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How the Top 25 (and more) Fared: Feb. 10-16
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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.

Feb 17, 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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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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