OSU drops out of Top 25
December 15, 2015 | Wrestling
Oregon State dropped out of the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll on Tuesday but was No. 21 in InterMat's tournament rankings and No. 19 in InterMat's team rankings.
The Beavers (2-3), idle this past weekend, fell from No. 23 to also receiving votes in this week's poll with 22 points, seven fewer than No. 25 West Virginia, which OSU defeated 23-9 on Nov. 15. It is the first time all season they have not been in the Top 25.
Sophomore 125-pounder Ronnie Bresser (11-4) remained ranked No. 6 by InterMat and No. 7 by The Open Mat. He is 6-3 against ranked opponents this season.
Redshirt sophomore heavyweight Amarveer Dhesi (10-0) remained No. 5 in both the InterMat and The Open Mat rankings. Redshirt junior 133-pounder Joey Palmer (10-5) dropped three spots to No. 19 in The Open Mat rankings and dropped out of the InterMat's poll after being No. 20 in the Dec. 8 rankings.
Stanford was the only other Pacific-12 Conference team to receive votes in the USA Today/AWCA poll. Penn State stayed No. 1, followed by Iowa, Missouri, North Carolina State and Virginia Tech.
OSU resumes dual-meet action on Friday when it hosts Clackamas Community College in a 7 p.m. matchup at Gill Coliseum. The Cougars are one of the premier junior college programs on the West Coast.
For more information on the Oregon State wrestling team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/OSU_Wrestling or by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateWrestling.
