PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The NCAA has announced the first coaches' ranking for the 2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
 
The coaches' rankings are determined by a vote of 16 coaches in each weight class with two head coaches from each of the eight conferences. 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.
 
All 10 starters from Rutgers appear in the initial coaches' rankings, including seven in the top 20 – No. 7 Yaraslau Slavikouski (HWT), No. 9 Dylan Shawver (133), No. 11 Dean Peterson (125), No. 11 Joseph Olivieri (141), No. 14 John Poznanski (197), No. 16 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (184), and No. 19 Andrew Clark (149).
 
Rutgers in the First NCAA Coaches' Rankings (1/23/2025)
No. 7 Yaraslau Slavikouski (HWT)
No. 9 Dylan Shawver (133)
No. 11 Dean Peterson (125)
No. 11 Joseph Olivieri (141)
No. 14 John Poznanski (197)
No. 16 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (184)
No. 19 Andrew Clark (149)
No. 22 Jackson Turley (174)
No. 23 Anthony White (165)
No. 31 Conner Harer (157)
 
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 2025 Division I Wrestling Championships is available at ncaa.org.
 
The 2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships take place March 20-22 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia as the event returns for the first time since 2011.