Oklahoma State University Athletics
NCAA Announces Third Coaches’ Ranking, Second RPI, Pre-Allocations
February 27, 2025 | Cowboy Wrestling
STILLWATER – The NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee announced the third coaches' ranking, second Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) and pre-allocation spots for the 2025 NCAA Championships on Thursday.
Just like the two previous renditions, Oklahoma State had a representative at every weight in the coaches' ranking, including seven in the top six. Now 19-0 on the season, Dean Hamiti Jr. was the highest-ranked Cowboy as the No. 2 wrestler at 174 pounds. Wyatt Hendrickson checked in just behind him as the third-ranked heavyweight, as did 125-pounder Troy Spratley and 184-pounder Dustin Plott.
Notably, this week's RPI listed Hamiti, Plott and Hendrickson all atop their respective weight classes.
The coaches' ranking and RPI are two of several criteria that will be evaluated 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 coaches' ranking is determined by a vote of 16 coaches in each weight class with two head coaches from each of the eight conferences. 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 match within the last 30 days.
Coaches' Ranking (RPI)
125: No. 3 Troy Spratley (5)
133: No. 17 Reece Witcraft (--)
141: No. 6 Tagen Jamison (7)
149: No. 18 Carter Young (16)
157: No. 11 Caleb Fish (11)
165: No. 6 Cameron Amine (4)
174: No. 2 Dean Hamiti Jr. (1)
184: No. 3 Dustin Plott (1)
197: No. 6 Luke Surber (2)
HWT: No. 3 Wyatt Hendrickson (1)
As part of Thursday's release, the Big 12 also received 61 pre-allocations, the second-most of any conference. Those allocations represent the amount of Big 12 Championship placers at each weight that'll automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships.
Each conference tournament was awarded pre-allocations to the national tournament based on regular season performance by conference wrestlers through February 23. The pre-allocations were determined by using a sliding scale of the three standards, win percentage, coaches' rank, and RPI ranking; while never going below the base of .700 winning percentage, top 30 coaches' ranking and top 30 RPI ranking until reaching the maximum of 29 wrestlers per weight class.
For each wrestler that reached the threshold in at least two of the three categories, his conference tournament was awarded a qualifying spot in that weight class. Each conference is awarded a minimum of one automatic qualification per weight class, which will go to the tournament champion.
After all the conference tournaments have concluded, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will meet in-person to select the remaining 43 at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 11. Brackets and seeding will be announced the following day. All weight classes at the national tournament will consist of 33 wrestlers.
Big 12 Pre-Allocations
125: 7
133: 6
141: 7
149: 6
157: 7
165: 7
174: 6
184: 7
197: 4
HWT: 4
Oklahoma State begins its postseason at the Big 12 Championships on March 8-9 in Tulsa, Okla., at the BOK Center. Seeding results and brackets for that event are scheduled to release on Monday, March 3.
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