165 Starter Rankings | Division I
165 Starter Rankings | Division I
2026 Season | Week 9 | 12/29
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 | 1702.17 | 100.00% / 100.00% |
20 |
Lockett, Ladarion | FR | #5 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 | #34 Purdue |
Big Ten | 10 - 0 | 1611.43 | 100.00% / 70.00% |
50 |
Bianchi, Matt | SR | #39 Little Rock |
PAC 12 | 6 - 0 | 1570.04 | 100.00% / 14.29% |
60 |
Garvin, Hunter | JR | #8 Stanford |
ACC | 1 - 1 | 1547.48 | 50.00% / 50.00% |
70 |
Scoles, Braeden | SO | #15 Illinois |
Big Ten | 8 - 4 | 1539.80 | 66.67% / 33.33% |
80 |
Norman, Maximus | FR | #60 Brown |
Ivy | 14 - 5 | 1539.17 | 73.68% / 63.16% |
90 |
Denny, Will | FR | #7 NC State |
ACC | 8 - 2 | 1536.52 | 80.00% / 30.00% |
100 |
Araujo, LJ | FR | #4 Nebraska |
Big Ten | 9 - 2 | 1535.14 | 81.82% / 27.27% |
110 |
Downey, Ryder | JR | #16 Northern Iowa |
Big 12 | 8 - 2 | 1531.84 | 80.00% / 50.00% |
120 |
Brignola, Max | SR | #18 Lehigh |
EIWA | 6 - 3 | 1530.70 | 66.67% / 22.22% |
130 |
Sparks, Andrew | SR | #9 Minnesota |
Big Ten | 11 - 2 | 1525.09 | 84.62% / 28.57% |
140 |
Hepner, Bryce | JR | #26 North Carolina |
ACC | 5 - 1 | 1521.64 | 83.33% / 50.00% |
150 |
Whalen, Ty | JR | #36 Princeton |
Ivy | 12 - 2 | 1520.43 | 85.71% / 60.00% |
160 |
Barbosa, Andrew | FR | #17 Rutgers |
Big Ten | 8 - 3 | 1515.14 | 72.73% / 18.18% |
171 |
Gallagher, Paddy | SR | #3 Ohio State |
Big Ten | 7 - 4 | 1508.09 | 63.64% / 46.15% |
181 |
Lillard, Tyler | JR | #23 Indiana |
Big Ten | 8 - 1 | 1506.99 | 88.89% / 33.33% |
191 |
Ruiz, Nicco | SO | #19 Arizona State |
Big 12 | 7 - 3 | 1503.35 | 70.00% / 53.85% |
201 |
Mulvaney, Noah | JR | #30 Bucknell |
EIWA | 13 - 3 | 1493.66 | 81.25% / 31.25% |
211 |
Euton, Connor | JR | #6 Iowa State |
Big 12 | 4 - 2 | 1488.26 | 66.67% / 57.14% |
221 |
Olguin, Matthew | SR | #32 Oregon State |
PAC 12 | 12 - 2 | 1484.71 | 85.71% / 40.00% |
231 |
Mayfield, Maxx | SR | #13 Missouri |
Big 12 | 3 - 4 | 1482.57 | 42.86% / 27.27% |
241 |
Filipowicz, Gunner | JR | #29 Army West Point |
EIWA | 6 - 3 | 1475.42 | 66.67% / 20.00% |
251 |
Elmore, Dylan | SO | #25 Navy |
EIWA | 10 - 5 | 1473.07 | 66.67% / 26.67% |
261 |
Burgos, Ryan | SR | #49 Edinboro |
MAC | 14 - 3 | 1470.72 | 82.35% / 57.89% |
271 |
Espinoza-Owens, Marcus | SO | #20 South Dakota State |
Big 12 | 8 - 5 | 1469.05 | 61.54% / 57.14% |
281 |
Snipes, Thomas | JR | #58 The Citadel |
SoCon | 8 - 2 | 1467.47 | 80.00% / 27.27% |
291 |
Kellar, Peyten | SR | #22 Oklahoma |
Big 12 | 5 - 4 | 1465.34 | 55.56% / 36.36% |
301 |
Goebel, Cody | JR | #27 Wisconsin |
Big Ten | 7 - 3 | 1460.36 | 70.00% / 10.00% |
310 |
Seefeldt, Sean | JR | #31 Pennsylvania |
Ivy | 7 - 3 | 1456.98 | 70.00% / 30.00% |
322 |
Alvan, Cesar | SR | #28 Columbia |
Ivy | 12 - 7 | 1456.42 | 63.16% / 21.05% |
330 |
Taylor, Shawn | FR | #14 West Virginia |
Big 12 | 5 - 7 | 1446.52 | 41.67% / 7.69% |
340 |
Abdon, Brendon | JR | #42 Rider |
MAC | 9 - 6 | 1442.21 | 60.00% / 33.33% |
350 |
Greenley, Boeden | SO | #33 North Dakota State |
Big 12 | 3 - 5 | 1435.56 | 37.50% / 30.00% |
360 |
Church, Mac | SO | #11 Virginia Tech |
ACC | 10 - 6 | 1431.85 | 62.50% / 35.29% |
370 |
Keslar, Jared | JR | #24 Pittsburgh |
ACC | 9 - 7 | 1431.12 | 56.25% / 11.76% |
380 |
Gilcher, Dylan | SO | #10 Michigan |
Big Ten | 7 - 3 | 1430.90 | 70.00% / 30.00% |
390 |
Woodcock, Brock | JR | #45 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC | 15 - 5 | 1428.98 | 75.00% / 39.13% |
400 |
Peake, Tanner | SR | #70 Davidson |
SoCon | 5 - 4 | 1427.60 | 55.56% / 33.33% |
410 |
Bostelman, Jacob | SO | #38 Northwestern |
Big Ten | 8 - 6 | 1414.61 | 57.14% / .00% |
420 |
Herrera-Rondon, Alejandro | SR | #63 Clarion |
MAC | 11 - 3 | 1413.29 | 78.57% / 60.00% |
430 |
Miller, Carson | JR | #59 Kent State |
MAC | 5 - 2 | 1411.65 | 71.43% / 25.00% |
440 |
Conetta, Anthony | JR | #47 Appalachian State |
SoCon | 15 - 7 | 1407.82 | 68.18% / 45.83% |
450 |
Swan, Sloan | SO | #21 Wyoming |
Big 12 | 2 - 5 | 1406.05 | 28.57% / 14.29% |
460 |
Cerchio, Louis | FR | #12 Cornell |
Ivy | 7 - 7 | 1404.77 | 50.00% / 28.57% |
470 |
Cell, Tucker | FR | #67 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon | 1 - 2 | 1403.98 | 33.33% / .00% |
481 |
Lledo, Jack | JR | #62 Ohio |
MAC | 6 - 6 | 1398.04 | 50.00% / 33.33% |
491 |
Dunbar, Aurelius | SR | #71 Duke |
ACC | 5 - 3 | 1394.73 | 62.50% / 25.00% |
501 |
Rodriguez, AJ | SO | #44 Maryland |
Big Ten | 5 - 3 | 1394.51 | 62.50% / 33.33% |
511 |
Walsh, Cody | SR | #41 Drexel |
EIWA | 9 - 7 | 1394.34 | 56.25% / 5.88% |
521 |
Fullmer, Ryker | SO | #35 Utah Valley |
Big 12 | 2 - 3 | 1391.58 | 40.00% / 33.33% |
531 |
Cangro, Joseph | JR | #52 Harvard |
Ivy | 5 - 9 | 1391.31 | 35.71% / 14.29% |
541 |
Laffey, Kelin | JR | #66 Buffalo |
MAC | 9 - 6 | 1386.69 | 60.00% / 26.67% |
551 |
Duncanson, Ousmane | FR | #40 Lock Haven |
MAC | 7 - 6 | 1382.41 | 53.85% / 26.67% |
561 |
Palmucci, Josh | JR | #61 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA | 7 - 5 | 1378.97 | 58.33% / 33.33% |
571 |
Hall, Noah | FR | #57 Bellarmine |
SoCon | 1 - 6 | 1377.47 | 14.29% / 12.50% |
589 |
Slotnick, Jake | SO | #68 Hofstra |
EIWA | 12 - 9 | 1376.43 | 57.14% / 14.29% |
590 |
Amaker, Chandler | SR | #53 Central Michigan |
MAC | 8 - 7 | 1373.31 | 53.33% / 6.67% |
600 |
Young, Colin | FR | #55 Northern Illinois |
MAC | 4 - 4 | 1369.18 | 50.00% / .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% |
630 |
Reiniche, Mason | SR | #64 Chattanooga |
SoCon | 2 - 4 | 1363.14 | 33.33% / 25.00% |
641 |
Woodward, Braidon | FR | #69 Bloomsburg |
MAC | 6 - 6 | 1357.90 | 50.00% / 33.33% |
651 |
Murphy, Michael | SO | #37 Virginia |
ACC | 4 - 4 | 1354.72 | 50.00% / 12.50% |
662 |
Vigil, Ryan | SR | #75 VMI |
SoCon | 3 - 4 | 1344.47 | 42.86% / 14.29% |
672 |
Albanese, Marco | SO | #54 Binghamton |
EIWA | 10 - 7 | 1344.25 | 58.82% / 23.53% |
682 |
Albert, Jackson | FR | #46 George Mason |
MAC | 1 - 3 | 1336.78 | 25.00% / 41.67% |
692 |
Simon, Yanik | FR | #78 Presbyterian |
SoCon | 3 - 5 | 1327.76 | 37.50% / 25.00% |
702 |
Manzo, Evan | FR | #72 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12 | 2 - 5 | 1314.56 | 28.57% / 11.11% |
712 |
Martinez, Sebastian | FR | #56 Air Force |
Big 12 | 2 - 3 | 1314.11 | 40.00% / 22.22% |
722 |
Schultz, Kilian | SO | #65 Northern Colorado |
Big 12 | 3 - 4 | 1311.88 | 42.86% / 14.29% |
732 |
Craft, Austin | FR | #50 American |
EIWA | 1 - 10 | 1307.83 | 9.09% / 9.09% |
7410 |
Greenwood, Joshua | JR | #77 Morgan State |
EIWA | 0 - 5 | 1306.33 | .00% / .00% |
751 |
Gayer, Luke | JR | #43 Cal Poly |
PAC 12 | 2 - 9 | 1296.57 | 18.18% / 8.33% |
761 |
Barry, Jordan | FR | #74 LIU |
EIWA | 2 - 9 | 1277.29 | 18.18% / 9.09% |
771 |
Falcone, AJ | FR | #76 Sacred Heart |
EIWA | 0 - 7 | 1192.11 | .00% / .00% |
780 |
Cowan, Timothy | JR | #48 California Baptist |
Big 12 | 0 - 5 | 1184.37 | .00% / 14.29% |
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 |
1702.17
100.00% / 100.00% |
6 | |
| 2 |
Lockett, Ladarion | FR
#5 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
#34 Purdue |
Big Ten
10 - 0 |
1611.43
100.00% / 70.00% |
2 | |
| 5 |
Bianchi, Matt | SR
#39 Little Rock |
PAC 12
6 - 0 |
1570.04
100.00% / 14.29% |
||
| 6 |
Garvin, Hunter | JR
#8 Stanford |
ACC
1 - 1 |
1547.48
50.00% / 50.00% |
||
| 7 |
Scoles, Braeden | SO
#15 Illinois |
Big Ten
8 - 4 |
1539.80
66.67% / 33.33% |
||
| 8 |
Norman, Maximus | FR
#60 Brown |
Ivy
14 - 5 |
1539.17
73.68% / 63.16% |
||
| 9 |
Denny, Will | FR
#7 NC State |
ACC
8 - 2 |
1536.52
80.00% / 30.00% |
||
| 10 |
Araujo, LJ | FR
#4 Nebraska |
Big Ten
9 - 2 |
1535.14
81.82% / 27.27% |
||
| 11 |
Downey, Ryder | JR
#16 Northern Iowa |
Big 12
8 - 2 |
1531.84
80.00% / 50.00% |
||
| 12 |
Brignola, Max | SR
#18 Lehigh |
EIWA
6 - 3 |
1530.70
66.67% / 22.22% |
||
| 13 |
Sparks, Andrew | SR
#9 Minnesota |
Big Ten
11 - 2 |
1525.09
84.62% / 28.57% |
3 | |
| 14 |
Hepner, Bryce | JR
#26 North Carolina |
ACC
5 - 1 |
1521.64
83.33% / 50.00% |
||
| 15 |
Whalen, Ty | JR
#36 Princeton |
Ivy
12 - 2 |
1520.43
85.71% / 60.00% |
||
| 16 |
Barbosa, Andrew | FR
#17 Rutgers |
Big Ten
8 - 3 |
1515.14
72.73% / 18.18% |
||
| 17 | 1 |
Gallagher, Paddy | SR
#3 Ohio State |
Big Ten
7 - 4 |
1508.09
63.64% / 46.15% |
|
| 18 | 1 |
Lillard, Tyler | JR
#23 Indiana |
Big Ten
8 - 1 |
1506.99
88.89% / 33.33% |
|
| 19 | 1 |
Ruiz, Nicco | SO
#19 Arizona State |
Big 12
7 - 3 |
1503.35
70.00% / 53.85% |
|
| 20 | 1 |
Mulvaney, Noah | JR
#30 Bucknell |
EIWA
13 - 3 |
1493.66
81.25% / 31.25% |
|
| 21 | 1 |
Euton, Connor | JR
#6 Iowa State |
Big 12
4 - 2 |
1488.26
66.67% / 57.14% |
|
| 22 | 1 |
Olguin, Matthew | SR
#32 Oregon State |
PAC 12
12 - 2 |
1484.71
85.71% / 40.00% |
|
| 23 | 1 |
Mayfield, Maxx | SR
#13 Missouri |
Big 12
3 - 4 |
1482.57
42.86% / 27.27% |
|
| 24 | 1 |
Filipowicz, Gunner | JR
#29 Army West Point |
EIWA
6 - 3 |
1475.42
66.67% / 20.00% |
|
| 25 | 1 |
Elmore, Dylan | SO
#25 Navy |
EIWA
10 - 5 |
1473.07
66.67% / 26.67% |
|
| 26 | 1 |
Burgos, Ryan | SR
#49 Edinboro |
MAC
14 - 3 |
1470.72
82.35% / 57.89% |
|
| 27 | 1 |
Espinoza-Owens, Marcus | SO
#20 South Dakota State |
Big 12
8 - 5 |
1469.05
61.54% / 57.14% |
|
| 28 | 1 |
Snipes, Thomas | JR
#58 The Citadel |
SoCon
8 - 2 |
1467.47
80.00% / 27.27% |
17 |
| 29 | 1 |
Kellar, Peyten | SR
#22 Oklahoma |
Big 12
5 - 4 |
1465.34
55.56% / 36.36% |
1 |
| 30 | 1 |
Goebel, Cody | JR
#27 Wisconsin |
Big Ten
7 - 3 |
1460.36
70.00% / 10.00% |
|
| 31 |
Seefeldt, Sean | JR
#31 Pennsylvania |
Ivy
7 - 3 |
1456.98
70.00% / 30.00% |
||
| 32 | 2 |
Alvan, Cesar | SR
#28 Columbia |
Ivy
12 - 7 |
1456.42
63.16% / 21.05% |
|
| 33 |
Taylor, Shawn | FR
#14 West Virginia |
Big 12
5 - 7 |
1446.52
41.67% / 7.69% |
||
| 34 |
Abdon, Brendon | JR
#42 Rider |
MAC
9 - 6 |
1442.21
60.00% / 33.33% |
||
| 35 |
Greenley, Boeden | SO
#33 North Dakota State |
Big 12
3 - 5 |
1435.56
37.50% / 30.00% |
1 | |
| 36 |
Church, Mac | SO
#11 Virginia Tech |
ACC
10 - 6 |
1431.85
62.50% / 35.29% |
||
| 37 |
Keslar, Jared | JR
#24 Pittsburgh |
ACC
9 - 7 |
1431.12
56.25% / 11.76% |
||
| 38 |
Gilcher, Dylan | SO
#10 Michigan |
Big Ten
7 - 3 |
1430.90
70.00% / 30.00% |
||
| 39 |
Woodcock, Brock | JR
#45 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC
15 - 5 |
1428.98
75.00% / 39.13% |
||
| 40 |
Peake, Tanner | SR
#70 Davidson |
SoCon
5 - 4 |
1427.60
55.56% / 33.33% |
||
| 41 |
Bostelman, Jacob | SO
#38 Northwestern |
Big Ten
8 - 6 |
1414.61
57.14% / .00% |
||
| 42 |
Herrera-Rondon, Alejandro | SR
#63 Clarion |
MAC
11 - 3 |
1413.29
78.57% / 60.00% |
||
| 43 |
Miller, Carson | JR
#59 Kent State |
MAC
5 - 2 |
1411.65
71.43% / 25.00% |
||
| 44 |
Conetta, Anthony | JR
#47 Appalachian State |
SoCon
15 - 7 |
1407.82
68.18% / 45.83% |
||
| 45 |
Swan, Sloan | SO
#21 Wyoming |
Big 12
2 - 5 |
1406.05
28.57% / 14.29% |
||
| 46 |
Cerchio, Louis | FR
#12 Cornell |
Ivy
7 - 7 |
1404.77
50.00% / 28.57% |
||
| 47 |
Cell, Tucker | FR
#67 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon
1 - 2 |
1403.98
33.33% / .00% |
||
| 48 | 1 |
Lledo, Jack | JR
#62 Ohio |
MAC
6 - 6 |
1398.04
50.00% / 33.33% |
|
| 49 | 1 |
Dunbar, Aurelius | SR
#71 Duke |
ACC
5 - 3 |
1394.73
62.50% / 25.00% |
|
| 50 | 1 |
Rodriguez, AJ | SO
#44 Maryland |
Big Ten
5 - 3 |
1394.51
62.50% / 33.33% |
|
| 51 | 1 |
Walsh, Cody | SR
#41 Drexel |
EIWA
9 - 7 |
1394.34
56.25% / 5.88% |
|
| 52 | 1 |
Fullmer, Ryker | SO
#35 Utah Valley |
Big 12
2 - 3 |
1391.58
40.00% / 33.33% |
|
| 53 | 1 |
Cangro, Joseph | JR
#52 Harvard |
Ivy
5 - 9 |
1391.31
35.71% / 14.29% |
|
| 54 | 1 |
Laffey, Kelin | JR
#66 Buffalo |
MAC
9 - 6 |
1386.69
60.00% / 26.67% |
|
| 55 | 1 |
Duncanson, Ousmane | FR
#40 Lock Haven |
MAC
7 - 6 |
1382.41
53.85% / 26.67% |
|
| 56 | 1 |
Palmucci, Josh | JR
#61 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA
7 - 5 |
1378.97
58.33% / 33.33% |
|
| 57 | 1 |
Hall, Noah | FR
#57 Bellarmine |
SoCon
1 - 6 |
1377.47
14.29% / 12.50% |
|
| 58 | 9 |
Slotnick, Jake | SO
#68 Hofstra |
EIWA
12 - 9 |
1376.43
57.14% / 14.29% |
|
| 59 |
Amaker, Chandler | SR
#53 Central Michigan |
MAC
8 - 7 |
1373.31
53.33% / 6.67% |
||
| 60 |
Young, Colin | FR
#55 Northern Illinois |
MAC
4 - 4 |
1369.18
50.00% / .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 |
Reiniche, Mason | SR
#64 Chattanooga |
SoCon
2 - 4 |
1363.14
33.33% / 25.00% |
||
| 64 | 1 |
Woodward, Braidon | FR
#69 Bloomsburg |
MAC
6 - 6 |
1357.90
50.00% / 33.33% |
|
| 65 | 1 |
Murphy, Michael | SO
#37 Virginia |
ACC
4 - 4 |
1354.72
50.00% / 12.50% |
|
| 66 | 2 |
Vigil, Ryan | SR
#75 VMI |
SoCon
3 - 4 |
1344.47
42.86% / 14.29% |
|
| 67 | 2 |
Albanese, Marco | SO
#54 Binghamton |
EIWA
10 - 7 |
1344.25
58.82% / 23.53% |
|
| 68 | 2 |
Albert, Jackson | FR
#46 George Mason |
MAC
1 - 3 |
1336.78
25.00% / 41.67% |
|
| 69 | 2 |
Simon, Yanik | FR
#78 Presbyterian |
SoCon
3 - 5 |
1327.76
37.50% / 25.00% |
|
| 70 | 2 |
Manzo, Evan | FR
#72 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12
2 - 5 |
1314.56
28.57% / 11.11% |
|
| 71 | 2 |
Martinez, Sebastian | FR
#56 Air Force |
Big 12
2 - 3 |
1314.11
40.00% / 22.22% |
|
| 72 | 2 |
Schultz, Kilian | SO
#65 Northern Colorado |
Big 12
3 - 4 |
1311.88
42.86% / 14.29% |
|
| 73 | 2 |
Craft, Austin | FR
#50 American |
EIWA
1 - 10 |
1307.83
9.09% / 9.09% |
|
| 74 | 10 |
Greenwood, Joshua | JR
#77 Morgan State |
EIWA
0 - 5 |
1306.33
.00% / .00% |
|
| 75 | 1 |
Gayer, Luke | JR
#43 Cal Poly |
PAC 12
2 - 9 |
1296.57
18.18% / 8.33% |
|
| 76 | 1 |
Barry, Jordan | FR
#74 LIU |
EIWA
2 - 9 |
1277.29
18.18% / 9.09% |
|
| 77 | 1 |
Falcone, AJ | FR
#76 Sacred Heart |
EIWA
0 - 7 |
1192.11
.00% / .00% |
|
| 78 |
Cowan, Timothy | JR
#48 California Baptist |
Big 12
0 - 5 |
1184.37
.00% / 14.29% |
||
| 999 |
Reagle, Jaden | FR
Mercyhurst |
Transitioning
0 - 1 |
1199.48
.00% / .00% |