The 2025 NCAA DI Wrestling Championships are less than a week away! In a few short days, 330 wrestlers will make the trek to Philadelphia, with hopes of a national title on their minds. Now it's in a city that hasn't hosted nationals since 2011, but it’s within driving distance of some of the top wrestling areas in the country. The atmosphere for the national tournament is always great, but I expect these East Coast fans to bring a little extra to the Wells Fargo Center. 
Before the action on the mat starts, InterMat will go through each individual bracket and highlight the favorites, top matches to watch, and much more.
 
The Top Seed: #1 Jacob Cardenas (Michigan)
A Big Ten finals win for Jacob Cardenas gives him the top seed at the NCAA Championships for the first time. Cardenas was a two-time All-American for Cornell but was unable to use his final year of eligibility with the Big Red due to Ivy League rules. That led to a move to Michigan where Cardenas emerged as a national title contender early in the year. 
Cardenas earned bonus points in all five of his bouts at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. It was his second time placing at the toughest tournament of the regular season (he was fourth last year). Cardenas ended up winning his first 14 matches in the Maize and Blue. That streak was stopped by a loss in tiebreakers to Penn State freshman Josh Barr. It remains his only loss of the season. 
At the 2025 Big Ten Championships, Cardenas got some revenge on Barr with a 4-1 sudden victory win in the semifinals. In the finals, Cardenas handed Iowa’s Stephen Buchanan his only loss of the season. Buchanan was ranked number one in the national and the presumptive favorite to earn a top seed in Philly. The two met last year in the NCAA third-place bout and Buchanan won by a 9-4 score. 
The Contenders: #2 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa), #3 AJ Ferrari (CSU Bakersfield), #4 Josh Barr (Penn State), #5 Michael Beard (Lehigh)
 
The Conference Champs
ACC: #6 Mac Stout (Pittsburgh)
Big 12: #7 Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa)
Big Ten: #1 Jacob Cardenas (Michigan)
EIWA: #5 Michael Beard (Lehigh)
Ivy: #11 Luke Stout (Princeton)
MAC: #26 Brock Zurawski (Rider)
Pac-12: #3 AJ Ferrari (CSU Bakersfield)
SoCon: #21 Levi Hopkins (Campbell)
 
Top First Round Matches
#17 Nick Stemmet (Stanford) vs. #16 Evan Bates (Northwestern)
#21 Levi Hopkins (Campbell) vs. #12 Stephen Little (Little Rock)
#13 Trey Munoz (Oregon State) vs. #20 Camden McDanel (Nebraska)
#19 Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) vs. #14 Zach Glazier (South Dakota State)
#11 Luke Stout (Princeton) vs. #22 Mickey O’Malley (Drexel)
#15 Joey Novak (Wyoming) vs. #18 Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell)
 
All eyes have been focused on this weight class with the addition of AJ Ferrari and the transfers of Cardenas to Michigan and Buchanan to Iowa. The controversial 2021 national champion, Ferrari, started the year ranked number one in the nation at this weight. He gave way to Buchanan after both he and Cardenas wrestled substantially more difficult schedules and remained unbeaten. Though Ferrari remains undefeated heading into the NCAA Tournament, the coaches rankings and the seeding committee agreed and made him the third seed. 
Buchanan started his campaign in Iowa with a win over All-American Trey Munoz and passed every test after that. He grabbed a title at the Soldier Salute and later handed Barr his first collegiate loss in the Hawkeyes much-anticipated dual with Penn State. 
Ferrari got a chance to face his toughest competition of the year in the Pac-12 finals opposite returning All-American Stephen Little. Ferrari was able to shut down Little in an odd match with multiple stoppages for injury. I’d expect Ferrari to use his third seed as a motivational tool during his tournament in Philly. 
Barr was expected to be a 184 lber but had to move up when it was apparent that Carter Starocci would be at the weight in 2024-25. The redshirt freshman never looked undersized or out-horsed at the weight and won his first 12 bouts at the weight - 11 coming with bonus points. That span included a major decision over Michael Beard and a sudden victory win against Little. After losing to Cardenas at Big Ten’s, Barr appeared to suffer a leg injury against Isaiah Salazar and defaulted out of the match. In the early rounds, it will be something we monitor. 
Beard gets the #5 seed after capturing his second EIWA crown. He’s searching for his third All-American honor, as well. His path is not easy with a potential matchup against the All-American Little in the Round of 16 and Barr in the quarterfinals. 
One of the stars of Pittsburgh's tough group of upperweights is ACC champion Mac Stout. Stout comes into Philly on a 20-match winning streak and majored both of his opponents at the conference tournament. Stout only has one match against the top five seeds (a loss to Beard), so it’s sort of difficult to get a read on where he stands in the bracket. 
As brackets were released one of the random quirks that stood out to me was the placement of Stout and his older brother, Luke, the Ivy League champion from Princeton. Should both win their opening matches, and they are favored, we could have a brother versus brother matchup. 
This year has been one of the breakout variety for Northern Iowa’s Wyatt Voelker. He was a national qualifier last year, as a redshirt freshman, but took the next step this year and won the Big 12 and has emerged as a strong podium threat. 
 
Darkhorse All-American Candidate: #12 Stephen Little/#13 Trey Munoz 
We’re actually going to have two here since Stephen Little and Trey Munoz are both from the Pac-12, both seeded next to each other, and both are returning All-Americans. They met in the Pac-12 semifinals and Little was victorious 7-4. 
With their respective seeds, each will have a very difficult Round of 16 contest. Little could have Beard and Munoz is lined up with Barr. Should they both lose in the Round of 16 and win their first consolation match, they’d meet each other in the consolation Round of 16. 
 
Extreme (20+) Darkhorse All-American Candidate: #22 Mickey O’Malley (Drexel)
We did this at 174, so let’s do it again at 197! We’re taking a notable wrestler from one of the host schools, assuming he gets that little extra boost from the home fans and some local Jersey supporters. Mickey O’Malley was a 2022 EIWA champion and NCAA Round of 12 finisher at 174 lbs. He missed the entire 2023-24 season due to an injury and has moved up to 197 lbs for his last go ‘round. The Drexel staff has been very deliberate as to how they utilize O’Malley this season. With it being nationals, he’ll be free of any restrictions and ready to make one last run at the podium. 
Team Race: We haven’t discussed Michigan wrestlers much for the team race this year; however, should Cardenas win this weight, it’s a big chunk of points. Only two others need to get on the podium and the Wolverine could be within striking distance of a trophy. 
Another team we haven’t mentioned much is Lehigh. Despite missing Ryan Crookham, they are still built for big tournaments. A top-five finish from Beard would help them secure a spot in the top 15 and maybe higher, depending on his teammates. 
Of course, a finals appearance and title from Buchanan would go a long way for the Hawkeyes. You also have the two Big 12 finalists, Voelker and Surber.  They are seeded seven and eight, respectively - by no means a podium lock. Their efforts will be very important and a potential head-to-head matchup could decide a spot in the standings. 
 
Projected Quarterfinals
#1 Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) vs. #8 Luke Surber (Oklahoma State)
#5 Michael Beard (Lehigh) vs. #4 Josh Barr (Penn State)
#3 AJ Ferrari (CSU Bakersfield) vs. #6 Mac Stout (Pittsburgh)
#7 Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa) vs. #2 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa)
 
Projected Semifinals
#1 Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) vs. #4 Josh Barr (Penn State)
#3 AJ Ferrari (CSU Bakersfield) vs. #2 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa)
 
Projected All-Americans
1st: AJ Ferrari (CSU Bakersfield)
2nd: Jacob Cardenas (Michigan)
3rd: Stephen Buchanan (Iowa)
4th: Josh Barr (Penn State)
5th: Michael Beard (Lehigh)
6th: Mac Stout (Pittsburgh)
7th: Luke Surber (Oklahoma State)
8th: Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa)
 
Projected Round of 12 Finishers: #10 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota), #11 Luke Stout (Princeton), #13 Trey Munoz (Oregon State), #9 Zac Braunagel (Illinois)
 
Projected Consolation Round of 16 Finishers: #15 Joey Novak (Wyoming), #20 Camden McDanel (Nebraska), #12 Stephen Little (Little Rock), #17 Nick Stemmet (Stanford)

The 2025 NCAA DI Wrestling Championships are less than a week away! In a few short days, 330 wrestlers will make the trek to Philadelphia, with hopes of a national title on their minds. Now it's in a city that hasn't hosted nationals since 2011, but it’s within driving distance of some of the top wrestling areas in the country. The atmosphere for the national tournament is always great, but I expect these East Coast fans to bring a little extra to the Wells Fargo Center. 
Before the action on the mat starts, InterMat will go through each individual bracket and highlight the favorites, top matches to watch, and much more.
The Top Seed: #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State)
It’s not every year where you go to the NCAA Tournament knowing you’ll see history. Most of the time it just happens. But that’s the case in 2025 at 184 lbs as Carter Starocci seeks to become the first wrestler to capture five collegiate titles. Of course, that feat has never been attempted before and the reason Starocci is in this position is an extra year of eligibility due to the Covid year (2021). 
Aside from a pair of planned injury defaults at the 2024 Big Ten Championships, Starocci hasn’t lost an official collegiate match since the 2021 Big Ten finals. With a win in the Round of 16 Starocci will notch his 100th career win against only four losses (injury defaults included). 
Starocci has been as dominant as ever in his final collegiate campaign, earning bonus points in over 90% of his bouts. His previous high came in 2022-23 when he did so in 2/3 of his matches. Starocci earned bonus points in his first 12 matches of the season before getting slowed down by Iowa’s redshirting freshman Angelo Ferrari. 
It was a redshirt freshman who pushed Starocci the most in 2024-25. Minnesota’s Max McEnelly got the first takedown against Starocci and took the four-time national champion into sudden victory during their Big Ten finals bout. Starocci was able to refocus and get the win. 
In November’s unofficial All-Star Classic, Starocci defeated the returning champion at this weight Parker Keckeisen in sudden victory, as well. Keckeisen was undefeated in 2023-24 and hasn’t lost an official match this season. 
The Contenders: #2 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa), #3 Max McEnelly (Minnesota), #4 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State)
 
The Conference Champs
ACC: #9 Reece Heller (Pittsburgh)
Big 12: #2 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa)
Big Ten: #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State)
EIWA: #27 Ross McFarland (Hofstra)
Ivy: #6 Chris Foca (Cornell)
MAC: #7 Isaac Dean (Rider)
Pac-12: #33 TJ McDonnell (Oregon State)
SoCon: #24 Devan Hendricks (Bellarmine)
 
Top First Round Matches
#17 Gavin Kane (North Carolina) vs. #16 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers)
#5 Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) vs. #28 Dennis Robin (West Virginia)
#19 Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming) vs. #14 DJ Parker (Oklahoma)
#7 Isaac Dean (Rider) vs. #26 Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State)
This is the only weight where we have the top five seeds all finishing in that same order. That means based on the action during the regular season and in the conference tournaments, these competitors have created their own natural order. Now, maybe that’s a bad sign and means that chaos will reign supreme in Philly!
The returning champion is Keckeisen and his finals opponent from 2024 was Dustin Plott. Keckeisen has maintained control of their clashes winning all three of the bouts this season - one via major decision and the other two were relatively comfortable regular decisions. With the emergence of the freshman McEnelly, Plott gets bumped to the fourth seed, so chances are we don’t get a fourth matchup between the Big 12 foes. Keckeisen ran through the 2024 tournament with bonus points in every match - he has been able to tally bonus just about as frequently as during his title-winning season. 
McEnelly working his way into the third seed wasn’t necessarily a surprise. He was a perfect 15-0 while redshirting and carried that movement into his first year of official competition for the Gophers. McEnelly started the 2024-25 campaign with six straight tech falls - a streak that was broken by a tiebreaker win over returning All-American Bennett Berge. In his Big Ten season debut, McEnelly majored past conference champion Silas Allred. His potential semifinal matchup with Keckeisen became even more anticipated after the manner in which he competed against Starocci. 
Berge was the freshman who sort of unexpectedly crashed the party last year and finished fourth at this weight. A 26-5 record this year and a third-place finish in the Big 12 proves that it wasn’t a fluke. Seeded fifth, he’ll get tested early on with Allred in the Round of 16. 
A couple of Jersey guys have the sixth and seventh seeds with Ivy League champion Chris Foca at #6 and MAC champion Isaac Dean as the #7. Foca is looking to get back on the podium after taking third in 2023. Dean had a breakout season that saw him finish fifth in Vegas despite starting the tournament as a relative unknown. 
The rest of the Big Ten contingent will be pushing for spots on the podium, as well, with #8 Jaxon Smith, #10 Edmond Ruth, #11 Gabe Arnold, and #12 Allred. Arnold is a freshman and in his first nationals appearance, while Ruth is the only returning AA from the veterans. Smith and Allred have gotten close - both have lost in the Round of 12 at least once in their careers. 
Finally, coming in as the #9 seed is ACC champion Reece Heller. He went 0-3 in a December dual that included Berge, Smith, and Dean - but those account for his only losses of the year. He’s on a 14-match winning streak, a span that includes a Midlands title. 
 
Darkhorse All-American Candidate: #15 Dylan Fishback (NC State)
Speaking of the ACC, Heller’s conference finals opponent Dylan Fishback is someone to watch coming out of the #15 seed. He has a modest 13-6 record, but none of those defeats would be classified as “bad.” They’ve all come to wrestlers seeded in the top nine in this tournament. 
For a #15 seed to make the podium, they don’t need to beat a whole bunch of the guys seeded above them, maybe only one or two. Could Fishback be capable of reversing a result or two in Philly or pulling a minor upset? I think so. Despite being positioned next to Keckeisen in the Round of 16, I think he’s bracketed well for such a feat. 
 
Extreme (20+) Darkhorse All-American Candidate: #26 Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State)
If you’re looking for a fun, exciting wrestler to follow in this tournament, Ryder Rogotzke is your guy. Win or lose, points will be scored and big moves will be attempted. Some will land, others won’t. He’s the epitome of the wrestler who isn’t afraid to give up a takedown attempting a hold that might put his opponent on their back and end the match. 
Rogotzke gets a first-round matchup against #7 Dean. Though Dean is seeded much higher than Rogotzke, it will be his first national tournament and you never know how wrestlers respond. If that is an issue, Rogotzke can certainly take advantage of the situation. 
 
Team Race:
The top four seeds come from schools that are expected to be in the trophy hunt. A potential Keckeisen/McEnelly semifinal could be huge on that front. But, before that, McEnelley could square off with either Arnold or Foca, both of whom wrestle for contending teams. That quarterfinal and the semi that follows it will be massive. 
Arnold and Allred are both on trophy-contending teams and they are seeded outside of the top-eight. An All-American finish for either (or both) would be a huge boost to their team. 
I haven’t talked much about Illinois in this area. They could have an outside shot at a team trophy. Edmond Ruth would be one of the wrestlers they need to get on the podium for trophy hopes to materialize. 
 
Projected Quarterfinals
#1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. #9 Reece Heller (Pittsburgh)
#5 Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) vs. #4 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State)
#3 Max McEnelly (Minnesota) vs. #6 Chris Foca (Cornell)
#10 Edmond Ruth (Illinois) vs. #2 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa)
 
Projected Semifinals
#1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. #4 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State)
#3 Max McEnelly (Minnesota) vs. #2 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa)
 
Projected All-Americans
1st: Carter Starocci (Penn State)
2nd: Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa)
3rd: Max McEnelly (Minnesota)
4th: Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State)
5th: Bennett Berge (South Dakota State)
6th: #12 Silas Allred (Nebraska)
7th: #6 Chris Foca (Cornell)
8th: #9 Reece Heller (Pittsburgh)
 
Projected Round of 12 Finishers: #15 Dylan Fishback (NC State), #11 Gabe Arnold (Iowa), #10 Edmond Ruth (Illinois), #8 Jaxon Smith (Maryland)
Projected Consolation Round of 16 Finishers: #7 Isaac Dean (Rider), #19 Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming), #13 Evan Bockman (Iowa State), #17 Gavin Kane (North Carolina)

The 2025 NCAA DI Wrestling Championships are less than a week away! In a few short days, 330 wrestlers will make the trek to Philadelphia, with hopes of a national title on their minds. Now it's in a city that hasn't hosted nationals since 2011, but it’s within driving distance of some of the top wrestling areas in the country. The atmosphere for the national tournament is always great, but I expect these East Coast fans to bring a little extra to the Wells Fargo Center. 
Before the action on the mat starts, InterMat will go through each individual bracket and highlight the favorites, top matches to watch, and much more.
The Top Seed: #1 Keegan O’Toole (Missouri)
It’s the last go ‘round for Keegan O’Toole who is attempting become only the second Missouri wrestler to capture three NCAA titles. In four previous attempts, O’Toole has never finished lower than third at nationals and he sports a sparkling 104-4 career record. O’Toole gets the top seed here after finishing the regular season and the Big 12 tournament without a blemish on his record. That includes a pair of wins over the #2 and #3 seeds. Both wins were among the most memorable matches of the 2024-25 campaign. 
Just because O’Toole comes in unbeaten doesn’t mean that this year has been without issue. After beating #2 Levi Haines at the Collegiate Duals, O’Toole was sidelined for two months due to an injury. A dual win against Iowa State was his only action between December and the Big 12 Championships. 
Even with the long layoff, O’Toole generally looked like his normal self pinning #23 MJ Gaitan and majoring #18 Gaven Sax, before the sudden victory win over Dean Hamiti in the championship bout. 
The Big 12 win was huge for O’Toole as he gets the top spot in Philly and will make Haines and Hamiti square off for a berth in the finals. 
The Contenders: #2 Levi Haines (Penn State), #3 Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State)
 
The Conference Champs
ACC: #14 Matthew Singleton (NC State)
Big 12: #1 Keegan O’Toole (Missouri)
Big Ten: #2 Levi Haines (Penn State)
EIWA: #6 Brevin Cassella (Binghamton)
Ivy: #5 Simon Ruiz (Cornell)
MAC: #4 Garrett Thompson (Ohio)
Pac-12: #29 Tyler Brennan (Little Rock)
SoCon: #17 Sergio Desiante (Chattanooga)
 
Top First Round Matches
#17 Sergio Desiante (Chattanooga) vs. #16 Lorenzo Norman (Stanford)
#9 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) vs. #24 Lennox Wolak (Virginia Tech)
#21 Josh Ogunsanya (North Carolina) vs. #12 Myles Takats (Bucknell)
#13 Cade Devos (South Dakota State) vs. #20 Danny Braunagel (Illinois)
#19 Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) vs. #14 Matthew Singleton (NC State)
#11 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) vs. #22 Nick Incontrera (Penn)
#23 MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) vs. #10 Alex Cramer (Central Michigan)
#15 Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) vs. #18 Gaven Sax (Oklahoma)
 
This is a weight where the “Big Three” have seemed to separate themselves from the rest of the field. Barring injury it’s hard to imagine a scenario where some combination of O’Toole, Haines, and Hamiti assume the top three spots on the NCAA medal stand. 
The bottom half of this bracket features Haines and Hamiti, both only have one loss on the year, and O’Toole is responsible for it. Haines is a two-time NCAA finalist and one-time champion. He moved up two weights in the offseason and has never looked out of place at 174 lbs. His bonus point rate is almost on par with his national title-winning season in 2024. Haines has been able to notch eight wins via fall and five by way of tech fall. 
Hamiti is using his final year of eligibility at Oklahoma State. He got on the medal stand twice for Wisconsin, but looks even more dominant this year. He captured a Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational title and started his tenure in Stillwater with 22 straight wins. Hamiti’s potential matchup with O’Toole is among the most anticipated pre-finals bouts of the tournament. 
After the “Big Three” it’s anyone’s guess. For the second half of the season, Carson Kharchla looked like he might assume that role. He was ranked fourth in the country heading into the Big Ten tournament, but suffered a pair of losses to Danny Braunagel and slid to the #9 seed. 
This weight was one of the deepest at the EIWA Tournament and they have multiple wrestlers who could earn All-American honors. Brevin Cassella and Danny Wask are both seeded within the top eight (sixth and seventh, respectively). Cassella has been ultra consistent, losing only to the wrestlers seeded above. Before meeting in the EIWA finals, he and Wask battled it out for fifth place at the CKLV Invitational. Wask is now seeded 20 spots higher than he was in 2024, when he advanced to the consolation Round of 16 as a freshman. 
174 lbs has the highest seeded MAC wrestler of the tournament and is the only bracket with two MAC wrestlers seeded within the top-ten. Ohio’s Garrett Thompson is the conference champion and seeded fourth. He finished in the top-five (3rd) at the CKLV for a second consecutive year. Thompson and Central Michigan’s Alex Cramer squared off four times on the year, with Cramer winning the first two and Thompson getting revenge in their conference dual and in the MAC finals. 
In the same quarterfinal with Thompson is Ivy League champion Simon Ruiz. He’s a freshman who fell in sudden victory in the third place bout at CKLV against Thompson. 
 
Darkhorse All-American Candidate: #16 Lorenzo Norman (Stanford)
For the better part of the regular season, Lorenzo Norman was ranked in the top-five at 174 lbs. From November until late-February, Norman’s only defeat came at the hands of Hamiti in the CKLV finals. That streak also included a tournament title at the Midlands. 
In his final dual of the season, after a layoff of almost a month, Norman was outmatched 15-13 in a shootout to North Carolina’s Josh Ogunsanya. Then at the ACC Championships, Norman went 2-2 and missed out on automatic qualification status. He’d have to rely on an at-large berth. 
Provided he’s healthy, Norman’s size and length make him one of the more difficult matchups at this weight. As you can see with our predictions, we have believe that the Norman that wrestled for the bulk of the season will be the one on the mat in Philly. 
 
Extreme (20+) Darkhorse All-American Candidate: #22 Nick Incontrera (Penn)
Speaking of at-large berths, veteran Nick Incontrera needed one to get to the 2025 tournament - his fourth career NCAA event. Last year, Incontrera was seeded #10 and proceeded to win a pair of matches before his elimination. 
His opening round match is one of many intriguing ones at this weight. He’ll face #11 Patrick Kennedy of Iowa. Kennedy and Incontrera met early in the 2023-24 season and Incontrera posted a 10-2 major decision - one of the best wins over his career. 
Incontrera will also have the locals behind him as he wrestles for co-host Penn and is from New Jersey. 
 
Team Race: The most notable team race component in this weight is Dean Hamiti for Oklahoma State. Should he win the super-match with Haines, it would be a nice little boost for the Cowboys. 
Other contending teams have wrestlers that are seeded off the podium (Iowa/Nebraska/Ohio State), but are very capable of outwrestling their seeds. 
 
Projected Quarterfinals
#1 Keegan O’Toole (Missouri) vs. #8 Lenny Pinto (Nebraska)
#5 Simon Ruiz (Cornell) vs. #13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State)
#3 Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) vs. #11 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa)
#10 Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) vs. #2 Levi Haines (Penn State)
 
Projected Semifinals
#1 Keegan O’Toole (Missouri) vs. #5 Simon Ruiz (Cornell)
#3 Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) vs. #2 Levi Haines (Penn State)
 
Projected All-Americans
1st: Keegan O’Toole (Missouri)
2nd: Levi Haines (Penn State)
3rd: Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State)
4th: Lorenzo Norman (Stanford)
5th: Lenny Pinto (Nebraska)
6th: Simon Ruiz (Cornell)
7th: Danny Wask (Navy)
8th: Matty Singleton (NC State)
 
Projected Round of 12 Finishers: #13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State), #20 Danny Braunagel (Illinois), #10 Alex Cramer (Central Michigan), #11 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa)

Projected Consolation Round of 16 Finishers: #17 Sergio Desiante (Chattanooga), #6 Brevin Cassella (Binghamton), #12 Myles Takats (Bucknell), #9 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State)