Second-seeded and reigning NCAA champ Parker Keckeisen (24-0) of Northern Iowa - 184 pounds.

NCAA finalist and 4-time All-American Jacori Teemer (8-4, 98-18) of Long Beach HS. He transferred from Arizona State.

Caleb Henson (15-0) of Virginia Tech - 149 pounds.

NCAA DIVISION I WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP RANKINGS

125-1. Luke Lilledahl (Penn State)
         2. Matt Ramos (Purdue)
         3. Richard Figueroa (Arizona St)
         4. Troy Sprately (Okla State)
         5. Eddie Ventresca (Virg Tech)
         6. Vincent Robinson (NC State)
         7. Caleb Smith (Nebraska)
         8. Stevo Poulin (N Colorado)

133-1. Lucas Byrd (Illinois)
         2. Drake Ayala (Iowa)
         3. Nasir Bailey (Little Rock)
         4. Conner McGonagle (V Tech)
         5. Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State)
         6. Zeth Romney (Cal Poly)
         7. Braeden Davis (Penn State)
         8. Dylan Shawver (Rutgers)

141-1. Brock Hardy (Nebraska)
         2. Beau Bartlett (Penn State)
         3. Jesse Mendez (Ohio State)
         4. Andrew Alirez (N Colorado)
         5. Cael Happel (Northern Iowa)
         6. Tagen Jamison (Okla State)
         7. Vance Vombaur (Minnesota)
         8. Josh Koderhandt (Navy)

149-1. Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech)
         2. Ridge Lovett (Nebraska)
         3. Shane Van Ness (Penn State)
         4. Kyle Parco (Iowa)
         5. Lachlan McNeil (NCarolina)
         6. Paniro Johnson (Iowa State)
         7. Kannon Webster (Illinois)
         8. Colin Realbuto (North Iowa)

157-1. Meyer Shapiro (Cornell)
         2. Tyler Kasak (Penn State)
         3. Antrell Taylor (Nebraska)
         4. Brandon Cannon (Ohio State)
         5. Joey Blaze (Purdue)
         6. Tommy Askey (Minnesota)
         7. Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State)
         8. Johnny Lovett (Cent Michigan)

Jesse Mendez (25-2) of Ohio State - 141 pounds.

165-1. Mitchell Mesenbrink (P St)
         2. Mike Caliendo (Iowa)
         3. Julian Ramirez (Cornell)
         4. Peyton Hall (West Virginia)
         5. Terrell Barraclough (Utah V)
         6. Cameron Amine (Okla State)
         7. Cam Steed (Missouri) 
         8. Beau Mantanona (Michigan)

174-1. Keegan O’Toole (Missouri)
         2. Levi Haines (Penn State)
         3. Dean Hamiti (Okla State)
         4. Lenny Pinto (Nebraska)
         5. Simon Ruiz (Cornell)
         6. Garrett Thompson (Ohio)
         7. Carson Kharchla (Ohio St)
         8. Patrick Kennedy (Iowa)

184-1. Carter Starocci (Penn State)
         2. Parker Keckeisen (N Iowa)
         3. Max McEnelly (Minnesota)
         4. Dustin Plott (Okla State)
         5. Chris Foca (Cornell)
         6. Bennett Berge (S Dakota St)
         7. Edmond Ruth (Illinois)
         8. Issac Dean (Rider)

197-1. Jacob Cardenas (Michigan)
         2. Stephen Buchanan (Iowa)
         3. AJ Ferrari (Cal St Baker)
         4. Josh Barr (Penn State)
         5. Michael Beard (Lehigh)
         6. Mac Stout (Pitt)
         7. Luke Sturber (Okla State)
         8. Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota)

285-1. Gable Steveson (Minnesota)
         2. Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State)
         3. Wyatt Hendrickson (Okla St)
         4. Owen Trephan (Lehigh)
         5. Cohlton Schultz (Arizona St)
         6. Ben Keuter (Iowa)
         7. Issac Trumble (NC State)
         8. Luke Luffman (Illinois)

Gable Steveson (102-2 career) is back for Minnesota. The former NCAA champion and Olympic gold medalist is one of the top heavyweights in the country again..

 Third-seeded Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) - 18-1, with 92 career wins, is back at 285 pounds. He is a four-time AA with placings of 7-4-2-1 and could face second-seeded Wyatt Hendrickson (22-0) in a semifinal battle.

Top ranked Penn State is led by Carter Starocci (21-0, 98-2 career) the number one wrestler at 184 pounds. He will seek an unprecedented fifth NCAA crown and try to help the Nittany Lions capture their 13th NCAA team title.

Keegan O'Toole (Missouri ) has a 16-0, 98-4 career ledger. He is top-seeded at 174 pounds.

Richard Figueroa (16-2) of Arizona State - 125 pounds.

Mitchell Mesenbrink (22-0) of Penn State - 165 pounds.

                        NCAA PREVIEW
Defending NCAA team champion and Big Ten winner Penn State are the solid favorite at the 94th annual NCAA Championships in Philadelphia, PA, on March 20th-22nd, 2025. The Nittany Lions boast three NCAA champions, including four-time titlist Carter Starocci (21-0, 98-2 career)  LeviHaines (20-1) and Greg Kerkvliet  (18-1, 92 wins), along with NCAA finalist and top-ranked Mitchell Mesenbrink (22-0). Other top-tier teams are Oklahoma State with rookie coach David Taylor, Iowa, Nebraska, Northern Iowa,  Virginia Tech, Minnesota and Ohio State with legendary coachTommy Ryan(Wantagh HS).

Eight other returning NCAA champions are in the field, Richard Figueroa (16-2), Jesse Mendez, (25-3), 2023 winner Andrew Alirez, (16-1), both at 141, Caleb Henson (18-0), two-time champion Keegan O’Toole (16-0),  Parker Keckeisen (24-0), AJ Ferrari (17-0) and the recent return of two-time NCAA champ and Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson (14-0, 102-2 career) in the rugged 285-pound bracket.

Once again, PA led theNCAA NationalQualifiers by state with 41, followed by OH (28), NJ/CA (26) and IL (24). The Empire State has 17 NCAA Qualifiers, including two returning All-Americans; Anthony Noto (20-6, 98-16) of HFalls-Lima HS, now Lock Haven and NCAA finalist Jacori Teemer (8-4, 98-18) of Long Beach HS. Other top NY natives are Stevo Poulin (20-3) of Shenendehowa HS, Max Gallagher (25-8) of Bayport HS-UPenn, at 125, a trio of 141-pounders; Jordan Titus (Center Moriches HS- West Virginia), Jayden Scott (Rush-Henrietta HS-NCarolina) and Jordan Soriano (Clarke HS-Drexel). Others are Willie McDougald (20-6) of Niagara Falls HS-Oklahoma), Colin Realbuto (22-5) of Somers HS-Northern Iowa), both at 149, along with Tommy Askey (24-5) of Pine Bush HS,  Hofstra teammates, Kyle Mosher (15-9) of South Side HS-165) and Ross McFarland (16-7) of Phoenix HS at 184. Also in the NY group are Princeton's Kole Mulhauser (14-9) of Central Square, Dennis Robin (19-11) of Arlington-West Virginia, both at 184, Binghamton's Cory Day (20-6) of Iroquois HS and Stephen Monchery (19-9) of Middletown HS- App. State at  285 pounds.

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Cornell, 2024 NCAA team runners-up, return a solid squad. The BigRed return NCAA bronze medalist MeyerShapiro (12-1), along with title contenders, rugged Julian Ramirez (20-1) and AA Chris Foca (19-1) in the loaded 184-pound bracket. Cornell also has Tyler Ferrara (12-5) of Chenango Forks, NY at 133 and  Simon Ruiz (22-5) at 174. The Big Red recently won the inaugural Ivy LeagueChampionships, at the historic Jadwin Gymnasium at Princeton University and qualified all ten wrestlers for the 2025 NCAA meet. Other schools with ten qualifiers are Penn State, Northern Iowa and Ohio State. Possible second round bout could see Meyer Shapiro (3rd in '24) vs Jacori Teemer (2nd in '24). Also looming as a potential match-up are the Stout brothers at 197, Mac (6th seed) from Pitt vs Luke (11th) from Princeton. Of the 330 wrestlers in the 2025 field, there are nine unbeatens, seven have been aforementioned, and the others are at 285 pounds. They are #2- Wyatt Hendrickson (22-0) of Oklahoma State and Lehigh's #4 seed, Owen Trephan (21-0).​​​​​

No. 2 Levi Haines (19-1) of Penn State could meet third-seeded Dean Hamiti (22-1) of Okla State in the 174 pound semifinals.

NCAA QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS ALLOCATIONS

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