Weekly Review of Rankings, 1/20/26

[Tom McAndrew]

Week 10 of the rankings. Braeden Davis moved the most in the rankings, which isn't a big surprise in that last week was the 1st week he was in the rankings, and then he lost a match against Bailey. Welsh also moved a good bit. Lightning Luke and Cole Mirasola moved a small bit, after their wins (and in Luke's case, Robinson's loss). Surprisingly, there is very little difference between the Average Without ... and the Average With .... Blaze is 5th in the Average Without while 4th in the Average With, and Welsh is 1st in the Average Without and 2nd in the Average With, and those are the only differences between the two Averages. When all the rankings are in, and the Averages are generated, I'll post a reply indicating as much.

A reminder that: 1) different services treat freshman (RS or True) differently at the beginning of the season, 2) different services rank a differing number of prospects per weight class, and 3) computer generated rankings usually are off a good bit at the beginning of the season.

A reminder that parenthesis are listed at the end of each line to show what the ranking was for PSU in last week's rankings.


InterMat
125: Luke Lilledahl - 1st (2nd)
133: Marcus Blaze - 4th (4th)
141: Braeden Davis - 11th (7th)
149: Shayne Van Ness - 1st (1st)
157: PJ Duke - 3rd (3rd)
165: Mitchell Mesenbrink - 1st (1st)
174: Levi Haines - 1st (1st)
184: Rocco Welsh - 1st (4th)
197: Josh Barr - 1st (1st)
285: Cole Mirasola - 12th (13th)
Tournament - 1st (1st)
Dual - 1st (1st)


FloWrestling
125: Luke Lilledahl - 1st (2nd)
133: Marcus Blaze - 6th (6th)
141: Braeden Davis - 14th (8tb)
149: Shayne Van Ness - 1st (1st)
157: PJ Duke - 2nd (2nd)
165: Mitchell Mesenbrink - 1st (1st)
174: Levin Haines - 1st (1st)
184: Rocco Welsh - 1st (4th)
197: Josh Barr - 1st (1st)
285: Cole Mirasola - 11th (12th)
Tournament - 1st (1st)
Dual - 1st (1st)
P4P: Mesenbrink - 1st (1st), Haines - 3rd (3rd), Van Ness - 7th (7th), Barr - 9th (9th), Welsh - 15th (not ranked), Lilledahl - 19th (18th)


The Open Mat
125: Luke Lilledahl - 1st (1st)
133: Marcus Blaze - 5th (5th)
141: Braeden Davis - 10th (9th)
149: Shayne Van Ness - 1st (1st)
157: P.J. Duke - 5th (5th)
165: Mitchell Mesenbrink - 1st (1st)
174: Levi Haines - 1st (1st)
184: Rocco Welsh - 1st (4th)
197: Josh Barr - 1st (1st)
285: Cole Mirasola - 10th (11th)
Tournament - 1st (1st)
Dual - 1st (1st)
P4:: Mesenbrink - 1st (1st), Haines - 2nd (2nd), Barr - 6th (6th), Van Ness - 9th (9th)


WIN Magazine
125: Luke Lilledahl - 1st (4th)
133: Marcus Blaze - 4th (4th)
141: Braeden Davis - 13th (12th)
149: Shayne Van Ness - 1st (1st)
157: PJ Duke - 1st (1st)
165: Mitchell Mesenbrink - 1st (1st)
174: Levi Haines - 1st (1st)
184: Rocco Welsh - 2nd (4th)
197: Josh Barr - 1st (1st)
285: Cole Mirasola - 15th (15th)
Tournament - 1st (1st)
Dual - 1st (1st)


National Wrestling Coaches Association Coaches Poll
PSU - 1st (1st)


Amateur Wrestling News
125: Luke Lilledahl - 1st (2nd)
133: Marcus Blaze - 4th (4th)
141: Braeden Davis - 10th (6th)
149: Shayne Van Ness - 1st (1st)
157: PJ Duke - 7th (7th)
165: Mitchell Mesenbrink - 1st (1st)
174: Levi Haines - 1st (1st)
184: Rocco Welsh - 1st (1st)
197: Josh Barr - 1st (1st)
285: Cole Mirasola - 8th (9th)


The College Wrestling Report
125: Luke Lilledahl - 1st (1st)
133: Marcus Blaze - 4th (4th)
141: Braeden Davis - 10th (6th)
149: Shayne Van Ness - 1st (1st)
157: PJ Duke - 4th (4th)
165: Mitchell Mesenbrink - 1st (1st)
174: Levi Haines - 1st (1st)
184: Rocco Welsh - 1st (4th)
197: Josh Barr - 1st (1st)
285: Cole Mirasola - 8th (9th)
Tournament - 1st (1st)


WrestlingByPirate Dual Impact Index
125: Luke Lilledahl - 2nd (2nd)
133: Marcus Blaze - 1st (1st), Kyison Garcia - 34th (35th)
141: Braeden Davis - 12th (9th), Aaron Nagao - 33rd (35th), Cael Nasdeo - 46th (46th), Hayden Cunningham - 46th (46th)
149: Shayne Van Ness - 2nd (2nd), Connor Pierce - 11th (10th)
157: PJ Duke - 1st (1st), Joe Sealey - 9th (8th)
165: Mitchell Mesenbrink - 2nd (3rd), Sam Beckett - 38th (38th)
174: Levi Haines - 2nd (1st), William Henckel - 17th (16th)
184: Asher Cunningham - 3rd (3rd), Rocco Welsh - 5th (5th)
197: Josh Barr - 1st (1st), Connor Mirasola - 6th (6th), Mason Ellis - 53rd (56th)
285: Cole Mirasola - 6th (12th), Lucas Cochran - 11th (12th), Dawson Bundy - 61st (60th)
P4P: PJ Duke - 3rd (4th), Josh Barr - 4th (2nd), Mitchell Mesenbrink - 8th (11th), Levi Haines - 13th (14th), Marcus Blaze - 17th (13th), Luke Lilledahl - 18th (26th), Shayne Van Ness - 19th (21st), Rocco Welsh - 36th (39th), Cole Mirasola - 65th (101st), Braeden Davis - 140th (128th)
Tournament Strength - 1st (1st)
Dual Results - 1st (2nd)
Dual Component - 1st (1st)
Roster Component - 1st (1st)


WrestleStat
125: Luke Lilledahl - 2nd (2nd)
133: Marcus Blaze - 4th (4th), Kyison Garcia - 108th (107th), Masanosuke Ono - 225th (218th)
141: Nathan Desmond - 7th (7th), Braeden Davis - 8th (8th), Aaron Nagao - 14th (13th), Cael Nasdeo - 82nd (83rd), Hayden Cunningham - 88th (90th)
149: Shayne Van Ness - 1st (2nd), Connor Pierce - 17th (16th), Dalton Perry - 98th (90th), Brock Weiss - 202nd (199th)
157: Tyler Kasak - 2nd (2nd), PJ Duke - 7th (7th), Joe Sealey - 28th (29th)
165: Mitchell Mesenbrink - 1st (1st), Sam Beckett - 96th (94th), Ty Watson - 151st (146th)
174: Levi Haines - 1st (1st), William Henckel - 20th (20th), Sean Degl - 218th (217th)
184: Rocco Welsh - 2nd (4th), Asher Cunningham - 11th (11th)
197: Josh Barr - 1st (1st), Connor Mirasola - 12th (14th), Mason Ellis - 74th (74th)
285: Cole Mirasola - 17th (19th), Lucas Cochran - 21st (20th), Dawson Bundy - 182nd (180th)
Tournament - 1st (1st)
Dual - 1st (1st)


As a reminder, it's Average Without Computer Rankings, and Average With Computer Rankings. The Average Without is an average of everything except the Dual Impact Index, and WrestleStat. The Average With includes the aforementioned. Also, while it's not currently a factor, the criteria is that a wrestler must be listed in at least half of the rankings to be included in the Averages.

Average Without Computer Rankings
125: Luke Lilledahl - 1st (2nd)
133: Marcus Blaze - 5th (5th)
141: Braeden Davis - 11th (8th)
149: Shayne Van Ness - 1st (1st)
157: PJ Duke - 4th (4th)
165: Mitchell Mesenbrink - 1st (1st)
174: Levi Haines - 1st (1st)
184: Rocco Welsh - 1st (4th)
197: Josh Barr - 1st (1st)
285: Cole Mirasola - 11th (12th)
Tournament - 1st (1st)

Average With Computer Rankings
125: Luke Lilledahl - 1st (2nd)
133: Marcus Blaze - 4th (4th)
141: Braeden Davis - 11th (8th)
149: Shayne Van Ness - 1st (1st)
157: PJ Duke - 4th (4th)
165: Mitchell Mesenbrink - 1st (1st)
174: Levi Haines - 1st (1st)
184: Rocco Welsh - 2nd (4th)
197: Josh Barr - 1st (1st)
285: Cole Mirasola - 11th (13th)
Tournament - 1st (1st)

https://intermatwrestle.com/rankings.html/ncaa-di-r66/

https://www.flowrestling.org/rankings/14300895-2025-26-ncaa-di-wrestling-rankings/55454-p4p-mitchell-mesenbrink

NCAA D1 Dual Rankings

Top 25 team dual rankings for the 2025-2026 Division 1 College Wrestling Season.

www.flowrestling.org

NCAA Division I Pound for Poundlb Wrestling Rankings - The Open Mat

College Wrestling rankings and news articles. NCAA Division 1, NCAA Division 2, NCAA Division 3, NAIA, NJCAA, NCAAW, NAIAW

www.theopenmat.com

Oklahoma State moves into Top 4 of TPI; Sinclair takes over No. 1 at 184 - WIN Magazine

Photo: Missouri’s redshirt freshman Aeoden Sinclair took over the top spot at 184 lbs. in WIN’s Jan. 20 rankings update. Photo by Tony Rotundo. NEWTON, Iowa — The winter grind of conference dual meets is fully in play, as WIN’s Jan. 20 updated Tournament Power Index (TPI), Top-20 dual-meet teams...

www.win-magazine.com

Wyoming jumps into Top 25 after Top 10 upset; Penn State streak stands at 80 and counting - National Wrestling Coaches Association

Manheim, Pennsylvania - Penn State remained No. 1 in this week's NWCA Coaches Poll following a results-heavy week that included several ranked matchups, a notable

nwcaonline.com

Amateur Wrestling News | America’s oldest and most respected wrestling publication.

Every issue of Amateur Wrestling News is packed with results, tips & technique, team and individual rankings at all levels, wrestling history, photos, features and the inside scoop on what’s happening in wrestling.

amateurwrestlingnews.com

Rankings | The College Wrestling Report

D1 College Wrestling Rankings

www.thecollegewrestlingreport.com

Wrestling by Pirate

A different look at college wrestling

wrestlingbypirate.wordpress.com

WrestleStat | College Wrestling Rankings - 125 lbs

www.wrestlestat.com

 

[SetonHallPirate]

Should note that the Dual Impact Index has Penn State breaking the points record.

 

[amattaro]

AJ Ferrari continues to be Flo’s highest ranked P4P HW while simultaneously being ranked 4th at HW.

 

[Aardvark86]

PSU better take the overnight bus to College Park on Friday night. Long distance forecasts in DC area suggest a possibility of 2 feet of snow Saturday and Sunday.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Joejitsu]

6 wrestlers ranked #1 and 8 wrestlers in the top 5 (with PJ and Marcus climbing)! 9 of them are back next season and 6 of the starting 10 are freshmen or sophomores... Cael is still building!

 

[Aardvark86]

that's way outside my knowledge base. Maryland is hosting, so a lot of the decision making about the event will be up to them. In general, schools like to hold scheduled events, though they have to follow the orders of state and regional leaders. Weather reports are generally iffy until the last 24-48 hours, so I doubt any decisions will be made before that timeframe.

As for postponed/rescheduled, that becomes an issue for the conference, and also between the schools to see if they have a date where both are free. I don't think there's a fixed rule about rescheduling.

Given how the DMV deals with large snow events, if the predictions for this one hold as the week progresses, it's almost unfathomable to me that they'd go forward.

There is one, and only one, exception that I can recall, and it was an exception for the ages, to end all exceptions.

Caps v Penguins, Snowmageddon/Snovechkin game 2010. 20+ inches of snow. But the Pens made it into town late the night before (flying from Montreal to Newark, and then taking a bus!!!), so they just decided to play it. If I recall, trucks with plows may have picked up some of the caps at their homes. People walked downtown to get there; the Caps' GM took the Metro. Hat trick by Ovi (the first of which is his 40th on the year and smashes the goal camera!) and a pair from Crosby. Knuble with the OT GWG, and a Gordie Howe!

Now THAT was some good value for your entertainment dollar.

Reliving “Snovechkin”, Five Years Later

The winter of 2009-10 was a memorable one for those living in and around the DC area, for two big reasons. One, of course, was the continued surge of the Washington Capitals, as they steamrolled over…

www.japersrink.com

 

[Jason1743]

And PJ Duke isn't one of them.! I wouldn't be shocked to see PJ as the eventual NC, in fact I kinda expect it.

 

[Psalm 1 guy]

By Feb. 14 I wouldn't be surprised if it is seven!

 

[Pointingdogsrule]

6 wrestlers ranked #1 and 8 wrestlers in the top 5 (with PJ and Marcus climbing)! 9 of them are back next season and 6 of the starting 10 are freshmen or sophomores... Cael is still building!

Total world DOMINATION!!!!!

 

[WV lion]

AJ Ferrari continues to be Flo’s highest ranked P4P HW while simultaneously being ranked 4th at HW.

Anyone surprised??

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Averages generated, and Fully Updated!

 

[backdrft76-1]

Angelo's ranking probably won't change much after this week since he apparently hurt more than his knee last Friday and is out for Nebraska this week.

 

[SleepyLion]

Given how the DMV deals with large snow events, if the predictions for this one hold as the week progresses, it's almost unfathomable to me that they'd go forward.

There is one, and only one, exception that I can recall, and it was an exception for the ages, to end all exceptions.

Caps v Penguins, Snowmageddon/Snovechkin game 2010. 20+ inches of snow. But the Pens made it into town late the night before (flying from Montreal to Newark, and then taking a bus!!!), so they just decided to play it. If I recall, trucks with plows may have picked up some of the caps at their homes. People walked downtown to get there; the Caps' GM took the Metro. Hat trick by Ovi (the first of which is his 40th on the year and smashes the goal camera!) and a pair from Crosby. Knuble with the OT GWG, and a Gordie Howe!

Now THAT was some good value for your entertainment dollar.

Reliving “Snovechkin”, Five Years Later

The winter of 2009-10 was a memorable one for those living in and around the DC area, for two big reasons. One, of course, was the continued surge of the Washington Capitals, as they steamrolled over…

www.japersrink.com

I drove to that game on game day from State College in a 1996 Honda Accord. I did not have any weather until Maryland. There were times I was plowing the snow in the interstate. When I got to the hotel the bell hop asked me how I got there, "I said I drove this", from where, "Pennsylvania". He didn't believe me.

This was the GW Parkway as we drove in.

 

[mcpat]

AJ Ferrari continues to be Flo’s highest ranked P4P HW while simultaneously being ranked 4th at HW.

The P4P ranking isn’t warranted.

 

[Sir Pin Alot]

6 wrestlers ranked #1 and 8 wrestlers in the top 5 (with PJ and Marcus climbing)! 9 of them are back next season and 6 of the starting 10 are freshmen or sophomores... Cael is still building!

I appreciate this is great for the good guys, but is this really good for the sport?

 

[AgSurfer]

PSU better take the overnight bus to College Park on Friday night. Long distance forecasts in DC area suggest a possibility of 2 feet of snow Saturday and Sunday.

Careful. We know the effect of those long bus rides.

 

[Nitlion1986]

Maybe after watching Rocco show him how, Gabe knocked the next 4 timer out of Iowa's lineup.

 

[Nitlion1986]

I appreciate this is great for the good guys, but is this really good for the sport?

Yes it is!

 

[Spykers Secretary]

Angelo's ranking probably won't change much after this week since he apparently hurt more than his knee last Friday and is out for Nebraska this week.

It looked like he twisted an ankle at one point. He could be seen limping and working it out during his slow walks back to center

 

[creamery freak]

Does that qualify this entire line-up with the moniker ' murderers row IV ' or is it X.

 

[Psalm 1 guy]

I appreciate this is great for the good guys, but is this really good for the sport?

 

[GregPickel]

How many Penn State wrestlers are No. 1 in the rankings now? Here's the list

Penn State wrestlers now make up more than half of the sport's top-ranked competitors in their specific weight classes.

www.on3.com

 

[Roar More]

I appreciate this is great for the good guys, but is this really good for the sport?

No. It was only good for the sport when Okie State or Iowa were dominant.

 

[Aardvark86]

No. It was only good for the sport when Okie State or Iowa were dominant.

Beyond that, as I've mentioned elsewhere (and evoking today's Old Testament readings), the reality that no one ever wants to admit when it comes to sports is that most of their legendary/iconic moments and sociohistorical power derive from stories about Goliath, rather than stories about David. And for God's sake, they have nothing to do with small-d democracy, Curt Cignetti notwithstanding. In other words, they are actually healthier in eras of dominant athletes and teams.

 

[Headlock]

I appreciate this is great for the good guys, but is this really good for the sport?

Did hockey survive the Canadiens; did baseball survive the Yankees; did NBA basketball survive the Celtics; did NCAA basketball survive UCLA; and the beat goes on and on!

 

[Aardvark86]

Did hockey survive the Canadiens; did baseball survive the Yankees; did NBA basketball survive the Celtics; did NCAA basketball survive UCLA; and the beat goes on and on!

Exactly. Hockey IS the Canadiens. Baseball IS the Yankees. Basketball IS the Celtics and Bruins.

 

[Sir Pin Alot]

Exactly. Hockey IS the Canadiens. Baseball IS the Yankees. Basketball IS the Celtics and Bruins.

Each of those sports are 100x the size of wrestling. Sports thrive with competition. Its not PSU's fault they win by 100 at nattys or beat NW by 51. People love winners and will always tune into dynastic teams, but team title determination by Friday night is concerning to the number of eyeballs that drive revenues on Saturday night.

 

[Aardvark86]

Each of those sports are 100x the size of wrestling. Sports thrive with competition. Its not PSU's fault they win by 100 at nattys or beat NW by 51. People love winners and will always tune into dynastic teams, but team title determination by Friday night is concerning to the number of eyeballs that drive revenues on Saturday night.

Sports thrive when people see excellence, regardless of size. When you look behind the curtain, that's why people like sports.

But we can drill down if you want. Palmer/Niklaus/Woods. Ali. That redheaded stoner kid who used to do snowboarding. Bolt. Chestnut.

 

[dicemen99]

Each of those sports are 100x the size of wrestling. Sports thrive with competition. It’s not PSU's fault they win by 100 at nattys or beat NW by 51. People love winners and will always tune into dynastic teams, but team title determination by Friday night is concerning to the number of eyeballs that drive revenues on Saturday night.

Saturdays eyeballs have never been better.

Competitive matches/games/events only titillate the hardcore - and they are running in no matter what. Dynasties, superstars, excellence, etc. increase the casuals interest, no matter the sport. .

People tune in to see something that carries buzz outside FLOs Midwest mafia and that’s not easy to do in wrestling. PSU is the best thing to happen to the sport probably ever, and certainly since Iowa ( which did not have nearly the avenues available today to capture eyeballs).

 

[Cali_Nittany1]

Saturdays eyeballs have never been better.

Competitive matches/games/events only titillate the hardcore - and they are running in no matter what. Dynasties, superstars, excellence, etc. increase the casuals interest, no matter the sport. .

People tune in to see something that carries buzz outside FLOs Midwest mafia and that’s not easy to do in wrestling. PSU is the best thing to happen to the sport probably ever, and certainly since Iowa ( which did not have nearly the avenues available today to capture eyeballs).

I agree about the Midwest mafia and Penn State being the best thing to happen to wrestling (not just NCAA but also freestyle). However, its logical that viewership of the tourney would eventually go down if there are too many blowouts in a row.