165 Starter Rankings | Division I
165 Starter Rankings | Division I
2026 Season | Week 8 | 12/22
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 |
Mesenbrink, Mitchell | JR | #1 Penn State |
Big Ten | 10 - 0 | 1702.16 | 100.00% / 100.00% |
20 |
Lockett, Ladarion | FR | #4 Oklahoma State |
Big 12 | 8 - 0 | 1639.19 | 100.00% / 25.00% |
30 |
Caliendo, Michael | SR | #2 Iowa |
Big Ten | 8 - 1 | 1632.66 | 88.89% / 66.67% |
40 |
Blaze, Joey | JR | #33 Purdue |
Big Ten | 10 - 0 | 1611.43 | 100.00% / 70.00% |
50 |
Bianchi, Matt | SR | #40 Little Rock |
PAC 12 | 6 - 0 | 1570.04 | 100.00% / 14.29% |
61 |
Garvin, Hunter | JR | #8 Stanford |
ACC | 1 - 1 | 1547.48 | 50.00% / 50.00% |
74 |
Scoles, Braeden | SO | #15 Illinois |
Big Ten | 8 - 4 | 1539.80 | 66.67% / 33.33% |
80 |
Norman, Maximus | FR | #62 Brown |
Ivy | 14 - 5 | 1539.18 | 73.68% / 63.16% |
93 |
Denny, Will | FR | #7 NC State |
ACC | 8 - 2 | 1536.52 | 80.00% / 30.00% |
101 |
Araujo, LJ | FR | #6 Nebraska |
Big Ten | 9 - 2 | 1535.12 | 81.82% / 27.27% |
115 |
Downey, Ryder | JR | #16 Northern Iowa |
Big 12 | 8 - 2 | 1531.85 | 80.00% / 50.00% |
122 |
Brignola, Max | SR | #18 Lehigh |
EIWA | 6 - 3 | 1530.70 | 66.67% / 22.22% |
131 |
Sparks, Andrew | SR | #9 Minnesota |
Big Ten | 11 - 2 | 1525.09 | 84.62% / 28.57% |
143 |
Hepner, Bryce | JR | #26 North Carolina |
ACC | 5 - 1 | 1521.67 | 83.33% / 50.00% |
150 |
Whalen, Ty | JR | #35 Princeton |
Ivy | 12 - 2 | 1520.40 | 85.71% / 60.00% |
163 |
Gallagher, Paddy | SR | #3 Ohio State |
Big Ten | 7 - 4 | 1508.09 | 63.64% / 46.15% |
171 |
Lillard, Tyler | JR | #22 Indiana |
Big Ten | 8 - 1 | 1506.99 | 88.89% / 33.33% |
180 |
Ruiz, Nicco | SO | #19 Arizona State |
Big 12 | 8 - 3 | 1503.33 | 72.73% / 53.85% |
190 |
Mulvaney, Noah | JR | #29 Bucknell |
EIWA | 10 - 1 | 1493.63 | 90.91% / 27.27% |
204 |
Euton, Connor | JR | #5 Iowa State |
Big 12 | 4 - 2 | 1488.26 | 66.67% / 57.14% |
210 |
Olguin, Matthew | SR | #31 Oregon State |
PAC 12 | 12 - 3 | 1484.71 | 80.00% / 40.00% |
222 |
Mayfield, Maxx | SR | #13 Missouri |
Big 12 | 4 - 4 | 1482.57 | 50.00% / 27.27% |
231 |
Filipowicz, Gunner | JR | #30 Army West Point |
EIWA | 7 - 3 | 1475.41 | 70.00% / 20.00% |
242 |
Elmore, Dylan | SO | #25 Navy |
EIWA | 10 - 5 | 1473.00 | 66.67% / 26.67% |
253 |
Burgos, Ryan | SR | #48 Edinboro |
MAC | 14 - 3 | 1470.68 | 82.35% / 57.89% |
261 |
Espinoza-Owens, Marcus | SO | #20 South Dakota State |
Big 12 | 8 - 5 | 1469.03 | 61.54% / 57.14% |
272 |
Snipes, Thomas | JR | #57 The Citadel |
SoCon | 8 - 2 | 1467.47 | 80.00% / 27.27% |
280 |
Kellar, Peyten | SR | #24 Oklahoma |
Big 12 | 5 - 5 | 1465.34 | 50.00% / 36.36% |
290 |
Goebel, Cody | JR | #28 Wisconsin |
Big Ten | 7 - 3 | 1460.34 | 70.00% / 10.00% |
307 |
Alvan, Cesar | SR | #27 Columbia |
Ivy | 12 - 7 | 1456.46 | 63.16% / 21.05% |
311 |
Seefeldt, Sean | JR | #38 Pennsylvania |
Ivy | 7 - 3 | 1455.03 | 70.00% / 30.00% |
321 |
Ford, Ryan | FR | #17 Rutgers |
Big Ten | 5 - 0 | 1452.71 | 100.00% / 40.00% |
331 |
Taylor, Shawn | FR | #12 West Virginia |
Big 12 | 5 - 7 | 1446.49 | 41.67% / 7.69% |
3415 |
Abdon, Brendon | JR | #42 Rider |
MAC | 9 - 6 | 1442.22 | 60.00% / 33.33% |
3515 |
Greenley, Boeden | SO | #32 North Dakota State |
Big 12 | 4 - 5 | 1435.56 | 44.44% / 30.00% |
362 |
Church, Mac | SO | #10 Virginia Tech |
ACC | 10 - 6 | 1431.84 | 62.50% / 35.29% |
374 |
Keslar, Jared | JR | #23 Pittsburgh |
ACC | 7 - 4 | 1431.11 | 63.64% / 16.67% |
383 |
Gilcher, Dylan | SO | #14 Michigan |
Big Ten | 7 - 3 | 1430.91 | 70.00% / 30.00% |
3924 |
Woodcock, Brock | JR | #46 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC | 10 - 3 | 1428.99 | 76.92% / 50.00% |
404 |
Peake, Tanner | SR | #70 Davidson |
SoCon | 5 - 4 | 1427.59 | 55.56% / 33.33% |
411 |
Bostelman, Jacob | SO | #39 Northwestern |
Big Ten | 6 - 5 | 1414.61 | 54.55% / .00% |
421 |
Herrera-Rondon, Alejandro | SR | #63 Clarion |
MAC | 12 - 3 | 1413.29 | 80.00% / 60.00% |
434 |
Miller, Carson | JR | #58 Kent State |
MAC | 5 - 2 | 1411.65 | 71.43% / 25.00% |
443 |
Conetta, Anthony | JR | #47 Appalachian State |
SoCon | 16 - 7 | 1407.83 | 69.57% / 45.83% |
452 |
Swan, Sloan | SO | #21 Wyoming |
Big 12 | 2 - 5 | 1406.05 | 28.57% / 14.29% |
464 |
Cerchio, Louis | FR | #11 Cornell |
Ivy | 7 - 7 | 1404.77 | 50.00% / 28.57% |
473 |
Cell, Tucker | FR | #66 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon | 1 - 2 | 1403.98 | 33.33% / .00% |
482 |
Schumm, Gabriel | SR | #49 California Baptist |
Big 12 | 3 - 3 | 1398.98 | 50.00% / 16.67% |
494 |
Lledo, Jack | JR | #60 Ohio |
MAC | 6 - 6 | 1398.04 | 50.00% / 33.33% |
5013 |
Dunbar, Aurelius | SR | #71 Duke |
ACC | 5 - 3 | 1394.73 | 62.50% / 25.00% |
513 |
Rodriguez, AJ | SO | #44 Maryland |
Big Ten | 5 - 3 | 1394.51 | 62.50% / 33.33% |
520 |
Walsh, Cody | SR | #41 Drexel |
EIWA | 10 - 7 | 1394.37 | 58.82% / 5.88% |
532 |
Fullmer, Ryker | SO | #34 Utah Valley |
Big 12 | 2 - 3 | 1391.58 | 40.00% / 33.33% |
541 |
Cangro, Joseph | JR | #53 Harvard |
Ivy | 4 - 7 | 1391.31 | 36.36% / 18.18% |
551 |
Laffey, Kelin | JR | #65 Buffalo |
MAC | 9 - 6 | 1386.68 | 60.00% / 26.67% |
562 |
Duncanson, Ousmane | FR | #37 Lock Haven |
MAC | 8 - 7 | 1382.41 | 53.33% / 26.67% |
578 |
Palmucci, Josh | JR | #61 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA | 7 - 5 | 1378.97 | 58.33% / 33.33% |
581 |
Hall, Noah | FR | #55 Bellarmine |
SoCon | 1 - 6 | 1377.47 | 14.29% / 12.50% |
590 |
Amaker, Chandler | SR | #56 Central Michigan |
MAC | 6 - 5 | 1373.31 | 54.55% / 9.09% |
600 |
Young, Colin | FR | #52 Northern Illinois |
MAC | 5 - 4 | 1369.18 | 55.56% / .00% |
610 |
Ferrari, Anthony | FR | #73 Campbell |
SoCon | 2 - 0 | 1367.99 | 100.00% / 50.00% |
620 |
Shannon, DJ | SR | #51 Michigan State |
Big Ten | 2 - 4 | 1367.05 | 33.33% / 16.67% |
635 |
Reiniche, Mason | SR | #64 Chattanooga |
SoCon | 2 - 4 | 1363.15 | 33.33% / 25.00% |
648 |
Greenwood, Joshua | JR | #76 Morgan State |
EIWA | 0 - 5 | 1362.89 | .00% / .00% |
656 |
Woodward, Braidon | FR | #69 Bloomsburg |
MAC | 6 - 6 | 1357.90 | 50.00% / 33.33% |
661 |
Murphy, Michael | SO | #36 Virginia |
ACC | 4 - 4 | 1356.73 | 50.00% / 12.50% |
6712 |
Slotnick, Jake | SO | #68 Hofstra |
EIWA | 12 - 9 | 1349.19 | 57.14% / 14.29% |
684 |
Vigil, Ryan | SR | #75 VMI |
SoCon | 3 - 4 | 1344.47 | 42.86% / 14.29% |
693 |
Albanese, Marco | SO | #54 Binghamton |
EIWA | 10 - 7 | 1344.25 | 58.82% / 23.53% |
702 |
Albert, Jackson | FR | #45 George Mason |
MAC | 1 - 3 | 1336.78 | 25.00% / 41.67% |
712 |
Simon, Yanik | FR | #78 Presbyterian |
SoCon | 3 - 5 | 1327.76 | 37.50% / 25.00% |
723 |
Manzo, Evan | FR | #72 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12 | 2 - 5 | 1314.56 | 28.57% / 11.11% |
730 |
Martinez, Sebastian | FR | #59 Air Force |
Big 12 | 2 - 3 | 1314.11 | 40.00% / 22.22% |
740 |
Schultz, Kilian | SO | #67 Northern Colorado |
Big 12 | 2 - 4 | 1311.88 | 33.33% / 16.67% |
755 |
Craft, Austin | FR | #50 American |
EIWA | 1 - 10 | 1307.83 | 9.09% / 9.09% |
760 |
Gayer, Luke | JR | #43 Cal Poly |
PAC 12 | 1 - 7 | 1296.57 | 12.50% / 11.11% |
770 |
Barry, Jordan | FR | #74 LIU |
EIWA | 2 - 9 | 1277.29 | 18.18% / 9.09% |
780 |
Falcone, AJ | FR | #77 Sacred Heart |
EIWA | 0 - 7 | 1192.11 | .00% / .00% |
9990 |
Reagle, Jaden | FR | Mercyhurst |
Transitioning | 0 - 1 | 1199.48 | .00% / .00% |
| # | Trend | Wrestler School |
Conf Record |
WS ELO Win / Bns |
Clips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mesenbrink, Mitchell | JR
#1 Penn State |
Big Ten
10 - 0 |
1702.16
100.00% / 100.00% |
6 | |
| 2 |
Lockett, Ladarion | FR
#4 Oklahoma State |
Big 12
8 - 0 |
1639.19
100.00% / 25.00% |
||
| 3 |
Caliendo, Michael | SR
#2 Iowa |
Big Ten
8 - 1 |
1632.66
88.89% / 66.67% |
5 | |
| 4 |
Blaze, Joey | JR
#33 Purdue |
Big Ten
10 - 0 |
1611.43
100.00% / 70.00% |
2 | |
| 5 |
Bianchi, Matt | SR
#40 Little Rock |
PAC 12
6 - 0 |
1570.04
100.00% / 14.29% |
||
| 6 | 1 |
Garvin, Hunter | JR
#8 Stanford |
ACC
1 - 1 |
1547.48
50.00% / 50.00% |
|
| 7 | 4 |
Scoles, Braeden | SO
#15 Illinois |
Big Ten
8 - 4 |
1539.80
66.67% / 33.33% |
|
| 8 |
Norman, Maximus | FR
#62 Brown |
Ivy
14 - 5 |
1539.18
73.68% / 63.16% |
||
| 9 | 3 |
Denny, Will | FR
#7 NC State |
ACC
8 - 2 |
1536.52
80.00% / 30.00% |
|
| 10 | 1 |
Araujo, LJ | FR
#6 Nebraska |
Big Ten
9 - 2 |
1535.12
81.82% / 27.27% |
|
| 11 | 5 |
Downey, Ryder | JR
#16 Northern Iowa |
Big 12
8 - 2 |
1531.85
80.00% / 50.00% |
|
| 12 | 2 |
Brignola, Max | SR
#18 Lehigh |
EIWA
6 - 3 |
1530.70
66.67% / 22.22% |
|
| 13 | 1 |
Sparks, Andrew | SR
#9 Minnesota |
Big Ten
11 - 2 |
1525.09
84.62% / 28.57% |
3 |
| 14 | 3 |
Hepner, Bryce | JR
#26 North Carolina |
ACC
5 - 1 |
1521.67
83.33% / 50.00% |
|
| 15 |
Whalen, Ty | JR
#35 Princeton |
Ivy
12 - 2 |
1520.40
85.71% / 60.00% |
||
| 16 | 3 |
Gallagher, Paddy | SR
#3 Ohio State |
Big Ten
7 - 4 |
1508.09
63.64% / 46.15% |
|
| 17 | 1 |
Lillard, Tyler | JR
#22 Indiana |
Big Ten
8 - 1 |
1506.99
88.89% / 33.33% |
|
| 18 |
Ruiz, Nicco | SO
#19 Arizona State |
Big 12
8 - 3 |
1503.33
72.73% / 53.85% |
||
| 19 |
Mulvaney, Noah | JR
#29 Bucknell |
EIWA
10 - 1 |
1493.63
90.91% / 27.27% |
||
| 20 | 4 |
Euton, Connor | JR
#5 Iowa State |
Big 12
4 - 2 |
1488.26
66.67% / 57.14% |
|
| 21 |
Olguin, Matthew | SR
#31 Oregon State |
PAC 12
12 - 3 |
1484.71
80.00% / 40.00% |
||
| 22 | 2 |
Mayfield, Maxx | SR
#13 Missouri |
Big 12
4 - 4 |
1482.57
50.00% / 27.27% |
|
| 23 | 1 |
Filipowicz, Gunner | JR
#30 Army West Point |
EIWA
7 - 3 |
1475.41
70.00% / 20.00% |
|
| 24 | 2 |
Elmore, Dylan | SO
#25 Navy |
EIWA
10 - 5 |
1473.00
66.67% / 26.67% |
|
| 25 | 3 |
Burgos, Ryan | SR
#48 Edinboro |
MAC
14 - 3 |
1470.68
82.35% / 57.89% |
|
| 26 | 1 |
Espinoza-Owens, Marcus | SO
#20 South Dakota State |
Big 12
8 - 5 |
1469.03
61.54% / 57.14% |
|
| 27 | 2 |
Snipes, Thomas | JR
#57 The Citadel |
SoCon
8 - 2 |
1467.47
80.00% / 27.27% |
17 |
| 28 |
Kellar, Peyten | SR
#24 Oklahoma |
Big 12
5 - 5 |
1465.34
50.00% / 36.36% |
1 | |
| 29 |
Goebel, Cody | JR
#28 Wisconsin |
Big Ten
7 - 3 |
1460.34
70.00% / 10.00% |
||
| 30 | 7 |
Alvan, Cesar | SR
#27 Columbia |
Ivy
12 - 7 |
1456.46
63.16% / 21.05% |
|
| 31 | 1 |
Seefeldt, Sean | JR
#38 Pennsylvania |
Ivy
7 - 3 |
1455.03
70.00% / 30.00% |
|
| 32 | 1 |
Ford, Ryan | FR
#17 Rutgers |
Big Ten
5 - 0 |
1452.71
100.00% / 40.00% |
|
| 33 | 1 |
Taylor, Shawn | FR
#12 West Virginia |
Big 12
5 - 7 |
1446.49
41.67% / 7.69% |
|
| 34 | 15 |
Abdon, Brendon | JR
#42 Rider |
MAC
9 - 6 |
1442.22
60.00% / 33.33% |
|
| 35 | 15 |
Greenley, Boeden | SO
#32 North Dakota State |
Big 12
4 - 5 |
1435.56
44.44% / 30.00% |
1 |
| 36 | 2 |
Church, Mac | SO
#10 Virginia Tech |
ACC
10 - 6 |
1431.84
62.50% / 35.29% |
|
| 37 | 4 |
Keslar, Jared | JR
#23 Pittsburgh |
ACC
7 - 4 |
1431.11
63.64% / 16.67% |
|
| 38 | 3 |
Gilcher, Dylan | SO
#14 Michigan |
Big Ten
7 - 3 |
1430.91
70.00% / 30.00% |
|
| 39 | 24 |
Woodcock, Brock | JR
#46 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC
10 - 3 |
1428.99
76.92% / 50.00% |
|
| 40 | 4 |
Peake, Tanner | SR
#70 Davidson |
SoCon
5 - 4 |
1427.59
55.56% / 33.33% |
|
| 41 | 1 |
Bostelman, Jacob | SO
#39 Northwestern |
Big Ten
6 - 5 |
1414.61
54.55% / .00% |
|
| 42 | 1 |
Herrera-Rondon, Alejandro | SR
#63 Clarion |
MAC
12 - 3 |
1413.29
80.00% / 60.00% |
|
| 43 | 4 |
Miller, Carson | JR
#58 Kent State |
MAC
5 - 2 |
1411.65
71.43% / 25.00% |
|
| 44 | 3 |
Conetta, Anthony | JR
#47 Appalachian State |
SoCon
16 - 7 |
1407.83
69.57% / 45.83% |
|
| 45 | 2 |
Swan, Sloan | SO
#21 Wyoming |
Big 12
2 - 5 |
1406.05
28.57% / 14.29% |
|
| 46 | 4 |
Cerchio, Louis | FR
#11 Cornell |
Ivy
7 - 7 |
1404.77
50.00% / 28.57% |
|
| 47 | 3 |
Cell, Tucker | FR
#66 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon
1 - 2 |
1403.98
33.33% / .00% |
|
| 48 | 2 |
Schumm, Gabriel | SR
#49 California Baptist |
Big 12
3 - 3 |
1398.98
50.00% / 16.67% |
|
| 49 | 4 |
Lledo, Jack | JR
#60 Ohio |
MAC
6 - 6 |
1398.04
50.00% / 33.33% |
|
| 50 | 13 |
Dunbar, Aurelius | SR
#71 Duke |
ACC
5 - 3 |
1394.73
62.50% / 25.00% |
|
| 51 | 3 |
Rodriguez, AJ | SO
#44 Maryland |
Big Ten
5 - 3 |
1394.51
62.50% / 33.33% |
|
| 52 |
Walsh, Cody | SR
#41 Drexel |
EIWA
10 - 7 |
1394.37
58.82% / 5.88% |
||
| 53 | 2 |
Fullmer, Ryker | SO
#34 Utah Valley |
Big 12
2 - 3 |
1391.58
40.00% / 33.33% |
|
| 54 | 1 |
Cangro, Joseph | JR
#53 Harvard |
Ivy
4 - 7 |
1391.31
36.36% / 18.18% |
|
| 55 | 1 |
Laffey, Kelin | JR
#65 Buffalo |
MAC
9 - 6 |
1386.68
60.00% / 26.67% |
|
| 56 | 2 |
Duncanson, Ousmane | FR
#37 Lock Haven |
MAC
8 - 7 |
1382.41
53.33% / 26.67% |
|
| 57 | 8 |
Palmucci, Josh | JR
#61 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA
7 - 5 |
1378.97
58.33% / 33.33% |
|
| 58 | 1 |
Hall, Noah | FR
#55 Bellarmine |
SoCon
1 - 6 |
1377.47
14.29% / 12.50% |
|
| 59 |
Amaker, Chandler | SR
#56 Central Michigan |
MAC
6 - 5 |
1373.31
54.55% / 9.09% |
||
| 60 |
Young, Colin | FR
#52 Northern Illinois |
MAC
5 - 4 |
1369.18
55.56% / .00% |
||
| 61 |
Ferrari, Anthony | FR
#73 Campbell |
SoCon
2 - 0 |
1367.99
100.00% / 50.00% |
||
| 62 |
Shannon, DJ | SR
#51 Michigan State |
Big Ten
2 - 4 |
1367.05
33.33% / 16.67% |
2 | |
| 63 | 5 |
Reiniche, Mason | SR
#64 Chattanooga |
SoCon
2 - 4 |
1363.15
33.33% / 25.00% |
|
| 64 | 8 |
Greenwood, Joshua | JR
#76 Morgan State |
EIWA
0 - 5 |
1362.89
.00% / .00% |
|
| 65 | 6 |
Woodward, Braidon | FR
#69 Bloomsburg |
MAC
6 - 6 |
1357.90
50.00% / 33.33% |
|
| 66 | 1 |
Murphy, Michael | SO
#36 Virginia |
ACC
4 - 4 |
1356.73
50.00% / 12.50% |
|
| 67 | 12 |
Slotnick, Jake | SO
#68 Hofstra |
EIWA
12 - 9 |
1349.19
57.14% / 14.29% |
|
| 68 | 4 |
Vigil, Ryan | SR
#75 VMI |
SoCon
3 - 4 |
1344.47
42.86% / 14.29% |
|
| 69 | 3 |
Albanese, Marco | SO
#54 Binghamton |
EIWA
10 - 7 |
1344.25
58.82% / 23.53% |
|
| 70 | 2 |
Albert, Jackson | FR
#45 George Mason |
MAC
1 - 3 |
1336.78
25.00% / 41.67% |
|
| 71 | 2 |
Simon, Yanik | FR
#78 Presbyterian |
SoCon
3 - 5 |
1327.76
37.50% / 25.00% |
|
| 72 | 3 |
Manzo, Evan | FR
#72 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12
2 - 5 |
1314.56
28.57% / 11.11% |
|
| 73 |
Martinez, Sebastian | FR
#59 Air Force |
Big 12
2 - 3 |
1314.11
40.00% / 22.22% |
||
| 74 |
Schultz, Kilian | SO
#67 Northern Colorado |
Big 12
2 - 4 |
1311.88
33.33% / 16.67% |
||
| 75 | 5 |
Craft, Austin | FR
#50 American |
EIWA
1 - 10 |
1307.83
9.09% / 9.09% |
|
| 76 |
Gayer, Luke | JR
#43 Cal Poly |
PAC 12
1 - 7 |
1296.57
12.50% / 11.11% |
||
| 77 |
Barry, Jordan | FR
#74 LIU |
EIWA
2 - 9 |
1277.29
18.18% / 9.09% |
||
| 78 |
Falcone, AJ | FR
#77 Sacred Heart |
EIWA
0 - 7 |
1192.11
.00% / .00% |
||
| 999 |
Reagle, Jaden | FR
Mercyhurst |
Transitioning
0 - 1 |
1199.48
.00% / .00% |