Wrestling ranked #18 in Preseason Coaches Poll
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Football aside, it's shaping up to be a good week for RU athletics, with women's soccer in the Top 10, men's soccer at #21, and now the wrestling team at #18 in the preseason poll. The B1G not only had 9 ranked teams, but had four of those inside the top 5.
Didn't Ohio State win the national championship in wrestling last season? Or was it just the B1G tournament that they won? I see that Mizzou was undefeated and finished ranked #1. But they complete in the MAC? What's up with that? Doesn't the SEC have wrestling?
Didn't Ohio State win the national championship in wrestling last season? Or was it just the B1G tournament that they won? I see that Mizzou was undefeated and finished ranked #1. But they complete in the MAC? What's up with that? Doesn't the SEC have wrestling?
Yes OSU won Nat. Championship in wrestling...Mizzou I think won the National Duals over Iowa last year..( I believe the only recognized team champion is the one who finishes first at NCAA's) SEC does not have wrestling, hence Mizzou being in MAC
tOSU did win the national championship, which is decided only by 1 final individual tournament at the end of the year. each D1 school can qualify 1 wrestler per weight class for this tournament but only 33 wrestlers per weight class make it to the tournament.
Mizzou had a great season and went undefeated in dual meets but that has no affect on the final tournament and their final NCAA rankings (that was just their final finish in the coaches poll). they are also the only school in the SEC with a D1 wrestling team. They've been competing in the MAC since leaving the Big12.
edit: jerzey devil beat me to most of the answers.
There are rankings for dual team, tournament team and individual wrestlers put out by different publishers. The NCAA only has one ranking.
To increase the interest in dual meets, there are proponents for making the winner of the national duals the national champion instead. This would make wrestling more like March Madness, as it may be more inclusive for the general public to cheer for a team rather than an individual wrestler the casual or novice observer may not know. Another consideration has been to give the winner of the national duals a score bonus in the NCAA tournament. This would force all the highly ranked teams to compete, and not save themselves of the NCAA tourney. over the past 5 years both iowa and penn st have not competed for a variety of reasons.
Personally I don't think the NCAA tourney is a fair evaluation of the best team in the country. The national duals caps the productivity of each wrestler, where as in the NCAA tourney, with bonus points one individual can eclipse the productivity of a few All -Americans. In fact I believe when Dake beat Taylor in the finals, Taylor had more team points awarded to him based on his bonus scores. kind of ridiculous.
To increase the interest in dual meets, there are proponents for making the winner of the national duals the national champion instead. This would make wrestling more like March Madness, as it may be more inclusive for the general public to cheer for a team rather than an individual wrestler the casual or novice observer may not know. Another consideration has been to give the winner of the national duals a score bonus in the NCAA tournament. This would force all the highly ranked teams to compete, and not save themselves of the NCAA tourney. over the past 5 years both iowa and penn st have not competed for a variety of reasons.
Personally I don't think the NCAA tourney is a fair evaluation of the best team in the country. The national duals caps the productivity of each wrestler, where as in the NCAA tourney, with bonus points one individual can eclipse the productivity of a few All -Americans. In fact I believe when Dake beat Taylor in the finals, Taylor had more team points awarded to him based on his bonus scores. kind of ridiculous.
Scott Goodale had the media day event for the press. He talked about the experience gained by wrestling in the Big last year. Said it is a 12 month grind for our kids to try to get to be great. We are making progress and kids are getting better. Told the press he cares where we are ranked. Talked about a tough, beefed up out of conference schedule. Said Delvecchio and Theobold will redshirt and Dippery and Giraldo will start. Talked about Campy losing a match to Hayden and just did not want to continue. Heart was not in it anymore. Great kid who will do well and is doing so academically and socially. Wrestlers interviewed by the press were AA, AP, Dippery, Lewis and Backukas. It was a great event.
Maybe Camp should have accepted Schiano's football schollie offer after all. He could have gained the weight and strength needed to be a great linebacker, and never have to worry about cutting weight again. Not having a 220 pound weight class in college, like they do in HS impacted Camp greatly.
your prob right but im not so sure even with a easy made weight class to wrestle we would have ever seen the Camp we all new. Who would have thought his freshman year at Ohio was his peek. Just another NJ high school stud not reaching his potential on the mat. im sure it wont be the last either. Glad he is still in school as well.
Burnout happens & not just NJ wrestlers. There is no more grueling sport than wrestling, especially with cutting weight. Hopefully, his academics are in order, he graduates & is productive & stays out of trouble.
