2023-24 NCAA DI Rankings
157 - Levi Haines
Vinny Zerban falls all the way down to #16 after losing at Big 12's to both Brock Mauller and Jared Hill.
Michael Blockhus dropped a match to Will Lewan and falls one spot in the rankings but is kept from falling further due to his wins over Jared Franek and Peyton Robb.
We also chose to drop Daniel Cardenas in the rankings even though he only lost to #2 Jacori Teemer, he also holds losses on the year to Bryce Andonian, Vinny Zerban, and Brock Mauller. Meyer Shapiro, who lost to Cardenas at the CKLV, has been undefeated since that tournament while recording notable wins over Brock Mauller (who beat Cardeans), Ed Scott, Max Brignola, Paddy Gallagher, and several other ranked wrestlers. That resume is enough to move Shapiro to the #3 spot.
Similarly, Ryder Downey won Big 12s and is riding a 14 match winning streak dating back to December that includes wins over Cody Chittum (X2), Teague Travis, Peyton Robb, and Cael Swensen. That streak is enough to move Downey up to the #4 spot.
Cael Swensen moves all the way up to #13 after his performance at Big 12s where he defeated Teague Travis (X2) and Brock Mauller.
Several other upsets resulted in changes at the weight but we'll limit our explanation to the top 15. The rest of the movement fell in line with the results from the conference tournaments.
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