BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The NCAA has announced the third and final coaches' ranking and second Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) of the regular season for the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, again featuring seven Campbell wrestlers.
At 125 pounds,
Anthony Molton is ranked No. 31 with an RPI of 25, while
Domenic Zaccone is No. 23 at 133 pounds, and No. 17 in the RPI.
Shannon Hanna is also ranked No. 32 in coaches' panel at 141, while
Troy Nation carries an RPI of 31 at 157.
At 184,
Caleb Hopkins is ranked No. 30, while
Levi Hopkins comes in at No. 26 in the rankings, and No. 25 in the RPI at 197.
Taye Ghadiali rounds out the Camels on the list, ranked No. 15 at heavyweight with an RPI of 17.
The coaches' rankings are determined by a vote of 14 coaches in each weight class with two head coaches from each of the seven 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.
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 towards the RPI and a wrestler needs to have wrestled 15 matches to be ranked.
The coaches' ranking and RPI are two of several criteria that will be evaluated 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 2023 Division I Wrestling Championships is available at ncaa.org.
The NCAA also announced the pre-allocation spots for the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
After all the conference tournaments have concluded, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will meet in-person to select the remaining 46 at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 7, while brackets and seeding will be announced on NCAA.com at 8 p.m. on March 8. All weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers.
The 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships take place March 16-18 at BOK Center in Tulsa as the event returns to Oklahoma for the first time since being held in Oklahoma City in 2014.
Next up, CU will return to Boone, N.C. for the 2023 SoCon Championships on March 4.
