2025-26 NCAA DI Wrestling Rankings

P4P - Mitchell Mesenbrink

Tyler Kasak has been removed from the pound-for-pound rankings because we believe he’s redshirting this season. With the open spot left by Kasak’s departure, Joey Blaze comes into the #19 spot. Blaze finished as the NCAA runner-up last season at 157 pounds with notable wins on the year over All-Americans Tyler Kasak, Antrell Taylor, Ethan Stiles, Peyten Kellar, Sammy Sasso, and Trevor Chumbley. 

We also reevaluated Luke Lilledahl's and Ty Watters' resumes and concluded Lilledahl has a slightly better one and moves into the #20 spot, while Watters moves just outside the top 20.

If you have any questions, we welcome and encourage your feedback. Hit up Jon Kozak (email: Jonathan.Kozak@flosports.tv; X: @KozakJon) and JD Rader (email: jd.rader@flosports.tv; X: @rader_jd).

RankGradeNameSchoolWTPrevious
1JRMitchell MesenbrinkPenn State1651
2SRJesse MendezOhio State1412
3SRLevi HainesPenn State1743
4JRAJ FerrariNebraska2854
5SRMichael CaliendoIowa1655
6SORyan CrookhamLehigh1336
7SRLucas ByrdIllinois1337
8SOMax McEnellyMinnesota1848
9SRBrock HardyNebraska1419
10JRAntrell TaylorNebraska15710
11JRMeyer ShapiroCornell15712
12JRShayne Van NessPenn State14913
13SRDrake AyalaIowa13314
14SRRocky Elam Iowa State19715
15SOJosh BarrPenn State19716
16SOVincent RobinsonNC State12517
17SRYonger BastidaIowa State28518
18JRTroy SpratleyOK State12519
19JRJoey BlazePurdue165NR
20SOLuke LilledahlPenn State125NR