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How the Top 25 (and more) Fared: Dec. 23-Jan. 5

A look at how all the teams in Division I did this week based on their ranking in the NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll.

Jan 06, 2025
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Here’s a breakdown of how the action unfolded in Division I Men’s Wrestling this past week. Teams are sorted by their rank in the NWCA Division I Coaches Poll, then followed by the teams receiving votes (in the order they received votes), then the unranked teams in alphabetical order.

  • Highlighted in the dual results are upsets or ranked head-to-head matches of note. Individual rankings are via InterMat.


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UNI wrestling vs. Nebraska | Jan. 5. 2025 (Cedar Falls, Iowa)
Photo by Allyson Schwab, UNI Athletics

Top 25

1. Penn State (6-0)
No Dual Competition

2. Iowa (6-0)
No Dual Competition

3. Oklahoma State (7-0)
WIN Air Force 43-6

4. Nebraska (5-1)
LOSS #10 Northern Iowa 24-9

125: Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) over #5 Caleb Smith (Nebraska) D;5-2
141: #8 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) over #5 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) D;7-5
149: #5 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) over #17 Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) D;12-9
157: #5 Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) over #3 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) D;5-2 SV
174: #16 Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) over #15 Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) D;6-5
184: #2 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) over #5 Silas Allred (Nebraska) F;3:38
197: #16 Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa) over #23 Camden McDanel (Nebraska) D;6-4
285: #16 Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) over #24 Harley Andrews (Nebraska) D;11-6

5. Ohio State (8-0)
WON Oregon State 40-3

125: #13 Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) over #6 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) D;6-5
285: #8 Nick Feldman (Ohio State) over #21 Brett Mower (Oregon State) T;23-6

6. NC State (6-0)
No Dual Competition

7. Minnesota (4-0)
No Dual Competition

8. Virginia Tech (3-1)
No Dual Competition

9. Michigan (3-0)
No Dual Competition

10. Northern Iowa (4-0)
WON #4 Nebraska 24-9

125: Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) over #5 Caleb Smith (Nebraska) D;5-2
141: #8 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) over #5 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) D;7-5
149: #5 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) over #17 Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) D;12-9
157: #5 Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) over #3 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) D;5-2 SV
174: #16 Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) over #15 Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) D;6-5
184: #2 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) over #5 Silas Allred (Nebraska) F;3:38
197: #16 Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa) over #23 Camden McDanel (Nebraska) D;6-4
285: #16 Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) over #24 Harley Andrews (Nebraska) D;11-6

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