2022-23 Big 12 Conference Rankings

157 pounds

Jared Franek has continued his strong season for North Dakota State as he is 13-1 on the year and won the 157-pound title at the Southern Scuffle with a tiebreaker win over Kendall Coleman to move up to the #2 ranking in the country. Jarrett Jacques fell in the semifinals of the Southern Scuffle and med forfeited out of the tournament, while Kaden Gfeller took two losses at the Southern Scuffle to finish fourth. Jacques moved ahead of Gfeller to the #2 ranking at 157 pounds based on those results along with a win over Jacob Wright in the dual against Wyoming.