174 pounds

Division III, 2025–26, ranked by Elo rating. Wrestlers need at least six rated bouts to be ranked; 228 qualify.

Top 50

Conference

				Last 5
1	Hunter Mays NCAA 1st TCNJ	26–0	11–0	WWWWW	46%	1884
2	Dustin Bohren NCAA 3rd Loras	22–2	6–2	LWWWW	68%	1874
3	Jacob Deguire NCAA 4th Springfield	23–3	5–2	LWLWW	91%	1859
4	Konrad Parker Ithaca	37–5	1–3	WWWLL	68%	1820
5	Jaylen Young Wabash	31–6	2–3	WWLWL	55%	1800
6	Nolen Zeigler Lycoming	33–5	1–4	WWWLL	85%	1799
7	Anthony Cerulli Ursinus	28–6	0–5	WWWLL	82%	1798
8	Ty Finn NCAA 5th NYU	15–3	7–3	WWWLL	80%	1788
9	Gage Wiggins Williams	14–2	3–2	WWLLW	50%	1784
10	Noah Leisgang NCAA 6th Wisconsin-La Crosse	15–3	3–3	WWLLL	60%	1782
11	Jessie Orbin Waynesburg	25–2	1–1	WWWWL	64%	1779
12	Tommy West NCAA 7th Baldwin Wallace	25–5	1–4	WWWLL	60%	1771
13	Preston Carlisle Wisconsin-Eau Claire	17–3	1–2	WWWWW	71%	1763
14	Eddie Simes Wisconsin-La Crosse	20–2	4–1	WLWLW	60%	1760
15	Luke Thomas Alvernia	20–5	–	WWWLW	70%	1751
16	Bryce McDonough NCAA 2nd Luther	12–4	3–3	WWWLW	75%	1745
17	Zach Needles Messiah	26–8	2–6	LWLWL	69%	1743
18	Jake Luce North Central	25–9	2–4	WLLWL	76%	1718
19	Mitchell Betz Manchester	15–5	0–1	LWLWL	73%	1689
20	Toren Vandenbush MSOE	17–6	2–4	WLLWL	41%	1684
21	Chase Brandebura Saint Vincent	8–3	1–2	WWLWL	75%	1682
22	Mike Slade Wartburg	25–13	2–6	WWWLL	60%	1678
23	Xavier Preston NCAA 8th Roanoke	11–5	2–5	WWLWL	64%	1678
24	Henry Forte Williams	10–4	1–4	WWLLL	90%	1678
25	Joseph Bolduc New England College	16–5	1–2	WWWLL	50%	1676
26	Carson Trotzer Wisconsin-Stevens Point	14–4	2–3	WWLWL	57%	1674
27	Jack Lamson RIT	14–7	0–6	WWLLL	50%	1658
28	Aidan Faria Rhode Island College	17–5	0–3	WWLLL	76%	1653
29	Aydin DeForest Oneonta	14–5	0–1	LWWLW	93%	1652
30	Darrale Barrett Eastern	10–5	0–2	WWWWL	70%	1652
31	Michael Gabbard Averett	20–10	2–4	WLWWL	70%	1651
32	William Knapp Alvernia	18–7	0–2	WLLLW	61%	1651
33	Magnus Lloyd Ohio Wesleyan	8–4	0–1	LLWWL	75%	1651
34	Maxwell Bluhm Western New England	16–4	0–1	WWWLL	63%	1649
35	Andrew Huesgen Merchant Marine	9–5	0–3	LLWLW	78%	1649
36	Justin Richey Gettysburg	15–8	0–2	WWWLL	73%	1648
37	Angel Zamora Wartburg	14–5	–	WLWWL	79%	1646
38	Hesston Johnson Wartburg	18–8	0–4	WWLWL	78%	1642
39	Joey Jens Millikin	14–7	1–5	WWLWL	57%	1642
40	Aiden Ashburn John Carroll	10–9	1–1	LWWWL	60%	1642
41	Davis Keppley Albright	12–4	0–3	WLWWL	75%	1639
42	Chase Crutchley Case Western Reserve	15–12	1–9	WWLWL	47%	1628
43	Carson Martinson Wartburg	5–4	0–1	WLLWW	100%	1625
44	Santino Palmisano Oneonta	9–2	–	WLWWW	89%	1623
45	Luke Martin Alma	15–6	0–1	LWWLL	67%	1622
46	Seth Richardson Utica	9–3	0–3	LWWLW	78%	1622
47	Nick Alexander Augsburg	12–15	2–11	LWLWL	42%	1620
48	Tyrell Newmann Roger Williams	11–4	–	WLWWW	45%	1620
49	Juwan Vines Olivet	24–14	0–4	LWLWL	71%	1616
50	Jacob Wright Washington and Lee	12–8	0–6	WWWWW	42%	1616

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 174

11%Christopher Coleman beat Luke Moore

Fall 1:17 extra, Jan 31. Delaware Valley vs Oswego

15%Patrick Wisniewski beat Jacob Deguire

Dec 7-3, Feb 28. 2026 NCAA Division III Region I Championships

16%Julian Schott beat William Knapp

Dec 10-4, Jan 31. Alvernia vs Marymount

17%Quincy Risper beat Gavin Fehr

TF 16-1, Feb 27. NCAA Mideast Regional

20%Nick Alexander beat Jake Luce

Dec 2-0, Dec 13. North Central College Invitational

21%Thomas Rhodes beat Maxwell Bluhm

Dec 7-5, Jan 31. Coast Guard vs Western New England

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.