165 Starter Rankings | Division I
165 Starter Rankings | Division I
2026 Season | Pre-Ssn | 05/05
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.
| # | Trend | Wrestler | School | Conf | Record | WS ELO | Win / Bns | Clips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Mesenbrink, Mitchell | JR | #1 Penn State | Big Ten | 0 - 0 | 1694.72 | .00% / .00% | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | Caliendo, Michael | SR | #2 Iowa | Big Ten | 0 - 0 | 1638.11 | .00% / .00% | 5 |
| 3 | 4 | Minto, Christopher | SO | #4 Nebraska | Big Ten | 0 - 0 | 1567.56 | .00% / .00% | |
| 4 | 4 | Garvin, Hunter | JR | #12 Stanford | ACC | 0 - 0 | 1565.43 | .00% / .00% | |
| 5 | 3 | Downey, Ryder | JR | #15 Northern Iowa | Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1550.05 | .00% / .00% | |
| 6 | 3 | Mantanona, Beau | SO | #8 Michigan | Big Ten | 0 - 0 | 1547.77 | .00% / .00% | |
| 7 | 0 | Brignola, Max | SR | #7 Lehigh | EIWA | 0 - 0 | 1545.51 | .00% / .00% | |
| 8 | 3 | Scoles, Braeden | SO | #14 Illinois | Big Ten | 0 - 0 | 1520.49 | .00% / .00% | |
| 9 | 4 | Sparks, Andrew | SR | #16 Minnesota | Big Ten | 0 - 0 | 1501.48 | .00% / .00% | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | Ruiz, Nicco | SO | #58 Arizona State | Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1497.85 | .00% / .00% | |
| 11 | 4 | Hamilton, Nick | JR | #30 Virginia | ACC | 0 - 0 | 1496.43 | .00% / .00% | |
| 12 | 4 | Mayfield, Maxx | SR | #13 Missouri | Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1494.87 | .00% / .00% | |
| 13 | 4 | Miller, Will | SR | #27 Appalachian State | SoCon | 0 - 0 | 1494.56 | .00% / .00% | |
| 14 | 4 | Gallagher, Paddy | SR | #3 Ohio State | Big Ten | 0 - 0 | 1494.11 | .00% / .00% | |
| 15 | 0 | Barbosa, Andrew | FR | #9 Rutgers | Big Ten | 0 - 0 | 1488.10 | .00% / .00% | |
| 16 | 3 | Rhodes, Drake | JR | #18 South Dakota State | Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1487.36 | .00% / .00% | |
| 17 | 4 | Riggins, Aiden | JR | #6 Iowa State | Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1484.58 | .00% / .00% | |
| 18 | 4 | Lillard, Tyler | JR | #24 Indiana | Big Ten | 0 - 0 | 1484.06 | .00% / .00% | |
| 19 | 4 | Maag, Evan | JR | #43 George Mason | MAC | 0 - 0 | 1479.87 | .00% / .00% | |
| 20 | 0 | Hepner, Bryce | JR | #20 North Carolina | ACC | 0 - 0 | 1478.69 | .00% / .00% | |
| 21 | 3 | Filipowicz, Gunner | JR | #21 Army West Point | EIWA | 0 - 0 | 1472.05 | .00% / .00% | |
| 22 | 3 | Snipes, Thomas | JR | #44 The Citadel | SoCon | 0 - 0 | 1467.22 | .00% / .00% | |
| 23 | 3 | Alvan, Cesar | SR | #45 Columbia | Ivy | 0 - 0 | 1461.07 | .00% / .00% | |
| 24 | 3 | Church, Mac | SO | #11 Virginia Tech | ACC | 0 - 0 | 1460.22 | .00% / .00% | |
| 25 | 3 | Goebel, Cody | JR | #29 Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0 - 0 | 1460.06 | .00% / .00% | |
| 26 | 3 | Elmore, Dylan | SO | #36 Navy | EIWA | 0 - 0 | 1458.80 | .00% / .00% | |
| 27 | 4 | Baer, Carter | JR | #52 Binghamton | EIWA | 0 - 0 | 1456.06 | .00% / .00% | |
| 28 | 4 | Wick, Luka | SR | #46 Cal Poly | PAC 12 | 0 - 0 | 1455.06 | .00% / .00% | |
| 29 | 0 | Myers, Gunnar | FR | #32 Northwestern | Big Ten | 0 - 0 | 1433.59 | .00% / .00% | |
| 30 | 6 | Mulvaney, Noah | JR | #37 Bucknell | EIWA | 0 - 0 | 1431.85 | .00% / .00% | |
| 31 | 0 | Taylor, Shawn | FR | #23 West Virginia | Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1426.38 | .00% / .00% | |
| 32 | 5 | Voorhees, Cooper | SR | #26 Wyoming | Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1419.32 | .00% / .00% | |
| 33 | 6 | Keslar, Jared | JR | #19 Pittsburgh | ACC | 0 - 0 | 1417.89 | .00% / .00% | |
| 34 | 6 | Wallace, Aiden | JR | #72 Duke | ACC | 0 - 0 | 1416.80 | .00% / .00% | |
| 35 | 8 | Amaker, Chandler | SR | #59 Central Michigan | MAC | 0 - 0 | 1411.54 | .00% / .00% | |
| 36 | 0 | Alderfer, Eric | JR | #76 Bloomsburg | MAC | 0 - 0 | 1401.78 | .00% / .00% | |
| 37 | 8 | Greenley, Boeden | SO | #42 North Dakota State | Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1401.26 | .00% / .00% | |
| 38 | 10 | Milheim, Kaden | SO | #51 American | EIWA | 0 - 0 | 1396.71 | .00% / .00% | |
| 39 | 10 | Fowler, Logan | SO | #47 Air Force | Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1395.71 | .00% / .00% | |
| 40 | 0 | Martin Best, John | SR | #31 Maryland | Big Ten | 0 - 0 | 1393.32 | .00% / .00% | |
| 41 | 0 | Garcia, Holden | SO | #28 Princeton | Ivy | 0 - 0 | 1391.79 | .00% / .00% | |
| 42 | 9 | Baker, Domonic | SR | #55 Campbell | SoCon | 0 - 0 | 1389.96 | .00% / .00% | |
| 43 | 9 | Buell, Stoney | SR | #25 Purdue | Big Ten | 0 - 0 | 1386.97 | .00% / .00% | |
| 44 | 0 | Laffey, Kelin | JR | #68 Buffalo | MAC | 0 - 0 | 1385.37 | .00% / .00% | |
| 45 | 9 | Walsh, Cody | SR | #40 Drexel | EIWA | 0 - 0 | 1384.64 | .00% / .00% | |
| 46 | 0 | Vigil, Ryan | SR | #71 VMI | SoCon | 0 - 0 | 1381.48 | .00% / .00% | |
| 47 | 0 | Espinoza, Mason | SO | #53 Cal Baptist | Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1378.20 | .00% / .00% | |
| 48 | 0 | Russo, Joe | SR | #67 Hofstra | EIWA | 0 - 0 | 1377.17 | .00% / .00% | |
| 49 | 0 | Abdon, Brendon | JR | #39 Rider | MAC | 0 - 0 | 1375.97 | .00% / .00% | |
| 50 | 0 | Giddens, Clayton | FR | #22 Oklahoma | Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1371.00 | .00% / .00% | |
| 51 | 5 | Dobbins, Caden | JR | #38 Lock Haven | MAC | 0 - 0 | 1368.77 | .00% / .00% | |
| 52 | 0 | Starren, Steele | SR | #41 Oregon State | PAC 12 | 0 - 0 | 1366.49 | .00% / .00% | |
| 53 | 5 | Troczynski, Andrew | SR | #33 Pennsylvania | Ivy | 0 - 0 | 1359.43 | .00% / .00% | |
| 54 | 0 | Holland, Gunner | FR | #34 Little Rock | PAC 12 | 0 - 0 | 1357.80 | .00% / .00% | |
| 55 | 6 | Kirby, Max | SR | #49 Edinboro | MAC | 0 - 0 | 1354.88 | .00% / .00% | |
| 56 | 6 | Hurst, Jackson | SR | #62 Chattanooga | SoCon | 0 - 0 | 1353.67 | .00% / .00% | |
| 57 | 7 | Lledo, Jack | JR | #57 Ohio | MAC | 0 - 0 | 1347.72 | .00% / .00% | |
| 58 | 0 | Ferrari, Anthony | FR | #69 Morgan State | EIWA | 0 - 0 | 1343.82 | .00% / .00% | |
| 59 | 0 | Bobola, Michael | SR | #70 Harvard | Ivy | 0 - 0 | 1341.48 | .00% / .00% | |
| 60 | 5 | Griffin, Bryce | SO | #73 Davidson | SoCon | 0 - 0 | 1339.12 | .00% / .00% | |
| 61 | 6 | Smith, Brett | SO | #48 Northern Illinois | MAC | 0 - 0 | 1335.38 | .00% / .00% | |
| 62 | 0 | Kress, Grant | SO | #63 Gardner-Webb | SoCon | 0 - 0 | 1333.83 | .00% / .00% | |
| 63 | 6 | Palmucci, Josh | JR | #60 Franklin & Marshall | EIWA | 0 - 0 | 1328.36 | .00% / .00% | |
| 64 | 6 | Barr, Ethan | JR | #64 Kent State | MAC | 0 - 0 | 1325.68 | .00% / .00% | |
| 65 | 6 | Gillum, Bradley | JR | #50 SIU Edwardsville | MAC | 0 - 0 | 1319.89 | .00% / .00% | |
| 66 | 0 | Manzo, Evan | FR | #77 CSU Bakersfield | PAC 12 | 0 - 0 | 1315.40 | .00% / .00% | |
| 67 | 6 | Barnes, Wesley | SO | #66 Clarion | MAC | 0 - 0 | 1311.40 | .00% / .00% | |
| 68 | 0 | Schultz, Kilian | SO | #35 Northern Colorado | Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1307.83 | .00% / .00% | |
| 69 | 0 | Meyers, Duke | FR | #54 Michigan State | Big Ten | 0 - 0 | 1288.98 | .00% / .00% | |
| 70 | 4 | Johnston, James | SR | #74 LIU | EIWA | 0 - 0 | 1286.47 | .00% / .00% | |
| 71 | 0 | Faison, Aaron | JR | #17 NC State | ACC | 0 - 0 | 1236.45 | .00% / .00% | |
| 72 | 4 | Pineda, Calvin | SR | #75 Sacred Heart | EIWA | 0 - 0 | 1219.68 | .00% / .00% | |
| 73 | 0 | Hall, Noah | FR | #61 Bellarmine | SoCon | 0 - 0 | 1202.00 | .00% / .00% | |
| 74 | 0 | Cerchio, Louis | FR | #10 Cornell | Ivy | 0 - 0 | 1200.00 | .00% / .00% | |
| 74 | 0 | Lockett, Ladarion | FR | #5 Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1200.00 | .00% / .00% | |
| 76 | 2 | Roe, Joshua | SO | #78 Presbyterian | SoCon | 0 - 0 | 1188.21 | .00% / .00% | |
| 77 | 0 | Farrar, Caleb | FR | #56 Utah Valley | Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1187.23 | .00% / .00% | |
| 999 | 0 | Mincin, Keith | FR | Mercyhurst | Transitioning | 0 - 0 | 1195.08 | .00% / .00% |
| # | Trend | Wrestler School |
Conf Record |
WS ELO Win / Bns |
Clips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
Mesenbrink, Mitchell | JR
#1 Penn State |
Big Ten
0 - 0 |
1694.72
.00% / .00% |
6 |
| 2 | 0 |
Caliendo, Michael | SR
#2 Iowa |
Big Ten
0 - 0 |
1638.11
.00% / .00% |
5 |
| 3 | 4 |
Minto, Christopher | SO
#4 Nebraska |
Big Ten
0 - 0 |
1567.56
.00% / .00% |
|
| 4 | 4 |
Garvin, Hunter | JR
#12 Stanford |
ACC
0 - 0 |
1565.43
.00% / .00% |
|
| 5 | 3 |
Downey, Ryder | JR
#15 Northern Iowa |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1550.05
.00% / .00% |
|
| 6 | 3 |
Mantanona, Beau | SO
#8 Michigan |
Big Ten
0 - 0 |
1547.77
.00% / .00% |
|
| 7 | 0 |
Brignola, Max | SR
#7 Lehigh |
EIWA
0 - 0 |
1545.51
.00% / .00% |
|
| 8 | 3 |
Scoles, Braeden | SO
#14 Illinois |
Big Ten
0 - 0 |
1520.49
.00% / .00% |
|
| 9 | 4 |
Sparks, Andrew | SR
#16 Minnesota |
Big Ten
0 - 0 |
1501.48
.00% / .00% |
3 |
| 10 | 4 |
Ruiz, Nicco | SO
#58 Arizona State |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1497.85
.00% / .00% |
|
| 11 | 4 |
Hamilton, Nick | JR
#30 Virginia |
ACC
0 - 0 |
1496.43
.00% / .00% |
|
| 12 | 4 |
Mayfield, Maxx | SR
#13 Missouri |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1494.87
.00% / .00% |
|
| 13 | 4 |
Miller, Will | SR
#27 Appalachian State |
SoCon
0 - 0 |
1494.56
.00% / .00% |
|
| 14 | 4 |
Gallagher, Paddy | SR
#3 Ohio State |
Big Ten
0 - 0 |
1494.11
.00% / .00% |
|
| 15 | 0 |
Barbosa, Andrew | FR
#9 Rutgers |
Big Ten
0 - 0 |
1488.10
.00% / .00% |
|
| 16 | 3 |
Rhodes, Drake | JR
#18 South Dakota State |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1487.36
.00% / .00% |
|
| 17 | 4 |
Riggins, Aiden | JR
#6 Iowa State |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1484.58
.00% / .00% |
|
| 18 | 4 |
Lillard, Tyler | JR
#24 Indiana |
Big Ten
0 - 0 |
1484.06
.00% / .00% |
|
| 19 | 4 |
Maag, Evan | JR
#43 George Mason |
MAC
0 - 0 |
1479.87
.00% / .00% |
|
| 20 | 0 |
Hepner, Bryce | JR
#20 North Carolina |
ACC
0 - 0 |
1478.69
.00% / .00% |
|
| 21 | 3 |
Filipowicz, Gunner | JR
#21 Army West Point |
EIWA
0 - 0 |
1472.05
.00% / .00% |
|
| 22 | 3 |
Snipes, Thomas | JR
#44 The Citadel |
SoCon
0 - 0 |
1467.22
.00% / .00% |
|
| 23 | 3 |
Alvan, Cesar | SR
#45 Columbia |
Ivy
0 - 0 |
1461.07
.00% / .00% |
|
| 24 | 3 |
Church, Mac | SO
#11 Virginia Tech |
ACC
0 - 0 |
1460.22
.00% / .00% |
|
| 25 | 3 |
Goebel, Cody | JR
#29 Wisconsin |
Big Ten
0 - 0 |
1460.06
.00% / .00% |
|
| 26 | 3 |
Elmore, Dylan | SO
#36 Navy |
EIWA
0 - 0 |
1458.80
.00% / .00% |
|
| 27 | 4 |
Baer, Carter | JR
#52 Binghamton |
EIWA
0 - 0 |
1456.06
.00% / .00% |
|
| 28 | 4 |
Wick, Luka | SR
#46 Cal Poly |
PAC 12
0 - 0 |
1455.06
.00% / .00% |
|
| 29 | 0 |
Myers, Gunnar | FR
#32 Northwestern |
Big Ten
0 - 0 |
1433.59
.00% / .00% |
|
| 30 | 6 |
Mulvaney, Noah | JR
#37 Bucknell |
EIWA
0 - 0 |
1431.85
.00% / .00% |
|
| 31 | 0 |
Taylor, Shawn | FR
#23 West Virginia |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1426.38
.00% / .00% |
|
| 32 | 5 |
Voorhees, Cooper | SR
#26 Wyoming |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1419.32
.00% / .00% |
|
| 33 | 6 |
Keslar, Jared | JR
#19 Pittsburgh |
ACC
0 - 0 |
1417.89
.00% / .00% |
|
| 34 | 6 |
Wallace, Aiden | JR
#72 Duke |
ACC
0 - 0 |
1416.80
.00% / .00% |
|
| 35 | 8 |
Amaker, Chandler | SR
#59 Central Michigan |
MAC
0 - 0 |
1411.54
.00% / .00% |
|
| 36 | 0 |
Alderfer, Eric | JR
#76 Bloomsburg |
MAC
0 - 0 |
1401.78
.00% / .00% |
|
| 37 | 8 |
Greenley, Boeden | SO
#42 North Dakota State |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1401.26
.00% / .00% |
|
| 38 | 10 |
Milheim, Kaden | SO
#51 American |
EIWA
0 - 0 |
1396.71
.00% / .00% |
|
| 39 | 10 |
Fowler, Logan | SO
#47 Air Force |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1395.71
.00% / .00% |
|
| 40 | 0 |
Martin Best, John | SR
#31 Maryland |
Big Ten
0 - 0 |
1393.32
.00% / .00% |
|
| 41 | 0 |
Garcia, Holden | SO
#28 Princeton |
Ivy
0 - 0 |
1391.79
.00% / .00% |
|
| 42 | 9 |
Baker, Domonic | SR
#55 Campbell |
SoCon
0 - 0 |
1389.96
.00% / .00% |
|
| 43 | 9 |
Buell, Stoney | SR
#25 Purdue |
Big Ten
0 - 0 |
1386.97
.00% / .00% |
|
| 44 | 0 |
Laffey, Kelin | JR
#68 Buffalo |
MAC
0 - 0 |
1385.37
.00% / .00% |
|
| 45 | 9 |
Walsh, Cody | SR
#40 Drexel |
EIWA
0 - 0 |
1384.64
.00% / .00% |
|
| 46 | 0 |
Vigil, Ryan | SR
#71 VMI |
SoCon
0 - 0 |
1381.48
.00% / .00% |
|
| 47 | 0 |
Espinoza, Mason | SO
#53 Cal Baptist |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1378.20
.00% / .00% |
|
| 48 | 0 |
Russo, Joe | SR
#67 Hofstra |
EIWA
0 - 0 |
1377.17
.00% / .00% |
|
| 49 | 0 |
Abdon, Brendon | JR
#39 Rider |
MAC
0 - 0 |
1375.97
.00% / .00% |
|
| 50 | 0 |
Giddens, Clayton | FR
#22 Oklahoma |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1371.00
.00% / .00% |
|
| 51 | 5 |
Dobbins, Caden | JR
#38 Lock Haven |
MAC
0 - 0 |
1368.77
.00% / .00% |
|
| 52 | 0 |
Starren, Steele | SR
#41 Oregon State |
PAC 12
0 - 0 |
1366.49
.00% / .00% |
|
| 53 | 5 |
Troczynski, Andrew | SR
#33 Pennsylvania |
Ivy
0 - 0 |
1359.43
.00% / .00% |
|
| 54 | 0 |
Holland, Gunner | FR
#34 Little Rock |
PAC 12
0 - 0 |
1357.80
.00% / .00% |
|
| 55 | 6 |
Kirby, Max | SR
#49 Edinboro |
MAC
0 - 0 |
1354.88
.00% / .00% |
|
| 56 | 6 |
Hurst, Jackson | SR
#62 Chattanooga |
SoCon
0 - 0 |
1353.67
.00% / .00% |
|
| 57 | 7 |
Lledo, Jack | JR
#57 Ohio |
MAC
0 - 0 |
1347.72
.00% / .00% |
|
| 58 | 0 |
Ferrari, Anthony | FR
#69 Morgan State |
EIWA
0 - 0 |
1343.82
.00% / .00% |
|
| 59 | 0 |
Bobola, Michael | SR
#70 Harvard |
Ivy
0 - 0 |
1341.48
.00% / .00% |
|
| 60 | 5 |
Griffin, Bryce | SO
#73 Davidson |
SoCon
0 - 0 |
1339.12
.00% / .00% |
|
| 61 | 6 |
Smith, Brett | SO
#48 Northern Illinois |
MAC
0 - 0 |
1335.38
.00% / .00% |
|
| 62 | 0 |
Kress, Grant | SO
#63 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon
0 - 0 |
1333.83
.00% / .00% |
|
| 63 | 6 |
Palmucci, Josh | JR
#60 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA
0 - 0 |
1328.36
.00% / .00% |
|
| 64 | 6 |
Barr, Ethan | JR
#64 Kent State |
MAC
0 - 0 |
1325.68
.00% / .00% |
|
| 65 | 6 |
Gillum, Bradley | JR
#50 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC
0 - 0 |
1319.89
.00% / .00% |
|
| 66 | 0 |
Manzo, Evan | FR
#77 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12
0 - 0 |
1315.40
.00% / .00% |
|
| 67 | 6 |
Barnes, Wesley | SO
#66 Clarion |
MAC
0 - 0 |
1311.40
.00% / .00% |
|
| 68 | 0 |
Schultz, Kilian | SO
#35 Northern Colorado |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1307.83
.00% / .00% |
|
| 69 | 0 |
Meyers, Duke | FR
#54 Michigan State |
Big Ten
0 - 0 |
1288.98
.00% / .00% |
|
| 70 | 4 |
Johnston, James | SR
#74 LIU |
EIWA
0 - 0 |
1286.47
.00% / .00% |
|
| 71 | 0 |
Faison, Aaron | JR
#17 NC State |
ACC
0 - 0 |
1236.45
.00% / .00% |
|
| 72 | 4 |
Pineda, Calvin | SR
#75 Sacred Heart |
EIWA
0 - 0 |
1219.68
.00% / .00% |
|
| 73 | 0 |
Hall, Noah | FR
#61 Bellarmine |
SoCon
0 - 0 |
1202.00
.00% / .00% |
|
| 74 | 0 |
Cerchio, Louis | FR
#10 Cornell |
Ivy
0 - 0 |
1200.00
.00% / .00% |
|
| 74 | 0 |
Lockett, Ladarion | FR
#5 Oklahoma State |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1200.00
.00% / .00% |
|
| 76 | 2 |
Roe, Joshua | SO
#78 Presbyterian |
SoCon
0 - 0 |
1188.21
.00% / .00% |
|
| 77 | 0 |
Farrar, Caleb | FR
#56 Utah Valley |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1187.23
.00% / .00% |
|
| 999 | 0 |
Mincin, Keith | FR
Mercyhurst |
Transitioning
0 - 0 |
1195.08
.00% / .00% |