InterMat College Wrestling Individual Rankings updated after Week 7
The InterMat college wrestling individual rankings were updated after Week 7 of action and the collegiate duals early this week.
The lightweights were once again shaken up after another week of wrestling. The upperweights had some mild changes, but more or less, stayed the same.
Let’s dive into the latest top 10 of each weight class as we head into the holiday break and get closer to conference duals.
125 pounds
1. Anthony Noto – Lock Haven (2)
2. Noah Surtin – Missouri (12)
3. Dean Peterson – Rutgers (7)
4. Caleb Smith – Nebraska (8)
5. Matt Ramos – Purdue (9)
6. Michael DeAugustino – Michigan (6)
7. Jore Volk – Wyoming (16)
8. Richie Figueroa – Arizona State (3)
9. Eric Barnett – Wisconsin (10)
10. Cooper Flynn – Virginia Tech (NR)
We have a new No. 1 wrestler once again after more madness at 125. Surtin went all the way up to No. 2 after being outside the top 10 while others moved steadily up the poll. Flynn wasn’t ranked but made his debut by beating Jakob Camacho.
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. Sam Latona – Virginia Tech (6)
6. Kai Orine – NC State (5)
7. Chris Cannon – Michigan (7)
8. Nasir Bailey – Little Rock (21)
9. Evan Frost – Iowa State (8)
10. Brody Teske – Iowa (9)
Latona moved up to No. 5 so he’s a new addition to the top half of the rankings. Bailey moves into the top 10 and is 9-1 as a freshman for Little Rock. He was No. 21 last week.
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. Brock Hardy – Nebraska (7)
7. Clay Carlson – South Dakota State (8)
8. Tagen Jamison – Oklahoma State (9)
9. Cael Happel – Northern Iowa (6)
10. Mosha Schwartz – Oklahoma (10)
Let’s take a breather here as 141 did not have any changes this week. Mendez looks great for Ohio State, sporting a 14-1 record. Woods and Bartlett are still undefeated and a combined 13-0.
149 pounds
1. Ridge Lovett – Nebraska (1)
2. Caleb Henson – Virginia Tech (3)
3. Kyle Parco – Arizona State (4)
4. Jackson Arrington – NC State (5)
5. Dylan D’Emilio – Ohio State (4)
6. Chance Lamer – Cal Poly (6)
7. Casey Swiderski – Iowa State (7)
8. Victor Voinovich – Iowa (8)
9. Austin Gomez – Michigan (NR)
10. Jaden Abas – Stanford (13)
The top eight stayed the same this week with just one flip, but Gomez made his rankings debut, despite not wrestling yet. Gomez officially joined the Michigan roster for his final year of eligibility. He’s an immediate national title threat.
157 pounds
1. Levi Haines – Penn State (1)
2. Jared Franek – Iowa (2)
3. Peyton Robb – Nebraska (3)
4. Jacori Teemer – Arizona State (4)
5. Brock Mauller – Missouri (5)
6. Ed Scott – NC State (6)
7. Daniel Cardenas – Stanford (8)
8. Bryce Andonian – Virginia Tech (7)
9. Will Lewan – Michigan (9)
10. Vince Zerban – Northern Colorado (10)
Cardenas and Andonian flipped spots here, otherwise there were not any other changes this week. Robb is 13-0 this season in his comeback from a life threatening infection after the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
165 pounds
1. Keegan O’Toole – Missouri (1)
2. Izzak Olejnik – Oklahoma State (2)
3. Julian Ramirez – Cornell (3)
4. David Carr – Iowa State (4)
5. Cameron Amine – Michigan (5)
6. Dean Hamiti – Wisconsin (6)
7. Mikey Caliendo – Iowa (7)
8. Holden Heller – Pitt (8)
9. Derek Gilcher – Indiana (9)
10. Caleb Fish – Michigan State (10)
Here’s another weight class that did not see changes this week. Olejnik is 14-0, trying to chase the two-time champion O’Toole. Ramirez and Carr each have one loss but unfortunately did not wrestle each other in the collegiate duals this week.
174 pounds
1. Carter Starocci – Penn State (1)
2. Mekhi Lewis – Virginia Tech (2)
3. Edmond Ruth – Illinois (3)
4. Cade DeVos – South Dakota State (4)
5. Shane Griffith – Michigan (5)
6. Peyton Mocco – Missouri (6)
7. Justin McCoy – Virginia (7)
8. Travis Wittlake – Oregon State (8)
9. Carson Kharchla – Ohio State (9)
10. Donnell Washington – Indiana (10)
We’re cruising now as 174 did not see any changes within the top 10. Keep an eye on McCoy, who’s 5-0 this year for Virginia and is probably flying under the radar. Wittlake is 11-2 and on a tear for Oregon State.
184 pounds
1. Parker Keckeisen – Northern Iowa (1)
2. Bernie Truax – Penn State (2)
3. Dustin Plott – Oklahoma State (3)
4. Lenny Pinto – Nebraska (4)
5. Dylan Fishback – NC State (15)
6. Trey Munoz – Oregon State (7)
7. Sam Wolf – Air Force (8)
8. Chris Foca – Cornell (9)
9. Will Feldkamp – Iowa State (5)
10. Isaiah Salazar – Minnesota (10)
Fishback was the guy of the week in this weight class, moving up 10 spots to get into the top five at 184. Feldkamp fell to No. 10 as he’s now 6-4 on the season. Keckeisen is just a menace right now, sporting a 13-0 record.
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. Jacob Cardenas – Cornell (7)
8. John Poznanski – Rutgers (8)
9. Michael Beard – Lehigh (9)
10. Luke Stout – Princeton (10)
No changes this week but Buchanan is on a tear for Oklahoma. He’s 14-0 this season and not only that, Hidlay is on his heels with a 15-0 record. Still, everyone is chasing Brooks.
285 pounds
1. Greg Kerkvliet – Penn State (1)
2. Wyatt Hendrickson – Air Force (2)
3. Yonger Bastida – Iowa State (7)
4. Lucas Davison – Michigan (3)
5. Cohlton Schultz – Arizona State (4)
6. Zach Elam – Missouri (5)
7. Yaraslau Slavikouski – Rutgers (6)
8. Taye Ghadiali – Campbell (15)
9. Dayton Pitzer – Pitt (10)
10. Nathan Taylor – Lehigh (11)
The top eight stayed the same this week with Pitzer moving up one spot, as well as Taylor to get into the top 10. Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa), who was ranked No. 9 last week, suffered his first loss and fell to No. 17.
Time for a quick break and then it’s time to rock and roll with conference duals. For the full slate of rankings No. 1 to 33, click HERE.