2025-26 Big 12 Conference Wrestling Rankings

197 pounds

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RANK	NAME	SCHOOL	YEAR	NATIONAL RANK
1	Rocky Elam	Iowa State	SR	2
2	Joey Novak	Wyoming	JR	7
3	Bennett Berge	South Dakota State	JR	6
4	Cody Merrill	Oklahoma State	FR	9
5	Deanthony Parker	Oklahoma	SR	14
6	Evan Bates	Missouri	SR	15
7	Rune Lawrence	West Virginia	FR	27
8	Colton Hawks	Arizona State	SR	28
9	Karson Tompkins	Air Force	FR	29
10	Devin Wasley	North Dakota State	JR	NR
11	Kalob Runyon	UNI	SR	NR
12	Kael Bennie	Utah Valley	SO	NR
13	Eli Sheeran	California Baptist	SR	NR
14	Andrew Donahue	Northern Colorado	JR	NR