Every Upset At The 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Every Upset At The 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships
A running list of every upset at the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships.
The 2025 Division 1 NCAA Wrestling Championships are underway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This tournament highlights the nation's best college wrestling and always has chaotic, unexpected results from the first round to the final match. As the chaos unfolds, check out the below article for a running compilation of every upset, by seed, from this year's NCAA Tournament
125 Pounds
Championship Round 1
#18 Jacob Moran (Indiana) won by decision over #15 Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) - 7-6
Championship Round 2
#12 Dean Peterson (Rutgers) won by fall over #5 Richard Figueroa (Arizona State) - 5:42
Consolation Pigtail
#33 Caleb Weiand (Michigan State) won by decision over #30 Gylon Sims (The Citadel) - 8-4
Consolation Round 1
#25 Charlie Farmer (Army West Point) won by decision over #24 Nick Babin (Pittsburgh) 7-4
Consolation Round 2
#18 Jacob Moran (Indiana) won by decision over #17 Max Gallagher (Pennsylvania) - 10-4
#19 Cooper Flynn (Minnesota) won by decision over #13 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) - 2-1
#22 Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) won by major decision over #5 Richard Figueroa (Arizona State) - 17-8
#16 Blake West (Northern Illinois) won by decision over #15 Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) - 10-8
Consolation Round 3
#22 Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) won by decision over #19 Cooper Flynn (Minnesota) - 4-3
Quarterfinals
#8 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) won in TB-3 by riding time over #1 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) - 2-2
#7 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State)won by decision over #2 Matt Ramos (Purdue) - 5-2
Round of 12
#9 Caleb Smith (Nebraska) won in sudden victory - 1 over #6 Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) - 12-9
Semifinals
#7 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) won in tie breaker - 1 over #3 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) - 6-4
133 Pounds
Championship Round 1
#23 Sean Spidle (Central Michigan) won by decision over #10 Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) - 4-1
#21 Angelo Rini (Indiana) won by decision over #12 Ethan Oakley (North Carolina) - 7-1
#18 Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) won by decision over #15 Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) - 9-8
Championship Round 2
#21 Angelo Rini (Indiana) won by major decision over #5 Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) - 15-7
#14 Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) won in sudden victory - 1 over #3 Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) - 4-1
Consolation Round 1
#25 Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) won by decision over #24 Kyle Burwick (North Dakota State) - 6-5
#29 Tyler Ferrara (Cornell) by decision over #20 Blake Boarman (Chattanooga) - 5-3
#30 Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) won by decision over #19 Takeo Davis (Gardner-Webb) - 5-4
Consolation Round 2
#22 Tyler Wells (Minnesota) won in sudden victory - 1 over #5 Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) - 4-1
#10 Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) 21-10 won in sudden victory - 1 over #9 Braxton Brown (Maryland) - 4-1
Consolation Round 3
#11 Evan Frost (Iowa State) won by decision over #3 Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) - 5-3
Round Of 12
#13 Tyler Knox (Stanford) won by decision over Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) - 5-0
Quarterfinals
#21 Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) won by fall over #6 Connor McGonagle (Virginia Tech) - 2:30
Consolation Semifinals
#14 Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) won by decision over #8 Braeden Davis (Penn State) - 8-5
7th Place
#17 Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) won by decision over #13 Tyler Knox (Stanford) - 7-2
5th Place
#8 Braeden Davis (Penn State) won by fall over #6 Connor McGonagle (Virginia Tech) - 2:33
141 Pounds
Championship Round 1
#18 Julian Tagg (South Dakota State) won by major decision over #15 Joseph Olivieri (Rutgers) - 13-3
#20 Joshua Saunders (Cornell) won by decision over #13 Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) - 8-2
#21 Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) won by decision over #12 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) - 7-4
Championship Round 2
#10 CJ Composto (Pennsylvania) won by decision over #7 Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) - 6-4
#9 Jacob Frost (Iowa State) won by decision over #8 Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) - 6-1
Consolation Round 1
#32 Nash Singleton (Oregon State) won in tie breaker - 1 over #17 Shannon Hanna (Campbell) - 2-1
#28 Danny Pucino (Illinois) won by decision over #12 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) - 12-8
#29 Jayden Scott (North Carolina) won by decision over #13 Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) - 5-4
#27 Greyson Clark (Purdue) won by major decision over #22 Jordan Soriano (Drexel) - 13-3
#26 Eligh Rivera (Princeton) won in sudden victory - 1 over #23 Josh Edmond (Missouri) - 8-5
Consolation Round 2
#28 Danny Pucino (Illinois) won by fall over #11 Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) - 4:15
#26 Eligh Rivera (Princeton) won by decision over #8 Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) - 11-6
Consolation Round 3
#21 Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) won by fall over #19 Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma) - 6:18
Quarterfinals
#5 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) won in tie breaker - 1 over #4 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) - 2-1
Consolation Quarterfinals
#10 CJ Composto (Pennsylvania) won by decision over #6 Vance VomBaur (Minnesota) - 8-6
Semifinals
#3 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) won in tie breaker - 1 over #2 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) - 2-1
Consolation Semifinals
#10 CJ Composto (Pennsylvania) won by decision over #5 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) - 7-2
7th Place
#9 Jacob Frost (Iowa State) won by major decision over #6 Vance VomBaur (Minnesota) - 17-3
5th Place
#5 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) won by decision over #4 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) - 7-2
Finals
#3 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) won by decision over #1 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) 12-9
149 Pounds
Pigtail
#33 Teague Travis (Oklahoma State) won by major decision over #32 Wynton Denkins (Campbell) - 11-1
Championship Round 1
#29 Jack Gioffre (Virginia) won in tie breaker - 1 over #4 Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) - 5-2
#19 Andrew Clark (Rutgers) won by decision over #14 Chance Lamer (Cal Poly) - 8-3
#17 Jaden Abas (Stanford) won by decision over #16 Trae McDaniel (Army West Point) - 11-7
Championship Round 2
#12 Ethan Stiles (Oregon State) won by major decision over #5 Kyle Parco (Iowa) - 8-0
Consolation Pigtail
#32 Wynton Denkins (Campbell) won in sudden victory - 1 over #30 Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) - 17-14
Consolation Round 1
#33 Teague Travis (Oklahoma State) won by major decision over #16 Trae McDaniel (Army West Point) - 17-4
#25 Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 15-8 won by decision over #24 Mason Shrader (Central Michigan) - 7-3
Consolation Round 2
#25 Malyke Hines (Lehigh) won by decision over #10 Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) - 10-7
Consolation Round 3
#11 Sammy Alvarez (Rider) won by decision over #4 Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) - 2-0
Quarterfinals
#13 Dylan D`Emilio (Ohio State) won by decision over #13 Ethan Stiles (Oregon State) - 7-3
Consolation Quarterfinals
#12 Ethan Stiles (Oregon State) won by decision over #11 Sammy Alvarez (Rider) - 4-2
Round Of 12
#11 Sammy Alvarez (Rider) won by decision over #8 Jordan Williams (Little Rock) - 5-0
#22 Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State) won by decision over #7 Kannon Webster (Illinois) - 4-0
Consolation Semifinals
#13 Dylan D`Emilio (Ohio State) won by decision over #6 Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) - 7-1
Finals
#2 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) won by decision over #1 Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) - 1-0
157 Pounds
Championship Round 1
#23 Chase Saldate (Michigan) won by fall over #10 Ethen Miller (Maryland) - 6:50
#20 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) won by decision over #13 Jared Hill (Wyoming) - 2-0
Championship Round 2
#20 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) won in tie breaker - 1 over #4 Rafael Hipolito (Virginia Tech) - 2-1
#12 Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State) won in sudden victory - 1 over Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) - 10-7
Consolation Round 1
#29 James Harrington (Harvard) won by fall over #13 Jared Hill (Wyoming) - 5:46
#31 Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) won by decision over #18 Jacori Teemer (Iowa) - 8-5
Consolation Round 2
#17 DJ McGee (George Mason) won by decision over #15 Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) - 7-2
Consolation Round 3
#23 Chase Saldate (Michigan) won by fall over #17 DJ McGee (George Mason) - 1:49
#14 Jude Swisher (Pennsylvania) won by decision over #6 Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) - 4-2
Quarterfinals
#8 Joey Blaze (Purdue) won by decision over #1 Tyler Kasak (Penn State) - 5-4
#20 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) won by decision over #12 Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State) - 6-4
Round Of 12
#7 Vinny Zerban (Northern Colorado) won by decision over #5 Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) - 11-6
#11 Matty Bianchi (Little Rock) won in tie breaker - 1 over #9 Tommy Askey (Minnesota) - 2-1
Semifinals
#7 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) won by decision over #2 Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) - 7-2
Consolation Semifinals
#20 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) won by decision over #7 Vinny Zerban (Northern Colorado) - 5-3
165 Pounds
Pigtail
#33 Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan) won in sudden victory - 1 over #32 Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh) - 8-5
Championship Round 1
#19 Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa) won by decision over #14 Drake Rhodes (South Dakota State) - 13-8
#18 Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) won by decision over #15 Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) - 7-6
Championship Round 2
#12 Christopher Minto (Nebraska) won by major decision over #5 Julian Ramirez (Cornell) - 11-1
Consolation Round 1
#33 Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan) won by decision over #17 Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) - 8-6
#25 Nick Hamilton (Virginia) won by decision over #24 Cesar Alvan (Columbia) - 10-3
#28 Mac Church (Virginia Tech) won by major decision over #24 Joseph Bianchi (Little Rock) - 12-4
#30 Aiden Riggins (Iowa State) won by decision over #14 Drake Rhodes (South Dakota State) - 9-3
#27 Tyler Lillard (Indiana) won by fall over #22 Enrique Munguia (Rider) - 3:49
Consolation Round 2
#25 Nick Hamilton (Virginia) won by decision over #10 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) - 4-2
#30 Aiden Riggins (Iowa State) won by major decision over #13 Will Miller (Appalachian State) - 9-1
#16 Kyle Mosher (Hofstra) won by fall over #15 Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) - 3:50
Consolation Round 3
#25 Nick Hamilton (Virginia) won in sudden victory - 1 over #18 Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) - 4-1
Quarterfinals
#12 Christopher Minto (Nebraska) won by decision over Terrell Barraclough (Utah Valley) - 8-7
Round Of 12
#7 Hunter Garvin (Stanford) won by decision over #5 Julian Ramirez (Cornell) - 16-12
#9 Cam Steed (Missouri) 18-6 won in sudden victory - 1 over #6 Beau Mantanona (Michigan) - 4-1
Semifinals
#3 Mike Caliendo (Iowa) won by decision over Peyton Hall (West Virginia) - 14-10
Consolation Semifinals
#12 Christopher Minto (Nebraska) won by decision over #7 Hunter Garvin (Stanford) - 8-4
7th Place
#9 Cam Steed (Missouri) won by fall over #8 Cameron Amine (Oklahoma State) - 2:08
174 Pounds
Pigtail
#33 Michael Wilson (Rider) won in sudden victory - 1 over #32 Jack McGill (Columbia) - 4-1
Championship Round 1
#25 Dalton Harkins (Army West Point) won by decision over #8 Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) - 6-1
#24 Lennox Wolak (Virginia Tech) won by decision over #9 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) - 4-2
#23 MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) won by major decision over #10 Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) - 13-2
#21 Joshua Ogunsanya (North Carolina) won in sudden victory - 1 over #12 Myles Takats (Bucknell) - 4-1
#18 Gaven Sax (Oklahoma) won by decision over #15 Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) - 5-0
Championship Round 2
#13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) won by decision over #4 Garrett Thompson (Ohio) - 9-3
#11 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) won by decision over #6 Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) - 3-0
Consolation Round 1
#28 Clayton Whiting (Minnesota) won by decision over #12 Myles Takats (Bucknell) - 11-9
#26 Brody Baumann (Purdue) won by decision over #10 Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) - 3-2
Consolation Round 2
#22 Nick Incontrera (Pennsylvania) won by decision over #21 Joshua Ogunsanya (North Carolina) - 8-4
Consolation Round 3
#14 Matthew Singleton (NC State) won by decision over #6 Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) - 5-3
#22 Nick Incontrera (Pennsylvania) won by major decision over #4 Garrett Thompson (Ohio) - 8-0
Quarterfinals
#13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) won by decision over #5 Simon Ruiz (Cornell) - 4-3
Consolation Quarterfinals
#11 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) won by decision over #7 Danny Wask (Navy) - 7-3
Semifinals
#3 Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) won by decision over #2 Levi Haines (Penn State) - 4-2
7th Place
#14 Matthew Singleton (NC State) won by decision over #7 Danny Wask (Navy) - 3-1
Finals
#3 Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) won in sudden victory - 1 over Keegan O`Toole (Missouri) - 4-1
184 Pounds
Championship Round 1
#20 Nick Fine (Columbia) won by fall over #13 Evan Bockman (Iowa State), 6:49
Championship Round 2
#12 Silas Allred (Nebraska) won by fall over #5 Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) - 6:42
#10 Edmond Ruth (Illinois) won in TB-2 by riding time over #7 Isaac Dean (Rider) - 3-2
Consolation Pigtail
#33 TJ McDonnell (Oregon State) won by tech fall over #30 Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) - 19-4
Consolation Round 1
#25 Jared McGill (Edinboro) won by decision over #24 Devan Hendricks (Bellarmine) - 6-0
#29 Kole Mulhauser (Princeton) won by decision over #13 Evan Bockman (Iowa State) - 12-5
Consolation Round 2
#23 Aidan Brenot (North Dakota State) won by fall over #9 Reece Heller (Pittsburgh) - 2:35
Consolation Round 3
#15 Dylan Fishback (NC State) won in sudden victory - 1 over #7 Isaac Dean (Rider) - 4-1
#14 DJ Parker (Oklahoma) won by fall over #11 Gabe Arnold (Iowa) - 0:48
#22 Donnell Washington (Indiana) won by tech fall over #19 Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming) - 19-4
#23 Aidan Brenot (North Dakota State) won in sudden victory - 1 over #16 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) - 4-1
Round Of 12
#22 Donnell Washington (Indiana) 1won by decision over #10 Edmond Ruth (Illinois) - 8-4
197 Pounds
Championship Round 1
#26 Brock Zurawski (Rider) 17-11 won in sudden victory - 1 over #7 Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa) - 5-2
#25 Patrick Brophy (The Citadel) won by major decision over #8 Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) - 18-7
#24 Gabe Sollars (Indiana) won by decision over #9 Zac Braunagel (Illinois) - 6-5
#23 Seth Shumate (Ohio State) 19-15 won by fall over #10 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) - 4:12
#19 Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) won by decision over #14 Zach Glazier (South Dakota State) - 4-2
Consolation Round 1
#9 Zac Braunagel (Illinois) won by major decision over #8 Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) - 14-3
#27 Michael Dellagatta (Cornell) won by major decision over #22 Mickey O`Malley (Drexel) - 10-0
Consolation Round 2
#20 Camden McDanel (Nebraska) won by decision over #19 Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) - 4-1
#18 Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) won by decision over #16 Evan Bates (Northwestern) - 4-1
Consolation Round 3
#15 Joseph Novak (Wyoming) won by fall over #9 Zac Braunagel (Illinois) - 5:31
#20 Camden McDanel (Nebraska) won by decision over #11 Luke Stout (Princeton) - 9-3
Round of 12
#15 Joseph Novak (Wyoming) won by major decision over #5 Michael Beard (Lehigh) - 13-4
Consolation Quarterfinals
#12 Stephen Little (Little Rock) won in sudden victory - 1 over #6 Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) - 4-1
Semifinals
#4 Josh Barr (Penn State) won by decision over #1 Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) - 5-3
5th Place
#15 Joseph Novak (Wyoming) won by major decision over #12 Stephen Little (Little Rock) - 8-0
3rd Place
#3 AJ Ferrari (CSU Bakersfield) won by decision over #1 Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) - 2-0
285 Pounds
Pigtail
#33 Hayden Filipovich (Purdue) won by major decision over #32 Stephan Monchery (Appalachian State) - 9-0
Championship Round 1
#22 Brady Colbert (Army West Point) won by decision over #11 Jimmy Mullen (Virginia Tech) - 8-1
Championship Round 2
#9 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) won by decision over Luke Luffman (Illinois) - 7-0
Consolation Round 1
#25 Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) won by decision #24 over Nolan Neves (North Carolina) - 10-6
#29 Ashton Davis (Cornell) won by decision over #22 Jordan Greer (Ohio) - 7-1
#26 Peter Ming (Stanford) won by decision over #23 Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State) - 4-2
Consolation Round 2
#12 Nick Feldman (Ohio State) won by major decision over #11 Jimmy Mullen (Virginia Tech) - 12-1
Consolation Quarterfinals
#9 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) won by major decision over #5 Ben Kueter (Iowa) - 10-2
#7 Isaac Trumble (NC State) won by major decision over #6 Joshua Heindselman (Michigan) - 9-0
Consolation Semifinals
#7 Isaac Trumble (NC State) won by decision over #4 Owen Trephan (Lehigh) - 4-3
7th Place
#6 Joshua Heindselman (Michigan) won by decision over #5 Ben Kueter (Iowa) - 2-1
7th Place
#9 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) won by decision over #7 Isaac Trumble (NC State) - 5-3
Finals
#2 Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State) won by decision over #1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) - 5-4