CARCollege Athletic RankingsNCAA Division I

Sports · 2026-27

Men's Wrestling

Preseason · Aug 28 FloWrestling NCAA DI team tournament ranking (Aug 28, 2026)

72 Division I teams · popularity weight 13.2 · 15 placed by last season's final order

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1 Penn State Nittany Lions Big Ten 100.0
2 Oklahoma State Cowboys Big 12 98.7
3 Nebraska Cornhuskers Big Ten 97.5
4 Iowa Hawkeyes Big Ten 96.2
5 Virginia Tech Hokies ACC 94.9
6 Stanford Cardinal ACC 93.7
7 Ohio State Buckeyes Big Ten 92.4
8 Minnesota Golden Gophers Big Ten 91.1
9 Michigan Wolverines Big Ten 89.9
10 Missouri Tigers SEC 88.6
11 Wyoming Cowboys MW 87.3
12 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Patriot 86.1
13 Arizona State Sun Devils Big 12 84.8
14 Cornell Big Red Ivy 83.5
15 Iowa State Cyclones Big 12 82.3
16 North Carolina Tar Heels ACC 81.0
17 Illinois Fighting Illini Big Ten 79.7
17 Princeton Tigers Ivy 79.7
19 Oklahoma Sooners SEC 77.2
20 Little Rock Trojans UAC 75.9
21 NC State Wolfpack ACC 74.7
22 Purdue Boilermakers Big Ten 73.4
23 West Virginia Mountaineers Big 12 72.1
24 Navy Midshipmen Patriot 70.9
25 Pitt Panthers ACC 69.6
26 Penn Quakers Ivy 68.3
27 Wisconsin Badgers Big Ten 67.0
28 Air Force Falcons MW 65.8
29 Maryland Terrapins Big Ten 64.5
30 Northern Iowa Panthers MVC 63.2
31 American Eagles Patriot 62.0
32 Indiana Hoosiers Big Ten 60.7
33 Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Big South 59.4
34 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Big Ten 58.2
35 Oregon State Beavers Pac-12 56.9
36 Bucknell Bison Patriot 55.6
36 North Dakota State Bison Summit 55.6
36 South Dakota State Jackrabbits Summit 55.6
39 Army Black Knights Patriot 51.8
39 Cal Poly Mustangs Big West 51.8
41 Appalachian State Mountaineers Sun Belt 49.3
42 Brown Bears Ivy 48.0
43 Chattanooga Mocs SoCon 46.8
43 Columbia Lions Ivy 46.8
43 Northern Illinois Huskies Horizon 46.8
43 Utah Valley Wolverines Big West 46.8
43 Virginia Cavaliers ACC 46.8
48 Northwestern Wildcats Big Ten 40.4
49 Binghamton Bearcats America East 39.2
49 Davidson Wildcats A-10 39.2
49 Drexel Dragons CAA 39.2
49 George Mason Patriots A-10 39.2
49 Michigan State Spartans Big Ten 39.2
49 Northern Colorado Bears Big Sky 39.2
49 Ohio Bobcats MAC 39.2
49 Rider Broncs Metro 39.2
49 SIUE Cougars OVC 39.2
50 prev. The Citadel Bulldogs SoCon 37.9
51 prev. Buffalo Bulls MAC 36.6
51 prev. Duke Blue Devils ACC 36.6
51 prev. Morgan State Bears MEAC 36.6
54 prev. Bellarmine Knights ASUN 32.8
54 prev. Harvard Crimson Ivy 32.8
54 prev. Kent State Golden Flashes MAC 32.8
57 prev. Central Michigan Chippewas MAC 29.0
58 prev. VMI Keydets SoCon 27.8
59 prev. Hofstra Pride CAA 26.5
60 prev. LIU Sharks NEC 25.2
61 prev. Sacred Heart Pioneers Metro 23.9
62 prev. Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Big West 22.7
63 prev. Campbell Fighting Camels CAA 21.4
64 prev. Presbyterian Blue Hose Big South 20.1