165 Starter Rankings | Division I
165 Starter Rankings | Division I
2026 Season | Week 14 | 02/02
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 |
Mesenbrink, Mitchell | JR | #1 Penn State |
Big Ten | 16 - 0 | 1713.04 | 100.00% / 100.00% |
20 |
Lockett, Ladarion | FR | #3 Oklahoma State |
Big 12 | 11 - 0 | 1646.02 | 100.00% / 27.27% |
30 |
Caliendo, Michael | SR | #4 Iowa |
Big Ten | 11 - 2 | 1639.92 | 84.62% / 69.23% |
40 |
Blaze, Joey | JR | #36 Purdue |
Big Ten | 15 - 0 | 1620.90 | 100.00% / 66.67% |
50 |
Bianchi, Matt | SR | #28 Little Rock |
PAC 12 | 15 - 0 | 1590.36 | 100.00% / 12.50% |
60 |
Brignola, Max | SR | #11 Lehigh |
EIWA | 11 - 3 | 1563.90 | 78.57% / 50.00% |
70 |
Scoles, Braeden | SO | #9 Illinois |
Big Ten | 13 - 4 | 1554.78 | 76.47% / 35.29% |
81 |
Denny, Will | FR | #12 NC State |
ACC | 13 - 2 | 1550.44 | 86.67% / 40.00% |
91 |
Downey, Ryder | JR | #23 Northern Iowa |
Big 12 | 15 - 3 | 1549.62 | 83.33% / 38.89% |
100 |
Araujo, LJ | FR | #6 Nebraska |
Big Ten | 11 - 6 | 1528.06 | 64.71% / 17.65% |
112 |
Hepner, Bryce | JR | #29 North Carolina |
ACC | 12 - 2 | 1526.29 | 85.71% / 50.00% |
120 |
Sparks, Andrew | SR | #7 Minnesota |
Big Ten | 13 - 4 | 1521.92 | 76.47% / 27.78% |
132 |
Barbosa, Andrew | FR | #17 Rutgers |
Big Ten | 13 - 4 | 1520.05 | 76.47% / 35.29% |
140 |
Euton, Connor | JR | #5 Iowa State |
Big 12 | 12 - 4 | 1519.15 | 75.00% / 61.11% |
154 |
Whalen, Ty | JR | #35 Princeton |
Ivy | 17 - 4 | 1515.20 | 80.95% / 59.09% |
160 |
Gallagher, Paddy | SR | #2 Ohio State |
Big Ten | 9 - 5 | 1511.50 | 64.29% / 37.50% |
176 |
Ruiz, Nicco | SO | #21 Arizona State |
Big 12 | 13 - 5 | 1511.18 | 72.22% / 47.62% |
180 |
Lillard, Tyler | JR | #33 Indiana |
Big Ten | 10 - 4 | 1507.85 | 71.43% / 35.71% |
196 |
Alvan, Cesar | SR | #24 Columbia |
Ivy | 22 - 8 | 1499.94 | 73.33% / 16.67% |
203 |
Filipowicz, Gunner | JR | #31 Army West Point |
EIWA | 14 - 5 | 1496.79 | 73.68% / 35.00% |
211 |
Woodcock, Brock | JR | #43 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC | 18 - 6 | 1491.60 | 75.00% / 40.74% |
220 |
Hall, Noah | FR | #45 Bellarmine |
SoCon | 10 - 10 | 1490.02 | 50.00% / 27.27% |
231 |
Olguin, Matthew | SR | #25 Oregon State |
PAC 12 | 14 - 4 | 1485.71 | 77.78% / 42.11% |
242 |
Mulvaney, Noah | JR | #38 Bucknell |
EIWA | 19 - 4 | 1485.02 | 82.61% / 34.78% |
252 |
Mayfield, Maxx | SR | #15 Missouri |
Big 12 | 4 - 5 | 1484.15 | 44.44% / 33.33% |
263 |
Seefeldt, Sean | JR | #26 Pennsylvania |
Ivy | 16 - 5 | 1479.78 | 76.19% / 23.81% |
270 |
Elmore, Dylan | SO | #20 Navy |
EIWA | 18 - 8 | 1476.85 | 69.23% / 26.92% |
280 |
Snipes, Thomas | JR | #62 The Citadel |
SoCon | 17 - 4 | 1473.08 | 80.95% / 18.18% |
298 |
Norman, Maximus | FR | #64 Brown |
Ivy | 19 - 11 | 1469.93 | 63.33% / 53.33% |
300 |
Burgos, Ryan | SR | #55 Edinboro |
MAC | 16 - 5 | 1469.02 | 76.19% / 56.52% |
310 |
Kellar, Peyten | SR | #27 Oklahoma |
Big 12 | 7 - 6 | 1459.22 | 53.85% / 26.67% |
320 |
Goebel, Cody | JR | #30 Wisconsin |
Big Ten | 9 - 7 | 1451.82 | 56.25% / 12.50% |
331 |
Church, Mac | SO | #8 Virginia Tech |
ACC | 14 - 7 | 1439.85 | 66.67% / 45.45% |
341 |
Herrera-Rondon, Alejandro | SR | #54 Clarion |
MAC | 14 - 6 | 1435.22 | 70.00% / 52.38% |
352 |
Parco, EJ | FR | #16 Stanford |
ACC | 7 - 6 | 1431.73 | 53.85% / 21.43% |
363 |
Espinoza-Owens, Marcus | SO | #19 South Dakota State |
Big 12 | 11 - 9 | 1427.39 | 55.00% / 42.86% |
371 |
Swan, Sloan | SO | #22 Wyoming |
Big 12 | 7 - 10 | 1426.84 | 41.18% / 22.22% |
382 |
Walsh, Cody | SR | #42 Drexel |
EIWA | 18 - 10 | 1425.23 | 64.29% / 16.13% |
395 |
Earnest, Chris | JR | #59 Kent State |
MAC | 12 - 6 | 1424.44 | 66.67% / 60.00% |
402 |
Duncanson, Ousmane | FR | #34 Lock Haven |
MAC | 13 - 10 | 1422.25 | 56.52% / 26.92% |
412 |
Keslar, Jared | JR | #18 Pittsburgh |
ACC | 12 - 8 | 1421.32 | 60.00% / 9.52% |
420 |
Taylor, Shawn | FR | #14 West Virginia |
Big 12 | 6 - 9 | 1420.07 | 40.00% / 6.25% |
435 |
Cell, Tucker | FR | #68 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon | 4 - 3 | 1417.89 | 57.14% / 42.86% |
442 |
Fowler, Logan | SO | #49 Air Force |
Big 12 | 9 - 6 | 1410.45 | 60.00% / 29.41% |
454 |
Conetta, Anthony | JR | #50 Appalachian State |
SoCon | 18 - 8 | 1409.95 | 69.23% / 50.00% |
463 |
Smith, Brett | SO | #46 Northern Illinois |
MAC | 12 - 11 | 1408.35 | 52.17% / 17.86% |
4724 |
Schultz, Kilian | SO | #57 Northern Colorado |
Big 12 | 6 - 9 | 1406.74 | 40.00% / 13.33% |
483 |
Cangro, Joseph | JR | #47 Harvard |
Ivy | 10 - 13 | 1406.04 | 43.48% / 26.09% |
4912 |
Dickson, Drew | SR | #48 George Mason |
MAC | 2 - 3 | 1405.63 | 40.00% / 20.00% |
503 |
Ferrari, Anthony | FR | #67 Campbell |
SoCon | 6 - 4 | 1404.66 | 60.00% / 30.00% |
510 |
Gates, Justin | FR | #13 Michigan |
Big Ten | 11 - 7 | 1401.13 | 61.11% / 16.67% |
5211 |
Abdon, Brendon | JR | #41 Rider |
MAC | 10 - 13 | 1399.33 | 43.48% / 26.09% |
530 |
Cerchio, Louis | FR | #10 Cornell |
Ivy | 8 - 13 | 1391.45 | 38.10% / 19.05% |
544 |
Laffey, Kelin | JR | #63 Buffalo |
MAC | 14 - 9 | 1391.21 | 60.87% / 26.09% |
551 |
Trujillo, Zyon | FR | #32 Utah Valley |
Big 12 | 5 - 13 | 1390.90 | 27.78% / 15.00% |
561 |
Rodriguez, AJ | SO | #58 Maryland |
Big Ten | 9 - 9 | 1390.44 | 50.00% / 15.79% |
570 |
Bostelman, Jacob | SO | #40 Northwestern |
Big Ten | 9 - 9 | 1388.78 | 50.00% / .00% |
585 |
Amaker, Chandler | SR | #44 Central Michigan |
MAC | 12 - 11 | 1386.20 | 52.17% / 8.70% |
590 |
Murphy, Michael | SO | #39 Virginia |
ACC | 7 - 8 | 1385.96 | 46.67% / 20.00% |
600 |
Slotnick, Jake | SO | #69 Hofstra |
EIWA | 16 - 12 | 1385.31 | 57.14% / 14.29% |
615 |
Dunbar, Aurelius | SR | #72 Duke |
ACC | 5 - 6 | 1381.32 | 45.45% / 18.18% |
625 |
Woodward, Braidon | FR | #70 Bloomsburg |
MAC | 7 - 10 | 1378.00 | 41.18% / 30.00% |
635 |
Lledo, Jack | JR | #61 Ohio |
MAC | 10 - 11 | 1376.14 | 47.62% / 23.81% |
6412 |
Greenley, Boeden | SO | #37 North Dakota State |
Big 12 | 9 - 13 | 1374.94 | 40.91% / 25.00% |
653 |
Vigil, Ryan | SR | #76 VMI |
SoCon | 6 - 7 | 1364.64 | 46.15% / 15.38% |
662 |
Falcone, AJ | FR | #75 Sacred Heart |
EIWA | 1 - 9 | 1362.95 | 10.00% / 9.09% |
672 |
Palmucci, Josh | JR | #66 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA | 9 - 10 | 1357.51 | 47.37% / 28.57% |
682 |
Shannon, DJ | SR | #51 Michigan State |
Big Ten | 5 - 8 | 1352.42 | 38.46% / 15.38% |
691 |
Reiniche, Mason | SR | #56 Chattanooga |
SoCon | 5 - 8 | 1345.10 | 38.46% / 26.67% |
701 |
Craft, Austin | FR | #52 American |
EIWA | 2 - 15 | 1334.62 | 11.76% / 5.88% |
711 |
Albanese, Marco | SO | #60 Binghamton |
EIWA | 11 - 13 | 1333.47 | 45.83% / 16.00% |
720 |
Simon, Yanik | FR | #78 Presbyterian |
SoCon | 3 - 5 | 1328.48 | 37.50% / 25.00% |
730 |
Manzo, Evan | FR | #74 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12 | 3 - 8 | 1309.34 | 27.27% / 15.38% |
740 |
Barry, Jordan | FR | #73 LIU |
EIWA | 6 - 12 | 1299.18 | 33.33% / 16.67% |
750 |
Gayer, Luke | JR | #53 Cal Poly |
PAC 12 | 3 - 11 | 1288.61 | 21.43% / 13.33% |
760 |
Greenwood, Joshua | JR | #77 Morgan State |
EIWA | 0 - 10 | 1277.63 | .00% / .00% |
770 |
Rutherford, Christian | JR | #71 Davidson |
SoCon | 0 - 4 | 1185.63 | .00% / .00% |
780 |
Cowan, Timothy | JR | #65 California Baptist |
Big 12 | 0 - 8 | 1179.51 | .00% / 10.00% |
9990 |
Reagle, Jaden | FR | Mercyhurst |
Transitioning | 0 - 1 | 1199.48 | .00% / 18.18% |
| # | Trend | Wrestler School |
Conf Record |
WS ELO Win / Bns |
Clips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mesenbrink, Mitchell | JR
#1 Penn State |
Big Ten
16 - 0 |
1713.04
100.00% / 100.00% |
6 | |
| 2 |
Lockett, Ladarion | FR
#3 Oklahoma State |
Big 12
11 - 0 |
1646.02
100.00% / 27.27% |
||
| 3 |
Caliendo, Michael | SR
#4 Iowa |
Big Ten
11 - 2 |
1639.92
84.62% / 69.23% |
5 | |
| 4 |
Blaze, Joey | JR
#36 Purdue |
Big Ten
15 - 0 |
1620.90
100.00% / 66.67% |
2 | |
| 5 |
Bianchi, Matt | SR
#28 Little Rock |
PAC 12
15 - 0 |
1590.36
100.00% / 12.50% |
||
| 6 |
Brignola, Max | SR
#11 Lehigh |
EIWA
11 - 3 |
1563.90
78.57% / 50.00% |
||
| 7 |
Scoles, Braeden | SO
#9 Illinois |
Big Ten
13 - 4 |
1554.78
76.47% / 35.29% |
||
| 8 | 1 |
Denny, Will | FR
#12 NC State |
ACC
13 - 2 |
1550.44
86.67% / 40.00% |
|
| 9 | 1 |
Downey, Ryder | JR
#23 Northern Iowa |
Big 12
15 - 3 |
1549.62
83.33% / 38.89% |
|
| 10 |
Araujo, LJ | FR
#6 Nebraska |
Big Ten
11 - 6 |
1528.06
64.71% / 17.65% |
||
| 11 | 2 |
Hepner, Bryce | JR
#29 North Carolina |
ACC
12 - 2 |
1526.29
85.71% / 50.00% |
|
| 12 |
Sparks, Andrew | SR
#7 Minnesota |
Big Ten
13 - 4 |
1521.92
76.47% / 27.78% |
3 | |
| 13 | 2 |
Barbosa, Andrew | FR
#17 Rutgers |
Big Ten
13 - 4 |
1520.05
76.47% / 35.29% |
|
| 14 |
Euton, Connor | JR
#5 Iowa State |
Big 12
12 - 4 |
1519.15
75.00% / 61.11% |
||
| 15 | 4 |
Whalen, Ty | JR
#35 Princeton |
Ivy
17 - 4 |
1515.20
80.95% / 59.09% |
|
| 16 |
Gallagher, Paddy | SR
#2 Ohio State |
Big Ten
9 - 5 |
1511.50
64.29% / 37.50% |
||
| 17 | 6 |
Ruiz, Nicco | SO
#21 Arizona State |
Big 12
13 - 5 |
1511.18
72.22% / 47.62% |
|
| 18 |
Lillard, Tyler | JR
#33 Indiana |
Big Ten
10 - 4 |
1507.85
71.43% / 35.71% |
||
| 19 | 6 |
Alvan, Cesar | SR
#24 Columbia |
Ivy
22 - 8 |
1499.94
73.33% / 16.67% |
|
| 20 | 3 |
Filipowicz, Gunner | JR
#31 Army West Point |
EIWA
14 - 5 |
1496.79
73.68% / 35.00% |
|
| 21 | 1 |
Woodcock, Brock | JR
#43 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC
18 - 6 |
1491.60
75.00% / 40.74% |
|
| 22 |
Hall, Noah | FR
#45 Bellarmine |
SoCon
10 - 10 |
1490.02
50.00% / 27.27% |
||
| 23 | 1 |
Olguin, Matthew | SR
#25 Oregon State |
PAC 12
14 - 4 |
1485.71
77.78% / 42.11% |
|
| 24 | 2 |
Mulvaney, Noah | JR
#38 Bucknell |
EIWA
19 - 4 |
1485.02
82.61% / 34.78% |
|
| 25 | 2 |
Mayfield, Maxx | SR
#15 Missouri |
Big 12
4 - 5 |
1484.15
44.44% / 33.33% |
|
| 26 | 3 |
Seefeldt, Sean | JR
#26 Pennsylvania |
Ivy
16 - 5 |
1479.78
76.19% / 23.81% |
|
| 27 |
Elmore, Dylan | SO
#20 Navy |
EIWA
18 - 8 |
1476.85
69.23% / 26.92% |
||
| 28 |
Snipes, Thomas | JR
#62 The Citadel |
SoCon
17 - 4 |
1473.08
80.95% / 18.18% |
18 | |
| 29 | 8 |
Norman, Maximus | FR
#64 Brown |
Ivy
19 - 11 |
1469.93
63.33% / 53.33% |
|
| 30 |
Burgos, Ryan | SR
#55 Edinboro |
MAC
16 - 5 |
1469.02
76.19% / 56.52% |
||
| 31 |
Kellar, Peyten | SR
#27 Oklahoma |
Big 12
7 - 6 |
1459.22
53.85% / 26.67% |
1 | |
| 32 |
Goebel, Cody | JR
#30 Wisconsin |
Big Ten
9 - 7 |
1451.82
56.25% / 12.50% |
||
| 33 | 1 |
Church, Mac | SO
#8 Virginia Tech |
ACC
14 - 7 |
1439.85
66.67% / 45.45% |
|
| 34 | 1 |
Herrera-Rondon, Alejandro | SR
#54 Clarion |
MAC
14 - 6 |
1435.22
70.00% / 52.38% |
|
| 35 | 2 |
Parco, EJ | FR
#16 Stanford |
ACC
7 - 6 |
1431.73
53.85% / 21.43% |
|
| 36 | 3 |
Espinoza-Owens, Marcus | SO
#19 South Dakota State |
Big 12
11 - 9 |
1427.39
55.00% / 42.86% |
|
| 37 | 1 |
Swan, Sloan | SO
#22 Wyoming |
Big 12
7 - 10 |
1426.84
41.18% / 22.22% |
|
| 38 | 2 |
Walsh, Cody | SR
#42 Drexel |
EIWA
18 - 10 |
1425.23
64.29% / 16.13% |
|
| 39 | 5 |
Earnest, Chris | JR
#59 Kent State |
MAC
12 - 6 |
1424.44
66.67% / 60.00% |
|
| 40 | 2 |
Duncanson, Ousmane | FR
#34 Lock Haven |
MAC
13 - 10 |
1422.25
56.52% / 26.92% |
|
| 41 | 2 |
Keslar, Jared | JR
#18 Pittsburgh |
ACC
12 - 8 |
1421.32
60.00% / 9.52% |
|
| 42 |
Taylor, Shawn | FR
#14 West Virginia |
Big 12
6 - 9 |
1420.07
40.00% / 6.25% |
||
| 43 | 5 |
Cell, Tucker | FR
#68 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon
4 - 3 |
1417.89
57.14% / 42.86% |
|
| 44 | 2 |
Fowler, Logan | SO
#49 Air Force |
Big 12
9 - 6 |
1410.45
60.00% / 29.41% |
|
| 45 | 4 |
Conetta, Anthony | JR
#50 Appalachian State |
SoCon
18 - 8 |
1409.95
69.23% / 50.00% |
|
| 46 | 3 |
Smith, Brett | SO
#46 Northern Illinois |
MAC
12 - 11 |
1408.35
52.17% / 17.86% |
|
| 47 | 24 |
Schultz, Kilian | SO
#57 Northern Colorado |
Big 12
6 - 9 |
1406.74
40.00% / 13.33% |
|
| 48 | 3 |
Cangro, Joseph | JR
#47 Harvard |
Ivy
10 - 13 |
1406.04
43.48% / 26.09% |
|
| 49 | 12 |
Dickson, Drew | SR
#48 George Mason |
MAC
2 - 3 |
1405.63
40.00% / 20.00% |
|
| 50 | 3 |
Ferrari, Anthony | FR
#67 Campbell |
SoCon
6 - 4 |
1404.66
60.00% / 30.00% |
1 |
| 51 |
Gates, Justin | FR
#13 Michigan |
Big Ten
11 - 7 |
1401.13
61.11% / 16.67% |
||
| 52 | 11 |
Abdon, Brendon | JR
#41 Rider |
MAC
10 - 13 |
1399.33
43.48% / 26.09% |
|
| 53 |
Cerchio, Louis | FR
#10 Cornell |
Ivy
8 - 13 |
1391.45
38.10% / 19.05% |
||
| 54 | 4 |
Laffey, Kelin | JR
#63 Buffalo |
MAC
14 - 9 |
1391.21
60.87% / 26.09% |
|
| 55 | 1 |
Trujillo, Zyon | FR
#32 Utah Valley |
Big 12
5 - 13 |
1390.90
27.78% / 15.00% |
|
| 56 | 1 |
Rodriguez, AJ | SO
#58 Maryland |
Big Ten
9 - 9 |
1390.44
50.00% / 15.79% |
|
| 57 |
Bostelman, Jacob | SO
#40 Northwestern |
Big Ten
9 - 9 |
1388.78
50.00% / .00% |
||
| 58 | 5 |
Amaker, Chandler | SR
#44 Central Michigan |
MAC
12 - 11 |
1386.20
52.17% / 8.70% |
|
| 59 |
Murphy, Michael | SO
#39 Virginia |
ACC
7 - 8 |
1385.96
46.67% / 20.00% |
||
| 60 |
Slotnick, Jake | SO
#69 Hofstra |
EIWA
16 - 12 |
1385.31
57.14% / 14.29% |
||
| 61 | 5 |
Dunbar, Aurelius | SR
#72 Duke |
ACC
5 - 6 |
1381.32
45.45% / 18.18% |
|
| 62 | 5 |
Woodward, Braidon | FR
#70 Bloomsburg |
MAC
7 - 10 |
1378.00
41.18% / 30.00% |
|
| 63 | 5 |
Lledo, Jack | JR
#61 Ohio |
MAC
10 - 11 |
1376.14
47.62% / 23.81% |
|
| 64 | 12 |
Greenley, Boeden | SO
#37 North Dakota State |
Big 12
9 - 13 |
1374.94
40.91% / 25.00% |
1 |
| 65 | 3 |
Vigil, Ryan | SR
#76 VMI |
SoCon
6 - 7 |
1364.64
46.15% / 15.38% |
|
| 66 | 2 |
Falcone, AJ | FR
#75 Sacred Heart |
EIWA
1 - 9 |
1362.95
10.00% / 9.09% |
|
| 67 | 2 |
Palmucci, Josh | JR
#66 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA
9 - 10 |
1357.51
47.37% / 28.57% |
|
| 68 | 2 |
Shannon, DJ | SR
#51 Michigan State |
Big Ten
5 - 8 |
1352.42
38.46% / 15.38% |
2 |
| 69 | 1 |
Reiniche, Mason | SR
#56 Chattanooga |
SoCon
5 - 8 |
1345.10
38.46% / 26.67% |
|
| 70 | 1 |
Craft, Austin | FR
#52 American |
EIWA
2 - 15 |
1334.62
11.76% / 5.88% |
|
| 71 | 1 |
Albanese, Marco | SO
#60 Binghamton |
EIWA
11 - 13 |
1333.47
45.83% / 16.00% |
|
| 72 |
Simon, Yanik | FR
#78 Presbyterian |
SoCon
3 - 5 |
1328.48
37.50% / 25.00% |
||
| 73 |
Manzo, Evan | FR
#74 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12
3 - 8 |
1309.34
27.27% / 15.38% |
||
| 74 |
Barry, Jordan | FR
#73 LIU |
EIWA
6 - 12 |
1299.18
33.33% / 16.67% |
||
| 75 |
Gayer, Luke | JR
#53 Cal Poly |
PAC 12
3 - 11 |
1288.61
21.43% / 13.33% |
||
| 76 |
Greenwood, Joshua | JR
#77 Morgan State |
EIWA
0 - 10 |
1277.63
.00% / .00% |
||
| 77 |
Rutherford, Christian | JR
#71 Davidson |
SoCon
0 - 4 |
1185.63
.00% / .00% |
||
| 78 |
Cowan, Timothy | JR
#65 California Baptist |
Big 12
0 - 8 |
1179.51
.00% / 10.00% |
||
| 999 |
Reagle, Jaden | FR
Mercyhurst |
Transitioning
0 - 1 |
1199.48
.00% / 18.18% |