165 Starter Rankings | Division I
165 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 |
Mesenbrink, Mitchell | JR | #1 Penn State |
Big Ten | 12 - 0 | 1703.80 | 100.00% / 100.00% |
20 |
Lockett, Ladarion | FR | #5 Oklahoma State |
Big 12 | 8 - 0 | 1639.17 | 100.00% / 25.00% |
30 |
Caliendo, Michael | SR | #2 Iowa |
Big Ten | 9 - 2 | 1634.97 | 81.82% / 63.64% |
40 |
Blaze, Joey | JR | #33 Purdue |
Big Ten | 13 - 0 | 1617.20 | 100.00% / 61.54% |
50 |
Bianchi, Matt | SR | #34 Little Rock |
PAC 12 | 13 - 0 | 1586.18 | 100.00% / 14.29% |
62 |
Downey, Ryder | JR | #17 Northern Iowa |
Big 12 | 13 - 2 | 1547.52 | 86.67% / 46.67% |
70 |
Scoles, Braeden | SO | #12 Illinois |
Big Ten | 10 - 4 | 1543.28 | 71.43% / 35.71% |
81 |
Denny, Will | FR | #7 NC State |
ACC | 10 - 2 | 1538.51 | 83.33% / 33.33% |
91 |
Brignola, Max | SR | #14 Lehigh |
EIWA | 9 - 3 | 1536.19 | 75.00% / 41.67% |
102 |
Hepner, Bryce | JR | #24 North Carolina |
ACC | 11 - 1 | 1528.95 | 91.67% / 58.33% |
110 |
Araujo, LJ | FR | #4 Nebraska |
Big Ten | 10 - 4 | 1526.97 | 71.43% / 21.43% |
121 |
Whalen, Ty | JR | #37 Princeton |
Ivy | 14 - 2 | 1526.36 | 87.50% / 58.82% |
131 |
Sparks, Andrew | SR | #10 Minnesota |
Big Ten | 11 - 3 | 1524.83 | 78.57% / 26.67% |
144 |
Ruiz, Nicco | SO | #29 Arizona State |
Big 12 | 11 - 3 | 1523.40 | 78.57% / 52.94% |
150 |
Barbosa, Andrew | FR | #18 Rutgers |
Big Ten | 9 - 3 | 1512.46 | 75.00% / 16.67% |
160 |
Gallagher, Paddy | SR | #3 Ohio State |
Big Ten | 8 - 4 | 1511.62 | 66.67% / 42.86% |
170 |
Conway, James | JR | #15 Missouri |
Big 12 | 9 - 7 | 1505.31 | 56.25% / 25.00% |
181 |
Lillard, Tyler | JR | #28 Indiana |
Big Ten | 8 - 2 | 1504.26 | 80.00% / 30.00% |
190 |
Norman, Maximus | FR | #63 Brown |
Ivy | 17 - 9 | 1502.30 | 65.38% / 53.85% |
202 |
Filipowicz, Gunner | JR | #26 Army West Point |
EIWA | 12 - 4 | 1489.14 | 75.00% / 29.41% |
210 |
Euton, Connor | JR | #6 Iowa State |
Big 12 | 6 - 3 | 1487.50 | 66.67% / 60.00% |
229 |
Woodcock, Brock | JR | #42 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC | 17 - 6 | 1484.25 | 73.91% / 42.31% |
231 |
Olguin, Matthew | SR | #23 Oregon State |
PAC 12 | 12 - 3 | 1480.61 | 80.00% / 37.50% |
244 |
Hall, Noah | FR | #52 Bellarmine |
SoCon | 6 - 10 | 1477.41 | 37.50% / 16.67% |
251 |
Seefeldt, Sean | JR | #27 Pennsylvania |
Ivy | 14 - 4 | 1476.41 | 77.78% / 27.78% |
261 |
Elmore, Dylan | SO | #22 Navy |
EIWA | 15 - 8 | 1476.19 | 65.22% / 21.74% |
270 |
Mulvaney, Noah | JR | #31 Bucknell |
EIWA | 18 - 3 | 1475.93 | 85.71% / 33.33% |
281 |
Snipes, Thomas | JR | #65 The Citadel |
SoCon | 15 - 4 | 1466.98 | 78.95% / 15.00% |
291 |
Kellar, Peyten | SR | #25 Oklahoma |
Big 12 | 6 - 5 | 1461.63 | 54.55% / 30.77% |
303 |
Goebel, Cody | JR | #32 Wisconsin |
Big Ten | 9 - 4 | 1460.75 | 69.23% / 15.38% |
314 |
Peake, Tanner | SR | #71 Davidson |
SoCon | 9 - 8 | 1455.07 | 52.94% / 17.65% |
320 |
Herm, Jacob | FR | #19 South Dakota State |
Big 12 | 12 - 4 | 1449.82 | 75.00% / 43.75% |
331 |
Alvan, Cesar | SR | #30 Columbia |
Ivy | 18 - 8 | 1449.57 | 69.23% / 19.23% |
346 |
Burgos, Ryan | SR | #53 Edinboro |
MAC | 14 - 5 | 1448.44 | 73.68% / 52.38% |
351 |
Taylor, Shawn | FR | #16 West Virginia |
Big 12 | 6 - 8 | 1439.51 | 42.86% / 6.67% |
362 |
Abdon, Brendon | JR | #41 Rider |
MAC | 10 - 9 | 1435.71 | 52.63% / 31.58% |
370 |
Parco, EJ | FR | #11 Stanford |
ACC | 5 - 5 | 1428.84 | 50.00% / 18.18% |
381 |
Earnest, Chris | JR | #56 Kent State |
MAC | 10 - 4 | 1428.20 | 71.43% / 62.50% |
3917 |
Duncanson, Ousmane | FR | #39 Lock Haven |
MAC | 12 - 9 | 1426.97 | 57.14% / 29.17% |
401 |
Greenley, Boeden | SO | #38 North Dakota State |
Big 12 | 9 - 10 | 1425.66 | 47.37% / 28.57% |
412 |
Church, Mac | SO | #9 Virginia Tech |
ACC | 11 - 7 | 1422.16 | 61.11% / 36.84% |
4211 |
Walsh, Cody | SR | #43 Drexel |
EIWA | 14 - 9 | 1419.15 | 60.87% / 12.50% |
430 |
Keslar, Jared | JR | #20 Pittsburgh |
ACC | 11 - 7 | 1418.30 | 61.11% / 10.53% |
448 |
Cangro, Joseph | JR | #50 Harvard |
Ivy | 9 - 10 | 1409.86 | 47.37% / 26.32% |
451 |
Conetta, Anthony | JR | #49 Appalachian State |
SoCon | 17 - 8 | 1407.73 | 68.00% / 48.15% |
462 |
Ferrari, Anthony | FR | #74 Campbell |
SoCon | 6 - 4 | 1406.74 | 60.00% / 30.00% |
470 |
Gates, Justin | FR | #13 Michigan |
Big Ten | 10 - 5 | 1404.09 | 66.67% / 20.00% |
481 |
Cell, Tucker | FR | #68 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon | 2 - 2 | 1403.98 | 50.00% / 25.00% |
497 |
Bostelman, Jacob | SO | #36 Northwestern |
Big Ten | 8 - 8 | 1398.83 | 50.00% / .00% |
505 |
Laffey, Kelin | JR | #66 Buffalo |
MAC | 14 - 8 | 1398.20 | 63.64% / 27.27% |
5116 |
Trujillo, Zyon | FR | #35 Utah Valley |
Big 12 | 5 - 12 | 1397.54 | 29.41% / 15.79% |
524 |
Smith, Brett | SO | #44 Northern Illinois |
MAC | 10 - 10 | 1397.49 | 50.00% / 20.00% |
534 |
Lledo, Jack | JR | #59 Ohio |
MAC | 10 - 9 | 1397.03 | 52.63% / 26.32% |
548 |
Cerchio, Louis | FR | #8 Cornell |
Ivy | 7 - 10 | 1396.86 | 41.18% / 23.53% |
555 |
Dunbar, Aurelius | SR | #73 Duke |
ACC | 5 - 4 | 1394.68 | 55.56% / 22.22% |
562 |
Herrera-Rondon, Alejandro | SR | #64 Clarion |
MAC | 12 - 6 | 1391.43 | 66.67% / 47.37% |
572 |
Rodriguez, AJ | SO | #48 Maryland |
Big Ten | 9 - 6 | 1389.09 | 60.00% / 18.75% |
587 |
Swan, Sloan | SO | #21 Wyoming |
Big 12 | 5 - 9 | 1378.04 | 35.71% / 20.00% |
592 |
Murphy, Michael | SO | #40 Virginia |
ACC | 6 - 8 | 1377.34 | 42.86% / 21.43% |
602 |
Palmucci, Josh | JR | #61 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA | 8 - 7 | 1369.96 | 53.33% / 35.29% |
610 |
Slotnick, Jake | SO | #67 Hofstra |
EIWA | 14 - 12 | 1369.89 | 53.85% / 15.38% |
620 |
Vigil, Ryan | SR | #75 VMI |
SoCon | 6 - 6 | 1368.23 | 50.00% / 16.67% |
633 |
Amaker, Chandler | SR | #47 Central Michigan |
MAC | 10 - 11 | 1366.93 | 47.62% / 9.52% |
641 |
Shannon, DJ | SR | #62 Michigan State |
Big Ten | 5 - 7 | 1355.75 | 41.67% / 16.67% |
650 |
Reiniche, Mason | SR | #58 Chattanooga |
SoCon | 4 - 7 | 1352.63 | 36.36% / 23.08% |
662 |
Woodward, Braidon | FR | #69 Bloomsburg |
MAC | 6 - 9 | 1352.13 | 40.00% / 27.78% |
671 |
Stofka, Thomas | FR | #51 George Mason |
MAC | 4 - 12 | 1346.61 | 25.00% / 12.50% |
680 |
Craft, Austin | FR | #45 American |
EIWA | 2 - 13 | 1339.79 | 13.33% / 6.67% |
690 |
Albanese, Marco | SO | #55 Binghamton |
EIWA | 11 - 13 | 1335.83 | 45.83% / 16.00% |
700 |
Schultz, Kilian | SO | #57 Northern Colorado |
Big 12 | 4 - 7 | 1332.74 | 36.36% / 18.18% |
710 |
Simon, Yanik | FR | #78 Presbyterian |
SoCon | 3 - 5 | 1327.76 | 37.50% / 25.00% |
721 |
Martinez, Sebastian | FR | #54 Air Force |
Big 12 | 2 - 3 | 1314.11 | 40.00% / 28.57% |
731 |
Manzo, Evan | FR | #72 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12 | 3 - 7 | 1310.42 | 30.00% / 16.67% |
741 |
Barry, Jordan | FR | #70 LIU |
EIWA | 6 - 11 | 1301.70 | 35.29% / 17.65% |
751 |
Gayer, Luke | JR | #46 Cal Poly |
PAC 12 | 3 - 9 | 1292.72 | 25.00% / 15.38% |
760 |
Greenwood, Joshua | JR | #77 Morgan State |
EIWA | 0 - 8 | 1284.69 | .00% / .00% |
770 |
Falcone, AJ | FR | #76 Sacred Heart |
EIWA | 0 - 7 | 1192.11 | .00% / 12.50% |
780 |
Cowan, Timothy | JR | #60 California Baptist |
Big 12 | 0 - 6 | 1182.20 | .00% / 12.50% |
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
12 - 0 |
1703.80
100.00% / 100.00% |
6 | |
| 2 |
Lockett, Ladarion | FR
#5 Oklahoma State |
Big 12
8 - 0 |
1639.17
100.00% / 25.00% |
||
| 3 |
Caliendo, Michael | SR
#2 Iowa |
Big Ten
9 - 2 |
1634.97
81.82% / 63.64% |
5 | |
| 4 |
Blaze, Joey | JR
#33 Purdue |
Big Ten
13 - 0 |
1617.20
100.00% / 61.54% |
2 | |
| 5 |
Bianchi, Matt | SR
#34 Little Rock |
PAC 12
13 - 0 |
1586.18
100.00% / 14.29% |
||
| 6 | 2 |
Downey, Ryder | JR
#17 Northern Iowa |
Big 12
13 - 2 |
1547.52
86.67% / 46.67% |
|
| 7 |
Scoles, Braeden | SO
#12 Illinois |
Big Ten
10 - 4 |
1543.28
71.43% / 35.71% |
||
| 8 | 1 |
Denny, Will | FR
#7 NC State |
ACC
10 - 2 |
1538.51
83.33% / 33.33% |
|
| 9 | 1 |
Brignola, Max | SR
#14 Lehigh |
EIWA
9 - 3 |
1536.19
75.00% / 41.67% |
|
| 10 | 2 |
Hepner, Bryce | JR
#24 North Carolina |
ACC
11 - 1 |
1528.95
91.67% / 58.33% |
|
| 11 |
Araujo, LJ | FR
#4 Nebraska |
Big Ten
10 - 4 |
1526.97
71.43% / 21.43% |
||
| 12 | 1 |
Whalen, Ty | JR
#37 Princeton |
Ivy
14 - 2 |
1526.36
87.50% / 58.82% |
|
| 13 | 1 |
Sparks, Andrew | SR
#10 Minnesota |
Big Ten
11 - 3 |
1524.83
78.57% / 26.67% |
3 |
| 14 | 4 |
Ruiz, Nicco | SO
#29 Arizona State |
Big 12
11 - 3 |
1523.40
78.57% / 52.94% |
|
| 15 |
Barbosa, Andrew | FR
#18 Rutgers |
Big Ten
9 - 3 |
1512.46
75.00% / 16.67% |
||
| 16 |
Gallagher, Paddy | SR
#3 Ohio State |
Big Ten
8 - 4 |
1511.62
66.67% / 42.86% |
||
| 17 |
Conway, James | JR
#15 Missouri |
Big 12
9 - 7 |
1505.31
56.25% / 25.00% |
||
| 18 | 1 |
Lillard, Tyler | JR
#28 Indiana |
Big Ten
8 - 2 |
1504.26
80.00% / 30.00% |
|
| 19 |
Norman, Maximus | FR
#63 Brown |
Ivy
17 - 9 |
1502.30
65.38% / 53.85% |
||
| 20 | 2 |
Filipowicz, Gunner | JR
#26 Army West Point |
EIWA
12 - 4 |
1489.14
75.00% / 29.41% |
|
| 21 |
Euton, Connor | JR
#6 Iowa State |
Big 12
6 - 3 |
1487.50
66.67% / 60.00% |
||
| 22 | 9 |
Woodcock, Brock | JR
#42 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC
17 - 6 |
1484.25
73.91% / 42.31% |
|
| 23 | 1 |
Olguin, Matthew | SR
#23 Oregon State |
PAC 12
12 - 3 |
1480.61
80.00% / 37.50% |
|
| 24 | 4 |
Hall, Noah | FR
#52 Bellarmine |
SoCon
6 - 10 |
1477.41
37.50% / 16.67% |
|
| 25 | 1 |
Seefeldt, Sean | JR
#27 Pennsylvania |
Ivy
14 - 4 |
1476.41
77.78% / 27.78% |
|
| 26 | 1 |
Elmore, Dylan | SO
#22 Navy |
EIWA
15 - 8 |
1476.19
65.22% / 21.74% |
|
| 27 |
Mulvaney, Noah | JR
#31 Bucknell |
EIWA
18 - 3 |
1475.93
85.71% / 33.33% |
||
| 28 | 1 |
Snipes, Thomas | JR
#65 The Citadel |
SoCon
15 - 4 |
1466.98
78.95% / 15.00% |
18 |
| 29 | 1 |
Kellar, Peyten | SR
#25 Oklahoma |
Big 12
6 - 5 |
1461.63
54.55% / 30.77% |
1 |
| 30 | 3 |
Goebel, Cody | JR
#32 Wisconsin |
Big Ten
9 - 4 |
1460.75
69.23% / 15.38% |
|
| 31 | 4 |
Peake, Tanner | SR
#71 Davidson |
SoCon
9 - 8 |
1455.07
52.94% / 17.65% |
|
| 32 |
Herm, Jacob | FR
#19 South Dakota State |
Big 12
12 - 4 |
1449.82
75.00% / 43.75% |
||
| 33 | 1 |
Alvan, Cesar | SR
#30 Columbia |
Ivy
18 - 8 |
1449.57
69.23% / 19.23% |
|
| 34 | 6 |
Burgos, Ryan | SR
#53 Edinboro |
MAC
14 - 5 |
1448.44
73.68% / 52.38% |
|
| 35 | 1 |
Taylor, Shawn | FR
#16 West Virginia |
Big 12
6 - 8 |
1439.51
42.86% / 6.67% |
|
| 36 | 2 |
Abdon, Brendon | JR
#41 Rider |
MAC
10 - 9 |
1435.71
52.63% / 31.58% |
|
| 37 |
Parco, EJ | FR
#11 Stanford |
ACC
5 - 5 |
1428.84
50.00% / 18.18% |
||
| 38 | 1 |
Earnest, Chris | JR
#56 Kent State |
MAC
10 - 4 |
1428.20
71.43% / 62.50% |
|
| 39 | 17 |
Duncanson, Ousmane | FR
#39 Lock Haven |
MAC
12 - 9 |
1426.97
57.14% / 29.17% |
|
| 40 | 1 |
Greenley, Boeden | SO
#38 North Dakota State |
Big 12
9 - 10 |
1425.66
47.37% / 28.57% |
1 |
| 41 | 2 |
Church, Mac | SO
#9 Virginia Tech |
ACC
11 - 7 |
1422.16
61.11% / 36.84% |
|
| 42 | 11 |
Walsh, Cody | SR
#43 Drexel |
EIWA
14 - 9 |
1419.15
60.87% / 12.50% |
|
| 43 |
Keslar, Jared | JR
#20 Pittsburgh |
ACC
11 - 7 |
1418.30
61.11% / 10.53% |
||
| 44 | 8 |
Cangro, Joseph | JR
#50 Harvard |
Ivy
9 - 10 |
1409.86
47.37% / 26.32% |
|
| 45 | 1 |
Conetta, Anthony | JR
#49 Appalachian State |
SoCon
17 - 8 |
1407.73
68.00% / 48.15% |
|
| 46 | 2 |
Ferrari, Anthony | FR
#74 Campbell |
SoCon
6 - 4 |
1406.74
60.00% / 30.00% |
1 |
| 47 |
Gates, Justin | FR
#13 Michigan |
Big Ten
10 - 5 |
1404.09
66.67% / 20.00% |
||
| 48 | 1 |
Cell, Tucker | FR
#68 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon
2 - 2 |
1403.98
50.00% / 25.00% |
|
| 49 | 7 |
Bostelman, Jacob | SO
#36 Northwestern |
Big Ten
8 - 8 |
1398.83
50.00% / .00% |
|
| 50 | 5 |
Laffey, Kelin | JR
#66 Buffalo |
MAC
14 - 8 |
1398.20
63.64% / 27.27% |
|
| 51 | 16 |
Trujillo, Zyon | FR
#35 Utah Valley |
Big 12
5 - 12 |
1397.54
29.41% / 15.79% |
|
| 52 | 4 |
Smith, Brett | SO
#44 Northern Illinois |
MAC
10 - 10 |
1397.49
50.00% / 20.00% |
|
| 53 | 4 |
Lledo, Jack | JR
#59 Ohio |
MAC
10 - 9 |
1397.03
52.63% / 26.32% |
|
| 54 | 8 |
Cerchio, Louis | FR
#8 Cornell |
Ivy
7 - 10 |
1396.86
41.18% / 23.53% |
|
| 55 | 5 |
Dunbar, Aurelius | SR
#73 Duke |
ACC
5 - 4 |
1394.68
55.56% / 22.22% |
|
| 56 | 2 |
Herrera-Rondon, Alejandro | SR
#64 Clarion |
MAC
12 - 6 |
1391.43
66.67% / 47.37% |
|
| 57 | 2 |
Rodriguez, AJ | SO
#48 Maryland |
Big Ten
9 - 6 |
1389.09
60.00% / 18.75% |
|
| 58 | 7 |
Swan, Sloan | SO
#21 Wyoming |
Big 12
5 - 9 |
1378.04
35.71% / 20.00% |
|
| 59 | 2 |
Murphy, Michael | SO
#40 Virginia |
ACC
6 - 8 |
1377.34
42.86% / 21.43% |
|
| 60 | 2 |
Palmucci, Josh | JR
#61 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA
8 - 7 |
1369.96
53.33% / 35.29% |
|
| 61 |
Slotnick, Jake | SO
#67 Hofstra |
EIWA
14 - 12 |
1369.89
53.85% / 15.38% |
||
| 62 |
Vigil, Ryan | SR
#75 VMI |
SoCon
6 - 6 |
1368.23
50.00% / 16.67% |
||
| 63 | 3 |
Amaker, Chandler | SR
#47 Central Michigan |
MAC
10 - 11 |
1366.93
47.62% / 9.52% |
|
| 64 | 1 |
Shannon, DJ | SR
#62 Michigan State |
Big Ten
5 - 7 |
1355.75
41.67% / 16.67% |
2 |
| 65 |
Reiniche, Mason | SR
#58 Chattanooga |
SoCon
4 - 7 |
1352.63
36.36% / 23.08% |
||
| 66 | 2 |
Woodward, Braidon | FR
#69 Bloomsburg |
MAC
6 - 9 |
1352.13
40.00% / 27.78% |
|
| 67 | 1 |
Stofka, Thomas | FR
#51 George Mason |
MAC
4 - 12 |
1346.61
25.00% / 12.50% |
|
| 68 |
Craft, Austin | FR
#45 American |
EIWA
2 - 13 |
1339.79
13.33% / 6.67% |
||
| 69 |
Albanese, Marco | SO
#55 Binghamton |
EIWA
11 - 13 |
1335.83
45.83% / 16.00% |
||
| 70 |
Schultz, Kilian | SO
#57 Northern Colorado |
Big 12
4 - 7 |
1332.74
36.36% / 18.18% |
||
| 71 |
Simon, Yanik | FR
#78 Presbyterian |
SoCon
3 - 5 |
1327.76
37.50% / 25.00% |
||
| 72 | 1 |
Martinez, Sebastian | FR
#54 Air Force |
Big 12
2 - 3 |
1314.11
40.00% / 28.57% |
|
| 73 | 1 |
Manzo, Evan | FR
#72 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12
3 - 7 |
1310.42
30.00% / 16.67% |
|
| 74 | 1 |
Barry, Jordan | FR
#70 LIU |
EIWA
6 - 11 |
1301.70
35.29% / 17.65% |
|
| 75 | 1 |
Gayer, Luke | JR
#46 Cal Poly |
PAC 12
3 - 9 |
1292.72
25.00% / 15.38% |
|
| 76 |
Greenwood, Joshua | JR
#77 Morgan State |
EIWA
0 - 8 |
1284.69
.00% / .00% |
||
| 77 |
Falcone, AJ | FR
#76 Sacred Heart |
EIWA
0 - 7 |
1192.11
.00% / 12.50% |
||
| 78 |
Cowan, Timothy | JR
#60 California Baptist |
Big 12
0 - 6 |
1182.20
.00% / 12.50% |
||
| 999 |
Reagle, Jaden | FR
Mercyhurst |
Transitioning
0 - 1 |
1199.48
.00% / .00% |