197 pounds

Division II, 2025–26, ranked by Elo rating. Wrestlers need at least six rated bouts to be ranked; 83 qualify.

Top 50

Conference

				Last 5
1	Max Ramberg NCAA 1st Augustana (SD)	19–0	10–0	WWWWW	68%	1871
2	Nicholas Johnson NCAA 2nd Glenville State	25–2	5–2	WWWLW	80%	1855
3	Joey Lyons NCAA 5th Gannon	19–4	6–4	WLWWL	58%	1767
4	Mason Villwok NCAA 3rd Chadron State	15–4	7–4	WWWWL	47%	1761
5	Logan Kvien NCAA 4th McKendree	22–7	6–5	WWLWL	64%	1756
6	Wayne McIntyre Kutztown	21–5	0–4	WWLLL	90%	1753
7	Caleb Moore Belmont Abbey	25–5	2–1	WWWLL	72%	1744
8	Brayden Mirjavadi Grand Valley State	18–5	5–5	WWLLW	61%	1724
9	Gabriel Carranza Colorado Mesa	15–6	4–3	WWWWL	67%	1723
10	Garrett Wells Central Oklahoma	19–4	5–2	LWWWL	58%	1716
11	Jackson Kinsella NCAA 6th Nebraska-Kearney	20–8	6–7	LWLWL	25%	1707
12	Tyson Meyer St. Cloud State	17–7	4–6	LWWLL	65%	1704
13	Brad Morrison Pitt-Johnstown	17–6	2–3	WWLLW	82%	1696
14	Mason Diel Colorado Mines	13–2	1–1	WWLWW	31%	1689
15	Ryan Hirschkorn Northern State	19–8	1–3	WWWLL	58%	1671
16	Jordan Blanchard Wisconsin-Parkside	14–8	2–8	WLWLL	79%	1669
17	Marvelous Rutledge NCAA 7th Lander	14–8	1–7	WLWWL	36%	1665
18	Emmanuel Skillings Central Oklahoma	8–2	1–1	WWWWW	88%	1661
19	Jackson Blackburn Central Oklahoma	11–3	0–1	LLWWW	73%	1652
20	Diego Morales Menlo	7–1	–	WWWWW	57%	1641
21	Jeremiah Larson NCAA 8th Maryville	16–13	4–8	WWLLL	44%	1640
22	Matthew Marcum Upper Iowa	20–12	1–2	LWWWL	70%	1628
23	Ben Tonnessen Adams State	11–6	5–6	WLLWL	36%	1628
24	Geoffery Freeman Upper Iowa	9–4	–	WWWWL	56%	1626
25	Michael Murillo Mary	9–4	2–3	WLWLL	78%	1619
26	John Parker-Wilson Newberry	7–2	0–2	WWWLL	43%	1619
27	Ryan Patterson Fort Hays State	19–10	1–5	LWLWL	63%	1616
28	Bryce Gadson UNC Pembroke	12–4	–	LWWWW	50%	1611
29	Nathan Fury St. Cloud State	5–2	1–0	LLWWW	60%	1610
30	Ethan Farnell Indianapolis	8–7	2–6	LWWLL	38%	1597
31	Devin Kinlicheenie New Mexico Highlands	10–6	0–4	WLWLW	70%	1594
32	Diesel Koser Shippensburg	19–13	0–4	WWWLL	63%	1586
33	Robert Burke East Stroudsburg	16–9	0–3	LWWLL	81%	1586
34	Peyton Lemon Ashland	11–8	4–7	WLLLL	45%	1583
35	David Bertrand King	13–8	0–6	WWLLL	46%	1579
36	Cole Robertson Drury	8–3	0–1	WWWLW	50%	1579
37	Levi Abbott West Liberty	6–4	1–1	WWWWL	50%	1574
38	Jaxon Burcher Wheeling	13–8	0–3	WLLLW	31%	1570
39	Samuel Watkins Nebraska-Kearney	4–2	–	WWWLW	50%	1565
40	Jaxon Townsend Millersville	4–6	1–5	WLWLL	100%	1546
41	Jackson Buck UNC Pembroke	9–12	1–6	LWWLL	67%	1536
42	Iran Love Salem	6–6	0–2	LLLWW	67%	1528
43	Gavin Hardister Davis & Elkins	4–3	–	WWLLW	75%	1527
44	Hank Meyer Sioux Falls	10–11	0–4	LWLLL	70%	1510
45	Trey Brewer Central Missouri	4–4	0–3	LWLLW	100%	1508
46	Cayden Byrd Ouachita Baptist	7–9	0–3	WLLWL	71%	1505
47	Asa Goff Vanguard	4–6	0–3	LWWLL	75%	1497
48	Noah Harris Ferrum	8–9	0–1	WWLLW	75%	1494
49	Shafer Ehmke Minot State	11–12	0–4	LLWLL	55%	1493
50	Sage Harrison Western Colorado	4–10	0–8	LLWLL	75%	1493

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

22%Jackson Buck beat Caleb Moore

Dec 16-13, Jan 23. Belmont Abbey vs UNC Pembroke

25%Jaxon Townsend beat Robert Burke

Fall 4:25, Dec 3. East Stroudsburg vs Millersville

26%Ronnie Thomas beat Alex Ward

Dec 6-2, Jan 9. Findlay vs Kutztown

26%Ethan Farnell beat Caleb Moore

Dec 9-4, Mar 13. 2026 NCAA Division II Championships

26%Sam McEnelly beat Jonah Anderson

Dec 4-2, Nov 22. Nebraska-Kearney Open

26%Sage Harrison beat Ryan Patterson

TF 17-2, Feb 28. NCAA Super Region Six

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.