InterMat College Wrestling Individual Rankings updated after Week 11
InterMat released its updated college wrestling individual rankings after Week 11 of the season and there were some big changes.
In fact, we finally have a new No. 1 at one weight class as some of the weights take shape. That’s what happens when there are more intense battles in conference.
Let’s dive into InterMat’s latest individual rankings after the 11th week of competition.
125 pounds
1. Drake Ayala – Iowa (5)
2. Matt Ramos – Purdue (2)
3. Luke Stanich – Lehigh (NR)
4. Eric Barnett – Wisconsin (4)
5. Michael DeAugustino – Michigan (53
6. Jore Volk – Wyoming (6)
7. Caleb Smith – Nebraska (7)
8. Cooper Flynn – Virginia Tech (8)
9. Noah Surtin – Missouri (9)
10. Anthony Noto – Lock Haven (1)
There’s a new No. 1 in the wildest weight class in the country. Ayala, Spencer Lee’s replacement, is now atop the world. At least for the moment. Stanich makes his rankings debut as there’s still a chance he’ll redshirt. But he’s 11-1 and on one of the most impressive starts.
133 pounds
1. Ryan Crookham – Lehigh (1)
2. Vito Arujau – Cornell (2)
3. Daton Fix – Oklahoma State (3)
4. Aaron Nagao – Penn State (4)
5. Kai Orine – NC State (5)
6. Dylan Ragusin – Michigan (NR)
7. Evan Frost – Iowa State (6)
8. Dylan Shawver – Rutgers (8)
9. Zeth Romney – Cal Poly (9)
10. Michael Colaiocco – UPenn (10)
Ragusin is in now due to the injury to Chris Cannon. He was supposed to redshirt, but Michigan called his number and he sports a 14-0 record. The rest of the rankings pretty much stayed the same.
141 pounds
1. Real Woods – Iowa (1)
2. Beau Bartlett – Penn State (2)
3. Jesse Mendez – Ohio State (3)
4. Ryan Jack – NC State (4)
5. Lachlan McNeil – North Carolina (5)
6. Cael Happel – Northern Iowa (6)
7. Tagen Jamison – Oklahoma State (8)
8. Brock Hardy – Nebraska (7)
9. Jordan Titus – West Virginia (9)
10. Anthony Echemendia – Iowa State (10)
Jamison and Hardy are the only two guys to flip spots this week. Otherwise, this is the same top 10 this week. The top three are going to be so fun at the Big Ten tournament.
149 pounds
1. Ridge Lovett – Nebraska (1)
2. Caleb Henson – Virginia Tech (2)
3. Jackson Arrington – NC State (3)
4. Kyle Parco – Arizona State (4)
5. Chance Lamer – Cal Poly (6)
6. Austin Gomez – Michigan (8)
7. Ty Watters – West Virginia (9)
8. Kannon Webster – Illinois (10)
9. Dylan D’Emilio – Ohio State (5)
10. Casey Swiderski – Iowa State (7)
There was some movement within the top 10 but the same guys are still here. Lovett is 15-0 after his latest win and Henson is hot on his trail with a 20-1 record. Webster, just a freshman, is making moves with an 11-1 record.
157 pounds
1. Levi Haines – Penn State (1)
2. Jared Franek – Iowa (2)
3. Peyton Robb – Nebraska (3)
4. Vince Zerban – Northern Colorado (4)
5. Jacori Teemer – Arizona State (5)
6. Brock Mauller – Missouri (10)
7. Ed Scott – NC State (7)
8. Bryce Andonian – Virginia Tech (8)
9. Will Lewan – Michigan (9)
10. Michael Blockhus – Minnesota (11)
The top five are the same this week but Mauller moved up four spots this week. He’s 10-1 on the year. Blockhus upset Franek, who didn’t move, but the Minnesota grappler moved into the top 10 this week.
165 pounds
1. Keegan O’Toole – Missouri (1)
2. Julian Ramirez – Cornell (3)
3. David Carr – Iowa State (4)
4. Izzak Olejnik – Oklahoma State (2)
5. Dean Hamiti – Wisconsin (6)
6. Mikey Caliendo – Iowa (7)
7. Cameron Amine – Michigan (5)
8. Peyton Hall – West Virginia (9)
9. Mitchell Mesenbrink – Penn State (10)
10. Caleb Fish – Michigan State (11)
Ramirez is the new No. 2 to O’Toole’s No. 1 this week. Olejnik drops to No. 4 after his first loss. Due to the shake ups, there was some shuffling in the weight class. Still, Mizzou’s two-time national champ is the man to beat.
174 pounds
1. Carter Starocci – Penn State (1)
2. Mekhi Lewis – Virginia Tech (2)
3. Edmond Ruth – Illinois (3)
4.Shane Griffith – Michigan (4)
5. Cade DeVos – South Dakota State (5)
6. Peyton Mocco – Missouri (6)
7. Nick Incontrera – Penn (11)
8. Phil Conigliaro – Harvard (12)
9. Patrick Kennedy – Iowa (NR)
10. Adam Kemp – Cal Poly (14)
The top six remained the same here so nothing new. However, Incontrera made a big leap, as well as Conigliaro, putting on for the Ivy League. Kennedy is officially the game (as of now) for Iowa and gets his rankings debut and immediately in the top 10.
184 pounds
1. Parker Keckeisen – Northern Iowa (1)
2. Dustin Plott – Oklahoma State (2)
3. Lenny Pinto – Nebraska (3)
4. Trey Munoz – Oregon State (4)
5. Bernie Truax – Penn State (5)
6. Dylan Fishback – NC State (6)
7. Sam Wolf – Air Force (7)
8. Chris Foca – Cornell (8)
9. Will Feldkamp – Iowa State (9)
10. Isaiah Salazar – Minnesota (10)
The first weight class this week to feature no changes in the top 10. In fact, the top 17 remained unchanged after Week 11 of the season. Keckeisen is the favorite, but this is truly an open weight class.
197 pounds
1. Aaron Brooks – Penn State (1)
2. Stephen Buchanan – Oklahoma (2)
3. Rocky Elam – Missouri (3)
4. Trent Hidlay – NC State (4)
5. Jaxon Smith – Maryland (5)
6. Tanner Sloan – South Dakota State (6)
7. Michael Beard – Lehigh (9)
8. Jacob Cardenas – Cornell (7)
9. John Poznanski – Rutgers (8)
10. Luke Stout – Princeton (10)
The top six remained intact this week but Beard made a move with his latest win. He’s 16-1 on the season. Since he moved up, Cardenas and Poznanski went down one spot each.
285 pounds
1. Greg Kerkvliet – Penn State (1)
2. Wyatt Hendrickson – Air Force (2)
3. Yonger Bastida – Iowa State (3)
4. Lucas Davison – Michigan (4)
5. Cohlton Schultz – Arizona State (5)
6. Zach Elam – Missouri (6)
7. Yaraslau Slavikouski – Rutgers (7)
8. Nathan Taylor – Lehigh (10)
9. Konner Docuet – Oklahoma State (11)
10. Taye Ghadiali – Campbell (8)
The top seven are the same this week while Taylor moved up two spots. Doucet is also into the top 10 finally with his 12-2 record. Ghadiali dropped two spots despite a 22-3 record this year.
With another week in the books and conference duals happening, things will start to get wild in college wrestling. It only gets better from here! For the full set of rankings, click HERE.