Conference · 2026-27

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 State162 pts · 6 individual titles

Runner-upOhio State131 pts · 31 back

Best nationally#1of 78 programs · Penn State, 132 pts

Format8places scored · 140 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	3rd12.5	1st19	4th11.5	1st19	1st19	1st19	1st19	5th9	162	10	#1 · 132
2 Ohio State	2nd15	1st19	5th9	3rd12.5	1st19	3rd12.5	7th5.5	8th4.5	2nd15	1st19	131	10	#4 · 84.5
3 Nebraska	3rd12.5	3rd12.5	s140	2nd15	2nd15	5th9	2nd15	5th9	4th11.5	8th4.5	104	9	#6 · 53
4 Iowa	s100	4th11.5	1st19	4th11.5	s90	6th8	4th11.5	3rd12.5	s110.5	2nd15	89.5	7	#10 · 31
5 Michigan	7th5.5	s100	s100	5th9	5th9	4th11.5	3rd12.5	4th11.5	s100	s90	59	6	#10 · 31
6 Minnesota	4th11.5	s140	2nd15	s90	7th5.5	s140	s90	2nd15	s120.5	6th8	55.5	5	#17 · 24
7 Rutgers	s130	8th4.5	4th11.5	s130	8th4.5	7th5.5	6th8	6th8	5th9	s120.5	51.5	7	#35 · 5.5
8 Maryland	5th9	s110.5	6th8	6th8	s100	s110.5	s120.5	s130	3rd12.5	4th11.5	50.5	5	#26 · 10.5
9 Illinois	s140	5th9	s90	7th5.5	3rd12.5	8th4.5	5th9	7th5.5	s90	s130	46	6	#27 · 10
10 Purdue	8th4.5	6th8	8th4.5	s120.5	s130	2nd15	8th4.5	s100	s140	s140	37	5	#21 · 16.5
11 Indiana	s120.5	s120.5	s110.5	8th4.5	6th8	s90	s140	s90	7th5.5	7th5.5	25	4	#46 · 2.5
12 Wisconsin	s110.5	s130	s120.5	s140	s140	s100	s110.5	s120.5	6th8	3rd12.5	22.5	2	#28 · 8
13 Northwestern	6th8	7th5.5	7th5.5	s100	s120.5	s120.5	s100	s140	s130	s110.5	20.5	3	#61 · 0
14 Michigan State	s90	s90	s130	s110.5	s110.5	s130	s130	s110.5	8th4.5	s100	6	1	#57 · 0.5

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	–	0	1st	19	#1 · 1st · 20
2	#6 Vincent Kilkeary6 bouts	Ohio State	3-0	3	2nd	15	#6 · 6th · 9
3	#8 Vincent Robinson	Nebraska	–	0	3rd	12.5	#7 · 7th · 6.5
4	#9 Jore Volk	Minnesota	–	0	4th	11.5	#8 · 8th · 5.5
5	#20 Nicolar Rivera	Maryland	2-1	3	5th	9	#15 · 1.5
6	#42 Dedrick Navarro	Northwestern	–	0	6th	8	#31
7	#45 Henry Aslikyan1 bout	Michigan	1-0	1	7th	5.5	#33
8	#58 Isaiah Quintero	Purdue	–	0	8th	4.5	#44
9	#61 Nick Corday	Michigan State	–	0	–	0	#47
10	#63 Leo DeLuca1 bout	Iowa	–	0	–	0	#49
11	#65 Alan Koehler	Wisconsin	1-0	1	–	0.5	#50
12	#91 Gavin Jendreas7 bouts	Indiana	–	0	–	0.5	#60
13	#92 Charlie Esposito4 bouts	Rutgers	2-2	4	–	0	#61
14	#120 Caelan Riley3 bouts	Illinois	–	0	–	0	#69

133 pounds

14 entrants · 16-man bracket · 8 places scored

Seed	Wrestler	School	Record	Bouts	Projected	Pts	National
1	#3 Ben Davino	Ohio State	–	0	1st	19	#3 · 3rd · 13.5
2	#4 Marcus Blaze	Penn State	–	0	2nd	15	#4 · 4th · 12.5
3	#10 Jacob Van Dee	Nebraska	–	0	3rd	12.5	#9 · 2
4	#14 Ryan Crookham4 bouts	Iowa	–	0	4th	11.5	#13 · 1.5
5	#22 Griff Powell4 bouts	Illinois	3-1	4	5th	9	#20 · 0.5
6	#24 Vinny Paino	Purdue	1-0	1	6th	8	#21 · 0.5
7	#32 Massey Odiotti	Northwestern	–	0	7th	5.5	#27
8	#46 Brett Ungar	Rutgers	–	0	8th	4.5	#38
9	#53 Caleb Weiand	Michigan State	–	0	–	0	#44
10	#63 Moses Mendoza1 bout	Michigan	1-0	1	–	0	#49
11	#71 Liston Seibert4 bouts	Maryland	2-2	4	–	0.5	#52
12	#77 Jackson Blum	Indiana	–	0	–	0.5	#53
13	#93 Pete Tomazevic3 bouts	Wisconsin	1-0	1	–	0	#62
14	#132 Trey Beissel0 bouts	Minnesota	–	0	–	0	#75

141 pounds

14 entrants · 16-man bracket · 8 places scored

Seed	Wrestler	School	Record	Bouts	Projected	Pts	National
1	#7 Nasir Bailey	Iowa	–	0	1st	19	#7 · 7th · 6.5
2	#9 Vance Vombaur	Minnesota	–	0	2nd	15	#9 · 2
3	#12 Braeden Davis	Penn State	–	0	3rd	12.5	#12 · 2
4	#18 CJ Huerta4 bouts	Rutgers	3-1	4	4th	11.5	#16 · 1.5
5	#22 Nic Bouzakis	Ohio State	2-2	4	5th	9	#20 · 0.5
6	#35 Dario Lemus	Maryland	2-0	2	6th	8	#28
7	#37 Billy Dekraker	Northwestern	–	0	7th	5.5	#30
8	#40 Isaiah Schaefer	Purdue	1-0	1	8th	4.5	#33
9	#42 Greyson Clark	Illinois	–	0	–	0	#34
10	#64 Eren Sement	Michigan	–	0	–	0	#44
11	#69 Joey Buttler	Indiana	–	0	–	0.5	#46
12	#75 Collin McDowell1 bout	Wisconsin	1-0	1	–	0.5	#51
13	#136 Sean Larkin7 bouts	Michigan State	–	0	–	0	#71
14	#153 Willmont Kai0 bouts	Nebraska	–	0	–	0	#73

149 pounds

14 entrants · 16-man bracket · 8 places scored

Seed	Wrestler	School	Record	Bouts	Projected	Pts	National
1	#3 Shayne Van Ness	Penn State	–	0	1st	19	#3 · 3rd · 13.5
2	#4 Anthony Echemendia	Nebraska	–	0	2nd	15	#4 · 4th · 12.5
3	#8 Maddox Shaw	Ohio State	4-0	4	3rd	12.5	#8 · 8th · 5.5
4	#15 Ryder Block	Iowa	–	0	4th	11.5	#14 · 1.5
5	#16 Sergio Lemley	Michigan	1-0	1	5th	9	#15 · 1.5
6	#28 Ryan Kennedy	Maryland	3-1	4	6th	8	#22 · 0.5
7	#31 Michael Gioffre	Illinois	–	0	7th	5.5	#25
8	#40 Tom Crook	Indiana	–	0	8th	4.5	#31
9	#53 Charles Vanier6 bouts	Minnesota	–	0	–	0	#40
10	#65 Sam Cartella	Northwestern	–	0	–	0	#48
11	#68 Evan Gosz	Michigan State	–	0	–	0.5	#50
12	#69 Gavin Brown	Purdue	0-1	1	–	0.5	#51
13	#74 Nick Villani3 bouts	Rutgers	–	0	–	0	#53
14	#118 Carson Exferd	Wisconsin	1-0	1	–	0	#69

157 pounds

14 entrants · 16-man bracket · 8 places scored

Seed	Wrestler	School	Record	Bouts	Projected	Pts	National
1	#3 Brandon Cannon	Ohio State	4-0	4	1st	19	#3 · 3rd · 13.5
2	#5 Antrell Taylor	Nebraska	–	0	2nd	15	#5 · 5th · 10
3	#8 Kannon Webster	Illinois	–	0	3rd	12.5	#7 · 7th · 6.5
4	#10 Joseph Sealey	Penn State	–	0	4th	11.5	#9 · 2
5	#15 Daniel Zepeda5 bouts	Michigan	–	0	5th	9	#13 · 1.5
6	#17 Kai Owen	Indiana	–	0	6th	8	#15 · 1.5
7	#20 Charlie Millard	Minnesota	–	0	7th	5.5	#18 · 0.5
8	#33 Conner Harer	Rutgers	–	0	8th	4.5	#29
9	#44 Jordan Williams	Iowa	–	0	–	0	#36
10	#45 Bradley Williams1 bout	Maryland	1-0	1	–	0	#37
11	#49 Darius Marines	Michigan State	–	0	–	0.5	#40
12	#94 Gunnar Myers	Northwestern	–	0	–	0.5	#60
13	#136 Jackson Bradley0 bouts	Purdue	–	0	–	0	#72
14	#136 Lane Robinson0 bouts	Wisconsin	–	0	–	0	#73

165 pounds

14 entrants · 16-man bracket · 8 places scored

Seed	Wrestler	School	Record	Bouts	Projected	Pts	National
1	#1 PJ Duke	Penn State	–	0	1st	19	#1 · 1st · 20
2	#2 Joey Blaze	Purdue	1-0	1	2nd	15	#2 · 2nd · 16
3	#4 Ethan Stiles	Ohio State	4-0	4	3rd	12.5	#4 · 4th · 12.5
4	#6 Cam Catrabone	Michigan	1-0	1	4th	11.5	#6 · 6th · 9
5	#14 LJ Araujo	Nebraska	–	0	5th	9	#13 · 1.5
6	#21 Carter Schubert	Iowa	–	0	6th	8	#20 · 0.5
7	#28 Andrew Barbosa	Rutgers	–	0	7th	5.5	#24 · 0.5
8	#31 Braeden Scoles	Illinois	–	0	8th	4.5	#26
9	#35 Tyler Lillard	Indiana	–	0	–	0	#30
10	#60 Cody Goebel	Wisconsin	0-1	1	–	0	#46
11	#72 Jared Goldberg7 bouts	Maryland	1-2	3	–	0.5	#53
12	#99 Jacob Bostelman	Northwestern	–	0	–	0.5	#59
13	#109 Jack Conley	Michigan State	–	0	–	0	#61
14	#151 Drayden Morton0 bouts	Minnesota	–	0	–	0	#74

174 pounds

14 entrants · 16-man bracket · 8 places scored

Seed	Wrestler	School	Record	Bouts	Projected	Pts	National
1	#1 Mitchell Mesenbrink	Penn State	–	0	1st	19	#1 · 1st · 20
2	#2 Christopher Minto	Nebraska	–	0	2nd	15	#2 · 2nd · 16
3	#5 Beau Mantanona	Michigan	–	0	3rd	12.5	#5 · 5th · 10
4	#13 Gabe Arnold	Iowa	–	0	4th	11.5	#12 · 2
5	#17 Colin Kelly	Illinois	2-1	3	5th	9	#15 · 1.5
6	#25 Ryan Ford	Rutgers	–	0	6th	8	#22 · 0.5
7	#26 Jaxon Smith	Ohio State	2-1	3	7th	5.5	#23 · 0.5
8	#30 Brody Baumann	Purdue	1-0	1	8th	4.5	#26
9	#36 Jed Wester7 bouts	Minnesota	–	0	–	0	#32 · 1
10	#44 Eddie Enright	Northwestern	–	0	–	0	#37
11	#51 Lucas Condon	Wisconsin	1-0	1	–	0.5	#42
12	#71 Carson Thomas5 bouts	Maryland	1-2	3	–	0.5	#54
13	#81 Connor O'Neill	Michigan State	–	0	–	0	#59
14	#103 Orlando Cruz	Indiana	–	0	–	0	#66

184 pounds

14 entrants · 16-man bracket · 8 places scored

Seed	Wrestler	School	Record	Bouts	Projected	Pts	National
1	#1 Rocco Welsh	Penn State	–	0	1st	19	#1 · 1st · 20
2	#3 Max McEnelly	Minnesota	–	0	2nd	15	#3 · 3rd · 13.5
3	#5 Angelo Ferrari	Iowa	–	0	3rd	12.5	#5 · 5th · 10
4	#6 Brock Mantanona	Michigan	1-0	1	4th	11.5	#6 · 6th · 9
5	#11 Lucas Cochran6 bouts	Nebraska	–	0	5th	9	#11 · 2
6	#13 Shane Cartagena-Walsh	Rutgers	–	0	6th	8	#13 · 1.5
7	#16 Chris Moore	Illinois	–	0	7th	5.5	#16 · 1.5
8	#20 Dylan Fishback	Ohio State	–	0	8th	4.5	#18 · 0.5
9	#34 Sam Goin	Indiana	–	0	–	0	#29
10	#39 James Rowley	Purdue	1-0	1	–	0	#33
11	#43 Gavin Craner6 bouts	Michigan State	–	0	–	0.5	#36
12	#56 Clayton Whiting	Wisconsin	1-0	1	–	0.5	#45
13	#77 Oscar Williams	Maryland	1-2	3	–	0	#55
14	#132 Peter Snyder0 bouts	Northwestern	–	0	–	0	#73

197 pounds

14 entrants · 16-man bracket · 8 places scored

Seed	Wrestler	School	Record	Bouts	Projected	Pts	National
1	#1 Josh Barr	Penn State	–	0	1st	19	#1 · 1st · 20
2	#6 Ryder Rogotzke4 bouts	Ohio State	2-0	2	2nd	15	#6 · 6th · 9
3	#7 Branson John	Maryland	4-0	4	3rd	12.5	#7 · 7th · 6.5
4	#9 Camden McDanel	Nebraska	–	0	4th	11.5	#9 · 2
5	#15 Remy Cotton	Rutgers	–	0	5th	9	#15 · 1.5
6	#16 Wyatt Ingham	Wisconsin	1-0	1	6th	8	#16 · 1.5
7	#18 Gabe Sollars	Indiana	–	0	7th	5.5	#18 · 0.5
8	#22 Kael Wisler	Michigan State	–	0	8th	4.5	#22 · 0.5
9	#41 Payton Thomas	Illinois	–	0	–	0	#34
10	#42 Hayden Walters	Michigan	1-0	1	–	0	#35
11	#44 Harvey Ludington	Iowa	–	0	–	0.5	#36
12	#47 Gavin Nelson	Minnesota	–	0	–	0.5	#38
13	#73 Alex Smith	Northwestern	–	0	–	0	#54
14	#74 Noah Weaver	Purdue	1-0	1	–	0	#55

285 pounds

14 entrants · 16-man bracket · 8 places scored

Seed	Wrestler	School	Record	Bouts	Projected	Pts	National
1	#1 Nick Feldman	Ohio State	4-0	4	1st	19	#1 · 1st · 20
2	#6 Ben Kueter	Iowa	–	0	2nd	15	#6 · 6th · 9
3	#7 Braxton Amos	Wisconsin	1-0	1	3rd	12.5	#7 · 7th · 6.5
4	#9 Mateo Vinciguerra3 bouts	Maryland	3-0	3	4th	11.5	#9 · 2
5	#12 Cole Mirasola	Penn State	–	0	5th	9	#12 · 2
6	#18 Koy Hopke	Minnesota	–	0	6th	8	#16 · 1.5
7	#23 Connor Barket	Indiana	–	0	7th	5.5	#21 · 0.5
8	#25 Cade Ziola7 bouts	Nebraska	–	0	8th	4.5	#23 · 0.5
9	#37 Nicholas Sahakian1 bout	Michigan	1-0	1	–	0	#31
10	#41 Josh Terrill	Michigan State	–	0	–	0	#33
11	#70 Dirk Morley	Northwestern	–	0	–	0.5	#51
12	#80 Alex Bajoras4 bouts	Rutgers	2-2	4	–	0.5	#57
13	#117 Peter Marinopoulos3 bouts	Illinois	–	0	–	0	#67
14	#118 Dominic Burgett0 bouts	Purdue	–	0	–	0	#74

Results for 2026-27 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.