2014 Rankings

[RadioBison]

I saw these the other day. I'm not real sure who is doing the ranking, but it feels like someone with strong ties with the Gophers.

http://www.flowrestling.org/asics-florankings/college/125

Rodriguez #16 at 133
Zillmer #17 at 174
Julson #16 at 184

[calelars24]

I saw these the other day. I'm not real sure who is doing the ranking, but it feels like someone with strong ties with the Gophers.

http://www.flowrestling.org/asics-florankings/college/125

Rodriguez #16 at 133
Zillmer #17 at 174
Julson #16 at 184

why do you say that, they all look like legit rankings to me. Gophers are preseason #1 in most ranking I've seen

[RadioBison]

why do you say that, they all look like legit rankings to me. Gophers are preseason #1 in most ranking I've seen

Don't get me wrong, when it comes to wrestling, Minnesota is my second favorite team. The Dardanes both seem a little bit high to me, but they are also ranked down a weight class from last year, so I don't know what that means. Ness is fun to watch and he could easily win it all, but he is so unpredictable it is hard for me to think of him as #1. No doubt they have a very solid team, yet again.

[BisoninNWMN]

Tyler Lehmann should be ranked.

Plus the RFR class will make some noise this year. NDSU should be a better dual team this year.

[RadioBison]

A few more Bison made this list.

http://www.wrestlingreport.com/college/rank/ncaa_rank.htm

125: Rodriguez #16
141: Bengston #24
167: Zillmer #10
184: Julson #17
197: Lehmann #30
285: Knutson #21

[Christopher Moen]

I saw these the other day. I'm not real sure who is doing the ranking, but it feels like someone with strong ties with the Gophers.

http://www.flowrestling.org/asics-florankings/college/125

Rodriguez #16 at 133
Zillmer #17 at 174
Julson #16 at 184

Flowrestling has a lot of knowledgeable wrestling experts on staff. I believe most of the college rankings are done by Willie Saylor and Christian Pyles, and neither have Gopher connections as Smalls is from PA and Pyles from VA.

Gophers will be tough this year, but I believe Ohio State will be the team that dethrones PSU this season.

[RadioBison]

Flowrestling has a lot of knowledgeable wrestling experts on staff. I believe most of the college rankings are done by Willie Saylor and Christian Pyles, and neither have Gopher connections as Smalls is from PA and Pyles from VA.

They are certainly more knowledgeable about it than I am, and they put more research into their rankings than I put into original comment.

You certainly could be right about Ohio State.

[BisoninNWMN]

The Big 10 will be tough as nails again. 9 teams ranked in the top 15.

[RadioBison]

I like the rankings at WrestlingReport (http://wrestlingreport.com/college/rank/ncaa_rank.htm) mainly because they go all the way down to 33. Rodriguez (18), Julson(24), Zillmer(7), and Knutson(9) are on the list. I'd like to think that Bengtson and Ream aren't too far behind. It would be awesome to get 6 guys to the NCAAs this year.

[onbison09]

I like the rankings at WrestlingReport (http://wrestlingreport.com/college/rank/ncaa_rank.htm) mainly because they go all the way down to 33. Rodriguez (18), Julson(24), Zillmer(7), and Knutson(9) are on the list. I'd like to think that Bengtson and Ream aren't too far behind. It would be awesome to get 6 guys to the NCAAs this year.
What's the most we've had? 3?

[RadioBison]

What's the most we've had? 3?

I had to do some research. It looks like the record is 4.



Year Weight Wrestler Wins Place
2007 125 Eric Hoffman 0
149 Ryan Adams 1
197 Jacob Bryce 0
2008 125 Eric Hoffman 2
149 Ryan Adams 0
197 Jacob Bryce 0
2010 141 Ryan Adams 0
157 Vince Salminen 0
2011 125 Trent Sprenkle 3
157 Vince Salminen 0
2012 125 Trent Sprenkle 3
157 Steven Monk 3
184 Mac Stoll 1
2013 125 Trenk Sprenkle 6 5th
165 Steven Monk 3
184 Mac Stoll 0
285 Evan Knutson 1
2014 165 Steven Monk 5 3rd
174 Hayden Zillmer 0
184 Kurtis Julson 2
285 Evan Knutson 0

[RadioBison]

Josh Rodriguez is on the front page at http://intermatwrestle.com/ today, after jumping up to #13. The team jumped up to #19 in the dual meet rankings. Zillmer and Knutson are holding steady at #9 and #15.

[17>1]

On that bus trip to the cities last Friday for that Minny Iowa dual, someone mentioned to me how fun it was to go to Nationals. He told me a 3 day pass is something like $200+ and that just seems a bit rich for my blood. Told him it would mean more to me if I had a specific wrestler or wrestlers to cheer for. Sure would be cool seeing some Bison guys there and maybe in the not so distant future seeing Jordan Shearer there for UNL. Anyone ever attended Nationals before?

[Christopher Moen]

On that bus trip to the cities last Friday for that Minny Iowa dual, someone mentioned to me how fun it was to go to Nationals. He told me a 3 day pass is something like $200+ and that just seems a bit rich for my blood. Told him it would mean more to me if I had a specific wrestler or wrestlers to cheer for. Sure would be cool seeing some Bison guys there and maybe in the not so distant future seeing Jordan Shearer there for UNL. Anyone ever attended Nationals before?

I've been there a few times, and it's a pretty unique and awesome for wrestling as our sport doesn't see that many fans in one setting, except for in Iran (might be the craziest fan base ever). Even though the times I went, NDSU and Air Force didn't have anyone contending for an All-American status, the atmosphere and history in the making was worthwhile. If you want to just go for one day or even just one session, the finals are worth it as they put on a great show. I expect an exciting competition this year as the National Championship is wide open with Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota and Ohio State in contention to win. I also expect Penn State and Oklahoma State to be in the fight for the title.

NDSU wise, I hope they can finish in the Top-20.

[Big Bird]

I'll be attending my second NCAA tourney this year and I loved the first one. Totally worth the money. I may have been spoiled with my first one though. My first one was two years ago and I had seats in the 2nd row, just off of center for the finals. Paid $40 for them from a scalper and got a 2nd row seat to watch Dake vs Taylor. That was also the year Trent Sprenkle AA'd for NDSU's first AA since the transition. It was in Iowa, and to get to AA status, Sprenkle had to beat reigning 2x NCAA champ Matt McDonough from Iowa. Probably 60-75% of the crowd were Iowa fans and it was awesome, and they were stunned. The rest of the crowd was cheering and screaming like crazy

[56BISON73]

I'll be attending my second NCAA tourney this year and I loved the first one. Totally worth the money. I may have been spoiled with my first one though. My first one was two years ago and I had seats in the 2nd row, just off of center for the finals. Paid $40 for them from a scalper and got a 2nd row seat to watch Dake vs Taylor. That was also the year Trent Sprenkle AA'd for NDSU's first AA since the transition. It was in Iowa, and to get to AA status, Sprenkle had to beat reigning 2x NCAA champ Matt McDonough from Iowa. Probably 60-75% of the crowd were Iowa fans and it was awesome, and they were stunned. The rest of the crowd was cheering and screaming like crazy


Pretty cool venue for wresting isn't it. Story is they built it for wrestling but they let basketball use it.