The First NCAA Coaches' Poll Is Here

The First NCAA Coaches' Poll Is Here

The first coaches' poll of the 2023-24 NCAA D1 wrestling season is here!

Jan 23, 2025 by Andrew Spey
The First NCAA Coaches' Poll Is Here

The first coaches' poll of the 2024-25 NCAA D1 wrestling season has been published!

Wrestlers need a specific number of D1 matches against non-teammates this season to earn a ranking. Voting is done by multiple coaches at each weight with every conference being represented equally. 

The last coaches' poll that comes out just before the conference championship is a major component for determining NCAA Championship allocation spots per conference. 

We've also projected the final team scores of the NCAA Championship using these rankings the same way we do for the Tournament Rankings. Those can be found after the 285-pound coaches' poll.

Additionally, we've calculated the relative strength of each conference in each weight class by totaling up the number of projected points for each wrestler in the conference. That table can be found after the projected team scores. 

125 Pounds

RANKNAMETEAMCONFERENCE
1Matt RamosPurdueBig Ten
2Vincent RobinsonNC StateACC
3Troy SpratleyOklahoma StateBig 12
4Luke LilledahlPenn StateBig Ten
5Eddie VentrescaVirginia TechACC
6Caleb SmithNebraskaBig Ten
7Cooper FlynnMinnesotaBig Ten
8Stevo PoulinNorthern ColoradoBig 12
9Maximo RenteriaOregon StatePac 12
10Brendan McCroneOhio StateBig Ten
11Dean PetersonRutgersBig Ten
12Spencer MooreNorth CarolinaACC
13Tanner JordanSouth Dakota StateBig 12
14Sheldon SeymourLehighEIWA
15Kysen TerukinaIowa StateBig 12
16Nicolar RiveraWisconsinBig Ten
17Diego SoteloHarvardIvy League
18Jacob MoranIndianaBig Ten
18Blake WestNorthern IllinoisMAC
20Nick BabinPittsburghACC
20Anthony MoltonCampbellSoCon
22Marc-Anthony McGowanPrincetonIvy League
23Max GallagherPennsylvaniaIvy League
24Trever AndersonNorthern IowaBig 12
25Charlie FarmerArmy West PointEIWA
25Antonio LorenzoOklahomaBig 12
27Joey CruzIowaBig Ten
28Keyveon RollerVirginiaACC
29Dedrick NavarroNorthwesternBig Ten
30Desmond PleasantDrexelEIWA
31Gage WalkerMissouriBig 12
32Koda HolemanCal PolyPac 12
33Carson WagnerBinghamtonEIWA

133 Pounds

RANKNAMETEAMCONFERENCE
1Drake AyalaIowaBig Ten
2Zeth RomneyCal PolyPac 12
3Lucas ByrdIllinoisBig Ten
4Evan FrostIowa StateBig 12
5Tyler KnoxStanfordACC
6Nasir BaileyLittle RockPac 12
7Braeden DavisPenn StateBig Ten
7Nic BouzakisOhio StateBig Ten
9Dylan ShawverRutgersBig Ten
10Braxton BrownMarylandBig Ten
11Jacob Van DeeNebraskaBig Ten
12Ethan OakleyNorth CarolinaACC
13Reece WitcraftOklahoma StateBig 12
14Tyler WellsMinnesotaBig Ten
15Dominick SerranoNorthern ColoradoBig 12
16Anthony NotoLock HavenMAC
17Blake BoarmanChattanoogaSoCon
18Julian FarberNorthern IowaBig 12
19Ryan MillerPennsylvaniaIvy League
20Ethan BergincArmy West PointEIWA
21Kyle BurwickNorth Dakota StateBig 12
22Cleveland BeltonOklahomaBig 12
23Zan FugittWisconsinBig Ten
24Takeo DavisGardner-WebbSoCon
25Sean SpidleCentral MichiganMAC
26Derrick CardinalSouth Dakota StateBig 12
27Angelo RiniIndianaBig Ten
28Julian ChleboveArizona StateBig 12
29Colton CamachoEdinboroMAC
30Kurt PhippsBucknellEIWA
31Gable PorterVirginiaACC
32Domenic ZacconeCampbellSoCon
33Chad BellisAppalachian StateSoCon

141 Pounds

RANKNAMETEAMCONFERENCE
1Jesse MendezOhio StateBig Ten
2Beau BartlettPenn StateBig Ten
3Tagen JamisonOklahoma StateBig 12
4Cael HappelNorthern IowaBig 12
5Brock HardyNebraskaBig Ten
6Josh KoderhandtNavyEIWA
7Vance VombaurMinnesotaBig Ten
8Sam LatonaVirginia TechACC
8Sergio LemleyMichiganBig Ten
10CJ CompostoPennsylvaniaIvy League
11Joesph OliveriRutgersBig Ten
12Jacob FrostIowa StateBig 12
13Josh EdmondMissouriBig 12
14Danny PucinoIllinoisBig Ten
15Dylan ChappellBucknellEIWA
16Haiden DruryUtah ValleyBig 12
17Wyatt HensonLock HavenMAC
18Mosha SchwartzOklahomaBig 12
19Jayden ScottNorth CarolinaACC
20Todd CarterGardner-WebbSoCon
21Shannon HannaCampbellSoCon
22Jason MirandaStanfordACC
23Julian TaggSouth Dakota StateBig 12
24Joshua SaundersCornellIvy League
25Henry PorterIndianaBig Ten
25Eligh RiveraPrincetonIvy League
27Greyson ClarkPurdueBig Ten
28Braden BasileArmy West PointEIWA
29McKenzie BellRiderMAC
30Jordan SorianoDrexelEIWA
31Tyson SherlockDavidsonSoCon
32Elijah GriffinCalifornia BaptistBig 12
33Ian OswaltBrownIvy League

149 Pounds

RANKNAMETEAMCONFERENCE
1Caleb HensonVirginia TechACC
2Ridge LovettNebraskaBig Ten
3Kyle ParcoIowaBig Ten
4Shayne Van NessPenn StateBig Ten
5Lachlan McNeilNorth CarolinaACC
6Chance LamerCal PolyPac 12
7Jaden AbasStanfordACC
8Ty WhalenPrincetonIvy League
9Dylan D`EmilioOhio StateBig Ten
10Jordan WilliamsLittle RockPac 12
11Willie McDougaldOklahomaBig 12
12Carter YoungOklahoma StateBig 12
13Kannon WebsterIllinoisBig Ten
14Colin RealbutoNorthern IowaBig 12
15Sammy AlvarezRiderMAC
16Cross WasiliewskiPennsylvaniaIvy League
17Jesse VasquezArizona StateBig 12
18Ethan FernandezCornellIvy League
19Andrew ClarkRutgersBig Ten
20Drew RobertsMinnesotaBig Ten
21Sam CartellaNorthwesternBig Ten
22Dylan GilcherMichiganBig Ten
23Finn SolomonPittsburghACC
24Koy BuesgensNC StateACC
25Gabe WillochellWyomingBig 12
26Malyke HinesLehighEIWA
27Mason ShraderCentral MichiganMAC
28Gavin DrexlerNorth Dakota StateBig 12
29Kal MillerMarylandBig Ten
30Kaden CassidyGeorge MasonMAC
31Billy MeisznerKent StateMAC
32Lucas KapustaLock HavenMAC
33Ivan GarciaBinghamtonEIWA

157 Pounds

RANKNAMETEAMCONFERENCE
1Tyler KasakPenn StateBig Ten
2Ryder DowneyNorthern IowaBig 12
3Antrell TaylorNebraskaBig Ten
4Ethen MillerMarylandBig Ten
5Joey BlazePurdueBig Ten
6Tommy AskeyMinnesotaBig Ten
7Cody ChittumIowa StateBig 12
7Rafael HipolitoVirginia TechACC
9Caleb FishOklahoma StateBig 12
10Ed ScottNC StateACC
11Vinny ZerbanNorthern ColoradoBig 12
12Chase SaldateMichiganBig Ten
13Johnny LovettCentral MichiganMAC
14Matty BianchiLittle RockPac 12
15Jared HillWyomingBig 12
16Jude SwisherPennsylvaniaIvy League
17Jason KraisserIllinoisBig Ten
18Dylan EvansPittsburghACC
19Cobe SiebrechtSouth Dakota StateBig 12
20Sonny SantiagoNorth CarolinaACC
21Luke NichterDrexelEIWA
22Grigor CholakyanStanfordACC
23DJ McgeeGeorge MasonMAC
24Logan RozynskiLehighEIWA
25Blake SaitoBrownIvy League
26Tanner PeakeDavidsonSoCon
27Colton WashleskiRiderMAC
28James ConwayMissouriBig 12
29Maxwell PetersenNorth Dakota StateBig 12
30James HarringtonHarvardIvy League
31Conner HarerRutgersBig Ten
32Tyler BadgettThe CitadelSoCon
33Kaleb BurgessBuffaloMAC

165 Pounds

RANKNAMETEAMCONFERENCE
1Mitchell MesenbrinkPenn StateBig Ten
2Mike CaliendoIowaBig Ten
3Peyton HallWest VirginiaBig 12
4Terrell BarracloughUtah ValleyBig 12
5Julian RamirezCornellIvy League
6Cameron AmineOklahoma StateBig 12
7Will MillerAppalachian StateSoCon
8Bubba WilsonNebraskaBig Ten
9Drake RhodesSouth Dakota StateBig 12
10Hunter GarvinStanfordACC
11Andrew SparksMinnesotaBig Ten
12Tyler LillardIndianaBig Ten
13Braeden ScolesIllinoisBig Ten
14Nicco RuizArizona StateBig 12
15Cam SteedMissouriBig 12
16Beau MantanonaMichiganBig Ten
17Gunner FilipowiczArmy West PointEIWA
18Jack ThomsenNorthern IowaBig 12
19Maxx MayfieldNorthwesternBig Ten
20Mac ChurchVirginia TechACC
21Luka WickCal PolyPac 12
22Derek FieldsNC StateACC
23Anthony WhiteRutgersBig Ten
24Evan MaagGeorge MasonMAC
25Cesar AlvanColumbiaIvy League
26Aidan WallaceDukeACC
27Tate PickloOklahomaBig 12
28Kyle MosherHofstraEIWA
29Domonic BakerCampbellSoCon
30Enrique MunguiaRiderMAC
31Joseph BianchiLittle RockPac 12
32Thomas SnipesThe CitadelSoCon
33Carter BaerBinghamtonEIWA

174 Pounds

RANKNAMETEAMCONFERENCE
1Keegan O`TooleMissouriBig 12
2Levi HainesPenn StateBig Ten
3Dean HamitiOklahoma StateBig 12
4Lorenzo NormanStanfordACC
5Patrick KennedyIowaBig Ten
6Nick IncontreraPennsylvaniaIvy League
7Alex CramerCentral MichiganMAC
8Gaven SaxOklahomaBig 12
9Brevin CassellaBinghamtonEIWA
10Garrett ThompsonOhioMAC
11Cade DeVosSouth Dakota StateBig 12
12Simon RuizCornellIvy League
13Danny WaskNavyEIWA
14Lenny PintoNebraskaBig Ten
15Jared SimmaNorthern IowaBig 12
16Matthew SingletonNC StateACC
17Luca AugustinePittsburghACC
18Joshua OgunsanyaNorth CarolinaACC
19Myles TakatsBucknellEIWA
20Sergio DesianteChattanoogaSoCon
21Dan BraunagelIllinoisBig Ten
22Jackson TurleyRutgersBig Ten
23Brody BaumannPurdueBig Ten
24Clayton WhitingMinnesotaBig Ten
25Dalton HarkinsArmy West PointEIWA
26Lennox WolakVirginia TechACC
27Brody ConleyWest VirginiaBig 12
28Lucas UlianoAppalachian StateSoCon
29Joseph WalkerMichiganBig Ten
30Lucas CondonWisconsinBig Ten
31Avery BassettLock HavenMAC
32John WorthingClarionMAC
33Caleb CamposAmericanEIWA

184 Pounds

RANKNAMETEAMCONFERENCE
1Carter StarocciPenn StateBig Ten
2Parker KeckeisenNorthern IowaBig 12
3Dustin PlottOklahoma StateBig 12
4Max McEnellyMinnesotaBig Ten
5Gabe ArnoldIowaBig Ten
6Bennett BergeSouth Dakota StateBig 12
7Silas AllredNebraskaBig Ten
8Colton HawksMissouriBig 12
9Edmond RuthIllinoisBig Ten
10Jaxon SmithMarylandBig Ten
11Dylan FishbackNC StateACC
12Evan BockmanIowa StateBig 12
13Reece HellerPittsburghACC
14Isaac DeanRiderMAC
15Brock DelSignoreLittle RockPac 12
16Shane Cartagena-WalshRutgersBig Ten
17Dennis RobinWest VirginiaBig 12
18Maximus HalePennsylvaniaIvy League
19Jaden BullockMichiganBig Ten
20Deanthony Parker JrOklahomaBig 12
21Gavin KaneNorth CarolinaACC
22Will EbertBinghamtonEIWA
23Colin FegleyLock HavenMAC
24Thomas Stewart JrVirginia TechACC
25Nathan HaasCalifornia BaptistBig 12
25Malachi DuVallGeorge MasonMAC
27Nick FineColumbiaIvy League
28Donnell WashingtonIndianaBig Ten
29AJ HeegNorthern ColoradoBig 12
30Ross McFarlandHofstraEIWA
31Adrien CramerCentral MichiganMAC
32Giuseppe HooseDrexelEIWA
33Aidan BrenotNorth Dakota StateBig 12

197 Pounds

RANKNAMETEAMCONFERENCE
1Stephen BuchananIowaBig Ten
2Jacob CardenasMichiganBig Ten
3AJ FerrariCSU BakersfieldPac 12
4Josh BarrPenn StateBig Ten
5stephen littleLittle RockPac 12
6Michael BeardLehighEIWA
7Luke SurberOklahoma StateBig 12
8Isaiah SalazarMinnesotaBig Ten
9Andy SmithVirginia TechACC
10Joseph NovakWyomingBig 12
11Mac StoutPittsburghACC
12Wyatt VoelkerNorthern IowaBig 12
13Zac BraunagelIllinoisBig Ten
14John PoznanskiRutgersBig Ten
15Evan BatesNorthwesternBig Ten
16Zach GlazierSouth Dakota StateBig 12
17Nikolas StemmetStanfordACC
18Remy CottonMichigan StateBig Ten
19Dillon BechtoldBucknellEIWA
20Gabe SollarsIndianaBig Ten
21Camden McDanelNebraskaBig Ten
22Patrick BrophyThe CitadelSoCon
23Michael DellagattaCornellIvy League
24Christian KnopNC StateACC
25Levi HopkinsCampbellSoCon
26Wolfgang FrableArmy West PointEIWA
27Tucker HoganLock HavenMAC
28Carson FloydAppalachian StateSoCon
29Ben VanadiaPurdueBig Ten
30Payton ThomasNavyEIWA
31Luke CochranCentral MichiganMAC
32Joseph CurtisColumbiaIvy League
33Josh McCutchenGardner-WebbSoCon

285 Pounds

RANKNAMETEAMCONFERENCE
1Greg KerkvlietPenn StateBig Ten
2Wyatt HendricksonOklahoma StateBig 12
3Isaac TrumbleNC StateACC
4Nick FeldmanOhio StateBig Ten
5Cohlton SchultzArizona StateBig 12
6Owen TrephanLehighEIWA
7Yaraslau SlavikouskiRutgersBig Ten
8Luke LuffmanIllinoisBig Ten
9Joshua HeindselmanMichiganBig Ten
10Ben KueterIowaBig Ten
11Seth NevillsMarylandBig Ten
12Dayton PitzerPittsburghACC
13Jimmy MullenVirginia TechACC
14Lance RunyonNorthern IowaBig 12
15Cory DayBinghamtonEIWA
16Lucas StoddardArmy West PointEIWA
17Gavin HoffmanLock HavenMAC
18Jacob BullockIndianaBig Ten
19Brett MowerOregon StatePac 12
20Harley AndrewsNebraskaBig Ten
21Jordan GreerOhioMAC
22Jake AndrewsCSU BakersfieldPac 12
23Trevor TinkerCal PolyPac 12
24Connor BarketDukeACC
25Luke RasmussenSouth Dakota StateBig 12
26Daniel HerreraIowa StateBig 12
27Juan MoraOklahomaBig 12
28Daniel BucknavichCleveland StateMAC
29Jarrett StonerMissouriBig 12
30Bryan CavesCentral MichiganMAC
31Peter MingStanfordACC
32William JarrellAmericanEIWA
33Max VanadiaMichigan StateBig Ten


Team Race Projection

RANKTEAMPOINTS
1Penn State156
2Iowa91.5
3Oklahoma State91
4Nebraska65
5Northern Iowa52.5
6Virginia Tech46.5
7Minnesota44.5
8Ohio State43
9NC State36.5
10Stanford32.5
11Purdue30.5
12Missouri28.5
13Michigan28
13Illinois28
15Cal Poly26
16Iowa State24.5
17Little Rock24
18Lehigh20
19Maryland18.5
20South Dakota State17
20Rutgers17
22North Carolina16
23Pennsylvania15.5
24West Virginia14
24Utah Valley14
24CSU Bakersfield14
27Cornell13.5
28Arizona State12
29Navy10.5
30Oklahoma9
30Northern Colorado9
32Central Michigan8
33Pittsburgh7.5
34Appalachian State6.5
35Princeton6
36Binghamton4
37Wyoming3.5
37Indiana3.5
39Rider3
39Lock Haven3
41Oregon State2.5
41Ohio2.5
41Northwestern2.5
41Bucknell2.5
41Army West Point2.5
46Wisconsin2
47George Mason1
47Gardner-Webb1
47Chattanooga1
47Campbell1
51The Citadel0.5
51Northern Illinois0.5
51North Dakota State0.5
51Michigan State0.5
51Harvard0.5
51Duke0.5
51Drexel0.5


Conference Strength

Conference125133141149157165174184197285Total
Big Ten5454.561.547.567.549.529.5556051.5530.5
Big 1222.51732628.540.542.5471227.5275.5
ACC28.5126.537.5103154.5517.5139.5
Pac 12225 111.50.5 1.523.51.566.5
EIWA1.50.510.5010.540.59.51240
Ivy League1.50.52.57.51.510110.50.5 35.5
MAC0.51.50.51.520.58.520118
SoCon0.511 06.50.5 0.5 10