2025-26 NCAA DI Wrestling Rankings

165 - Mitchell Mesenbrink

157-pound NCAA runner-up Joey Blaze will likely move up to 165-pounds and comes into the rankings at #3. Blaze had a phenomenal ending to the year, but doesn't currently have a resume that stacks up with Michael Caliendo.

Peyten Kellar is also new to the rankings and comes in at #8. Kellar was an All-American in 2024 but missed most of last season with an injury. 

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RankGradeNameSchoolPrevious
1JRMitchell MesenbrinkPenn State1
2SRMichael CaliendoIowa2
3JRJoey BlazePurdue2 (157)
4SOChristopher MintoNebraska3
5JRHunter GarvinStanford4
6SOBeau MantanonaMichigan5
7SRMax BrignolaLehigh6
8JRPeyten KellarOklahoma14 (157)
9SOBraeden ScolesIllinois8
10JRNick HamiltonVirginia9
11SRAndrew SparksMinnesota10
12SRMaxx MayfieldMissouri11
13SONicco RuizArizona State12
14SRJack ThomsenUNI13
15JRDrake RhodesSD State14
16JRGunner FilipowiczArmy16
17JRThomas SnipesThe Citadel17
18SRWill MillerApp State18
19SRPaddy GallagherOhio State19
20JREvan MaagGeorge Mason20
21SRCesar AlvanColumbia21
22JRAiden RigginsIowa State22
23JRTyler LillardIndiana23
24JRBryce HepnerNorth Carolina24