NCAA releases first coaches’ ranking for 2025 Division I wrestling championships (2025)

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NCAA releases first coaches’ ranking for 2025 Division I wrestling championships (1)

NCAA staff | January 23, 2025

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INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has announced the first coaches’ ranking for the 2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.

The coaches’ rankings are determined by a vote of 16 coaches in each weight class with two head coaches from each of the eight conferences. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. Wrestlers must have eight Division I matches in the weight class to be considered with at least one within the last 30 days.

Of the 10 weight classes, eight are led by members of the Big Ten Conference with wrestlers from Penn State leading the way in four classes. The top spots in five classes are comprised of former national champions.

Four-time 174-pound champion, Carter Starocci of Penn State, is leading all wrestlers in the 184-pound weight class while Keegan O’Toole, two-time 165-pound champion at Missouri, is pacing the 174-pound field. First-time national champions in 2024, Jesse Mendez of Ohio State, Caleb Henson at Virginia Tech and Greg Kerkvliet from Penn State all lead their respective weight classes.

Penn State’s Tyler Kasak at 157 pounds and Mitchell Mesenbrink at 165 pounds, each lead their weight classes. Drake Ayala at 133 pounds and Stephen Buchanan at 197 pounds hold the top spot in their weight classes for Iowa. Purdue’s Matt Ramos is out front at 125 pounds.

The coaches’ ranking is one of several criteria that will be evaluated by the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee during the at-large selection and seeding process along with head-to-head competition, quality wins, Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), conference tournament placement, results versus common opponents and win percentage.

A full description of the entire selection process for the 2025 Division I Wrestling Championships is available at ncaa.org.

The 2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships take place March 20-22 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia as the event returns for the first time since 2011.

First Top 33 Coaches' Rankings by Weight Class - 1/23/2025

WeightRankFirst NameLast NameTeamConferencePoints
1251MattRamosPurdueBig Ten462
1252VincentRobinsonNC StateACC445
1253TroySpratleyOklahoma StateBig 12428
1254LukeLilledahlPenn StateBig Ten415
1255EddieVentrescaVirginia TechACC414
1256CalebSmithNebraskaBig Ten388
1257CooperFlynnMinnesotaBig Ten381
1258StevoPoulinNorthern ColoradoBig 12376
1259MaximoRenteriaOregon StatePac 12345
12510BrendanMcCroneOhio StateBig Ten314
12511DeanPetersonRutgersBig Ten312
12512SpencerMooreNorth CarolinaACC304
12513TannerJordanSouth Dakota StateBig 12287
12514SheldonSeymourLehighEIWA282
12515KysenTerukinaIowa StateBig 12271
12516NicolarRiveraWisconsinBig Ten247
12517DiegoSoteloHarvardIvy League227.5
12518JacobMoranIndianaBig Ten202
12518BlakeWestNorthern IllinoisMAC202
12520NickBabinPittsburghACC191.5
12520AnthonyMoltonCampbellSoCon191.5
12522Marc-AnthonyMcGowanPrincetonIvy League170
12523MaxGallagherPennsylvaniaIvy League156.5
12524TreverAndersonNorthern IowaBig 12145
12525CharlieFarmerArmy West PointEIWA143.5
12525AntonioLorenzoOklahomaBig 12143.5
12527JoeyCruzIowaBig Ten121
12528KeyveonRollerVirginiaACC71.5
12529DedrickNavarroNorthwesternBig Ten48
12530DesmondPleasantDrexelEIWA46.5
12531GageWalkerMissouriBig 1245
12532KodaHolemanCal PolyPac 1237.5
12533CarsonWagnerBinghamtonEIWA33
1331DrakeAyalaIowaBig Ten454
1332ZethRomneyCal PolyPac 12450
1333LucasByrdIllinoisBig Ten439
1334EvanFrostIowa StateBig 12416
1335TylerKnoxStanfordACC405
1336NasirBaileyLittle RockPac 12376
1337BraedenDavisPenn StateBig Ten364
1337NicBouzakisOhio StateBig Ten364
1339DylanShawverRutgersBig Ten363
13310BraxtonBrownMarylandBig Ten327
13311JacobVan DeeNebraskaBig Ten323
13312EthanOakleyNorth CarolinaACC290
13313ReeceWitcraftOklahoma StateBig 12281
13314TylerWellsMinnesotaBig Ten275
13315DominickSerranoNorthern ColoradoBig 12272
13316AnthonyNotoLock HavenMAC266.5
13317BlakeBoarmanChattanoogaSoCon234
13318JulianFarberNorthern IowaBig 12216.5
13319RyanMillerPennsylvaniaIvy League201.5
13320EthanBergincArmy West PointEIWA185.5
13321KyleBurwickNorth Dakota StateBig 12161
13322ClevelandBeltonOklahomaBig 12143.5
13323ZanFugittWisconsinBig Ten133.5
13324TakeoDavisGardner-WebbSoCon126.5
13325SeanSpidleCentral MichiganMAC124.5
13326DerrickCardinalSouth Dakota StateBig 12119.5
13327AngeloRiniIndianaBig Ten103.5
13328JulianChleboveArizona StateBig 1289
13329ColtonCamachoEdinboroMAC80
13330KurtPhippsBucknellEIWA73.5
13331GablePorterVirginiaACC60
13332DomenicZacconeCampbellSoCon24
13333ChadBellisAppalachian StateSoCon15
1411JesseMendezOhio StateBig Ten462
1412BeauBartlettPenn StateBig Ten448
1413TagenJamisonOklahoma StateBig 12432
1414CaelHappelNorthern IowaBig 12419
1415BrockHardyNebraskaBig Ten408
1416JoshKoderhandtNavyEIWA392
1417VanceVombaurMinnesotaBig Ten378
1418SamLatonaVirginia TechACC348
1418SergioLemleyMichiganBig Ten348
14110CJCompostoPennsylvaniaIvy League344
14111JoesphOliveriRutgersBig Ten306
14112JacobFrostIowa StateBig 12299
14113JoshEdmondMissouriBig 12294
14114DannyPucinoIllinoisBig Ten290
14115DylanChappellBucknellEIWA265
14116HaidenDruryUtah ValleyBig 12251
14117WyattHensonLock HavenMAC237
14118MoshaSchwartzOklahomaBig 12213
14119JaydenScottNorth CarolinaACC188
14120ToddCarterGardner-WebbSoCon180
14121ShannonHannaCampbellSoCon178
14122JasonMirandaStanfordACC168.5
14123JulianTaggSouth Dakota StateBig 12159.5
14124JoshuaSaundersCornellIvy League137.5
14125HenryPorterIndianaBig Ten99.5
14125ElighRiveraPrincetonIvy League99.5
14127GreysonClarkPurdueBig Ten78
14128BradenBasileArmy West PointEIWA73
14129McKenzieBellRiderMAC45
14130JordanSorianoDrexelEIWA42
14131TysonSherlockDavidsonSoCon37.5
14132ElijahGriffinCalifornia BaptistBig 1234.5
14133IanOswaltBrownIvy League30
1491CalebHensonVirginia TechACC462
1492RidgeLovettNebraskaBig Ten444
1493KyleParcoIowaBig Ten435
1494ShayneVan NessPenn StateBig Ten423
1495LachlanMcNeilNorth CarolinaACC406
1496ChanceLamerCal PolyPac 12391
1497JadenAbasStanfordACC374
1498TyWhalenPrincetonIvy League358
1499DylanD`EmilioOhio StateBig Ten353
14910JordanWilliamsLittle RockPac 12326
14911WillieMcDougaldOklahomaBig 12322
14912CarterYoungOklahoma StateBig 12302
14913KannonWebsterIllinoisBig Ten294
14914ColinRealbutoNorthern IowaBig 12293
14915SammyAlvarezRiderMAC268
14916CrossWasiliewskiPennsylvaniaIvy League257
14917JesseVasquezArizona StateBig 12226
14918EthanFernandezCornellIvy League195.5
14919AndrewClarkRutgersBig Ten188.5
14920DrewRobertsMinnesotaBig Ten164.5
14921SamCartellaNorthwesternBig Ten151.5
14922DylanGilcherMichiganBig Ten146.5
14923FinnSolomonPittsburghACC140
14924KoyBuesgensNC StateACC133.5
14925GabeWillochellWyomingBig 12124.5
14926MalykeHinesLehighEIWA98.5
14927MasonShraderCentral MichiganMAC96
14928GavinDrexlerNorth Dakota StateBig 1295
14929KalMillerMarylandBig Ten86
14930KadenCassidyGeorge MasonMAC77.5
14931BillyMeisznerKent StateMAC37
14932LucasKapustaLock HavenMAC33
14933IvanGarciaBinghamtonEIWA22.5
1571TylerKasakPenn StateBig Ten462
1572RyderDowneyNorthern IowaBig 12448
1573AntrellTaylorNebraskaBig Ten433
1574EthenMillerMarylandBig Ten421
1575JoeyBlazePurdueBig Ten406
1576TommyAskeyMinnesotaBig Ten387
1577CodyChittumIowa StateBig 12372
1577RafaelHipolitoVirginia TechACC372
1579CalebFishOklahoma StateBig 12355
15710EdScottNC StateACC328
15711VinnyZerbanNorthern ColoradoBig 12320
15712ChaseSaldateMichiganBig Ten293
15713JohnnyLovettCentral MichiganMAC284
15714MattyBianchiLittle RockPac 12264.5
15715JaredHillWyomingBig 12252
15716JudeSwisherPennsylvaniaIvy League244
15717JasonKraisserIllinoisBig Ten236
15718DylanEvansPittsburghACC197.5
15719CobeSiebrechtSouth Dakota StateBig 12186.5
15720SonnySantiagoNorth CarolinaACC170
15721LukeNichterDrexelEIWA169
15722GrigorCholakyanStanfordACC159
15723DJMcgeeGeorge MasonMAC158
15724LoganRozynskiLehighEIWA127
15725BlakeSaitoBrownIvy League116
15726TannerPeakeDavidsonSoCon109.5
15727ColtonWashleskiRiderMAC90
15728JamesConwayMissouriBig 1284
15729MaxwellPetersenNorth Dakota StateBig 1266.5
15730JamesHarringtonHarvardIvy League60
15731ConnerHarerRutgersBig Ten58.5
15732TylerBadgettThe CitadelSoCon31
15733KalebBurgessBuffaloMAC21
1651MitchellMesenbrinkPenn StateBig Ten462
1652MikeCaliendoIowaBig Ten448
1653PeytonHallWest VirginiaBig 12434
1654TerrellBarracloughUtah ValleyBig 12420
1655JulianRamirezCornellIvy League406
1656CameronAmineOklahoma StateBig 12390
1657WillMillerAppalachian StateSoCon374
1658BubbaWilsonNebraskaBig Ten367
1659DrakeRhodesSouth Dakota StateBig 12332
16510HunterGarvinStanfordACC316
16511AndrewSparksMinnesotaBig Ten297
16512TylerLillardIndianaBig Ten295
16513BraedenScolesIllinoisBig Ten290
16514NiccoRuizArizona StateBig 12281
16515CamSteedMissouriBig 12280
16516BeauMantanonaMichiganBig Ten272
16517GunnerFilipowiczArmy West PointEIWA263
16518JackThomsenNorthern IowaBig 12231
16519MaxxMayfieldNorthwesternBig Ten226
16520MacChurchVirginia TechACC194
16521LukaWickCal PolyPac 12155
16522DerekFieldsNC StateACC147.5
16523AnthonyWhiteRutgersBig Ten145
16524EvanMaagGeorge MasonMAC136.5
16525CesarAlvanColumbiaIvy League120
16526AidanWallaceDukeACC108.5
16527TatePickloOklahomaBig 12104
16528KyleMosherHofstraEIWA69
16529DomonicBakerCampbellSoCon59
16530EnriqueMunguiaRiderMAC57
16531JosephBianchiLittle RockPac 1248
16532ThomasSnipesThe CitadelSoCon37.5
16533CarterBaerBinghamtonEIWA28.5
1741KeeganO`TooleMissouriBig 12462
1742LeviHainesPenn StateBig Ten448
1743DeanHamitiOklahoma StateBig 12434
1744LorenzoNormanStanfordACC416
1745PatrickKennedyIowaBig Ten410
1746NickIncontreraPennsylvaniaIvy League392
1747AlexCramerCentral MichiganMAC358
1748GavenSaxOklahomaBig 12350
1749BrevinCassellaBinghamtonEIWA349
17410GarrettThompsonOhioMAC341
17411CadeDeVosSouth Dakota StateBig 12322
17412SimonRuizCornellIvy League315
17413DannyWaskNavyEIWA299
17414LennyPintoNebraskaBig Ten286
17415JaredSimmaNorthern IowaBig 12265.5
17416MatthewSingletonNC StateACC243
17417LucaAugustinePittsburghACC226
17418JoshuaOgunsanyaNorth CarolinaACC216
17419MylesTakatsBucknellEIWA213
17420SergioDesianteChattanoogaSoCon203.5
17421DanBraunagelIllinoisBig Ten184.5
17422JacksonTurleyRutgersBig Ten159.5
17423BrodyBaumannPurdueBig Ten147.5
17424ClaytonWhitingMinnesotaBig Ten145
17425DaltonHarkinsArmy West PointEIWA103
17426LennoxWolakVirginia TechACC98.5
17427BrodyConleyWest VirginiaBig 1295.5
17428LucasUlianoAppalachian StateSoCon67
17429JosephWalkerMichiganBig Ten57
17430LucasCondonWisconsinBig Ten55.5
17431AveryBassettLock HavenMAC51
17432JohnWorthingClarionMAC39
17433CalebCamposAmericanEIWA32.5
1841CarterStarocciPenn StateBig Ten460
1842ParkerKeckeisenNorthern IowaBig 12450
1843DustinPlottOklahoma StateBig 12434
1844MaxMcEnellyMinnesotaBig Ten420
1845GabeArnoldIowaBig Ten406
1846BennettBergeSouth Dakota StateBig 12392
1847SilasAllredNebraskaBig Ten378
1848ColtonHawksMissouriBig 12361
1849EdmondRuthIllinoisBig Ten335
18410JaxonSmithMarylandBig Ten324
18411DylanFishbackNC StateACC322
18412EvanBockmanIowa StateBig 12320
18413ReeceHellerPittsburghACC299
18414IsaacDeanRiderMAC285
18415BrockDelSignoreLittle RockPac 12247.5
18416ShaneCartagena-WalshRutgersBig Ten246
18417DennisRobinWest VirginiaBig 12239
18418MaximusHalePennsylvaniaIvy League226
18419JadenBullockMichiganBig Ten203.5
18420DeanthonyParker JrOklahomaBig 12189.5
18421GavinKaneNorth CarolinaACC186
18422WillEbertBinghamtonEIWA157
18423ColinFegleyLock HavenMAC128.5
18424ThomasStewart JrVirginia TechACC108.5
18425NathanHaasCalifornia BaptistBig 1292
18425MalachiDuVallGeorge MasonMAC92
18427NickFineColumbiaIvy League87
18428DonnellWashingtonIndianaBig Ten76
18429AJHeegNorthern ColoradoBig 1274
18430RossMcFarlandHofstraEIWA50.5
18431AdrienCramerCentral MichiganMAC43.5
18432GiuseppeHooseDrexelEIWA43
18433AidanBrenotNorth Dakota StateBig 1232
1971StephenBuchananIowaBig Ten460
1972JacobCardenasMichiganBig Ten443
1973AJFerrariCSU BakersfieldPac 12438
1974JoshBarrPenn StateBig Ten424
1975StephenLittleLittle RockPac 12406
1976MichaelBeardLehighEIWA389
1977LukeSurberOklahoma StateBig 12379
1978IsaiahSalazarMinnesotaBig Ten348
1979AndySmithVirginia TechACC343
19710JosephNovakWyomingBig 12336
19711MacStoutPittsburghACC331
19712WyattVoelkerNorthern IowaBig 12308
19713ZacBraunagelIllinoisBig Ten283
19714JohnPoznanskiRutgersBig Ten281
19715EvanBatesNorthwesternBig Ten255.5
19716ZachGlazierSouth Dakota StateBig 12238.5
19717NikolasStemmetStanfordACC196
19718RemyCottonMichigan StateBig Ten193.5
19719DillonBechtoldBucknellEIWA193
19720GabeSollarsIndianaBig Ten191.5
19721CamdenMcDanelNebraskaBig Ten185.5
19722PatrickBrophyThe CitadelSoCon166
19723MichaelDellagattaCornellIvy League157
19724ChristianKnopNC StateACC141
19725LeviHopkinsCampbellSoCon132
19726WolfgangFrableArmy West PointEIWA131.5
19727TuckerHoganLock HavenMAC95.5
19728CarsonFloydAppalachian StateSoCon84.5
19729BenVanadiaPurdueBig Ten73
19730PaytonThomasNavyEIWA70
19731LukeCochranCentral MichiganMAC59
19732JosephCurtisColumbiaIvy League24
19733JoshMcCutchenGardner-WebbSoCon21
2851GregKerkvlietPenn StateBig Ten462
2852WyattHendricksonOklahoma StateBig 12448
2853IsaacTrumbleNC StateACC432
2854NickFeldmanOhio StateBig Ten417
2855CohltonSchultzArizona StateBig 12409
2856OwenTrephanLehighEIWA385
2857YaraslauSlavikouskiRutgersBig Ten379
2858LukeLuffmanIllinoisBig Ten364
2859JoshuaHeindselmanMichiganBig Ten355
28510BenKueterIowaBig Ten330
28511SethNevillsMarylandBig Ten325
28512DaytonPitzerPittsburghACC305
28513JimmyMullenVirginia TechACC299
28514LanceRunyonNorthern IowaBig 12283
28515CoryDayBinghamtonEIWA254
28516LucasStoddardArmy West PointEIWA221.5
28517GavinHoffmanLock HavenMAC219.5
28518JacobBullockIndianaBig Ten218.5
28519BrettMowerOregon StatePac 12212.5
28520HarleyAndrewsNebraskaBig Ten189.5
28521JordanGreerOhioMAC157
28522JakeAndrewsCSU BakersfieldPac 12141
28523TrevorTinkerCal PolyPac 12135
28524ConnorBarketDukeACC128.5
28525LukeRasmussenSouth Dakota StateBig 12127
28526DanielHerreraIowa StateBig 12123
28527JuanMoraOklahomaBig 12113.5
28528DanielBucknavichCleveland StateMAC103
28529JarrettStonerMissouriBig 1284
28530BryanCavesCentral MichiganMAC60
28531PeterMingStanfordACC54
28532WilliamJarrellAmericanEIWA51
28533MaxVanadiaMichigan StateBig Ten18

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