2009-10 NCAA Division II Wrestling Rankings - Jan. 20, 2010

EDMOND, Okla. -- Nebraska-Omaha easily kept its perch atop the NCAA Division II wrestling rankings Wednesday, with the defending national champion Mavericks the unanimous No. 1 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 fourth regular-season poll after also topping the preseason rankings.  The Mavericks, who were No. 1 in all seven polls last season en route to winning their fifth Division II national title, captured the NWCA Division II National Duals crown Jan. 9-10 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Newberry (S.C.) received all eight second-place votes and stayed No. 2 with 152 points after a runner-up finish at the National Duals, with Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) -- who didn't compete in the National Duals -- moving from fifth to third.

There was quite a shakeup in the rest of the top 10 due to results from the National Duals.  Minnesota State jumped from 12th to fourth in the rankings following a third-place finish, Gannon (Pa.) leaped from 16th to No. 5 after taking fourth and Upper Iowa went from 11th to sixth in the poll following a fifth-place showing.

Rounding out the top 10 is Wisconsin-Parkside, St. Cloud State (Minn.), Nebraska-Kearney and Augustana (S.D.).

The 2010 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships will be held 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.                          Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)                                         
4.                          Minnesota State                                                           
5.                          Gannon (Pa.)                                                                 
6.                          Upper Iowa                                                                    
7.                          Wisconsin-Parkside                                                      
8.                          St. Cloud State (Minn.)                                                 
9.                          Nebraska-Kearney                        
10.                        Augustana (S.D.)                                                           
11.                        Central Oklahoma                                                        
12.                        West Liberty (W.Va.)                                                    
13.                        Western State (Colo.)                                                     14.                        Adams State (Colo.)                                                     
T15.                       Findlay (Ohio)                                                                
T15.                       Kutztown (Pa.)                                                               
17.                        Fort Hays State (Kan.)                                                 
18.                        San Francisco State (Calif.)                                         
19.                        Grand Canyon (Ariz.)                                                                
20.                         Central Missouri                                                                     

Others receiving votes:  Chadron State (Neb.), East Stroudsburg (Pa.), Indianapolis (Ind.), Limestone (S.C.), Mercyhurst (Pa.), Mesa State (Colo.).

NCAA Division II
Individual Rankings

125 Pounds
1.         Tommy Edgmon, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
2.         Terrell McKinney, Nebraska-Omaha
3.         Arsenia Barksdale, Adams State (Colo.)
4.         Andy Forstner, Minnesota State
5.         Cody Zimmerman, Wisconsin-Parkside
6.         Tyler Mumbalo, Upper Iowa
7.         Matt Oliver, Newberry (S.C.)
8.         Casy Rowell, Central Oklahoma

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.         Joey Morrison, Nebraska-Kearney
7.         Todd Wilcox, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
8.         Blake Fischer, Newman (Kan.)

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.         Jeremy Parker, Limestone (S.C.)
6.         Nate Nauroth, Shippensburg (Pa.)
7.         J.R. Baker, Upper Iowa
8.         Jay Sherer, Augustana (S.D.)

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.         Jesse Snider, Colorado School of Mines
6.         Colby Robinson, Central Oklahoma
7.         Nate Herda, Augustana (S.D.)
8.         Demond Carter, Southwest Minnesota

157 Pounds
1.         Marcus Edgington, Augustana (S.D.)
2.         George Ivanov, Nebraska-Omaha
3.         Andy Lamancusa, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
4.         Joey Deaguero, Adams State (Colo.)
5.         Chase Walker, Mesa State (Colo.)
6.         Danny Grater, Fort Hay State (Kan.)
7.         Zack McKendree, Gannon (Pa.)
8.         John Sundgren, St. Cloud State (Minn.) 

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.         Taylor May, Nebraska-Kearney
7.         Victor Carazo, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
8.         Blake Malloy, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 

174 Pounds
1.         Marty Usman, Nebraska-Kearney
2.         Aaron Denson, Nebraska-Omaha
3.         Mitch Norton, Upper Iowa
4.         Justin Shannon, Findlay (Ohio)
5.         J.J. Davis, North Carolina-Pembroke
6.         Chris Barrick, Shippensburg (Pa.)
7.         Luke Rynish, Wisconsin-Parkside
8.         Ben Becker, Minnesota State

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

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

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.)