2010 Hodge Trophy Watch List *
| Name | Weight | School | Year | Record | Falls |
| Jay Borschel | 174 | Iowa | Sr | 26-0 | 8 |
| # Craig Brester | 197 | Nebraska | Sr. | 25-0 | 9 |
| Konrad Dudziak | Hwt | Duke | Sr. | 10-0 | 3 |
| Nathan Everhart | Hwt | Indiana | Sr. | 31-0 | 5 |
| Angel Escobedo | 125 | Indiana | Sr. | 29-0 | 9 |
| Andrew Hochstrasser | 133 | Boise State | Jr. | 9-0 | 2 |
| Andrew Howe | 165 | Wisconsin | So. | 21-0 | 2 |
| Mack Lewnes | 174 | Cornell | Jr. | 30-0 | 11 |
| Brent Metcalf | 149 | Iowa | Sr | 27-0 | 15 |
| Matt McDonough | 125 | Iowa | Fr. | 27-0 | 8 |
| Jayson Ness | 133 | Minnesota | Sr. | 22-0 | 16 |
| • Troy Nickerson | 125 | Cornell | Sr. | 8-1 | 4 |
| J.P. O'Connor | 157 | Harvard | Sr. | 24-0 | 3 |
| Kirk Smith | 184 | Boise State | Jr. | 22-0 | 4 |
| Jake Varner | 197 | Iowa State | Sr. | 24-0 | 10 |
* — as of Feb. 17, 2010
Statistical Source: NWCAONLINE.COM
• — Troy Nickerson was forced to injury default in his match with Angel Escobedo during the finals of the Southern Scuffle in late December. There was no score in the match when the injury occurred.
# — Jake Varner defeated Craig Brester, 5-3, during the NWCA All-Star Classic in November. The results from that exhibition do not count against a wrestler’s official NCAA record.