NCAA DI Rankings Updated (1/28/2025)

Once again, there were plenty of changes to the national rankings after removing wrestlers for season-ending injuries or inactivity, or “other.” This was apparent at 197 lbs with two-time All-American Trey Munoz getting removed. Munoz has not competed since Vegas in early December. From what we understand, there is a possibility that Munoz will return this season, so, should he do so, he’ll be reinserted. Also at 197 lbs, Christian Carroll was removed as he had left the Iowa State team. Those changes resulted in a handful of wrestlers at this weight getting bumped up a couple spots automatically. 

There were also some changes with Cornell’s lightweights. Late last week, there was confirmation that Greg Diakomihalis was injured and Brett Ungar intends to move from 133 to 125. Once Ungar gets down and wrestles, he’ll be considered. With Ungar dropping, we have Tyler Ferrera debuting in the rankings for Cornell at 133 lbs. 

One of the brain busters of the week was how to handle the #4-#8 range at 141 lbs. Cael Happel won a huge matchup against Tagen Jamison, but then lost the next day to Mosha Schwartz. Jamison also lost to Jacob Frost. Complicating the matter is that both have wins over #6 Brock Hardy. We did flip Happel and Jamison due to the head-to-head result, but are holding steady otherwise. Should Happel/Jamison continue to lose to lesser-ranked opponents, they’ll drop. 

A few teams still might have lineup wrinkles to work out and one that’s become evident has been Nebraska at 174 lbs. Veteran Bubba Wilson had a strong tournament in Vegas, but has missed a lot of time. In his absence, redshirt freshman Christopher Minto has been excellent. In the past few weeks, he’s posted wins over Beau Mantanona and Andrew Sparks. We’re considering him for the rankings now. 

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