2022 NCAA champion Keegan O'Toole in the NCAA semifinals (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com)On Thursday, InterMat released our first DI collegiate rankings of the 2022-23 season, our summer version. It goes without saying, but there will likely be plenty of changes between those rankings and our set for the preseason. But this set will give us a good snapshot of what each weight generally looks like. With that in mind, we've generated some numbers from these summer rankings.
Have fun!
Returning (past) NCAA All-Americans by weight
125 lbs: (9) Lee, Glory, Arujau, DeAugustino, McKee, Courtney, Barnett, Kaylor, Cardinale
133 lbs: (8) Bravo-Young, Fix, McGee, Byrd, Cannon, Foley, LaMont, Latona
141 lbs: (5) Matthews, Woods, Bergeland, Composto, Carlson
149 lbs: (11) Diakomihalis, Gomez, Sasso, Lovett, Mauller, Millner, Parco, Thomas, Abas, Demas, Sherman
157 lbs: (7) Lee, Lewan, Robb, Teemer, Andonian, O'Connor, Sheets
165 lbs: (9) O'Toole, Griffith, Carr, Monday, Amine, Hamiti, Khachla, Hall, Wittlake
174 lbs: (8) Starocci, Lewis, Labriola, Plott, Smith, Lautt, Romero, Turley
184 lbs: (8) Brooks, Keckeisen, Hidlay, Romero, Coleman, Loew, Poznanski, Bolen
197 lbs: (11) Dean, Ferrari, Warner, Buchanan, Elam, Truax, Bastida, Deprez, Beard, Hoffman, Bonaccorsi
285 lbs: (7) Schultz, Kerkvliet, Parris, Cassioppi, Davison, Orndorff, Hillger
Returning (past) NCAA finalists by weight
125 lbs: (3) Lee, Glory, Courtney
133 lbs: (2): Bravo-Young, Fix
141 lbs: (0)
149 lbs: (3) Diakomihalis, Sasso, Lovett
157 lbs: (1) O'Connor
165 lbs: (4) O'Toole, Griffith, Carr, Monday
174 lbs: (2) Starocci, Lewis
184 lbs: (2) Brooks, Hidlay
197 lbs: (4) Dean, Ferrari, Warner, Bonaccorsi
285 lbs: (2) Schultz, Parris
5 - Multiple-time NCAA Champions returning
125: Lee (3); 133 - Bravo-Young (2); 149 - Diakomihalis (3); 174 - Starocci (2); 184 - Brooks (2)
3 - New number ones (or they have never held the #1 ranking before)
Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh - 141), Brayton Lee (Minnesota - 157), and Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State - 285)
3 - The number of NCAA champions who appear in the rankings at 165 lbs
#1 Keegan O'Toole (Missouri), #2 Shane Griffith (Stanford), #3 David Carr (Iowa State)
3 - The number of weight classes with multiple returning champions
165 - O'Toole/Griffith/Carr
174 - Starocci/Lewis
197 - Dean/Ferrari
5 - The number of teams with all ten projected starters currently in the rankings
Iowa, Lehigh, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma State
7 - The number of teams with nine projected starters currently in the rankings
Iowa State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Ohio State, Penn, Virginia Tech
Number one ranked wrestlers by conference:
Big Ten (6): S. Lee, Bravo-Young, B. Lee, Starocci, Brooks, Dean
ACC (1): Matthews
Big 12 (1): O'Toole
EIWA (1): Diakomihalis
Pac-12 (1): Schultz
As you can see, Penn State is the only school with more than one #1 and they have four!
6 - The number of past All-Americans that are projected to change weights in 2022-23
133: LaMont, Latona
157: Andonian
165: Carr, Monday
197: Truax
6 - The number of wrestlers ranked in the top-eight for Ohio State. They are the only school that can make this claim. Arizona State, Iowa, and Penn State all have five.
21 - The number of transfers from the 2022 offseason in the summer rankings
125 - Poulin, Ashton
133 - LaMont, Heilmann
141 - Woods
149 - Demas, Hillegas
157 - Casto
165 - Nijenhuis, H. Heller, Nicholson
174 - Finesilver, Ruth, R. Jordan, Null
184 - Samuelson, Montalvo, Antrassian, R. Heller, Ferreira
197 - Beard
17 - The number of wrestlers from the Class of 2021 that have cracked the rankings for the first time. As we move further away from the Covid year, things will get back to normal from a wrestling standpoint too. That will provide some clarity to the actual years of wrestlers. Below are your typical redshirt freshmen that have a spot in the top 33 at their respective weights.
125: Poulin, Brown
149: Voinovich, Lamer, Johnson, Van Ness, McMillen
157: Gallager, Wick, Reyna
165: Caliendo, Facundo
174: Milano, Null
184: Haas
197: Smith
285: Taylor
Number of ranked wrestlers per conference and weight class
125: ACC (2); Big Ten (12); Big 12 (7); EIWA (5); MAC (1); Pac-12 (3); SoCon (3)
133: ACC (4); Big Ten (10); Big 12 (8); EIWA (4); MAC (1); Pac-12 (4); SoCon (2)
141: ACC (4); Big Ten (11); Big 12 (8); EIWA (4); MAC (3); Pac-12 (2); SoCon (1)
149: ACC (3); Big Ten (8); Big 12 (6); EIWA (6); MAC (5); Pac-12 (3); SoCon (2)
157: ACC (5); Big Ten (9); Big 12 (5); EIWA (6); MAC (4); Pac-12 (3); SoCon (1)
165: ACC (3); Big Ten (7); Big 12 (9); EIWA (7); MAC (2); Pac-12 (3); SoCon (2)
174: ACC (3); Big Ten (10); Big 12 (7); EIWA (6); MAC (3); Pac-12 (2); SoCon (2)
184: ACC (5); Big Ten (9); Big 12 (5); EIWA (7); MAC (2); Pac-12 (3); SoCon (2)
197: ACC (5); Big Ten (11); Big 12 (7); EIWA (7); MAC (1); Pac-12 (2); SoCon (-)
285: ACC (2); Big Ten (10); Big 12 (10); EIWA (6); MAC (3); Pac-12 (1); SoCon (1)
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