ILLINI Wrestlers in the Polls

INTERMAT RANKINGS

The latest InterMat poll shows eight ILLINI wrestlers ranked. As a team, the ILLINI are ranked #22 in the tournament category, and #20 for duals. Here are the individual ILLINI and their rankings:

125 -- Justin Cardani #25

133 -- Lucas Byrd #9

141 -- Michael Carr #8

149 -- Dylan Duncan #5

165 -- Danny Braunagel #23

184 -- Zac Braunagel #18

197 -- Matt Wroblewski #25

285 -- Luke Luffman #21

None of the ILLINI starters have a losing record after the MSU Open. InterMat has Mike Carr at 141 and Dylan Duncan at 149. So the mystery continues! The folks at InterMat spelled Zac Braunagel's name correctly -- a first for any ranking or seeding or bracketing service! Congratulations are in order. 

Cardani, Byrd, the Brawnys and Luffman have beaten multiple people ahead of them in the rankings. There is room for them to improve on their current placement during the season. 

TOM RANKINGS

Theopenmat.com has only 20 slots in each of their individual weight categories. That will mean fewer ranked wrestlers. Here is how the ILLINI come out:

133 -- Lucas Byrd #5

141 -- Dylan Duncan #6

149 -- Michael Carr #14

184 -- Zac Braunagel #20

Needless to say, these rankings are ****** and the ranker or rankers should be jailed. At least they spelled Zac's name right, so there's that. The NWCA/NCAA team rankings have the ILLINI at #19.