http://ascgrizzlies.athleticsite.net/wr-NWCARankingsFeb8.pdf

1. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 160 1st
2. Newberry (S.C.) 151 2nd
3. Upper Iowa 139.5 3rd
4. Nebraska-Kearney 137 5th
5. Augustana (S.D.) 127.5 4th
6. Central Oklahoma 121 6th
7. Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 108 7th
8. Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 101 8th
9. Adams State (Colo.) 98 9th
10. Ashland (Ohio) 87 T12th
11. Mercyhurst (Pa.) 71 10th
12. Wisconsin-Parkside 64 11th
13. Limestone (S.C.) 53 T12th
14. Findlay (Ohio) 45 19th
15. Fort Hays State (Kan.) 43 15th
T16. West Liberty (W.Va.) 40 14th
T16. King (Tenn.) 40 16th
T18. Maryville (Mo.) 20 17th
T18. Western State (Colo.) 20 18th
20. Colorado Mesa 17 NR
Others receiving votes: Chadron State (Neb.), Gannon (Pa.), Indianapolis (Ind.), Kutztown (Pa.), Minnesota State, San Francisco State (Calif.).

125 Pounds
1. Corey Ulmer, Minnesota State-Moorhead
2. Kyle Pedretti, Upper Iowa
3. Jerry Huff, Adams State (Colo.)
4. Kenny Trumbetta, Seton Hill (Pa.)
5. Garrett Evans, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
6. Ben Sergent, Findlay (Ohio)
7. Dylan Wright, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
8. Brandon Davis, Ashland (Ohio)
133 Pounds
1. Trevor Franklin, Upper Iowa
2. Jesse Hillhouse, Colorado State-Pueblo
3. Ryan Fillingame, Adams State (Colo.)
4. Andy Pokorny, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
5. Jason Jeremiason, Augustana (S.D.)
6. Ryan Link, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
7. Mike Magaha, Limestone (S.C.)
8. Drew Lexvold, Minnesota State
141 Pounds
1. Dalton Jensen, Nebraska-Kearney
2. Trevor Johnson, Mary (N.D.)
3. Chism Fink, Augustana (S.D.)
4. B.J. Young, Newberry (S.C.)
5. Jack Bachman, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
6. Tywan Claxton, King (Tenn.)
7. C.J. Napier, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
8. James Martinez, Colorado Mesa
149 Pounds
1. Nate Herda, Augustana (S.D.)
2. Mitchell Means, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
3. Raufeon Stotts, Nebraska-Kearney
4. Ethan Swope, Gannon (Pa.)
5. Keenan Hagerty, Maryville (Mo.)
6. Ryan Maus, Truman State (Mo.)
7. Deral Brown, Newberry (S.C.)
8. Bobby Ward, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
157 Pounds
1. Dillon Bera, Wisconsin-Parkside
2. T.J. Hepburn, Nebraska-Kearney
3. Marcus Edgington, Augustana (S.D.)
4. Cory Dauphin, Central Oklahoma
5. Jacob D. Horn, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
6. Jordan Shields, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
7. Bobby Williams, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
8. Steven Kelly, Colorado School of Mines
165 Pounds
1. Tad Merritt, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
2. Joey Wilson, Nebraska-Kearney
3. Josh Shields, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
4. Mike Williams, North Carolina-Pembroke
5. Brett Rosedale, Maryville (Mo.)
6. Sean Byrnes, Newberry (S.C.)
7. Matt Vandermeer, Lake Erie (Ohio)
8. Jordan Larsen, Colorado School of Mines
174 Pounds
1. Luke Rynish, Wisconsin-Parkside
2. Michael Lybarger, Findlay (Ohio)
3. Shamus O’Grady, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
4. Carl Serck, Augustana (S.D.)
5. Victor Carazo, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
6. Wade Gobin, Upper Iowa
7. Travis Sheehy, Newberry (S.C.)
8. Kelly Henderson, Central Oklahoma
184 Pounds
1. Walker Clarke, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
2. Tanner Keck, Central Oklahoma
3. Derek Skala, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
4. Mitch Schultz, Upper Iowa
5. Dallas Smith, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
6. Adam Walters, Findlay (Ohio)
7. Gary Lantz, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
8. Nick Petersen, Colorado Mesa
197 Pounds
1. Dan Scanlan, Limestone (S.C.)
2. Luke McPeek, Adams State (Colo.)
3. Lucas Munkelwitz, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
4. Carl Broghammer, Upper Iowa
5. Frank Morgan, King (Tenn.)
6. Matt Baker, Maryville (Mo.)
7. Eddie Ebewo, East Stroudsburg (Pa.)
8. Shane Nolan, North Carolina-Pembroke
285 Pounds
1. Jacob Kahnke, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
2. Matt Meuleners, Northern State (S.D.)
3. Jordan Johnson, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
4. Fred Hale, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
5. Jake Elkins, Newberry (S.C.)
6. Zach Rosol, Upper Iowa
7. Jacob Southwick, Ashland (Ohio)
8. J.D. Ramsey, West Liberty (W. Va.)

These rankings always boggle my mind. The individual rankings usually make a little sense but I'm pretty sure the team rankings are just pulled from a hat or someone's...

For example...Ouachita Baptist has three guys picked to be All-Americans (5th,5th,7th) and they don't even get any votes, yet Pitt Johnstown is ranked #8 as a team with three guys ranked (5th,6th,7th). Ashland is ranked #10 as a team and has two guys ranked (7th and 8th). FHSU sits at #15 but has three guys picked to be AA's (1st, 2nd, 7th).

If someone can explain this...I'd love to hear it.

Here ya go Ike, this backs up what you were saying. It might still be a bit crude, and I didn't take the time to check all the math, but I simply went with with rankings and awarded the placing points for each spot to see how much the order would change. Now of course you can't factor in bonus. Is this the best method? Far be it from me to know, but this way would seem to make a more cohesive relationship between the individual rankings and the team rankings.

It definitely changed some things as we knew it would, but look at how much it changed!

1. St.Cloud - 82 pts
2. Upper Iowa - 58 pts
3. Auggie - 52 pts
4. Nebraska-Kearney - 48 pts
T5. Adams St - 32 pts
T5. FHSU Tigers - 32 pts
T5. Wisconsin Parkside - 32 pts
8. Newberry - 30 pts
9. Mercyhurst - 25 pts
T10. Central Oklahoma - 24 pts
T10. Findlay - 24 pts
12. Grand Canyon - 20 pts
13. Maryville - 20 pts
14. Limestone - 20 pts
15. Minn St.Moorhead - 19 pts
16. Ouchita Baptist - 18 pts
17. Pitt Johnstown - 17 pts
18. King - 13 pts
T19. N.C. Pembroke - 12 pts
T19. CSU-Pueblo - 12 pts
T19. Northern St - 12 pts

The top 4 teams stay pretty close to the same, which I think is no surprise. However, Ashland drops completely out and Ouchita Baptist moves into a solid 15th. There are some other pretty drastic shifts. The Tigers move up from 15th to a tie for 5th. UCO moves from 6th down to a tie for 10th, just to name a few. Again, maybe not the highest quality method as I don't spend a lot of time thinking about them. As a fan though who follows wrestling on all levels, I do enjoy to look at them, and I'd like to think I'm looking at something that represents performance up to whatever point in the season we are. The set put out the other day doesn't seem to do that when compared to the individual rankings. At the end of the day though, they're just rankings, and things will be settled here shortly on the mat, which is good to know!

Anyway, there it is for fun. See what you think. It was done pretty fast, figured and typed, so errors likely abound.

5th would be a very nice finish!