2025 NCAA DI National Championships Preview (165 lbs)

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: Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State)

If you did a blind resume test - just looking at results without looking at the actual wrestlers themselves, I have to believe that Mitchell Mesenbrink might be your Hodge Trophy frontrunner. Mesenbrink‘s 4-1 win over the second-ranked wrestler in the country, in the Big Ten finals, was his first regular decision of the season. He also had teched him earlier in the year. That’s a fate that many wrestlers have felt this season against Mesenbrink. In 22 matches he has 16 techs. Those other six matches include two forfeits, a : 01-second injury default, a 14-point major decision win and another major decision. His first 12 actual matches ended via tech (there were two forfeits in the mix). 

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