NCAA RPI  |  Coaches' Panel Ranking

INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA released the first rating percentage index (RPI) and the second coaches' panel rankings for the 2014-15 season and Utah Valley University's Chasen Tolbert and Jade Rauser made the cut on both lists.
 
Tolbert leads the way as he comes in at 13th on the RPI and 19th on the coaches' panel ranking at 125 pounds while Rauser is right behind him at 17th on the RPI and 24th on the coaches' panel at 133. Tolbert is 15-5 on the year with wins over four ranked opponents while Rauser is a two-time NCAA qualifier and leads the Wolverines this season with a 19-6 clip.  
 
After his 9-2 decision over No. 22 Trey Andrews of Northern Colorado this past Saturday, Tolbert has now also moved up to 15th on the latest InterMat rankings.
 
The final RPI and NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings will be two of the tools used as part of the selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships that will be held March 19-21 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. A total of 33 grapplers from each weight class will wrestle at the NCAA Championships.
 
UVU will look to punch its tickets to the 2015 NCAA Championships on March 7 at the NCAA West Regional/WWC Championships. The qualifying tournament will take place at North Dakota State's Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse in Fargo, North Dakota.
 
Wt. – Name, Year, (RPI/Coaches' Panel Ranking)
125: Chasen Tolbert, Jr., (13th/19th)
133: Jade Rauser, Jr., (17th/24th)