Rutgers Wrestling: the polls don’t like losing

When the new rankings came out yesterday, Rutgers felt the wrath of the pollsters. Both as a team and individually.

Following the loss to No. 10 Cornell at the Grapple at the Garden on Saturday, Rutgers dropped two spots in the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches’ Poll to No. 12.

Individually, Rutgers wrestlers also paid a price. The Knights only won three bouts against Cornell, and for some it meant a drop in the rankings at their weight class. Anthony Ashnault, Ken Theobold, and John Van Brill each won their bouts.