Pictured: Cornell head coach Mike Grey (Left) and two-time NCAA champ Yianni Diakomihalis (Right). Photo courtesy of Cornell Athletics.
Our 14th full week of the 2021-2022 NCAA Division I wrestling season is in the books! It was a wild week across the country with some very surprising results!
Here is The Open Mat’s latest set of national rankings for the 2021-22 Division I season.
As always, as the action progresses and starting lineups and weights classes become clearer, TOM will adjust its rankings accordingly. We have done so already and that will continue doing so throughout the year. Also of note, true freshmen are withheld from initial rankings. Once they wrestle at least one regular season match, they will be able to be added into the rankings. Also, academic classes are subject to some variability depending on how certain conferences, schools, and athletics websites address the free COVID-19 year.
Questions or comments are welcomed and encouraged. Feel free to contact TOM Site Editor Christopher Miller (Email: cmiller@theopenmat.com Twitter: @C_Miller_atTOM) or DM to our official Twitter account (@theopenmat).
THE NO. 1 AT EACH WEIGHT
125: NICK SURIANO, MICHIGAN.
133: ROMAN BRAVO-YOUNG, PENN STATE.
141: NICK LEE, PENN STATE.
149: YIANNI DIAKOMIHALIS, CORNELL.
157: DAVID CARR, IOWA STATE.
165: EVAN WICK, CAL POLY.
174: CARTER STAROCCI, PENN STATE.
184: AARON BROOKS, PENN STATE.
197: AJ FERRARI, OKLAHOMA STATE.
285: GABLE STEVESON, MINNESOTA.
Rank | Wrestler | School | Class | Conference | Previous |
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125 | |||||
1 | Nick Suriano | Michigan | Senior | Big Ten | 1 |
2 | Pat Glory | Princeton | Junior | EIWA | 2 |
3 | Vito Arujau | Cornell | Sophomore | EIWA | 3 |
4 | Brandon Courtney | Arizona State | Junior | Pac-12 | 4 |
5 | Eric Barnett | Wisconsin | Sophomore | Big Ten | 6 |
6 | Drew Hildebrandt | Penn State | Senior | Big Ten | 7 |
7 | Killian Cardinale | West Virginia | Senior | Big 12 | 5 |
8 | Trevor Mastrogiovanni | Oklahoma State | Freshman | Big 12 | 8 |
9 | Devin Schroder | Purdue | Senior | Big Ten | 17 |
10 | Malik Heinselman | Ohio State | Senior | Big Ten | 10 |
11 | Patrick McKee | Minnesota | Sophomore | Big Ten | 9 |
12 | Drake Ayala | Iowa | Freshman | Big Ten | 11 |
13 | Michael DeAugustino | Northwestern | Sophomore | Big Ten | 12 |
14 | Jakob Camacho | NC State | Sophomore | ACC | 13 |
15 | Kysen Terukina | Iowa State | Freshman | Big 12 | 19 |
16 | Brandon Kaylor | Oregon State | Junior | Pac-12 | 15 |
17 | Brody Teske | Northern Iowa | Sophomore | Big 12 | 14 |
18 | Taylor LaMont | Utah Valley | Junior | Big 12 | 16 |
19 | Noah Surtin | Missouri | Freshman | Big 12 | 18 |
20 | Ryan Miller | Penn | Freshman | EIWA | NR |
133 | |||||
1 | Roman Bravo-Young | Penn State | Junior | Big Ten | 1 |
2 | Daton Fix | Oklahoma State | Sophomore | Big 12 | 2 |
3 | Austin DeSanto | Iowa | Senior | Big Ten | 3 |
4 | Michael McGhee | Arizona State | Junior | Pac-12 | 4 |
5 | Lucas Byrd | Illinois | Freshman | Big Ten | 5 |
6 | Korbin Myers | Virginia Tech | Senior | ACC | 6 |
7 | Dylan Ragusin | Michigan | Freshman | Big Ten | 10 |
8 | Chris Cannon | Northwestern | Freshman | Big Ten | 12 |
9 | Brock Hudkins | Indiana | Senior | Big Ten | 8 |
10 | Rayvon Foley | Michigan State | Senior | Big Ten | 9 |
11 | Micky Phillippi | Pittsburgh | Junior | ACC | 7 |
12 | Haiden Drury | Utah Valley | Freshman | Big 12 | 13 |
13 | Michael Colaiocco | Penn | Sophomore | EIWA | 14 |
14 | Devan Turner | Oregon State | Senior | Pac-12 | 15 |
15 | Kai Orine | NC State | Freshman | ACC | 16 |
16 | Chance Rich | CSU-Bakersfield | Sophomore | Pac-12 | NR |
17 | Joey Olivieri | Rutgers | Freshman | Big Ten | 20 |
18 | Joe Heilmann | North Carolina | Sophomore | ACC | 19 |
19 | Malyke Hines | Lehigh | Freshman | EIWA | NR |
20 | Kyle Biscoglia | Northern Iowa | Sophomore | Big 12 | |
141 | |||||
1 | Nick Lee | Penn State | Senior | Big Ten | 1 |
2 | Jaydin Eierman | Iowa | Senior | Big Ten | 2 |
3 | Sebastian Rivera | Rutgers | Senior | Big Ten | 3 |
4 | Real Woods | Stanford | Junior | Pac-12 | 4 |
5 | Dylan Duncan | Illinois | Senior | Big Ten | 5 |
6 | Andrew Alirez | Northern Colorado | Sophomore | Big 12 | 6 |
7 | Ian Parker | Iowa State | Senior | Big 12 | 9 |
8 | Cole Matthews | Pittsburgh | Junior | ACC | 17 |
9 | Kizhan Clarke | North Carolina | Senior | ACC | 7 |
10 | Chad Red | Nebraska | Senior | Big Ten | 8 |
11 | Allan Hart | Missouri | Junior | Big 12 | 12 |
12 | Dresden Simon | Central Michigan | Senior | MAC | 10 |
13 | Clay Carlson | South Dakota State | Sophomore | Big 12 | 13 |
14 | Grant Willits | Oregon State | Junior | Pac-12 | 14 |
15 | Jake Bergeland | Minnesota | Junior | Big Ten | 15 |
16 | CJ Composto | Penn | Sophomore | EIWA | 16 |
17 | Stevan Micic | Michigan | Senior | Big Ten | 11 |
18 | Matt Kazmir | Columbia | Junior | EIWA | 18 |
19 | Ryan Jack | NC State | Freshman | ACC | 20 |
20 | Dylan D’Emilio | Ohio State | Freshman | Big Ten | 19 |
149 | |||||
1 | Yianni Diakomihalis | Cornell | Junior | EIWA | 1 |
2 | Sammy Sasso | Ohio State | Junior | Big Ten | 2 |
3 | Tariq Wilson | NC State | Senior | ACC | 3 |
4 | Bryce Andonian | Virginia Tech | Sophomore | ACC | 4 |
5 | Jonathan Millner | Appalachian State | Junior | SoCon | 5 |
6 | Josh Heil | Campbell | Senior | SoCon | 6 |
7 | Austin Gomez | Wisconsin | Senior | Big Ten | 7 |
8 | Ridge Lovett | Nebraska | Sophomore | Big Ten | 8 |
9 | Kyle Parco | Arizona State | Freshman | Pac-12 | 11 |
10 | Max Murin | Iowa | Senior | Big Ten | 9 |
11 | Yahya Thomas | Northwestern | Junior | Big Ten | 10 |
12 | Jaden Abas | Stanford | Freshman | Pac-12 | 12 |
13 | Kaden Gfeller | Oklahoma State | Junior | Big 12 | 15 |
14 | Josh Finesilver | Duke | Senior | ACC | 13 |
15 | Legend Lamer | Cal Poly | Sophomore | Pac-12 | 18 |
16 | Mike Van Brill | Rutgers | Senior | Big Ten | 16 |
17 | Willie McDougald | Oklahoma | Freshman | Big 12 | NR |
18 | Beau Bartlett | Penn State | Freshman | Big Ten | 17 |
19 | PJ Ogunsanya | Army West Point | Senior | EIWA | NR |
20 | Josh Edmond | Missouri | Freshman | Big 12 | 19 |
157 | |||||
1 | David Carr | Iowa State | Sophomore | Big 12 | 1 |
2 | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | Senior | Big Ten | 2 |
3 | Jacori Teemer | Arizona State | Sophomore | Pac-12 | 3 |
4 | Brayton Lee | Minnesota | Sophomore | Big Ten | 4 |
5 | Austin O'Connor | North Carolina | Junior | ACC | 6 |
6 | Jared Franek | North Dakota State | Sophomore | Big 12 | 9 |
7 | Josh Humphreys | Lehigh | Senior | EIWA | 10 |
8 | Ed Scott | NC State | Freshman | ACC | 7 |
9 | Quincy Monday | Princeton | Junior | EIWA | 8 |
10 | Kendall Coleman | Purdue | Sophomore | Big Ten | 11 |
11 | Kaleb Young | Iowa | Senior | Big Ten | 12 |
12 | Will Lewan | Michigan | Sophomore | Big Ten | 13 |
13 | Peyton Robb | Nebraska | Sophomore | Big Ten | 5 |
14 | Wyatt Sheets | Oklahoma State | Senior | Big 12 | 14 |
15 | Justin Thomas | Oklahoma | Senior | Big 12 | 15 |
16 | Hunter Willits | Oregon State | Junior | Pac-12 | 16 |
17 | Jacob Wright | Wyoming | Junior | Big 12 | 18 |
18 | Johnny Lovett | Central Michigan | Freshman | MAC | 18 |
19 | Chase Saldate | Michigan State | Sophomore | Big Ten | 19 |
20 | Elijah Cleary | Pittsburgh | Senior | ACC | 20 |
165 | |||||
1 | Evan Wick | Cal Poly | Senior | Pac-12 | 1 |
2 | Keegan O'Toole | Missouri | Freshman | Big 12 | 2 |
3 | Shane Griffith | Stanford | Sophomore | Pac-12 | 3 |
4 | Carson Kharchla | Ohio State | Freshman | Big Ten | 4 |
5 | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | Senior | Big Ten | 5 |
6 | Dean Hamiti | Wisconsin | Freshman | Big Ten | 6 |
7 | Anthony Valencia | Arizona State | Senior | Pac-12 | 7 |
8 | Travis Wittlake | Oklahoma State | Sophomore | Big 12 | 8 |
9 | Julian Ramirez | Cornell | Freshman | EIWA | 9 |
10 | Brady Berge | Penn State | Senior | Big Ten | 10 |
11 | Peyton Hall | West Virginia | Freshman | Big 12 | 13 |
12 | Austin Yant | Northern Iowa | Junior | Big 12 | 12 |
13 | Cameron Anime | Michigan | Freshman | Big Ten | 11 |
14 | Phillip Conigliaro | Harvard | Sophomore | EIWA | 14 |
15 | Luke Weber | North Dakota State | Sophomore | Big 12 | 18 |
16 | Jake Wentzel | Pittsburgh | Senior | ACC | 15 |
17 | Izzak Olejnik | Northern Illinois | Sophomore | MAC | 16 |
18 | Zach Hartman | Bucknell | Senior | EIWA | 17 |
19 | Thomas Bullard | NC State | Senior | ACC | NR |
20 | Josh Ogunsanya | Columbia | Sophomore | EIWA | NR |
174 | |||||
1 | Carter Starocci | Penn State | Freshman | Big Ten | 1 |
2 | Michael Kemerer | Iowa | Senior | Big Ten | 2 |
3 | Mekhi Lewis | Virginia Tech | Sophomore | ACC | 3 |
4 | Hayden Hidlay | NC State | Senior | ACC | 4 |
5 | Logan Massa | Michigan | Senior | Big Ten | 6 |
6 | Mike Labriola | Nebraska | Senior | Big Ten | 5 |
7 | Ethan Smith | Ohio State | Junior | Big Ten | 7 |
8 | Adam Kemp | Cal Poly | Sophomore | Pac-12 | 8 |
9 | Michael O’Malley | Drexel | Sophomore | EIWA | 16 |
10 | Chris Foca | Cornell | Sophomore | EIWA | 10 |
11 | Clay Lautt | North Carolina | Junior | ACC | 12 |
12 | Dustin Plott | Oklahoma State | Freshman | Big 12 | 11 |
13 | Cade DeVos | South Dakota State | Sophomore | Big 12 | 9 |
14 | Peyton Mocco | Missouri | Sophomore | Big 12 | 13 |
15 | Hayden Hastings | Wyoming | Junior | Big 12 | 14 |
16 | Matt Finesilver | Duke | Sophomore | Big 12 | 15 |
17 | Bailee O'Reilly | Minnesota | Junior | Big Ten | 18 |
18 | Gerrit Nijenhuis | Purdue | Freshman | Big Ten | 17 |
19 | Anthony Mantanona | Oklahoma | Senior | Big 12 | 20 |
20 | Lance Runyon | Northern Iowa | Freshman | Big 12 | NR |
184 | |||||
1 | Aaron Brooks | Penn State | Sophomore | Big Ten | 1 |
2 | Myles Anime | Michigan | Senior | Big Ten | 2 |
3 | Trent Hidlay | NC State | Sophomore | ACC | 3 |
4 | Parker Keckeisen | Northern Iowa | Freshman | Big 12 | 4 |
5 | Kaleb Romero | Ohio State | Senior | Big Ten | 5 |
6 | Bernie Traux | Cal Poly | Junior | Pac-12 | 6 |
7 | Marcus Coleman | Iowa State | Junior | Big 12 | 7 |
8 | John Poznanski | Rutgers | Freshman | Big Ten | 8 |
9 | Dakota Geer | Oklahoma State | Senior | Big 12 | 10 |
10 | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | Senior | Big Ten | 9 |
11 | Johnathan Loew | Cornell | Sophomore | EIWA | 11 |
12 | Hunter Bolen | Virginia Tech | Junior | ACC | 12 |
13 | Trey Munoz | Oregon State | Freshman | Pac-12 | 13 |
14 | Tate Samuelson | Wyoming | Junior | Big 12 | 16 |
15 | Abe Assad | Iowa | Sophomore | Big Ten | 17 |
16 | Kyle Cochran | Maryland | Senior | Big Ten | 14 |
17 | Donnell Washington | Indiana | Freshman | Big Ten | 15 |
18 | Layne Malczewski | Michigan State | Sophomore | Big Ten | NR |
19 | Isaiah Salazar | Minnesota | Freshman | Big Ten | NR |
20 | Brit Wilson | Northern Illinois | Junior | MAC | 20 |
197 | |||||
1 | AJ Ferrari | Oklahoma State | Freshman | Big 12 | 1 |
2 | Max Dean | Penn State | Junior | Big Ten | 2 |
3 | Jacob Warner | Iowa | Junior | Big Ten | 3 |
4 | Stephen Buchanan | Wyoming | Sophomore | Big 12 | 4 |
5 | Eric Schultz | Nebraska | Senior | Big Ten | 5 |
6 | Patrick Brucki | Michigan | Senior | Big Ten | 6 |
7 | Nino Bonaccorsi | Pittsburgh | Junior | ACC | 8 |
8 | Cam Caffey | Michigan State | Junior | Big Ten | 10 |
9 | Kordell Norfleet | Arizona State | Junior | Pac-12 | 13 |
10 | Tanner Sloan | South Dakota State | Sophomore | Big 12 | NR |
11 | Rocky Elam | Missouri | Freshman | Big 12 | 9 |
12 | Greg Bulsak | Rutgers | Senior | Big Ten | 7 |
13 | Lou DePrez | Binghamton | Junior | EIWA | 14 |
14 | Yonger Bastida | Iowa State | Sophomore | Big 12 | 15 |
15 | Thomas Penola | Purdue | Sophomore | Big Ten | 16 |
16 | Isaac Trumble | NC State | Freshman | ACC | 19 |
17 | Jay Aiello | Virginia | Senior | ACC | 11 |
18 | Jake Woodley | Oklahoma | Junior | Big 12 | 12 |
19 | Jacob Cardenas | Cornell | Sophomore | EIWA | 18 |
20 | Luke Stout | Princeton | Freshman | EIWA | 17 |
285 | |||||
1 | Gable Steveson | Minnesota | Junior | Big Ten | 1 |
2 | Cohlton Schultz | Arizona State | Freshman | Pac-12 | 2 |
3 | Tony Cassioppi | Iowa | Junior | Big Ten | 3 |
4 | Greg Kerkvliet | Penn State | Freshman | Big Ten | 4 |
5 | Mason Parris | Michigan | Junior | Big Ten | 5 |
6 | Wyatt Hendrickson | Air Force | Sophomore | Big 12 | 6 |
7 | Jordan Wood | Lehigh | Senior | EIWA | 7 |
8 | Matt Stencel | Central Michigan | Senior | MAC | 8 |
9 | Gary Traub | Oregon State | Senior | Pac-12 | 9 |
10 | Lucas Davison | Northwestern | Sophomore | Big Ten | 10 |
11 | Christian Lance | Nebraska | Senior | Big Ten | 11 |
12 | Trent Hilger | Wisconsin | Junior | Big Ten | 12 |
13 | Tate Orndorff | Ohio State | Senior | Big 12 | 13 |
14 | Nathan Traxler | Virginia Tech | Senior | ACC | 14 |
15 | Zach Elam | Missouri | Junior | Big 12 | 15 |
16 | Luke Luffman | Illinois | Sophomore | Big Ten | 16 |
17 | Brian Andrews | Wyoming | Senior | Big 12 | 17 |
18 | Lewis Fernandes | Cornell | Sophomore | EIWA | 18 |
19 | Zachary Knighton-Ward | Hofstra | Senior | EIWA | 19 |
20 | Joe Doyle | Binghamton | Junior | EIWA | 20 |
