WIN’s Pre-NCAA Rankings/Predictions Announced, Teams & All 10 Weights
Updated: March 6, 2025
Photo: Lucas Byrd of Illinois moves into the No. 1 spot at 133 pounds after pinning Iowa’s Drake Ayala in the Big Ten Finals on March 9. Photo by Sam Janicki.
NEWTON, Iowa — The conference tournaments are in the books as all eyes shift toward the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Wrestling Championships slated for March 20-22 in Philadelphia.
With all 330 NCAA qualifiers announced as of Tuesday afternoon, WIN Magazine’s March 11 Tournament Power Index (TPI) and individual rankings will serve as the final set of rankings before these wrestlers converge at the Wells Fargo Center next Thursday. Please note, these are also WIN’s NCAA placement predictions made prior to the actual seedings being announced on Wednesday, March 12.
The biggest shakeup in the TPI after the fallout from the conference championships was Virginia Tech sliding into the No. 6 spot from the No. 8 spot in the last rankings update, as the Hokies surpassed Northern Iowa and Ohio State. The Top-5 teams remained the same.
The following is a breakdown of those individual TPI points per ranking: 20 for 1st, 16 for 2nd, 13.5 for 3rd, 12.5 for 4th, 10 for 5th, 9 for 6th, 6.5 for 7th and 5.5 for 8th. Wrestlers ranked 9-12 earn two points each, followed by one and a half points for wrestlers ranked 13-16 and one point for those ranked 17-20.
Penn State features four top-ranked wrestlers in WIN’s TPI: Luke Lilledahl (125), Tyler Kasak (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165) and Carter Starocci (184).
The remaining top-ranked wrestlers at their weights are Illinois’ Lucas Byrd (133), Northern Colorado’s Andrew Alirez (141), Virginia Tech’s Caleb Henson (149), Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole (174) and Minnesota’s Gable Steveson (Hwt).
WIN Magazine’s March 11 Tournament Power Index
| Rank | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Points |
| 1. | Penn State | 10 | 10 | 156 |
| 2. | Iowa | 8 | 6 | 79 |
| 3. | Nebraska | 9 | 6 | 66.5 |
| 4. | Oklahoma State | 9 | 5 | 59 |
| 5. | Minnesota | 6 | 4 | 57 |
| 6. | Virginia Tech | 8 | 4 | 54.5 |
| 7. | Ohio State | 8 | 5 | 45.5 |
| 8. | Northern Iowa | 9 | 4 | 45 |
| 9. | Cornell | 6 | 3 | 42.5 |
| 10. | Illinois | 7 | 2 | 36.5 |
| 11. | Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 30.5 |
| 12. | Little Rock | 4 | 2 | 29.5 |
| 13t. | Missouri | 4 | 2 | 27.5 |
| 13t. | NC State | 6 | 2 | 27.5 |
| 15. | Purdue | 2 | 2 | 27 |
| 16. | Northern Colorado | 4 | 1 | 26 |
| 17. | Stanford | 5 | 2 | 23.5 |
| 18. | Iowa State | 6 | 2 | 21.5 |
| 19. | Lehigh | 3 | 2 | 21 |
| 20. | Michigan | 5 | 1 | 20.5 |
| 21. | West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| 22. | South Dakota State | 6 | 1 | 17.5 |
| 23t. | CSU Bakersfield | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 23t. | North Carolina | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 25. | Pitt | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 26. | Cal Poly | 2 | 1 | 14.5 |
| 27. | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 28. | Maryland | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 29. | Rutgers | 6 | 0 | 9.5 |
| 30t. | Utah Valley | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 30t. | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 32t. | Navy | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 32t. | Penn | 4 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 34. | Oklahoma | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 35. | Princeton | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 36t. | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 36t. | North Dakota State | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 38t. | Rider | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38t. | Wisconsin | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 40t. | Binghamton | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 40t. | Central Michigan | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 40t. | Northwestern | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 40t. | Wyoming | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 44t. | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 44t. | Virginia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 46t. | Army West Point | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 46t. | Drexel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 46t. | George Mason | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN Magazine’s March 11 Individual Rankings/NCAA Placement Predictions
125 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Luke Lilledahl | Penn State | Fr. | 9th |
| 2. | Richard Figueroa | Arizona State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Matt Ramos | Purdue | Sr. | 1st |
| 4. | Eddie Ventresca | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 8th |
| 5. | Vincent Robinson | NC State | RS Fr. | 3rd |
| 6. | Caleb Smith | Nebraska | Grad. | 4th |
| 7. | Jett Strickenberger | West Virginia | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Troy Spratley | Oklahoma State | So. | 6th |
| 9. | Stevo Poulin | Northern Colorado | Jr. | 5th |
| 10. | Dean Peterson | Rutgers | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Sheldon Seymour | Lehigh | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Maximo Renteria | Oregon State | Sr. | 15th |
| 13. | Marc-Anthony McGowan | Princeton | Fr. | NR |
| 14. | Nicolar Rivera | Wisconsin | So. | NR |
| 15. | Spencer Moore | North Carolina | Jr. | 13th |
| 16. | Max Gallagher | Penn | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Tristan Daugherty | North Dakota State | Sr. | NR |
| 18. | Nick Babin | Pitt | RS Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Jacob Moran | Indiana | Sr. | 20th |
| 20. | Antonio Lorenzo | Oklahoma | Sr. | NR |
133 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Lucas Byrd | Illinois | Sr. | 2nd |
| 2. | Drake Ayala | Iowa | Jr. | 1st |
| 3. | Nasir Bailey | Little Rock | So. | 4th |
| 4. | Zeth Romney | Cal Poly | So. | 5th |
| 5. | Connor McGonagle | Virginia Tech | Grad. | 12th |
| 6. | Braeden Davis | Penn State | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Evan Frost | Iowa State | So. | 3rd |
| 8. | Nic Bouzakis | Ohio State | So. | 14th |
| 9. | Dominick Serrano | Northern Colorado | Jr. | 13th |
| 10. | Dylan Shawver | Rutgers | Sr. | 9th |
| 11. | Braxton Brown | Maryland | Jr. | 8th |
| 12. | Kai Orine | NC State | RSSr. | 19th |
| 13. | Ethan Oakley | North Carolina | Jr. | 15th |
| 14. | Tyler Knox | Stanford | RS Fr. | 7th |
| 15. | Julian Farber | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 16th |
| 16. | Zan Fugitt | Wisconsin | RFr. | 17th |
| 17. | Kyle Burwick | North Dakota State | Sr. | 20th |
| 18. | Jacob Van Dee | Nebraska | So. | 11th |
| 19. | Angelo Rini | Indiana | Sr. | NR |
| 20. | Anthony Noto | Lock Haven | Sr. | NR |
141 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Andrew Alirez | Northern Colorado | Grad. | 1st |
| 2. | Beau Bartlett | Penn State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 3. | Jesse Mendez | Ohio State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 4. | Brock Hardy | Nebraska | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Vance VomBaur | Minnesota | Jr. | 7th |
| 6. | Cael Happel | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 5th |
| 7. | Tagen Jamison | Oklahoma State | So. | 9th |
| 8. | Josh Koderhandt | Navy | Sr. | 6th |
| 9. | Jacob Frost | Iowa State | So. | 8th |
| 10. | Sergio Lemley | Michigan | So. | 10th |
| 11. | CJ Composto | Penn | Sr. | 12th |
| 12. | Sam Latona | Virginia Tech | Grad. | 11th |
| 13. | Joey Olivieri | Rutgers | Jr. | 14th |
| 14. | Julian Tagg | South Dakota State | Jr. | 15th |
| 15. | Wyatt Henson | Lock Haven | RJr. | 19th |
| 16. | Mosha Schwartz | Oklahoma | Sr. | 13th |
| 17. | Dylan Cedeno | Virginia | Sr. | 20th |
| 18. | Jordan Titus | West Virginia | Jr. | NR |
| 19. | Josh Edmond | Missouri | Jr. | 16th |
| 20. | Josh Saunders | Cornell | Sr. | NR |
149 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Caleb Henson | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Ridge Lovett | Nebraska | Sr. | 4th |
| 3. | Shayne Van Ness | Penn State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 4. | Kyle Parco | Iowa | Sr. | 3rd |
| 5. | Lachlan McNeil | North Carolina | Jr. | 7th |
| 6. | Paniro Johnson | Iowa State | So. | 9th |
| 7. | Colin Realbuto | Northern Iowa | RSSr. | 8th |
| 8. | Ethan Stiles | Oregon State | Fr. | 6th |
| 9. | Kannon Webster | Illinois | RS Fr. | 11th |
| 10. | Jordan Williams | Little Rock | So. | 12th |
| 11. | Dylan D’Emilio | Ohio State | Sr. | 6th |
| 12. | Chance Lamer | Cal Poly | Jr. | 10th |
| 13. | Jaden Abas | Stanford | Sr. | 15th |
| 14. | Sammy Alvarez | Rider | Sr. | 16th |
| 15. | Teague Travis | Oklahoma State | Jr. | NR |
| 16. | Ty Whalen | Princeton | Jr. | 13th |
| 17. | Cross Wasilewski | Penn | Fr. | 17th |
| 18. | Gavin Drexler | North Dakota State | So. | NR |
| 19. | Ethan Fernandez | Cornell | Jr. | 20th |
| 20. | Andrew Clark | Rutgers | Sr. | NR |
157 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Tyler Kasak | Penn State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Meyer Shapiro | Cornell | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Joey Blaze | Purdue | So. | 10th |
| 4. | Antrell Taylor | Nebraska | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Tommy Askey | Minnesota | Sr. | 7th |
| 6. | Jacori Teemer | Iowa | RS Sr. | 3rd |
| 7. | Ryder Downey | Northern Iowa | So. | 6th |
| 8. | Brandon Cannon | Ohio State | Fr. | NR |
| 9. | Ethen Miller | Maryland | Jr. | 5th |
| 10. | Rafael Hipolito | Virginia Tech | RS Fr. | 11th |
| 11. | Caleb Fish | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 12th |
| 12. | Vince Zerban | Northern Colorado | Jr. | NR |
| 13. | Ed Scott | NC State | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Matt Bianchi | Little Rock | Jr. | 14th |
| 15. | Cody Chittum | Iowa State | So. | 8th |
| 16. | Cobe Siebrecht | South Dakota State | Gr. | 17th |
| 17. | DJ McGee | George Mason | So. | NR |
| 18. | Jared Hill | Wyoming | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Chase Saldate | Michigan | Grad. | 16th |
| 20. | Johnny Lovett | Central Michigan | Sr. | 19th |
165 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Mitchell Mesenbrink | Penn State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Michael Caliendo | Iowa | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Julian Ramirez | Cornell | Sr. | 5th |
| 4. | Peyton Hall | West Virginia | RS Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Hunter Garvin | Stanford | So. | 7th |
| 6. | Terrell Barraclough | Utah Valley | Sr. | 3rd |
| 7. | Braeden Scoles | Illinois | Fr. | 9th |
| 8. | Cam Steed | Missouri | So. | 11th |
| 9. | Cam Amine | Oklahoma State | RS Sr. | 10th |
| 10. | Nicco Ruiz | Arizona State | Fr. | 12th |
| 11. | Will Miller | Appalachian State | Sr. | 6th |
| 12. | Beau Mantanona | Michigan | Fr. | 14th |
| 13. | Christopher Minto | Nebraska | RS Fr. | 8th |
| 14. | Andrew Sparks | Minnesota | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Paddy Gallagher | Ohio State | Jr. | 19th |
| 16. | Maxx Mayfield | Northwestern | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Drake Rhodes | South Dakota State | So. | 13th |
| 18. | Jack Thomsen | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Gunner Filipowicz | Army | So. | 20th |
| 20. | Nick Hamilton | Virginia | So. | NR |
174 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Keegan O’Toole | Missouri | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Levi Haines | Penn State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Dean Hamiti | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Garrett Thompson | Ohio | Jr. | 6th |
| 5. | Carson Kharchla | Ohio State | Sr. | 4th |
| 6. | Lorenzo Norman | Stanford | RS Fr. | 5th |
| 7. | Lenny Pinto | Nebraska | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Patrick Kennedy | Iowa | Gr. | NR |
| 9. | Simon Ruiz | Cornell | Fr. | 10th |
| 10. | Cade Devos | South Dakota State | RS Sr. | 8th |
| 11. | Matt Singleton | NC State | So. | 16th |
| 12. | Dan Braunagel | Illinois | Sr. | NR |
| 13. | Josh Ogunsanya | North Carolina | Sr. | 11th |
| 14. | Luca Augustine | Pitt | Jr. | 15th |
| 15. | Alex Cramer | Central Michigan | Sr. | NR |
| 16. | MJ Gaitan | Iowa State | So. | 18th |
| 17. | Jared Simma | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | Brevin Cassella | Binghamton | Sr. | 20th |
| 19. | Nick Incontrera | Penn | Sr. | 14th |
| 20. | Gaven Sax | Oklahoma | Sr. | 13th |
184 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Carter Starocci | Penn State | RS Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Parker Keckeisen | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Max McEnelly | Minnesota | Fr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Dustin Plott | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Bennett Berge | South Dakota State | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Chris Foca | Cornell | Sr. | 7th |
| 7. | Silas Allred | Nebraska | Jr. | 6th |
| 8. | Jaxon Smith | Maryland | Jr. | 9th |
| 9. | Edmond Ruth | Illinois | Sr. | 12th |
| 10. | Reece Heller | Pitt | Grad. | 10th |
| 11. | Dylan Fishback | NC State | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Gabe Arnold | Iowa | RS Fr. | 8th |
| 13. | Isaac Dean | Rider | Jr. | 15th |
| 14. | Gavin Kane | North Carolina | Sr. | 19th |
| 15. | DJ Parker | Oklahoma | Jr. | NR |
| 16. | TJ Stewart | Virginia Tech | So. | 17th |
| 17. | Shane Cartagena-Walsh | Rutgers | Fr. | 18th |
| 18. | DJ Washington | Indiana | Sr. | NR |
| 19. | Ryder Rogotzke | Ohio State | So. | 16th |
| 20. | Aidan Brenot | North Dakota State | RFr. | 20th |
197 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | A.J. Ferrari | CSU Bakersfield | Jr. | 2nd |
| 2. | Stephen Buchanan | Iowa | Sr. | 1st |
| 3. | Jacob Cardenas | Michigan | Grad. | 4th |
| 4. | Stephen Little | Little Rock | So. | 7th |
| 5. | Michael Beard | Lehigh | Sr. | 6th |
| 6. | Mac Stout | Pitt | So. | 11th |
| 7. | Trey Munoz | Oregon State | RS Sr. | 8th |
| 8. | Josh Barr | Penn State | Fr. | 3rd |
| 9. | Wyatt Voelker | Northern Iowa | So. | 10th |
| 10. | Isaiah Salazar | Minnesota | Sr. | 9th |
| 11. | Zac Braunagel | Illinois | Sr. | 15th |
| 12. | Luke Surber | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 5th |
| 13. | Joseph Novak | Wyoming | So. | 12th |
| 14. | Nick Stemmet | Stanford | Sr. | 13th |
| 15. | Luke Stout | Princeton | Sr. | 16th |
| 16. | Zach Glazier | South Dakota State | Sr. | 17th |
| 17. | Andy Smith | Virginia Tech | RS Sr. | 14th |
| 18. | Camden McDanel | Nebraska | Fr. | 18th |
| 19. | Evan Bates | Northwestern | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Michael O’Malley | Drexel | Sr. | 20th |
Heavyweight
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Gable Steveson | Minnesota | Grad. | 1st |
| 2. | Greg Kerkvliet | Penn State | RS Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Wyatt Hendrickson | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Cohlton Schultz | Arizona State | RS Sr. | 7th |
| 5. | Isaac Trumble | NC State | Jr. | 4th |
| 6. | Owen Trephan | Lehigh | Jr. | 5th |
| 7. | Nich Feldman | Ohio State | So. | 11th |
| 8. | Jimmy Mullen | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 10th |
| 9. | Luke Luffman | Illinois | Sr. | 8th |
| 10. | Ben Kueter | Iowa | RS Fr. | 12th |
| 11. | Yaraslau Slavikouski | Rutgers | Grad. | 6th |
| 12. | Josh Heindselman | Michigan | Grad. | 9th |
| 13. | Dayton Pitzer | Pitt | So. | 17th |
| 14. | Seth Nevills | Maryland | Grad. | 13th |
| 15. | Gavin Hoffman | Lock Haven | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Cory Day | Binghamton | Grad. | 14th |
| 17. | Lance Runyon | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 16th |
| 18. | Jacob Bullock | Indiana | RSSr. | 18th |
| 19. | Seth Nitzel | Missouri | Jr. | NR |
| 20. | Daniel Herrera | Iowa State | Fr. | NR |
