Bo Bassett recruiting update: No. 1 wrestling prospect down to Top 9 schools

Bo Bassett is now in the single digits in his latest recruiting update as the No. 1 wrestling prospect moves through the high school season.

Bassett is MatScouts’ No. 1 overall prospect in the Class of 2026 and one of the most sought after prospects in recent memory. Over the weekend, Bassett won his third Ironman title, this time at 144 pounds and had tech falls over six straight opponents.

After winning one of the most elite high school tournaments, Bassett revealed where he stood in his recruiting.

“Things have been great, I talked to most of the college coaches alot leading into Ironman, some during Ironman and then got some amazing feedback after,” Bassett wrote in his newsletter. “I enjoy this part of the recruiting process and learning from some of the best coaches ever. We also talked about the Cliff Keen and about their team’s performances, which was so fun to hear their ideas for improvement.”

Bassett eliminated Cornell this week, leaving him with nine schools. He has just one more official visit scheduled for January at Rutgers.

Bassett’s remaining schools are: Virginia Tech, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, Iowa State, Pitt-Johnstown, Iowa and Oklahoma State.

As a reminder, here is the schedule of visits for Bassett:

Oct 25-27: Iowa (Completed)
Nov 1-3: Penn State (Completed)
Nov 8-10: Ohio State (Completed)
Nov 15-17: Virginia Tech (Completed)
Nov 22-24: Oklahoma State (Completed)
Jan 24-26: Rutgers

“Some wrestlers don’t like this process, but I can honestly say I am really enjoying it,” Bassett said in a previous newsletter. “My view is, I only get to do the recruiting process once, so I am going to enjoy it and have fun with it. I sometimes like to do things different and hope everyone likes these updates.

“When I was in elementary school, I would have done anything to follow along with Spencer Lee, Jason Nolf or Zain Retherford recruiting process.”