WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The NCAA announced its second edition of the 2022 NCAA Coaches Panel Rankings and its first Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) this season Friday, revealing seven members of the Purdue wrestling team in the coaches ranks and eight in the RPI.
The coaches rank and RPI represent two of the three requirements to earn a NCAA Championships qualifying bid for the conference tournament, with the third being individual win percentage. Purdue has earned eight NCAA Championship bids in each of the last two seasons, matching the program record for the Boilermakers.
Senior Devin Schroder leads the group of Boilermakers in this week's ranks, earning the No. 8 spot in the coaches panel and ranked fourth in the RPI at 125 pounds. Junior Kendall Coleman was just shy of top-10 marks in both polls at 157 pounds, ranked 11th by the coaches and eighth in the RPI. Fellow junior Thomas Penola owns top-20 rankings at 197 pounds, earning the No. 16 spot from the coaches and No. 11 in the RPI, while senior Parker Filius and sophomore Gerrit Nijenhuis also rank in the top-20 of both polls at 141 and 174 pounds, respectively. Filius is No. 19 in coaches panel and No. 16 in the RPI, while Nijenhuis ranks 17th via the coaches and 13th in the RPI.
Senior Max Lyon has contrary marks in the two polls, ranking 11th in the RPI, but only 25th in the coaches panel. Freshman Matt Ramos marks the seventh and final Boilermaker with rankings in both polls, earning the No. 24 from the coaches and the No. 22 rank in the RPI. Purdue's eighth and final spot in the RPI belongs to senior Michael Woulfe at heavyweight, securing the No. 24 mark in the country.
The Boilermakers have just one dual left on their regular season schedule before the final NCAA Coaches Panel and RPI are released and allocations are determined for the 2022 Big Ten Championships. Purdue competes at Northwestern on Saturday, February 19, at 1:30 p.m. ET, live on the Big Ten Network. The Boilermakers are 10-4 overall in dual competition and hold a 4-3 mark in conference action.
The coaches rank and RPI represent two of the three requirements to earn a NCAA Championships qualifying bid for the conference tournament, with the third being individual win percentage. Purdue has earned eight NCAA Championship bids in each of the last two seasons, matching the program record for the Boilermakers.
Senior Devin Schroder leads the group of Boilermakers in this week's ranks, earning the No. 8 spot in the coaches panel and ranked fourth in the RPI at 125 pounds. Junior Kendall Coleman was just shy of top-10 marks in both polls at 157 pounds, ranked 11th by the coaches and eighth in the RPI. Fellow junior Thomas Penola owns top-20 rankings at 197 pounds, earning the No. 16 spot from the coaches and No. 11 in the RPI, while senior Parker Filius and sophomore Gerrit Nijenhuis also rank in the top-20 of both polls at 141 and 174 pounds, respectively. Filius is No. 19 in coaches panel and No. 16 in the RPI, while Nijenhuis ranks 17th via the coaches and 13th in the RPI.
Senior Max Lyon has contrary marks in the two polls, ranking 11th in the RPI, but only 25th in the coaches panel. Freshman Matt Ramos marks the seventh and final Boilermaker with rankings in both polls, earning the No. 24 from the coaches and the No. 22 rank in the RPI. Purdue's eighth and final spot in the RPI belongs to senior Michael Woulfe at heavyweight, securing the No. 24 mark in the country.
The Boilermakers have just one dual left on their regular season schedule before the final NCAA Coaches Panel and RPI are released and allocations are determined for the 2022 Big Ten Championships. Purdue competes at Northwestern on Saturday, February 19, at 1:30 p.m. ET, live on the Big Ten Network. The Boilermakers are 10-4 overall in dual competition and hold a 4-3 mark in conference action.