Ohio State is great at wrestling in 2025. Ohio State is currently ranked number two in the nation, and on November 22, they beat the #2 Nebraska Cornhuskers and the #3 Iowa Hawkeyes. Ohio State will be gunning for top-ranked Penn State, but Penn State has wrestlers ranked ahead of the Ohio State wrestlers at virtually every weight class.
This article will review the top five wrestlers at every weight class, as well as the Ohio State wrestlers, if they are ranked outside the top five in that weight class. Who do you think will win the team National Championship in wrestling?
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At the lightest weight class, Vincent Robinson, NC State, a sophomore from NC State, is ranked first. Luke Lilledahl, another sophomore from Penn State, is ranked second. Eddie Ventresca is a senior at Virginia Tech and is ranked fourth. Sheldon Seymour, a senior from Lehigh, is ranked fifth. Nic Bouzakis, a junior from Ohio State, is ranked sixth.
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At 133 pounds, Lucas Byrd is a senior from Illinois, and he is ranked first. Ben Davino is a freshman at Ohio State and is ranked second. Evan Frost is a junior from Iowa State, and he is ranked third. Drake Ayala is a senior from Iowa, and he is ranked fourth. Zan Fugitt is a sophomore from Wisconsin, and he is ranked fifth.
Ohio State is Top-Ranked at 141
At 141 pounds, Jesse Mendez, a senior from Ohio State, is ranked first. Sergio Vega a freshman from Oklahoma State is ranked second. Brock Hardy is a senior from Nebraska and ranked third. CJ Composto is a senior from Penn and ranked fourth. Zeth Romney is a junior from Cal Poly and ranked fifth.
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At 149 pounds, Shayne Van Ness, a junior from Penn State, is ranked first. Kaleb Larkin is a freshman from Arizona State and ranked second. Lachlan McNeil is a senior from Michigan and is ranked third. Jacob Frost is a sophomore at Iowa State and is ranked fourth. He was not ranked last week. Jack Gioffre is a junior from Oklahoma and is ranked fifth. Eathan Stiles, a sophomore from Ohio State, is ranked twelfth.
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At 157 pounds, Ty Watters, a sophomore from West Virginia, is ranked first. Landon Robideau is a freshman from Oklahoma State and is ranked second. Daniel Cardenas, a junior from Stanford, is ranked third. Brandon Cannon is a sophomore from Ohio State and is ranked fourth. Antrell Taylor a junior from Nebraska is ranked fifth.
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At 165 pounds, Mitchell Mesenbrink, a junior from Penn State, is ranked first. LaDarion Lockett a freshman from Oklahoma State is ranked second. Michael Caliendo a senior from Iowa is ranked third. Joey Blaze is a junior from Purdue and is ranked fourth. Hunter Garvin a junior from Stanford is ranked fifth. Paddy Gallagher, a senior from Ohio State, is ranked twelfth.
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At 174 pounds, Levi Haines, a senior from Penn State, is ranked first. Simon Ruiz a sophomore from Cornell is ranked second. Matthew Singleton, a junior from NC State, is ranked third. Lenny Pinto a senior from Rutgers is ranked fourth. Patrick Kennedy a senior from Iowa is ranked fifth. Carson Kharchla a senior from Ohio State is ranked sixth.
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At 184 pounds, Angelo Ferrari, a freshman from Iowa, is ranked first. Aeoden Sinclair a freshman from Missouri is ranked second. Max McEnelly is a sophomore from Minnesota. He is ranked third. Rocco Welsh a sophomore from Penn State is ranked fourth. Jaxon Smith a senior from Maryland is ranked fifth. Dylan Fishback is a junior from Ohio State and ranked sixth.
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At 197 pounds, a sophomore from Penn State named Josh Barr is ranked first. Rocky Elam, a senior from Iowa State, is ranked second. Stephen Little, a junior from Little Rock, is ranked third. Massoma Endene a senior from Iowa is ranked fourth. Mac Stout a junior from Pittsburgh is ranked fifth. Luke Goeg is a sophomore from Ohio State and ranked eleventh.
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At 285 pounds, Yonger Bastida, a senior from Iowa State, is ranked first. Nick Feldman a junior from Ohio State is ranked second. AJ Ferrari, a junior from Nebraska, is ranked third. Isaac Trumble is a senior from NC State. Taye Ghadiali, a senior from Michigan, is ranked fifth.
Conclusion: The Team Competition
These rankings are from December 1. The change is a bit week-to-week, based on the results of the prior week’s matches. As you can see from the rankings, Penn State has a higher-ranked wrestler at virtually every weight class. As a result, they are currently the top-ranked team in the nation. Ohio State is ranked second.
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