NCAA Rankings 2017-18
141: Another Freed Lee Enters The Fray
Nick Lee became the second Lee in as many weeks to have his redshirt torn off. His wins over Josh Alber — who has victories over Tommy Thorn and Chad Red — and Russell Rohlfing at the Scuffle, plus his recent demolishing of Javier Gasca, earn Lee the #8 spot in his first appearance in the top 20.
Lee's redshirt removal also means Brock Zacherl gets a bump due to his decision over Lee at the Clarion Open in week one of the season.
Tommy Thorn defeated #6 Joey McKenna for the second straight time — Thorn pinned McKenna in OT at the 2017 NCAAs — which moves Thorn up to #10 and drops McKenna to #11.
Nate Limmex defeated Red. Some earlier losses in the season keep Limmex from moving up any higher than #17, while Red, who has a win over Thorn, falls to #12.
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Rank | Grade | Name | School | Previous Rank |
1 | SR | Bryce Meredith | Wyoming | 1 |
2 | SR | Kevin Jack | NC State | 2 |
3 | FR | Yianni Diakomihalis | Cornell | 3 |
4 | SR | Dean Heil | OK State | 4 |
5 | SO | Jaydin Eierman | Missouri | 5 |
6 | SO | Mason Smith | Central Michigan | 8 |
7 | JR | Brock Zacherl | Clarion | 12 |
8 | FR | Nick Lee | Penn State | NR |
9 | JR | Josh Alber | UNI | 7 |
10 | JR | Tommy Thorn | Minnesota | 10 |
11 | JR | Joey McKenna | Ohio State | 6 |
12 | FR | Kanen Storr | Iowa State | 11 |
13 | FR | Chad Red | Nebraska | 9 |
14 | SR | Tyler Smith | Bucknell | 13 |
15 | SR | Nick Zanetta | Pittsburgh | 14 |
16 | JR | Cole Weaver | Indiana | 15 |
17 | SO | Nate Limmex | Purdue | 16 |
18 | SO | AC Headlee | North Carolina | 17 |
19 | FR | Luke Karam | Lehigh | 18 |
20 | SR | Javier Gasca | Michigan State | 19 |