NCAA DI Rankings Updated (3/11/2025)

What a conference weekend we just experienced! I’d be hard pressed to remember another one with as many high level upsets as this one. Of course, that makes things extremely difficult for compiling rankings and for the NCAA seeding committed who is probably working on putting together brackets, as you read this. 

It’s rare where we get multiple brackets where there could be so much debate regarding the #1 seed. That’s the case at 125 and 141 lbs. In both instances, we’ve decided to stand pat with the incumbents. Both Matt Ramos and Beau Bartlett started the postseason unbeaten and fell in the semifinals to high quality opponents. In both situations, there isn’t a clear-cut wrestler that should slide in and take the top-ranking from them. Bartlett has a strong resume and a head-to-head win over the other potential #1 in Big Ten champion Brock Hardy. 

At 125 lbs, Luke Lilledahl has the head-to-head win over Matt Ramos, but Ramos probably has a slightly better resume. Lilledahl’s two losses are to Dean Peterson and Brendan McCrone (by fall). Lilledahl still gets a strong boost from #8 to #3. 

157 lbs is another interesting weight. The top two didn’t change and are easy to figure out. After that, there are a bunch of guys that have exchanged wins with each other at the Big Ten Championships. A relatively clean resume for Brandon Cannon has him sliding into the #3 spot. Though he fell to Blaze in the B1G third place match, Antrell Taylor still holds two wins over Blaze. From there, head-to-head’s take over. 

Like 157 lbs, 133 is easy to get the top-two….after that, wow! Conference championship at deep weights push McGonagle and Serrano to #4 and #5. 

We will have new #1’s at both 133 and 197 lbs. 

While the rankings are a great tool and guide for what to expect in Philly - the coaches rankings’ and bracket are what really matter at this time of year. At large berths are slated to be announced today and brackets will be released tomorrow night. 

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