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12-11-2012, 09:15 PM
NDSU Wrestling Up to No. 21 in Intermat Team Rankings
FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota State wrestling team improved its spot in the Intermat team rankings for the fourth straight week, moving up one spot to No. 21 in the national tournament-strength poll.
The Bison are once again the highest-rated team from the Western Wrestling Conference, and NDSU is ranked higher than five teams from the Big Ten Conference. The Intermat team rankings are based on projected NCAA Tournament strength.
Penn State, Minnesota, Oklahoma State, Iowa and Ohio State fill out the top five spots in this week’s Intermat rankings.
Senior Trent Sprenkle is ranked No. 5 in the nation at 125 pounds by Intermat, while junior Steven Monk moved up one spot to No. 6 at 165 pounds this week. Intermat has NDSU senior Mac Stoll rated No. 18 in the country at 184 pounds.
North Dakota State will take on Iowa State in a dual in Ames, Iowa, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16.
Intermat Team Rankings (Dec. 11, 2012)
Rank School Points
1 Penn State 108.5
2 Minnesota 91.5
2 Oklahoma State 91.5
4 Iowa 86.5
5 Ohio State 66
6 Illinois 63.5
7 Missouri 53.5
8 Cornell 51.5
9 Virginia Tech 46.5
10 Central Michigan 44.5
11 Oklahoma 41
12 Northwestern 34.5
13 Pittsburgh 33
14 Oregon State 32.5
15 Edinboro 29
15 Lehigh 29
17 Nebraska 27
18 Binghamton 24.5
19 Kent State 23.5
20 Boise State 23
21 North Dakota State 22
22 Maryland 21
22 Virginia 21
24 Wyoming 16.5
25 North Carolina 15
26 Clarion 14.5
27 Hofstra 1 13.5
28 Air Force 10
28 Penn 10
28 The Citadel 10
31 Bloomsburg 9.5
32 Arizona State 9
32 Michigan 9
32 Rutgers 9
35 Purdue 8.5
36 Northern Iowa 6.5
37 Columbia 6
37 Old Dominion 6
37 Wisconsin 6
40 Cal Poly 5.5
41 Iowa State 5
42 Buffalo 4.5
43 Chattanooga 4
43 Harvard 4
43 Indiana 4
46 Army 3.5
46 Navy 3.5
48 Drexel 3
48 Michigan State 3
50 Bucknell 2.5
51 CSU Bakersfield 2
52 Ohio 1
52 West Virginia 1
FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota State wrestling team improved its spot in the Intermat team rankings for the fourth straight week, moving up one spot to No. 21 in the national tournament-strength poll.
The Bison are once again the highest-rated team from the Western Wrestling Conference, and NDSU is ranked higher than five teams from the Big Ten Conference. The Intermat team rankings are based on projected NCAA Tournament strength.
Penn State, Minnesota, Oklahoma State, Iowa and Ohio State fill out the top five spots in this week’s Intermat rankings.
Senior Trent Sprenkle is ranked No. 5 in the nation at 125 pounds by Intermat, while junior Steven Monk moved up one spot to No. 6 at 165 pounds this week. Intermat has NDSU senior Mac Stoll rated No. 18 in the country at 184 pounds.
North Dakota State will take on Iowa State in a dual in Ames, Iowa, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16.
Intermat Team Rankings (Dec. 11, 2012)
Rank School Points
1 Penn State 108.5
2 Minnesota 91.5
2 Oklahoma State 91.5
4 Iowa 86.5
5 Ohio State 66
6 Illinois 63.5
7 Missouri 53.5
8 Cornell 51.5
9 Virginia Tech 46.5
10 Central Michigan 44.5
11 Oklahoma 41
12 Northwestern 34.5
13 Pittsburgh 33
14 Oregon State 32.5
15 Edinboro 29
15 Lehigh 29
17 Nebraska 27
18 Binghamton 24.5
19 Kent State 23.5
20 Boise State 23
21 North Dakota State 22
22 Maryland 21
22 Virginia 21
24 Wyoming 16.5
25 North Carolina 15
26 Clarion 14.5
27 Hofstra 1 13.5
28 Air Force 10
28 Penn 10
28 The Citadel 10
31 Bloomsburg 9.5
32 Arizona State 9
32 Michigan 9
32 Rutgers 9
35 Purdue 8.5
36 Northern Iowa 6.5
37 Columbia 6
37 Old Dominion 6
37 Wisconsin 6
40 Cal Poly 5.5
41 Iowa State 5
42 Buffalo 4.5
43 Chattanooga 4
43 Harvard 4
43 Indiana 4
46 Army 3.5
46 Navy 3.5
48 Drexel 3
48 Michigan State 3
50 Bucknell 2.5
51 CSU Bakersfield 2
52 Ohio 1
52 West Virginia 1