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June 9, 2005
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia wrestling program received two lofty national rankings for its overall team grade point average (GPA) and for its recent recruiting class. Virginia’s wrestling program was ranked #22 in the country for the best overall team GPA and was listed among the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-Academic Top-30 teams for its 2.9647 team GPA. UVa was also ranked #22 in the nation for its recent recruiting class in InterMat Wrestling’s Top-25 recruiting class rankings. A detailed look at the Cavaliers’ complete recruiting class will be announced at a later date.
UVa was the second highest rated school from the Commonwealth of Virginia and in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the NWCA All-Academic Top-30 teams, and was the third highest rated school from the Commonwealth of Virginia and in the ACC in InterMat Wrestling’s Top-25 recruiting class rankings.
Here is a complete look at the NWCA All-Academic Top-30 teams and InterMat Wrestling’s Top-25 recruiting classes:
NWCA All-Academic Top-30 Teams
Rank School Team GPA1. Brown 3.27622. Princeton 3.21253. Stanford 3.17584. Duquesne 3.15225. Central Michigan 3.12676. Columbia 3.10697. Sacred Heart 3.10558. George Mason 3.08759. West Virginia 3.075010. Cornell 3.074211. Michigan 3.052312. Maryland 3.049813. Slippery Rock 3.048814. Oklahoma State 3.026015. Northwestern 3.024316. Lock Haven 3.020617. Northern Iowa 3.017518t. Harvard 2.991718t. Cleveland State 2.991720. Drexel 2.974221. Penn State 2.965022. VIRGINIA 2.964723. Missouri 2.963424t. Oklahoma 2.954224t. Illinois 2.954226. Garder Webb 2.951727. Indiana 2.951428. Millersville 2.945029. Penn 2.934230. Rider 2.9260
InterMat Top 25 Recruiting Classes (www.intermatwrestle.com)
Rank School1. Iowa State2. Virginia Tech3. Cornell4. Penn5. Penn State6. Oklahoma State7. Hofstra8. Old Dominion9. Nebraska10. Iowa11. Minnesota12. West Virginia13. Northern Iowa14. Indiana15. Central Michigan16. Lehigh17. Illinois18. Northern Illinois19. Missouri20. Maryland21. Cal Poly22. VIRGINIA23. Kent State24. Ohio University25. North Carolina State
Honorable Mention: Buffalo, Cal-Davis, Clarion,Eastern Michigan, Edinboro, Harvard, Michigan State,North Dakota State, Purdue, Rider, The Citadel, West Point.
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