The NCAA News - Polls

Amateur Wrestling News preseason top 20

1.  Oklahoma State
2.  Iowa
3.  Minnesota
4.  Michigan
5.  Nebraska
6.  Arizona State
7.  Oklahoma
8.  Penn State
9.  Iowa State
10. Edinboro
11. Pittsburgh
12. Lehigh
13. Illinois
14. Pennsylvania
15. Ohio State
16. Northwestern
17. Rider
18. Oregon State
19. Clarion
20. Wisconsin

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Preseason individual rankings

118
1. Teague Moore (Jr., Oklahoma St.)
2. David Morgan (Sr., Michigan St.)
3. Shane Valdez (Jr., Oklahoma)
4. John Carvalheira (Sr., Rider)
5. Jeremy Hunter (So., Penn St.)
6. Cody Sanderson (So., Iowa St.)
7. Tim Dernlan (Sr., Purdue)
8. Chris Viola (Jr., Michigan)

126
1. Eric Guerrero (So., Oklahoma St.)
2. Eric Jetton (Sr., Wisconsin)
3. Dwight Hinson (Sr., Iowa State)
4. Terry Showalter (Jr., Lock Haven)
5. Dane Valdez (Jr., Oklahoma)
6. Pat Conners (Jr., Minnesota)
7. Brandon Howe (Jr., Michigan)
8. Rob Loper (So., Pittsburgh)

134
1. Mark Ironside (Sr., Iowa)
2. Jeremy Ensrud (Sr., Oregon)
3. Oscar Woods (Jr., Oregon St.)
4. Scott Schatzman (So., Northwestern)
5. Jeff Bucher (Jr., Ohio St.)
6. Brad Canoyer (Sr., Nebraska)
7. Biff Walizer (Jr., Penn State)
8. Troy Marr (Jr., Minnesota)

142
1. Jason Davids (Sr., Minnesota)
2. Steven Schmidt (Sr., Oklahoma St.)
3. Jeff McGinness (Sr., Iowa)
4. Brett Matter (Jr., Pennsylvania)
5. Casey Cunningham (Jr., Central Michigan)
6. Clint Musser (Jr., Penn St.)
7. Chris Ayres (Sr., Lehigh)
8. Mike Harp (Sr., Missouri)

150
1. Chad Kraft (Jr., Minnesota)
2. Eric Siebert (Sr., Illinois)
3. Bill Lacure (Sr. Michigan)
4. Mike Mason (Sr., WVU)
5. Rodney Jones (Jr., Oklahoma)
6. Kasey Gillis (So., Iowa)
7. Drew Pariano (So., Northwestern)
8. Jimmy Arias (Jr., Oklahoma St.)

158
1. Joe Williams (Sr., Iowa)
2. Temoer Terry (Sr., Nebraska)
3. Hardell Moore (Sr., Oklahoma St.)
4. Dwight Gardner (Sr., Ohio)
5. Matt Suter (Sr., Arizona St.)
6. Byron Tucker (Jr., Oklahoma)
7. Tivon Abel (Sr., Brown)
8. Eric Douglas (Sr., Purdue)

167
1. Brandon Slay (Sr., Pennsylvania)
2. Jeff Cabtrabone (Sr., Michigan)
3. Mark Smith (Jr., Oklahoma St.)
4. Casey Strand (Jr., Arizona St.)
5. Glenn Pritzlaff (Jr., Penn St.)
6. Mike Greenfield (Jr., Central Michigan)
7. Scott Chapman (Sr., Stanford)
8. Chad Liott (Sr., Rider)

177
1. Mitch Clark (Sr., Ohio St.)
2. John Van Doren (Jr., Lehigh)
3. Aaron Simpson (Sr., Arizona St.)
4. Jim Straight (Sr., Edinboro)
5. John Withrow (Sr., Pittsburgh)
6. Jevon Herman (Sr., Illinois)
7. Leo Giel (Jr., Rider)
8. Mike Powell (Jr., Indiana)

190
1. Lee Fullhart (Jr., Iowa)
2. Ryan Tobin (Sr., Nebraska)
3. Tim Hartung (Jr., Minnesota)
4. Mark Bodo (Sr., Pittsburgh)
5. Jason Robison (Sr., Edinboro)
6. Jeremy Goeden (Sr., N. Illinois)
7. Sam Neider (Sr., Northwestern)
8. Scott Stay (Sr., North Carolina)

275
1. Stephen Neal (Jr., Bakersfield)
2. Shelton Benjamin (Sr., Minnesota)
3. Airron Richardson (Sr., Michigan)
4. Jason Gleasman (Sr., Syracuse)
5. Bill Clossen (Sr., Lehigh)
6. Wes Hand (So., Iowa)
7. Leslie Apedoe (Jr., VMI)
8. Matt Orndorff (Jr., Oregon St.)