149 Starter Rankings | Division I
149 Starter Rankings | Division I
2026 Season | Week 11 | 01/12
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 | 12 - 0 | 1655.20 | 100.00% / 84.62% |
20 |
Joy, Jaxon | FR | #8 Cornell |
Ivy | 15 - 0 | 1625.22 | 100.00% / 68.75% |
30 |
Gaj, Collin | FR | #9 Virginia Tech |
ACC | 15 - 7 | 1587.14 | 68.18% / 36.36% |
40 |
Frost, Jacob | SO | #6 Iowa State |
Big 12 | 8 - 3 | 1564.08 | 72.73% / 33.33% |
50 |
Wasilewski, Cross | SO | #27 Pennsylvania |
Ivy | 18 - 1 | 1552.16 | 94.74% / 52.63% |
61 |
Stiles, Ethan | SO | #3 Ohio State |
Big Ten | 9 - 3 | 1543.69 | 75.00% / 46.15% |
71 |
Valencia, Aden | FR | #11 Stanford |
ACC | 8 - 5 | 1541.78 | 61.54% / 38.46% |
82 |
Young, Carter | SR | #48 Maryland |
Big Ten | 8 - 1 | 1536.98 | 88.89% / 33.33% |
91 |
McNeil, Lachlan | SR | #13 Michigan |
Big Ten | 10 - 3 | 1533.91 | 76.92% / 23.08% |
101 |
Rivera, Eligh | JR | #37 Princeton |
Ivy | 7 - 3 | 1532.41 | 70.00% / .00% |
110 |
Tyus, Caleb | SR | #42 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC | 12 - 0 | 1528.48 | 100.00% / 58.82% |
121 |
Lamer, Chance | SR | #4 Nebraska |
Big Ten | 10 - 1 | 1523.31 | 90.91% / 76.92% |
131 |
Herman, Brock | SO | #34 Little Rock |
PAC 12 | 5 - 3 | 1521.04 | 62.50% / 44.44% |
140 |
Swiderski, Casey | JR | #5 Oklahoma State |
Big 12 | 7 - 5 | 1519.06 | 58.33% / 25.00% |
150 |
Buesgens, Koy | SO | #7 NC State |
ACC | 16 - 1 | 1518.52 | 94.12% / 35.29% |
161 |
Zargo, Joseph | SR | #32 Wisconsin |
Big Ten | 11 - 2 | 1504.96 | 84.62% / 69.23% |
173 |
Kapusta, Lucas | SO | #39 Lock Haven |
MAC | 15 - 4 | 1499.25 | 78.95% / 42.11% |
181 |
Block, Ryder | SO | #2 Iowa |
Big Ten | 6 - 3 | 1498.15 | 66.67% / 33.33% |
192 |
Cassidy, Kaden | SR | #51 George Mason |
MAC | 14 - 0 | 1497.22 | 100.00% / 60.00% |
204 |
Gioffre, Michael | JR | #12 Illinois |
Big Ten | 10 - 5 | 1495.20 | 66.67% / 25.00% |
211 |
Edmond, Josh | SR | #15 Missouri |
Big 12 | 15 - 3 | 1493.34 | 83.33% / 30.00% |
224 |
Evans, David | SR | #35 Utah Valley |
Big 12 | 11 - 4 | 1483.23 | 73.33% / 26.67% |
232 |
Maestas, Leo | FR | #45 American |
EIWA | 6 - 5 | 1477.27 | 54.55% / 56.25% |
240 |
Roberts, Drew | SR | #10 Minnesota |
Big Ten | 6 - 2 | 1475.07 | 75.00% / 22.22% |
2520 |
Willochell, Gabe | SR | #21 Wyoming |
Big 12 | 8 - 5 | 1474.35 | 61.54% / 20.00% |
262 |
Brown, Kade | FR | #20 Pittsburgh |
ACC | 10 - 4 | 1472.25 | 71.43% / 35.71% |
274 |
Petersen, Maxwell | JR | #38 North Dakota State |
Big 12 | 8 - 5 | 1471.85 | 61.54% / 23.08% |
282 |
Harney, Eugene | FR | #77 Morgan State |
EIWA | 19 - 4 | 1468.07 | 82.61% / 34.78% |
291 |
Rathjen, Caleb | SR | #17 Northern Iowa |
Big 12 | 3 - 3 | 1463.40 | 50.00% / 50.00% |
302 |
Michaels, Ryan | SR | #53 Edinboro |
MAC | 9 - 7 | 1462.96 | 56.25% / 44.44% |
314 |
Brown, Gavin | JR | #33 Purdue |
Big Ten | 13 - 6 | 1462.41 | 68.42% / 15.00% |
323 |
Gonzales, Andre | SR | #46 Cal Poly |
PAC 12 | 13 - 7 | 1461.30 | 65.00% / 40.91% |
331 |
Clark, Andrew | SR | #18 Rutgers |
Big Ten | 8 - 6 | 1450.64 | 57.14% / 14.29% |
343 |
Cartella, Sam | SO | #36 Northwestern |
Big Ten | 11 - 7 | 1450.40 | 61.11% / 38.89% |
351 |
Keiser, Kaden | JR | #49 Appalachian State |
SoCon | 14 - 8 | 1450.02 | 63.64% / 33.33% |
363 |
Tolentino, Noah | JR | #23 Oregon State |
PAC 12 | 11 - 7 | 1449.75 | 61.11% / 28.57% |
372 |
Layton, Dylan | JR | #41 Rider |
MAC | 12 - 6 | 1449.67 | 66.67% / 33.33% |
381 |
Bower, Riley | SR | #31 Bucknell |
EIWA | 5 - 8 | 1447.20 | 38.46% / 23.08% |
393 |
Martin, Alek | SR | #19 South Dakota State |
Big 12 | 5 - 7 | 1445.48 | 41.67% / 8.33% |
402 |
Stits, Silas | FR | #56 Kent State |
MAC | 18 - 8 | 1443.35 | 69.23% / 25.93% |
411 |
DesRosier, Carson | JR | #65 The Citadel |
SoCon | 8 - 6 | 1441.50 | 57.14% / 13.33% |
420 |
Reinsel, Owen | JR | #14 Lehigh |
EIWA | 6 - 12 | 1439.17 | 33.33% / 21.05% |
436 |
Nugent, Jimmy | JR | #47 Central Michigan |
MAC | 15 - 7 | 1438.65 | 68.18% / 27.27% |
445 |
Denkins, Wynton | JR | #40 Virginia |
ACC | 14 - 7 | 1438.13 | 66.67% / 28.57% |
458 |
Buttler, Joey | SO | #28 Indiana |
Big Ten | 9 - 7 | 1435.09 | 56.25% / 31.25% |
462 |
Fedalen, Richard | SR | #30 Columbia |
Ivy | 9 - 7 | 1434.36 | 56.25% / 23.53% |
474 |
Crook, Jack | JR | #50 Harvard |
Ivy | 6 - 5 | 1432.70 | 54.55% / 27.27% |
487 |
Jones, Clayton | SO | #62 Michigan State |
Big Ten | 8 - 8 | 1431.07 | 50.00% / 25.00% |
491 |
Kelly, Paul | SO | #60 California Baptist |
Big 12 | 8 - 5 | 1426.34 | 61.54% / 28.57% |
504 |
Smith, Kaemen | SR | #22 Navy |
EIWA | 8 - 9 | 1422.21 | 47.06% / 5.88% |
514 |
Heap, Anderson | SO | #71 Davidson |
SoCon | 9 - 9 | 1419.09 | 50.00% / 10.53% |
522 |
McDougald, Willie | SR | #16 West Virginia |
Big 12 | 5 - 6 | 1417.16 | 45.45% / 18.18% |
532 |
Askew, Nate | FR | #24 North Carolina |
ACC | 7 - 6 | 1415.97 | 53.85% / 7.14% |
542 |
Meiszner, Billy | JR | #58 Chattanooga |
SoCon | 4 - 1 | 1415.30 | 80.00% / 62.50% |
552 |
McBurney, Austin | JR | #63 Brown |
Ivy | 15 - 7 | 1406.87 | 68.18% / 21.74% |
562 |
Jordon, Patrick | JR | #75 VMI |
SoCon | 7 - 10 | 1405.59 | 41.18% / 31.58% |
571 |
Ewing, Sam | SO | #66 Buffalo |
MAC | 12 - 10 | 1398.75 | 54.55% / 45.83% |
581 |
Fairchild, Oliver | SO | #64 Clarion |
MAC | 5 - 10 | 1397.71 | 33.33% / 29.41% |
593 |
Hollingsworth, Hunter | FR | #25 Oklahoma |
Big 12 | 7 - 8 | 1395.22 | 46.67% / 18.75% |
605 |
Sweet, Caleb | SO | #55 Binghamton |
EIWA | 13 - 6 | 1384.77 | 68.42% / 18.18% |
611 |
Barvitskie, Mason | SO | #26 Army West Point |
EIWA | 9 - 8 | 1383.53 | 52.94% / 27.78% |
620 |
Shelton, Bryce | SR | #54 Air Force |
Big 12 | 11 - 10 | 1380.91 | 52.38% / 20.00% |
637 |
Turley, Alex | JR | #67 Hofstra |
EIWA | 6 - 10 | 1377.60 | 37.50% / 35.00% |
644 |
Pleasant, Deon | SR | #43 Drexel |
EIWA | 4 - 6 | 1371.48 | 40.00% / 20.00% |
652 |
Asuncion, Dakota | SR | #76 Sacred Heart |
EIWA | 7 - 2 | 1370.30 | 77.78% / 36.36% |
661 |
Ross, Dylan | FR | #73 Duke |
ACC | 10 - 8 | 1367.74 | 55.56% / 35.00% |
673 |
Trujillo-Deen, Emilio | SO | #57 Northern Colorado |
Big 12 | 5 - 11 | 1363.25 | 31.25% / 11.76% |
689 |
Phillips, Pat | SR | #61 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA | 7 - 14 | 1360.14 | 33.33% / .00% |
693 |
O’Brien, Lucan | FR | #44 Northern Illinois |
MAC | 3 - 12 | 1355.25 | 20.00% / 18.75% |
701 |
Pepin, Drew | SO | #68 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon | 3 - 7 | 1347.48 | 30.00% / 9.09% |
710 |
Zinkin, Hayden | SO | #72 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12 | 4 - 10 | 1337.89 | 28.57% / 20.00% |
721 |
Miranda, Daniel | SO | #29 Arizona State |
Big 12 | 1 - 3 | 1331.51 | 25.00% / .00% |
731 |
Cowan, Zac | SR | #52 Bellarmine |
SoCon | 5 - 11 | 1324.63 | 31.25% / 11.76% |
741 |
Chase, Jay | FR | #69 Bloomsburg |
MAC | 6 - 10 | 1322.34 | 37.50% / 33.33% |
750 |
Woo, Paul | SR | #59 Ohio |
MAC | 5 - 12 | 1316.56 | 29.41% / 15.00% |
760 |
Bonasera, Tommy | SO | #70 LIU |
EIWA | 0 - 11 | 1251.63 | .00% / 8.33% |
770 |
Morris, Joseph | FR | #78 Presbyterian |
SoCon | 3 - 12 | 1208.68 | 20.00% / 21.05% |
780 |
Bauer, Brandon | FR | #74 Campbell |
SoCon | 1 - 7 | 1200.10 | 12.50% / 31.25% |
9990 |
Scherer, Colin | FR | Mercyhurst |
Transitioning | 0 - 9 | 1176.51 | .00% / .00% |
| # | Trend | Wrestler School |
Conf Record |
WS ELO Win / Bns |
Clips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Van Ness, Shayne | SR
#1 Penn State |
Big Ten
12 - 0 |
1655.20
100.00% / 84.62% |
1 | |
| 2 |
Joy, Jaxon | FR
#8 Cornell |
Ivy
15 - 0 |
1625.22
100.00% / 68.75% |
||
| 3 |
Gaj, Collin | FR
#9 Virginia Tech |
ACC
15 - 7 |
1587.14
68.18% / 36.36% |
||
| 4 |
Frost, Jacob | SO
#6 Iowa State |
Big 12
8 - 3 |
1564.08
72.73% / 33.33% |
||
| 5 |
Wasilewski, Cross | SO
#27 Pennsylvania |
Ivy
18 - 1 |
1552.16
94.74% / 52.63% |
||
| 6 | 1 |
Stiles, Ethan | SO
#3 Ohio State |
Big Ten
9 - 3 |
1543.69
75.00% / 46.15% |
|
| 7 | 1 |
Valencia, Aden | FR
#11 Stanford |
ACC
8 - 5 |
1541.78
61.54% / 38.46% |
|
| 8 | 2 |
Young, Carter | SR
#48 Maryland |
Big Ten
8 - 1 |
1536.98
88.89% / 33.33% |
8 |
| 9 | 1 |
McNeil, Lachlan | SR
#13 Michigan |
Big Ten
10 - 3 |
1533.91
76.92% / 23.08% |
2 |
| 10 | 1 |
Rivera, Eligh | JR
#37 Princeton |
Ivy
7 - 3 |
1532.41
70.00% / .00% |
|
| 11 |
Tyus, Caleb | SR
#42 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC
12 - 0 |
1528.48
100.00% / 58.82% |
||
| 12 | 1 |
Lamer, Chance | SR
#4 Nebraska |
Big Ten
10 - 1 |
1523.31
90.91% / 76.92% |
2 |
| 13 | 1 |
Herman, Brock | SO
#34 Little Rock |
PAC 12
5 - 3 |
1521.04
62.50% / 44.44% |
|
| 14 |
Swiderski, Casey | JR
#5 Oklahoma State |
Big 12
7 - 5 |
1519.06
58.33% / 25.00% |
9 | |
| 15 |
Buesgens, Koy | SO
#7 NC State |
ACC
16 - 1 |
1518.52
94.12% / 35.29% |
||
| 16 | 1 |
Zargo, Joseph | SR
#32 Wisconsin |
Big Ten
11 - 2 |
1504.96
84.62% / 69.23% |
2 |
| 17 | 3 |
Kapusta, Lucas | SO
#39 Lock Haven |
MAC
15 - 4 |
1499.25
78.95% / 42.11% |
1 |
| 18 | 1 |
Block, Ryder | SO
#2 Iowa |
Big Ten
6 - 3 |
1498.15
66.67% / 33.33% |
|
| 19 | 2 |
Cassidy, Kaden | SR
#51 George Mason |
MAC
14 - 0 |
1497.22
100.00% / 60.00% |
|
| 20 | 4 |
Gioffre, Michael | JR
#12 Illinois |
Big Ten
10 - 5 |
1495.20
66.67% / 25.00% |
|
| 21 | 1 |
Edmond, Josh | SR
#15 Missouri |
Big 12
15 - 3 |
1493.34
83.33% / 30.00% |
|
| 22 | 4 |
Evans, David | SR
#35 Utah Valley |
Big 12
11 - 4 |
1483.23
73.33% / 26.67% |
|
| 23 | 2 |
Maestas, Leo | FR
#45 American |
EIWA
6 - 5 |
1477.27
54.55% / 56.25% |
|
| 24 |
Roberts, Drew | SR
#10 Minnesota |
Big Ten
6 - 2 |
1475.07
75.00% / 22.22% |
||
| 25 | 20 |
Willochell, Gabe | SR
#21 Wyoming |
Big 12
8 - 5 |
1474.35
61.54% / 20.00% |
|
| 26 | 2 |
Brown, Kade | FR
#20 Pittsburgh |
ACC
10 - 4 |
1472.25
71.43% / 35.71% |
|
| 27 | 4 |
Petersen, Maxwell | JR
#38 North Dakota State |
Big 12
8 - 5 |
1471.85
61.54% / 23.08% |
|
| 28 | 2 |
Harney, Eugene | FR
#77 Morgan State |
EIWA
19 - 4 |
1468.07
82.61% / 34.78% |
|
| 29 | 1 |
Rathjen, Caleb | SR
#17 Northern Iowa |
Big 12
3 - 3 |
1463.40
50.00% / 50.00% |
1 |
| 30 | 2 |
Michaels, Ryan | SR
#53 Edinboro |
MAC
9 - 7 |
1462.96
56.25% / 44.44% |
|
| 31 | 4 |
Brown, Gavin | JR
#33 Purdue |
Big Ten
13 - 6 |
1462.41
68.42% / 15.00% |
|
| 32 | 3 |
Gonzales, Andre | SR
#46 Cal Poly |
PAC 12
13 - 7 |
1461.30
65.00% / 40.91% |
|
| 33 | 1 |
Clark, Andrew | SR
#18 Rutgers |
Big Ten
8 - 6 |
1450.64
57.14% / 14.29% |
|
| 34 | 3 |
Cartella, Sam | SO
#36 Northwestern |
Big Ten
11 - 7 |
1450.40
61.11% / 38.89% |
1 |
| 35 | 1 |
Keiser, Kaden | JR
#49 Appalachian State |
SoCon
14 - 8 |
1450.02
63.64% / 33.33% |
2 |
| 36 | 3 |
Tolentino, Noah | JR
#23 Oregon State |
PAC 12
11 - 7 |
1449.75
61.11% / 28.57% |
|
| 37 | 2 |
Layton, Dylan | JR
#41 Rider |
MAC
12 - 6 |
1449.67
66.67% / 33.33% |
|
| 38 | 1 |
Bower, Riley | SR
#31 Bucknell |
EIWA
5 - 8 |
1447.20
38.46% / 23.08% |
|
| 39 | 3 |
Martin, Alek | SR
#19 South Dakota State |
Big 12
5 - 7 |
1445.48
41.67% / 8.33% |
|
| 40 | 2 |
Stits, Silas | FR
#56 Kent State |
MAC
18 - 8 |
1443.35
69.23% / 25.93% |
|
| 41 | 1 |
DesRosier, Carson | JR
#65 The Citadel |
SoCon
8 - 6 |
1441.50
57.14% / 13.33% |
11 |
| 42 |
Reinsel, Owen | JR
#14 Lehigh |
EIWA
6 - 12 |
1439.17
33.33% / 21.05% |
||
| 43 | 6 |
Nugent, Jimmy | JR
#47 Central Michigan |
MAC
15 - 7 |
1438.65
68.18% / 27.27% |
|
| 44 | 5 |
Denkins, Wynton | JR
#40 Virginia |
ACC
14 - 7 |
1438.13
66.67% / 28.57% |
|
| 45 | 8 |
Buttler, Joey | SO
#28 Indiana |
Big Ten
9 - 7 |
1435.09
56.25% / 31.25% |
|
| 46 | 2 |
Fedalen, Richard | SR
#30 Columbia |
Ivy
9 - 7 |
1434.36
56.25% / 23.53% |
|
| 47 | 4 |
Crook, Jack | JR
#50 Harvard |
Ivy
6 - 5 |
1432.70
54.55% / 27.27% |
|
| 48 | 7 |
Jones, Clayton | SO
#62 Michigan State |
Big Ten
8 - 8 |
1431.07
50.00% / 25.00% |
|
| 49 | 1 |
Kelly, Paul | SO
#60 California Baptist |
Big 12
8 - 5 |
1426.34
61.54% / 28.57% |
|
| 50 | 4 |
Smith, Kaemen | SR
#22 Navy |
EIWA
8 - 9 |
1422.21
47.06% / 5.88% |
|
| 51 | 4 |
Heap, Anderson | SO
#71 Davidson |
SoCon
9 - 9 |
1419.09
50.00% / 10.53% |
|
| 52 | 2 |
McDougald, Willie | SR
#16 West Virginia |
Big 12
5 - 6 |
1417.16
45.45% / 18.18% |
2 |
| 53 | 2 |
Askew, Nate | FR
#24 North Carolina |
ACC
7 - 6 |
1415.97
53.85% / 7.14% |
|
| 54 | 2 |
Meiszner, Billy | JR
#58 Chattanooga |
SoCon
4 - 1 |
1415.30
80.00% / 62.50% |
|
| 55 | 2 |
McBurney, Austin | JR
#63 Brown |
Ivy
15 - 7 |
1406.87
68.18% / 21.74% |
|
| 56 | 2 |
Jordon, Patrick | JR
#75 VMI |
SoCon
7 - 10 |
1405.59
41.18% / 31.58% |
1 |
| 57 | 1 |
Ewing, Sam | SO
#66 Buffalo |
MAC
12 - 10 |
1398.75
54.55% / 45.83% |
|
| 58 | 1 |
Fairchild, Oliver | SO
#64 Clarion |
MAC
5 - 10 |
1397.71
33.33% / 29.41% |
|
| 59 | 3 |
Hollingsworth, Hunter | FR
#25 Oklahoma |
Big 12
7 - 8 |
1395.22
46.67% / 18.75% |
|
| 60 | 5 |
Sweet, Caleb | SO
#55 Binghamton |
EIWA
13 - 6 |
1384.77
68.42% / 18.18% |
|
| 61 | 1 |
Barvitskie, Mason | SO
#26 Army West Point |
EIWA
9 - 8 |
1383.53
52.94% / 27.78% |
|
| 62 |
Shelton, Bryce | SR
#54 Air Force |
Big 12
11 - 10 |
1380.91
52.38% / 20.00% |
||
| 63 | 7 |
Turley, Alex | JR
#67 Hofstra |
EIWA
6 - 10 |
1377.60
37.50% / 35.00% |
|
| 64 | 4 |
Pleasant, Deon | SR
#43 Drexel |
EIWA
4 - 6 |
1371.48
40.00% / 20.00% |
|
| 65 | 2 |
Asuncion, Dakota | SR
#76 Sacred Heart |
EIWA
7 - 2 |
1370.30
77.78% / 36.36% |
|
| 66 | 1 |
Ross, Dylan | FR
#73 Duke |
ACC
10 - 8 |
1367.74
55.56% / 35.00% |
|
| 67 | 3 |
Trujillo-Deen, Emilio | SO
#57 Northern Colorado |
Big 12
5 - 11 |
1363.25
31.25% / 11.76% |
|
| 68 | 9 |
Phillips, Pat | SR
#61 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA
7 - 14 |
1360.14
33.33% / .00% |
|
| 69 | 3 |
O’Brien, Lucan | FR
#44 Northern Illinois |
MAC
3 - 12 |
1355.25
20.00% / 18.75% |
|
| 70 | 1 |
Pepin, Drew | SO
#68 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon
3 - 7 |
1347.48
30.00% / 9.09% |
|
| 71 |
Zinkin, Hayden | SO
#72 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12
4 - 10 |
1337.89
28.57% / 20.00% |
||
| 72 | 1 |
Miranda, Daniel | SO
#29 Arizona State |
Big 12
1 - 3 |
1331.51
25.00% / .00% |
|
| 73 | 1 |
Cowan, Zac | SR
#52 Bellarmine |
SoCon
5 - 11 |
1324.63
31.25% / 11.76% |
1 |
| 74 | 1 |
Chase, Jay | FR
#69 Bloomsburg |
MAC
6 - 10 |
1322.34
37.50% / 33.33% |
|
| 75 |
Woo, Paul | SR
#59 Ohio |
MAC
5 - 12 |
1316.56
29.41% / 15.00% |
||
| 76 |
Bonasera, Tommy | SO
#70 LIU |
EIWA
0 - 11 |
1251.63
.00% / 8.33% |
1 | |
| 77 |
Morris, Joseph | FR
#78 Presbyterian |
SoCon
3 - 12 |
1208.68
20.00% / 21.05% |
||
| 78 |
Bauer, Brandon | FR
#74 Campbell |
SoCon
1 - 7 |
1200.10
12.50% / 31.25% |
||
| 999 |
Scherer, Colin | FR
Mercyhurst |
Transitioning
0 - 9 |
1176.51
.00% / .00% |