NCAA Wrestling Qualifiers by State: A Comprehensive Breakdown

The road to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships is a grueling one, starting with regular season performances and culminating in conference tournaments that determine automatic qualifiers. This article provides a state-by-state breakdown of the qualifiers for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, analyzing trends, per capita representation, and potential point contributions.

Qualifying Process and Criteria

Pre-allocations to each qualifying tournament were determined based on regular-season performance through February 23, using a sliding scale that measured win percentage, coaches’ ranking, and RPI ranking. The coaches’ rankings are determined by a vote of 16 coaches in each weight class with two head coaches from each of the eight conferences. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. Wrestlers must have eight Division I matches in the weight class to be considered with at least one match within the last 30 days. The RPI is a calculation that consists of three factors: winning percentage, opponent winning percentage (strength of schedule), and opponent’s opponent winning percentage (opponent’s strength of schedule). Only matches against Division I opponents at the designated weight class count towards the RPI and a wrestler needs to have wrestled 15 matches to be ranked. Following the completion of conference championships nationwide, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will select 42 at-large qualifiers.

Overall Qualifiers by State

Pennsylvania consistently leads the nation in wrestling talent, and this year is no exception. Ohio, New Jersey, and California form the next tier of states with a significant number of qualifiers. In total, 39 different states and four international regions are represented in the championships.

Here's a summary of the number of national qualifiers per state:

Pennsylvania (PA): 41
Ohio (OH): 27
New Jersey (NJ): 26
California (CA): 26
Illinois (IL): 24
New York (NY): 17
Wisconsin (WI): 14
Minnesota (MN): 13
Michigan (MI): 12
Indiana (IN): 12
Iowa (IA): 12
Missouri (MO): 11
Florida (FL): 10
Oklahoma (OK): 9
Georgia (GA): 9
Colorado (CO): 8
Tennessee (TN): 6
Nebraska (NE): 4
Virginia (VA): 4
Texas (TX): 4
South Carolina (SC): 4
Massachusetts (MA): 4
North Carolina (NC): 3
West Virginia (WV): 2
Utah (UT): 2
Oregon (OR): 2
Montana (MT): 2
Maryland (MD): 2
Louisiana (LA): 2
Kentucky (KY): 2
Kansas (KS): 2
Alabama (AL): 2
Alaska (AK): 2
Washington (WA): 1
South Dakota (SD): 1
Rhode Island (RI): 1
North Dakota (ND): 1
Idaho (ID): 1
New Hampshire (NH): 1
Arizona (AZ): 1
Canada (CAN): 1
Brazil (BRA): 1
Belarus (BLR): 1

Qualifiers Per Capita

A state's total number of qualifiers doesn't tell the whole story. Adjusting for population provides a different perspective on wrestling participation and success. The number of qualifiers per million residents reveals which states have the highest concentration of wrestling talent.

Here's a list of states and the number of qualifiers per million inhabitants:

Iowa (IA): 12 (3.7 per 1 million)
Pennsylvania (PA): 41 (3.1 per 1 million)
New Jersey (NJ): 26 (2.7 per 1 million)
Alaska (AK): 2 (2.7 per 1 million)
Wisconsin (WI): 14 (2.3 per 1 million)
Ohio (OH): 27 (2.3 per 1 million)
Minnesota (MN): 13 (2.2 per 1 million)
Oklahoma (OK): 9 (2.2 per 1 million)
Nebraska (NE): 4 (2.0 per 1 million)
Illinois (IL): 24 (1.9 per 1 million)
Missouri (MO): 11 (1.8 per 1 million)
Montana (MT): 2 (1.8 per 1 million)
Indiana (IN): 12 (1.7 per 1 million)
Colorado (CO): 8 (1.3 per 1 million)
North Dakota (ND): 1 (1.3 per 1 million)
Michigan (MI): 12 (1.2 per 1 million)
West Virginia (WV): 2 (1.1 per 1 million)
South Dakota (SD): 1 (1.1 per 1 million)
Rhode Island (RI): 1 (0.9 per 1 million)
New York (NY): 17 (0.9 per 1 million)
Tennessee (TN): 6 (0.8 per 1 million)
Georgia (GA): 9 (0.8 per 1 million)
South Carolina (SC): 4 (0.7 per 1 million)
New Hampshire (NH): 1 (0.7 per 1 million)
Kansas (KS): 2 (0.7 per 1 million)
California (CA): 26 (0.7 per 1 million)
Utah (UT): 2 (0.6 per 1 million)
Massachusetts (MA): 4 (0.6 per 1 million)
Idaho (ID): 1 (0.5 per 1 million)
Oregon (OR): 2 (0.5 per 1 million)
Virginia (VA): 4 (0.5 per 1 million)
Kentucky (KY): 2 (0.4 per 1 million)
Louisiana (LA): 2 (0.4 per 1 million)
Florida (FL): 10 (0.4 per 1 million)
Alabama (AL): 2 (0.4 per 1 million)
Maryland (MD): 2 (0.3 per 1 million)
North Carolina (NC): 3 (0.3 per 1 million)
Arizona (AZ): 1 (0.1 per 1 million)
Texas (TX): 4 (0.1 per 1 million)
Washington (WA): 1 (0.1 per 1 million)

Iowa stands out with the highest number of qualifiers per capita, further cementing its status as a wrestling hotbed.

Qualifiers Per High School Participant

Here is number of qualifiers per high school participant. Numbers are taken from 2019 and NHFS.org.

Pennsylvania (PA): 43 (4.545 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Oklahoma (OK): 11 (2.862 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Ohio (OH): 28 (2.715 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
New Jersey (NJ): 26 (2.695 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Alaska (AK): 3 (2.402 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Wisconsin (WI): 16 (2.399 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Iowa (IA): 13 (1.993 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Minnesota (MN): 16 (1.986 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Indiana (IN): 10 (1.572 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Illinois (IL): 22 (1.553 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
West Virginia (WV): 2 (1.434 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Missouri (MO): 9 (1.394 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Maine (ME): 1 (1.391 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
New York (NY): 15 (1.341 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Colorado (CO): 7 (1.323 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Connecticut (CT): 3 (1.300 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Rhode Island (RI): 1 (1.212 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Michigan (MI): 11 (1.200 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Florida (FL): 9 (1.155 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Georgia (GA): 9 (1.133 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
North Dakota (ND): 1 (1.125 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Virginia (VA): 7 (1.124 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Alabama (AL): 3 (0.974 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
California (CA): 21 (0.929 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Hawaii (HI): 1 (0.898 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Nebraska (NE): 4 (0.896 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Idaho (ID): 2 (0.794 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
North Carolina (NC): 6 (0.774 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Tennessee (TN): 3 (0.771 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Massachusetts (MA): 3 (0.756 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Maryland (MD): 3 (0.680 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Oregon (OR): 3 (0.669 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Kansas (KS): 3 (0.635 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
South Dakota (SD): 1 (0.632 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Utah (UT): 2 (0.602 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Louisiana (LA): 1 (0.564 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Kentucky (KY): 1 (0.526 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
South Carolina (SC): 1 (0.221 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Arizona (AZ): 1 (0.204 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Texas (TX): 2 (0.182 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
New Mexico (NM): 1 (0.124 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)
Washington (WA): 1 (0.108 #QUALIFIERS PER1,000 PARTICIPANTS)

Projected NCAA Points by State

The number of qualifiers is only one aspect of a state's potential impact on the NCAA Championships. Projecting the points each state's wrestlers could score based on their seeds provides a better sense of their competitive strength.

Here's a ranking of states based on projected NCAA points:

Read also: Crafting Your NCAA Profile

Pennsylvania (PA): 128
Illinois (IL): 112
New Jersey (NJ): 100
Wisconsin (WI): 79.5
Minnesota (MN): 64.5
Iowa (IA): 61.5
California (CA): 52.5
Oklahoma (OK): 49
Colorado (CO): 48
Ohio (OH): 43
Utah (UT): 32.5
Georgia (GA): 32.5
Nebraska (NE): 29.5
Michigan (MI): 27
Missouri (MO): 26
Florida (FL): 22.5
Indiana (IN): 20.5
Kansas (KS): 16.5
West Virginia (WV): 16
Maryland (MD): 16
Idaho (ID): 16
Arizona (AZ): 16
Texas (TX): 15.5
South Carolina (SC): 13
Brazil (BRA): 12.5
New York (NY): 11.5
Massachusetts (MA): 11
Canada (CAN): 9
Tennessee (TN): 4
North Carolina (NC): 4
Louisiana (LA): 4
Kentucky (KY): 3.5
Alabama (AL): 3.5
Montana (MT): 2
Alaska (AK): 2
Oregon (OR): 1.5
Belarus (BLR): 1.5
Virginia (VA): 1
South Dakota (SD): 0.5
Rhode Island (RI): 0.5
North Dakota (ND): 0.5
Washington (WA): 0

This projection suggests that Pennsylvania is poised to dominate the championships, followed by Illinois and New Jersey.

Historical Trends and Anomalies

Examining historical data reveals whether states are over- or under-performing relative to their typical output. For example, Wisconsin is sending significantly more qualifiers than its 25-year average. California, Georgia, Minnesota, Indiana, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Missouri are also sending more wrestlers than usual. Conversely, Virginia, Oregon, and Washington are sending fewer athletes than their historical averages, while Pennsylvania, despite having the most qualifiers, is sending significantly fewer than their 25-year average.

Hometown Breakdown of Wrestlers

The following is a list of all the wrestlers and their home states and cities:

(List of wrestlers and their hometowns as provided in the user data)

TPI and Individual Rankings

WIN Magazine’s March 11 Tournament Power Index (TPI) and individual rankings serve as the final set of rankings before these wrestlers converge at the Wells Fargo Center. 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

Penn State 10 10 156
Iowa 8 6 79
Nebraska 9 6 66.5
Oklahoma State 9 5 59
Minnesota 6 4 57
Virginia Tech 8 4 54.5
Ohio State 8 5 45.5
Northern Iowa 9 4 45
Cornell 6 3 42.5
Illinois 7 2 36.5
Arizona State 3 2 30.5
Little Rock 4 2 29.513t. Missouri 4 2 27.513t. NC State 6 2 27.5
Purdue 2 2 27
Northern Colorado 4 1 26
Stanford 5 2 23.5
Iowa State 6 2 21.5
Lehigh 3 2 21
Michigan 5 1 20.5
West Virginia 3 2 20
South Dakota State 6 1 17.5
CSU Bakersfield 1 1 16
North Carolina 5 1 16
Pitt 5 1 15
Cal Poly 2 1 14.5
Oregon State 3 2 14
Maryland 4 1 11
Rutgers 6 0 9.529t. Utah Valley 1 1 929t. Ohio 1 1 930t. Navy 1 1 5.530t. Penn 4 0 5.5
Oklahoma 4 0 5
Princeton 3 0 4.533t. Indiana 4 0 433t. North Dakota State 4 0 434t. Rider 2 0 334t. Wisconsin 2 0 335t. Binghamton 2 0 2.535t. Central Michigan 2 0 2.535t. Northwestern 2 0 2.535t. Wyoming 2 0 2.536t. Appalachian State 1 1 236t. Virginia 2 0 237t. Army West Point 1 0 137t. Drexel 1 0 137t. George Mason 1 0 1

WIN Magazine’s March 11 Individual Rankings/NCAA Placement Predictions

125 Pounds

Luke Lilledahl Penn State Fr. 9th
Richard Figueroa Arizona State Jr. 2nd
Matt Ramos Purdue Sr. 1st
Eddie Ventresca Virginia Tech Jr. 8th
Vincent Robinson NC State RS Fr. 3rd
Caleb Smith Nebraska Grad. 4th
Jett Strickenberger West Virginia Sr. 7th
Troy Spratley Oklahoma State So. 6th
Stevo Poulin Northern Colorado Jr. 5th
Dean Peterson Rutgers Sr. 10th
Sheldon Seymour Lehigh Jr. 11th
Maximo Renteria Oregon State Sr. 15th
Marc-Anthony McGowan Princeton Fr. NR
Nicolar Rivera Wisconsin So. NR
Spencer Moore North Carolina Jr. 13th
Max Gallagher Penn So. 16th
Tristan Daugherty North Dakota State Sr. NR
Nick Babin Pitt RS Sr. 18th
Jacob Moran Indiana Sr. 20th
Antonio Lorenzo Oklahoma Sr. NR

133 Pounds

Lucas Byrd Illinois Sr. 2nd
Drake Ayala Iowa Jr. 1st
Nasir Bailey Little Rock So. 4th
Zeth Romney Cal Poly So. 5th
Connor McGonagle Virginia Tech Grad. 12th
Braeden Davis Penn State So. 6th
Evan Frost Iowa State So. 3rd
Nic Bouzakis Ohio State So. 14th
Dominick Serrano Northern Colorado Jr. 13th
Dylan Shawver Rutgers Sr. 9th
Braxton Brown Maryland Jr. 8th
Kai Orine NC State RSSr. 19th
Ethan Oakley North Carolina Jr. 15th
Tyler Knox Stanford RS Fr. 7th
Julian Farber Northern Iowa Jr. 16th
Zan Fugitt Wisconsin RFr. 17th
Kyle Burwick North Dakota State Sr. 20th
Jacob Van Dee Nebraska So. 11th
Angelo Rini Indiana Sr. NR
Anthony Noto Lock Haven Sr. NR

141 Pounds

Andrew Alirez Northern Colorado Grad. 1st
Beau Bartlett Penn State Sr. 3rd
Jesse Mendez Ohio State Jr. 2nd
Brock Hardy Nebraska Jr. 4th
Vance VomBaur Minnesota Jr. 7th
Cael Happel Northern Iowa Sr. 5th
Tagen Jamison Oklahoma State So. 9th
Josh Koderhandt Navy Sr. 6th
Jacob Frost Iowa State So. 8th
Sergio Lemley Michigan So. 10th
CJ Composto Penn Sr. 12th
Sam Latona Virginia Tech Grad. 11th
Joey Olivieri Rutgers Jr. 14th
Julian Tagg South Dakota State Jr. 15th
Wyatt Henson Lock Haven RJr. 19th
Mosha Schwartz Oklahoma Sr. 13th
Dylan Cedeno Virginia Sr. 20th
Jordan Titus West Virginia Jr. NR
Josh Edmond Missouri Jr. 16th
Josh Saunders Cornell Sr. NR

149 Pounds

Caleb Henson Virginia Tech Jr. 1st
Ridge Lovett Nebraska Sr. 4th
Shayne Van Ness Penn State Jr. 2nd
Kyle Parco Iowa Sr. 3rd
Lachlan McNeil North Carolina Jr. 7th
Paniro Johnson Iowa State So. 9th
Colin Realbuto Northern Iowa RSSr. 8th
Ethan Stiles Oregon State Fr. 6th
Kannon Webster Illinois RS Fr. 11th
Jordan Williams Little Rock So. 12th
Dylan D’Emilio Ohio State Sr. 6th
Chance Lamer Cal Poly Jr. 10th
Jaden Abas Stanford Sr. 15th
Sammy Alvarez Rider Sr. 16th
Teague Travis Oklahoma State Jr. NR
Ty Whalen Princeton Jr. 13th
Cross Wasilewski Penn Fr. 17th
Gavin Drexler North Dakota State So. NR
Ethan Fernandez Cornell Jr. 20th
Andrew Clark Rutgers Sr. NR

157 Pounds

Tyler Kasak Penn State So. 1st
Meyer Shapiro Cornell So. 2nd
Joey Blaze Purdue So. 10th
Antrell Taylor Nebraska So. 4th
Tommy Askey Minnesota Sr. 7th
Jacori Teemer Iowa RS Sr. 3rd
Ryder Downey Northern Iowa So. 6th
Brandon Cannon Ohio State Fr. NR
Ethen Miller Maryland Jr. 5th
Rafael Hipolito Virginia Tech RS Fr. 11th
Caleb Fish Oklahoma State Sr. 12th
Vince Zerban Northern Colorado Jr. NR
Ed Scott NC State Sr. 13th
Matt Bianchi Little Rock Jr. 14th
Cody Chittum Iowa State So. 8th
Cobe Siebrecht South Dakota State Gr. 17th
DJ McGee George Mason So. NR
Jared Hill Wyoming Jr. 18th
Chase Saldate Michigan Grad. 16th
Johnny Lovett Central Michigan Sr. 19th

165 Pounds

Mitchell Mesenbrink Penn State So. 1st
Michael Caliendo Iowa Jr. 2nd
Julian Ramirez Cornell Sr. 5th
Peyton Hall West Virginia RS Sr. 4th
Hunter Garvin Stanford So. 7th
Terrell Barraclough Utah Valley Sr. 3rd
Braeden Scoles Illinois Fr. 9th
Cam Steed Missouri So. 11th
Cam Amine Oklahoma State RS Sr. 10th
Nicco Ruiz Arizona State Fr. 12th
Will Miller Appalachian State Sr. 6th
Beau Mantanona Michigan Fr. 14th
Christopher Minto Nebraska RS Fr. 8th
Andrew Sparks Minnesota Sr. 15th
Paddy Gallagher Ohio State Jr. 19th
Maxx Mayfield Northwestern Sr. 16th
Drake Rhodes South Dakota State So. 13th
Jack Thomsen Northern Iowa Sr. 18th
Gunner Filipowicz Army So. 20th
Nick Hamilton Virginia So. NR

174 Pounds

Keegan O’Toole Missouri Sr. 1st
Levi Haines Penn State Jr. 2nd
Dean Hamiti Oklahoma State Sr. 3rd
Garrett Thompson Ohio Jr. 6th
Carson Kharchla Ohio State Sr. 4th
Lorenzo Norman Stanford RS Fr. 5th
Lenny Pinto Nebraska Jr. 7th
Patrick Kennedy Iowa Gr. NR
Simon Ruiz Cornell Fr. 10th
Cade Devos South Dakota State RS Sr. 8th
Matt Singleton NC State So. 16th
Dan Braunagel Illinois Sr. NR
Josh Ogunsanya North Carolina Sr. 11th
Luca Augustine Pitt Jr. 15th
Alex Cramer Central Michigan Sr. NR
MJ Gaitan Iowa State So. 18th
Jared Simma Northern Iowa Jr. 17th
Brevin Cassella Binghamton Sr. 20th
Nick Incontrera Penn Sr. 14th
Gaven Sax Oklahoma Sr. 13th

184 Pounds

Carter Starocci Penn State RS Sr. 1st
Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa Sr. 2nd
Max McEnelly Minnesota Fr. 3rd
Dustin Plott Oklahoma State Sr. 4th
Bennett Berge South Dakota State So. 5th
Chris Foca Cornell Sr. 7th
Silas Allred Nebraska Jr. 6th
Jaxon Smith Maryland Jr. 9th
Edmond Ruth Illinois Sr. 12th
Reece Heller Pitt Grad. 10th
Dylan Fishback NC State So. 11th
Gabe Arnold Iowa RS Fr. 8th
Isaac Dean Rider Jr. 15th
Gavin Kane North Carolina Sr. 19th
DJ Parker Oklahoma Jr. NR
TJ Stewart Virginia Tech So. 17th
Shane Cartagena-Walsh Rutgers Fr. 18th
DJ Washington Indiana Sr. NR
Ryder Rogotzke Ohio State So. 16th
Aidan Brenot North Dakota State RFr. 20th

197 Pounds

A.J. Ferrari Oklahoma State Jr. 1st
Trent Hidlay North Carolina State Sr. 2nd
Stephen Buchanan Oklahoma Jr. 3rd
Jacob Cardenas Cornell Sr. 4th
Wyatt Voelker Northern Iowa Sr. 5th
Bernie Truax Cal Poly Sr. 6th
Luke Stout Princeton So. 7th
Silas Hoffman Bucknell Jr. 8th
Yonger Bastida Iowa State Sr. 9th
Jaxon Smith Maryland Jr. 10th
Evan Bockman Utah Valley Sr. 11th
Levi Hopkins Campbell Sr. 12th
Michael Beard Penn State Jr. 13th
John Poznanski Rutgers Sr. 14th
Max Shaw North Carolina Jr. 15th
Cole Homet Lock Haven Jr. 16th
Austin Cooley West Virginia Jr. 17th
Garrett Joles Minnesota Jr. 18th
Ben Smith Cleveland State Sr. 19th
Nick Stemmet Stanford Jr. 20th

285 Pounds

Gable Steveson Minnesota Sr. 1st
Greg Kerkvliet Penn State Sr. 2nd
Tony Cassioppi Iowa Sr. 3rd
Wyatt Hendrickson Air Force Jr. 4th
Cohlton Schultz Arizona State Sr. 5th
Zach Elam Missouri Sr. 6th
Tyrell Gordon Northern Iowa Sr. 7th
Owen Trephan NC State Jr. 8th
Lucas Davison Michigan Sr. 9th
Trent Hillger Wisconsin Sr. 10th
Brandon Metz North Dakota State Sr. 11th
Josh Heindselman Oklahoma Sr. 12th
AJ Nevills South Dakota State Sr. 13th
Yaraslau Slavikouski Harvard Jr. 14th
Hunter Catka Virginia Tech So. 15th
Joe Kurtz Clarion Jr. 16th
Taye Ghadiali Michigan State Jr. 17th
Todd Hill Cleveland State Jr. 18th
Chad Porter The Citadel Jr. 19th
Michael Wolfgram West Virginia Jr. 20th

International Qualifiers

The NCAA Wrestling Championships also feature international talent, adding another layer of diversity and competition.

Yonger Bastida (Trinidad)
Anthony Echemendia (Cabaiguan)
Lachlan McNei (Toronto, Canada)
Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rechitsa, Belarus)

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