149 Starter Rankings | Division I
149 Starter Rankings | Division I
2026 Season | Week 13 | 01/26
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 | 15 - 0 | 1664.65 | 100.00% / 81.25% |
20 |
Joy, Jaxon | FR | #9 Cornell |
Ivy | 17 - 0 | 1628.72 | 100.00% / 72.22% |
30 |
Gaj, Collin | FR | #7 Virginia Tech |
ACC | 17 - 7 | 1591.34 | 70.83% / 33.33% |
40 |
Frost, Jacob | SO | #6 Iowa State |
Big 12 | 11 - 3 | 1566.74 | 78.57% / 46.67% |
50 |
Wasilewski, Cross | SO | #32 Pennsylvania |
Ivy | 19 - 1 | 1554.31 | 95.00% / 50.00% |
60 |
Stiles, Ethan | SO | #2 Ohio State |
Big Ten | 11 - 4 | 1549.76 | 73.33% / 37.50% |
72 |
Buesgens, Koy | SO | #11 NC State |
ACC | 17 - 2 | 1543.41 | 89.47% / 36.84% |
80 |
McNeil, Lachlan | SR | #13 Michigan |
Big Ten | 10 - 3 | 1540.25 | 76.92% / 23.08% |
96 |
Swiderski, Casey | JR | #3 Oklahoma State |
Big 12 | 9 - 5 | 1538.61 | 64.29% / 21.43% |
100 |
Rivera, Eligh | JR | #38 Princeton |
Ivy | 9 - 3 | 1537.99 | 75.00% / .00% |
114 |
Young, Carter | SR | #52 Maryland |
Big Ten | 9 - 2 | 1537.52 | 81.82% / 27.27% |
126 |
Block, Ryder | SO | #5 Iowa |
Big Ten | 7 - 4 | 1535.17 | 63.64% / 36.36% |
132 |
Tyus, Caleb | SR | #43 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC | 13 - 0 | 1533.05 | 100.00% / 61.11% |
140 |
Herman, Brock | SO | #33 Little Rock |
PAC 12 | 6 - 3 | 1526.99 | 66.67% / 50.00% |
152 |
Valencia, Aden | FR | #18 Stanford |
ACC | 10 - 6 | 1521.85 | 62.50% / 37.50% |
160 |
Zargo, Joseph | SR | #27 Wisconsin |
Big Ten | 13 - 2 | 1511.18 | 86.67% / 60.00% |
170 |
Cassidy, Kaden | SR | #51 George Mason |
MAC | 14 - 0 | 1501.32 | 100.00% / 60.00% |
186 |
Lamer, Chance | SR | #4 Nebraska |
Big Ten | 10 - 4 | 1500.46 | 71.43% / 62.50% |
190 |
Petersen, Maxwell | JR | #37 North Dakota State |
Big 12 | 9 - 5 | 1499.22 | 64.29% / 28.57% |
202 |
Edmond, Josh | SR | #14 Missouri |
Big 12 | 16 - 3 | 1495.34 | 84.21% / 33.33% |
211 |
Kapusta, Lucas | SO | #34 Lock Haven |
MAC | 17 - 4 | 1492.12 | 80.95% / 38.10% |
221 |
Evans, David | SR | #35 Utah Valley |
Big 12 | 11 - 4 | 1492.10 | 73.33% / 26.67% |
234 |
Willochell, Gabe | SR | #22 Wyoming |
Big 12 | 9 - 5 | 1481.65 | 64.29% / 25.00% |
241 |
Gioffre, Michael | JR | #8 Illinois |
Big Ten | 10 - 6 | 1480.00 | 62.50% / 23.53% |
251 |
Brown, Kade | FR | #17 Pittsburgh |
ACC | 11 - 4 | 1478.69 | 73.33% / 33.33% |
260 |
Maestas, Leo | FR | #47 American |
EIWA | 6 - 5 | 1477.11 | 54.55% / 56.25% |
271 |
Harney, Eugene | FR | #77 Morgan State |
EIWA | 19 - 4 | 1474.65 | 82.61% / 34.78% |
283 |
Roberts, Drew | SR | #10 Minnesota |
Big Ten | 7 - 4 | 1471.07 | 63.64% / 16.67% |
293 |
Clark, Andrew | SR | #16 Rutgers |
Big Ten | 10 - 7 | 1467.35 | 58.82% / 11.76% |
300 |
Rathjen, Caleb | SR | #21 Northern Iowa |
Big 12 | 4 - 4 | 1465.96 | 50.00% / 37.50% |
310 |
Michaels, Ryan | SR | #53 Edinboro |
MAC | 10 - 7 | 1465.38 | 58.82% / 47.37% |
323 |
Gonzales, Andre | SR | #45 Cal Poly |
PAC 12 | 13 - 8 | 1463.93 | 61.90% / 39.13% |
330 |
Brown, Gavin | JR | #36 Purdue |
Big Ten | 14 - 6 | 1459.14 | 70.00% / 14.29% |
341 |
Keiser, Kaden | JR | #50 Appalachian State |
SoCon | 17 - 8 | 1458.20 | 68.00% / 39.29% |
351 |
Cartella, Sam | SO | #39 Northwestern |
Big Ten | 11 - 7 | 1449.25 | 61.11% / 38.89% |
361 |
Layton, Dylan | JR | #41 Rider |
MAC | 14 - 7 | 1447.35 | 66.67% / 38.10% |
371 |
DesRosier, Carson | JR | #62 The Citadel |
SoCon | 9 - 6 | 1446.32 | 60.00% / 18.75% |
384 |
Tolentino, Noah | JR | #26 Oregon State |
PAC 12 | 11 - 8 | 1446.00 | 57.89% / 27.27% |
392 |
Martin, Alek | SR | #19 South Dakota State |
Big 12 | 5 - 7 | 1439.91 | 41.67% / 8.33% |
402 |
Nugent, Jimmy | JR | #44 Central Michigan |
MAC | 16 - 7 | 1439.62 | 69.57% / 26.09% |
411 |
Denkins, Wynton | JR | #40 Virginia |
ACC | 14 - 9 | 1438.48 | 60.87% / 26.09% |
422 |
Crook, Jack | JR | #49 Harvard |
Ivy | 7 - 6 | 1437.36 | 53.85% / 30.77% |
433 |
Smith, Kaemen | SR | #20 Navy |
EIWA | 9 - 9 | 1431.90 | 50.00% / 5.56% |
441 |
Buttler, Joey | SO | #29 Indiana |
Big Ten | 9 - 9 | 1431.25 | 50.00% / 27.78% |
453 |
Reinsel, Owen | JR | #12 Lehigh |
EIWA | 6 - 12 | 1426.80 | 33.33% / 21.05% |
461 |
Jones, Clayton | SO | #58 Michigan State |
Big Ten | 8 - 9 | 1426.17 | 47.06% / 23.53% |
472 |
Kelly, Paul | SO | #66 California Baptist |
Big 12 | 9 - 6 | 1424.65 | 60.00% / 25.00% |
482 |
Heap, Anderson | SO | #71 Davidson |
SoCon | 12 - 9 | 1423.70 | 57.14% / 13.64% |
492 |
Fedalen, Richard | SR | #28 Columbia |
Ivy | 9 - 9 | 1423.48 | 50.00% / 21.05% |
504 |
McBurney, Austin | JR | #57 Brown |
Ivy | 16 - 8 | 1419.73 | 66.67% / 24.00% |
5112 |
Stits, Silas | FR | #56 Kent State |
MAC | 18 - 10 | 1419.26 | 64.29% / 24.14% |
521 |
McDougald, Willie | SR | #15 West Virginia |
Big 12 | 5 - 6 | 1417.19 | 45.45% / 18.18% |
531 |
Ewing, Sam | SO | #61 Buffalo |
MAC | 12 - 10 | 1416.68 | 54.55% / 45.83% |
541 |
Meiszner, Billy | JR | #64 Chattanooga |
SoCon | 4 - 1 | 1415.31 | 80.00% / 62.50% |
551 |
Bower, Riley | SR | #31 Bucknell |
EIWA | 5 - 8 | 1414.92 | 38.46% / 23.08% |
561 |
Hollingsworth, Hunter | FR | #25 Oklahoma |
Big 12 | 7 - 9 | 1411.01 | 43.75% / 17.65% |
571 |
Jordon, Patrick | JR | #76 VMI |
SoCon | 8 - 10 | 1410.19 | 44.44% / 35.00% |
583 |
Askew, Nate | FR | #23 North Carolina |
ACC | 7 - 7 | 1409.61 | 50.00% / 6.67% |
590 |
Pleasant, Deon | SR | #42 Drexel |
EIWA | 4 - 6 | 1395.58 | 40.00% / 20.00% |
601 |
Barvitskie, Mason | SO | #30 Army West Point |
EIWA | 9 - 8 | 1383.66 | 52.94% / 27.78% |
614 |
Asuncion, Dakota | SR | #75 Sacred Heart |
EIWA | 8 - 2 | 1378.85 | 80.00% / 41.67% |
621 |
Shelton, Bryce | SR | #54 Air Force |
Big 12 | 11 - 11 | 1378.20 | 50.00% / 19.23% |
631 |
Turley, Alex | JR | #68 Hofstra |
EIWA | 6 - 10 | 1377.03 | 37.50% / 35.00% |
644 |
Sweet, Caleb | SO | #55 Binghamton |
EIWA | 13 - 8 | 1371.68 | 61.90% / 16.67% |
653 |
Fairchild, Oliver | SO | #59 Clarion |
MAC | 7 - 11 | 1370.40 | 38.89% / 35.00% |
660 |
Ross, Dylan | FR | #73 Duke |
ACC | 11 - 8 | 1366.42 | 57.89% / 33.33% |
670 |
Higley, Nathan | SR | #46 Bellarmine |
SoCon | 8 - 7 | 1365.77 | 53.33% / 25.00% |
692 |
Pepin, Drew | SO | #67 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon | 5 - 8 | 1353.59 | 38.46% / 7.14% |
703 |
Phillips, Pat | SR | #60 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA | 7 - 15 | 1353.34 | 31.82% / .00% |
712 |
Trujillo-Deen, Emilio | SO | #63 Northern Colorado |
Big 12 | 5 - 11 | 1349.24 | 31.25% / 11.76% |
722 |
Miranda, Daniel | SO | #24 Arizona State |
Big 12 | 1 - 3 | 1344.78 | 25.00% / .00% |
732 |
Woo, Paul | SR | #65 Ohio |
MAC | 6 - 13 | 1344.39 | 31.58% / 13.64% |
742 |
Zinkin, Hayden | SO | #74 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12 | 4 - 10 | 1331.56 | 28.57% / 20.00% |
751 |
Chase, Jay | FR | #69 Bloomsburg |
MAC | 7 - 12 | 1310.98 | 36.84% / 29.03% |
760 |
Bonasera, Tommy | SO | #72 LIU |
EIWA | 0 - 11 | 1249.00 | .00% / 8.33% |
770 |
Morris, Joseph | FR | #78 Presbyterian |
SoCon | 3 - 13 | 1207.92 | 18.75% / 20.00% |
780 |
Bauer, Brandon | FR | #70 Campbell |
SoCon | 1 - 7 | 1200.09 | 12.50% / 31.25% |
9990 |
Arch, Collin | SO | #48 Northern Illinois |
MAC | 3 - 9 | 1373.65 | 25.00% / 7.69% |
9990 |
Scherer, Colin | FR | Mercyhurst |
Transitioning | 0 - 10 | 1176.67 | .00% / .00% |
| # | Trend | Wrestler School |
Conf Record |
WS ELO Win / Bns |
Clips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Van Ness, Shayne | SR
#1 Penn State |
Big Ten
15 - 0 |
1664.65
100.00% / 81.25% |
1 | |
| 2 |
Joy, Jaxon | FR
#9 Cornell |
Ivy
17 - 0 |
1628.72
100.00% / 72.22% |
||
| 3 |
Gaj, Collin | FR
#7 Virginia Tech |
ACC
17 - 7 |
1591.34
70.83% / 33.33% |
||
| 4 |
Frost, Jacob | SO
#6 Iowa State |
Big 12
11 - 3 |
1566.74
78.57% / 46.67% |
||
| 5 |
Wasilewski, Cross | SO
#32 Pennsylvania |
Ivy
19 - 1 |
1554.31
95.00% / 50.00% |
||
| 6 |
Stiles, Ethan | SO
#2 Ohio State |
Big Ten
11 - 4 |
1549.76
73.33% / 37.50% |
||
| 7 | 2 |
Buesgens, Koy | SO
#11 NC State |
ACC
17 - 2 |
1543.41
89.47% / 36.84% |
|
| 8 |
McNeil, Lachlan | SR
#13 Michigan |
Big Ten
10 - 3 |
1540.25
76.92% / 23.08% |
2 | |
| 9 | 6 |
Swiderski, Casey | JR
#3 Oklahoma State |
Big 12
9 - 5 |
1538.61
64.29% / 21.43% |
9 |
| 10 |
Rivera, Eligh | JR
#38 Princeton |
Ivy
9 - 3 |
1537.99
75.00% / .00% |
||
| 11 | 4 |
Young, Carter | SR
#52 Maryland |
Big Ten
9 - 2 |
1537.52
81.82% / 27.27% |
8 |
| 12 | 6 |
Block, Ryder | SO
#5 Iowa |
Big Ten
7 - 4 |
1535.17
63.64% / 36.36% |
|
| 13 | 2 |
Tyus, Caleb | SR
#43 SIU Edwardsville |
MAC
13 - 0 |
1533.05
100.00% / 61.11% |
|
| 14 |
Herman, Brock | SO
#33 Little Rock |
PAC 12
6 - 3 |
1526.99
66.67% / 50.00% |
||
| 15 | 2 |
Valencia, Aden | FR
#18 Stanford |
ACC
10 - 6 |
1521.85
62.50% / 37.50% |
|
| 16 |
Zargo, Joseph | SR
#27 Wisconsin |
Big Ten
13 - 2 |
1511.18
86.67% / 60.00% |
2 | |
| 17 |
Cassidy, Kaden | SR
#51 George Mason |
MAC
14 - 0 |
1501.32
100.00% / 60.00% |
||
| 18 | 6 |
Lamer, Chance | SR
#4 Nebraska |
Big Ten
10 - 4 |
1500.46
71.43% / 62.50% |
2 |
| 19 |
Petersen, Maxwell | JR
#37 North Dakota State |
Big 12
9 - 5 |
1499.22
64.29% / 28.57% |
||
| 20 | 2 |
Edmond, Josh | SR
#14 Missouri |
Big 12
16 - 3 |
1495.34
84.21% / 33.33% |
|
| 21 | 1 |
Kapusta, Lucas | SO
#34 Lock Haven |
MAC
17 - 4 |
1492.12
80.95% / 38.10% |
1 |
| 22 | 1 |
Evans, David | SR
#35 Utah Valley |
Big 12
11 - 4 |
1492.10
73.33% / 26.67% |
|
| 23 | 4 |
Willochell, Gabe | SR
#22 Wyoming |
Big 12
9 - 5 |
1481.65
64.29% / 25.00% |
|
| 24 | 1 |
Gioffre, Michael | JR
#8 Illinois |
Big Ten
10 - 6 |
1480.00
62.50% / 23.53% |
|
| 25 | 1 |
Brown, Kade | FR
#17 Pittsburgh |
ACC
11 - 4 |
1478.69
73.33% / 33.33% |
|
| 26 |
Maestas, Leo | FR
#47 American |
EIWA
6 - 5 |
1477.11
54.55% / 56.25% |
||
| 27 | 1 |
Harney, Eugene | FR
#77 Morgan State |
EIWA
19 - 4 |
1474.65
82.61% / 34.78% |
|
| 28 | 3 |
Roberts, Drew | SR
#10 Minnesota |
Big Ten
7 - 4 |
1471.07
63.64% / 16.67% |
|
| 29 | 3 |
Clark, Andrew | SR
#16 Rutgers |
Big Ten
10 - 7 |
1467.35
58.82% / 11.76% |
|
| 30 |
Rathjen, Caleb | SR
#21 Northern Iowa |
Big 12
4 - 4 |
1465.96
50.00% / 37.50% |
1 | |
| 31 |
Michaels, Ryan | SR
#53 Edinboro |
MAC
10 - 7 |
1465.38
58.82% / 47.37% |
||
| 32 | 3 |
Gonzales, Andre | SR
#45 Cal Poly |
PAC 12
13 - 8 |
1463.93
61.90% / 39.13% |
|
| 33 |
Brown, Gavin | JR
#36 Purdue |
Big Ten
14 - 6 |
1459.14
70.00% / 14.29% |
||
| 34 | 1 |
Keiser, Kaden | JR
#50 Appalachian State |
SoCon
17 - 8 |
1458.20
68.00% / 39.29% |
2 |
| 35 | 1 |
Cartella, Sam | SO
#39 Northwestern |
Big Ten
11 - 7 |
1449.25
61.11% / 38.89% |
1 |
| 36 | 1 |
Layton, Dylan | JR
#41 Rider |
MAC
14 - 7 |
1447.35
66.67% / 38.10% |
|
| 37 | 1 |
DesRosier, Carson | JR
#62 The Citadel |
SoCon
9 - 6 |
1446.32
60.00% / 18.75% |
11 |
| 38 | 4 |
Tolentino, Noah | JR
#26 Oregon State |
PAC 12
11 - 8 |
1446.00
57.89% / 27.27% |
|
| 39 | 2 |
Martin, Alek | SR
#19 South Dakota State |
Big 12
5 - 7 |
1439.91
41.67% / 8.33% |
|
| 40 | 2 |
Nugent, Jimmy | JR
#44 Central Michigan |
MAC
16 - 7 |
1439.62
69.57% / 26.09% |
|
| 41 | 1 |
Denkins, Wynton | JR
#40 Virginia |
ACC
14 - 9 |
1438.48
60.87% / 26.09% |
|
| 42 | 2 |
Crook, Jack | JR
#49 Harvard |
Ivy
7 - 6 |
1437.36
53.85% / 30.77% |
|
| 43 | 3 |
Smith, Kaemen | SR
#20 Navy |
EIWA
9 - 9 |
1431.90
50.00% / 5.56% |
|
| 44 | 1 |
Buttler, Joey | SO
#29 Indiana |
Big Ten
9 - 9 |
1431.25
50.00% / 27.78% |
|
| 45 | 3 |
Reinsel, Owen | JR
#12 Lehigh |
EIWA
6 - 12 |
1426.80
33.33% / 21.05% |
|
| 46 | 1 |
Jones, Clayton | SO
#58 Michigan State |
Big Ten
8 - 9 |
1426.17
47.06% / 23.53% |
|
| 47 | 2 |
Kelly, Paul | SO
#66 California Baptist |
Big 12
9 - 6 |
1424.65
60.00% / 25.00% |
|
| 48 | 2 |
Heap, Anderson | SO
#71 Davidson |
SoCon
12 - 9 |
1423.70
57.14% / 13.64% |
|
| 49 | 2 |
Fedalen, Richard | SR
#28 Columbia |
Ivy
9 - 9 |
1423.48
50.00% / 21.05% |
|
| 50 | 4 |
McBurney, Austin | JR
#57 Brown |
Ivy
16 - 8 |
1419.73
66.67% / 24.00% |
|
| 51 | 12 |
Stits, Silas | FR
#56 Kent State |
MAC
18 - 10 |
1419.26
64.29% / 24.14% |
|
| 52 | 1 |
McDougald, Willie | SR
#15 West Virginia |
Big 12
5 - 6 |
1417.19
45.45% / 18.18% |
2 |
| 53 | 1 |
Ewing, Sam | SO
#61 Buffalo |
MAC
12 - 10 |
1416.68
54.55% / 45.83% |
|
| 54 | 1 |
Meiszner, Billy | JR
#64 Chattanooga |
SoCon
4 - 1 |
1415.31
80.00% / 62.50% |
|
| 55 | 1 |
Bower, Riley | SR
#31 Bucknell |
EIWA
5 - 8 |
1414.92
38.46% / 23.08% |
|
| 56 | 1 |
Hollingsworth, Hunter | FR
#25 Oklahoma |
Big 12
7 - 9 |
1411.01
43.75% / 17.65% |
|
| 57 | 1 |
Jordon, Patrick | JR
#76 VMI |
SoCon
8 - 10 |
1410.19
44.44% / 35.00% |
1 |
| 58 | 3 |
Askew, Nate | FR
#23 North Carolina |
ACC
7 - 7 |
1409.61
50.00% / 6.67% |
|
| 59 |
Pleasant, Deon | SR
#42 Drexel |
EIWA
4 - 6 |
1395.58
40.00% / 20.00% |
||
| 60 | 1 |
Barvitskie, Mason | SO
#30 Army West Point |
EIWA
9 - 8 |
1383.66
52.94% / 27.78% |
|
| 61 | 4 |
Asuncion, Dakota | SR
#75 Sacred Heart |
EIWA
8 - 2 |
1378.85
80.00% / 41.67% |
|
| 62 | 1 |
Shelton, Bryce | SR
#54 Air Force |
Big 12
11 - 11 |
1378.20
50.00% / 19.23% |
|
| 63 | 1 |
Turley, Alex | JR
#68 Hofstra |
EIWA
6 - 10 |
1377.03
37.50% / 35.00% |
|
| 64 | 4 |
Sweet, Caleb | SO
#55 Binghamton |
EIWA
13 - 8 |
1371.68
61.90% / 16.67% |
|
| 65 | 3 |
Fairchild, Oliver | SO
#59 Clarion |
MAC
7 - 11 |
1370.40
38.89% / 35.00% |
|
| 66 |
Ross, Dylan | FR
#73 Duke |
ACC
11 - 8 |
1366.42
57.89% / 33.33% |
||
| 67 |
Higley, Nathan | SR
#46 Bellarmine |
SoCon
8 - 7 |
1365.77
53.33% / 25.00% |
||
| 69 | 2 |
Pepin, Drew | SO
#67 Gardner-Webb |
SoCon
5 - 8 |
1353.59
38.46% / 7.14% |
|
| 70 | 3 |
Phillips, Pat | SR
#60 Franklin & Marshall |
EIWA
7 - 15 |
1353.34
31.82% / .00% |
|
| 71 | 2 |
Trujillo-Deen, Emilio | SO
#63 Northern Colorado |
Big 12
5 - 11 |
1349.24
31.25% / 11.76% |
|
| 72 | 2 |
Miranda, Daniel | SO
#24 Arizona State |
Big 12
1 - 3 |
1344.78
25.00% / .00% |
|
| 73 | 2 |
Woo, Paul | SR
#65 Ohio |
MAC
6 - 13 |
1344.39
31.58% / 13.64% |
|
| 74 | 2 |
Zinkin, Hayden | SO
#74 CSU Bakersfield |
PAC 12
4 - 10 |
1331.56
28.57% / 20.00% |
|
| 75 | 1 |
Chase, Jay | FR
#69 Bloomsburg |
MAC
7 - 12 |
1310.98
36.84% / 29.03% |
|
| 76 |
Bonasera, Tommy | SO
#72 LIU |
EIWA
0 - 11 |
1249.00
.00% / 8.33% |
1 | |
| 77 |
Morris, Joseph | FR
#78 Presbyterian |
SoCon
3 - 13 |
1207.92
18.75% / 20.00% |
||
| 78 |
Bauer, Brandon | FR
#70 Campbell |
SoCon
1 - 7 |
1200.09
12.50% / 31.25% |
||
| 999 |
Arch, Collin | SO
#48 Northern Illinois |
MAC
3 - 9 |
1373.65
25.00% / 7.69% |
||
| 999 |
Scherer, Colin | FR
Mercyhurst |
Transitioning
0 - 10 |
1176.67
.00% / .00% |