
Team Tournament
The team tournament rankings for the 2024-25 NCAA Division 1 wrestling season.

To fuel the speculation:
SVN 2 @ 149
Kasak 4 @ 157
Levi 2 @ 174
When does the schedule come out?
Belief!Something clicked for Kasak at nationals. I wouldn’t want to be at 157 this year. I could see him going into Zain beast mode his last three years.
I don't want to sound like an Iowa fan but we have a shot at 10 AAs this year. LL at 125 and Barr at 197.Penn State's rankings has
Nobody at 125 (keep in mind it's rankings)
Nagao 8 (I think Davis would settle in around there also)
Bartlett 3 (fair)
SVN 2
Kasak 4
Mesenbrink 1
Levi 2
Carter 1
Cochran 21
Greg 1
I have heard here, some say we have a shot at 8 finalists. I like the sound of that better.I don't want to sound like an Iowa fan but we have a shot at 10 AAs this year. LL at 125 and Barr at 197.
With the lineup the good guys have coming up this season, to sound like an Iowa fan you'd have to say we have a shot at 12 AAs this year.I don't want to sound like an Iowa fan but we have a shot at 10 AAs this year. LL at 125 and Barr at 197.
Add Lilledahl at 125 and Barr at 197 and I could see all 10 weights being top 4 seeds at NCAA’s with 3 1’s and 3 2’s.Penn State's rankings has
Nobody at 125 (keep in mind it's rankings)
Nagao 8 (I think Davis would settle in around there also)
Bartlett 3 (fair)
SVN 2
Kasak 4
Mesenbrink 1
Levi 2
Carter 1
Cochran 21
Greg 1
Did you actually see them wrestle at nationals, watching Davis wrestle was painful. He needed to get after it and he didn’t . No matter how you draw the brackets he wasn’t going to AA wrestling like thatI want to compare and contrast Ayala and Davis since it seems they are talked about as completely different levels right now. Part of it is is the fact Drake 100% wrestles a more exciting style (when he shoots at least) H2H Ayala obviously has the 4-2 win at Carver (where he just dipped to a knee after scoring the first TD)
The narrative on the two of them changed significantly based on NCAAs which is fair but as we know 125 was a mixed bag last year. Ayala as the 3 drew Spratley in the QF and Barnett (who Braeden has obviously beaten) in the SF, Davis as the 1 drew eventual national champ Richie Figs in the quarters and Jore Volk in the BR. Ayala does have a win over Volk but it was extremely close (4-2 and Volk looked like he easily could have earned 2 at any point in a final scramble, similar to how Braeden looked like he could have had the TD against Volk but was funked)
Does Braeden beat Spratley? No guarantees but I like that a lot more than Figs in the QF then obvious he has a win over Barnett. As a result, you have a finalist vs a R12 kid but I'm not convinced the gap is as large as people make it, especially since one was a Top Recruit in his 3rd year in the room compared to an unheralded true freshman.
Hmmm. I might have seen at least one or two PSU wrestlers improve just a little in their second year. Vague recollection in there somewhere.Did you actually see them wrestle at nationals, watching Davis wrestle was painful. He needed to get after it and he didn’t . No matter how you draw the brackets he wasn’t going to AA wrestling like that
I came across this quote today and wish I could remember who said to give proper credit but it said “ when you are dead you don’t know you are dead. It is only painful for others. The same applies when you are stupid”Hmmm. I might have seen at least one or two PSU wrestlers improve just a little in their second year. Vague recollection in there somewhere.
If you believe a sophomore is going to wrestle like a true freshman, then I see your point.
Ahh, actually not at all.
Did Davis' big tens impress, even a little? At Nationals he lost to the champ in a very close one.
I think your post has zero chance of an AA!
Braeden had a tough pull at national at 125. I don’t expect the same issues at 133. At all.I came across this quote today and wish I could remember who said to give proper credit but it said “ when you are dead you don’t know you are dead. It is only painful for others. The same applies when you are stupid”
Davis' issue at 133 is the same as everyone else's: Crookham.Braeden had a tough pull at national at 125. I don’t expect the same issues at 133. At all.
Out of curiosity, who is #1 at 174? I couldn’t find any individual rankings on Flo..![]()
Team Tournament
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To fuel the speculation:
SVN 2 @ 149
Kasak 4 @ 157
Levi 2 @ 174
When does the schedule come out?
Agreed. My comment was that Braeden will not be the same guy at 133 that we saw at nationals last year. 4-6 AA is my hope.Davis' issue at 133 is the same as everyone else's: Crookham.
After that, there are about 8-10 podium contenders, some with a shot at the finals. IMO Davis is firmly in that group. It's a very deep weight, but one he should place in, and possibly place highly.
Ricky GervaisI came across this quote today and wish I could remember who said to give proper credit but it said “ when you are dead you don’t know you are dead. It is only painful for others. The same applies when you are stupid”
But, he didn't have a tough pull at Big's?Braeden had a tough pull at national at 125. I don’t expect the same issues at 133. At all.
He had a tougher bracket at Nationals, will that work?But, he didn't have a tough pull at Big's?
Crookham had tough cut last year. It doesn't get easier the older you get.Davis' issue at 133 is the same as everyone else's: Crookham.
After that, there are about 8-10 podium contenders, some with a shot at the finals. IMO Davis is firmly in that group. It's a very deep weight, but one he should place in, and possibly place highly.
No it doesn't. 141 with Alirez, Mendez and Beau probably makes it easier though.Crookham had tough cut last year. It doesn't get easier the older you get.
Just sayin
Everyone seems to think he is redshirting. He is 100% not going 125 again, so he either beats out Haines at 141 or takes a redshirtIs Stanich from Lehigh wrestling this year? Can't see him making 125 again and he's not beating Crookham
Redshirt?
He is a shorter guy but yeah he has always been massive. I saw him in person up close back in 2020 and wondered how on earth does he make 126Crookham looks like a rather decent size 149 if you ask me, hard to believe he is 133 imo.
Most likely red shirting. That was the thought even last year. Crookham already used his Red Shirt.Is Stanich from Lehigh wrestling this year? Can't see him making 125 again and he's not beating Crookham
Redshirt?
I argued this with Kozak (Flo guy that does their rankings) on Twitter.Love that Gable got the #1 over Carter before stepping on the mat as well. Gable's NCAA resume must be better than Carter's because we know Kocak doesn't take freestyle or injury defaults into account when ranking, right?
Right??? LMAO. Hope they got their extra 100 clicks.
Better losses: definitely. Better wins, maybe. Parris, Kerk are both champs. But Carter has beaten more champs. It’s just a p4p ranking, utterly meaningless. I wish we could shrink Gable to 184 though, cause I know who I’d wager on in a folkstyle match…I argued this with Kozak (Flo guy that does their rankings) on Twitter.
I asked why he taking freestyle into account in this instance but not in Mendez or Levi’s favor.
His response was he didn’t. He flat out says Gable has the better folkstyle career. Says Gable has better wins and better loses and 2 Hodge trophies.
My argument was 4 for 4 is better than 2 for 3. Carter was on pace for Hodge last yr prior to injury. More national champs on Carters hit list. Plus..my guy has been on the mat the last 2 yrs while Gable was doing other things.
Doubt they change it, but wanted to let you know he said freestyle wasn’t taken into account.
Of course it's meaningless but it gives us something to talk about. I just feel like they pick and choose when to be objective. If FLO doesn't care the Gable's been off mat for 2 yrs, then AJ should be much higher than 13.Better losses: definitely. Better wins, maybe. Parris, Kerk are both champs. But Carter has beaten more champs. It’s just a p4p ranking, utterly meaningless. I wish we could shrink Gable to 184 though, cause I know who I’d wager on in a folkstyle match…
I don't disagree. For instance, following this logic, I'd probably put Zain quite a bit higher on their GOAT list. But "4 timer" is sacred in that context, I guess.Of course it's meaningless but it gives us something to talk about. I just feel like they pick and choose when to be objective. If FLO doesn't care the Gable's been off mat for 2 yrs, then AJ should be much higher than 13.
Gable comes in and shoots to #1 at HWT (no disagreement here as he's beaten all the guys below him)I don't disagree. For instance, following this logic, I'd probably put Zain quite a bit higher on their GOAT list. But "4 timer" is sacred in that context, I guess.
Unless you're ranking PfP...But "4 timer" is sacred in that context, I guess.
Flo is like all the football polls. Crooks conniving to rearrange balance sheets in their favor.Gable comes in and shoots to #1 at HWT (no disagreement here as he's beaten all the guys below him)
AJ comes in at #4 behind 3 guys he's beaten and never lost to
Sasso at 3 after being off mat because he almost died..up 2 weights. I love Sasso..put him 10-15 to start out and let him work his way back up.
Make it make sense FLO?!
Christina and the other clowns are absolutely sucking on the Hawkeye teat.Speaking of Flo, FRL without Askren’s moderating influence re: Iowa is hard to take.
My god, the hype about pretty average results. JD and crew will talk them up, we’ll beat them by 20, and half their fanbase will be in revolt because they were sold a fantasy
Paid Media Lovers? (It's legal in Las Vegas.)Christina and the other clowns are absolutely sucking on the Hawkeye teat.
They sound like the Des Moines RegisterChristina and the other clowns are absolutely sucking on the Hawkeye teat.