Final Dan Hodge Award Rankings Before NCAA Finals
Final Dan Hodge Award Rankings Before NCAA Finals
It all comes down to this. Two clear front runners with 12 total wrestlers still in contention for the Dan Hodge Award Trophy.
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It all comes down to this: the NCAA finals. In my opinion, only undefeated NCAA champions should be in consideration for the Dan Hodge Trophy Award. So, this year we have two clear front runners with 12 total wrestlers still with at least a shot at winning the most coveted award in NCAA wrestling.
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A reminder - the Dan Hodge Trophy uses seven criteria when determining the season's best wrestler. They are presented below in the order of importance.
Record
Number of pins
Dominance
Past credentials
Quality of competition
Sportsmanship/citizenship
Heart
Below you will find the rankings along with an explanation and some numbers. The dominance score is an average of how many team points a wrestler accrues every time they step on the mat.
| Name | School | Weight | Year | Record | Previous | Number Of Pins | Bonus Rate | Dominance Score | |
| 1 | Spencer Lee | Iowa | 125 | SR | 11-0 | 1 | 5 | 100% | 5.18 |
| 2 | Gable Steveson | Minnesota | 285 | JR | 15-0 | 2 | 4 | 93% | 4.93 |
| 3 | Daton Fix | Oklahoma State | 133 | SO | 13-0 | 3 | 6 | 84% | 4.92 |
| 4 | Jaydin Eierman | Iowa | 141 | SR | 12-0 | 4 | 6 | 66% | 4.75 |
| 5 | David Carr | Iowa State | 157 | SO | 19-0 | 5 | 4 | 68% | 4.31 |
| 6 | Jesse Dellavecchia | Rider | 157 | SR | 11-0 | NR | 4 | 60% | 4.6 |
| 7 | Sammy Sasso | Ohio State | 149 | SO | 16-0 | 7 | 5 | 43% | 4.12 |
| 8 | Michael Kemerer | Iowa | 174 | SR | 11-0 | 10 | 2 | 63% | 4.18 |
| 9 | Austin O'Connor | North Carolina | 149 | JR | 12-0 | 9 | 2 | 50% | 3.83 |
| 10 | Aaron Brooks | Penn State | 184 | SO | 13-0 | NR | 0 | 53% | 3.69 |
| 11 | Roman Bravo-Young | Penn State | 133 | JR | 13-0 | NR | 1 | 38% | 3.69 |
| 12 | Brandon Courtney | Arizona State | 125 | JR | 15-0 | NR | 0 | 53% | 3.6 |