Hodge Watch | 2026

Hodge Watch | 2026

This list was composed of a custom formula driven by 4 factors:
1) wrestler rating
2) dual strength
3) opponent strength
4) win percentage
Rank Wrestler School Record Weight Points
#1 #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink #1 Penn State 0-0 165 2294.72
#2 #1 Levi Haines #1 Penn State 0-0 174 2274.83
#3 #1 Jesse Mendez #5 Ohio State 0-0 141 2260.23
#4 #2 Brock Hardy #3 Nebraska 0-0 141 2258.94
#5 #1 Caleb Henson #7 Virginia Tech 0-0 149 2257.55
#6 #1 Tyler Kasak #1 Penn State 0-0 157 2245.09
#7 #2 Meyer Shapiro #10 Cornell 0-0 157 2244.77
#8 #2 Shayne Van Ness #1 Penn State 0-0 149 2243.64
#9 #2 Michael Caliendo #2 Iowa 0-0 165 2238.11
#10 #1 Ryan Crookham #6 Lehigh 0-0 133 2228.34
#11 #1 Josh Barr #1 Penn State 0-0 197 2227.19
#12 #2 Lucas Byrd #9 Illinois 0-0 133 2227.11
#13 #3 Antrell Taylor #3 Nebraska 0-0 157 2225.93
#14 #2 AJ Ferrari #42 North Carolina 0-0 197 2214.44
#15 #1 Angelo Ferrari #2 Iowa 0-0 184 2213.14
#16 #2 Max McEnelly #13 Minnesota 0-0 184 2210.56
#17 #4 Daniel Cardenas #11 Stanford 0-0 157 2205.61
#18 #5 Jackson Arrington #4 NC State 0-0 157 2204.08
#19 #3 Drake Ayala #2 Iowa 0-0 133 2191.33
#20 #3 Jacob Frost #15 Iowa State 0-0 141 2186.49
#21 #3 Joey Novak #23 Wyoming 0-0 197 2185.80
#22 #4 CJ Composto #18 Pennsylvania 0-0 141 2185.51
#23 #2 Cameron Steed #12 Missouri 0-0 174 2180.72
#24 #1 Yonger Bastida #15 Iowa State 0-0 285 2180.23
#25 #3 Tagen Jamison #8 Oklahoma State 0-0 149 2179.43
#26 #4 Lachlan McNeil #14 Michigan 0-0 149 2176.88
#27 #4 Rocky Elam #15 Iowa State 0-0 197 2176.25
#28 #5 Mac Stout #16 Pittsburgh 0-0 197 2169.71
#29 #3 Christopher Minto #3 Nebraska 0-0 165 2167.56
#30 #3 Patrick Kennedy #2 Iowa 0-0 174 2167.44