2022-23 Summer Rankings: By the Numbers

On Thursday, InterMat released our first DI collegiate rankings of the 2022-23 season, our summer version. It goes without saying, but there will likely be plenty of changes between those rankings and our set for the preseason. But this set will give us a good snapshot of what each weight generally looks like. With that in mind, we've generated some numbers from these summer rankings.

Have fun!

Returning (past) NCAA All-Americans by weight

125 lbs: (9) Lee, Glory, Arujau, DeAugustino, McKee, Courtney, Barnett, Kaylor, Cardinale

133 lbs: (8) Bravo-Young, Fix, McGee, Byrd, Cannon, Foley, LaMont, Latona

141 lbs: (5) Matthews, Woods, Bergeland, Composto, Carlson

149 lbs: (11) Diakomihalis, Gomez, Sasso, Lovett, Mauller, Millner, Parco, Thomas, Abas, Demas, Sherman

157 lbs: (7) Lee, Lewan, Robb, Teemer, Andonian, O'Connor, Sheets

165 lbs: (9) O'Toole, Griffith, Carr, Monday, Amine, Hamiti, Khachla, Hall, Wittlake

174 lbs: (8) Starocci, Lewis, Labriola, Plott, Smith, Lautt, Romero, Turley

184 lbs: (8) Brooks, Keckeisen, Hidlay, Romero, Coleman, Loew, Poznanski, Bolen

197 lbs: (11) Dean, Ferrari, Warner, Buchanan, Elam, Truax, Bastida, Deprez, Beard, Hoffman, Bonaccorsi

285 lbs: (7) Schultz, Kerkvliet, Parris, Cassioppi, Davison, Orndorff, Hillger


Returning (past) NCAA finalists by weight

125 lbs: (3) Lee, Glory, Courtney

133 lbs: (2): Bravo-Young, Fix

141 lbs: (0)

149 lbs: (3) Diakomihalis, Sasso, Lovett

157 lbs: (1) O'Connor

165 lbs: (4) O'Toole, Griffith, Carr, Monday

174 lbs: (2) Starocci, Lewis

184 lbs: (2) Brooks, Hidlay

197 lbs: (4) Dean, Ferrari, Warner, Bonaccorsi

285 lbs: (2) Schultz, Parris


5 - Multiple-time NCAA Champions returning

125: Lee (3); 133 - Bravo-Young (2); 149 - Diakomihalis (3); 174 - Starocci (2); 184 - Brooks (2)


3 - New number ones (or they have never held the #1 ranking before)

Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh - 141), Brayton Lee (Minnesota - 157), and Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State - 285)


3 - The number of NCAA champions who appear in the rankings at 165 lbs

#1 Keegan O'Toole (Missouri), #2 Shane Griffith (Stanford), #3 David Carr (Iowa State)


3 - The number of weight classes with multiple returning champions


165 - O'Toole/Griffith/Carr

174 - Starocci/Lewis

197 - Dean/Ferrari


5 - The number of teams with all ten projected starters currently in the rankings

Iowa, Lehigh, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma State


7 - The number of teams with nine projected starters currently in the rankings

Iowa State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Ohio State, Penn, Virginia Tech


Number one ranked wrestlers by conference:

Big Ten (6): S. Lee, Bravo-Young, B. Lee, Starocci, Brooks, Dean

ACC (1): Matthews

Big 12 (1): O'Toole

EIWA (1): Diakomihalis

Pac-12 (1): Schultz

As you can see, Penn State is the only school with more than one #1 and they have four!


6 - The number of past All-Americans that are projected to change weights in 2022-23

133: LaMont, Latona

157: Andonian

165: Carr, Monday

197: Truax


6 - The number of wrestlers ranked in the top-eight for Ohio State. They are the only school that can make this claim. Arizona State, Iowa, and Penn State all have five.


21 - The number of transfers from the 2022 offseason in the summer rankings

125 - Poulin, Ashton

133 - LaMont, Heilmann

141 - Woods

149 - Demas, Hillegas

157 - Casto

165 - Nijenhuis, H. Heller, Nicholson

174 - Finesilver, Ruth, R. Jordan, Null

184 - Samuelson, Montalvo, Antrassian, R. Heller, Ferreira

197 - Beard


17 - The number of wrestlers from the Class of 2021 that have cracked the rankings for the first time. As we move further away from the Covid year, things will get back to normal from a wrestling standpoint too. That will provide some clarity to the actual years of wrestlers. Below are your typical redshirt freshmen that have a spot in the top 33 at their respective weights.

125: Poulin, Brown

149: Voinovich, Lamer, Johnson, Van Ness, McMillen

157: Gallager, Wick, Reyna

165: Caliendo, Facundo

174: Milano, Null

184: Haas

197: Smith

285: Taylor


Number of ranked wrestlers per conference and weight class

125: ACC (2); Big Ten (12); Big 12 (7); EIWA (5); MAC (1); Pac-12 (3); SoCon (3)

133: ACC (4); Big Ten (10); Big 12 (8); EIWA (4); MAC (1); Pac-12 (4); SoCon (2)

141: ACC (4); Big Ten (11); Big 12 (8); EIWA (4); MAC (3); Pac-12 (2); SoCon (1)

149: ACC (3); Big Ten (8); Big 12 (6); EIWA (6); MAC (5); Pac-12 (3); SoCon (2)

157: ACC (5); Big Ten (9); Big 12 (5); EIWA (6); MAC (4); Pac-12 (3); SoCon (1)

165: ACC (3); Big Ten (7); Big 12 (9); EIWA (7); MAC (2); Pac-12 (3); SoCon (2)

174: ACC (3); Big Ten (10); Big 12 (7); EIWA (6); MAC (3); Pac-12 (2); SoCon (2)

184: ACC (5); Big Ten (9); Big 12 (5); EIWA (7); MAC (2); Pac-12 (3); SoCon (2)

197: ACC (5); Big Ten (11); Big 12 (7); EIWA (7); MAC (1); Pac-12 (2); SoCon (-)

285: ACC (2); Big Ten (10); Big 12 (10); EIWA (6); MAC (3); Pac-12 (1); SoCon (1)