197 pounds

Division III, 2025–26, ranked by Elo rating. Wrestlers need at least six rated bouts to be ranked; 191 qualify.

Top 50

Conference

				Last 5
1	Gunnar Garriques NCAA 4th Chicago	21–3	4–3	WLLWW	95%	1875
2	Josh Stahl NCAA 2nd York (PA)	28–2	6–1	LWWLW	82%	1853
3	Ethan Winkelman NCAA 3rd Augsburg	22–5	8–2	WWWWL	68%	1829
4	D.J. Henry TCNJ	24–5	8–2	WWLLW	67%	1806
5	James Lledo Arcadia	18–6	4–5	WWWLL	94%	1784
6	Cal Dorota NCAA 7th Wartburg	28–6	2–4	WWLWL	43%	1777
7	Joey Petrella NCAA 5th Baldwin Wallace	16–4	5–3	WLWWL	69%	1776
8	Jackson Brinker Cornell College	25–6	2–3	LWWWW	68%	1761
9	Tyler Dormanen Wisconsin-La Crosse	17–6	4–6	LWLLW	82%	1758
10	Josh Negron Castleton	24–6	4–3	WWWLL	63%	1754
11	Tyler Withers Merchant Marine	8–1	0–1	WWWWL	100%	1753
12	Aidan Gassel Case Western Reserve	19–4	1–1	WLWWL	58%	1744
13	Lorenzo Pellot-Vazquez Roanoke	9–1	2–1	WWWWW	78%	1742
14	Carson LiCastri Oneonta	28–5	2–2	WWLWL	61%	1740
15	Mateo Casillas Millikin	27–6	3–5	WWLWL	52%	1740
16	Myles Johnson NCAA 6th Ohio Northern	23–5	1–4	WWLLL	52%	1737
17	Nero Bono Keystone	27–6	0–3	WWWWL	78%	1719
18	Ryan Galka Ithaca	20–5	2–4	WWWLL	65%	1719
19	Sean Cowan Ursinus	23–4	0–2	WWLWW	70%	1716
20	Ivan Neal Lycoming	20–5	2–1	WWWWL	55%	1714
21	Samuel West Central (IA)	11–4	1–4	WWLWL	64%	1708
22	Ian Pepple Wisconsin-Eau Claire	14–6	3–5	LWLLL	86%	1701
23	Tucker Seidel Messiah	39–12	3–7	WWLWL	74%	1700
24	Braydon Vandenberg St. John Fisher	20–6	0–2	WWWWL	70%	1697
25	Will Davis Elizabethtown	12–3	0–1	WWWWW	75%	1696
26	Nicholas Woodruff Penn College	13–8	2–4	LLWLW	77%	1689
27	Alimkhan Guseinov Hunter	21–6	0–2	WWWWL	76%	1679
28	John Santowski Washington and Lee	12–5	0–4	LWWWL	33%	1675
29	Jean Ngoma Coe	10–5	2–4	WWLWL	80%	1674
30	Nick Rogers Springfield	17–7	3–5	WWLLL	53%	1672
31	Chris Folsom Norwich	16–7	0–2	WWWWW	88%	1669
32	Ethan Ensrud Linfield	8–2	0–1	WWLWL	100%	1669
33	Spencer Watson Wabash	15–6	0–2	WLWWW	80%	1667
34	Nolan Pozzobon Chicago	7–0	–	WWWWW	43%	1666
35	Kevin Rodriguez Norwich	14–7	1–2	WWWLL	57%	1665
36	Jason Chiodi Alvernia	20–6	0–2	WLWLW	30%	1664
37	Tradyn Henderson Southern Virginia	10–3	0–1	WLLWW	90%	1663
38	Zeke Harris Wheaton (IL)	14–7	0–2	WLWLL	50%	1659
39	Gabe Monroe NCAA 8th Coast Guard	8–6	2–4	WWLLL	50%	1656
40	AJ Frescura North Central	22–11	2–7	WLWLL	59%	1644
41	Ethan Swenson Augsburg	7–2	0–1	WWLWL	57%	1639
42	Cameron Crisp Manchester	14–7	2–4	LWWLL	50%	1637
43	Ethan Gallo Cortland	10–2	0–1	WWLWL	80%	1634
44	Ryan Fairchild Muhlenberg	14–8	1–4	WWLLL	79%	1633
45	Abraham Keep Penn State Behrend	12–5	0–3	WWLLL	83%	1632
46	Christian Curley Bridgewater State	22–11	–	WWLWL	82%	1629
47	Grant Mathias Merchant Marine	6–2	0–2	LWWWW	67%	1628
48	Oliver Parker Springfield	14–7	0–1	LLWWL	57%	1621
49	Hunter LaVigne Alfred State	8–4	0–1	WWWWL	88%	1618
50	Mohammed Fofana Marymount	20–10	1–3	WLLWW	50%	1617

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

13%Tyler Prince beat Nuallan King

Fall 5:44, Feb 1. Rennie Rodarmel AllState Invitational

16%Tyler Haydon beat Mateo Casillas

MD 11-2, Feb 27. NCAA Division III Region V Championships

18%Zach Borzio beat Nick Rogers

Dec 1-1, Mar 1. 2026 NCAA Division III Region I Championships

19%Steven Andreone beat Paul Wilson

Dec 10-7, Jan 27. Alma vs Olivet

19%Gabe Monroe beat Josh Negron

Dec 7-3, Mar 1. 2026 NCAA Division III Region I Championships

19%Tyler Haydon beat Aidan Gassel

Dec 7-4, Feb 28. NCAA Division III 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.