INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has announced the first coaches’ ranking for the 2024 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.

The coaches’ rankings are determined by a vote of 14 coaches in each weight class with two head coaches from each of the seven conferences. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. Wrestlers must have eight Division I matches in the weight class to be considered with at least one within the last 30 days. 

Of the 10 weight classes, five are led by members of the Big Ten Conference with wrestlers from Iowa leading the way in three classes. Drake Ayala leads at 125, Real Woods at 141 and Jared Franek at 157-pounds.

Two-time national champion Keegan O’Toole of Missouri sits atop the 165-pound weight class.

Lehigh’s Ryan Crookham leads at 133 pounds while Ridge Lovett of Nebraska leads 149 pounds.  At 174 pounds, Edmond Ruth of Illinois was ranked first by the coaches and Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen debuts atop 184-pounds. 

North Carolina State’s Trent Hidlay leads at 197 pounds.  Wyatt Hendrickson at Air Force rounds out the rankings by coming in first for the heavyweights.

The coaches’ ranking is one of several criteria that will be evaluated by the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee during the at-large selection and seeding process along with head-to-head competition, quality wins, Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), conference tournament placement, results versus common opponents and win percentage.

A full description of the entire selection process for the 2024 Division I Wrestling Championships is available at ncaa.org.

The 2024 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships take place March 21-23 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City as the event returns for the first time since 2003.

125

#1 Drake Ayala, Iowa

#2 Matt Ramos, Purdue

#3 Luke Stanich, Lehigh

#4 Jore Volk, Wyoming

#5 Eric Barnett, Wisconsin

#6 Noah Surtin, Missouri

#7 Caleb Smith, Nebraska

#8 Anthony Noto, Lock Haven

#9 Cooper Flynn, Virginia Tech

#10 Nico Provo, Stanford

#11 Braeden Davis, Penn State

#12 Brett Ungar, Cornell

#13 Stevo Poulin, Northern Colorado

#14 Tanner Jordan, South Dakota State

#15 Troy Spratley, Oklahoma State

#16 Dean Peterson, Rutgers

#17 Brandon Kaylor, Oregon State

#18 Patrick McKee, Minnesota

#19 Diego Sotelo, Harvard

#20 Jakob Camacho, NC State

#21 Brendan McCrone, Ohio State

#22 Elijah Griffin, California Baptist

#23 Brayden Palmer, Chattanooga

#24 Kysen Terukina, Iowa State

#25 Anthony Molton, Campbell

#26 Jack Maida, American

#27 Trever Anderson, Northern Iowa

#28 Ethan Berginc, Army West Point

#29 Colton Camacho, Pittsburgh

#30 Spencer Moore, North Carolina

#31 Jett Strickenberger, West Virginia

#32 Dom Mendez, Cal Poly

#33 Blake West, Northern Illinois

133

#1 Ryan Crookham, Lehigh

#2 Aaron Nagao, Penn State

#3 Dylan Ragusin, Michigan

#4 Kai Orine, NC State

#5 Evan Frost, Iowa State

#6 Nasir Bailey, Little Rock

#7 Dylan Shawver, Rutgers

#8 Nic Bouzakis, Ohio State

#9 Sam Latona, Virginia Tech

#10 Zeth Romney, Cal Poly

#11 Michael Colaiocco, Pennsylvania

#12 Derrick Cardinal, South Dakota State

#13 Kurt Phipps, Bucknell

#14 Dominick Serrano, Northern Colorado

#15 Vincent Santaniello, Pittsburgh

#16 Jacob Van Dee, Nebraska

#17 Julian Farber, Northern Iowa

#18 Braxton Brown, Maryland

#19 Angelo Rini, Columbia

#20 Domenic Zaccone, Campbell

#21 Julian Chlebove, Arizona State

#22 Gabe Whisenhunt, Oregon State

#23 Ethan Oakley, Appalachian State

#24 Kade Moore, Missouri

#25 Mason Leiphart, Franklin & Marshall

#26 Blake Boarman, Chattanooga

#27 braden basile, Army West Point

#28 Brendan Ferretti, Navy

#29 Gable Strickland, Lock Haven

#30 Hunter Leake, California Baptist

#31 Maximilian Leete, American

#32 Nicolar Rivera, Wisconsin

#33 Marlon Yarbrough, Virginia

141

#1 Real Woods, Iowa

#2 Beau Bartlett, Penn State

#3 Jesse Mendez, Ohio State

#4 Ryan Jack, NC State

#5 Lachlan McNeil, North Carolina

#6 Tagen Jamison, Oklahoma State

#7 Cael Happel, Northern Iowa

#8 Brock Hardy, Nebraska

#9 Anthony Echemendia, Iowa State

#10 Jordan Titus, West Virginia

#11 Mitch Moore, Rutgers

#12 Vince Cornella, Cornell

#13 Wyatt Henson, Lock Haven

#14 Kal Miller, Maryland

#15 CJ Composto, Pennsylvania

#16 Malyke Hines, Lehigh

#17 Tom Crook, Virginia Tech

#18 Josh Koderhandt, Navy

#19 Vance Vombaur, Minnesota

#20 Josh Edmond, Missouri

#21 Danny Fongaro, Indiana

#22 Sergio Lemley, Michigan

#23 Danny Pucino, Illinois

#24 Cleveland Belton, Oregon State

#25 Cole Matthews, Pittsburgh

#26 Jason Miranda, Stanford

#27 Clay Carlson, South Dakota State

#28 Kai Owen, Columbia

#29 Gavin Drexler, North Dakota State

#30 Greyson Clark, Purdue

#31 Cole Brooks, Wyoming

#32 Jordan Hamdan, Michigan State

#33 Nate Higley, George Mason

149

#1 Ridge Lovett, Nebraska

#2 Caleb Henson, Virginia Tech

#3 Kyle Parco, Arizona State

#4 Jackson Arrington, NC State

#5 Chance Lamer, Cal Poly

#6 Dylan D`Emilio, Ohio State

#7 Ty Watters, West Virginia

#8 Corbyn Munson, Central Michigan

#9 Graham Rooks, Indiana

#10 Jaden Abas, Stanford

#11 Logan Gioffre, Missouri

#12 Joseph Zargo, Wisconsin

#13 Nash Singleton, Oregon State

#14 Gabe Willochell, Wyoming

#15 Willie McDougald, Oklahoma

#16 Ethen Miller, Maryland

#17 Caleb Tyus, SIU Edwardsville

#18 Jordan Williams, Oklahoma State

#19 Alek Martin, South Dakota State

#20 Cody Bond, Appalachian State

#21 eligh rivera, Princeton

#22 Jayden Scott, North Carolina

#23 Noah Castillo, Chattanooga

#24 Ethan Fernandez, Cornell

#25 Quinn Kinner, Rider

#26 Finn Solomon, Pittsburgh

#27 Kelly Dunnigan, Pennsylvania

#28 Derek Raike, Ohio

#29 Matthew Williams, Army West Point

#30 Jaivon Jones, Northern Illinois

#31 Zach Price, Gardner-Webb

#32 Michael Gioffre, Virginia

#33 Noah Tapia, Hofstra

#33 Michael Cetta, Rutgers

157

#1 Jared Franek, Iowa

#2 Peyton Robb, Nebraska

#3 Vinny Zerban, Northern Colorado

#4 Jacori Teemer, Arizona State

#5 Brock Mauller, Missouri

#6 Daniel Cardenas, Stanford

#7 Bryce Andonian, Virginia Tech

#8 Ed Scott, NC State

#9 Meyer Shapiro, Cornell

#10 Cody Chittum, Iowa State

#11 Ryder Downey, Northern Iowa

#12 Paddy Gallagher, Ohio State

#13 Peyten Kellar, Ohio

#14 Chase Saldate, Michigan State

#15 Cael Swensen, South Dakota State

#16 Trevor Chumbley, Northwestern

#17 Tommy Askey, Appalachian State

#18 Joey Blaze, Purdue

#19 Max Brignola, Lehigh

#20 Matty Bianchi, Little Rock

#21 DJ Mcgee, George Mason

#21 Johnny Lovett, Central Michigan

#21 Lucas Revano, Pennsylvania

#24 Colton Washleski, Rider

#25 Michael North, Maryland

#26 Legend Lamer, Cal Poly

#27 Andy Clark, Rutgers

#28 Jared Hill, Oklahoma

#29 Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, Clarion

#30 Dylan Cedeno, Virginia

#31 Caleb Dowling, West Virginia

#31 Nathan Lukez, Army West Point

#33 Isaiah Crosby, Oregon State

165

#1 Keegan O`Toole, Missouri

#2 David Carr, Iowa State

#3 Julian Ramirez, Cornell

#4 Izzak Olejnik, Oklahoma State

#5 Dean Hamiti, Wisconsin

#6 Mike Caliendo, Iowa

#7 Mitchell Mesenbrink, Penn State

#8 Cameron Amine, Michigan

#9 Peyton Hall, West Virginia

#10 Caleb Fish, Michigan State

#11 Holden Heller, Pittsburgh

#12 Garrett Thompson, Ohio

#13 Matthew Olguin, Oregon State

#14 Giano Petrucelli, Air Force

#15 Antrell Taylor, Nebraska

#16 Bryce Hepner, Ohio State

#17 Maxx Mayfield, Northwestern

#18 Noah Mulvaney, Bucknell

#19 Derek Fields, NC State

#20 Brevin Cassella, Binghamton

#21 Andrew Cerniglia, Navy

#22 Tyler Lillard, Indiana

#23 Connor Brady, Virginia Tech

#24 Joseph Bianchi, Little Rock

#25 Hunter Garvin, Stanford

#26 Gunner Filipowicz, Army West Point

#27 Will Miller, Appalachian State

#28 Domonic Baker, Campbell

#29 Cael Carlson, Oklahoma

#30 Stoney Buell, Purdue

#31 Chris Moore, Illinois

#32 Blaine Brenner, Minnesota

#33 Tanner Cook, South Dakota State

174

#1 Edmond Ruth, Illinois

#2 Shane Griffith, Michigan

#3 Cade DeVos, South Dakota State

#4 Peyton Mocco, Missouri

#5 Philip Conigliaro, Harvard

#5 Nick Incontrera, Pennsylvania

#7 Adam Kemp, Cal Poly

#8 Max Maylor, Wisconsin

#8 Donnell Washington, Indiana

#10 Justin McCoy, Virginia

#11 Benjamin Pasiuk, Army West Point

#12 Luca Augustine, Pittsburgh

#13 Jackson Turley, Rutgers

#14 Tyler Brennan, Little Rock

#15 Brody Conley, West Virginia

#16 Sal Perrine, Ohio

#17 Lorenzo Norman, Stanford

#18 Gaven Sax, North Dakota State

#19 Austin Murphy, Campbell

#20 Danny Wask, Navy

#21 MJ Gaitan, Iowa State

#22 Alex Cramer, Central Michigan

#23 Rocco Welsh, Ohio State

#24 Brayden Thompson, Oklahoma State

#25 Tate Picklo, Oklahoma

#26 Bubba Wilson, Nebraska

#27 Jared Simma, Northern Iowa

#28 Alex Faison, NC State

#29 Ross McFarland, Hofstra

#30 Tyler Eischens, North Carolina

#31 Myles Takats, Bucknell

#32 Travis Mastrogiovanni, Northern Colorado

#32 John Worthing, Clarion

184

#1 Parker Keckeisen, Northern Iowa

#2 Dustin Plott, Oklahoma State

#3 Lenny Pinto, Nebraska

#4 Trey Munoz, Oregon State

#5 Sam Wolf, Air Force

#6 Chris Foca, Cornell

#7 Will Feldkamp, Iowa State

#8 Dylan Fishback, NC State

#9 Clayton Whiting, Missouri

#10 Isaiah Salazar, Minnesota

#11 Reece Heller, Pittsburgh

#12 Bennett Berge, South Dakota State

#12 Jacob Nolan, Binghamton

#14 Jaden Bullock, Michigan

#15 Shane Liegel, Wisconsin

#16 James Conway, Franklin & Marshall

#17 Maximus Hale, Pennsylvania

#18 Brian Soldano, Rutgers

#19 Layne Malczewski, Michigan State

#20 Nate Dugan, Princeton

#21 Aaron Ayzerov, Columbia

#22 Gavin Kane, North Carolina

#23 Troy Fisher, Northwestern

#24 Gavin Hoffman, Ohio State

#25 Tony Negron, Arizona State

#26 Zayne Lehman, Ohio

#27 Jha`Quan Anderson, Gardner-Webb

#28 Jacob Armstrong, Utah Valley

#29 Dennis Robin, West Virginia

#30 Cameron Pine, Clarion

#31 Triston Wills, Little Rock

#32 Mikey Bartush, Bucknell

#33 David Key, Navy

197

#1 Trent Hidlay, NC State

#2 Stephen Buchanan, Oklahoma

#3 Rocky Elam, Missouri

#4 Jaxon Smith, Maryland

#5 Tanner Sloan, South Dakota State

#6 Michael Beard, Lehigh

#7 Jacob Cardenas, Cornell

#8 John Poznanski, Rutgers

#9 Lou Deprez, Binghamton

#10 Stephen Little, Little Rock

#11 Luke Stout, Princeton

#12 Zach Glazier, Iowa

#13 Mac Stout, Pittsburgh

#14 Silas Allred, Nebraska

#15 Nikolas Stemmet, Stanford

#16 Levi Hopkins, Campbell

#17 Max Shaw, North Carolina

#18 Evan Bockman, Utah Valley

#19 Joseph Novak, Wyoming

#20 Wyatt Voelker, Northern Iowa

#21 Luke Geog, Ohio State

#22 Andy Smith, Virginia Tech

#23 Garrett Joles, Minnesota

#24 Cole Urbas, Pennsylvania

#25 Justin Rademacher, Oregon State

#26 Kael Wisler, Michigan State

#27 Julien Broderson, Iowa State

#28 Sam Mitchell, Buffalo

#28 John Crawford, Franklin & Marshall

#30 Jack Wehmeyer, Columbia

#31 Evan Bates, Northwestern

#32 Bobby Striggow, Michigan

#33 Benjamin Smith, Cleveland State

#33 Gabe Sollars, Indiana

285

#1 Wyatt Hendrickson, Air Force

#2 Yonger Bastida, Iowa State

#3 Lucas Davison, Michigan

#4 Zach Elam, Missouri

#5 Yaraslau Slavikouski, Rutgers

#6 Nathan Taylor, Lehigh

#7 Konner Doucet, Oklahoma State

#8 Taye Ghadiali, Campbell

#9 Dayton Pitzer, Pittsburgh

#10 Luke Luffman, Illinois

#11 Boone McDermott, Oregon State

#12 Owen Trephan, NC State

#13 Josh Heindselman, Oklahoma

#14 Nick Feldman, Ohio State

#15 Grady Griess, Navy

#16 Cory Day, Binghamton

#17 Lewis Fernandes, Cornell

#18 Hunter Catka, Virginia Tech

#19 Keaton Kluever, Hofstra

#20 Daniel Bucknavich, Cleveland State

#21 Dorian Crosby, Bucknell

#22 Lucas Stoddard, Army West Point

#23 Seth Nevills, Maryland

#24 Matthew Cover, Princeton

#25 Bennett Tabor, Minnesota

#26 Jacobi Jackson, Northern Illinois

#27 Luke Rasmussen, South Dakota State

#28 David Szuba, Rider

#28 Josh Terrill, Michigan State

#30 josiah hill, Little Rock

#31 Michael Wolfgram, West Virginia

#32 Chad Nix, George Mason

#33 William Jarrell, American