We welcome a new team, Whitehall, to the lehighvalleylive team wrestling rankings this week, after the Zephyrs\u2019 fine showing at the Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic.<\/p>\n
That brings up the issue of dual meet versus tournament teams. Whitehall may well be a much better tournament team than a dual meet team, as their earlier 52-12 loss to Nazareth may attest.<\/p>\n
These rankings generally reflect dual strength more than tournament strength, but both play a role, as will be seen going forward. A strong tournament team has a place in these rankings \u2013 but it\u2019s probably true that dual meet strength will determine the upper reaches of them. <\/p>\n
Like, for example, Saturday\u2019s meeting between No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 4 Bethlehem Catholic (at Notre Dame, 7). A big one.<\/p>\n
Team wrestling rankings<\/p>\n
1. Notre Dame<\/a> (4-0)<\/p>\n Last week\u2019s ranking: 1<\/p>\n 2. Nazareth<\/a> (4-0)<\/p>\n Last week\u2019s ranking: 2<\/p>\n 3. Emmaus<\/a> (10-0)<\/p>\n Last week\u2019s ranking: 3<\/p>\n 4. Bethlehem Catholic<\/a> (2-1)<\/p>\n Last week\u2019s ranking: 4<\/p>\n 5. Easton<\/a> (6-3)<\/p>\n Last week\u2019s ranking: 5<\/p>\n 6. Northampton<\/a> (2-2)<\/p>\n Last week\u2019s ranking: 6<\/p>\n 7. North Hunterdon<\/a> (2-4)<\/p>\n Last week\u2019s ranking: 7<\/p>\n 8. Parkland <\/a>(3-2)<\/p>\n Last week\u2019s ranking: 9<\/p>\n 9. Whitehall <\/a>(2-1)<\/p>\n Last week\u2019s ranking: NR<\/p>\n