Four ACC wrestling teams hold down spots in the NWCA Top 25 while individuals from 6 teams are ranked in the InterMat weight class breakdown. NC State and Virginia Tech are in the top 10 and positioned to provide another battle for the ACC Championship. North Carolina and Pittsburgh round out the conference teams in the latest rankings. The InterMat rankings features individuals from 6 teams including the aforementioned plus Virginia and Duke. There’s more than a fair share of familiar names sitting among the top 10. The level of experience they bring holds promise in the NCAA Championships.
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NWCA RANK | TEAM |
#1 | IOWA |
#2 | PENN STATE |
#3 | MISSOURI |
#4 | MICHIGAN |
#5 | OKLAHOMA STATE |
#6 | NC STATE |
#10 | VIRGINIA TECH |
#14 | NORTH CAROLINA |
#23 | PITTSBURGH |
Wrestling
INTERMAT WEIGHT/RANK | INDIVIDUAL | TEAM |
125/#5 | JAKOB CAMACHO | NC STATE |
#12 | SAM LATONA | VIRGINIA TECH |
#24 | GAGE CURRY | PITTSBURGH |
133/#4 | KORBIN MYERS | VIRGINIA TECH |
#8 | MICKEY PHILLIPPI | PITTSBURGH |
#10 | JAMIE HERNANDEZ | NORTH CAROLINA |
#15 | BRIAN COURTNEY | VIRGINIA |
#17 | KAI ORINE | NC STATE |
141/#16 | COLE MATTHEWS | PITTSBURGH |
#18 | RYAN JACK | NC STATE |
#33 | SAM HILLEGAS | VIRGINIA TECH |
149/#3 | TARIQ WILSON | NC STATE |
#8 | BRYCE ANDONIAN | VIRGINIA TECH |
#12 | JOSH FINESILVER | DUKE |
#16 | ZACH SHERMAN | NORTH CAROLINA |
#30 | JAROD VERKLEEREN | VIRGINIA |
157/#7 | AUSTIN O’CONNOR | NORTH CAROLINA |
#24 | CONNOR BRADY | VIRGINIA TECH |
#28 | ED SCOTT | NC STATE |
#30 | ELIJAH CLEARY | PITTSBURGH |
165/#11 | JAKE WENTZEL | PITTSBURGH |
#16 | THOMAS BULLARD | NC STATE |
#20 | JUSTIN MCCOY | VIRGINIA |
174/#4 | MEKHI LEWIS | VIRGINIA TECH |
#5 | HAYDEN HIDLAY | NC STATE |
#7 | MATT FINESILVER | DUKE |
#15 | CLAY LAUTT | NORTH CAROLINA |
184/#3 | TRENT HIDLAY | NC STATE |
#9 | HUNTER BOLEN | VIRGINIA TECH |
#23 | GAVIN KANE | NORTH CAROLINA |
#31 | GREGG HARVEY | PITTSBURGH |
197/#2 | NINO BONACCORSI | PITTSBURGH |
#15 | JAY AIELLO | VIRGINIA |
#17 | ISAAC TRUMBLE | NC STATE |
#26 | MAX SHAW | NORTH CAROLINA |
HWT/#14 | NATHAN TRAXLER | VIRGINIA TECH |
#25 | QUINN MILLER | VIRGINIA |
#27 | OWEN TREPHAN | NC STATE |
#32 | JAKE SLINGER | PITTSBURGH |
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A significant number of other conference schools have had wrestling teams in the past. Those teams went by the wayside prior to them joining the ACC. The cost of running a wrestling operation is miniscule compared to other major college sports. However, the need to tighten financial belts over the past few years has seen a number of programs dropped. There have been some additions such as golf, softball and lacrosse.
The likelihood of adding any additional wrestling programs in the ACC seems remote at best, at least when it comes to those that had been involved in the past. With the growing popularity of women’s wrestling nationwide there still has not been any moves to add that iteration of the sport among conference schools.
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