INDIANAPOLIS --- The NCAA has announced the updated coaches' ranking for the 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, as well as the first RPI ranking of the season. Clarion's Travis Clawson and Joey Fischer both appear in the RPI ranking.
 
Clawson ranks 24^th in the RPI ranking at 125 pounds, with the sophomore currently riding a seven-match win streak dating back to the start of January. He is 19-5 overall on the season, including a 5-1 mark against Mid-American Conference competition.
 
Fischer ranks 30^th in the RPI ranking at 133 pounds in his first year at the weight class. The redshirt senior has a 16-8 overall record and is an undefeated 6-0 against MAC opposition this year.
 
The RPI is a calculation that consists of three factors: winning percentage, opponent winning percentage (strength of schedule) and opponent's opponent winning percentage (opponent's strength of schedule). Only matches against Division I opponents at the designated weight class count towards the RPI and a wrestler needs to have wrestled 15 matches to be ranked.
 
The coaches' rankings are determined by a vote of three coaches in each weight class.  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 within the last 30 days.