How the Top 25 (and more) Fared: Feb. 10-16
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.
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.
Top 25
1. Penn State (14-0)
Defeated #8 Ohio State 27-13
Defeated #13 Illinois 29-9
125: #10 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) over #12 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) F;3:58
133: #5 Braeden Davis (Penn State) over #9 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) D;8-5
141: #3 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) over #1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) D;4-2
149: #2 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) over #12 Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) D;4-2
174: #2 Levi Haines (Penn State) over #9 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) D;6-4
184: #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) over #14 Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State) T;22-7
133: #2 Lucas Byrd (Illinois) over #5 Braeden Davis (Penn State) D;7-1
141: #3 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) over #13 Danny Pucino (Illinois) D;9-2
149: #2 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) over #11 Kannon Webster (Illinois) M;15-4
165: #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) over #10 Braeden Scoles (Illinois) M;10-1
174: #2 Levi Haines (Penn State) over #21 Dan Braunagel (Illinois) D;5-1
184: #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) over #10 Edmond Ruth (Illinois) DQ
197: #4 Josh Barr (Penn State) over #11 Zac Braunagel (Illinois) M;15-4
2. Oklahoma State (13-0)
No Dual Meet Competition
3. Iowa (13-1)
Defeated #6 Minnesota 23-11
Defeated Northwestern 37-3
125: Joey Cruz (Iowa) over #5 Cooper Flynn (Minnesota) D;7-4 SV
133: #4 Drake Ayala (Iowa) over #11 Tyler Wells (Minnesota) D;9-5
149: #4 Kyle Parco (Iowa) over #21 Drew Roberts (Minnesota) D;5-0
157: #1 Jacori Teemer (Iowa) over #10 Tommy Askey (Minnesota) D;4-1
165: #2 Mikey Caliendo (Iowa) over #9 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) T;21-5
174: #5 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) over #24 Clayton Whiting (Minnesota) D;8-4
184: #4 Max McEnelly (Minnesota) over #5 Gabe Arnold (Iowa) D;4-1 SV
197: #2 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) over #9 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) D;5-1
285: #1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) over #12 Ben Kueter (Iowa) T;19-3
165: #2 Mikey Caliendo (Iowa) over #19 Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) T;19-4
197: #2 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) over #13 Evan Bates (Northwestern) T;18-2
4. Northern Iowa (13-1)
Defeated #14 Iowa State 26-10
141: #5 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) over #15 Jacob Frost (Iowa State) D;10-7
157: #8 Cody Chittum (Iowa State) over #4 Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) D;4-2
174: #17 Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) over #11 MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) D;7-4
197: #15 Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa) over #12 Evan Bockman (Iowa State) D;7-2
285: #26 Daniel Herrera (Iowa State) over #16 Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) D;3-1
5. Nebraska (10-3)
Defeated #21 Indiana 39-2
125: #7 Caleb Smith (Nebraska) over #23 Jacob Moran (Indiana) D;2-0
184: #6 Silas Allred (Nebraska) over #32 Donnell Washington (Indiana) M;17-6
197: #22 Camden McDanel (Nebraska) over #23 Gabe Sollars (Indiana) M;17-4
285: #23 Jacob Bullock (Indiana) over #24 Harley Andrews (Nebraska) D;6-2
6. Minnesota (10-2)
Lost to #3 Iowa 23-11
125: Joey Cruz (Iowa) over #5 Cooper Flynn (Minnesota) D;7-4 SV
133: #4 Drake Ayala (Iowa) over #11 Tyler Wells (Minnesota) D;9-5
149: #4 Kyle Parco (Iowa) over #21 Drew Roberts (Minnesota) D;5-0
157: #1 Jacori Teemer (Iowa) over #10 Tommy Askey (Minnesota) D;4-1
165: Mike Caliendo (Iowa) over #9 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) T;21-5
174: #5 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) over #24 Clayton Whiting (Minnesota) D;8-4
184: #4 Max McEnelly (Minnesota) over #5 Gabe Arnold (Iowa) D;4-1 SV
197: #2 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) over #9 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) D;5-1
285: #1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) over #12 Ben Kueter (Iowa) T;19-3
7. NC State (11-1)
Defeated #17 Stanford 27-13
133: #10 Tyler Knox (Stanford) over #7 Kai Orine (NC State) M;9-1
149: #8 Jaden Abas (Stanford) over #33 Koy Buesgens (NC State) D;5-1
165: #14 Hunter Garvin (Stanford) over #32 Derek Fields (NC State) D;6-5
197: #24 Nick Stemmet (Stanford) over #26 Christian Knop (NC State) D;4-0
8. Ohio State (13-3)
Lost to #1 Penn State 27-13
125: #10 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) over #12 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) F;3:58
133: #5 Braeden Davis (Penn State) over #9 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) D;8-5
141: #3 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) over #1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) D;4-2
149: #2 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) over #12 Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) D;4-2
174: #2 Levi Haines (Penn State) over #9 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) D;6-4
184: #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) over #14 Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State) T;22-7
9. Cornell (10-1)
Defeated Arizona State 25-12
141: Emilio Ysaguirre (Arizona State) over #26 Joshua Saunders (Cornell) D;9-2
10. Virginia Tech (8-2)
Defeated #18 Pittsburgh 28-9
125: #4 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) over #17 Nick Babin (Pittsburgh) M;15-1
141: #11 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) over #31 Anthony Santaniello (Pittsburgh) D;10-7
149: #1 Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) over #26 Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh) D;4-1 SV
157: #22 Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh) over #13 Rafael Hipolito (Virginia Tech) D;4-1 SV
165: Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh) over #25 Mac Church (Virginia Tech) D;5-1
174: #13 Lennox Wolak (Virginia Tech) over #18 Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) F;4:33
197: #12 Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) over #8 Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) D;7-3
285: #15 Jimmy Mullen (Virginia Tech) over #14 Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) M;13-4
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