INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA released the second of three coaches' panel rankings and the first Rating Percentage Index (RPI) for the 2012-13 wrestling season. The final rankings and RPI will be two of the tools used as part of the selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2013 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.

Wrestlers in each weight class are measured by winning percentage, rating percentage index (RPI) and coaches' rankings to earn spots for their respective qualifying tournaments for the 2013 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The coaches' rankings are compiled by a vote of coaches representing each qualifying tournament. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class.

To be eligible for an RPI ranking, a wrestler must have a minimum of 17 Division I matches at a given weight class. The top 33 wrestlers in the RPI are listed for each weight class.

The Huskies have six wrestlers ranked in each poll: Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (133); Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood) (149); Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (157); Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (165); Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (197) and Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) (285). Perry is the highest ranked wreslter for the Huskies in the RPI at number nine, while in the coaches panel ranking Hickman and Veltre are each 11th.

The top-ranked wrestlers at each weight class in the second rankings are: Matt McDonough, Iowa (125 pounds); Logan Stieber, Ohio State (133 pounds); Kendric Maple, Oklahoma (141 pounds); Jordan Oliver, Oklahoma State (149 pounds); Derek St. John, Iowa (157 pounds); Kyle Dake, Cornell (165 pounds); Logan Storley, Minnesota (174 pounds); Ed Ruth, Iowa (184 pounds); Dustin Kilgore, Kent State (197 pounds) and Dominique Bradley, Missouri (Heavyweight).