The NCAA released the Coaches Panel Rankings and RPI (Ratings Percentage Index). Iowa Wrestling is looking very good in both rankings. Several Iowa wrestlers are not yet eligible to be ranked in the RPI due to not meeting the minimum 15 total matches. The rankings below are based on records before the Minnesota meet.
From NCAA.com:
“The first two rankings (Jan. 24/Feb. 13) are used primarily for educational purposes to promote the selection criteria to coaches, student-athletes, media and fans. The third ranking (Feb. 27) will be the ranking that will be used by the NCAA Wrestling Committee to assist in determining the advance allocations to each qualifying tournament. The final ranking following conference tournaments will be used to provide the most accurate and up-to-date rankings to the committee as an important element of the selection criteria during the in-person selection meeting.
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 above criteria, in addition to head-to-head competition, quality wins, results against common opponents and qualifying tournament placement are all part of the evaluation process for selection and seeding the committee uses for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.”
RPI can be a big factor when a wrestler has not had 15 matches during the season. The NCAA National Tournament is now seeded out to all 33 spots in each bracket. Iowa should be in really good shape in the final rankings and RPI that are factored in for seeds at the NCAA National Tournament.
Thank you WrestleStat https://www.wrestlestat.com/rankings/rpi for being a great source of information.
Weight/Wrestler/Record/NWCA Ranking/RPI Ranking
*The rankings below are based on records before the Minnesota meet.
*NR – Not Ranked due to less than 15 match minimum.
125 Spencer Lee (13-0) – 1/NR
133 Austin DeSanto (12-2) – 3/NR
141 Max Murin (8-1) – 5/NR
149 Pat Lugo (15-1) – 2/1
157 Kaleb Young (14-2) – 4/5
165 Alex Marinelli (15-1) – 2/2
174 Michael Kemerer (11-0) – 1/NR
184 Abe Assad (12-4) – 11/9
197 Jacob Warner (12-3) – 5/5
Hwt Tony Cassioppi (15-1) – 3/3
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
