149 Starter Rankings | Division I
149 Starter Rankings | Division I
2026 Season | Week 6 | 12/08
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 | 7 - 0 | 1649.37 | 100.00% / 85.71% |
20 |
Joy, Jaxon | FR | #24 Cornell |
Ivy | 10 - 0 | 1619.13 | 100.00% / 54.55% |
316 |
Gaj, Collin | FR | #11 Virginia Tech |
ACC | 8 - 7 | 1572.66 | 53.33% / 33.33% |
41 |
Frost, Jacob | SO | #5 Iowa State |
Big 12 | 4 - 2 | 1571.31 | 66.67% / 42.86% |
50 |
Wasilewski, Cross | SO | #34 Pennsylvania |
Ivy | 10 - 0 | 1556.66 | 100.00% / 70.00% |
62 |
Rivera, Eligh | JR | #38 Princeton |
Ivy | 5 - 2 | 1551.21 | 71.43% / .00% |
73 |
McNeil, Lachlan | SR | #12 Michigan |
Big Ten | 7 - 3 | 1533.88 | 70.00% / 20.00% |
82 |
Stiles, Ethan | SO | #1 Ohio State |
Big Ten | 6 - 2 | 1533.56 | 75.00% / 44.44% |
92 |
Valencia, Aden | FR | #7 Stanford |
ACC | 6 - 3 | 1524.98 | 66.67% / 55.56% |
101 |
Tyus, Caleb | SR | #51 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC | 7 - 0 | 1516.45 | 100.00% / 58.33% |
110 |
Larkin, Kaleb | SO | #23 Arizona State |
Big 12 | 10 - 1 | 1513.48 | 90.91% / 69.23% |
122 |
Buesgens, Koy | SO | #9 NC State |
ACC | 10 - 0 | 1509.70 | 100.00% / 20.00% |
131 |
Evans, David | SR | #46 Utah Valley |
Big 12 | 9 - 3 | 1503.19 | 75.00% / 25.00% |
140 |
Swiderski, Casey | JR | #4 Oklahoma State |
Big 12 | 4 - 5 | 1496.70 | 44.44% / 22.22% |
152 |
Block, Ryder | SO | #3 Iowa |
Big Ten | 4 - 1 | 1495.19 | 80.00% / 20.00% |
160 |
Cassidy, Kaden | SR | #36 George Mason |
MAC | 11 - 0 | 1495.14 | 100.00% / 66.67% |
170 |
Zargo, Joseph | SR | #28 Wisconsin |
Big Ten | 6 - 1 | 1487.72 | 85.71% / 85.71% |
183 |
Brown, Kade | FR | #19 Pittsburgh |
ACC | 7 - 2 | 1481.49 | 77.78% / 44.44% |
191 |
Edmond, Josh | SR | #13 Missouri |
Big 12 | 9 - 2 | 1480.54 | 81.82% / 30.77% |
200 |
Kapusta, Lucas | SO | #41 Lock Haven |
MAC | 11 - 2 | 1476.19 | 84.62% / 46.15% |
212 |
Gioffre, Michael | JR | #14 Illinois |
Big Ten | 5 - 2 | 1468.16 | 71.43% / 25.00% |
227 |
Clark, Andrew | SR | #16 Rutgers |
Big Ten | 5 - 3 | 1467.54 | 62.50% / 25.00% |
2315 |
Brown, Gavin | JR | #29 Purdue |
Big Ten | 12 - 3 | 1464.06 | 80.00% / 20.00% |
241 |
Jones, Clayton | SO | #44 Michigan State |
Big Ten | 7 - 4 | 1461.78 | 63.64% / 36.36% |
253 |
Herman, Brock | SO | #35 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% |
272 |
Petersen, Maxwell | JR | #32 North Dakota State |
Big 12 | 2 - 0 | 1458.05 | 100.00% / .00% |
281 |
Cartella, Sam | SO | #39 Northwestern |
Big Ten | 7 - 4 | 1457.91 | 63.64% / 45.45% |
294 |
Tolentino, Noah | JR | #31 Oregon State |
PAC 12 | 10 - 5 | 1452.19 | 66.67% / 29.41% |
306 |
Keiser, Kaden | JR | #47 Appalachian State |
SoCon | 12 - 7 | 1449.72 | 63.16% / 33.33% |
310 |
Evanitsky, Anthony | FR | #20 Lehigh |
EIWA | 5 - 1 | 1449.01 | 83.33% / 50.00% |
327 |
Martin, Alek | SR | #18 South Dakota State |
Big 12 | 5 - 5 | 1448.01 | 50.00% / 10.00% |
331 |
Zinkin, Nikade | FR | #6 Nebraska |
Big Ten | 3 - 5 | 1444.98 | 37.50% / .00% |
346 |
Harney, Eugene | FR | #77 Morgan State |
EIWA | 12 - 1 | 1440.20 | 92.31% / 38.46% |
350 |
Michaels, Ryan | SR | #49 Edinboro |
MAC | 6 - 6 | 1440.00 | 50.00% / 33.33% |
368 |
Nugent, Jimmy | JR | #52 Central Michigan |
MAC | 7 - 5 | 1438.15 | 58.33% / 16.67% |
378 |
Buttler, Joey | SO | #21 Indiana |
Big Ten | 6 - 3 | 1436.85 | 66.67% / 33.33% |
386 |
Layton, Dylan | JR | #45 Rider |
MAC | 7 - 4 | 1435.41 | 63.64% / 36.36% |
393 |
Denkins, Wynton | JR | #40 Virginia |
ACC | 6 - 3 | 1435.14 | 66.67% / 33.33% |
403 |
Smith, Kaemen | SR | #25 Navy |
EIWA | 4 - 6 | 1432.09 | 40.00% / 10.00% |
4111 |
McDougald, Willie | SR | #10 West Virginia |
Big 12 | 5 - 5 | 1431.26 | 50.00% / 20.00% |
420 |
Fedalen, Richard | SR | #27 Columbia |
Ivy | 4 - 5 | 1428.36 | 44.44% / 22.22% |
430 |
Gonzales, Andre | SR | #43 Cal Poly |
PAC 12 | 5 - 4 | 1425.10 | 55.56% / 63.64% |
443 |
Crook, Jack | JR | #53 Harvard |
Ivy | 0 - 2 | 1420.11 | .00% / .00% |
451 |
Meiszner, Billy | JR | #60 Chattanooga |
SoCon | 4 - 1 | 1415.30 | 80.00% / 62.50% |
4621 |
Heap, Anderson | SO | #72 Davidson |
SoCon | 3 - 6 | 1413.55 | 33.33% / 10.00% |
471 |
Willochell, Gabe | SR | #17 Wyoming |
Big 12 | 3 - 3 | 1412.09 | 50.00% / .00% |
487 |
Eisch, Jager | SR | #8 Minnesota |
Big Ten | 8 - 6 | 1411.46 | 57.14% / 33.33% |
500 |
Hollingsworth, Hunter | FR | #22 Oklahoma |
Big 12 | 4 - 4 | 1405.91 | 50.00% / 25.00% |
5120 |
Young, Jackson | FR | #33 Maryland |
Big Ten | 8 - 3 | 1404.51 | 72.73% / 18.18% |
522 |
Brya, Jacob | JR | #50 Northern Illinois |
MAC | 2 - 3 | 1402.11 | 40.00% / 20.00% |
536 |
DesRosier, Carson | JR | #55 The Citadel |
SoCon | 1 - 3 | 1401.53 | 25.00% / 20.00% |
542 |
McBurney, Austin | JR | #57 Brown |
Ivy | 10 - 4 | 1400.16 | 71.43% / 20.00% |
551 |
Ewing, Sam | SO | #66 Buffalo |
MAC | 7 - 4 | 1399.87 | 63.64% / 46.15% |
565 |
Phillips, Pat | SR | #58 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA | 6 - 9 | 1399.83 | 40.00% / .00% |
576 |
Roth, Nate | SO | #61 Kent State |
MAC | 5 - 5 | 1398.25 | 50.00% / 36.36% |
580 |
Askew, Nate | FR | #26 North Carolina |
ACC | 5 - 3 | 1395.15 | 62.50% / .00% |
596 |
Kelly, Paul | SO | #48 California Baptist |
Big 12 | 4 - 5 | 1394.58 | 44.44% / 22.22% |
602 |
Reilley, Zach | FR | #67 Hofstra |
EIWA | 1 - 3 | 1392.04 | 25.00% / 25.00% |
614 |
Barvitskie, Mason | SO | #30 Army West Point |
EIWA | 9 - 7 | 1389.33 | 56.25% / 29.41% |
623 |
Asuncion, Dakota | SR | #75 Sacred Heart |
EIWA | 5 - 1 | 1389.31 | 83.33% / 33.33% |
633 |
Eck, Connor | SR | #64 Clarion |
MAC | 8 - 5 | 1387.99 | 61.54% / 33.33% |
642 |
Jordon, Patrick | JR | #76 VMI |
SoCon | 4 - 6 | 1386.79 | 40.00% / 36.36% |
651 |
Ross, Dylan | FR | #69 Duke |
ACC | 5 - 2 | 1378.38 | 71.43% / 28.57% |
662 |
Cowan, Zac | SR | #54 Bellarmine |
SoCon | 3 - 4 | 1373.76 | 42.86% / 12.50% |
676 |
Maestas, Leo | FR | #63 American |
EIWA | 2 - 2 | 1373.12 | 50.00% / 66.67% |
680 |
Bower, Riley | SR | #37 Bucknell |
EIWA | 2 - 3 | 1368.71 | 40.00% / 20.00% |
690 |
Shelton, Bryce | SR | #56 Air Force |
Big 12 | 6 - 7 | 1356.67 | 46.15% / 18.75% |
705 |
Pepin, Drew | SO | #65 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon | 2 - 4 | 1354.19 | 33.33% / 14.29% |
713 |
Trujillo-Deen, Emilio | SO | #68 Northern Colorado |
Big 12 | 1 - 6 | 1352.02 | 14.29% / 12.50% |
720 |
Pleasant, Deon | SR | #42 Drexel |
EIWA | 1 - 4 | 1350.76 | 20.00% / .00% |
733 |
Weber, Carson | FR | #59 Ohio |
MAC | 3 - 5 | 1342.57 | 37.50% / 33.33% |
741 |
Zinkin, Hayden | SO | #71 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12 | 2 - 4 | 1320.09 | 33.33% / 42.86% |
750 |
Elliott, Dustin | FR | #73 Bloomsburg |
MAC | 3 - 6 | 1288.06 | 33.33% / 20.00% |
760 |
Bonasera, Tommy | SO | #70 LIU |
EIWA | 0 - 8 | 1257.06 | .00% / .00% |
770 |
Rodriguez, Matt | JR | #78 Presbyterian |
SoCon | 1 - 0 | 1210.86 | 100.00% / .00% |
780 |
Bauer, Brandon | FR | #74 Campbell |
SoCon | 1 - 5 | 1204.80 | 16.67% / 11.11% |
9990 |
Sweet, Caleb | SO | #62 Binghamton |
EIWA | 8 - 2 | 1372.97 | 80.00% / 16.67% |
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
7 - 0 |
1649.37
100.00% / 85.71% |
1 | |
| 2 |
Joy, Jaxon | FR
#24 Cornell |
Ivy
10 - 0 |
1619.13
100.00% / 54.55% |
||
| 3 | 16 |
Gaj, Collin | FR
#11 Virginia Tech |
ACC
8 - 7 |
1572.66
53.33% / 33.33% |
|
| 4 | 1 |
Frost, Jacob | SO
#5 Iowa State |
Big 12
4 - 2 |
1571.31
66.67% / 42.86% |
|
| 5 |
Wasilewski, Cross | SO
#34 Pennsylvania |
Ivy
10 - 0 |
1556.66
100.00% / 70.00% |
||
| 6 | 2 |
Rivera, Eligh | JR
#38 Princeton |
Ivy
5 - 2 |
1551.21
71.43% / .00% |
|
| 7 | 3 |
McNeil, Lachlan | SR
#12 Michigan |
Big Ten
7 - 3 |
1533.88
70.00% / 20.00% |
2 |
| 8 | 2 |
Stiles, Ethan | SO
#1 Ohio State |
Big Ten
6 - 2 |
1533.56
75.00% / 44.44% |
|
| 9 | 2 |
Valencia, Aden | FR
#7 Stanford |
ACC
6 - 3 |
1524.98
66.67% / 55.56% |
|
| 10 | 1 |
Tyus, Caleb | SR
#51 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC
7 - 0 |
1516.45
100.00% / 58.33% |
|
| 11 |
Larkin, Kaleb | SO
#23 Arizona State |
Big 12
10 - 1 |
1513.48
90.91% / 69.23% |
||
| 12 | 2 |
Buesgens, Koy | SO
#9 NC State |
ACC
10 - 0 |
1509.70
100.00% / 20.00% |
|
| 13 | 1 |
Evans, David | SR
#46 Utah Valley |
Big 12
9 - 3 |
1503.19
75.00% / 25.00% |
|
| 14 |
Swiderski, Casey | JR
#4 Oklahoma State |
Big 12
4 - 5 |
1496.70
44.44% / 22.22% |
9 | |
| 15 | 2 |
Block, Ryder | SO
#3 Iowa |
Big Ten
4 - 1 |
1495.19
80.00% / 20.00% |
|
| 16 |
Cassidy, Kaden | SR
#36 George Mason |
MAC
11 - 0 |
1495.14
100.00% / 66.67% |
||
| 17 |
Zargo, Joseph | SR
#28 Wisconsin |
Big Ten
6 - 1 |
1487.72
85.71% / 85.71% |
2 | |
| 18 | 3 |
Brown, Kade | FR
#19 Pittsburgh |
ACC
7 - 2 |
1481.49
77.78% / 44.44% |
|
| 19 | 1 |
Edmond, Josh | SR
#13 Missouri |
Big 12
9 - 2 |
1480.54
81.82% / 30.77% |
|
| 20 |
Kapusta, Lucas | SO
#41 Lock Haven |
MAC
11 - 2 |
1476.19
84.62% / 46.15% |
1 | |
| 21 | 2 |
Gioffre, Michael | JR
#14 Illinois |
Big Ten
5 - 2 |
1468.16
71.43% / 25.00% |
|
| 22 | 7 |
Clark, Andrew | SR
#16 Rutgers |
Big Ten
5 - 3 |
1467.54
62.50% / 25.00% |
|
| 23 | 15 |
Brown, Gavin | JR
#29 Purdue |
Big Ten
12 - 3 |
1464.06
80.00% / 20.00% |
|
| 24 | 1 |
Jones, Clayton | SO
#44 Michigan State |
Big Ten
7 - 4 |
1461.78
63.64% / 36.36% |
|
| 25 | 3 |
Herman, Brock | SO
#35 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 | 2 |
Petersen, Maxwell | JR
#32 North Dakota State |
Big 12
2 - 0 |
1458.05
100.00% / .00% |
|
| 28 | 1 |
Cartella, Sam | SO
#39 Northwestern |
Big Ten
7 - 4 |
1457.91
63.64% / 45.45% |
1 |
| 29 | 4 |
Tolentino, Noah | JR
#31 Oregon State |
PAC 12
10 - 5 |
1452.19
66.67% / 29.41% |
|
| 30 | 6 |
Keiser, Kaden | JR
#47 Appalachian State |
SoCon
12 - 7 |
1449.72
63.16% / 33.33% |
2 |
| 31 |
Evanitsky, Anthony | FR
#20 Lehigh |
EIWA
5 - 1 |
1449.01
83.33% / 50.00% |
||
| 32 | 7 |
Martin, Alek | SR
#18 South Dakota State |
Big 12
5 - 5 |
1448.01
50.00% / 10.00% |
|
| 33 | 1 |
Zinkin, Nikade | FR
#6 Nebraska |
Big Ten
3 - 5 |
1444.98
37.50% / .00% |
|
| 34 | 6 |
Harney, Eugene | FR
#77 Morgan State |
EIWA
12 - 1 |
1440.20
92.31% / 38.46% |
|
| 35 |
Michaels, Ryan | SR
#49 Edinboro |
MAC
6 - 6 |
1440.00
50.00% / 33.33% |
||
| 36 | 8 |
Nugent, Jimmy | JR
#52 Central Michigan |
MAC
7 - 5 |
1438.15
58.33% / 16.67% |
|
| 37 | 8 |
Buttler, Joey | SO
#21 Indiana |
Big Ten
6 - 3 |
1436.85
66.67% / 33.33% |
|
| 38 | 6 |
Layton, Dylan | JR
#45 Rider |
MAC
7 - 4 |
1435.41
63.64% / 36.36% |
|
| 39 | 3 |
Denkins, Wynton | JR
#40 Virginia |
ACC
6 - 3 |
1435.14
66.67% / 33.33% |
|
| 40 | 3 |
Smith, Kaemen | SR
#25 Navy |
EIWA
4 - 6 |
1432.09
40.00% / 10.00% |
|
| 41 | 11 |
McDougald, Willie | SR
#10 West Virginia |
Big 12
5 - 5 |
1431.26
50.00% / 20.00% |
2 |
| 42 |
Fedalen, Richard | SR
#27 Columbia |
Ivy
4 - 5 |
1428.36
44.44% / 22.22% |
||
| 43 |
Gonzales, Andre | SR
#43 Cal Poly |
PAC 12
5 - 4 |
1425.10
55.56% / 63.64% |
||
| 44 | 3 |
Crook, Jack | JR
#53 Harvard |
Ivy
0 - 2 |
1420.11
.00% / .00% |
|
| 45 | 1 |
Meiszner, Billy | JR
#60 Chattanooga |
SoCon
4 - 1 |
1415.30
80.00% / 62.50% |
|
| 46 | 21 |
Heap, Anderson | SO
#72 Davidson |
SoCon
3 - 6 |
1413.55
33.33% / 10.00% |
|
| 47 | 1 |
Willochell, Gabe | SR
#17 Wyoming |
Big 12
3 - 3 |
1412.09
50.00% / .00% |
|
| 48 | 7 |
Eisch, Jager | SR
#8 Minnesota |
Big Ten
8 - 6 |
1411.46
57.14% / 33.33% |
|
| 50 |
Hollingsworth, Hunter | FR
#22 Oklahoma |
Big 12
4 - 4 |
1405.91
50.00% / 25.00% |
||
| 51 | 20 |
Young, Jackson | FR
#33 Maryland |
Big Ten
8 - 3 |
1404.51
72.73% / 18.18% |
|
| 52 | 2 |
Brya, Jacob | JR
#50 Northern Illinois |
MAC
2 - 3 |
1402.11
40.00% / 20.00% |
|
| 53 | 6 |
DesRosier, Carson | JR
#55 The Citadel |
SoCon
1 - 3 |
1401.53
25.00% / 20.00% |
11 |
| 54 | 2 |
McBurney, Austin | JR
#57 Brown |
Ivy
10 - 4 |
1400.16
71.43% / 20.00% |
|
| 55 | 1 |
Ewing, Sam | SO
#66 Buffalo |
MAC
7 - 4 |
1399.87
63.64% / 46.15% |
|
| 56 | 5 |
Phillips, Pat | SR
#58 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA
6 - 9 |
1399.83
40.00% / .00% |
|
| 57 | 6 |
Roth, Nate | SO
#61 Kent State |
MAC
5 - 5 |
1398.25
50.00% / 36.36% |
|
| 58 |
Askew, Nate | FR
#26 North Carolina |
ACC
5 - 3 |
1395.15
62.50% / .00% |
||
| 59 | 6 |
Kelly, Paul | SO
#48 California Baptist |
Big 12
4 - 5 |
1394.58
44.44% / 22.22% |
|
| 60 | 2 |
Reilley, Zach | FR
#67 Hofstra |
EIWA
1 - 3 |
1392.04
25.00% / 25.00% |
|
| 61 | 4 |
Barvitskie, Mason | SO
#30 Army West Point |
EIWA
9 - 7 |
1389.33
56.25% / 29.41% |
|
| 62 | 3 |
Asuncion, Dakota | SR
#75 Sacred Heart |
EIWA
5 - 1 |
1389.31
83.33% / 33.33% |
|
| 63 | 3 |
Eck, Connor | SR
#64 Clarion |
MAC
8 - 5 |
1387.99
61.54% / 33.33% |
|
| 64 | 2 |
Jordon, Patrick | JR
#76 VMI |
SoCon
4 - 6 |
1386.79
40.00% / 36.36% |
1 |
| 65 | 1 |
Ross, Dylan | FR
#69 Duke |
ACC
5 - 2 |
1378.38
71.43% / 28.57% |
|
| 66 | 2 |
Cowan, Zac | SR
#54 Bellarmine |
SoCon
3 - 4 |
1373.76
42.86% / 12.50% |
1 |
| 67 | 6 |
Maestas, Leo | FR
#63 American |
EIWA
2 - 2 |
1373.12
50.00% / 66.67% |
|
| 68 |
Bower, Riley | SR
#37 Bucknell |
EIWA
2 - 3 |
1368.71
40.00% / 20.00% |
||
| 69 |
Shelton, Bryce | SR
#56 Air Force |
Big 12
6 - 7 |
1356.67
46.15% / 18.75% |
||
| 70 | 5 |
Pepin, Drew | SO
#65 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon
2 - 4 |
1354.19
33.33% / 14.29% |
|
| 71 | 3 |
Trujillo-Deen, Emilio | SO
#68 Northern Colorado |
Big 12
1 - 6 |
1352.02
14.29% / 12.50% |
|
| 72 |
Pleasant, Deon | SR
#42 Drexel |
EIWA
1 - 4 |
1350.76
20.00% / .00% |
||
| 73 | 3 |
Weber, Carson | FR
#59 Ohio |
MAC
3 - 5 |
1342.57
37.50% / 33.33% |
|
| 74 | 1 |
Zinkin, Hayden | SO
#71 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12
2 - 4 |
1320.09
33.33% / 42.86% |
|
| 75 |
Elliott, Dustin | FR
#73 Bloomsburg |
MAC
3 - 6 |
1288.06
33.33% / 20.00% |
||
| 76 |
Bonasera, Tommy | SO
#70 LIU |
EIWA
0 - 8 |
1257.06
.00% / .00% |
1 | |
| 77 |
Rodriguez, Matt | JR
#78 Presbyterian |
SoCon
1 - 0 |
1210.86
100.00% / .00% |
||
| 78 |
Bauer, Brandon | FR
#74 Campbell |
SoCon
1 - 5 |
1204.80
16.67% / 11.11% |
||
| 999 |
Sweet, Caleb | SO
#62 Binghamton |
EIWA
8 - 2 |
1372.97
80.00% / 16.67% |
||
| 999 |
Scherer, Colin | FR
Mercyhurst |
Transitioning
0 - 5 |
1192.45
.00% / .00% |