WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The second coaches’ ranking and first RPI standings for the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships were released by the NCAA on Thursday.
Nine different Boilermakers were named in the release, eight in each list.
| WRESTLER | COACHES' RANKING (FEB. 12) | RPI RANKING (FEB. 12) |
| Blake Boarman (133 lbs) |
33 | 29 |
| Greyson Clark (141 lbs) |
32 | NR |
| Gavin Brown (149 lbs) |
32 | 26 |
| Stoney Buell (157 lbs) |
20 | 17 |
| Joey Blaze (165 lbs) |
4 | 9 |
| Brody Baumann (174 lbs) |
17 | 17 |
| James Rowley (184 lbs) |
27 | 33 |
| Ben Vanadia (197 lbs) |
21 | 19 |
| Hayden Filipovich (285 lbs) |
NR | 33 |
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, and at least one within the last 30 days.
The RPI is a calculation that consists of three factors: winning percentage, opponent winning percentage (strength of schedule) and opponent’s opponent winning percentage (opponent’s strength of schedule). Only matches against Division I opponents at the designated weight class count toward the RPI, and a wrestler needs to have wrestled 15 matches to be ranked.
The coaches’ rankings and RPI are two 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, 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. The 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships will take place March 19-21 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.