2025-26 High School Wrestling Rankings

285 lbs

Cristian Alvarez won Ecape the Rock. Cael Mielnik reached the finals with a win over Lukas Zalota, so he makes a move. Ryan Schneider enters the top 20 due to his victory over Anderson Palian. Sammy Seja avenged a loss to Andrew Arroyo, so he takes the #20 spot.

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RankYearNameSchoolStateCollegePrevious
1SRDreshaun RossFort DodgeIAOklahoma State1
2SRCoby MerrillJW NorthCAIowa State2
3SRMichael MoccoCardinal Gibbons FLIowa3
4SRDean BechtoldOwen J RobertsPALehigh4
5SRMark EffendianFaith ChristianPAPrinceton5
6SRChristian AlvarezSt. Joseph RegionalNJDelaware (football)6
7SRAlex TaylorMount VernonOHOklahoma7
8JRCael MielnikBlair AcademyNJ
12
9JRLukas ZalotaMalvern PrepPARutgers8
10SOKameron HazelettLowellIN
9
11SRPreston WagnerFremontNEVirginia10
12SRMateo VinciguerraWoodstownNJMaryland11
13SRColin WhyteWest GreenePAKent State13
14JRRyan SchneiderGreen Farms AcademyCT
NR
15SRAnderson PalianWyoming SeminaryPA
14
16SRIsaiah TaylorAIM AcademyPAAmerican15
17SRJames BechterNorthfield Mount HermanOHBrown16
18SRJonathan RuloBelleville EastILCincinatti (football)17
19SRZayne CandelariaSunnysideAZ
18
20SOSammy SejaBuchananCA
NR