Wrestling: Week Two Rankings Update

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Jan. 19, 2021) – Rutgers wrestling (0-1, 0-1) appears as high as No. 12 in the latest round of national rankings. Off from competition this past weekend, the Scarlet Knights moved back two spots to No. 17 in Tuesday's NWCA Coaches Poll and are ranked No. 12 by TrackWrestling, No. 14 by FloWrestling, No. 18 by WIN Magazine and No. 19 by Intermat, respectively.

RU remained one of a record 12 teams from the Big Ten Conference ranked in the latest NWCA Coaches Poll. Five conference opponents appear in the top 10 of the poll, including No. 1 Iowa, No. 2 Michigan, No. 2 Penn State, No. 7 Nebraska and No. 10 Illinois. With its conference-only regular season, Rutgers is slated to face seven ranked foes before the postseason.

Rivera Remains No. 1 by FloWrestling
Sebastian Rivera remained No. 1 at 141 pounds and No. 7 overall by FloWrestling after this weekend's round of results. It marks the third time in four seasons Rutgers features one or more No. 1 individuals in its lineup, as Anthony Ashnault and Nick Suriano were No. 1 in their respective weight classes in 2018-19, while Suriano also garnered No. 1 honors at 125 pounds during the 2017-18 regular season. Rivera is also ranked No. 2 by Amateur Wrestling News, No. 3 by The Open Mat, TrackWrestling and WIN Magazine, and No. 4 by Intermat.

Full Rankings Breakdown
In total, 10 Scarlet Knights are ranked in at least one national poll. A full rankings breakdown can be found below.

Up Next
Rutgers is set for its first road dual of 2021 when it takes on No. 11 Ohio State on Sunday in Columbus.

125 – Nicolas Aguilar (0-1)
Intermat: NR
FloWrestling: 22
The Open Mat: 18
Amateur Wrestling News: 17
TrackWrestling: 15
WIN Magazine: NR

133 – Sammy Alvarez (0-0)
Intermat: 6
FloWrestling: 6
The Open Mat: 6
Amateur Wrestling News: 7
TrackWrestling: NR
WIN Magazine: 7

133 – Nick Suriano (0-0)
Intermat: NR
FloWrestling: NR
The Open Mat: NR
Amateur Wrestling News: NR
TrackWrestling: 1
WIN Magazine: NR

141 – Sebastian Rivera (1-0)
Intermat: 4
FloWrestling: 1
The Open Mat: 3
Amateur Wrestling News: 2
TrackWrestling: 3
WIN Magazine: 3

157 – Robert Kanniard (0-1)
Intermat: NR
FloWrestling: NR
The Open Mat: 27
Amateur Wrestling News: NR
TrackWrestling: 28
WIN Magazine: NR

165 – Brett Donner (0-1)
Intermat: NR
FloWrestling: NR
The Open Mat: NR
Amateur Wrestling News: NR
TrackWrestling: 29
WIN Magazine: NR

174 – Joseph Grello (0-1)
Intermat: NR
FloWrestling: 24
The Open Mat: 17
Amateur Wrestling News: NR
TrackWrestling: 23
WIN Magazine: 18

184 – John Poznanski (1-0)
Intermat: NR
FloWrestling: NR
The Open Mat: 23
Amateur Wrestling News: NR
TrackWrestling: 31
WIN Magazine: NR

197 – Billy Janzer (1-0)
Intermat: NR
FloWrestling: 14
The Open Mat: 23
Amateur Wrestling News: NR
TrackWrestling: 27
WIN Magazine: 16

HWT – Christian Colucci (0-1)
Intermat: NR
FloWrestling: NR
The Open Mat: NR
Amateur Wrestling News: NR
TrackWrestling: 31
WIN Magazine: NR

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Schedule

Players Mentioned

Nicolas Aguilar

Sammy Alvarez

Anthony Ashnault

Christian Colucci

Brett Donner

Joseph Grello

Billy Janzer

Robert Kanniard

John Poznanski

Sebastian Rivera

Nick Suriano

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