University of North Carolina Athletics
Nine Wrestlers Listed in First NCAA Coaches Rankings
February 11, 2021 | Wrestling
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA released coaches' panel rankings on Thursday, the first set of rankings of the 2020-21 NCAA Division I Wrestling season. The NCAA also released the number of automatic qualifying positions for each conference as it prepares for the 2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in St. Louis, Missouri. In total, the ACC received 33 automatic qualifier spots.
Nine Tar Heels are listed in the initial rankings, led by No. 2 Austin O'Connor at 149 pounds. Full rankings can be found at this link.
Below, you can find where the Tar Heels are set in the first set of rankings.
133: Jaime Hernandez (No. 8)
141: Zach Sherman (No. 9)
149: Austin O'Connor (No. 2)
157: Josh McClure (No. 25)
165: Kennedy Monday (No. 10)
174: Clay Lautt (No. 16)
184: Devin Kane (No. 22)
197: Max Shaw (No. 18)
285: Andrew Gunning (No. 27)
The total number of ACC automatic qualifier spots are listed here:
125: 3
133: 4
141: 3
149: 3
157: 4
165: 3
174: 3
184: 3
197: 3
285: 4
A full description of the entire selection process for the 2021 Division I Wrestling Championships is available at ncaa.org.
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