Conference · 2025-26

Big Ten

14 teams. Each team's starter at a weight is its best-ranked wrestler there; the starters are seeded by national rank and every seed holds. Points follow NCAA tournament scoring, placement plus advancement with 8 places scored and no bonus points, so this is a reading of the ratings, not a prediction.

Projected championPenn State165 pts · 7 individual titles

Runner-upOhio State120 pts · 45 back

Best nationally#1of 78 programs · Penn State, 155.5 pts

Format8places scored · 139 starters seeded

Team race

place over points at each weight; s9 is the ninth seed, no place · hover a cell for the wrestler

Team	125	133	141	149	157	165	174	184	197	285	Total	Placers	National
1 Penn State	1st19	2nd15	5th9	1st19	1st19	1st19	1st19	1st19	1st19	6th8	165	10	#1 · 155.5
2 Ohio State	2nd15	1st19	1st19	5th9	3rd12.5	6th8	3rd12.5	s90	3rd12.5	3rd12.5	120	9	#3 · 72.5
3 Nebraska	s90	4th11.5	2nd15	6th8	2nd15	5th9	4th11.5	5th9	2nd15	2nd15	109	9	#4 · 72
4 Iowa	5th9	3rd12.5	3rd12.5	4th11.5	s100	2nd15	2nd15	3rd12.5	5th9	4th11.5	108.5	9	#5 · 66
5 Michigan	8th4.5	s130	s100	2nd15	5th9	s120.5	5th9	4th11.5	s120.5	1st19	69	6	#8 · 44.5
6 Minnesota	3rd12.5	s140	4th11.5	s100	6th8	4th11.5	8th4.5	2nd15	s110	7th5.5	68.5	7	#14 · 27.5
7 Illinois	6th8	5th9	s120.5	8th4.5	4th11.5	8th4.5	6th8	8th4.5	–no entry	s100	50.5	7	#21 · 15
8 Rutgers	s100	8th4.5	6th8	s90	s120.5	7th5.5	7th5.5	7th5.5	6th8	8th4.5	42	7	#25 · 9
9 Maryland	s140	7th5.5	s90	3rd12.5	s90	s110.5	s140	6th8	4th11.5	s110.5	38.5	4	#29 · 6.5
10 Wisconsin	7th5.5	6th8	s130	7th5.5	8th4.5	s100	s120.5	s130	8th4.5	5th9	37.5	6	#37 · 3.5
11 Indiana	4th11.5	s120.5	s110.5	s140	7th5.5	s90	s100	s100	7th5.5	s130	23.5	3	#43 · 2.5
12 Purdue	s120.5	s100	8th4.5	s110.5	s140	3rd12.5	s90	s110.5	s100	s140	18.5	2	#19 · 15.5
13 Northwestern	s110.5	s90	7th5.5	s120.5	s130	s130	s110.5	s140	s130	s120.5	7.5	1	#52 · 1
14 Michigan State	s130	s110.5	s140	s130	s110.5	s140	s130	s120.5	s90	s90	1.5	0	#63 · 0

Weight by weight

every starter in the conference, in seed order

125 pounds

14 entrants · 16-man bracket · 8 places scored

Seed	Wrestler	School	Record	Bouts	Projected	Pts	National
1	#1 Luke Lilledahl	Penn State	25-0	25	1st	19	#1 · 1st · 20
2	#9 Nic Bouzakis	Ohio State	17-4	21	2nd	15	#9 · 2
3	#10 Jore Volk	Minnesota	23-7	30	3rd	12.5	#10 · 2
4	#12 Jacob Moran	Indiana	20-8	28	4th	11.5	#12 · 2
5	#13 Dean Peterson	Iowa	16-8	24	5th	9	#13 · 1.5
6	#17 Spencer Moore	Illinois	18-10	28	6th	8	#17 · 0.5
7	#28 Nicolar Rivera	Wisconsin	15-9	24	7th	5.5	#26
8	#30 Diego Sotelo	Michigan	13-14	27	8th	4.5	#28
9	#35 Kael Lauridsen	Nebraska	12-12	24	–	0	#32 · 1
10	#43 Ayden Smith	Rutgers	16-13	29	–	0	#37
11	#44 Dedrick Navarro	Northwestern	15-14	29	–	0.5	#38
12	#56 Isaiah Quintero	Purdue	4-5	9	–	0.5	#46
13	#59 Nick Corday	Michigan State	12-15	27	–	0	#48
14	#76 Abram Cline	Maryland	11-16	27	–	0	#55

133 pounds

14 entrants · 16-man bracket · 8 places scored

Seed	Wrestler	School	Record	Bouts	Projected	Pts	National
1	#3 Ben Davino	Ohio State	29-2	31	1st	19	#3 · 3rd · 13.5
2	#4 Marcus Blaze	Penn State	25-3	28	2nd	15	#4 · 4th · 12.5
3	#6 Drake Ayala	Iowa	18-10	28	3rd	12.5	#6 · 6th · 9
4	#12 Jacob Van Dee	Nebraska	22-9	31	4th	11.5	#12 · 2
5	#14 Lucas Byrd	Illinois	23-5	28	5th	9	#13 · 1.5
6	#23 Zan Fugitt	Wisconsin	18-8	26	6th	8	#20 · 0.5
7	#24 Braxton Brown	Maryland	19-11	30	7th	5.5	#21 · 0.5
8	#27 Dylan Shawver	Rutgers	20-13	33	8th	4.5	#24 · 0.5
9	#28 Massey Odiotti	Northwestern	10-3	13	–	0	#25
10	#43 Blake Boarman	Purdue	12-17	29	–	0	#36
11	#52 Caleb Weiand	Michigan State	12-14	26	–	0.5	#42
12	#70 Jackson Blum	Indiana	4-6	10	–	0.5	#52
13	#71 Teddy Flores	Michigan	4-6	10	–	0	#53
14	#95 Blake Beissel	Minnesota	3-6	9	–	0	#60

141 pounds

14 entrants · 16-man bracket · 8 places scored

Seed	Wrestler	School	Record	Bouts	Projected	Pts	National
1	#2 Jesse Mendez	Ohio State	26-1	27	1st	19	#2 · 2nd · 16
2	#4 Brock Hardy	Nebraska	24-7	31	2nd	15	#4 · 4th · 12.5
3	#10 Nasir Bailey	Iowa	16-9	25	3rd	12.5	#10 · 2
4	#11 Vance Vombaur	Minnesota	21-8	29	4th	11.5	#11 · 2
5	#15 Braeden Davis	Penn State	14-7	21	5th	9	#15 · 1.5
6	#16 Joey Olivieri	Rutgers	12-4	16	6th	8	#16 · 1.5
7	#32 Billy DeKraker	Northwestern	15-13	28	7th	5.5	#30
8	#34 Vinny Paino	Purdue	7-2	9	8th	4.5	#32 · 1
9	#37 Ryan Kennedy	Maryland	14-6	20	–	0	#35
10	#61 Eren Sement	Michigan	6-7	13	–	0	#42
11	#80 Lucas Peters	Indiana	9-7	16	–	0.5	#50
12	#82 William Baysingar	Illinois	7-12	19	–	0.5	#51
13	#100 Brock Bobzien3 bouts	Wisconsin	1-3	4	–	0	#58
14	#117 Sean Larkin7 bouts	Michigan State	1-6	7	–	0	#65

149 pounds

14 entrants · 16-man bracket · 8 places scored

Seed	Wrestler	School	Record	Bouts	Projected	Pts	National
1	#1 Shayne Van Ness	Penn State	25-1	26	1st	19	#1 · 1st · 20
2	#5 Lachlan McNeil	Michigan	23-7	30	2nd	15	#5 · 5th · 10
3	#10 Carter Young	Maryland	17-6	23	3rd	12.5	#9 · 2
4	#11 Ryder Block	Iowa	18-11	29	4th	11.5	#10 · 2
5	#12 Ethan Stiles	Ohio State	15-7	22	5th	9	#11 · 2
6	#15 Chance Lamer	Nebraska	19-10	29	6th	8	#13 · 1.5
7	#23 Joseph Zargo	Wisconsin	17-7	24	7th	5.5	#20 · 0.5
8	#29 Michael Gioffre	Illinois	17-12	29	8th	4.5	#26
9	#39 Andrew Clark	Rutgers	15-12	27	–	0	#32 · 1
10	#45 Charles Vanier6 bouts	Minnesota	5-1	6	–	0	#38
11	#46 Gavin Brown	Purdue	16-13	29	–	0.5	#39
12	#58 Sam Cartella	Northwestern	10-7	17	–	0.5	#46
13	#59 Evan Gosz	Michigan State	7-5	12	–	0	#47
14	#67 Joey Buttler	Indiana	11-14	25	–	0	#52

157 pounds

14 entrants · 16-man bracket · 8 places scored

Seed	Wrestler	School	Record	Bouts	Projected	Pts	National
1	#1 PJ Duke	Penn State	24-2	26	1st	19	#1 · 1st · 20
2	#3 Antrell Taylor	Nebraska	26-4	30	2nd	15	#3 · 3rd · 13.5
3	#4 Brandon Cannon	Ohio State	22-4	26	3rd	12.5	#4 · 4th · 12.5
4	#6 Kannon Webster	Illinois	25-6	31	4th	11.5	#6 · 6th · 9
5	#12 Cameron Catrabone	Michigan	22-10	32	5th	9	#11 · 2
6	#23 Charlie Millard	Minnesota	18-11	29	6th	8	#22 · 0.5
7	#26 Bryce Lowery	Indiana	13-14	27	7th	5.5	#25
8	#30 Luke Mechler	Wisconsin	16-9	25	8th	4.5	#29
9	#40 Kal Miller	Maryland	12-4	16	–	0	#36
10	#41 Jordan Williams	Iowa	7-7	14	–	0	#37
11	#44 Darius Marines	Michigan State	16-13	29	–	0.5	#39
12	#55 Max Hermes	Rutgers	8-4	12	–	0.5	#47
13	#95 Gunnar Myers	Northwestern	8-11	19	–	0	#68
14	#167 Brody Saccoccia6 bouts	Purdue	2-4	6	–	0	#73

165 pounds

14 entrants · 16-man bracket · 8 places scored

Seed	Wrestler	School	Record	Bouts	Projected	Pts	National
1	#1 Mitchell Mesenbrink	Penn State	27-0	27	1st	19	#1 · 1st · 20
2	#2 Mikey Caliendo	Iowa	22-5	27	2nd	15	#2 · 2nd · 16
3	#3 Joey Blaze	Purdue	25-4	29	3rd	12.5	#3 · 3rd · 13.5
4	#6 Andrew Sparks	Minnesota	23-8	31	4th	11.5	#6 · 6th · 9
5	#11 LJ Araujo	Nebraska	19-11	30	5th	9	#11 · 2
6	#15 Paddy Gallagher	Ohio State	17-11	28	6th	8	#15 · 1.5
7	#21 Andrew Barbosa	Rutgers	18-10	28	7th	5.5	#21 · 0.5
8	#24 Braeden Scoles	Illinois	16-11	27	8th	4.5	#24 · 0.5
9	#29 Tyler Lillard	Indiana	12-11	23	–	0	#29
10	#42 Cody Goebel	Wisconsin	11-12	23	–	0	#37
11	#55 Jared Goldberg4 bouts	Maryland	4-0	4	–	0.5	#45
12	#69 Dylan Gilcher	Michigan	7-2	9	–	0.5	#54
13	#92 Jacob Bostelman	Northwestern	10-15	25	–	0	#61
14	#98 Jack Conley	Michigan State	7-14	21	–	0	#64

174 pounds

14 entrants · 16-man bracket · 8 places scored

Seed	Wrestler	School	Record	Bouts	Projected	Pts	National
1	#1 Levi Haines	Penn State	26-0	26	1st	19	#1 · 1st · 20
2	#2 Patrick Kennedy	Iowa	23-5	28	2nd	15	#2 · 2nd · 16
3	#3 Carson Kharchla	Ohio State	23-6	29	3rd	12.5	#3 · 3rd · 13.5
4	#4 Christopher Minto	Nebraska	24-6	30	4th	11.5	#4 · 4th · 12.5
5	#5 Beau Mantanona	Michigan	25-9	34	5th	9	#5 · 5th · 10
6	#15 Colin Kelly	Illinois	21-10	31	6th	8	#14 · 1.5
7	#17 Ryan Ford	Rutgers	14-3	17	7th	5.5	#16 · 1.5
8	#28 Jed Wester7 bouts	Minnesota	6-1	7	8th	4.5	#25
9	#32 Brody Baumann	Purdue	17-10	27	–	0	#29
10	#35 Derek Gilcher	Indiana	14-12	26	–	0	#31
11	#36 Eddie Enright	Northwestern	22-12	34	–	0.5	#32 · 1
12	#54 Luke Condon	Wisconsin	10-14	24	–	0.5	#45
13	#74 Connor O'Neill	Michigan State	11-15	26	–	0	#57
14	#143 Seth Digby	Maryland	3-14	17	–	0	#71

184 pounds

14 entrants · 16-man bracket · 8 places scored

Seed	Wrestler	School	Record	Bouts	Projected	Pts	National
1	#1 Rocco Welsh	Penn State	24-1	25	1st	19	#1 · 1st · 20
2	#3 Max McEnelly	Minnesota	22-2	24	2nd	15	#3 · 3rd · 13.5
3	#4 Angelo Ferrari	Iowa	15-5	20	3rd	12.5	#4 · 4th · 12.5
4	#6 Brock Mantanona	Michigan	22-8	30	4th	11.5	#6 · 6th · 9
5	#8 Silas Allred	Nebraska	19-10	29	5th	9	#8 · 8th · 5.5
6	#10 Jaxon Smith5 bouts	Maryland	5-0	5	6th	8	#9 · 2
7	#11 Shane Cartagena-Walsh	Rutgers	26-10	36	7th	5.5	#10 · 2
8	#13 Chris Moore	Illinois	20-11	31	8th	4.5	#12 · 2
9	#19 Dylan Fishback	Ohio State	17-10	27	–	0	#18 · 0.5
10	#33 Sam Goin	Indiana	13-10	23	–	0	#31
11	#43 James Rowley	Purdue	12-13	25	–	0.5	#37
12	#56 Luke Vanadia	Michigan State	9-6	15	–	0.5	#46
13	#153 Caleb Dennee2 bouts	Wisconsin	0-2	2	–	0	#73
14	#160 Matt Kubas	Northwestern	2-6	8	–	0	#75

197 pounds

13 entrants · 16-man bracket · 8 places scored

Seed	Wrestler	School	Record	Bouts	Projected	Pts	National
1	#1 Josh Barr	Penn State	24-0	24	1st	19	#1 · 1st · 20
2	#6 Camden McDanel	Nebraska	25-8	33	2nd	15	#6 · 6th · 9
3	#11 Luke Geog	Ohio State	18-9	27	3rd	12.5	#11 · 2
4	#12 Branson John	Maryland	29-10	39	4th	11.5	#12 · 2
5	#13 Gabe Arnold	Iowa	20-9	29	5th	9	#13 · 1.5
6	#17 Remy Cotton	Rutgers	19-9	28	6th	8	#16 · 1.5
7	#18 Gabe Sollars	Indiana	17-12	29	7th	5.5	#17 · 0.5
8	#20 Wyatt Ingham	Wisconsin	15-9	24	8th	4.5	#19 · 0.5
9	#28 Kael Wisler	Michigan State	25-12	37	–	0	#26
10	#36 Ben Vanadia	Purdue	15-12	27	–	0	#32 · 1
11	#48 Gavin Nelson	Minnesota	10-14	24	–	0	#40
12	#59 Hayden Walters	Michigan	7-12	19	–	0.5	#45
13	#75 Alex Smith	Northwestern	10-17	27	–	0	#54

285 pounds

14 entrants · 16-man bracket · 8 places scored

Seed	Wrestler	School	Record	Bouts	Projected	Pts	National
1	#3 Taye Ghadiali	Michigan	28-3	31	1st	19	#3 · 3rd · 13.5
2	#4 AJ Ferrari	Nebraska	18-5	23	2nd	15	#4 · 4th · 12.5
3	#6 Nick Feldman	Ohio State	24-7	31	3rd	12.5	#6 · 6th · 9
4	#8 Ben Kueter	Iowa	14-9	23	4th	11.5	#8 · 8th · 5.5
5	#10 Braxton Amos	Wisconsin	20-8	28	5th	9	#10 · 2
6	#13 Cole Mirasola	Penn State	19-8	27	6th	8	#13 · 1.5
7	#19 Koy Hopke	Minnesota	19-10	29	7th	5.5	#18 · 0.5
8	#23 Hunter Catka	Rutgers	22-11	33	8th	4.5	#22 · 0.5
9	#30 Max Vanadia	Michigan State	12-3	15	–	0	#28
10	#34 Luke Luffman	Illinois	14-9	23	–	0	#31
11	#63 Oscar Williams	Maryland	13-10	23	–	0.5	#50
12	#72 Dirk Morley	Northwestern	8-10	18	–	0.5	#52
13	#86 Matt Kowalski	Indiana	5-6	11	–	0	#56
14	#112 Austin Richens0 bouts	Purdue	–	0	–	0	#72

Results for 2025-26 come from the schools' own box scores and from tournament brackets imported by hand. A dual whose page printed no box score, or an open that was not exported, is missing here. Bouts against non-Division I opponents are listed but not counted in records.The projection is the rank order with every seed holding; redshirts, injuries and a coach's lineup are invisible to it, and never-rated newcomers share a rank, so their seeds are a coin flip.How ScrapStat counts.