2009-10 NCAA Division II Wrestling Rankings - Feb. 17, 2010

EDMOND, Okla. -- Nebraska-Omaha ended the regular season like it started it -- as the No. 1 team in the NCAA Division II wrestling rankings, with the defending national champion Mavericks once again the unanimous first-place pick in the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association poll.

UNO received all eight first-place votes in balloting of coaches from around the country to finish with 160 points in the final poll of the regular season.  The Mavericks have been No. 1 in 14 straight polls the past two years, having topped the rankings in every poll in 2008-09 and again so far this season.

Newberry (S.C.) received all eight second-place votes and stayed No. 2 with 152 points, while Upper Iowa remained third with 139 points.  Wisconsin-Parkside moved up a spot to fourth and Augustana (S.D.) improved one slot to fifth.

Rounding out the top 10 is Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.), Nebraska-Kearney, Gannon (Pa.), Minnesota State and St. Cloud State (Minn.).

Four regional tournaments will be held around the country the weekend of Feb. 27-28 to determine the 160 individual qualifiers for the 2010 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships, which are set for March 12-13 in Omaha, Neb.

The top 20 poll, with points and the teams' last ranking following by the top-eight rankings at each weight:

Rank     School (State)                                                             
1.Nebraska-Omaha                                                         
2.Newberry (S.C.)                                                              
3.Upper Iowa                                                                    
4.Wisconsin-Parkside                                                      
5.Augustana (S.D.)                                                          
6.Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)                                         
7.Nebraska-Kearney                                                        
8.Gannon (Pa.)                                                                  
9.Minnesota State                                                            
10.St. Cloud State (Minn.)                                                 
T11.North Carolina-Pembroke                                           
T11.Western State (Colo.)                                                    
13.Central Oklahoma                                                        
14.Fort Hays State (Kan.)                                                  
15.Adams State (Colo.)                                                     
16.Findlay (Ohio)                                                                
17.West Liberty (W.Va.)                                                    
18.San Francisco State (Calif.)                                         
19.Kutztown (Pa.)                                                               
20.Grand Canyon (Ariz.)                                                                          

Others receiving votes:  East Stroudsburg (Pa.), Indianapolis (Ind.), Mesa State (Colo.).

NCAA Division II
Individual Rankings

125 Pounds
1.         Seth Wright, New Mexico Highlands
2.         Arsenia Barksdale, Adams State (Colo.)
3.         Tommy Edgmon, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
4.         Tyler Mumbalo, Upper Iowa
5.         Andy Forstner, Minnesota State
6.         Casy Rowell, Central Oklahoma
7.         Russell Weakley, North Carolina-Pembroke
8.         Alex Johns, Indianapolis (Ind.)

133 Pounds
1.         Shane Valko, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
2.         Cody Garcia, Nebraska-Omaha
3.         Naveed Bagheri, San Francisco State (Calif.)
4.         Sheridan Moran, Newberry (S.C.)
5.         Corey Bowers, Gannon (Pa.)
6.         Todd Wilcox, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
7.         Nick Wykoff, West Liberty (W.Va.)
8.         Laramie Shaffer, Augustana (S.D.)

141 Pounds
1.         Josh Hensley, Adams State (Colo.)
2.         Andre Harrison, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
3.         Mario Morgan, Nebraska-Omaha
4.         Ben Lockett, San Francisco State (Calif.)
5.         Adam Whetstone, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
6.         Jeremy Parker, Limestone (S.C.)
7.         Jay Sherer, Augustana (S.D.)
8.         Nate Nauroth, Shippensburg (Pa.)

149 Pounds
1.         Craig Becker, Wisconsin-Parkside
2.         Mitch Smith, West Liberty (W.Va.)
3.         Esai Dominguez, Nebraska-Omaha
4.         T. J. Hepburn, Nebraska-Kearney
5.         Nate Herda, Augustana (S.D.)
6.         Kevin McElhaney, Gannon (Pa.)
7.         Daniel Kelly, Adams State (Colo.)
8.         Latta Collick, Newberry (S.C.)

157 Pounds
1.         Marcus Edgington, Augustana (S.D.)
2.         Joey Deaguero, Adams State (Colo.)
3.         Kyle Francis, Western State (Colo.)
4.         Danny Grater, Fort Hay State (Kan.)
5.         George Ivanov, Nebraska-Omaha
6.         Mike Williams, North Carolina-Pembroke
7.         Andy Lamancusa, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
8.         Zack McKendree, Gannon (Pa.)

165 Pounds
1.         Josh Shields, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
2.         Travis Eggers, Upper Iowa
3.         Kyle Keane, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
4.         Ryan Pankoke, Nebraska-Omaha
5.         Tad Merritt, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
6.         Victor Carazo, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
7.         Blake Malloy, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
8.         Matt Gille, Wisconsin-Parkside

174 Pounds
1.         Marty Usman, Nebraska-Kearney
2.         Mitch Norton, Upper Iowa
3.         J.J. Davis, North Carolina-Pembroke
4.         Luke Rynish, Wisconsin-Parkside
5.         Aaron Denson, Nebraska-Omaha
6.         Ben Becker, Minnesota State
7.         Curtis Chenoweth, Newberry (S.C.)
8.         Carl Serck, Augustana (S.D.)

184 Pounds
1.         Charlie Pipher, Western State (Colo.)
2.         Derek Skala, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
3.         Mitchell Schultz, Upper Iowa
4.         Lucas Haag, Wisconsin-Parkside
5.         Chance Rencountre, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
6.         Tim Darling, Kutztown (Pa.)
7.         Bryant Blanton, Newberry (S.C.)
8.         Austin Boehm, Nebraska-Omaha

197 Pounds
1.         Jacob Marrs, Nebraska-Omaha
2.         Keeno Griffin, Newberry (S.C.)
3.         Ty Copsey, Augustana (S.D.)
4.         Donavan McMahill, Western State (Colo.)
5.         Kyle Sand, Adams State (Colo.)
6.         Lucas Munkelwitz, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
7.         Mitch Knapp, West Liberty (W.Va.)
8.         Jarrett Edison, Central Oklahoma

285 Pounds
1.         Brady Wilson, Minnesota State
2.         Elijah Madison, Nebraska-Omaha
3.         Dustin Finn, Central Oklahoma
4.         Charlie Alexander, Western State (Colo.)
5.         Frank McGrath, Gannon (Pa.)
6.         Jacob Kahnke, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
7.         Lynn Panko, Indianapolis (Ind.)
8.         Steve Franklin, San Francisco State (Calif.)