College wrestling rankings: InterMat updates Top 10 for all weight classes after Week 1

The latest college wrestling rankings from InterMat are here following Week 1 of the regular season. It was a short one with only some teams around the country in action as November got underway. With Week 2 on tap and a lot of duals happening, the rankings could have some big shifts. For now, we’ll break down their updates from the preseason which include some early results and weight class changes as 2026-27 is officially underway! $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage We’ll begin our InterMat breakdown at 125 pounds and work our way to the big guys at heavyweight. Let’s dive into the Top 10 of each weight class! 125 lbs. 1. Luke Lilledahl, Penn State2. Marc-Anthony McGowan, Princeton3. Nico Provo, Stanford4. Vincent Robinson, Nebraska5. Jore Volk, Minnesota6. Eddie Ventresca, Virginia Tech7. Troy Spratley, Oklahoma State8. Ezekiel Witt, North Dakota State9. Brendan McCrone, North Carolina10. Max Gallagher, Penn No changes across 125 pounds for InterMat this week as all top 10 guys have yet to be in action this season. Maryland’s Nicolar Rivera, who transferred in from Wisconsin, went 2-1 in his first action with the Terps and is No. 13 in the country while Vinny Kilkeary takes over the spot for Ohio State and is 3-0, ranked No. 14. 133 lbs. 1. Jax Forrest, Oklahoma State2. Ben Davino, Ohio State3. Aaron Seidel, Virginia Tech4. Marcus Blaze, Penn State5. Tyler Knox, Stanford6. Ryan Crookham, Iowa7. Jacob Van Dee, Nebraska8. Markel Baker, Northern Illinois9. TK Davis, Gardner-Webb10. Gunner Andrick, West Virginia No movement per InterMat at 133 pounds this week. Forrest returned to the mat after some time off following his Final X loss in June trying to keep his 61 KG World Team spot. He went 3-0 in the inaugural Cowboy Invitational and budding rival Aaron Seidel is also 3-1. Davis is 2-1 with his lone loss coming to Forrest this weekend. 141 lbs. 1. Luke Stanich, Lehigh2. Evan Frost, Iowa State3. Vance Vombaur, Minnesota4. Carter Nogle, Air Force5. Bo Bassett, Virginia Tech6. Vince Cornella, Cornell7. Nasir Bailey, Iowa8. Jack Consiglio, Stanford9. Kyler Larkin, Arizona State (No. 11 at 149 pounds)10. Cory Land, Northern Iowa 141 pounds for InterMat could change again next weekend! Stanich is 4-0 to start the season and has a matchup with Bassett this weekend. Bassett, who has yet to make his college debut, just won a gold medal at the Senior World Championships. Larkin is down from 149 pounds, so he makes his debut in this set of rankings. 149 lbs. 1. Caleb Henson, Virginia Tech2. Sergio Vega, Oklahoma State3. Aden Valencia, Stanford4. Shayne Van Ness, Penn State5. Anthony Echemendia, Nebraska6. Ryder Block, Iowa7. Cross Wasilewski, Penn8. Koy Buesgens, NC State9. Jacob Frost, Iowa State10. Sergio Lemley, Michigan The top 10 at 149 pounds for InterMat remained the same this week as little guys were in action. Vega, who won the 141 pound NCAA title last year, went 2-0 over the weekend. Wasilewski was impressive at the Princeton Open, going 5-0 in his first action this season as well. 157 lbs. 1. Landon Robideau, Oklahoma State2. Tyler Kasak, Penn State3. Antrell Taylor, Nebraska4. Brandon Cannon, Ohio State5. Kannon Webster, Illinois6. Ty Watters, West Virginia7. Daniel Cardenas, Stanford8. Collin Gaj, Virginia Tech9. Jaxon Joy, Cornell10. Daniel Zepeda, Michigan InterMat’s top 10 at 157 remained the same and there were no weight changes. Robideau got some mat time this weekend and went 2-0 as he begins Year 2 with Oklahoma State, coming off an NCAA title. Cannon looks like he’s healthy and is 4-0 for the Buckeyes to begin the 2026-27 season. Watters and Cardenas are also 4-0. 165 lbs. 1. PJ Duke, Penn State2. Nicco Ruiz, Arizona State3. Joey Blaze, Purdue4. Bryce Hepner, North Carolina5. Casey Swiderski, Oklahoma State (NR)6. Will Denny, NC State7. Paddy Gallagher, Oklahoma8. Cam Catrabone, Michigan9. Carter Schubert, Iowa10. Ryder Downey, Northern Iowa (+1) The top 10 at 165 for InterMat looks a little different now as Swiderski beat teammate Dee Lockett head to head, taking the starting spot and ranking, for now. With that, Downey is in the top 10 compared to the last set of rankings. Blaze and Catrabone are both 1-0 after the weekend. 174 lbs. 1. Mitchell Mesenbrink, Penn State2. Christopher Minto, Nebraska3. Cam Steed, Missouri4. Danny Wask, Navy (+1)5. Gabe Arnold, Iowa6. Simon Ruiz, Cornell (+1)7. Jaxon Smith, Ohio State (-3)8. Beau Mantanona, Michigan9. MJ Gaitan, Iowa State10. Matthew Singleton, NC State The top 10 for InterMat at 174 pounds got shaken up this week as new Buckeye and grad transfer Jaxon Smith went 2-1. He dropped a few spots after losing to Utah Valley’s Marcus Espinoza-Owens. Steed and Wask went 2-0 and 5-0, respectively. 184 lbs. 1. Max McEnelly, Minnesota2. Rocco Welsh, Penn State3. Angelo Ferrari, Iowa4. Aeoden Sinclair, Missouri5. Brock Mantanona, Michigan6. Eddie Neitenbach, Wyoming7. Caleb Campos, American8. Shane Cartagena-Walsh, Rutgers9. Dylan Fishback, Ohio State10. Bennett Berge, Oklahoma State No changes in InterMat’s top 10 for 184 pounds this week but a couple of guys were in action. Mantanona went 1-0 this weekend, as did Neitenbach and Campos. Berge made his Oklahoma State debut and went 2-0 at the Cowboy Invitational. 197 lbs. 1. Josh Barr, Penn State2. Cody Merrill, Oklahoma State3. Stephen Little, Arkansas-Little Rock4. Joey Novak, Wyoming5. Camden McDanel, Nebraska6. Angelo Posada, Stanford7. Branson John, Maryland8. Sonny Sasso, Virginia Tech9. Mac Stout, Pittsburgh10. Luke Geog, Missouri Despite there being no movement in InterMat’s top 10 at 197 pounds, there was a good amount of match action during the first weekend! Merrill went 2-1, though his loss was via injury default to Little, so they did not switch places. Novak went 1-0, while Posada and John were 4-0 apiece. Stout looked good, going 3-0 to start his final season for Pitt and Geog went 2-0 in his Mizzou debut. 285 lbs. 1. Konner Doucet, Oklahoma State2. Ben Kueter, Iowa3. Nick Feldman, Ohio State4. Christian Carroll, Wyoming5. Nathan Taylor, Lehigh6. Cole Mirasola, Penn State7. Braxton Amos, Wisconsin8. Koy Hopke, Minnesota9. Wyatt Voelker, Northern Iowa10. Dayto Pitzer, Pittsburgh No changes across the top 10 of heavyweight per InterMat. Feldman went 4-0 to begin his final campaign, as did Taylor. Amos won his first match of the year for Wisconsin and Pitzer went 3-0 to begin his senior year for the Panthers as well. For the full set of InterMat rankings, No. 1 to 33 in all 10 weight classes, click HERE.