165 pounds

Division III, 2024–25, ranked by Elo rating. Wrestlers need at least six rated bouts to be ranked; 206 qualify.

Top 50

Conference

				Last 5
1	CJ Shea Wesleyan	28–1	5–1	WWWWW	43%	1848
2	Matthew Lackman Alvernia	29–3	7–0	WWWWW	72%	1847
3	Konrad Parker Ithaca	29–4	4–3	WLWWW	76%	1816
4	Keegan Demarest Messiah	34–8	4–7	WWLWL	65%	1798
5	Cooper Willis Augsburg	18–1	1–1	WWWLW	61%	1797
6	Andrew Supers Baldwin Wallace	21–3	2–3	WWWWW	62%	1787
7	Justin Richey Gettysburg	22–4	1–4	WWLWW	59%	1785
8	Jack Richardson Johnson & Wales	23–6	4–3	WWWLW	61%	1783
9	Alex Villar North Central	24–6	1–5	WWWLW	79%	1779
10	Tanner Gerber Wisconsin-La Crosse	13–1	3–0	WWWWW	62%	1779
11	Cameron Hines Western New England	24–4	0–2	WWWWW	63%	1771
12	Brayden Peet Wisconsin-Whitewater	15–3	3–3	WWWWW	47%	1767
13	Nick Sacco TCNJ	19–7	5–3	WWLWW	63%	1744
14	Jacob Deguire Springfield	20–8	4–5	WWWLW	85%	1738
15	David Reid Roanoke	17–5	4–1	LWWWL	53%	1737
16	Chase Anestis Plymouth State	14–2	0–2	WWLWL	86%	1736
17	Carter Davis Penn College	17–4	0–1	WWLLW	82%	1733
18	Toren Vandenbush MSOE	15–4	0–3	LLWWW	87%	1731
19	Preston Carlisle Wisconsin-Eau Claire	9–3	1–2	WLWWL	100%	1730
20	Chris Stathopoulos Stevens	16–4	2–4	WLWWW	50%	1726
21	Tate Flege Wisconsin-La Crosse	17–4	3–4	WLWWL	47%	1725
22	Brian Petry Cornell College	21–7	2–2	WWWWL	43%	1722
23	Mason Rappold Oneonta	21–3	–	WWLWL	71%	1718
24	Mark Troni Washington and Lee	17–8	1–7	WWLWW	82%	1710
25	Bryce McDonough Luther	15–3	0–1	WWLLW	80%	1710
26	Kaiden Wagner Lycoming	11–2	2–1	WWWWL	91%	1706
27	Matt Lucas Roger Williams	17–6	0–2	WWWLL	76%	1703
28	Xavier Swanson Averett	25–8	0–3	WWWLL	76%	1700
29	Mawuli Nevis Wabash	10–1	0–1	WWWWL	50%	1700
30	Joey Jens Millikin	26–8	2–3	WLWLW	46%	1697
31	Marty Landes Case Western Reserve	9–2	0–1	WWWWW	78%	1685
32	Rodrick Love Alma	18–6	0–2	WWLWL	83%	1683
33	Dustin Bohren Loras	12–5	0–3	WWWWW	50%	1680
34	Caleb Rojas Castleton	7–0	–	WWWWW	71%	1673
35	Braden Kmak Ursinus	14–10	0–4	WLWLW	100%	1662
36	Donell Young Scranton	10–2	0–1	WWWLW	80%	1661
37	Derek Giordano Ursinus	6–0	–	WWWWW	100%	1655
38	Jack Lamson RIT	18–11	0–3	WWLWL	72%	1650
39	Carson Martinson Central (IA)	9–2	–	WWWWL	22%	1643
40	Teagan Hendricks Ohio Northern	18–11	1–5	WWLLW	67%	1642
41	Justice Hockenberry Elizabethtown	17–10	0–6	WWLLL	59%	1641
42	Nate Spuhler Springfield	9–3	–	WLWWW	89%	1641
43	Jashon Holmes Castleton	15–10	2–9	LWWLW	53%	1639
44	Jack Bailey Stevens	6–3	0–1	WWLWW	100%	1632
45	Matthew Duquette Springfield	9–3	0–2	WLWWW	100%	1631
46	Christopher McCarthy Rhode Island College	13–5	0–3	WLWWL	69%	1624
47	Aiden Brosinski Wartburg	8–5	0–2	LLWWL	75%	1619
48	James Bettcher Manchester	6–3	0–2	WWWLL	67%	1619
49	Caleb Lawrence Wilkes	11–7	0–2	WWWLL	82%	1618
50	Nathan Fuller Wartburg	8–2	0–1	WWLWL	75%	1618

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 165

20%Alex Ballantyne beat Ryan Lepore

Dec 7-0, Jan 18. MAC Championships

20%Xavier Castaneda beat Seth Holt

MD 11-3, Jan 18. Hiram vs Marymount

22%Darrale Barrett beat Matt Lucas

Fall 4:50, Jan 11. Delaware Valley vs Roger Williams

23%Seth Richardson beat Nick Costello

Fall 5:50, Feb 8. King's (PA) vs Utica

24%Jermaine Butler beat Clayton McDonough

Dec 7-2, Jan 10. Luther vs Wisconsin-Whitewater

24%Gavin McLaughlin beat Mason Rappold

MD 10-0, Jan 18. SUNYAC 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.