149 Starter Rankings | Division I
149 Starter Rankings | Division I
2026 Season | Week 4 | 11/24
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 | #3 Penn State |
Big Ten | 5 - 0 | 1644.39 | 100.00% / 80.00% |
20 |
Joy, Jaxon | FR | #21 Cornell |
Ivy | 6 - 0 | 1598.61 | 100.00% / 57.14% |
30 |
Nininger, Noah | FR | #9 Virginia Tech |
ACC | 5 - 1 | 1574.29 | 83.33% / 50.00% |
40 |
McNeil, Lachlan | SR | #14 Michigan |
Big Ten | 5 - 1 | 1570.64 | 83.33% / 33.33% |
50 |
Wasilewski, Cross | SO | #37 Pennsylvania |
Ivy | 10 - 0 | 1544.13 | 100.00% / 70.00% |
60 |
Johnson, Paniro | JR | #6 Iowa State |
Big 12 | 3 - 0 | 1537.68 | 100.00% / 75.00% |
70 |
Stiles, Ethan | SO | #2 Ohio State |
Big Ten | 5 - 2 | 1532.11 | 71.43% / 50.00% |
80 |
Valencia, Aden | FR | #27 Stanford |
ACC | 2 - 1 | 1511.24 | 66.67% / 66.67% |
91 |
Rivera, Eligh | JR | #34 Princeton |
Ivy | 2 - 1 | 1506.90 | 66.67% / .00% |
101 |
Tyus, Caleb | SR | #51 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC | 3 - 0 | 1506.36 | 100.00% / 62.50% |
110 |
Buesgens, Koy | SO | #7 NC State |
ACC | 8 - 0 | 1502.38 | 100.00% / 12.50% |
120 |
Larkin, Kaleb | SO | #32 Arizona State |
Big 12 | 5 - 0 | 1500.76 | 100.00% / 100.00% |
132 |
Evans, David | SR | #38 Utah Valley |
Big 12 | 5 - 1 | 1495.69 | 83.33% / 33.33% |
141 |
Swiderski, Casey | JR | #5 Oklahoma State |
Big 12 | 1 - 4 | 1493.60 | 20.00% / .00% |
151 |
Cassidy, Kaden | SR | #36 George Mason |
MAC | 7 - 0 | 1486.77 | 100.00% / 57.14% |
161 |
Clark, Andrew | SR | #11 Rutgers |
Big Ten | 5 - 2 | 1478.06 | 71.43% / 28.57% |
1714 |
Block, Ryder | SO | #1 Iowa |
Big Ten | 3 - 1 | 1475.33 | 75.00% / 25.00% |
180 |
Edmond, Josh | SR | #10 Missouri |
Big 12 | 6 - 2 | 1474.87 | 75.00% / 30.00% |
190 |
Zargo, Joseph | SR | #30 Wisconsin |
Big Ten | 3 - 1 | 1472.56 | 75.00% / 75.00% |
200 |
Nugent, Jimmy | JR | #47 Central Michigan |
MAC | 6 - 4 | 1471.21 | 60.00% / 20.00% |
217 |
Brown, Kade | FR | #18 Pittsburgh |
ACC | 5 - 2 | 1471.09 | 71.43% / 42.86% |
221 |
Herman, Brock | SO | #40 Little Rock |
PAC 12 | 1 - 1 | 1470.68 | 50.00% / 33.33% |
230 |
Jones, Clayton | SO | #50 Michigan State |
Big Ten | 7 - 4 | 1464.27 | 63.64% / 36.36% |
240 |
Gioffre, Michael | JR | #12 Illinois |
Big Ten | 5 - 2 | 1463.78 | 71.43% / 25.00% |
251 |
Keiser, Kaden | JR | #45 Appalachian State |
SoCon | 10 - 4 | 1459.44 | 71.43% / 37.50% |
264 |
Rathjen, Caleb | SR | #13 Northern Iowa |
Big 12 | 1 - 3 | 1458.58 | 25.00% / 25.00% |
270 |
Michaels, Ryan | SR | #49 Edinboro |
MAC | 5 - 4 | 1458.49 | 55.56% / 44.44% |
280 |
Kapusta, Lucas | SO | #41 Lock Haven |
MAC | 10 - 2 | 1455.36 | 83.33% / 41.67% |
290 |
Cartella, Sam | SO | #52 Northwestern |
Big Ten | 5 - 2 | 1454.80 | 71.43% / 42.86% |
303 |
Petersen, Maxwell | JR | #28 North Dakota State |
Big 12 | 1 - 0 | 1451.69 | 100.00% / .00% |
316 |
McDougald, Willie | SR | #16 West Virginia |
Big 12 | 5 - 3 | 1450.87 | 62.50% / 25.00% |
322 |
Evanitsky, Anthony | FR | #19 Lehigh |
EIWA | 5 - 1 | 1449.01 | 83.33% / 50.00% |
333 |
Layton, Dylan | JR | #46 Rider |
MAC | 5 - 2 | 1447.01 | 71.43% / 28.57% |
342 |
Zinkin, Nikade | FR | #4 Nebraska |
Big Ten | 3 - 5 | 1444.98 | 37.50% / .00% |
350 |
Smith, Kaemen | SR | #22 Navy |
EIWA | 3 - 4 | 1434.62 | 42.86% / 14.29% |
365 |
Brown, Gavin | JR | #29 Purdue |
Big Ten | 9 - 1 | 1433.18 | 90.00% / 20.00% |
370 |
Martin, Alek | SR | #15 South Dakota State |
Big 12 | 2 - 2 | 1432.62 | 50.00% / .00% |
388 |
Harney, Eugene | FR | #77 Morgan State |
EIWA | 10 - 1 | 1431.59 | 90.91% / 36.36% |
391 |
Crook, Jack | JR | #56 Harvard |
Ivy | 0 - 0 | 1430.95 | .00% / .00% |
406 |
Denkins, Wynton | JR | #33 Virginia |
ACC | 5 - 3 | 1430.44 | 62.50% / 25.00% |
413 |
Fedalen, Richard | SR | #25 Columbia |
Ivy | 3 - 5 | 1430.31 | 37.50% / 12.50% |
420 |
Gonzales, Andre | SR | #48 Cal Poly |
PAC 12 | 4 - 2 | 1427.15 | 66.67% / 75.00% |
430 |
Hamblin, Christopher | JR | #31 Oregon State |
PAC 12 | 4 - 4 | 1426.44 | 50.00% / 37.50% |
445 |
Buttler, Joey | SO | #17 Indiana |
Big Ten | 4 - 3 | 1418.88 | 57.14% / 42.86% |
450 |
Meiszner, Billy | JR | #61 Chattanooga |
SoCon | 4 - 1 | 1418.06 | 80.00% / 62.50% |
461 |
Iamunno, Joey | SO | #54 Brown |
Ivy | 2 - 2 | 1413.98 | 50.00% / 50.00% |
471 |
DesRosier, Carson | JR | #60 The Citadel |
SoCon | 1 - 2 | 1413.06 | 33.33% / 25.00% |
481 |
Phillips, Pat | SR | #55 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA | 6 - 7 | 1412.13 | 46.15% / .00% |
495 |
Willochell, Gabe | SR | #26 Wyoming |
Big 12 | 1 - 1 | 1411.77 | 50.00% / .00% |
500 |
Lucier, Nathan | SR | #58 Binghamton |
EIWA | 4 - 2 | 1410.81 | 66.67% / 33.33% |
510 |
Ewing, Sam | SO | #65 Buffalo |
MAC | 6 - 4 | 1410.44 | 60.00% / 41.67% |
520 |
Reilley, Zach | FR | #68 Hofstra |
EIWA | 1 - 3 | 1407.79 | 25.00% / 25.00% |
530 |
Hollingsworth, Hunter | FR | #23 Oklahoma |
Big 12 | 3 - 2 | 1406.61 | 60.00% / 20.00% |
540 |
Kelly, Paul | SO | #44 California Baptist |
Big 12 | 3 - 3 | 1402.24 | 50.00% / 33.33% |
552 |
Brya, Jacob | JR | #42 Northern Illinois |
MAC | 2 - 3 | 1402.11 | 40.00% / 20.00% |
561 |
Barvitskie, Mason | SO | #20 Army West Point |
EIWA | 9 - 6 | 1398.95 | 60.00% / 31.25% |
571 |
Eisch, Jager | SR | #8 Minnesota |
Big Ten | 4 - 6 | 1397.72 | 40.00% / 27.27% |
582 |
O'Neill, Nick | FR | #24 North Carolina |
ACC | 4 - 2 | 1391.35 | 66.67% / 37.50% |
591 |
Eck, Connor | SR | #63 Clarion |
MAC | 7 - 5 | 1387.99 | 58.33% / 35.71% |
601 |
Asuncion, Dakota | SR | #75 Sacred Heart |
EIWA | 5 - 1 | 1386.62 | 83.33% / 33.33% |
617 |
Jordon, Patrick | JR | #70 VMI |
SoCon | 3 - 4 | 1384.85 | 42.86% / 37.50% |
623 |
Roth, Nate | SO | #59 Kent State |
MAC | 1 - 4 | 1384.76 | 20.00% / 33.33% |
630 |
Pizzuto, Michael | SO | #39 Maryland |
Big Ten | 4 - 3 | 1378.82 | 57.14% / 28.57% |
640 |
Cowan, Zac | SR | #53 Bellarmine |
SoCon | 3 - 2 | 1377.66 | 60.00% / 16.67% |
650 |
Pepin, Drew | SO | #64 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon | 2 - 2 | 1375.59 | 50.00% / 20.00% |
664 |
Heap, Anderson | SO | #71 Davidson |
SoCon | 2 - 5 | 1372.81 | 28.57% / 12.50% |
671 |
Shelton, Bryce | SR | #57 Air Force |
Big 12 | 6 - 5 | 1364.71 | 54.55% / 21.43% |
681 |
Owen, Gage | SO | #62 American |
EIWA | 1 - 4 | 1359.21 | 20.00% / .00% |
690 |
O'Donnell, Sean | SO | #72 Duke |
ACC | 3 - 4 | 1354.39 | 42.86% / 14.29% |
700 |
Trujillo-Deen, Emilio | SO | #67 Northern Colorado |
Big 12 | 0 - 2 | 1346.97 | .00% / .00% |
710 |
Bower, Braden | SR | #35 Bucknell |
EIWA | 0 - 3 | 1345.12 | .00% / .00% |
720 |
Pleasant, Deon | SR | #43 Drexel |
EIWA | 1 - 4 | 1324.47 | 20.00% / .00% |
730 |
Elliott, Dustin | FR | #69 Bloomsburg |
MAC | 3 - 4 | 1299.27 | 42.86% / 25.00% |
741 |
Bonasera, Tommy | SO | #74 LIU |
EIWA | 0 - 6 | 1269.06 | .00% / .00% |
751 |
Weber, Carson | FR | #66 Ohio |
MAC | 3 - 3 | 1266.08 | 50.00% / 40.00% |
760 |
Rodriguez, Matt | JR | #78 Presbyterian |
SoCon | 1 - 0 | 1210.86 | 100.00% / .00% |
770 |
Bauer, Brandon | FR | #73 Campbell |
SoCon | 1 - 5 | 1204.80 | 16.67% / 11.11% |
780 |
Moreno, Dylan | FR | #76 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12 | 0 - 2 | 1181.12 | .00% / .00% |
9990 |
Adamson, Noah | FR | Mercyhurst |
Transitioning | 0 - 0 | 1200.00 | .00% / .00% |
9990 |
Scherer, Colin | FR | Mercyhurst |
Transitioning | 0 - 3 | 1195.31 | .00% / .00% |
| # | Trend | Wrestler School |
Conf Record |
WS ELO Win / Bns |
Clips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Van Ness, Shayne | SR
#3 Penn State |
Big Ten
5 - 0 |
1644.39
100.00% / 80.00% |
1 | |
| 2 |
Joy, Jaxon | FR
#21 Cornell |
Ivy
6 - 0 |
1598.61
100.00% / 57.14% |
||
| 3 |
Nininger, Noah | FR
#9 Virginia Tech |
ACC
5 - 1 |
1574.29
83.33% / 50.00% |
||
| 4 |
McNeil, Lachlan | SR
#14 Michigan |
Big Ten
5 - 1 |
1570.64
83.33% / 33.33% |
2 | |
| 5 |
Wasilewski, Cross | SO
#37 Pennsylvania |
Ivy
10 - 0 |
1544.13
100.00% / 70.00% |
||
| 6 |
Johnson, Paniro | JR
#6 Iowa State |
Big 12
3 - 0 |
1537.68
100.00% / 75.00% |
1 | |
| 7 |
Stiles, Ethan | SO
#2 Ohio State |
Big Ten
5 - 2 |
1532.11
71.43% / 50.00% |
||
| 8 |
Valencia, Aden | FR
#27 Stanford |
ACC
2 - 1 |
1511.24
66.67% / 66.67% |
||
| 9 | 1 |
Rivera, Eligh | JR
#34 Princeton |
Ivy
2 - 1 |
1506.90
66.67% / .00% |
|
| 10 | 1 |
Tyus, Caleb | SR
#51 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC
3 - 0 |
1506.36
100.00% / 62.50% |
|
| 11 |
Buesgens, Koy | SO
#7 NC State |
ACC
8 - 0 |
1502.38
100.00% / 12.50% |
||
| 12 |
Larkin, Kaleb | SO
#32 Arizona State |
Big 12
5 - 0 |
1500.76
100.00% / 100.00% |
||
| 13 | 2 |
Evans, David | SR
#38 Utah Valley |
Big 12
5 - 1 |
1495.69
83.33% / 33.33% |
|
| 14 | 1 |
Swiderski, Casey | JR
#5 Oklahoma State |
Big 12
1 - 4 |
1493.60
20.00% / .00% |
9 |
| 15 | 1 |
Cassidy, Kaden | SR
#36 George Mason |
MAC
7 - 0 |
1486.77
100.00% / 57.14% |
|
| 16 | 1 |
Clark, Andrew | SR
#11 Rutgers |
Big Ten
5 - 2 |
1478.06
71.43% / 28.57% |
|
| 17 | 14 |
Block, Ryder | SO
#1 Iowa |
Big Ten
3 - 1 |
1475.33
75.00% / 25.00% |
|
| 18 |
Edmond, Josh | SR
#10 Missouri |
Big 12
6 - 2 |
1474.87
75.00% / 30.00% |
||
| 19 |
Zargo, Joseph | SR
#30 Wisconsin |
Big Ten
3 - 1 |
1472.56
75.00% / 75.00% |
2 | |
| 20 |
Nugent, Jimmy | JR
#47 Central Michigan |
MAC
6 - 4 |
1471.21
60.00% / 20.00% |
||
| 21 | 7 |
Brown, Kade | FR
#18 Pittsburgh |
ACC
5 - 2 |
1471.09
71.43% / 42.86% |
|
| 22 | 1 |
Herman, Brock | SO
#40 Little Rock |
PAC 12
1 - 1 |
1470.68
50.00% / 33.33% |
|
| 23 |
Jones, Clayton | SO
#50 Michigan State |
Big Ten
7 - 4 |
1464.27
63.64% / 36.36% |
||
| 24 |
Gioffre, Michael | JR
#12 Illinois |
Big Ten
5 - 2 |
1463.78
71.43% / 25.00% |
||
| 25 | 1 |
Keiser, Kaden | JR
#45 Appalachian State |
SoCon
10 - 4 |
1459.44
71.43% / 37.50% |
2 |
| 26 | 4 |
Rathjen, Caleb | SR
#13 Northern Iowa |
Big 12
1 - 3 |
1458.58
25.00% / 25.00% |
1 |
| 27 |
Michaels, Ryan | SR
#49 Edinboro |
MAC
5 - 4 |
1458.49
55.56% / 44.44% |
||
| 28 |
Kapusta, Lucas | SO
#41 Lock Haven |
MAC
10 - 2 |
1455.36
83.33% / 41.67% |
1 | |
| 29 |
Cartella, Sam | SO
#52 Northwestern |
Big Ten
5 - 2 |
1454.80
71.43% / 42.86% |
1 | |
| 30 | 3 |
Petersen, Maxwell | JR
#28 North Dakota State |
Big 12
1 - 0 |
1451.69
100.00% / .00% |
|
| 31 | 6 |
McDougald, Willie | SR
#16 West Virginia |
Big 12
5 - 3 |
1450.87
62.50% / 25.00% |
2 |
| 32 | 2 |
Evanitsky, Anthony | FR
#19 Lehigh |
EIWA
5 - 1 |
1449.01
83.33% / 50.00% |
|
| 33 | 3 |
Layton, Dylan | JR
#46 Rider |
MAC
5 - 2 |
1447.01
71.43% / 28.57% |
|
| 34 | 2 |
Zinkin, Nikade | FR
#4 Nebraska |
Big Ten
3 - 5 |
1444.98
37.50% / .00% |
|
| 35 |
Smith, Kaemen | SR
#22 Navy |
EIWA
3 - 4 |
1434.62
42.86% / 14.29% |
||
| 36 | 5 |
Brown, Gavin | JR
#29 Purdue |
Big Ten
9 - 1 |
1433.18
90.00% / 20.00% |
|
| 37 |
Martin, Alek | SR
#15 South Dakota State |
Big 12
2 - 2 |
1432.62
50.00% / .00% |
||
| 38 | 8 |
Harney, Eugene | FR
#77 Morgan State |
EIWA
10 - 1 |
1431.59
90.91% / 36.36% |
|
| 39 | 1 |
Crook, Jack | JR
#56 Harvard |
Ivy
0 - 0 |
1430.95
.00% / .00% |
|
| 40 | 6 |
Denkins, Wynton | JR
#33 Virginia |
ACC
5 - 3 |
1430.44
62.50% / 25.00% |
|
| 41 | 3 |
Fedalen, Richard | SR
#25 Columbia |
Ivy
3 - 5 |
1430.31
37.50% / 12.50% |
|
| 42 |
Gonzales, Andre | SR
#48 Cal Poly |
PAC 12
4 - 2 |
1427.15
66.67% / 75.00% |
||
| 43 |
Hamblin, Christopher | JR
#31 Oregon State |
PAC 12
4 - 4 |
1426.44
50.00% / 37.50% |
||
| 44 | 5 |
Buttler, Joey | SO
#17 Indiana |
Big Ten
4 - 3 |
1418.88
57.14% / 42.86% |
|
| 45 |
Meiszner, Billy | JR
#61 Chattanooga |
SoCon
4 - 1 |
1418.06
80.00% / 62.50% |
||
| 46 | 1 |
Iamunno, Joey | SO
#54 Brown |
Ivy
2 - 2 |
1413.98
50.00% / 50.00% |
|
| 47 | 1 |
DesRosier, Carson | JR
#60 The Citadel |
SoCon
1 - 2 |
1413.06
33.33% / 25.00% |
11 |
| 48 | 1 |
Phillips, Pat | SR
#55 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA
6 - 7 |
1412.13
46.15% / .00% |
|
| 49 | 5 |
Willochell, Gabe | SR
#26 Wyoming |
Big 12
1 - 1 |
1411.77
50.00% / .00% |
|
| 50 |
Lucier, Nathan | SR
#58 Binghamton |
EIWA
4 - 2 |
1410.81
66.67% / 33.33% |
||
| 51 |
Ewing, Sam | SO
#65 Buffalo |
MAC
6 - 4 |
1410.44
60.00% / 41.67% |
||
| 52 |
Reilley, Zach | FR
#68 Hofstra |
EIWA
1 - 3 |
1407.79
25.00% / 25.00% |
||
| 53 |
Hollingsworth, Hunter | FR
#23 Oklahoma |
Big 12
3 - 2 |
1406.61
60.00% / 20.00% |
||
| 54 |
Kelly, Paul | SO
#44 California Baptist |
Big 12
3 - 3 |
1402.24
50.00% / 33.33% |
||
| 55 | 2 |
Brya, Jacob | JR
#42 Northern Illinois |
MAC
2 - 3 |
1402.11
40.00% / 20.00% |
|
| 56 | 1 |
Barvitskie, Mason | SO
#20 Army West Point |
EIWA
9 - 6 |
1398.95
60.00% / 31.25% |
|
| 57 | 1 |
Eisch, Jager | SR
#8 Minnesota |
Big Ten
4 - 6 |
1397.72
40.00% / 27.27% |
|
| 58 | 2 |
O'Neill, Nick | FR
#24 North Carolina |
ACC
4 - 2 |
1391.35
66.67% / 37.50% |
|
| 59 | 1 |
Eck, Connor | SR
#63 Clarion |
MAC
7 - 5 |
1387.99
58.33% / 35.71% |
|
| 60 | 1 |
Asuncion, Dakota | SR
#75 Sacred Heart |
EIWA
5 - 1 |
1386.62
83.33% / 33.33% |
|
| 61 | 7 |
Jordon, Patrick | JR
#70 VMI |
SoCon
3 - 4 |
1384.85
42.86% / 37.50% |
1 |
| 62 | 3 |
Roth, Nate | SO
#59 Kent State |
MAC
1 - 4 |
1384.76
20.00% / 33.33% |
|
| 63 |
Pizzuto, Michael | SO
#39 Maryland |
Big Ten
4 - 3 |
1378.82
57.14% / 28.57% |
||
| 64 |
Cowan, Zac | SR
#53 Bellarmine |
SoCon
3 - 2 |
1377.66
60.00% / 16.67% |
1 | |
| 65 |
Pepin, Drew | SO
#64 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon
2 - 2 |
1375.59
50.00% / 20.00% |
||
| 66 | 4 |
Heap, Anderson | SO
#71 Davidson |
SoCon
2 - 5 |
1372.81
28.57% / 12.50% |
|
| 67 | 1 |
Shelton, Bryce | SR
#57 Air Force |
Big 12
6 - 5 |
1364.71
54.55% / 21.43% |
|
| 68 | 1 |
Owen, Gage | SO
#62 American |
EIWA
1 - 4 |
1359.21
20.00% / .00% |
|
| 69 |
O'Donnell, Sean | SO
#72 Duke |
ACC
3 - 4 |
1354.39
42.86% / 14.29% |
||
| 70 |
Trujillo-Deen, Emilio | SO
#67 Northern Colorado |
Big 12
0 - 2 |
1346.97
.00% / .00% |
||
| 71 |
Bower, Braden | SR
#35 Bucknell |
EIWA
0 - 3 |
1345.12
.00% / .00% |
1 | |
| 72 |
Pleasant, Deon | SR
#43 Drexel |
EIWA
1 - 4 |
1324.47
20.00% / .00% |
||
| 73 |
Elliott, Dustin | FR
#69 Bloomsburg |
MAC
3 - 4 |
1299.27
42.86% / 25.00% |
||
| 74 | 1 |
Bonasera, Tommy | SO
#74 LIU |
EIWA
0 - 6 |
1269.06
.00% / .00% |
1 |
| 75 | 1 |
Weber, Carson | FR
#66 Ohio |
MAC
3 - 3 |
1266.08
50.00% / 40.00% |
|
| 76 |
Rodriguez, Matt | JR
#78 Presbyterian |
SoCon
1 - 0 |
1210.86
100.00% / .00% |
||
| 77 |
Bauer, Brandon | FR
#73 Campbell |
SoCon
1 - 5 |
1204.80
16.67% / 11.11% |
||
| 78 |
Moreno, Dylan | FR
#76 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12
0 - 2 |
1181.12
.00% / .00% |
||
| 999 |
Adamson, Noah | FR
Mercyhurst |
Transitioning
0 - 0 |
1200.00
.00% / .00% |
||
| 999 |
Scherer, Colin | FR
Mercyhurst |
Transitioning
0 - 3 |
1195.31
.00% / .00% |