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Matt Holmes | NCAA.com | February 13, 2020

NCAA releases Division I wrestling coaches’ panel and RPI rankings

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INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA released coaches’ panel rankings and ratings percentage index (RPI) rankings for the 2019-20 wrestling season today. The final rankings will be one of the criteria used as part of the selection process to determine qualifiers and seeding for the 2020 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on March 19-21 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

The rankings are determined by a vote of 14 coaches in each weight class with two head coaches from each of the seven conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, EIWA, MAC, Pac-12 and SoCon), which is double the voters that had previously been used for the coaches’ panel rankings. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. Wrestlers must have participated in at least five matches against Division I opponents in the weight class and have wrestled within the last 30 days to be ranked.

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The RPI is a calculation that considers a wrestler’s winning percentage, opponent winning percentage (strength of schedule) and opponent’s opponent winning percentage (opponent’s strength of schedule). Only matches against Division I opponents at the designated weight class count towards the RPI and a wrestler needs to have wrestled 15 matches to be ranked.  

Four wrestlers are ranked at the top of the coaches’ ranking and in the RPI, including former national champion Seth Gross of Wisconsin at 133 pounds.  The Ohio State pair of Luke Pletcher at 141 pounds and Kollin Moore at 197 pounds, in addition to Northwestern 157-pounder Ryan Deakin complete that quartet.

The remaining top-ranked wrestlers in the coaches’ ranking features three additional former national champions in Spencer Lee of Iowa (125 pounds), Vincenzo Joseph of Penn State (165) and Zahid Valencia of Arizona State (184).  The Buckeyes’ Sammy Sasso (149), Hawkeyes’ Michael Kemerer (174) and Minnesota heavyweight Gable Steveson round out the top-ranked wrestlers by the coaches.

In the RPI, the remaining top-ranked wrestlers includes Pat Glory of Princeton (125), Pat Lugo of Iowa (149), Travis Wittlake of Oklahoma State (165), Jordan Kutler of Lehigh (174), Hunter Bolen of Virginia Tech (184) and Mason Parris of Michigan at heavyweight. 

The first two rankings (Jan. 24/Feb. 13) are used primarily for educational purposes to promote the selection criteria to coaches, student-athletes, media and fans. The third ranking (Feb. 27) will be the ranking that will be used by the NCAA Wrestling Committee to assist in determining the advance allocations to each qualifying tournament. The final ranking following conference tournaments will be used to provide the most accurate and up-to-date rankings to the committee as an important element of the selection criteria during the in-person selection meeting.

Wrestlers in each weight class will be measured by winning percentage, rating percentage index (RPI) and coaches’ rankings to earn allocation spots for their qualifying tournaments for the championships. 

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The above criteria, in addition to head-to-head competition, quality wins, results against common opponents and qualifying tournament placement are all part of the evaluation process for selection and seeding the committee uses for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.

For tickets or more information about the 2020 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Minneapolis, visit http://www.ncaa.com/wrestling.

NCAA Division I Wrestling Coaches Rank - Through Matches of Feb. 9

125 pounds

Rank Name School Conference
1 Spencer Lee Iowa Big Ten
2 Jack Mueller Virginia ACC
3 Pat Glory Princeton EIWA
4 Nicholas Piccininni Oklahoma St. Big 12
5 Brandon Paetzell Lehigh EIWA
6 Devin Schroder Purdue Big Ten
7 Drew Hildebrandt Central Mich. MAC
8 Michael Colaiocco Penn EIWA
9 Brandon Courtney Arizona St. Pac 12
10 Michael DeAugustino Northwestern Big Ten
11 Alex Mackall Iowa St. Big 12
12 Luke Werner Lock Haven MAC
13 Patrick Mckee Minnesota Big Ten
14 Kilian Cardinale Old Dominion MAC
15 Joey Prata Virginia Tech ACC
16 Jacob Schwarm Northern Iowa Big 12
17 Nic Aguilar Rutgers Big Ten
18 Gage Curry American EIWA
19 Jakob Camacho NC State ACC
20 Daniel Vega South Dakota St. Big 12
21 Justin Cardani Illinois Big Ten
22 Fabian Gutierrez Chattanooga SoCon
23 Trey Chalifoux Army West Point EIWA
24 Eric Barnett Wisconsin Big Ten
25 Logan Treaster Navy EIWA
26 Jack Medley Michigan Big Ten
27 Sidney Flores Air Force Big 12
28 Sean Carter Appalachian St. SoCon
29 Liam Cronin Indiana Big Ten
30 Joe Manchio Columbia EIWA
31 Nolan Hellickson Harvard EIWA
32 Bryce West Northern Ill. MAC
33 Korbin Meink Campbell SoCon

133 pounds

Rank Name school conference
1 Seth Gross Wisconsin Big Ten
2 Roman Bravo-Young Penn St. Big Ten
3 Austin DeSanto Iowa Big Ten
4 Charles Tucker Cornell EIWA
5 Mickey Phillipi Pittsburgh ACC
6 Travis Piotrowski Illinois Big Ten
7 Sammy Alvarez Rutgers Big Ten
8 Noah Gosner Campbell SoCon
9 Montorie Bridges Wyoming Big 12
10 Cameron Sykora North Dakota St. Big 12
11 Ridge Lovett Nebraska Big Ten
12 Anthony Madrigal Oklahoma Big 12
13 Devan Turner Oregon St. Pac 12
14 Todd Small Iowa St. Big 12
15 Taylor LaMont Utah Valley Big 12
16 Derek Spann Buffalo MAC
17 Tim Rooney Kent St. MAC
18 Louie Hayes Virginia ACC
19 Mosha Schwartz Northern Colo. Big 12
20 Nick Farro Lehigh EIWA
21 Reece Witcraft Oklahoma St. Big 12
22 Collin Gerardi Virginia Tech ACC
23 Jack Skudlarczyk Northern Iowa Big 12
24 DJ Fehlman Lock Haven MAC
25 Allan Hart Missouri MAC
26 Zack Trampe Binghamton EIWA
27 Jordan Decatur Ohio St. Big Ten
28 Jarrett Trombley NC State ACC
29 Casey Cobb Navy EIWA
30 Joshua Kramer Arizona St. Pac 12
30 Codi Russell Appalachian St. SoCon
32 Jaime Hernandez North Carolina ACC
33 Zach Price South Dakota St. Big 12

141 pounds

rank name school conference
1 Luke Pletcher Ohio St. Big Ten
2 Nick Lee Penn St. Big Ten
3 Mitch McKee Minnesota Big Ten
3 Real Woods Stanford Pac 12
5 Max Murin Iowa Big Ten
6 Dom Demas Oklahoma Big 12
6 Tristan Moran Wisconsin Big Ten
8 Chad Red Nebraska Big Ten
9 Ian Parker Iowa St. Big 12
10 Joshua Heil Campbell SoCon
11 Tariq Wilson NC State ACC
12 Zachary Sherman North Carolina ACC
13 Dylan Duncan Illinois Big Ten
14 Michael Blockhus Northern Iowa Big 12
15 Dusty Hone Oklahoma St. Big 12
16 Dresden Simon Central Mich. MAC
17 Doug Zapf Penn EIWA
18 Evan Cheek Cleveland St. MAC
19 Shakur Laney Ohio MAC
20 DJ Lloren Fresno St. Big 12
21 Mitch Moore Virginia Tech ACC
22 Kyle Shoop Lock Haven MAC
23 Cole Matthews Pittsburgh ACC
24 Salvatore Profaci American EIWA
25 Sa`Derian Perry Old Dominion MAC
26 Alex Madrigal George Mason MAC
27 Grant Willits  Oregon St. Pac 12
28 Matt Kazimir Columbia EIWA
29 Peter Lipari Rider MAC
30 Cody Trybus Navy EIWA
31 Parker Filius Purdue Big Ten
32 Cole Mattin Michigan Big Ten
33 Ryan Pomrinca Lehigh EIWA

149 pounds 

rank name school conference
1 Sammy Sasso  Ohio St. Big Ten
2 Pat Lugo Iowa Big Ten
3 Austin O`Connor North Carolina ACC
4 Brock Mauller Missouri MAC
5 Boo Lewallen Oklahoma St. Big 12
6 Brayton Lee Minnesota Big Ten
7 Kizhan Clarke American EIWA
8 Kanen Storr Michigan Big Ten
9 Henry Pohlmeyer South Dakota St. Big 12
10 Max Thomsen Northern Iowa Big 12
11 Matthew Kolodzik  Princeton EIWA
12 Brock Zacherl Clarion MAC
13 Jarrett Degen Iowa St. Big 12
14 Graham Rooks Indiana Big Ten
15 Andrew Alirez Northern Colo. Big 12
16 Collin Purinton Nebraska Big Ten
17 Cole Martin Wisconsin Big Ten
18 Yahya Thomas Northwestern Big Ten
19 Colston DiBlasi George Mason MAC
20 Griffin Parriott Purdue Big Ten
21 Jonathan Millner Appalachian St. SoCon
22 Jarod Verkleeren Penn St. Big Ten
23 Tanner Smith Chattanooga SoCon
24 Jimmy Hoffman Lehigh EIWA
24 Alec Hagan Ohio MAC
26 Bryce Andonian Virginia Tech ACC
26 Tyshawn Williams SIUE MAC
28 Requir van der Merwe Stanford Pac 12
29 Russell Rohlfing CSU Bakersfield Pac 12
30 Hunter Richard Cornell EIWA
31 Jacob Butler Oklahoma Big 12
32 AJ Leitten NC State ACC
33 Jaron Jensen Wyoming Big 12

157 pounds

rank name school conference
1 Ryan Deakin Northwestern Big Ten
2 Hayden Hidlay NC State ACC
3 David Carr Iowa St. Big 12
4 Kaleb Young Iowa Big Ten
5 Quincy Monday Princeton EIWA
6 Jesse Dellavecchia Rider MAC
7 Kendall Coleman Purdue Big Ten
8 Josh Humphreys Lehigh EIWA
9 Will Lewan Michigan Big Ten
10 Markus Hartman Army West Point EIWA
11 Larry Early  Old Dominion MAC
12 Anthony Artalona Penn EIWA
13 Jarrett Jacques Missouri MAC
14 Austin Headlee North Carolina ACC
15 Justin Thomas Oklahoma Big 12
15 Peyton Robb Nebraska Big Ten
17 BC LaPrade Virginia Tech ACC
18 Logan Parks Central Mich. MAC
19 Jacori Teemer Arizona St. Pac 12
20 Wyatt Sheets Oklahoma St. Big 12
21 Jake Tucker Michigan St. Big Ten
22 Justin Ruffin SIUE MAC
23 Zac Carson Ohio MAC
24 Jacob Wright Fresno St. Big 12
25 Jared Franek North Dakota St. Big 12
26 Matt Zovistoski Appalachian St. SoCon
27 Justin McCoy Virginia ACC
28 Taleb Rahmani Pittsburgh ACC
29 Jahi Jones Maryland Big Ten
30 Ryan Thomas Minnesota Big Ten
31 Alexander Klucker Lock Haven MAC
32 Tyler Eischens Stanford Pac 12
33 Dewey Krueger Wyoming Big 12
33 Elijah Cleary Ohio St. Big Ten

165 pounds

rank name school conference
1 Vincenzo Joseph Penn St. Big Ten
2 Alex Marinelli Iowa Big Ten
3 Evan Wick Wisconsin Big Ten
4 Shane Griffith Stanford Pac 12
5 Isaiah White Nebraska Big Ten
6 David McFadden Virginia Tech ACC
7 Joshua Shields Arizona St. Pac 12
8 Travis Wittlake Oklahoma St. Big 12
9 Tanner Skidgel Navy EIWA
10 Thomas Bullard NC State ACC
11 Jake Wentzel Pittsburgh ACC
12 Ethan Smith Ohio St. Big Ten
13 Dan Braunagel Illinois Big Ten
14 Zach Hartman Bucknell EIWA
15 Kennedy Monday North Carolina ACC
16 Quentin Perez Campbell SoCon
17 Philip Conigliaro Harvard EIWA
18 Shayne Oster Northwestern Big Ten
19 Ebed Jarrell Drexel EIWA
20 Andrew Fogarty North Dakota St. Big 12
21 Cael McCormick Army West Point EIWA
22 Troy Keller Buffalo MAC
23 Grant Cuomo Princeton EIWA
24 Tanner Cook South Dakota St. Big 12
25 Izzak Olejnik Northern Ill. MAC
26 Randy Meneweather II Air Force Big 12
27 Nick Kiussis West Virginia Big 12
28 Bailee O`reilly Minnesota Big Ten
29 Drew Hughes Michigan St. Big Ten
30 Bernie Truax Cal Poly Pac 12
31 Peyton Mocco Missouri MAC
32 Shane Jones  Old Dominion MAC
33 Brett Donner Rutgers Big Ten

174 pounds

rank name school conference
1 Michael Kemerer Iowa Big Ten
2 Mark Hall Penn St. Big Ten
3 Jordan Kutler Lehigh EIWA
4 Dylan Lydy Purdue Big Ten
5 Bryce Steiert Northern Iowa Big 12
6 Mikey Labriola Nebraska Big Ten
7 Kaleb Romero Ohio St. Big Ten
8 Devin Skatzka Minnesota Big Ten
9 Anthony Valencia Arizona St. Pac 12
10 Joseph Smith Oklahoma St. Big 12
11 Anthony Mantanona Oklahoma Big 12
12 Hayden Hastings Wyoming Big 12
13 Daniel Bullard NC State ACC
14 Samuel Colbray Iowa St. Big 12
15 Kimball Bastian Utah Valley Big 12
16 Neal Richards VMI SoCon
17 Ben Harvey Army West Point EIWA
18 Jacob Oliver Edinboro MAC
19 Joseph Gunther Illinois Big Ten
20 Dean Sherry Rider MAC
21 Gregg Harvey Pittsburgh ACC
22 Spencer Carey Navy EIWA
23 Layne Malczewski Michigan St. Big Ten
24 Andrew McNally Kent St. MAC
25 Jacob Covaciu Indiana Big Ten
26 Brandon Martino Fresno St. Big 12
27 Mason Eaglin Duke ACC
28 Tyler Morland Northwestern Big Ten
28 Joe Grello Rutgers Big Ten
30 Clay Lautt North Carolina ACC
31 Phillip Spadafora Maryland Big Ten
32 Connor Flynn Missouri MAC
33 Thomas Flitz Appalachian St. SoCon

184 pounds

rank name school conference
1 Zahid Valencia Arizona St. Pac 12
2 Hunter Bolen Virginia Tech ACC
3 Trent Hidlay NC State ACC
4 Taylor Lujan Northern Iowa Big 12
5 Lou Deprez Binghamton EIWA
6 Aaron Brooks Penn St. Big Ten
7 Cameron Caffey Michigan St. Big Ten
8 Andrew Morgan Campbell SoCon
9 Nino Bonaccorsi Pittsburgh ACC
10 Taylor Venz Nebraska Big Ten
11 Abe Assad Iowa Big Ten
12 Zach Braunagel Illinois Big Ten
13 Zach Carlson South Dakota St. Big 12
14 Anthony Montalvo Oklahoma St. Big 12
15 Noah Stewart Army West Point EIWA
16 Chris Weiler Lehigh EIWA
17 Rocky Jordan  Ohio St. Big Ten
18 Trevor Allard Bloomsburg MAC
19 Billy Janzer Rutgers Big Ten
20 Jelani Embree Michigan Big Ten
21 Owen Webster Minnesota Big Ten
22 Johnny Sebastian Wisconsin Big Ten
23 Tanner Harvey American EIWA
24 Matthew Waddell Chattanooga SoCon
25 Marcus Coleman Iowa St. Big 12
26 Brit Wilson Northern Ill. MAC
27 Alan Clothier Northern Colo. Big 12
28 Jonathan Loew Cornell EIWA
28 Dylan Wisman Missouri MAC
30 Travis Stefanik Princeton EIWA
31 Tate Samuelson Wyoming Big 12
31 Colt Doyle  Oregon St. Pac 12
33 Max Lyon Purdue Big Ten

197 pounds

rank name school conference
1 Kollin Moore Ohio St. Big Ten
2 Noah Adams West Virginia Big 12
3 Ben Darmstadt Cornell EIWA
4 Patrick Brucki Princeton EIWA
5 Jacob Warner Iowa Big Ten
6 Christian Brunner Purdue Big Ten
7 Eric Schultz Nebraska Big Ten
8 Jay Aiello Virginia ACC
9 Nathan Traxler Stanford Pac 12
10 Lucas Davison Northwestern Big Ten
11 Thomas Lane Cal Poly Pac 12
12 Ethan Laird Rider MAC
13 Dakota Geer Oklahoma St. Big 12
14 Kordell Norfleet Arizona St. Pac 12
15 Greg Bulsak Clarion MAC
16 Jake Woodley Oklahoma Big 12
17 Tanner Sloan South Dakota St. Big 12
18 Jordan Pagano Rutgers Big Ten
19 Tanner Orndorff Utah Valley Big 12
20 Wyatt Koelling Missouri MAC
21 Jacob Seely Northern Colo. Big 12
22 JT Brown Army West Point EIWA
23 Jake Jakobsen Lehigh EIWA
24 Stephen Buchanan Wyoming Big 12
25 Shakur Rasheed Penn St. Big Ten
26 Gage Braun Northern Ill. MAC
27 Hunter Ritter Minnesota Big Ten
28 Jacob Koser Navy EIWA
29 Drew Phipps Bucknell EIWA
30 Landon Pelham Central Mich. MAC
31 Joel Shapiro Iowa St. Big 12
32 Nick Reenan NC State ACC
33 Jackson Striggow Michigan Big Ten

Heavyweight

rank name school conference
1 Gable Steveson Minnesota Big Ten
2 Mason Parris Michigan Big Ten
3 Tony Cassioppi Iowa Big Ten
4 Matt Stencel Central Mich. MAC
5 Trent Hillger Wisconsin Big Ten
6 Tanner Hall Arizona St. Pac 12
7 Tate Orndorff Utah Valley Big 12
8 Jordan Wood Lehigh EIWA
9 Yaraslau Slavikouski Harvard EIWA
10 Demetrius Thomas Pittsburgh ACC
11 Josh Hokit Fresno St. Big 12
12 Carter Isley Northern Iowa Big 12
13 Gannon Gremmel Iowa St. Big 12
14 Jere Heino Campbell SoCon
15 Dalton Robertson Northern Colo. Big 12
16 Christian Lance Nebraska Big Ten
16 Seth Nevills Penn St. Big Ten
18 John Borst Virginia Tech ACC
19 Ben Sullivan Army West Point EIWA
20 Brian Andrews Wyoming Big 12
21 Brandon Metz North Dakota St. Big 12
22 Quinn Miller Virginia ACC
23 Cary Miller Appalachian St. SoCon
24 Gary Traub Ohio St. Big Ten
25 Thomas Penola Purdue Big Ten
26 Deonte Wilson NC State ACC
27 Jon Spaulding Edinboro MAC
28 Tyler Bagoly Clarion MAC
29 Andrew Gunning North Carolina ACC
30 Luke Luffman Illinois Big Ten
31 Colton McKiernan SIUE MAC
32 Jordan Earnest Ohio MAC
33 Max Ihry Northern Ill. MAC

NCAA Division I Wrestling Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) - Through Matches of Feb. 9

125 pounds

Rank Name School Conference
1 Pat Glory Princeton EIWA
2 Nicholas Piccininni Oklahoma St. Big 12
3 Michael DeAugustino Northwestern Big Ten
4 Devin Schroder Purdue Big Ten
5 Michael Colaiocco Penn EIWA
6 Drew Hildebrandt Central Mich. MAC
7 Brandon Courtney Arizona St. Pac 12
8 Jakob Camacho NC State ACC
9 Justin Cardani Illinois Big Ten
10 Alex Mackall Iowa St. Big 12
11 Kilian Cardinale Old Dominion MAC
12 Nic Aguilar Rutgers Big Ten
13 Patrick Mckee Minnesota Big Ten
14 Eric Barnett Wisconsin Big Ten
15 Luke Werner Lock Haven MAC
16 Joey Prata Virginia Tech ACC
17 Jack Medley Michigan Big Ten
18 Fabian Gutierrez Chattanooga SoCon
19 Jacob Schwarm Northern Iowa Big 12
20 Gage Curry American EIWA
21 Trey Chalifoux Army West Point EIWA
22 Logan Treaster Navy EIWA
23 Daniel Vega South Dakota St. Big 12
24 Brandon Kaylor  Oregon St. Pac 12
25 Bryce West Northern Illinois MAC
26 Louis Newell Pittsburgh ACC
27 Joe Manchio Columbia EIWA
28 Cameron Valdiviez Missouri MAC
29 Korbin Meink Campbell SoCon
30 Jonathon Tropea Rider MAC
31 Edwin Thomsen Nebraska Big Ten
32 Jackson DiSario Stanford Pac 12
33 Jace Koelzer Northern Colo. Big 12

133 pounds

Rank name school conference
1 Seth Gross Wisconsin Big Ten
2 Mickey Phillipi Pittsburgh ACC
3 Roman Bravo-Young Penn St. Big Ten
4 Charles Tucker Cornell EIWA
5 Montorie Bridges Wyoming Big 12
6 Travis Piotrowski Illinois Big Ten
7 Sammy Alvarez Rutgers Big Ten
8 Noah Gosner Campbell SoCon
9 Ridge Lovett Nebraska Big Ten
10 Devan Turner Oregon St. Pac 12
11 Allan Hart Missouri MAC
12 Mosha Schwartz Northern Colo. Big 12
13 Todd Small Iowa St. Big 12
14 Anthony Madrigal Oklahoma Big 12
15 DJ Fehlman Lock Haven MAC
16 Reece Witcraft Oklahoma St. Big 12
17 Louie Hayes Virginia ACC
18 Collin Gerardi Virginia Tech ACC
19 Jack Skudlarczyk Northern Iowa Big 12
20 Garrett Pepple Michigan St. Big Ten
21 Jaime Hernandez North Carolina ACC
22 Jarrett Trombley NC State ACC
23 Tim Rooney Kent St. MAC
24 Derek Spann Buffalo MAC
25 Casey Cobb Navy EIWA
26 Zach Price South Dakota St. Big 12
27 Colton Landers Chattanooga SoCon
28 Codi Russell Appalachian St. SoCon
29 Joshua Kramer Arizona St. Pac 12
30 Michael Jaffe Harvard EIWA
31 Andrew Wert Army West Point EIWA
32 Darren Miller Bucknell EIWA
33 Richie Koehler Rider MAC

141 pounds

rank name school conference
1 Luke Pletcher Ohio St. Big Ten
2 Dom Demas Oklahoma Big 12
3 Tristan Moran Wisconsin Big Ten
4 Real Woods Stanford Pac 12
5 Chad Red Nebraska Big Ten
6 Tariq Wilson NC State ACC
7 Nick Lee Penn St. Big Ten
8 Ian Parker Iowa St. Big 12
9 Mitch McKee Minnesota Big Ten
10 Joshua Heil Campbell SoCon
11 Dylan Duncan Illinois Big Ten
12 Zachary Sherman North Carolina ACC
13 Evan Cheek Cleveland St. MAC
14 Dresden Simon Central Mich. MAC
15 Kyle Shoop Lock Haven MAC
16 Mitch Moore Virginia Tech ACC
17 Salvatore Profaci American EIWA
18 DJ Lloren Fresno St. Big 12
19 Dusty Hone Oklahoma St. Big 12
20 Shakur Laney Ohio MAC
21 Noah Baughman Cornell EIWA
22 Cody Trybus Navy EIWA
23 Doug Zapf Penn EIWA
24 Anthony Sparacio Binghamton EIWA
25 Matt Kazimir Columbia EIWA
26 Parker Filius Purdue Big Ten
27 Grant Willits  Oregon St. Pac 12
28 Cole Mattin Michigan Big Ten
29 Wilfredo Gil Franklin & Marshall EIWA
30 Michael Blockhus Northern Iowa Big 12
31 Lenny Petersen Air Force Big 12
32 Alex Madrigal George Mason MAC
33 Clay Carlson South Dakota St. Big 12

149 pounds

rank name school conference
1 Pat Lugo Iowa Big Ten
2 Austin O`Connor North Carolina ACC
3 Boo Lewallen Oklahoma St. Big 12
4 Brock Mauller Missouri MAC
5 Brayton Lee Minnesota Big Ten
6 Andrew Alirez Northern Colo. Big 12
7 Sammy Sasso  Ohio St. Big Ten
8 Max Thomsen Northern Iowa Big 12
9 Kizhan Clarke American EIWA
10 Collin Purinton Nebraska Big Ten
11 Brock Zacherl Clarion MAC
12 Kanen Storr Michigan Big Ten
13 Jonathan Millner Appalachian St. SoCon
14 Henry Pohlmeyer South Dakota St. Big 12
15 Tanner Smith Chattanooga SoCon
16 Tyshawn Williams SIUE MAC
17 AJ Leitten NC State ACC
18 Yahya Thomas Northwestern Big Ten
19 Griffin Parriott Purdue Big Ten
20 Graham Rooks Indiana Big Ten
21 Colston DiBlasi George Mason MAC
22 Cole Martin Wisconsin Big Ten
23 Alec Hagan Ohio MAC
24 Bryce Andonian Virginia Tech ACC
25 Lane Stigall Oregon St. Pac 12
26 PJ Ogunsanya Army West Point EIWA
27 Matt Kolonia Bucknell EIWA
28 Kenan Carter Old Dominion MAC
29 Hunter Richard Cornell EIWA
30 Jaron Jensen Wyoming Big 12
31 Seth Hogue West Virginia Big 12
32 Jacob Butler Oklahoma Big 12
33 Jarod Verkleeren Penn St. Big Ten

157 pounds

rank name school conference
1 Ryan Deakin Northwestern Big Ten
2 Quincy Monday Princeton EIWA
3 David Carr Iowa St. Big 12
4 Kaleb Young Iowa Big Ten
5 Hayden Hidlay NC State ACC
6 Kendall Coleman Purdue Big Ten
7 Jesse Dellavecchia Rider MAC
8 Will Lewan Michigan Big Ten
9 Markus Hartman Army West Point EIWA
10 Larry Early  Old Dominion MAC
11 Wyatt Sheets Oklahoma St. Big 12
12 Justin Thomas Oklahoma Big 12
13 Peyton Robb Nebraska Big Ten
14 Jake Tucker Michigan St. Big Ten
15 Zac Carson Ohio MAC
16 Anthony Artalona Penn EIWA
17 Jacob Wright Fresno St. Big 12
18 Jared Franek North Dakota St. Big 12
19 Jacori Teemer Arizona St. Pac 12
20 Austin Headlee North Carolina ACC
21 Logan Parks Central Mich. MAC
22 Justin Ruffin SIUE MAC
23 Jarrett Jacques Missouri MAC
24 BC LaPrade Virginia Tech ACC
25 Alexander Klucker Lock Haven MAC
26 Justin McCoy Virginia ACC
27 Josh Humphreys Lehigh EIWA
28 Matt Zovistoski Appalachian St. SoCon
29 Dewey Krueger Wyoming Big 12
30 Taleb Rahmani Pittsburgh ACC
31 Hunter Ladnier Harvard EIWA
32 Tyler Eischens Stanford Pac 12
33 Drew Scharenbrock Wisconsin Big Ten

165 pounds

rank name school conference
1 Travis Wittlake Oklahoma St. Big 12
2 Shane Griffith Stanford Pac 12
3 Alex Marinelli Iowa Big Ten
4 Isaiah White Nebraska Big Ten
5 Evan Wick Wisconsin Big Ten
6 David McFadden Virginia Tech ACC
7 Joshua Shields Arizona St. Pac 12
8 Thomas Bullard NC State ACC
9 Philip Conigliaro Harvard EIWA
10 Kennedy Monday North Carolina ACC
11 Ethan Smith Ohio St. Big Ten
12 Jake Wentzel Pittsburgh ACC
13 Tanner Skidgel Navy EIWA
14 Andrew Fogarty North Dakota St. Big 12
15 Dan Braunagel Illinois Big Ten
16 Quentin Perez Campbell SoCon
17 Bailee O`Reilly Minnesota Big Ten
18 Cael McCormick Army West Point EIWA
19 Tanner Cook South Dakota St. Big 12
20 Troy Keller Buffalo MAC
21 Zach Hartman Bucknell EIWA
22 Randy Meneweather II Air Force Big 12
23 Shayne Oster Northwestern Big Ten
24 Ebed Jarrell Drexel EIWA
25 Adam Kemp Fresno St. Big 12
26 Dazjon Casto The Citadel SoCon
27 Austin Yant Northern Iowa Big 12
28 Peyton Mocco Missouri MAC
29 Nick Kiussis West Virginia Big 12
30 Bernie Truax Cal Poly Pac 12
31 Shane Jones  Old Dominion MAC
32 Brian Meyer Lehigh EIWA
33 Chase Straw Iowa St. Big 12

174 pounds

rank name school conference
1 Jordan Kutler Lehigh EIWA
2 Mark Hall Penn St. Big Ten
3 Dylan Lydy Purdue Big Ten
4 Bryce Steiert Northern Iowa Big 12
5 Mikey Labriola Nebraska Big Ten
6 Kaleb Romero Ohio St. Big Ten
7 Daniel Bullard NC State ACC
8 Kimball Bastian Utah Valley Big 12
9 Anthony Mantanona Oklahoma Big 12
10 Anthony Valencia Arizona St. Pac 12
11 Gregg Harvey Pittsburgh ACC
12 Joseph Gunther Illinois Big Ten
13 Dean Sherry Rider MAC
14 Spencer Carey Navy EIWA
15 Ben Harvey Army West Point EIWA
16 Clay Lautt North Carolina ACC
17 Connor Flynn Missouri MAC
18 Devin Skatzka Minnesota Big Ten
19 Layne Malczewski Michigan St. Big Ten
20 Jacob Oliver Edinboro MAC
21 Neal Richards VMI SoCon
22 Tyler Morland Northwestern Big Ten
23 Brandon Womack Cornell EIWA
24 Kevin Parker Princeton EIWA
25 Thomas Flitz Appalachian St. SoCon
26 Andrew McNally Kent St. MAC
27 Phillip Spadafora Maryland Big Ten
28 Jacob Covaciu Indiana Big Ten
29 Jared Siegrist Lock Haven MAC
30 Sage Heller Hofstra EIWA
31 Hayden Hastings Wyoming Big 12
32 Mason Eaglin Duke ACC
33 Cody Hughes Virginia Tech ACC

184 pounds 

rank name school conference
1 Hunter Bolen Virginia Tech ACC
2 Taylor Lujan Northern Iowa Big 12
3 Zahid Valencia Arizona St. Pac 12
4 Taylor Venz Nebraska Big Ten
5 Abe Assad Iowa Big Ten
6 Lou Deprez Binghamton EIWA
7 Anthony Montalvo Oklahoma St. Big 12
8 Trent Hidlay NC State ACC
9 Zach Braunagel Illinois Big Ten
10 Chris Weiler Lehigh EIWA
11 Rocky Jordan  Ohio St. Big Ten
12 Andrew Morgan Campbell SoCon
13 Nino Bonaccorsi Pittsburgh ACC
14 Cameron Caffey Michigan St. Big Ten
15 Zach Carlson South Dakota St. Big 12
16 Matthew Waddell Chattanooga SoCon
17 Billy Janzer Rutgers Big Ten
18 Alan Clothier Northern Colo. Big 12
19 Noah Stewart Army West Point EIWA
20 Dylan Wisman Missouri MAC
21 Owen Webster Minnesota Big Ten
22 Jelani Embree Michigan Big Ten
23 Brit Wilson Northern Illinois MAC
24 Tanner Harvey American EIWA
25 Trevor Allard Bloomsburg MAC
26 Tate Samuelson Wyoming Big 12
27 Jack Jessen Northwestern Big Ten
28 Max Lyon Purdue Big Ten
29 Colt Doyle  Oregon St. Pac 12
30 George Walton Rider MAC
31 Hunter Yeargan Ohio MAC
32 Kyle Davis Sacred Heart EIWA
33 Jacob Thompson Air Force Big 12

197 pounds

rank name school conference
1 Kollin Moore Ohio St. Big Ten
2 Noah Adams West Virginia Big 12
3 Jacob Warner Iowa Big Ten
4 Christian Brunner Purdue Big Ten
5 Jay Aiello Virginia ACC
6 Eric Schultz Nebraska Big Ten
7 Patrick Brucki Princeton EIWA
8 Thomas Lane Cal Poly Pac 12
9 Wyatt Koelling Missouri MAC
10 Dakota Geer Oklahoma St. Big 12
11 Greg Bulsak Clarion MAC
12 Jordan Pagano Rutgers Big Ten
13 Ethan Laird Rider MAC
14 Jake Woodley Oklahoma Big 12
15 Tanner Sloan South Dakota St. Big 12
16 Lucas Davison Northwestern Big Ten
17 Gage Braun Northern Illinois MAC
18 Nathan Traxler Stanford Pac 12
19 JT Brown Army West Point EIWA
20 Jacob Seely Northern Colo. Big 12
21 Jake Jakobsen Lehigh EIWA
22 Stephen Buchanan Wyoming Big 12
23 Jackson Striggow Michigan Big Ten
24 Landon Pelham Central Mich. MAC
25 Kellan Stout Pittsburgh ACC
26 Jacob Koser Navy EIWA
27 Dylan Reynolds Edinboro MAC
28 Sam Schuyler Buffalo MAC
29 Drew Phipps Bucknell EIWA
30 Matt Wroblewski Illinois Big Ten
31 Cole Urbas Penn EIWA
32 Stanley Smeltzer Virginia Tech ACC
33 Joel Shapiro Iowa St. Big 12

Heavyweight

rank name school conference
1 Mason Parris Michigan Big Ten
2 Tony Cassioppi Iowa Big Ten
3 Tate Orndorff Utah Valley Big 12
4 Tanner Hall Arizona St. Pac 12
5 Trent Hillger Wisconsin Big Ten
6 Demetrius Thomas Pittsburgh ACC
7 Matt Stencel Central Mich. MAC
8 Carter Isley Northern Iowa Big 12
9 Yaraslau Slavikouski Harvard EIWA
10 Ben Sullivan Army West Point EIWA
11 Gannon Gremmel Iowa St. Big 12
12 Brian Andrews Wyoming Big 12
13 Josh Hokit Fresno St. Big 12
14 Jere Heino Campbell SoCon
15 Jordan Wood Lehigh EIWA
16 Gary Traub Ohio St. Big Ten
17 Thomas Penola Purdue Big Ten
18 Quinn Miller Virginia ACC
19 John Borst Virginia Tech ACC
20 Cary Miller Appalachian St. SoCon
21 Deonte Wilson NC State ACC
22 Tyler Bagoly Clarion MAC
23 Brandon Metz North Dakota St. Big 12
24 Zachary Knighton-Ward Hofstra EIWA
25 Dalton Robertson Northern Colo. Big 12
26 Andrew Gunning North Carolina ACC
27 Jon Spaulding Edinboro MAC
28 Joe Doyle Binghamton EIWA
29 Max Ihry Northern Illinois MAC
30 Luke Luffman Illinois Big Ten
31 Brandon Ngati West Virginia Big 12
32 Ben Goldin Penn EIWA
33 Chris Beck VMI SoCon

 

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