197 pounds

Division I, 2024–25, ranked by Elo rating. Wrestlers need at least six rated bouts to be ranked; 142 qualify.

Top 50

Conference

				Last 5
1	Stephen Buchanan NCAA 1st Iowa	26–1	11–1	WWWWW	73%	1901
2	AJ Ferrari NCAA 3rd Cal State Bakersfield	21–1	6–1	WWLWW	62%	1839
3	Josh Barr NCAA 2nd Penn State	20–5	9–4	WWWWL	80%	1835
4	Jacob Cardenas NCAA 4th Michigan	24–3	4–3	WWLLW	58%	1831
5	Joey Novak NCAA 5th Wyoming	29–7	8–6	WWWWL	59%	1826
6	Mac Stout NCAA 7th Pitt	27–4	7–4	WWLWL	59%	1820
7	Wyatt Voelker Northern Iowa	25–6	5–3	WLWWL	48%	1789
8	Stephen Little NCAA 6th Little Rock	21–6	5–6	WWLWL	67%	1761
9	Michael Beard Lehigh	19–3	5–3	WWWLL	68%	1752
10	Luke Stout Princeton	16–4	3–4	WLWLW	81%	1736
11	Gavin Nelson Minnesota	10–0	–	WWWWW	70%	1718
12	Luke Surber Oklahoma State	22–5	8–4	WWLLL	41%	1709
13	Levi Hopkins Campbell	24–8	1–3	WWWLL	50%	1707
14	Zac Braunagel Illinois	17–8	3–5	WWLLW	59%	1699
15	Camden McDanel NCAA 8th Nebraska	21–14	2–12	WWWLL	67%	1692
16	Patrick Brophy The Citadel	21–7	1–3	WWLWL	62%	1690
17	Mikey Dellagatta Cornell	16–5	0–4	WLWLL	56%	1685
18	Trey Munoz Oregon State	11–7	4–6	LLWLW	64%	1682
19	Nick Stemmet Stanford	19–8	2–5	WWWWW	42%	1679
20	Dillon Bechtold Bucknell	21–12	0–7	WWLLW	48%	1664
21	Carson Floyd Appalachian State	18–10	1–2	WWLLL	83%	1659
22	Isaiah Salazar Minnesota	17–6	3–5	WLWLL	53%	1659
23	Zach Glazier South Dakota State	14–6	1–3	WWWLL	43%	1651
24	Evan Bates Northwestern	20–12	2–10	WWLWL	65%	1644
25	Sonny Sasso Virginia Tech	5–1	1–1	WWWLW	80%	1644
26	Quin Morgan South Dakota State	8–2	–	WLWLW	75%	1638
27	John Poznanski Rutgers	12–7	0–3	WLLWL	75%	1636
28	Mickey O'Malley Drexel	10–4	1–4	WWLLL	40%	1632
29	Kalob Runyon Northern Iowa	8–3	–	WLWWL	50%	1629
30	Luke Geog Ohio State	5–3	0–1	WWWLL	80%	1629
31	Luke Cochran Central Michigan	20–11	0–6	LWWWW	10%	1623
32	Tucker Hogan Lock Haven	17–7	0–4	WWLLL	65%	1623
33	Davis Lehigh	6–2	1–2	WWWWW	50%	1623
34	Max Shulaw Virginia	7–1	0–1	WWWWW	71%	1620
35	Gabe Sollars Indiana	18–13	4–8	WWWLL	50%	1618
36	Andy Smith Virginia Tech	12–8	1–7	WLLWL	17%	1614
37	Wolfgang Frable Army	16–10	1–4	WLLWL	69%	1609
38	Ian Bush West Virginia	17–13	2–7	LWWLL	71%	1606
39	Brian Burburija Air Force	18–10	0–3	WLWLL	39%	1605
40	Joe Curtis Columbia	11–6	0–5	WLWWW	73%	1605
41	Seth Shumate Ohio State	12–16	1–9	LWWLL	50%	1601
42	Gabe Nagel Minnesota	7–2	–	WWWLL	43%	1587
43	Cody Merrill Oklahoma State	5–2	0–1	WWLWL	40%	1584
44	Thomas Dineen South Dakota State	13–9	0–5	LWLLL	62%	1577
45	Ben Vanadia Purdue	18–11	0–5	LWLLW	61%	1576
46	Brock Zurawski Rider	11–10	1–4	WWLWL	36%	1574
47	Toby Schoffstall VMI	11–6	0–2	WWWLL	82%	1574
48	Aiden Hanning Cornell	8–4	0–2	LWWWL	63%	1574
49	Brock Fettig South Dakota State	7–5	2–2	LLLLW	43%	1574
50	Rune Lawrence West Virginia	7–5	1–1	LLWWW	43%	1567

Click a column heading to sort. Bonus is the share of wins by fall, tech fall or major decision. Vs top 20 counts matches against wrestlers currently ranked in the top 20 at any weight.

Upsets at 197

20%Brock Zurawski beat Wyatt Voelker

Dec 5-2, Mar 20. 2025 NCAA Championships

26%Ian Bush beat Joey Novak

Dec 7-4, Mar 9. 2025 Big 12 Championships

27%Christian Carroll beat Wyatt Voelker

Dec 10-6, Dec 6. Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational

28%Payton Thomas beat Thomas Dineen

Dec 11-4, Dec 30. Soldier Salute

29%Jarad Priest beat Eli Sheeren

Dec 4-1 SV1, Nov 24. Roadrunner Open

30%Joey Lyons beat Tyler Kocak

Dec 8-3, Jan 18. Cleveland State vs George Mason

How the rankings work

Pick a system here or from the menu at the top of every page.

Elo rating

The chess system. Everyone starts at 1500. After each bout the winner takes points from the loser: more for an upset, and more for a fall (×1.75), tech fall (×1.5) or major decision (×1.25). New wrestlers move faster for their first eight bouts.

A 200-point gap means the higher-rated wrestler wins about 76% of the time.

In use now

Glicko-2

A newer cousin of Elo that also tracks how sure it is about each wrestler. It counts wins and losses only, not margin, and updates week by week.

The ± number is that uncertainty: a wrestler with few bouts or a long layoff has a wide range and moves more after his next match.

RPI

The formula college sports used for years: 25% your win percentage, 50% your opponents’ win percentage, 25% their opponents’.

It rewards a tough schedule, not how you won. Shown as a decimal, so .650 beats .600.

Win percentage

Plain winning percentage, with a minimum of ten bouts.

Simple, but it ignores who you beat.

Every division is rated on its own, and forfeits never count. To be ranked a wrestler needs six rated bouts (ten for win percentage). Team strength, on the Teams page, is the average rating of each team’s best wrestler at all ten weights. Ratings start fresh each season.