WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The NCAA has announced the first coaches’ rankings for the 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
The coaches’ rankings are determined by a vote of three coaches in each weight class. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. Wrestlers must have eight Division I matches in the weight class to be considered with at least one within the last 30 days.
Seven Boilermakers made the rankings in their respective weight classes, including four in the top-20.
141 lbs – No. 32 Greyson Clark
149 lbs – No. 32 Gavin Brown
157 lbs – No. 14 Stoney Buell
165 lbs – No. 4 Joey Blaze
174 lbs – No. 15 Brody Baumann
184 lbs – No. 26 James Rowley
197 lbs – No. 18 Ben Vanadia
Thursday’s rankings are the first of three releases leading up to the NCAA Championships at Rocket Arena in Cleveland on March 19-21. The NCAA will release the second list of rankings on Thursday, Feb. 12, and the third on Thursday, Feb. 26.
The coaches’ ranking is one of several criteria that will be evaluated by the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee during the at-large selection and seeding process along with head-to-head competition, quality wins, Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), conference tournament placement, results versus common opponents and win percentage.
A full description of the entire selection process for the 2026 Division I Wrestling Championships is available at ncaa.org.