NCAA Wrestling 2015-2016

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Don’t know how many wrestling fans are out there, but the 2015-2016 season is upon us.
The National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic is slated for 5 p.m. Nov. 1 at Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
Twenty wrestlers from 13 schools fill out the lineup, including three each from Oklahoma State, Michigan and Virginia Tech.
 
No wrestlers from schools such as Cornell, Iowa, Penn State and Missouri are participating.
 
The lineup:
  • 125: Nathan Tomasello, Ohio State vs. Zeke Moisey, West Virginia: A repeat of last season's NCAA final won by Tomasello (a true freshman last year).
  • 133: Mason Beckman, Lehigh vs. Rossi Bruno, Michigan: Beckman's third all-star appearance.
  • 141: Cody Brewer, Oklahoma vs. Dean Heil, Oklahoma State: Brewer moved up to challenge Heil.
  • 149: B.J. Clagon, Rider vs. Alexander Richardson, Old Dominion: Both returning All-Americans and both from New rsey.
  • 157: Isaiah Martinez, Illinois s. Nick Brascetta, Virginia Tech: Another chance for Martinez to show off his skilled offense.
  • 165: Alex Dieringer, Oklahoma State vs. Ethan Ramos, North Carolina: Doubtful anyone comes remotely close to Derringer this season.
  • 174: Kyle Crutchmer, Oklahoma State vs. Zach Epperly, Virginia Tech: Epperly beat Penn State's Matt Brown last year.
  • 184: Nathaniel Brown, Lehigh vs. Vic Avery, Edinboro: A little Pennsylvania flavor.
  • 197: Conner Hartman, Duke vs. Max Huntley, Michigan: Hartman placed sixth last year and fifth the year prior.
  • 285: Adam Coon, Michigan vs. Ty Walz, Virginia Tech: Heavyweight class isn't as deep this year as in seasons past.
I don’t have televised times for other conferences/schools, but here is a list of Big Ten wrestling matches slated to be aired on Big Ten Network. A complete list of matches can be found here
 
  • Nov. 14: Oklahoma State at Iowa, noon.
  • Dec. 30: Midlands championship round, 9 p.m.
  • Jan. 8: Maryland at Minnesota, 9 p.m.
  • Jan. 9: Michigan at Ohio State, 5 p.m.
  • Jan. 15: Iowa at Wisconsin, 9 p.m.
  • Jan. 22: Indiana at Michigan State, 7 p.m.
  • Jan. 23: Penn State at Illinois, 4 p.m.
  • Jan. 29: Minnesota at Iowa, 9 p.m.
  • Feb. 5: Ohio State at Penn State, 6 p.m.
  • Feb. 12: Northwestern at Nebraska 9 p.m.
  • Feb. 14: Rutgers at Purdue, noon.
  • Feb. 21 (or 22): NWCA Duals Championship, 5 p.m. if Feb. 21 and 7 or 8 p.m. if Feb. 22.
  • March 6: Big Ten Tournament championship finals, 4 p.m.
Here are the pre-season Intermat rankings 
1 Penn State
2 Oklahoma State
3 Iowa
4 Michigan
5 Ohio State
6 Cornell
7 Virginia Tech
8 Lehigh
9 Missouri
10 North Carolina
11 North Carolina State
12 Nebraska
13 Wisconsin
14 Illinois
15 Northern Iowa
16 Oklahoma
17 Old Dominion
18 Northwestern
19 Iowa State
20 Kent State
21 Ohio
22 West Virginia
23 Rider
24 Minnesota
25 Stanford
 
From a different perspective, here are the rankings from wrestlingreport.com (clearly the two reports diverge greatly at the lower rankings):
 
1) Oklahoma State Cowboys – 103 pts
2) Penn State Nittany Lions – 99 pts
3) Iowa Hawkeyes – 86 pts
4) Michigan Wolverines – 82 pts
5) Ohio State Buckeyes – 80 pts
6) Virginia Tech Hokies – 72 pts
7) Cornell Big Red – 68 pts
8) Lehigh Mountain Hawks – 67 pts
9) Missouri Tigers – 63 pts
10) Nebraska Cornhuskers – 53 pts
11) North Carolina State Wolfpack – 46 pts
12) Illinois Fighting Illini – 42 pts
13) North Carolina Tar Heels – 41 pts
14) Wisconsin Badgers – 36 pts
15) Oklahoma Sooners – 35 pts
16) Edinboro Fighting Scots – 32 pts
17) Old Dominion Monarchs – 30 pts
18) Iowa State Cyclones – 29 pts
19) Northwestern Wildcats – 28 pts
20) Northern Iowa Panthers – 27 pts
21) Oregon State Beavers – 26 pts
22) Rider Broncos – 25 pts
23) West Virginia Mountaineers – 24 pts
24) Stanford Cardinal – 23 pts
25) Ohio Bobcats – 22 pts
26) Kent State Golden Flashes – 21 pts
27) Minnesota Golden Gophers – 20 pts
28) Arizona State Sun Devils – 19 pts
29) Duke Blue Devils – 18 pts
30) Rutgers Scarlet Knights – 17 pts
 
And here are Wrestling Report's Individual Rankings by weight class
NOTE: There are no ranked incoming freshman in any class, which is not unheard of, but somewhat unusual)
 
There are 6 returning/reigning National Champions
 
125:
1) Nate Tomasello-Ohio State-So (Reigning National Champ)
2) Nico Megaludis-Penn State-Sr
3) Zeke Moisey-West Virginia-So
4) Thomas Gilman-Iowa-Jr
5) Conor Youtsey-Michigan-Jr
6) Joey Dance-Virginia Tech-Jr
7) Ed Klimara-Oklahoma State-Sr
8) Darian Cruz-Lehigh-So
9) Dylan Peters-Northern Iowa-Jr
10) Ronnie Bresser-Oregon State-So
11) David Terao-American-Sr
12) Josh Rodriguez-North Dakota State-Jr
13) Tim Lambert-Nebraska-Jr
14) Chasen Tolbert-Utah Valley-Sr
15) Ethan Lizak-Minnesota-So
16) Josh Martinez-Air Force-Sr
17) Dalton Macri-Cornell-Fr
18) Paul Petrov-Bucknell-Sr
19) Nick Herrmann-Virginia-Sr
20) Dom Forys-Pittsburgh-So
21) Sean Russell-Edinboro-Fr
22) Brandon Jeske-Old Dominion-Jr
23) Carson Kuhn-Boise State-So
24) Connor Schram-Stanford-So
25) Trey Andrews-Northern Colorado-Jr
26) Ares Carpio-Arizona State-Sr
27) Barlow McGhee-Missouri-So
28) Sean McCabe-Rutgers-Jr
29) Nathan Boston-Iowa State-Fr
30) Ryan Millhof-Oklahoma-So
31) Vince Pizzuto-Eastern Michigan-Sr
32) Tyler Walker-Campbell-So
33) Vito Pasone-Appalachian State-Jr
 
133:
1) Cody Brewer-Oklahoma-Sr (Reigning National Champ)
2) Cory Clark-Iowa-Jr
3) Mason Beckman-Lehigh-Sr
4) Nahshon Garrett-Cornell-Sr
5) Ryan Taylor-Wisconsin-Jr
6) Earl Hall-Iowa State-Jr
7) Rossi Bruno-Michigan-Sr
8) Johnni DiJulius-Ohio State-Sr
9) Zane Richards-Illinois-Jr
10) George DiCamillo-Virginia-Jr
11) Kevin Devoy-Drexel-Jr
12) Jordan Conaway-Penn State-Sr
13) Eric Montoya-Nebraska-Jr
14) Danny Sabatello-Purdue-Sr
15) Rob Deutsch-Rider-Sr
16) Joey Palmer-Oregon State-Jr
17) Mack McGuire-Kent State-Sr
18) Gary Wayne Harding-Oklahoma State-So
19) Nathan Kraisser-Campbell-Jr
20) Jade Rauser-Utah Valley-Sr
21) Dominick Malone-Northwestern-Sr
22) Caleb Richardson-Penn-Jr
23) Geoff Alexander-Maryland-Sr
24) Ian Nickell-Bakersfield-Jr
25) Anthony Giraldo-Rutgers-Fr
26) Troy Heilmann-North Carolina-Jr
27) Kevin Norstrem-VirginiaTech-So
28) Sam Brancale-Minnesota-Jr
29) Zach Synon-Missouri-Jr
30) P.T. Garcia-Wyoming-Fr
31) Corey Keener-Central Michigan-Jr
32) Mitch Finesilver-Duke-So
33) Josh Alber-Northern Iowa-Fr
NOTES:
Ronnie Perry-Lock Haven (projected redshirt)
Scott Delvecchio-Rutgers (projected redshirt)
 
141: (No Incoming 2015 HS Graduates)
NOTE: Now lengendary Logan Steiber (tOSU) has graduated)
1) Evan Henderson-North Carolina-Sr
2) Lavion Mayes-Missouri-Jr
3) Dean Heil-Oklahoma State-So
4) Kevin Jack-North Carolina State-So
5) Jimmy Gulibon-Penn State-Jr
6) Chris Mecate-Old  Dominion-Sr
7) Anthony Ashnault-Rutgers-So
8) Richard Durso-Franklin & Marshall-Sr
9) Dan Neff-Lock Haven-Sr
10) Geo Martinez-Boise State-So
11) Anthony Abidin-Nebraska-Sr
12) Zach Horan-Central Michigan-Sr
13) Randy Cruz-Lehigh-Jr
14) Jordan Laster-Princeton-Jr
15) Todd Preston-Harvard-Sr
16) Joey McKenna-Stanford-Fr
17) Jamel Hudson-Hofstra-Jr
18) Micah Jordan-Ohio State-Fr
19) Dante Rodriguez-Iowa State-So
20) Mark Grey-Cornell-Jr
21) Zac Hall-Michigan-Fr
22) Solomon Chishko-Virginia Tech-Fr
23) Jameson Oster-Northwestern-Sr
24) Mike Racciato-Pitt-Jr
25) Alfred Bannister-Maryland-Fr
26) Brock Zacherl-Clarion-Fr
27) Thomas Thorn-Minnesota-Fr
28) Tyler Scotton-American-Sr
29) Seth Gross-South Dakota State-Fr
30) Matthew Kraus-Arizona State-Sr
31) Jack Hathaway-Oregon State-So
32) Mike Longo-Appalachian State-So
33) Tyler Smith-Bucknell-So
NOTES:
Jesse Thielke-Wisconsin (olympic redshirt)
 
149: (No Incoming 2015 HS Graduates)
(NOTE: A dominant Drake Houdashelt (Mizzou) is gone)
1) Jason Tsirtsis-Northwestern-Jr
2) Zain Retherford-Penn State-So
3) Brandon Sorenson-Iowa-So
4) BJ Clagon-Rider-So
5) Lenny Richardson-Old Dominion-Sr
6) Jake Sueflohn-Nebraska-Sr
7) Hunter Stieber-Ohio State-Sr
8) Anthony Collica-Oklahoma State-Jr
9) CJ Cobb-Penn-Sr
10) Alec Pantaleo-Michigan-So
11) Sal Mastriani-Virginia Tech-Jr
12) Joe LaVallee-Missouri-Jr
13) Chris Pagdilao-Arizona State-So
14) Colin Heffernan-Central Michigan-So
15) Gabe Moreno-Iowa State-Jr
16) Chris Perez-Princeton-Sr
17) Laike Gardner-Lehigh-Jr
18) Tyson Dippery-Rutgers-So
19) Matt Cimato-Drexel-Jr
20) Matt Frisch-The Citadel-Sr
21) Christian Barber-North Carolina-Sr
22) Jake Short-Minnesota-So
23) Alex Griffin-Purdue-Jr
24) Clayton Ream-North Dakota State-So
25) Rylan Lubeck-Wisconsin-Jr
26) Ryan Mosley-Gardner-Webb-Jr
27) Victor Lopez-Bucknell-Jr
28) Mike DePalma-Kent State-Sr
29) Caleb Ervin-Illinois-Sr
30) Jake Danishek-Indiana-Fr
31) Joey Delgado-Oregon State-Jr
32) Taylor Simaz-Cornell-Jr
33) Beau Donahue-North Carolina State-So
 
157: (No Incoming 2015 HS Graduates)
1) Isaiah Martinez-Illinois-So (Reigning National Champ)
2) Ian Miller-Kent State-Sr
3) Nick Brascetta-Virginia Tech-Sr
4) Brian Murphy-Michigan-Jr
5) Mitch Minotti-Lehigh-Jr
6) Austin Matthews-Edinboro-So
7) Cody Pack-South Dakota State-Sr
8) Jason Nolf-Penn State-Fr
9) Thomas Gantt-North Carolina State-Sr
10) Dylan Palacio-Cornell-Jr
11) Chance Marstellar-Oklahoma State-Fr
12) Luke Smith-Central Michigan-Sr
13) Sparty Chino-Ohio-Sr
14) Dylan Cottrell-West Virginia-Jr
15) Aaron Walker-The Citadel-Sr
16) Bryce Brill-Northwestern-Fr
17) John Boyle-American-Sr
18) Chad Walsh-Rider-So
19) Doug Welch-Purdue-Sr
20) Markus Schiedel-Columbia-Jr
21) Justin Staudenmayer-Brown-Jr
22) Tyler Berger-Nebraska-Fr
23) Greg Flournoy-George Mason-Sr
24) Russell Parsons-Army-Jr
25) Brandon Kingsley-Minnesota-Jr
26) Oliver Pierce-Arizona State-Jr
27) Lou Mascolo-Maryland-Sr
28) Zack Strickland-Appalachian State-Sr
29) Max Hvolbek-Stanford-Jr
30) Jake Ryan-Ohio State-Fr
31) Archie Colgan-Wyoming-So
32) Grant Leeth-Missouri-Fr
33) Andrew Atkinson-Virginia-So
 
165: (No Incoming 2015 HS Graduates)
1) Alex Dieringer-Oklahoma State-Sr (Reigning National Champ)
2) Isaac Jordan-Wisconsin-Jr
3) Ethan Ramos-North Carolina-So
4) Jim Wilson-Stanford-Jr
5) Cooper Moore-Northern Iowa-Jr
6) Tanner Weatherman-Iowa State-Sr
7) Austin Wilson-Nebraska-Sr
8) Clark Glass-Oklahoma-Jr
9) Seth Thomas-Oregon State-Sr
10) Conor Brennan-Rider-Sr
11) Anthony Perrotti-Rutgers-Sr
12) Max Rohskopf-North Carolina State-Jr
13) Duke Pickett-Cornell-Sr
14) Garrett Hammond-Penn State-So
15) Adam Fierro-Bakersfield-Sr
16) Johnny Sebastian-Northwestern-Fr
17) Daniel Lewis-Missouri-Fr
18) Ryan Preisch-Lehigh-Fr
19) Steven Rodrigues-Illinois-Sr
20) Tyrel White-Columbia-So
21) Garrett Sutton-Michigan-So
22) Chad Welch-Purdue-Sr
23) Austin Reese-Ohio-Fr
24) Ray Bethea-Penn-Jr
25) Connor McMahon-SIU-Edwardsville-Sr
26) Nick Kee-Appalachian State-So
27) Joe Brewster-South Dakota State-Sr
28) Mitchell Wightman-American-Sr
29) Bryce Martin-Indiana-Fr
30) Austin Trott-Gardner-Webb-Jr
31) Shabaka Johns-Virginia Military-Jr
32) Ross Renzi-West Virginia-Sr
33) Justin Kresevic-Ohio State-Jr
 
174: (No Incoming 2015 HS Graduates)
1) Bo Jordan-Ohio State-So
2) Kyle Crutchmer-Oklahoma State-Jr
3) Zach Epperly-Virginia Tech-So
4) Brian Realbuto-Cornell-Jr
5) Alex Meyer-Iowa-Jr
6) Blaise Butler-Missouri-Sr
7) Zac Brunson-Illinois-Jr
8) Cody Walters-Ohio-Sr
9) Bryce Hammond-Bakersfield-Sr
10) Davonte Mahomes-Michigan-Fr
11) Ricky Robertson-Wisconsin-So
12) Mike Ottinger-Central Michigan-Sr
13) Elliot Riddick-Lehigh-Jr
14) Jadaen Bernstein-Navy-So
15) Lelund Weatherspoon-Iowa State-Jr
16) Bo Nickal-Penn State-Fr
17) Nate Jackson-Indiana-Jr
18) Ben Stroh-Wyoming-Jr
19) Brian Harvey-Army-Sr
20) Matt Reed-Oklahoma-Jr
21) Jon Schleifer-Princeton-So
22) John Staudenmayer-North Carolina-Sr
23) Casey Kent-Penn-Jr
24) Nick Wanzek-Minnesota-So
25) Ray Waters-Arizona State-Sr
26) Sean Mappes-Chattanooga-Jr
27) Keaton Subjek-Stanford-So
28) Jack McKeever-Binghamton-Sr
29) Phil Bakuckas-Rutgers-Jr
30) Micah Barnes-Nebraska-Jr
31) Pat Jennings-Edinboro-Sr
32) David Kocer-South Dakota State-So
33) Jake Davis-Eastern Michigan-Sr
 
184: (No Incoming 2015 HS Graduates)
1) Gabe Dean-Cornell-Jr (Reigning National Champ)
2) Nate Brown-Lehigh-Sr
3) Vic Avery-Edinboro-Sr
4) Blake Stauffer-Arizona State-Sr
5) Ken Courts-Ohio State-Sr
6) Hayden Zillmer-North Dakota State-Sr
7) Willie Miklus-Missouri-So
8) TJ Dudley-Nebraska-Jr
9) Jack Dechow-Old Dominion-Jr
10) Lorenzo Thomas-Penn-Sr
11) Sam Brooks-Iowa-Jr
12) Dominic Abounader-Michigan-Jr
13) Matt McCutcheon-Penn State-So
14) Matt Miller-Navy-Sr
15) Nolan Boyd-Oklahoma State-Jr
16) Nikko Reyes-Northern Colorado-Jr
17) Brett Harner-Princeton-Jr
18) Pete Renda-North Carolina State-Jr
19) Tom Sleigh-Bucknell-So
20) Andrew Romanchik-Ohio-Sr
21) Jeff Koepke-Illinois-Sr
22) Corey Griego-Oregon State-Fr
23) Alex Utley-North Carolina-Sr
24) Bubba Scheffel-West Virginia-Sr
25) Austin Gabel-Virginia Tech-Sr
26) Zach Nevills-Stanford-Jr
27) Cole Baxter-Kent State-Sr
28) Jordan Ellingwood-Central Michigan-So
29) Ryan Christensen-Wisconsin-Fr
30) Steve Schneider-Binghamton-So
31) Ville Heino-Campbell-Jr
32) John Lampe-Chattanooga-Sr
33) Hunter Gamble-Gardner-Webb-Jr
 
197: (No Incoming 2015 HS Graduates)
1) Morgan McIntosh-Penn State-Sr
2) J’Den Cox-Missouri-Jr
3) Conner Hartmann-Duke-Sr
4) Nate Burak-Iowa-Sr
5) Max Huntley-Michigan-Sr
6) Aaron Studebaker-Nebraska-Jr
7) Abram Ayala-Princeton-Jr
8) Phillip Wellington-Ohio-Sr
9) Brett Pfarr-Minnesota-Jr
10) Jake Smith-West Virginia-So
11) Anthony Abro-Eastern Michigan-Sr
12) Zach Nye-Virginia-Sr
13) Cody Crawford-Oregon State-So
14) Reuben Franklin-Bakersfield-Sr
15) Scottie Boykin-Chattanooga-Jr
16) Mark Martin-Ohio State-Sr (potential redshirt)
17) Trent Noon-Northern Colorado-Sr
18) John Bolich-Lehigh-Sr
19) Bryce Barnes-Army-Sr
20) Jared Haught-Virginia Tech-So
21) Owen Scott-Cornell-Sr
22) Nate Rotert-South Dakota State-So
23) Ryan Wolfe-Rider-Jr
24) Frank Mattiace-Penn-So
25) Shawn Scott-Northern Illinois-Jr
26) Nick Bonaccorsi-Pitt-Sr (or 184)
27) Austin Schafer-Oklahoma State-Jr
28) Vince Pickett-Edinboro-Sr
29) Michael Boykin-North Carolina State-So
30) Derek Thomas-Utah Valley-Sr
31) Jake Tindle-SIU-Edwardsville-Jr
32) Marshall Haas-The Citadel-Sr
33) Jeric Kasunic-American-So
NOTES:
Kyle Snyder-Ohio State (olympic redshirt)
Kevin Beazley-Old Dominion (olympic redshirt)
 
285: (No Incoming 2015 HS Graduates)
1) Nick Gwiazdowski-North Carolina State-Sr (Reigning National Champ)
2) Adam Coon-Michigan-Jr
3) Ty Walz-Virginia Tech-Jr
4) Austin Marsden-Oklahoma State-Sr
5) Amarveer Dhesi-Oregon State-So
6) Michael Kroells-Minnesota-Jr
7) Blaize Cabell-Northern Iowa-Sr
8) Joe Stolfi-Bucknell-Sr
9) Nick Nevills-Penn State-Fr
10) Riley Shaw-Cleveland State-Sr
11) Billy Smith-Rutgers-Sr
12) Ross Larson-Oklahoma-Jr
13) Collin Jensen-Nebraska-Jr
14) Denzel Dejournette-Appalachian State-Jr
15) Nate Butler-Stanford-So
16) Brooks Black-Illinois-So
17) Nick Tavanello-Ohio State-Jr
18) Ryan Solomon-Pittsburgh-So
19) Dawson Peck-Maryland-So
20) Jared Johnson-Chattanooga-Jr
21) Tanner Harms-Wyoming-Sr
22) Doug Vollaro-Lehigh-Jr
23) Billy Miller-Edinboro-Fr
24) Sam Stoll-Iowa-Fr
25) Mimmo Lytle-Kent State-Jr
26) Garrett Ryan-Columbia-So
27) AJ Vizcarrando-West Virginia-Sr
28) Quean Smith-Iowa State-Jr
29) Chace Eskam-Arizona State-Sr
30) Mike Hughes-Hofstra-Jr
31) Evan Daley-Clarion-Jr
32) Brock Horwath-Wisconsin-Sr
33) Ray O’Donnell-Princeton-Jr
NOTES:
Connor Medbery-Wisconsin (olympic redshirt)
Jacob Aiken-Phillips-Cornell (sitting out fall)
 

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