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NCAA Releases Second Coaches' Rankings, First RPI
02.12.2026 | Wrestling
AMES, Iowa - The NCAA released the second set of coaches' rankings and first RPI for the 2026 NCAA Championships on Thursday. In the coaches rankings, all 10 of Iowa State's starters are ranked in the top-15 of their respective weight class.
Yonger Bastida is the top-ranked heavyweight while three other Cyclones received top-5 marks - Evan Frost (5th; 133), Anthony Echemendia (3rd; 141) and Rocky Elam (2nd; 197). Jacob Frost (9th; 149) and Vinny Zerban (7th; 157) are both top-10 at their weight class while Stevo Poulin (11th; 125), MJ Gaitan (12th; 174), Isaac Dean (12th; 184), and Connor Euton (13th; 165) round out the Cyclones in the rankings.
Echemendia (7th), Euton (17th), Dean (11th) and Bastida (2nd) were listed in the RPI while the other six Cyclones did not meet the 15-match minimum.
The coaches' rankings are determined by a vote of three coaches in each weight class. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. Wrestlers must have eight Division I matches in the weight class to be considered with at least one within the last 30 days.
The RPI is a calculation that consists of three factors: winning percentage, opponent winning percentage (strength of schedule) and opponent's opponent winning percentage (opponent's strength of schedule). Only matches against Division I opponents at the designated weight class count towards the RPI and a wrestler needs to have wrestled 15 matches to be ranked.
Coaches' rankings and RPI are two of several criteria that will be evaluated by the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee during the at-large selection and seeding process along with head-to-head competition, quality wins, conference tournament placement, results versus common opponents and win percentage.
The third set of coaches' rankings, along with the second RPI, will be released on Thursday, February 26. The 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships take place March 19-21 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.
To view the full rankings, CLICK HERE.
To view the full RPI, CLICK HERE.
Coaches Rank/RPI
125: Stevo Poulin - No. 11/-
133: Evan Frost - No. 5/-
141: Anthony Echemendia - No. 3/7
149: Jacob Frost - No. 9/-
157: Vinny Zerban - No. 7/-
165: Connor Euton - No. 13/17
174: MJ Gaitan - No. 12/-
184: Isaac Dean - No. 12/11
197: Rocky Elam - No. 2/-
285: Yonger Bastida - No. 1/2
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