State
21. Army West Point
22. Ohio
23. West Virginia
24. Drexel
25: South Dakota State

Honorable Mention: Lehigh, Minnesota, North Dakota State, Northern Illinois, Pittsburgh

 

[biazza38]

Where's Rutgers? Am I missing something here?

 

[PhilaPhans]

You're not missing anything. We've got one 5 star guy, in my mind, and three decent backups that will hopefully develop into much more.

 

[Ole Cabbagehead]

Where's Rutgers? Am I missing something here?

What he said. Our scholarship recruiting class was essentially 1 guy this year. We have a very unbalanced roster, age wise. This is something the staff should look to "fix" over the next few years.

 

[biazza38]

What he said. Our scholarship recruiting class was essentially 1 guy this year. We have a very unbalanced roster, age wise. This is something the staff should look to "fix" over the next few years.

But overal our roster is solid right? I know we have 1 really good commit

 

[obrats]

Just for the hell of it I went and looked at the last 8 years (2017 - 2010) of Intermat Recruiting Rankings. Below is a breakdown of how many times a team has been ranked in the top 25.

8 - Iowa, Ok St, Penn St, Virginia Tech
7 - Lehigh, Minnesota, Nebraska, tOSU, Okla
6 - Cornell, Illinois, Michigan, Virginia
5 - Indiana, Iowa St, Rutgers, Stanford, Wisconsin
4 - Az St, Maryland, Missouri, NC, NC ST, Northwestern, Old Dominion, Princeton, Purdue
3 - Central Michigan, Drexel, Northern Iowa, Pittsburgh, Utah Valley
2 - Binghamton, Cal Poly, Edinboro, Harvard, Michigan St, North Dakota St, Ohio, Oregon St, Penn, South Dakota St, West Virginia
1 - Army, Boise, Brown, Bucknell, Buffalo, Cal Statebakersfield , Clarion, Fresno St, Lock Haven, Navy, Rider

 

[PhilaPhans]

But overal our roster is solid right? I know we have 1 really good commit

Our roster for this year
125 - No clue
133 - Chance of AA (possible nationals as backup)
141 - Chance of Top 4 AA
149 - No clue
157 - Likely AA (likely AA redshirting as well)
165 - 2-3 guys who could make nationals
174 - Likely nationals, way outside chance at AA
184 - Likely AA
197 - Likely nationals
285 - Likely nationals

This will be our best tournament showing in years if everybody is healthy and happy. I see a chance of 4 AAs if things go right with some blood round guys possible too.

 

[biazza38]

Our roster for this year
125 - No clue
133 - Chance of AA (possible nationals as backup)
141 - Chance of Top 4 AA
149 - No clue
157 - Likely AA (likely AA redshirting as well)
165 - 2-3 guys who could make nationals
174 - Likely nationals, way outside chance at AA
184 - Likely AA
197 - Likely nationals
285 - Likely nationals

This will be our best tournament showing in years if everybody is healthy and happy. I see a chance of 4 AAs if things go right with some blood round guys possible too.

Appreciate the info. I follow the team, but rarely check the eligibility. Thank you

 

[PhilaPhans]

Obrats keeps a great depth chart (and recruiting info) spreadsheet on somewhere in the "Wrestling Depth Chart" thread that's pinned to this board. Check it out!

 

[Racpack]

Our roster for this year
125 - No clue
133 - Chance of AA (possible nationals as backup)
141 - Chance of Top 4 AA
149 - No clue
157 - Likely AA (likely AA redshirting as well)
165 - 2-3 guys who could make nationals
174 - Likely nationals, way outside chance at AA
184 - Likely AA
197 - Likely nationals
285 - Likely nationals

This will be our best tournament showing in years if everybody is healthy and happy. I see a chance of 4 AAs if things go right with some blood round guys possible too.

PhilaPhans - You are more optimistic than I am. You are right that on paper we may have our best team in years if not ever. And we could have 8 or 9 national qualifiers. However, the competition next year will be tougher. Check the projected line-ups of PSU, TOSU, OSU, Cornell, Virginia Tech, NCState, Lehigh, Arizona State, Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and even Northwestern. It will a difficult challenge to get four All Americans. Many outstanding kids are coming off redshirt years. Iowa may have a down year for them. Can't see who else will have a down year. Maybe Obrats can comment.

 

[Passe24]

Michigan will be loaded next year. Top 5 for sure if they stay healthy.