2024

NCAA WRESTLING DIVISION I

CHAMPIONSHIP​​​ RANKINGS

March 2024

   TOP TEN TOURNAMENT TEAMS
               1. Penn State 
               2. Cornell
               3. Michigan
               4. Iowa State
               5. NC State
               6. Arizona State
               7. Iowa
               8. Nebraska 
               9. Ohio State
             10. Oklahoma State/Virginia Tech
           
                       MAT NOTES: 
Cornell will be led by defending NCAA champion and MOW Vito Arujau (13-2, 90-9 career) of Syosset HS and NCAA bronze medalist Chris Foca (20-6), along with All-American Jacob Cardenas (22-6). The Big Red have ten NCAA qualifiers, including three EIWA champions: EthanFernandez (23-7), Meyer Shapiro (23-2) and tough Julian Ramirez (22-2). Of the seven returning NCAA champions, three are lodged in the loaded 174-pound class, Starocci,Lewis and Griffith.

 The Empire State has three returning All-Americans: Anthony Noto (17-2) of HFalls-Lima HS, 2022 placers Jacori Teemer (21-3) of Long Beach HS and Lou DePrez (23-2) of Hilton HS. Other highly-regarded NY natives are Stevo Poulin (19-4) of Shenendehowa HS, now N Colorado at 125, Sam Wolf (18-4) of Warsaw, now Air Force at 184 and Cory Day (27-7) of Iroquois, now Binghamton at 285. New York State boasts 15 NCAA qualifiers, others are: WillieMcDougald (17-9) of Oklahoma at 149, Tommy Askey (22-5) of Appalachian State at 157, Jake Logan (12-11) of Lehigh at 165, Jacob Nolan (23-7) of Binghamton and first alternate Dennis Robin (21-11) of  West Virginia, both at 184 pounds.

165- 1. Keegan O’Toole (Missouri)
         2. David Carr (Iowa State)
         3. Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn St)
         4. Julian Ramirez (Cornell)
         5. Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin)
         6. Izzak Olejnik (Okla State)
         7. Mike Caliendo (Iowa)     
         8. Peyton Hall (West Virginia)

174- 1. Carter Starocci (Penn State)
         2. Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech)
         3. Shane Griffith (Michigan)
         4. Edmond Ruth (Illinois)
         5. Cade DeVos (S Dakota St)
         6. Patrick Kennedy (Iowa)
         7. Rocco Welsh (Ohio State)
         8. Adam Kemp (Cal Poly)

184- 1. Parker Keckeisen (N Iowa)
         2. Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota)
         3. Dustin Plott (Okla State)
         4. Trey Munoz (Oregon State)
         5. Bernie Truax (Penn State)
         6. Chris Foca (Cornell)
         7. Lenny Pinto (Nebraska)
         8. Sam Wolf (Air Force)

197- 1. Aaron Brooks (Penn State)
         2. Trent Hidlay (NC State)
         3. Tanner Sloan (S Dakota St)
         4. Michael Beard (Lehigh)
         5. Zach Glazier (Iowa)
         6. Jacob Cardenas (Cornell)
         7. Stephen Buchanan (Oklahoma)
         8. Lou DePrez (Binghamton)

285- 1. Greg Kervliet (Penn State)
         2. Yonger Bastida (Iowa State)
         3. Wyatt Hendrickson (A Force)
         4. Cohlton Schultz (Ariz State)
         5. Nick Feldman (Ohio State)
         6. Zach Elam (Missouri)
         7. Lucas Davison (Michigan)
         8. Nathan Taylor (Lehigh)

125- 1. Drake Ayala (Iowa)
         2. Luke Stanich (Lehigh)
         3. Patrick McKee (Minnesota)
         4. Richard Figueroa (Arizona St)
         5. Eric Barnett (Wisconsin)
         6. Matt Ramos (Purdue)
         7. Anthony Noto (Lock Haven)
         8. Braeden Davis (Penn State)

133- 1. Daton Fix (Oklahoma State)
         2. Ryan Crookham (Lehigh)
         3. Vito Arujau (Cornell)
         4. Dylan Shawver (Rutgers)
         5. Dylan Ragusin (Michigan)
         6. Nasir Bailey (Little Rock)
         7. Kai Orine (NC State)
         8. Evan Frost (Iowa State)

141- 1. Jesse Mendez (Ohio State)
         2. Beau Bartlett (Penn State)
         3. Real Woods (Iowa)
         4. Ryan Jack (NC State)
         5. Anthony Echemendia (Iowa St)
         6. Cael Happel (Northern Iowa)
         7. Brock Hardy (Nebraska)
         8. Jordan Titus (West Virginia)

149- 1. Ridge Lovett (Nebraska)
         2. Kyle Parco (Arizona State)
         3. Jackson Arrington (NC State)
         4. Austin Gomez (Michigan)
         5. Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech)
         6. Casy Swiderski (Iowa State)
         7. Ty Watters (West Virginia)
         8. Tyler Kasak (Penn State)

157- 1. Levi Haines (Penn State)
         2. Jacori Teemer (Arizona State)
         3. Meyer Shapiro (Cornell)
         4. Michael Blockhaus (Minnesota)
         5. Jared Franek (Iowa)
         6. Peyton Robb (Nebraska)
         7. Ed Scott (NC State)
         8. Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa)