149 Starter Rankings | Division I
149 Starter Rankings | Division I
2026 Season | Week 1 | 11/03
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 | 0 - 0 | 1643.64 | .00% / .00% |
272 |
Joy, Jaxon | FR | #14 Cornell |
Ivy | 4 - 0 | 1594.39 | 100.00% / 60.00% |
31 |
McNeil, Lachlan | SR | #10 Michigan |
Big Ten | 0 - 0 | 1576.88 | .00% / .00% |
40 |
Swiderski, Casey | JR | #8 Oklahoma State |
Big 12 | 0 - 1 | 1542.47 | .00% / .00% |
50 |
Wasilewski, Cross | SO | #36 Pennsylvania |
Ivy | 0 - 0 | 1538.77 | .00% / .00% |
60 |
Johnson, Paniro | JR | #5 Iowa State |
Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1533.02 | .00% / .00% |
71 |
Lamer, Chance | SR | #1 Nebraska |
Big Ten | 5 - 0 | 1520.46 | 100.00% / 100.00% |
85 |
Stiles, Ethan | SO | #4 Ohio State |
Big Ten | 2 - 2 | 1519.54 | 50.00% / 60.00% |
92 |
Gioffre, Jack | JR | #13 Oklahoma |
Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1506.94 | .00% / .00% |
101 |
Clark, Andrew | SR | #9 Rutgers |
Big Ten | 2 - 0 | 1498.06 | 100.00% / 50.00% |
1111 |
Tyus, Caleb | SR | #50 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC | 2 - 0 | 1494.97 | 100.00% / 40.00% |
120 |
Buesgens, Koy | SO | #18 NC State |
ACC | 4 - 0 | 1487.25 | 100.00% / .00% |
133 |
Evans, David | SR | #43 Utah Valley |
Big 12 | 1 - 0 | 1482.56 | 100.00% / .00% |
143 |
Herman, Brock | SO | #29 Little Rock |
PAC 12 | 0 - 0 | 1477.82 | .00% / 100.00% |
1512 |
Cassidy, Kaden | SR | #37 George Mason |
MAC | 4 - 0 | 1477.57 | 100.00% / 25.00% |
163 |
Edmond, Josh | SR | #17 Missouri |
Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1475.76 | .00% / 100.00% |
171 |
McDougald, Willie | SR | #15 West Virginia |
Big 12 | 4 - 1 | 1475.22 | 80.00% / 40.00% |
183 |
Zargo, Joseph | SR | #31 Wisconsin |
Big Ten | 1 - 0 | 1474.87 | 100.00% / 100.00% |
193 |
Nugent, Jimmy | JR | #49 Central Michigan |
MAC | 0 - 0 | 1472.12 | .00% / .00% |
206 |
Brown, Kade | FR | #20 Pittsburgh |
ACC | 4 - 1 | 1472.10 | 80.00% / 60.00% |
214 |
Fedalen, Richard | SR | #27 Columbia |
Ivy | 0 - 0 | 1471.69 | .00% / .00% |
221 |
Rathjen, Caleb | SR | #12 Northern Iowa |
Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1466.28 | .00% / .00% |
2326 |
Keiser, Kaden | JR | #48 Appalachian State |
SoCon | 4 - 1 | 1463.35 | 80.00% / 40.00% |
244 |
Valencia, Aden | FR | #19 Stanford |
ACC | 1 - 1 | 1462.60 | 50.00% / 50.00% |
250 |
Griffin, Kelvin | JR | #7 Lehigh |
EIWA | 1 - 1 | 1462.30 | 50.00% / 50.00% |
262 |
Gioffre, Michael | JR | #21 Illinois |
Big Ten | 0 - 0 | 1455.20 | .00% / .00% |
274 |
Roberts, Drew | SR | #6 Minnesota |
Big Ten | 2 - 2 | 1451.92 | 50.00% / 50.00% |
280 |
Cartella, Sam | SO | #54 Northwestern |
Big Ten | 0 - 0 | 1450.84 | .00% / .00% |
290 |
Martin, Alek | SR | #16 South Dakota State |
Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1450.34 | .00% / .00% |
304 |
Kapusta, Lucas | SO | #40 Lock Haven |
MAC | 4 - 1 | 1450.14 | 80.00% / 40.00% |
310 |
Raike, Derek | JR | #57 Ohio |
MAC | 0 - 0 | 1444.83 | .00% / .00% |
320 |
Petersen, Maxwell | JR | #30 North Dakota State |
Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1444.61 | .00% / .00% |
330 |
Vasquez, Tyler | SO | #32 Princeton |
Ivy | 0 - 0 | 1443.42 | .00% / .00% |
348 |
Layton, Dylan | JR | #47 Rider |
MAC | 3 - 1 | 1442.92 | 75.00% / 25.00% |
353 |
Crook, Jack | JR | #56 Harvard |
Ivy | 0 - 0 | 1430.95 | .00% / .00% |
360 |
Voinovich, Kael | SO | #2 Iowa |
Big Ten | 1 - 0 | 1428.21 | 100.00% / .00% |
3711 |
Hamblin, Christopher | JR | #26 Oregon State |
PAC 12 | 2 - 2 | 1426.44 | 50.00% / 50.00% |
383 |
Gonzales, Andre | SR | #41 Cal Poly |
PAC 12 | 0 - 1 | 1426.30 | .00% / .00% |
3911 |
Brown, Gavin | JR | #25 Purdue |
Big Ten | 2 - 0 | 1421.71 | 100.00% / 50.00% |
401 |
Willochell, Gabe | SR | #28 Wyoming |
Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1419.45 | .00% / .00% |
412 |
Michaels, Ryan | SR | #51 Edinboro |
MAC | 0 - 0 | 1418.41 | .00% / .00% |
426 |
Phillips, Pat | SR | #59 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA | 1 - 2 | 1418.39 | 33.33% / .00% |
430 |
Buttler, Joey | SO | #24 Indiana |
Big Ten | 0 - 0 | 1415.60 | .00% / .00% |
445 |
Iamunno, Joey | SO | #53 Brown |
Ivy | 2 - 2 | 1413.98 | 50.00% / 50.00% |
450 |
Meiszner, Billy | JR | #45 Chattanooga |
SoCon | 0 - 0 | 1413.77 | .00% / 66.67% |
466 |
Denkins, Wynton | JR | #34 Virginia |
ACC | 2 - 2 | 1412.54 | 50.00% / 25.00% |
470 |
Davis, Aiden | JR | #35 Bucknell |
EIWA | 0 - 0 | 1410.42 | .00% / .00% |
480 |
Brya, Jacob | JR | #39 Northern Illinois |
MAC | 0 - 0 | 1409.47 | .00% / .00% |
4911 |
Lucier, Nathan | SR | #62 Binghamton |
EIWA | 3 - 1 | 1407.66 | 75.00% / 50.00% |
506 |
Ewing, Sam | SO | #65 Buffalo |
MAC | 2 - 1 | 1406.27 | 66.67% / 60.00% |
511 |
Larkin, Kaleb | SO | #38 Arizona State |
Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1404.80 | .00% / .00% |
520 |
Kelly, Paul | SO | #42 California Baptist |
Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1404.60 | .00% / .00% |
530 |
Roth, Nate | SO | #60 Kent State |
MAC | 0 - 0 | 1403.67 | .00% / .00% |
545 |
Harney, Eugene | FR | #73 Morgan State |
EIWA | 3 - 1 | 1400.57 | 75.00% / 25.00% |
551 |
Barvitskie, Mason | SO | #23 Army West Point |
EIWA | 3 - 2 | 1398.87 | 60.00% / 20.00% |
5610 |
O'Neill, Nick | FR | #22 North Carolina |
ACC | 0 - 2 | 1391.35 | .00% / .00% |
571 |
Smith, Kaemen | SR | #33 Navy |
EIWA | 1 - 3 | 1387.24 | 25.00% / .00% |
584 |
Asuncion, Dakota | SR | #76 Sacred Heart |
EIWA | 1 - 0 | 1385.04 | 100.00% / 100.00% |
592 |
Pepin, Drew | SO | #64 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon | 1 - 1 | 1379.15 | 50.00% / 33.33% |
607 |
Eck, Connor | SR | #66 Clarion |
MAC | 1 - 2 | 1379.11 | 33.33% / 40.00% |
610 |
Cowan, Zac | SR | #63 Bellarmine |
SoCon | 2 - 2 | 1378.96 | 50.00% / 20.00% |
621 |
Jordon, Patrick | JR | #75 VMI |
SoCon | 1 - 2 | 1369.49 | 33.33% / 25.00% |
635 |
Heap, Anderson | SO | #72 Davidson |
SoCon | 1 - 2 | 1368.87 | 33.33% / .00% |
640 |
Pizzuto, Michael | SO | #46 Maryland |
Big Ten | 1 - 2 | 1366.05 | 33.33% / 33.33% |
657 |
Owen, Gage | SO | #67 American |
EIWA | 1 - 2 | 1364.30 | 33.33% / .00% |
663 |
Jones, Clayton | SO | #55 Michigan State |
Big Ten | 0 - 0 | 1357.39 | .00% / .00% |
673 |
Reilley, Zach | FR | #70 Hofstra |
EIWA | 0 - 0 | 1356.54 | .00% / .00% |
680 |
Termini, Thomas | JR | #61 The Citadel |
SoCon | 2 - 2 | 1345.75 | 50.00% / .00% |
694 |
O'Donnell, Sean | SO | #74 Duke |
ACC | 0 - 1 | 1344.15 | .00% / .00% |
704 |
Pleasant, Deon | SR | #44 Drexel |
EIWA | 0 - 2 | 1324.47 | .00% / .00% |
710 |
Shelton, Bryce | SR | #52 Air Force |
Big 12 | 1 - 1 | 1287.91 | 50.00% / .00% |
723 |
Bonasera, Tommy | SO | #68 LIU |
EIWA | 0 - 0 | 1276.94 | .00% / .00% |
733 |
Raines, Cael | FR | #71 Bloomsburg |
MAC | 0 - 0 | 1263.13 | .00% / .00% |
740 |
Morris, Joseph | FR | #78 Presbyterian |
SoCon | 2 - 2 | 1239.83 | 50.00% / 20.00% |
751 |
Bauer, Brandon | FR | #69 Campbell |
SoCon | 1 - 1 | 1219.28 | 50.00% / 33.33% |
763 |
Hankin, Brady | JR | #58 Northern Colorado |
Big 12 | 0 - 0 | 1203.76 | .00% / .00% |
773 |
Nininger, Noah | FR | #11 Virginia Tech |
ACC | 1 - 0 | 1200.00 | 100.00% / .00% |
780 |
Moreno, Dylan | FR | #77 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12 | 0 - 1 | 1181.12 | .00% / .00% |
9990 |
Adamson, Noah | FR | Mercyhurst |
Transitioning | 0 - 0 | 1200.00 | .00% / .00% |
| # | Trend | Wrestler School |
Conf Record |
WS ELO Win / Bns |
Clips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
Van Ness, Shayne | SR
#3 Penn State |
Big Ten
0 - 0 |
1643.64
.00% / .00% |
1 |
| 2 | 72 |
Joy, Jaxon | FR
#14 Cornell |
Ivy
4 - 0 |
1594.39
100.00% / 60.00% |
|
| 3 | 1 |
McNeil, Lachlan | SR
#10 Michigan |
Big Ten
0 - 0 |
1576.88
.00% / .00% |
2 |
| 4 | 0 |
Swiderski, Casey | JR
#8 Oklahoma State |
Big 12
0 - 1 |
1542.47
.00% / .00% |
9 |
| 5 | 0 |
Wasilewski, Cross | SO
#36 Pennsylvania |
Ivy
0 - 0 |
1538.77
.00% / .00% |
|
| 6 | 0 |
Johnson, Paniro | JR
#5 Iowa State |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1533.02
.00% / .00% |
1 |
| 7 | 1 |
Lamer, Chance | SR
#1 Nebraska |
Big Ten
5 - 0 |
1520.46
100.00% / 100.00% |
2 |
| 8 | 5 |
Stiles, Ethan | SO
#4 Ohio State |
Big Ten
2 - 2 |
1519.54
50.00% / 60.00% |
|
| 9 | 2 |
Gioffre, Jack | JR
#13 Oklahoma |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1506.94
.00% / .00% |
|
| 10 | 1 |
Clark, Andrew | SR
#9 Rutgers |
Big Ten
2 - 0 |
1498.06
100.00% / 50.00% |
|
| 11 | 11 |
Tyus, Caleb | SR
#50 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC
2 - 0 |
1494.97
100.00% / 40.00% |
|
| 12 | 0 |
Buesgens, Koy | SO
#18 NC State |
ACC
4 - 0 |
1487.25
100.00% / .00% |
|
| 13 | 3 |
Evans, David | SR
#43 Utah Valley |
Big 12
1 - 0 |
1482.56
100.00% / .00% |
|
| 14 | 3 |
Herman, Brock | SO
#29 Little Rock |
PAC 12
0 - 0 |
1477.82
.00% / 100.00% |
|
| 15 | 12 |
Cassidy, Kaden | SR
#37 George Mason |
MAC
4 - 0 |
1477.57
100.00% / 25.00% |
|
| 16 | 3 |
Edmond, Josh | SR
#17 Missouri |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1475.76
.00% / 100.00% |
|
| 17 | 1 |
McDougald, Willie | SR
#15 West Virginia |
Big 12
4 - 1 |
1475.22
80.00% / 40.00% |
2 |
| 18 | 3 |
Zargo, Joseph | SR
#31 Wisconsin |
Big Ten
1 - 0 |
1474.87
100.00% / 100.00% |
2 |
| 19 | 3 |
Nugent, Jimmy | JR
#49 Central Michigan |
MAC
0 - 0 |
1472.12
.00% / .00% |
|
| 20 | 6 |
Brown, Kade | FR
#20 Pittsburgh |
ACC
4 - 1 |
1472.10
80.00% / 60.00% |
|
| 21 | 4 |
Fedalen, Richard | SR
#27 Columbia |
Ivy
0 - 0 |
1471.69
.00% / .00% |
|
| 22 | 1 |
Rathjen, Caleb | SR
#12 Northern Iowa |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1466.28
.00% / .00% |
1 |
| 23 | 26 |
Keiser, Kaden | JR
#48 Appalachian State |
SoCon
4 - 1 |
1463.35
80.00% / 40.00% |
2 |
| 24 | 4 |
Valencia, Aden | FR
#19 Stanford |
ACC
1 - 1 |
1462.60
50.00% / 50.00% |
|
| 25 | 0 |
Griffin, Kelvin | JR
#7 Lehigh |
EIWA
1 - 1 |
1462.30
50.00% / 50.00% |
|
| 26 | 2 |
Gioffre, Michael | JR
#21 Illinois |
Big Ten
0 - 0 |
1455.20
.00% / .00% |
|
| 27 | 4 |
Roberts, Drew | SR
#6 Minnesota |
Big Ten
2 - 2 |
1451.92
50.00% / 50.00% |
|
| 28 | 0 |
Cartella, Sam | SO
#54 Northwestern |
Big Ten
0 - 0 |
1450.84
.00% / .00% |
1 |
| 29 | 0 |
Martin, Alek | SR
#16 South Dakota State |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1450.34
.00% / .00% |
|
| 30 | 4 |
Kapusta, Lucas | SO
#40 Lock Haven |
MAC
4 - 1 |
1450.14
80.00% / 40.00% |
1 |
| 31 | 0 |
Raike, Derek | JR
#57 Ohio |
MAC
0 - 0 |
1444.83
.00% / .00% |
|
| 32 | 0 |
Petersen, Maxwell | JR
#30 North Dakota State |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1444.61
.00% / .00% |
|
| 33 | 0 |
Vasquez, Tyler | SO
#32 Princeton |
Ivy
0 - 0 |
1443.42
.00% / .00% |
|
| 34 | 8 |
Layton, Dylan | JR
#47 Rider |
MAC
3 - 1 |
1442.92
75.00% / 25.00% |
|
| 35 | 3 |
Crook, Jack | JR
#56 Harvard |
Ivy
0 - 0 |
1430.95
.00% / .00% |
|
| 36 | 0 |
Voinovich, Kael | SO
#2 Iowa |
Big Ten
1 - 0 |
1428.21
100.00% / .00% |
|
| 37 | 11 |
Hamblin, Christopher | JR
#26 Oregon State |
PAC 12
2 - 2 |
1426.44
50.00% / 50.00% |
|
| 38 | 3 |
Gonzales, Andre | SR
#41 Cal Poly |
PAC 12
0 - 1 |
1426.30
.00% / .00% |
|
| 39 | 11 |
Brown, Gavin | JR
#25 Purdue |
Big Ten
2 - 0 |
1421.71
100.00% / 50.00% |
|
| 40 | 1 |
Willochell, Gabe | SR
#28 Wyoming |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1419.45
.00% / .00% |
|
| 41 | 2 |
Michaels, Ryan | SR
#51 Edinboro |
MAC
0 - 0 |
1418.41
.00% / .00% |
|
| 42 | 6 |
Phillips, Pat | SR
#59 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA
1 - 2 |
1418.39
33.33% / .00% |
|
| 43 | 0 |
Buttler, Joey | SO
#24 Indiana |
Big Ten
0 - 0 |
1415.60
.00% / .00% |
|
| 44 | 5 |
Iamunno, Joey | SO
#53 Brown |
Ivy
2 - 2 |
1413.98
50.00% / 50.00% |
|
| 45 | 0 |
Meiszner, Billy | JR
#45 Chattanooga |
SoCon
0 - 0 |
1413.77
.00% / 66.67% |
|
| 46 | 6 |
Denkins, Wynton | JR
#34 Virginia |
ACC
2 - 2 |
1412.54
50.00% / 25.00% |
|
| 47 | 0 |
Davis, Aiden | JR
#35 Bucknell |
EIWA
0 - 0 |
1410.42
.00% / .00% |
|
| 48 | 0 |
Brya, Jacob | JR
#39 Northern Illinois |
MAC
0 - 0 |
1409.47
.00% / .00% |
|
| 49 | 11 |
Lucier, Nathan | SR
#62 Binghamton |
EIWA
3 - 1 |
1407.66
75.00% / 50.00% |
|
| 50 | 6 |
Ewing, Sam | SO
#65 Buffalo |
MAC
2 - 1 |
1406.27
66.67% / 60.00% |
|
| 51 | 1 |
Larkin, Kaleb | SO
#38 Arizona State |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1404.80
.00% / .00% |
|
| 52 | 0 |
Kelly, Paul | SO
#42 California Baptist |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1404.60
.00% / .00% |
|
| 53 | 0 |
Roth, Nate | SO
#60 Kent State |
MAC
0 - 0 |
1403.67
.00% / .00% |
|
| 54 | 5 |
Harney, Eugene | FR
#73 Morgan State |
EIWA
3 - 1 |
1400.57
75.00% / 25.00% |
|
| 55 | 1 |
Barvitskie, Mason | SO
#23 Army West Point |
EIWA
3 - 2 |
1398.87
60.00% / 20.00% |
|
| 56 | 10 |
O'Neill, Nick | FR
#22 North Carolina |
ACC
0 - 2 |
1391.35
.00% / .00% |
|
| 57 | 1 |
Smith, Kaemen | SR
#33 Navy |
EIWA
1 - 3 |
1387.24
25.00% / .00% |
|
| 58 | 4 |
Asuncion, Dakota | SR
#76 Sacred Heart |
EIWA
1 - 0 |
1385.04
100.00% / 100.00% |
|
| 59 | 2 |
Pepin, Drew | SO
#64 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon
1 - 1 |
1379.15
50.00% / 33.33% |
|
| 60 | 7 |
Eck, Connor | SR
#66 Clarion |
MAC
1 - 2 |
1379.11
33.33% / 40.00% |
|
| 61 | 0 |
Cowan, Zac | SR
#63 Bellarmine |
SoCon
2 - 2 |
1378.96
50.00% / 20.00% |
1 |
| 62 | 1 |
Jordon, Patrick | JR
#75 VMI |
SoCon
1 - 2 |
1369.49
33.33% / 25.00% |
1 |
| 63 | 5 |
Heap, Anderson | SO
#72 Davidson |
SoCon
1 - 2 |
1368.87
33.33% / .00% |
|
| 64 | 0 |
Pizzuto, Michael | SO
#46 Maryland |
Big Ten
1 - 2 |
1366.05
33.33% / 33.33% |
|
| 65 | 7 |
Owen, Gage | SO
#67 American |
EIWA
1 - 2 |
1364.30
33.33% / .00% |
|
| 66 | 3 |
Jones, Clayton | SO
#55 Michigan State |
Big Ten
0 - 0 |
1357.39
.00% / .00% |
|
| 67 | 3 |
Reilley, Zach | FR
#70 Hofstra |
EIWA
0 - 0 |
1356.54
.00% / .00% |
|
| 68 | 0 |
Termini, Thomas | JR
#61 The Citadel |
SoCon
2 - 2 |
1345.75
50.00% / .00% |
|
| 69 | 4 |
O'Donnell, Sean | SO
#74 Duke |
ACC
0 - 1 |
1344.15
.00% / .00% |
|
| 70 | 4 |
Pleasant, Deon | SR
#44 Drexel |
EIWA
0 - 2 |
1324.47
.00% / .00% |
|
| 71 | 0 |
Shelton, Bryce | SR
#52 Air Force |
Big 12
1 - 1 |
1287.91
50.00% / .00% |
|
| 72 | 3 |
Bonasera, Tommy | SO
#68 LIU |
EIWA
0 - 0 |
1276.94
.00% / .00% |
1 |
| 73 | 3 |
Raines, Cael | FR
#71 Bloomsburg |
MAC
0 - 0 |
1263.13
.00% / .00% |
|
| 74 | 0 |
Morris, Joseph | FR
#78 Presbyterian |
SoCon
2 - 2 |
1239.83
50.00% / 20.00% |
|
| 75 | 1 |
Bauer, Brandon | FR
#69 Campbell |
SoCon
1 - 1 |
1219.28
50.00% / 33.33% |
|
| 76 | 3 |
Hankin, Brady | JR
#58 Northern Colorado |
Big 12
0 - 0 |
1203.76
.00% / .00% |
|
| 77 | 3 |
Nininger, Noah | FR
#11 Virginia Tech |
ACC
1 - 0 |
1200.00
100.00% / .00% |
|
| 78 | 0 |
Moreno, Dylan | FR
#77 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12
0 - 1 |
1181.12
.00% / .00% |
|
| 999 | 0 |
Adamson, Noah | FR
Mercyhurst |
Transitioning
0 - 0 |
1200.00
.00% / .00% |