Ten Huskers in Second Coaches Panel Rankings

All 10 Husker starters earned spots in the second Coaches Panel Rankings, released by the NCAA on Friday.

Two more sets of rankings will be released during the season, with the final poll being used to determine qualifiers for the NCAA Championships. The NCAA Championships are slated for March 19-21 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.

Two-time All-American Robert Kokesh leads the way with the top spot at 174 pounds. Kokesh holds a perfect 27-0 record heading into Friday’s Senior Night dual against Stanford at the Devaney Center. Three-time All-American James Green is ranked third at 157 pounds.

Junior Anthony Abidin rounds out the Huskers in the top 10 with the No. 7 spot at 141 pounds. Sophomores Tim Lambert (11th at 125), TJ Dudley (17th at 184), Justin Arthur (20th at 149) and Aaron Studebaker (20th at 197) are also in the top 20.

Collin Jensen is ranked 23rd at heavyweight, Eric Montoya is 28th at 133 pounds and Austin Wilson is 30th at 165 pounds.

NCAA Division I Coaches Panel Rankings (Feb. 13, 2015)
125: #11 Tim Lambert
133: #28 Eric Montoya
141: #7 Anthony Abidin
149: #20 Justin Arthur
157: #3 James Green
165: #30 Austin Wilson
174: #1 Robert Kokesh
184: #17 TJ Dudley
197: #20 Aaron Studebaker
HWT: #23 Collin Jensen