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D-II2024–25Elo

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197 pounds

Division II, 2024–25, ranked by Elo rating. Wrestlers need at least six rated bouts to be ranked; 104 qualify.

Top 50

Last 5
1
Pitt-Johnstown
21–04–0WWWWW76%1823
2
McKendree
20–19–1WWWWW55%1823
3
St. Cloud State
17–05–0WWWWW35%1800
4
Augustana (SD)
27–56–2WWLWW81%1789
5
Kutztown
13–20–2WLWWW92%1755
6
Chadron State
10–11–1WWWWW80%1724
7
Newberry
16–32–2LWWWL75%1721
8
Minot State
17–71–3LWWWL71%1704
9
Glenville State
12–53–5WWWWW50%1689
10
Nebraska-Kearney
16–61–4WWWWW56%1680
11
Belmont Abbey
13–30–3WLWWL69%1678
12
Indianapolis
8–33–3WWLLL75%1676
13
Mary
15–42–1LWWWW47%1669
14
Upper Iowa
15–92–4WWWLL87%1668
15
Ashland
12–62–5WWWWL75%1660
16
Montevallo
6–0–WWWWW83%1656
17
Maryville
14–70–5WWWWL71%1653
18
Colorado Mesa
13–71–4LWWLW46%1647
19
Lander
12–51–3WLWWW42%1642
20
King
7–12–1WWWWW14%1640
21
Unattached
6–1–WLWWW83%1638
22
Wisconsin-Parkside
12–72–5WWWWL33%1630
23
Millersville
6–1–WWWWL83%1629
24
Gannon
11–80–6LLWWL100%1624
25
Central Oklahoma
18–81–6LWWLW50%1622
26
Colorado Mines
7–20–2WWWLW57%1612
27
Fort Hays State
13–62–4WLLWW46%1611
28
Tiffin
8–41–3WLWWW75%1609
29
Davis & Elkins
12–6–LWWLW83%1607
30
Menlo
5–10–1LWWWW80%1606
31
Mary
7–52–2LLWLW43%1601
32
Grand Valley State
8–71–4WWLWW63%1599
33
Shippensburg
18–100–2WLLLW78%1596
34
Augustana (SD)
10–40–1WWLLW40%1596
35
Northern State
16–110–10WLLWL44%1590
36
Mount Olive
24–121–7WWWLL25%1589
37
UNC Pembroke
14–90–4LLWWL43%1588
38
Colorado Mines
10–60–4WWWLW60%1584
39
UNC Pembroke
5–4–LWWWL100%1583
40
King
11–40–2LLWWW36%1580
41
Frostburg State
7–41–2LWWWL43%1575
42
Quincy
11–50–2WLLLL55%1572
43
Ouachita Baptist
7–40–1LWWWW57%1568
44
Millersville
11–50–2LWWLW18%1567
45
Ouachita Baptist
4–3–WLWWL75%1566
46
Wheeling
5–30–1LWWWL80%1555
47
UNC Pembroke
16–101–6WWWLL38%1551
48
Quincy
13–100–2WWLWL62%1550
49
Central Oklahoma
4–2–LWWWW50%1546
50
Northern State
3–30–2WLLWW67%1542

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

Dec 14-13, Jan 10. Grand Valley State vs Upper Iowa
Dec 7-2, Jan 24. McKendree vs Upper Iowa
MD 16-3, Jan 31. Minnesota State vs Southwest Minnesota State
Dec 5-2, Feb 6. Mount Olive vs Newberry
Dec 12-7 loser unattached, Nov 23. Younes Hospitality Open
Dec 5-4, Mar 1. NCAA Super Region V Championships

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.