149 Starter Rankings | Division I
149 Starter Rankings | Division I
2026 Season | Week 5 | 12/01
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 | #1 Penn State |
Big Ten | 5 - 0 | 1648.28 | 100.00% / 80.00% |
20 |
Joy, Jaxon | FR | #21 Cornell |
Ivy | 6 - 0 | 1598.61 | 100.00% / 57.14% |
30 |
McNeil, Lachlan | SR | #12 Michigan |
Big Ten | 5 - 1 | 1570.64 | 83.33% / 33.33% |
40 |
Wasilewski, Cross | SO | #26 Pennsylvania |
Ivy | 10 - 0 | 1556.66 | 100.00% / 70.00% |
51 |
Stiles, Ethan | SO | #3 Ohio State |
Big Ten | 5 - 2 | 1532.11 | 71.43% / 50.00% |
61 |
Johnson, Paniro | JR | #4 Iowa State |
Big 12 | 3 - 1 | 1517.83 | 75.00% / 60.00% |
70 |
Valencia, Aden | FR | #29 Stanford |
ACC | 2 - 1 | 1511.24 | 66.67% / 66.67% |
80 |
Rivera, Eligh | JR | #34 Princeton |
Ivy | 2 - 1 | 1507.03 | 66.67% / .00% |
90 |
Tyus, Caleb | SR | #50 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC | 3 - 0 | 1506.36 | 100.00% / 62.50% |
100 |
Buesgens, Koy | SO | #7 NC State |
ACC | 9 - 0 | 1504.99 | 100.00% / 11.11% |
110 |
Larkin, Kaleb | SO | #33 Arizona State |
Big 12 | 5 - 0 | 1500.76 | 100.00% / 100.00% |
120 |
Evans, David | SR | #38 Utah Valley |
Big 12 | 5 - 1 | 1495.69 | 83.33% / 33.33% |
135 |
Block, Ryder | SO | #2 Iowa |
Big Ten | 4 - 1 | 1495.20 | 80.00% / 20.00% |
141 |
Swiderski, Casey | JR | #6 Oklahoma State |
Big 12 | 1 - 4 | 1493.68 | 20.00% / .00% |
151 |
Clark, Andrew | SR | #14 Rutgers |
Big Ten | 5 - 2 | 1487.54 | 71.43% / 28.57% |
161 |
Cassidy, Kaden | SR | #35 George Mason |
MAC | 7 - 0 | 1486.77 | 100.00% / 57.14% |
173 |
Zargo, Joseph | SR | #28 Wisconsin |
Big Ten | 4 - 1 | 1478.05 | 80.00% / 80.00% |
182 |
Edmond, Josh | SR | #10 Missouri |
Big 12 | 7 - 2 | 1477.61 | 77.78% / 27.27% |
192 |
Gaj, Collin | FR | #8 Virginia Tech |
ACC | 3 - 5 | 1476.60 | 37.50% / 12.50% |
201 |
Kapusta, Lucas | SO | #39 Lock Haven |
MAC | 10 - 2 | 1474.43 | 83.33% / 41.67% |
210 |
Brown, Kade | FR | #18 Pittsburgh |
ACC | 5 - 2 | 1471.09 | 71.43% / 42.86% |
220 |
Herman, Brock | SO | #41 Little Rock |
PAC 12 | 1 - 1 | 1470.68 | 50.00% / 33.33% |
230 |
Gioffre, Michael | JR | #13 Illinois |
Big Ten | 5 - 2 | 1468.16 | 71.43% / 25.00% |
240 |
Keiser, Kaden | JR | #45 Appalachian State |
SoCon | 10 - 5 | 1462.54 | 66.67% / 35.29% |
250 |
Jones, Clayton | SO | #46 Michigan State |
Big Ten | 7 - 4 | 1461.79 | 63.64% / 36.36% |
260 |
Rathjen, Caleb | SR | #11 Northern Iowa |
Big 12 | 1 - 3 | 1458.60 | 25.00% / 25.00% |
270 |
Cartella, Sam | SO | #51 Northwestern |
Big Ten | 5 - 2 | 1454.80 | 71.43% / 42.86% |
280 |
Nugent, Jimmy | JR | #53 Central Michigan |
MAC | 6 - 4 | 1453.10 | 60.00% / 20.00% |
290 |
Petersen, Maxwell | JR | #32 North Dakota State |
Big 12 | 1 - 0 | 1451.69 | 100.00% / .00% |
300 |
McDougald, Willie | SR | #16 West Virginia |
Big 12 | 5 - 3 | 1450.74 | 62.50% / 25.00% |
310 |
Evanitsky, Anthony | FR | #19 Lehigh |
EIWA | 5 - 1 | 1449.01 | 83.33% / 50.00% |
320 |
Layton, Dylan | JR | #47 Rider |
MAC | 5 - 2 | 1446.99 | 71.43% / 28.57% |
330 |
Zinkin, Nikade | FR | #5 Nebraska |
Big Ten | 3 - 5 | 1444.98 | 37.50% / .00% |
340 |
Michaels, Ryan | SR | #48 Edinboro |
MAC | 5 - 4 | 1443.48 | 55.56% / 44.44% |
355 |
Denkins, Wynton | JR | #37 Virginia |
ACC | 6 - 3 | 1435.14 | 66.67% / 33.33% |
361 |
Smith, Kaemen | SR | #24 Navy |
EIWA | 3 - 4 | 1434.62 | 42.86% / 14.29% |
371 |
Brown, Gavin | JR | #27 Purdue |
Big Ten | 9 - 1 | 1433.18 | 90.00% / 20.00% |
381 |
Martin, Alek | SR | #15 South Dakota State |
Big 12 | 2 - 2 | 1432.62 | 50.00% / .00% |
391 |
Harney, Eugene | FR | #76 Morgan State |
EIWA | 10 - 1 | 1431.59 | 90.91% / 36.36% |
401 |
Crook, Jack | JR | #55 Harvard |
Ivy | 0 - 0 | 1430.95 | .00% / .00% |
410 |
Fedalen, Richard | SR | #20 Columbia |
Ivy | 4 - 5 | 1428.34 | 44.44% / 22.22% |
420 |
Hamblin, Christopher | JR | #31 Oregon State |
PAC 12 | 4 - 4 | 1426.06 | 50.00% / 37.50% |
430 |
Gonzales, Andre | SR | #49 Cal Poly |
PAC 12 | 4 - 2 | 1422.94 | 66.67% / 75.00% |
440 |
O'Neill, Nick | FR | #22 North Carolina |
ACC | 4 - 2 | 1421.06 | 66.67% / 37.50% |
450 |
Buttler, Joey | SO | #17 Indiana |
Big Ten | 4 - 3 | 1418.84 | 57.14% / 42.86% |
460 |
Meiszner, Billy | JR | #57 Chattanooga |
SoCon | 4 - 1 | 1415.30 | 80.00% / 62.50% |
470 |
Iamunno, Joey | SO | #59 Brown |
Ivy | 2 - 2 | 1413.98 | 50.00% / 50.00% |
480 |
DesRosier, Carson | JR | #60 The Citadel |
SoCon | 1 - 2 | 1413.06 | 33.33% / 25.00% |
490 |
Willochell, Gabe | SR | #25 Wyoming |
Big 12 | 1 - 1 | 1411.77 | 50.00% / .00% |
500 |
Lucier, Nathan | SR | #62 Binghamton |
EIWA | 4 - 2 | 1410.81 | 66.67% / 33.33% |
510 |
Hollingsworth, Hunter | FR | #23 Oklahoma |
Big 12 | 3 - 2 | 1406.60 | 60.00% / 20.00% |
520 |
Phillips, Pat | SR | #56 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA | 6 - 7 | 1404.33 | 46.15% / .00% |
530 |
Kelly, Paul | SO | #43 California Baptist |
Big 12 | 3 - 3 | 1402.24 | 50.00% / 33.33% |
540 |
Brya, Jacob | JR | #44 Northern Illinois |
MAC | 2 - 3 | 1402.11 | 40.00% / 20.00% |
550 |
Eisch, Jager | SR | #9 Minnesota |
Big Ten | 4 - 6 | 1397.72 | 40.00% / 27.27% |
560 |
Ewing, Sam | SO | #67 Buffalo |
MAC | 6 - 4 | 1395.54 | 60.00% / 41.67% |
570 |
Barvitskie, Mason | SO | #30 Army West Point |
EIWA | 9 - 6 | 1395.49 | 60.00% / 31.25% |
580 |
Reilley, Zach | FR | #66 Hofstra |
EIWA | 1 - 3 | 1391.97 | 25.00% / 25.00% |
590 |
Asuncion, Dakota | SR | #75 Sacred Heart |
EIWA | 5 - 1 | 1389.30 | 83.33% / 33.33% |
600 |
Eck, Connor | SR | #63 Clarion |
MAC | 8 - 5 | 1387.99 | 61.54% / 33.33% |
610 |
Jordon, Patrick | JR | #70 VMI |
SoCon | 3 - 4 | 1384.85 | 42.86% / 37.50% |
620 |
Roth, Nate | SO | #61 Kent State |
MAC | 1 - 4 | 1384.76 | 20.00% / 33.33% |
630 |
Pizzuto, Michael | SO | #40 Maryland |
Big Ten | 4 - 3 | 1378.78 | 57.14% / 28.57% |
640 |
Cowan, Zac | SR | #52 Bellarmine |
SoCon | 3 - 2 | 1377.66 | 60.00% / 16.67% |
650 |
Pepin, Drew | SO | #65 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon | 2 - 2 | 1375.58 | 50.00% / 20.00% |
661 |
Heap, Anderson | SO | #69 Davidson |
SoCon | 2 - 5 | 1372.81 | 28.57% / 12.50% |
671 |
Bower, Riley | SR | #36 Bucknell |
EIWA | 2 - 3 | 1368.71 | 40.00% / 20.00% |
682 |
Owen, Gage | SO | #58 American |
EIWA | 4 - 5 | 1368.45 | 44.44% / 33.33% |
691 |
Shelton, Bryce | SR | #54 Air Force |
Big 12 | 6 - 5 | 1365.40 | 54.55% / 21.43% |
701 |
Weber, Carson | FR | #64 Ohio |
MAC | 3 - 3 | 1361.67 | 50.00% / 40.00% |
710 |
O'Donnell, Sean | SO | #72 Duke |
ACC | 3 - 4 | 1354.39 | 42.86% / 14.29% |
720 |
Pleasant, Deon | SR | #42 Drexel |
EIWA | 1 - 4 | 1350.76 | 20.00% / .00% |
730 |
Trujillo-Deen, Emilio | SO | #68 Northern Colorado |
Big 12 | 0 - 4 | 1324.49 | .00% / 20.00% |
740 |
Elliott, Dustin | FR | #71 Bloomsburg |
MAC | 3 - 5 | 1294.48 | 37.50% / 22.22% |
750 |
Bonasera, Tommy | SO | #74 LIU |
EIWA | 0 - 6 | 1260.39 | .00% / .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 | #77 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12 | 0 - 2 | 1176.43 | .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
#1 Penn State |
Big Ten
5 - 0 |
1648.28
100.00% / 80.00% |
1 | |
| 2 |
Joy, Jaxon | FR
#21 Cornell |
Ivy
6 - 0 |
1598.61
100.00% / 57.14% |
||
| 3 |
McNeil, Lachlan | SR
#12 Michigan |
Big Ten
5 - 1 |
1570.64
83.33% / 33.33% |
2 | |
| 4 |
Wasilewski, Cross | SO
#26 Pennsylvania |
Ivy
10 - 0 |
1556.66
100.00% / 70.00% |
||
| 5 | 1 |
Stiles, Ethan | SO
#3 Ohio State |
Big Ten
5 - 2 |
1532.11
71.43% / 50.00% |
|
| 6 | 1 |
Johnson, Paniro | JR
#4 Iowa State |
Big 12
3 - 1 |
1517.83
75.00% / 60.00% |
1 |
| 7 |
Valencia, Aden | FR
#29 Stanford |
ACC
2 - 1 |
1511.24
66.67% / 66.67% |
||
| 8 |
Rivera, Eligh | JR
#34 Princeton |
Ivy
2 - 1 |
1507.03
66.67% / .00% |
||
| 9 |
Tyus, Caleb | SR
#50 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC
3 - 0 |
1506.36
100.00% / 62.50% |
||
| 10 |
Buesgens, Koy | SO
#7 NC State |
ACC
9 - 0 |
1504.99
100.00% / 11.11% |
||
| 11 |
Larkin, Kaleb | SO
#33 Arizona State |
Big 12
5 - 0 |
1500.76
100.00% / 100.00% |
||
| 12 |
Evans, David | SR
#38 Utah Valley |
Big 12
5 - 1 |
1495.69
83.33% / 33.33% |
||
| 13 | 5 |
Block, Ryder | SO
#2 Iowa |
Big Ten
4 - 1 |
1495.20
80.00% / 20.00% |
|
| 14 | 1 |
Swiderski, Casey | JR
#6 Oklahoma State |
Big 12
1 - 4 |
1493.68
20.00% / .00% |
9 |
| 15 | 1 |
Clark, Andrew | SR
#14 Rutgers |
Big Ten
5 - 2 |
1487.54
71.43% / 28.57% |
|
| 16 | 1 |
Cassidy, Kaden | SR
#35 George Mason |
MAC
7 - 0 |
1486.77
100.00% / 57.14% |
|
| 17 | 3 |
Zargo, Joseph | SR
#28 Wisconsin |
Big Ten
4 - 1 |
1478.05
80.00% / 80.00% |
2 |
| 18 | 2 |
Edmond, Josh | SR
#10 Missouri |
Big 12
7 - 2 |
1477.61
77.78% / 27.27% |
|
| 19 | 2 |
Gaj, Collin | FR
#8 Virginia Tech |
ACC
3 - 5 |
1476.60
37.50% / 12.50% |
|
| 20 | 1 |
Kapusta, Lucas | SO
#39 Lock Haven |
MAC
10 - 2 |
1474.43
83.33% / 41.67% |
1 |
| 21 |
Brown, Kade | FR
#18 Pittsburgh |
ACC
5 - 2 |
1471.09
71.43% / 42.86% |
||
| 22 |
Herman, Brock | SO
#41 Little Rock |
PAC 12
1 - 1 |
1470.68
50.00% / 33.33% |
||
| 23 |
Gioffre, Michael | JR
#13 Illinois |
Big Ten
5 - 2 |
1468.16
71.43% / 25.00% |
||
| 24 |
Keiser, Kaden | JR
#45 Appalachian State |
SoCon
10 - 5 |
1462.54
66.67% / 35.29% |
2 | |
| 25 |
Jones, Clayton | SO
#46 Michigan State |
Big Ten
7 - 4 |
1461.79
63.64% / 36.36% |
||
| 26 |
Rathjen, Caleb | SR
#11 Northern Iowa |
Big 12
1 - 3 |
1458.60
25.00% / 25.00% |
1 | |
| 27 |
Cartella, Sam | SO
#51 Northwestern |
Big Ten
5 - 2 |
1454.80
71.43% / 42.86% |
1 | |
| 28 |
Nugent, Jimmy | JR
#53 Central Michigan |
MAC
6 - 4 |
1453.10
60.00% / 20.00% |
||
| 29 |
Petersen, Maxwell | JR
#32 North Dakota State |
Big 12
1 - 0 |
1451.69
100.00% / .00% |
||
| 30 |
McDougald, Willie | SR
#16 West Virginia |
Big 12
5 - 3 |
1450.74
62.50% / 25.00% |
2 | |
| 31 |
Evanitsky, Anthony | FR
#19 Lehigh |
EIWA
5 - 1 |
1449.01
83.33% / 50.00% |
||
| 32 |
Layton, Dylan | JR
#47 Rider |
MAC
5 - 2 |
1446.99
71.43% / 28.57% |
||
| 33 |
Zinkin, Nikade | FR
#5 Nebraska |
Big Ten
3 - 5 |
1444.98
37.50% / .00% |
||
| 34 |
Michaels, Ryan | SR
#48 Edinboro |
MAC
5 - 4 |
1443.48
55.56% / 44.44% |
||
| 35 | 5 |
Denkins, Wynton | JR
#37 Virginia |
ACC
6 - 3 |
1435.14
66.67% / 33.33% |
|
| 36 | 1 |
Smith, Kaemen | SR
#24 Navy |
EIWA
3 - 4 |
1434.62
42.86% / 14.29% |
|
| 37 | 1 |
Brown, Gavin | JR
#27 Purdue |
Big Ten
9 - 1 |
1433.18
90.00% / 20.00% |
|
| 38 | 1 |
Martin, Alek | SR
#15 South Dakota State |
Big 12
2 - 2 |
1432.62
50.00% / .00% |
|
| 39 | 1 |
Harney, Eugene | FR
#76 Morgan State |
EIWA
10 - 1 |
1431.59
90.91% / 36.36% |
|
| 40 | 1 |
Crook, Jack | JR
#55 Harvard |
Ivy
0 - 0 |
1430.95
.00% / .00% |
|
| 41 |
Fedalen, Richard | SR
#20 Columbia |
Ivy
4 - 5 |
1428.34
44.44% / 22.22% |
||
| 42 |
Hamblin, Christopher | JR
#31 Oregon State |
PAC 12
4 - 4 |
1426.06
50.00% / 37.50% |
||
| 43 |
Gonzales, Andre | SR
#49 Cal Poly |
PAC 12
4 - 2 |
1422.94
66.67% / 75.00% |
||
| 44 |
O'Neill, Nick | FR
#22 North Carolina |
ACC
4 - 2 |
1421.06
66.67% / 37.50% |
||
| 45 |
Buttler, Joey | SO
#17 Indiana |
Big Ten
4 - 3 |
1418.84
57.14% / 42.86% |
||
| 46 |
Meiszner, Billy | JR
#57 Chattanooga |
SoCon
4 - 1 |
1415.30
80.00% / 62.50% |
||
| 47 |
Iamunno, Joey | SO
#59 Brown |
Ivy
2 - 2 |
1413.98
50.00% / 50.00% |
||
| 48 |
DesRosier, Carson | JR
#60 The Citadel |
SoCon
1 - 2 |
1413.06
33.33% / 25.00% |
11 | |
| 49 |
Willochell, Gabe | SR
#25 Wyoming |
Big 12
1 - 1 |
1411.77
50.00% / .00% |
||
| 50 |
Lucier, Nathan | SR
#62 Binghamton |
EIWA
4 - 2 |
1410.81
66.67% / 33.33% |
||
| 51 |
Hollingsworth, Hunter | FR
#23 Oklahoma |
Big 12
3 - 2 |
1406.60
60.00% / 20.00% |
||
| 52 |
Phillips, Pat | SR
#56 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA
6 - 7 |
1404.33
46.15% / .00% |
||
| 53 |
Kelly, Paul | SO
#43 California Baptist |
Big 12
3 - 3 |
1402.24
50.00% / 33.33% |
||
| 54 |
Brya, Jacob | JR
#44 Northern Illinois |
MAC
2 - 3 |
1402.11
40.00% / 20.00% |
||
| 55 |
Eisch, Jager | SR
#9 Minnesota |
Big Ten
4 - 6 |
1397.72
40.00% / 27.27% |
||
| 56 |
Ewing, Sam | SO
#67 Buffalo |
MAC
6 - 4 |
1395.54
60.00% / 41.67% |
||
| 57 |
Barvitskie, Mason | SO
#30 Army West Point |
EIWA
9 - 6 |
1395.49
60.00% / 31.25% |
||
| 58 |
Reilley, Zach | FR
#66 Hofstra |
EIWA
1 - 3 |
1391.97
25.00% / 25.00% |
||
| 59 |
Asuncion, Dakota | SR
#75 Sacred Heart |
EIWA
5 - 1 |
1389.30
83.33% / 33.33% |
||
| 60 |
Eck, Connor | SR
#63 Clarion |
MAC
8 - 5 |
1387.99
61.54% / 33.33% |
||
| 61 |
Jordon, Patrick | JR
#70 VMI |
SoCon
3 - 4 |
1384.85
42.86% / 37.50% |
1 | |
| 62 |
Roth, Nate | SO
#61 Kent State |
MAC
1 - 4 |
1384.76
20.00% / 33.33% |
||
| 63 |
Pizzuto, Michael | SO
#40 Maryland |
Big Ten
4 - 3 |
1378.78
57.14% / 28.57% |
||
| 64 |
Cowan, Zac | SR
#52 Bellarmine |
SoCon
3 - 2 |
1377.66
60.00% / 16.67% |
1 | |
| 65 |
Pepin, Drew | SO
#65 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon
2 - 2 |
1375.58
50.00% / 20.00% |
||
| 66 | 1 |
Heap, Anderson | SO
#69 Davidson |
SoCon
2 - 5 |
1372.81
28.57% / 12.50% |
|
| 67 | 1 |
Bower, Riley | SR
#36 Bucknell |
EIWA
2 - 3 |
1368.71
40.00% / 20.00% |
|
| 68 | 2 |
Owen, Gage | SO
#58 American |
EIWA
4 - 5 |
1368.45
44.44% / 33.33% |
|
| 69 | 1 |
Shelton, Bryce | SR
#54 Air Force |
Big 12
6 - 5 |
1365.40
54.55% / 21.43% |
|
| 70 | 1 |
Weber, Carson | FR
#64 Ohio |
MAC
3 - 3 |
1361.67
50.00% / 40.00% |
|
| 71 |
O'Donnell, Sean | SO
#72 Duke |
ACC
3 - 4 |
1354.39
42.86% / 14.29% |
||
| 72 |
Pleasant, Deon | SR
#42 Drexel |
EIWA
1 - 4 |
1350.76
20.00% / .00% |
||
| 73 |
Trujillo-Deen, Emilio | SO
#68 Northern Colorado |
Big 12
0 - 4 |
1324.49
.00% / 20.00% |
||
| 74 |
Elliott, Dustin | FR
#71 Bloomsburg |
MAC
3 - 5 |
1294.48
37.50% / 22.22% |
||
| 75 |
Bonasera, Tommy | SO
#74 LIU |
EIWA
0 - 6 |
1260.39
.00% / .00% |
1 | |
| 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
#77 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12
0 - 2 |
1176.43
.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% |