149 Starter Rankings | Division I
149 Starter Rankings | Division I
2026 Season | Week 7 | 12/15
This is a starters-only view, so no redshirts or multiple guys from each team and weight will be shown here. This gives the best indication of participants for conference and national tournaments.
| # | Wrestler | School | Conf | Record | WS ELO | Win / Bns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 |
Van Ness, Shayne | SR | #2 Penn State |
Big Ten | 8 - 0 | 1650.24 | 100.00% / 87.50% |
20 |
Joy, Jaxon | FR | #24 Cornell |
Ivy | 10 - 0 | 1619.13 | 100.00% / 54.55% |
30 |
Gaj, Collin | FR | #10 Virginia Tech |
ACC | 8 - 7 | 1572.67 | 53.33% / 33.33% |
40 |
Frost, Jacob | SO | #5 Iowa State |
Big 12 | 4 - 2 | 1571.31 | 66.67% / 42.86% |
50 |
Wasilewski, Cross | SO | #36 Pennsylvania |
Ivy | 10 - 0 | 1556.66 | 100.00% / 70.00% |
60 |
Rivera, Eligh | JR | #34 Princeton |
Ivy | 5 - 2 | 1551.21 | 71.43% / .00% |
71 |
Stiles, Ethan | SO | #1 Ohio State |
Big Ten | 7 - 2 | 1535.52 | 77.78% / 40.00% |
81 |
McNeil, Lachlan | SR | #12 Michigan |
Big Ten | 7 - 3 | 1533.88 | 70.00% / 20.00% |
90 |
Valencia, Aden | FR | #7 Stanford |
ACC | 6 - 3 | 1524.97 | 66.67% / 55.56% |
100 |
Tyus, Caleb | SR | #51 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC | 7 - 0 | 1516.45 | 100.00% / 58.33% |
110 |
Larkin, Kaleb | SO | #22 Arizona State |
Big 12 | 10 - 1 | 1513.48 | 90.91% / 69.23% |
120 |
Buesgens, Koy | SO | #8 NC State |
ACC | 10 - 1 | 1507.73 | 90.91% / 18.18% |
130 |
Evans, David | SR | #40 Utah Valley |
Big 12 | 9 - 3 | 1503.19 | 75.00% / 25.00% |
141 |
Block, Ryder | SO | #3 Iowa |
Big Ten | 6 - 1 | 1502.74 | 85.71% / 42.86% |
151 |
Swiderski, Casey | JR | #4 Oklahoma State |
Big 12 | 5 - 5 | 1499.86 | 50.00% / 20.00% |
160 |
Cassidy, Kaden | SR | #45 George Mason |
MAC | 11 - 0 | 1495.14 | 100.00% / 66.67% |
170 |
Zargo, Joseph | SR | #27 Wisconsin |
Big Ten | 6 - 1 | 1487.69 | 85.71% / 85.71% |
181 |
Edmond, Josh | SR | #13 Missouri |
Big 12 | 10 - 2 | 1483.76 | 83.33% / 28.57% |
191 |
Brown, Kade | FR | #18 Pittsburgh |
ACC | 8 - 2 | 1483.28 | 80.00% / 40.00% |
200 |
Kapusta, Lucas | SO | #38 Lock Haven |
MAC | 11 - 2 | 1476.17 | 84.62% / 46.15% |
211 |
Clark, Andrew | SR | #16 Rutgers |
Big Ten | 7 - 3 | 1471.05 | 70.00% / 20.00% |
221 |
Gioffre, Michael | JR | #14 Illinois |
Big Ten | 5 - 2 | 1468.16 | 71.43% / 25.00% |
230 |
Brown, Gavin | JR | #29 Purdue |
Big Ten | 12 - 3 | 1464.06 | 80.00% / 20.00% |
240 |
Jones, Clayton | SO | #47 Michigan State |
Big Ten | 7 - 4 | 1461.78 | 63.64% / 36.36% |
250 |
Herman, Brock | SO | #33 Little Rock |
PAC 12 | 1 - 2 | 1460.18 | 33.33% / 25.00% |
260 |
Rathjen, Caleb | SR | #15 Northern Iowa |
Big 12 | 1 - 3 | 1458.58 | 25.00% / 25.00% |
270 |
Petersen, Maxwell | JR | #32 North Dakota State |
Big 12 | 2 - 0 | 1458.05 | 100.00% / .00% |
280 |
Cartella, Sam | SO | #37 Northwestern |
Big Ten | 7 - 4 | 1457.91 | 63.64% / 45.45% |
296 |
Michaels, Ryan | SR | #50 Edinboro |
MAC | 8 - 6 | 1453.59 | 57.14% / 42.86% |
301 |
Tolentino, Noah | JR | #31 Oregon State |
PAC 12 | 10 - 5 | 1452.19 | 66.67% / 29.41% |
311 |
Keiser, Kaden | JR | #49 Appalachian State |
SoCon | 12 - 7 | 1449.75 | 63.16% / 33.33% |
321 |
Evanitsky, Anthony | FR | #19 Lehigh |
EIWA | 5 - 1 | 1449.01 | 83.33% / 50.00% |
331 |
Martin, Alek | SR | #17 South Dakota State |
Big 12 | 5 - 5 | 1448.01 | 50.00% / 10.00% |
341 |
Zinkin, Nikade | FR | #6 Nebraska |
Big Ten | 3 - 5 | 1444.98 | 37.50% / .00% |
352 |
Buttler, Joey | SO | #21 Indiana |
Big Ten | 7 - 3 | 1442.53 | 70.00% / 40.00% |
362 |
Harney, Eugene | FR | #77 Morgan State |
EIWA | 12 - 1 | 1440.20 | 92.31% / 38.46% |
371 |
Layton, Dylan | JR | #43 Rider |
MAC | 8 - 4 | 1439.30 | 66.67% / 33.33% |
382 |
Nugent, Jimmy | JR | #52 Central Michigan |
MAC | 7 - 5 | 1438.15 | 58.33% / 16.67% |
390 |
Denkins, Wynton | JR | #39 Virginia |
ACC | 6 - 3 | 1435.14 | 66.67% / 33.33% |
4018 |
Askew, Nate | FR | #26 North Carolina |
ACC | 6 - 3 | 1433.97 | 66.67% / .00% |
411 |
Smith, Kaemen | SR | #25 Navy |
EIWA | 4 - 6 | 1432.09 | 40.00% / 10.00% |
420 |
Fedalen, Richard | SR | #28 Columbia |
Ivy | 4 - 5 | 1428.35 | 44.44% / 22.22% |
430 |
Gonzales, Andre | SR | #41 Cal Poly |
PAC 12 | 5 - 4 | 1425.10 | 55.56% / 63.64% |
440 |
Crook, Jack | JR | #53 Harvard |
Ivy | 0 - 2 | 1420.11 | .00% / .00% |
454 |
McDougald, Willie | SR | #11 West Virginia |
Big 12 | 5 - 6 | 1417.35 | 45.45% / 18.18% |
461 |
Meiszner, Billy | JR | #62 Chattanooga |
SoCon | 4 - 1 | 1415.30 | 80.00% / 62.50% |
471 |
Heap, Anderson | SO | #72 Davidson |
SoCon | 3 - 6 | 1413.54 | 33.33% / 10.00% |
480 |
Eisch, Jager | SR | #9 Minnesota |
Big Ten | 8 - 6 | 1411.46 | 57.14% / 33.33% |
492 |
Willochell, Gabe | SR | #20 Wyoming |
Big 12 | 3 - 4 | 1411.21 | 42.86% / .00% |
501 |
Young, Jackson | FR | #44 Maryland |
Big Ten | 8 - 3 | 1404.51 | 72.73% / 18.18% |
511 |
Brya, Jacob | JR | #48 Northern Illinois |
MAC | 2 - 3 | 1402.11 | 40.00% / 20.00% |
521 |
DesRosier, Carson | JR | #61 The Citadel |
SoCon | 1 - 3 | 1401.54 | 25.00% / 20.00% |
533 |
Hollingsworth, Hunter | FR | #23 Oklahoma |
Big 12 | 4 - 6 | 1400.37 | 40.00% / 20.00% |
540 |
McBurney, Austin | JR | #57 Brown |
Ivy | 10 - 4 | 1400.15 | 71.43% / 20.00% |
551 |
Phillips, Pat | SR | #59 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA | 6 - 9 | 1399.83 | 40.00% / .00% |
561 |
Roth, Nate | SO | #56 Kent State |
MAC | 6 - 5 | 1399.72 | 54.55% / 33.33% |
572 |
Ewing, Sam | SO | #67 Buffalo |
MAC | 8 - 5 | 1396.95 | 61.54% / 46.67% |
581 |
Kelly, Paul | SO | #46 California Baptist |
Big 12 | 5 - 5 | 1394.59 | 50.00% / 30.00% |
591 |
Reilley, Zach | FR | #68 Hofstra |
EIWA | 1 - 3 | 1392.05 | 25.00% / 25.00% |
602 |
Asuncion, Dakota | SR | #75 Sacred Heart |
EIWA | 5 - 1 | 1389.31 | 83.33% / 33.33% |
612 |
Eck, Connor | SR | #64 Clarion |
MAC | 8 - 5 | 1387.99 | 61.54% / 33.33% |
622 |
Jordon, Patrick | JR | #76 VMI |
SoCon | 4 - 6 | 1386.79 | 40.00% / 36.36% |
632 |
Barvitskie, Mason | SO | #30 Army West Point |
EIWA | 9 - 8 | 1383.78 | 52.94% / 27.78% |
641 |
Ross, Dylan | FR | #69 Duke |
ACC | 5 - 3 | 1378.39 | 62.50% / 25.00% |
650 |
Sweet, Caleb | SO | #58 Binghamton |
EIWA | 9 - 2 | 1375.20 | 81.82% / 15.38% |
661 |
Maestas, Leo | FR | #63 American |
EIWA | 2 - 2 | 1373.12 | 50.00% / 66.67% |
671 |
Bower, Riley | SR | #35 Bucknell |
EIWA | 2 - 3 | 1368.71 | 40.00% / 20.00% |
682 |
Cowan, Zac | SR | #54 Bellarmine |
SoCon | 3 - 6 | 1364.77 | 33.33% / 10.00% |
690 |
Shelton, Bryce | SR | #55 Air Force |
Big 12 | 6 - 7 | 1356.67 | 46.15% / 18.75% |
701 |
Trujillo-Deen, Emilio | SO | #66 Northern Colorado |
Big 12 | 1 - 6 | 1352.01 | 14.29% / 12.50% |
711 |
Pleasant, Deon | SR | #42 Drexel |
EIWA | 1 - 4 | 1350.76 | 20.00% / .00% |
722 |
Pepin, Drew | SO | #65 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon | 2 - 6 | 1346.28 | 25.00% / 11.11% |
730 |
Weber, Carson | FR | #60 Ohio |
MAC | 3 - 5 | 1342.57 | 37.50% / 33.33% |
740 |
Zinkin, Hayden | SO | #71 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12 | 2 - 4 | 1320.09 | 33.33% / 42.86% |
750 |
Elliott, Dustin | FR | #73 Bloomsburg |
MAC | 4 - 7 | 1294.71 | 36.36% / 28.57% |
760 |
Bonasera, Tommy | SO | #70 LIU |
EIWA | 0 - 9 | 1252.68 | .00% / 10.00% |
770 |
Morris, Joseph | FR | #78 Presbyterian |
SoCon | 2 - 5 | 1234.00 | 28.57% / 36.36% |
780 |
Bauer, Brandon | FR | #74 Campbell |
SoCon | 1 - 5 | 1204.80 | 16.67% / 11.11% |
9990 |
Scherer, Colin | FR | Mercyhurst |
Transitioning | 0 - 5 | 1192.45 | .00% / .00% |
| # | Trend | Wrestler School |
Conf Record |
WS ELO Win / Bns |
Clips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Van Ness, Shayne | SR
#2 Penn State |
Big Ten
8 - 0 |
1650.24
100.00% / 87.50% |
1 | |
| 2 |
Joy, Jaxon | FR
#24 Cornell |
Ivy
10 - 0 |
1619.13
100.00% / 54.55% |
||
| 3 |
Gaj, Collin | FR
#10 Virginia Tech |
ACC
8 - 7 |
1572.67
53.33% / 33.33% |
||
| 4 |
Frost, Jacob | SO
#5 Iowa State |
Big 12
4 - 2 |
1571.31
66.67% / 42.86% |
||
| 5 |
Wasilewski, Cross | SO
#36 Pennsylvania |
Ivy
10 - 0 |
1556.66
100.00% / 70.00% |
||
| 6 |
Rivera, Eligh | JR
#34 Princeton |
Ivy
5 - 2 |
1551.21
71.43% / .00% |
||
| 7 | 1 |
Stiles, Ethan | SO
#1 Ohio State |
Big Ten
7 - 2 |
1535.52
77.78% / 40.00% |
|
| 8 | 1 |
McNeil, Lachlan | SR
#12 Michigan |
Big Ten
7 - 3 |
1533.88
70.00% / 20.00% |
2 |
| 9 |
Valencia, Aden | FR
#7 Stanford |
ACC
6 - 3 |
1524.97
66.67% / 55.56% |
||
| 10 |
Tyus, Caleb | SR
#51 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC
7 - 0 |
1516.45
100.00% / 58.33% |
||
| 11 |
Larkin, Kaleb | SO
#22 Arizona State |
Big 12
10 - 1 |
1513.48
90.91% / 69.23% |
||
| 12 |
Buesgens, Koy | SO
#8 NC State |
ACC
10 - 1 |
1507.73
90.91% / 18.18% |
||
| 13 |
Evans, David | SR
#40 Utah Valley |
Big 12
9 - 3 |
1503.19
75.00% / 25.00% |
||
| 14 | 1 |
Block, Ryder | SO
#3 Iowa |
Big Ten
6 - 1 |
1502.74
85.71% / 42.86% |
|
| 15 | 1 |
Swiderski, Casey | JR
#4 Oklahoma State |
Big 12
5 - 5 |
1499.86
50.00% / 20.00% |
9 |
| 16 |
Cassidy, Kaden | SR
#45 George Mason |
MAC
11 - 0 |
1495.14
100.00% / 66.67% |
||
| 17 |
Zargo, Joseph | SR
#27 Wisconsin |
Big Ten
6 - 1 |
1487.69
85.71% / 85.71% |
2 | |
| 18 | 1 |
Edmond, Josh | SR
#13 Missouri |
Big 12
10 - 2 |
1483.76
83.33% / 28.57% |
|
| 19 | 1 |
Brown, Kade | FR
#18 Pittsburgh |
ACC
8 - 2 |
1483.28
80.00% / 40.00% |
|
| 20 |
Kapusta, Lucas | SO
#38 Lock Haven |
MAC
11 - 2 |
1476.17
84.62% / 46.15% |
1 | |
| 21 | 1 |
Clark, Andrew | SR
#16 Rutgers |
Big Ten
7 - 3 |
1471.05
70.00% / 20.00% |
|
| 22 | 1 |
Gioffre, Michael | JR
#14 Illinois |
Big Ten
5 - 2 |
1468.16
71.43% / 25.00% |
|
| 23 |
Brown, Gavin | JR
#29 Purdue |
Big Ten
12 - 3 |
1464.06
80.00% / 20.00% |
||
| 24 |
Jones, Clayton | SO
#47 Michigan State |
Big Ten
7 - 4 |
1461.78
63.64% / 36.36% |
||
| 25 |
Herman, Brock | SO
#33 Little Rock |
PAC 12
1 - 2 |
1460.18
33.33% / 25.00% |
||
| 26 |
Rathjen, Caleb | SR
#15 Northern Iowa |
Big 12
1 - 3 |
1458.58
25.00% / 25.00% |
1 | |
| 27 |
Petersen, Maxwell | JR
#32 North Dakota State |
Big 12
2 - 0 |
1458.05
100.00% / .00% |
||
| 28 |
Cartella, Sam | SO
#37 Northwestern |
Big Ten
7 - 4 |
1457.91
63.64% / 45.45% |
1 | |
| 29 | 6 |
Michaels, Ryan | SR
#50 Edinboro |
MAC
8 - 6 |
1453.59
57.14% / 42.86% |
|
| 30 | 1 |
Tolentino, Noah | JR
#31 Oregon State |
PAC 12
10 - 5 |
1452.19
66.67% / 29.41% |
|
| 31 | 1 |
Keiser, Kaden | JR
#49 Appalachian State |
SoCon
12 - 7 |
1449.75
63.16% / 33.33% |
2 |
| 32 | 1 |
Evanitsky, Anthony | FR
#19 Lehigh |
EIWA
5 - 1 |
1449.01
83.33% / 50.00% |
|
| 33 | 1 |
Martin, Alek | SR
#17 South Dakota State |
Big 12
5 - 5 |
1448.01
50.00% / 10.00% |
|
| 34 | 1 |
Zinkin, Nikade | FR
#6 Nebraska |
Big Ten
3 - 5 |
1444.98
37.50% / .00% |
|
| 35 | 2 |
Buttler, Joey | SO
#21 Indiana |
Big Ten
7 - 3 |
1442.53
70.00% / 40.00% |
|
| 36 | 2 |
Harney, Eugene | FR
#77 Morgan State |
EIWA
12 - 1 |
1440.20
92.31% / 38.46% |
|
| 37 | 1 |
Layton, Dylan | JR
#43 Rider |
MAC
8 - 4 |
1439.30
66.67% / 33.33% |
|
| 38 | 2 |
Nugent, Jimmy | JR
#52 Central Michigan |
MAC
7 - 5 |
1438.15
58.33% / 16.67% |
|
| 39 |
Denkins, Wynton | JR
#39 Virginia |
ACC
6 - 3 |
1435.14
66.67% / 33.33% |
||
| 40 | 18 |
Askew, Nate | FR
#26 North Carolina |
ACC
6 - 3 |
1433.97
66.67% / .00% |
|
| 41 | 1 |
Smith, Kaemen | SR
#25 Navy |
EIWA
4 - 6 |
1432.09
40.00% / 10.00% |
|
| 42 |
Fedalen, Richard | SR
#28 Columbia |
Ivy
4 - 5 |
1428.35
44.44% / 22.22% |
||
| 43 |
Gonzales, Andre | SR
#41 Cal Poly |
PAC 12
5 - 4 |
1425.10
55.56% / 63.64% |
||
| 44 |
Crook, Jack | JR
#53 Harvard |
Ivy
0 - 2 |
1420.11
.00% / .00% |
||
| 45 | 4 |
McDougald, Willie | SR
#11 West Virginia |
Big 12
5 - 6 |
1417.35
45.45% / 18.18% |
2 |
| 46 | 1 |
Meiszner, Billy | JR
#62 Chattanooga |
SoCon
4 - 1 |
1415.30
80.00% / 62.50% |
|
| 47 | 1 |
Heap, Anderson | SO
#72 Davidson |
SoCon
3 - 6 |
1413.54
33.33% / 10.00% |
|
| 48 |
Eisch, Jager | SR
#9 Minnesota |
Big Ten
8 - 6 |
1411.46
57.14% / 33.33% |
||
| 49 | 2 |
Willochell, Gabe | SR
#20 Wyoming |
Big 12
3 - 4 |
1411.21
42.86% / .00% |
|
| 50 | 1 |
Young, Jackson | FR
#44 Maryland |
Big Ten
8 - 3 |
1404.51
72.73% / 18.18% |
|
| 51 | 1 |
Brya, Jacob | JR
#48 Northern Illinois |
MAC
2 - 3 |
1402.11
40.00% / 20.00% |
|
| 52 | 1 |
DesRosier, Carson | JR
#61 The Citadel |
SoCon
1 - 3 |
1401.54
25.00% / 20.00% |
11 |
| 53 | 3 |
Hollingsworth, Hunter | FR
#23 Oklahoma |
Big 12
4 - 6 |
1400.37
40.00% / 20.00% |
|
| 54 |
McBurney, Austin | JR
#57 Brown |
Ivy
10 - 4 |
1400.15
71.43% / 20.00% |
||
| 55 | 1 |
Phillips, Pat | SR
#59 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA
6 - 9 |
1399.83
40.00% / .00% |
|
| 56 | 1 |
Roth, Nate | SO
#56 Kent State |
MAC
6 - 5 |
1399.72
54.55% / 33.33% |
|
| 57 | 2 |
Ewing, Sam | SO
#67 Buffalo |
MAC
8 - 5 |
1396.95
61.54% / 46.67% |
|
| 58 | 1 |
Kelly, Paul | SO
#46 California Baptist |
Big 12
5 - 5 |
1394.59
50.00% / 30.00% |
|
| 59 | 1 |
Reilley, Zach | FR
#68 Hofstra |
EIWA
1 - 3 |
1392.05
25.00% / 25.00% |
|
| 60 | 2 |
Asuncion, Dakota | SR
#75 Sacred Heart |
EIWA
5 - 1 |
1389.31
83.33% / 33.33% |
|
| 61 | 2 |
Eck, Connor | SR
#64 Clarion |
MAC
8 - 5 |
1387.99
61.54% / 33.33% |
|
| 62 | 2 |
Jordon, Patrick | JR
#76 VMI |
SoCon
4 - 6 |
1386.79
40.00% / 36.36% |
1 |
| 63 | 2 |
Barvitskie, Mason | SO
#30 Army West Point |
EIWA
9 - 8 |
1383.78
52.94% / 27.78% |
|
| 64 | 1 |
Ross, Dylan | FR
#69 Duke |
ACC
5 - 3 |
1378.39
62.50% / 25.00% |
|
| 65 |
Sweet, Caleb | SO
#58 Binghamton |
EIWA
9 - 2 |
1375.20
81.82% / 15.38% |
||
| 66 | 1 |
Maestas, Leo | FR
#63 American |
EIWA
2 - 2 |
1373.12
50.00% / 66.67% |
|
| 67 | 1 |
Bower, Riley | SR
#35 Bucknell |
EIWA
2 - 3 |
1368.71
40.00% / 20.00% |
|
| 68 | 2 |
Cowan, Zac | SR
#54 Bellarmine |
SoCon
3 - 6 |
1364.77
33.33% / 10.00% |
1 |
| 69 |
Shelton, Bryce | SR
#55 Air Force |
Big 12
6 - 7 |
1356.67
46.15% / 18.75% |
||
| 70 | 1 |
Trujillo-Deen, Emilio | SO
#66 Northern Colorado |
Big 12
1 - 6 |
1352.01
14.29% / 12.50% |
|
| 71 | 1 |
Pleasant, Deon | SR
#42 Drexel |
EIWA
1 - 4 |
1350.76
20.00% / .00% |
|
| 72 | 2 |
Pepin, Drew | SO
#65 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon
2 - 6 |
1346.28
25.00% / 11.11% |
|
| 73 |
Weber, Carson | FR
#60 Ohio |
MAC
3 - 5 |
1342.57
37.50% / 33.33% |
||
| 74 |
Zinkin, Hayden | SO
#71 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12
2 - 4 |
1320.09
33.33% / 42.86% |
||
| 75 |
Elliott, Dustin | FR
#73 Bloomsburg |
MAC
4 - 7 |
1294.71
36.36% / 28.57% |
||
| 76 |
Bonasera, Tommy | SO
#70 LIU |
EIWA
0 - 9 |
1252.68
.00% / 10.00% |
1 | |
| 77 |
Morris, Joseph | FR
#78 Presbyterian |
SoCon
2 - 5 |
1234.00
28.57% / 36.36% |
||
| 78 |
Bauer, Brandon | FR
#74 Campbell |
SoCon
1 - 5 |
1204.80
16.67% / 11.11% |
||
| 999 |
Scherer, Colin | FR
Mercyhurst |
Transitioning
0 - 5 |
1192.45
.00% / .00% |