InterMat College Wrestling Individual Rankings updated after Week 5

The latest InterMat college wrestling individual rankings were updated after Week 5 of the season. The Cliff Keen Invitational opened up a lot of eyes.

Yes, there were duals too. But one of the premier in-season tournaments shook up the rankings. And, there’s a new No. 1 at a weight for the second straight week!

Without further ado, let’s dive into the latest rankings from InterMat.

125 pounds

1. Jakob Camacho – NC State (1)
2. Anthony Noto – Lock Haven (3)
3. Richie Figueroa – Arizona State (4)
4. Nico Provo – Stanford (20)
5. Brett Ungar – Cornell (8)
6. Michael DeAugustino – Michigan (5)
7. Dean Peterson – Rutgers (6)
8. Stevo Poulin – Northern Colorado (7)
9. Caleb Smith – Nebraska (9)
10. Matt Ramos – Purdue (4)

The biggest move is Provo, a sophomore from Stanford. He’s immediately top four after his Cliff Keen Invitational performance. He’s 7-0 on the year and put his name on the map. Ramos dropped from No. 2 to 10.

133 pounds

1. Ryan Crookham – Lehigh (5)
2. Vito Arujau – Cornell (2)
3. Daton Fix – Oklahoma State (1)
4. Aaron Nagao – Penn State (3)
5. Kai Orine – NC State (4)
6. Sam Latona – Virginia Tech (6)
7. Chris Cannon – Michigan (7)
8. Evan Frost – Iowa State (8)
9. Brody Teske – Iowa (9)
10. Michael Coaiocco – UPenn (13)

There’s a new No. 1. Crookham is 9-0 on the season, proving his win over Arujau, the defending champion, was no fluke. The win over Nagao bumped him up and dropped Fix to No. 3. Things just got fascinating.

141 pounds

1. Real Woods – Iowa (1)
2. Beau Bartlett – Penn State (2)
3. Jesse Mendez – Ohio State (5)
4. Ryan Jack – NC State (7)
5. Lachlan McNeil – North Carolina (3)
6. Cael Happel – Northern Iowa (9)
7. Brock Hardy – Nebraska (4)
8. Clay Carlson – South Dakota State (6)
9. Tagen Jamison – Oklahoma State (24)
10. Mosha Schwartz – Oklahoma (8)

Not too much movement in this weight class but Jamison stood out so far this year. He’s now 10-2 as a freshman for Oklahoma State. Mendez improved to 11-0 on the season and moved up two spots.

149 pounds

1. Ridge Lovett – Nebraska (1)
2. Shayne Van Ness – Penn State (2)
3. Caleb Henson – Virginia Tech (4)
4. Kyle Parco – Arizona State (3)
5. Dylan D’Emilio – Ohio State (5)
6. Jackson Arrington – NC State (6)
7. Chance Lamer – Cal Poly (7)
8. Casey Swiderski – Iowa State (13)
9. Victor Voinovich – Iowa (15)
10. Kellyn March – North Dakota State (11)

Swiderski and Voinovich moved into the top 10 with some more wins over the last week. It should be noted that Henson and De’Emilio are killing it right now: 16-1 and 13-3, respectively, and we didn’t even get to January yet. 

157 pounds

1. Levi Haines – Penn State (1)
2. Jared Franek – Iowa (2)
3. Peyton Robb – Nebraska (3)
4. Jacori Teemer – Arizona State (4)
5. Brock Mauller – Missouri (7)
6. Ed Scott – NC State (8)
7. Bryce Andonian – Virginia Tech (5)
8. Daniel Cardenas – Stanford (9)
9. Will Lewan – Michigan (6)
10. Vince Zerban – Northern Colorado (11)

Not much movement this week aside from Mauller going up two spots. The Mizzou senior is now 6-0 on the year. Zerban moved up one spot to get into the top 10. The Northern Colorado sophomore is 11-0 on the season.

165 pounds

1. Keegan O’Toole – Missouri (1)
2. Izzak Olejnik – Oklahoma State (4)
3. Julian Ramirez – Cornell (7)
4. David Carr – Iowa State (2)
5. Cameron Amine – Michigan (3)
6. Dean Hamiti – Wisconsin (5)
7. Mikey Caliendo – Iowa (6)
8. Holden Heller – Pitt (9)
9. Derek Gilcher – Indiana (11)
10. Caleb Fish – Michigan State (12)

O’Toole remained the No. 1 wrestler at the weight but Olejnik moved up two spots with his 11-0 record for Oklahoma State. Ramirez had a big weekend as well and went up to No. 3, so the chase is on for O’Toole’s crown.

174 pounds

1. Carter Starocci – Penn State (1)
2. Mekhi Lewis – Virginia Tech (2)
3. Edmond Ruth – Illinois (4)
4. Cade DeVos – South Dakota State (7)
5. Shane Griffith – Michigan (3)
6. Peyton Mocco – Missouri (6)
7. Justin McCoy – Virginia (8)
8. Travis Wittlake – Oregon State (12)
9. Carson Kharchla – Ohio State (5)
10. Donnell Washington – Indiana (9)

Ruth is the new No. 3 and DeVos moved up three spots as well. Griffith suffered his first loss of the year and fell to 5-1 and down two spots. Wittlake is someone to watch as he’s within the top eight after a 10-2 start to the year.

184 pounds

1. Parker Keckeisen – Northern Iowa (1)
2. Bernie Truax – Penn State (2)
3. Dustin Plott – Oklahoma State (5)
4. Lenny Pinto – Nebraska (7)
5. Will Feldkamp – Iowa State (9)
6. Clayton Whiting – Missouri (16)
7. Trey Munoz – Oregon State (3)
8. Sam Wolf – Air Force (27)
9. Chris Foca – Cornell (4)
10. Isaiah Salazar – Minnesota (7)

No. 1 and 2 haven’t changed but Plott is now No. 3 in the country. Oklahoma State’s guys have found their groove early on. Whiting is a freshman and 6-0 and moved up to No. 6 already. Not only that, Wolf gives Air Force another hammer with his 7-2 start, going from No. 27 to No. 8 after last week.

197 pounds

1. Aaron Brooks – Penn State (1)
2. Stephen Buchanan – Oklahoma (2)
3. Rocky Elam – Missouri (4)
4. Trent Hidlay – NC State (5)
5. Jaxon Smith – Maryland (9)
6. Tanner Sloan – South Dakota State (3)
7. Jacob Cardenas – Cornell (6)
8. John Poznanski – Rutgers (7)
9. Michael Beard – Lehigh (10)
10. Luke Stout – Princeton (11)

The biggest mover in this weight class is Maryland’s Smith. THe sophomore broke out last season but he’s proving just how good he is. Now at 7-2, he has a good shot to finish high up on the podium.

285 pounds

1. Greg Kerkvliet – Penn State (1)
2. Wyatt Hendrickson – Air Force (2)
3. Yonger Bastida – Iowa State (7)
4. Lucas Davison – Michigan (3)
5. Cohlton Schultz – Arizona State (4)
6. Zach Elam – Missouri (5)
7. Yaraslau Slavikouski – Rutgers (6)
8. Taye Ghadiali – Campbell (15)
9. Tyrell Gordon – Northern Iowa (9)
10. Josh Heindselman – Oklahoma (14)

Bastida is one of the best stories in the sport right now. He moved up from 197 and looks so much better already. He’s 9-0 on the season and now No. 3. Ghadiali moved up seven spots and is 12-1. Heindselman makes his top 10 debut as well, moving up four spots.