2005-06 Div. II Rankings Archives
EDMOND, Okla. -- Two-time defending champion Nebraska-Omaha remained the unanimous No. 1 team in the first regular season NCAA Division II wrestling poll released Wednesday by the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches’ Association.
The Mavericks received all eight first-place votes to accumulate 160 points in balloting of coaches from around the country and easily finished ahead of No. 2 Minnesota State-Mankato.
Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) stayed third in the poll, while Nebraska-Kearney jumped from eighth in the preseason rankings to fourth and Central Oklahoma moved up a spot from sixth to fifth.
Rounding out the top 10 is Augustana (S.D.), Shippensburg (Pa.), Adams State (Colo.), Ashland (Ohio) and Findlay (Ohio).
UNO has eight wrestlers in the individual rankings, led by a trio of No. 1s -- 157 Patrick Allibone, 165 J.D. Naig and 285 Les Sigman.
MSU-Mankato is led by top-ranked Travis Krinke (174), while UPJ has two No. 1 individuals in 141 Thad Benton and 184 Mike Corcetti.
The 2006 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships will be held March 10-11 in Findlay, Ohio.
The NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches’ Association Top 20 poll with points and the team’s last ranking:
Rank School (State) Points Last Ranking
1. Nebraska-Omaha 160 1st
2. Minnesota State-Mankato 147 2nd
3. Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 145 3rd
4. Nebraska-Kearney 135 8th
5. Central Oklahoma 123 6th
6. Augustana (S.D.) 121 4th
7. Shippensburg (Pa.) 108 7th
8. Adams State (Colo. 103 9th
9. Ashland (Ohio) 96 13th
10. Findlay (Ohio) 92 5th
11. Minnesota State-Moorhead 76 11th
12. Mercyhurst (Pa.) 72 15th
13. Fort Hays State (Kan.) 62 10th
14. Truman State (Mo.) 55 14th
15. Gannon (Pa.) 47 16th
16. Central Missouri State 38 17th
17. Upper Iowa 31 NR
18. Western State (Colo.) 25 NR
19. Indianapolis (Ind.) 14 12th
20. Anderson (S.C.) 9 NR
Others receiving votes: Chadron State (Neb.), North Carolina-Pembroke, San Francisco State (Calif.), Southwest Minnesota, West Liberty State (W.Va.), Wisconsin-Parkside).
125 Pounds
1. Jamie Thomas, Shippensburg (Pa.)
2. Trevor Charboneau, Nebraska-Kearney
3. Ryon Mazzacco, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
4. Rob McCabe, Adams State (Colo.)
5. Nick Smith, Minnesota State-Mankato
6. Allen Stokes, Truman State (Mo.)
7. Cody Garcia, Nebraska-Omaha
8. Mike Compton, Ashland (Ohio)
133 Pounds
1. Andy Uhl, Findlay (Ohio)
2. Shane Perkey, Indianapolis (Ind.)
3. Earl Jones, Central Oklahoma
4. Brett Allgood, Nebraska-Kearney
5. Mike Hansen, Central Missouri State
6. Raymond Dunning, Adams State (Colo.)
7. Mike Sanders, Gannon (Pa.)
8. Dan Hilario, Nebraska-Omaha
141 Pounds
1. Thad Benton, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
2. Kyle Evans, Central Oklahoma
3. Jeff Rutledge, Nebraska-Kearney
4. Mitch Waite, Nebraska-Omaha
5. Wade Kilgore, Central Missouri State
6. Andre VanderVelde, Augustana (S.D.)
7. Ben Keen, Minnesota State-Moorhead
8. Zach Stephens, Minnesota State-Mankato
149 Pounds
1. Pacifico Garcia, San Francisco State (Calif.)
2. Jason Rhoten, Minnesota State-Mankato
3. R.J. Paterniti, Gannon (Pa.)
4. Tony Guerra, Findlay (Ohio)
5. Camille DuPont, Western State (Colo.)
6. Ryan King, Augustana (S.D.)
7. Shea Timothy, Central Oklahoma
8. Don Cummings, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
157 Pounds
1. Patrick Allibone, Nebraska-Omaha
2. Angelo Vettese, Findlay (Ohio)
3. Math Bitz, Minnesota State-Mankato
4. David Nordhues, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
5. Austin Scarset, Augustana (S.D.)
6. Will Tedder, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
7. Pete Carnabuci, Ashland (Ohio)
8. Zack Lee, Western State (Colo.)
165 Pounds
1. J.D. Naig, Nebraska-Omaha
2. Evan Copeland, Adams State (Colo.)
3. Zach Schafer, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
4. Nate Baker, Minnesota State-Moorhead
5. Cody Henriksen, Augustana (S.D.)
6. Cort Petersen, Central Oklahoma
7. A.J. Sayles, Gannon (Pa.)
8. Eric Lakia, Ashland (Ohio)
174 Pounds
1. Travis Krinke, Minnesota State-Mankato
2. Mike Jackson, Indianapolis (Ind.)
3. Clint Carmony, Ashland (Ohio)
4. Tim Johns, Southwest Minnesota
5. Tommy Clark, West Liberty State (W.Va.).
6. Eli Garshnick, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
7. James Reynolds, Adams State (Colo.)
8. Steve Conlin, Nebraska-Omaha
184 Pounds
1. Mike Corcetti, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
2. Mark Murphy, Shippensburg (Pa.)
3. Gregg Nurrenbern, Truman State (Mo.)
4. Mike Howell, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
5. Nate Oviatt, Nebraska-Omaha
6. John Koons, Minnesota State-Mankato
7. Clint Salisbury, Findlay (Ohio)
8. Bret Wade, Kutztown (Pa.)
197 Pounds
1. Corey Jacoby, Shippensburg (Pa.)
2. Tim Boldt, Augustana (S.D.)
3. Jeff Sylvester, Nebraska-Kearney
4. Ryan Kirst, Ashland (Ohio)
5. John Goral, Wisconsin-Parkside
6. Todd Naasz, Northern State (S.D.)
7. Mike Fowler, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
8. Ben Strandberg, Nebraska-Omaha
285 Pounds
1. Les Sigman, Nebraska-Omaha
2. Chris Tuchscherer, Minnesota State-Moorhead
3. Tervel Dlagnev, Nebraska-Kearney
4. Josh LeadingFox, Central Oklahoma
5. Andrew Ubben, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
6. Jacob Linninger, Shippensburg (Pa.)
7. Zach Majocha, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
8. Brian Black, Upper Iowa