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How the Top 25 (and more) Fared: Jan. 27-Feb. 2
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How the Top 25 (and more) Fared: Jan. 27-Feb. 2

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 03, 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 (10-0)
— #1 Penn State 30, #2 Iowa 8

125: #7 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) over #26 Joey Cruz (Iowa) T;22-6
149: #4 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) over #2 Kyle Parco (Iowa) M;17-6
157: #3 Tyler Kasak (Penn State) over #1 Jacori Teemer (Iowa) D;5-2
165: #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) over #2 Mikey Caliendo (Iowa) T;19-4
174: #2 Levi Haines (Penn State) over #6 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) D;10-3
197: #1 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) over #4 Josh Barr (Penn State) D;5-1
285: #2 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) over #11 Ben Kueter (Iowa) M;12-2

#2 Iowa (10-1)
— #1 Penn State 30, #2 Iowa 8
— #2 Iowa 34, #25 Maryland 9

125: #7 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) over #26 Joey Cruz (Iowa) T;22-6
149: #4 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) over #2 Kyle Parco (Iowa) M;17-6
157: #3 Tyler Kasak (Penn State) over #1 Jacori Teemer (Iowa) D;5-2
165: #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) over #2 Mikey Caliendo (Iowa) T;19-4
174: #2 Levi Haines (Penn State) over #6 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) D;10-3
197: #1 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) over #4 Josh Barr (Penn State) D;5-1
285: #2 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) over #11 Ben Kueter (Iowa) M;12-2

184: #5 Gabe Arnold (Iowa) over #11 Jaxon Smith (Maryland) D;2-1 TB
285: #11 Ben Kueter (Iowa) over #12 Seth Nevills (Maryland) D;5-4

#3 Oklahoma State (12-0)
— #3 Oklahoma State 36, #20 Missouri 3

125: #4 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) over #31 Gage Walker (Missouri) M;10-1
165: #6 Cameron Amine (Oklahoma State) over #15 Cam Steed (Missouri) D;2-1
285: #3 Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State) over #24 Jarrett Stoner (Missouri) F;:53

#4 Ohio State (12-1)
— #4 Ohio State 25, #19 Michigan 14

141: #1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) over #11 Sergio Lemley (Michigan) M;13-2
157: #15 Chase Saldate (Michigan) over #17 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) M;8-0
174: #5 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) over #28 Joseph Walker (Michigan) D;5-2
184: #19 Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State) over #23 Jaden Bullock (Michigan) F;1:31
197: #2 Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) over #18 Seth Shumate (Ohio State) M;11-2
285: #9 Josh Heindselman (Michigan) over #7 Nick Feldman (Ohio State) D;4-2

#5 Northern Iowa (11-1)
— #5 Northern Iowa 29, #21 West Virginia 10

125: #15 Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) over #29 Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) D;10-5
165: #3 Peyton Hall (West Virginia) over #20 Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa) M;15-2
174: #30 Brody Conley (West Virginia) over #16 Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) D;8-5
184: #2 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) over #16 Dennis Robin (West Virginia) T;20-5

#6 NC State (10-1)
— #6 NC State 19, #18 North Carolina 16

125: #3 Vincent Robinson (NC State) over #13 Spencer Moore (North Carolina) D;10-4
133: #13 Ethan Oakley (North Carolina) over #12 Kai Orine (NC State) D;2-1 SV
149: #5 Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) over #21 Koy Buesgens (NC State) M;11-2
157: #14 Ed Scott (NC State) over #19 Sonny Santiago (North Carolina) D;5-4
174: #17 Joshua Ogunsanya (North Carolina) over #20 Matthew Singleton (NC State) D;6-5
184: #15 Dylan Fishback (NC State) over #22 Gavin Kane (North Carolina) M;14-5
197: Cade Lautt (North Carolina) over #26 Christian Knop (NC State) D;5-1

#7 Nebraska (9-2)
— #7 Nebraska 35, Wisconsin 7

133: #22 Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) over #14 Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) M;11-1

#8 Minnesota (8-1)
— #8 Minnesota 28, #12 Rutgers 9

133: #9 Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) over #18 Tyler Wells (Minnesota) D;8-2
141: #8 Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) over #13 Joey Olivieri (Rutgers) D;12-5
149: #20 Andrew Clark (Rutgers) over #25 Drew Roberts (Minnesota) D;9-7
157: #8 Tommy Askey (Minnesota) over #30 Conner Harer (Rutgers) D;1-0
165: #11 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) over #25 Anthony White (Rutgers) T;18-3
174: #25 Clayton Whiting (Minnesota) over #21 Jackson Turley (Rutgers) D;4-2
184: #4 Max McEnelly (Minnesota) over #18 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) M;18-4
285: #1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) over #8 Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) F;5:14

#9 Cornell (7-1)
— #9 Cornell 29, Binghamton 9
— #9 Cornell 40, Columbia 0

149: Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) over #18 Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) D;2-1
184: #7 Chris Foca (Cornell) over #28 Will Ebert (Binghamton) T;16-1
285: #16 Cory Day (Binghamton) over #33 Ashton Davis (Cornell) D;3-2

165: #5 Julian Ramirez (Cornell) over #26 Cesar Alvan (Columbia) M;14-5
184: #7 Chris Foca (Cornell) over #30 Nick Fine (Columbia) D;8-2

#10 Virginia Tech (6-2)
— #10 Virginia Tech 36, Virginia 3

125: #5 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) over #30 Keyveon Roller (Virginia) M;8-0
133: #19 Connor McGonagle (Virginia Tech) over #26 Gable Porter (Virginia) M;10-0
141: #10 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) over #17 Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) D;5-1
149: #1 Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) over #30 Jack Gioffre (Virginia) M;19-5
165: #22 Nick Hamilton (Virginia) over #29 Mac Church (Virginia Tech) D;4-2

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