We are officially in the home stretch of the 2018-19 NCAA D1 wrestling season now that the conference tournaments have concluded. The 33-man fields are set and the brackets are out. And, we also squeezed in one last set of rankings before the big dance, which means we also get one more stock report of the season. How wonderful!

2018-2019 NCAA Rankings

There was quite a lot of movement in the rankings this week, so let's get right to it and see who made the biggest jumps up and down the top 20.

Stock Is Up

141 Pounds: Chad Red (Nebraska)

From unranked to #11

Chad Red strawberry sauced his way to the finals of the Big Ten Championship. The All-American had a rocky start to the season but was firing on all cylinders in Minneapolis. Though he ultimately fell to Joey McKenna in the title bout, Red took out two top ten wrestlers in a row in Mikey Carr and Kenan Storr to get there. 

Watch Red beat Storr in the semifinals of the Big Ten Championship:

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165 Pounds: Logan Massa (Michigan)

From #7 to #3

Results from the Big Ten Championship unsurprisingly caused lots of movement in the rankings. Having 70 plus top 20 wrestlers in a single tournament will do that. By dint of wins over top 10 Evan Wick and Isaiah White, Logan Massa moved all the way up to #3.  

141 Pounds: Mitch McKee (Minnesota)

From #9 to #5

The Golden Gophers not only hosted a stellar 2019 Big Ten Championship, they also performed well on their home turf. McKee was one of several bright spots for the team, beating Kanen Storr and Max Murin on his way to a top 5 ranking. 

Watch McKee score double digits on Storr in the consi-semis of Big Tens:

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285 Pounds: Youssif Hemida (Maryland)

From #10 to #6

Hemida is on pace to out-place his 2018 NCAA tournament, where he finished eighth. That would be a fitting farewell for his departing head coach, Kerry McCoy.  Hemida toppled Trent Hillger, Conan Jennings and Chase Singletary at Big Tens to set himself up with what will likely be a very good seed in Pittsburgh. 

174 Pounds: Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma State)

From #10 (at 184) to #6

Jacobe Smith dropped back down to 174 and promptly won the Big 12 conference, beating a very dangerous Taylor Lujan in the finals. 

157 Pounds: Jarrett Jacques (Missouri)

From #12 to #8

Jacques is coming on strong just in time for the tournament. He's won 14 out of his last 15 matches, including a victory over Larry Early in the MAC Championship.

141 Pounds: Dom Demas (Oklahoma)

From #13 to #9

Dangerous Dom Demas is back to his high-flying and winning ways. In the Big 12 finals he inside-tripped Kaid Brock twice in the opening period before pinning the Cowboy to win a conference title. 

Watch Demas beat Ian Parker in the semifinals of Big 12s:

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149 Pounds: Brady Berge (Penn State)

From #14 to #9

Though he did a medical forfeit semi-slide at Big Tens, Berge did beat the surging Pat Lugo in the quarterfinals to give himself a nice late season rankings boost.

174 Pounds: Devin Skatzka (Minnesota)

From #13 to #9

Another Gopher who did well on his home turf was Devin Skatzka. Skatz Attack beat the bruising Mikey Labriola twice to claim third at the Big Ten Championships.

197 Pounds: Malik McDonald (NC State)

From #19 to #13

Leek Dogg had himself an ACC tournament, beating two ranked wrestlers in Jay Aiello and Tom Sleigh to claim an individual title. McDonald's title helped propel Head Coach Pat Pop's Wolfpack to the top of the team standings as well. 

197 Pounds: Jake Woodley (Oklahoma)

From #18 to #14

197 was one of the Big 12's deepest weight classes, and Woodley did quite well for himself by placing third in Tulsa, with wins over national qualifiers Tanner Orndorff, Anthony McLaughlin, Noah Adams and Josh Hokit. 

Watch Woodley beat Orndorff in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championships:

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149 Pounds: Tommy Thorn (Minnesota)

From unranked to #15

Thorn is yet another Gopher who substantially improved his resume wrestling in historic Williams Arena. An upset over Cole Martin was Thorn's best win in Minneapolis.

165 Pounds: Te`Shan Campbell (Ohio State)

From unranked to #16

Three wins in a loaded Big Ten bracket was enough to solidify Campbell as a problem for the NCAA field and a spot back in the top 20. 

125 Pounds: Ryan Millhof (Arizona State)

From unranked to #17

Millhof returns to the lineup and the rankings after missing a substantial amount of time due to injury. The All-American's victory over Gabe Townsell at Pac-12 helped earn himself a trip to Pittsburgh. 

141 Pounds: Max Murin (Iowa)

From unranked to #17

Murin got revenge on Mikey Carr in the Big Ten Championships which lifted him into the rankings and helped make the case for 141 being the deepest weight class in America. 

Stock is Down

149 Pounds: Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa)

From #7 to #12

All-American Max Thomen suffered a pair of upsets at Big 12s, to Henry Pohlmeyer (for the second time this season) and Davion Jeffries.

165 Pounds: Joseph Smith (Oklahoma State)

From #7 (at 174) to #15

Smith cut down to 165 for the first time this season, then lost twice at Big 12s, to Demetrius Romero and Branson Ashworth. 

285 Pounds: Sam Stoll (Iowa)

From #7 to #12

Sam Stoll has been snakebitten by injuries for much of his career, and though he admirably took the mat in Minneapolis, his loss to Jacob Aven in the Big Ten consolation round cost him dearly in the rankings. 

141 Pounds: Matt Findlay (Utah Valley)

From #10 to #19

Findlay didn't wrestle a match at Big 12s and moves way down due to inactivity in the second half of the season.

125 Pounds: Zeke Moisey (Nebraska)

From #14 to #19

Moisey was a warrior, wrestling with a clearly hurt shoulder at Big Tens, but his losses to Elijah Oliver and Devin Schroder forced him to drop nonetheless. 

125 Pounds: Cole Verner (Wyoming)

From #15 to #20

Verner had a rough go at Big 12s, losing to Jay Schwarm and Christian Moody, to nearly fall out of the top 20 completely. 

197 Pounds: Tanner Orndorff (Utah Valley)

From #15 to #20

197 at Big 12s was brutal. Orndorff's losses to Woodley and Hokit pushed him down to the bottom of the top 20, though he remains a serious threat at NCAAs.