2025 NCAA DI National Championships Preview (184 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: #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). 

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