2022-23 NCAA DI Rankings

Cole Matthews

It should be noted that only folkstyle results against collegiate wrestlers are factored into the rankings, so true freshmen with no relevant results will not appear in the rankings, and redshirt freshmen with few relevant results will not appear as high as some may be expecting.

We're penciling in Penn State's Beau Bartlett to drop down to 141 to make room for Shayne Van Ness at 149, but that lineup has yet to be announced, and indeed may not be finalized until late in the season. The top four finishers at 141 from the 2022 NCAAs all graduated, so Beau and the rest of the top 10 are all title contenders, which should cause some major disruptions to the rankings as the season progresses. 

We're excepting Alvarez, Hines, Bell, and Vasquez to return to their respective lineups, all of whom did not wrestle in the postseason in 2022 for various reasons. 

Finally, redshirt freshman Lachlan McNeil checks in at just an honorable mention, but he's got the potential to move up the rankings in a hurry. 

Questions or comments for the rankers? We welcome and encourage your feedback. Hit up Andrew Spey (email: Andrew.Spey@flosports.tv; Twitter: @SpeyWrestle) and JD Rader (email: jd.rader@flosports.tv; Twitter: @rader_jd)

RankGradeNameSchoolPrevious
1SRCole MatthewsPittsburgh2
2SRReal WoodsIowa3
3SRJakob BergelandMinnesota4
4JRAndrew AlirezN. Colorado6
5SRClay CarlsonSD State7
6SRAllan HartMissouri8
7JRFrankie Tal ShaharNorthwestern9
8SORyan JackNC State10
9JRDylan D'EmilioOhio State12
10JRBeau BartlettPenn State12 (149)
11SOJoseph ZargoWisconsin13
12SRParker FiliusPurdue14
13SRDylan DroegemuellerND State15
14SRMatt KazimirColumbia16
15SOCarter YoungOK State17
16SOCael HappelUNI18
17JRMalyke HinesLehigh22 (133)
18SOTy SmithUtah Valley20
19JRSammy AlvarezRutgersNR
20SRCayden RooksIndiana21
21SOMcKenzie BellRiderNR
22SOJesse VasquezArizona StateNR
23SRJacob ButlerOklahoma22
24SRJosh MasonBloomsburg23
HMJRGabe WillochellEdinboro24
HMFRLachlan McNeilNorth CarolinaNR
HMSRSeth KolenoClarionNR
HMJRJavion JonesNorthern IllinoisNR
HMSODylan CedenoVirginiaNR
HMSRCollin GerardiVirginia TechNR
HMSRSaul ErvinSIUENR
HMSRDarren MillerBucknellNR
HMJRAngelo MartinoniCSU-BakersfieldNR