PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers wrestling wrapped up the regular season No. 11 in the final NWCA Coaches Poll, released Tuesday. It marks the Scarlet Knights' highest finish in the rankings since it closed the 2015-16 campaign No. 10 and the program's 13th top 25 final team ranking under head coach
Scott Goodale.
RU finished 14-5 during the dual season, including a 5-3 mark in the Big Ten Conference for its first winning league record since 2018-19. Its 14 victories were the most for Rutgers since it posted 16 in 2021-22. The Scarlet Knights tallied an impressive 5-1 mark at Jersey Mike's Arena in 2024-25, which included a thrilling 16-15 win over No. 10 Illinois for their first win over a top 10 opponent in six years.
Ten Scarlet Knights closed the regular season ranked in at least one media poll, including all 10 weights ranked by Intermat. No. 7
Yaraslau Slavikouski (HWT), No. 11
Dean Peterson (125), No. 11
Dylan Shawver (133), No. 13
Joseph Olivieri (141), No. 16
Shane Cartagena-Walsh (184) and No. 19
Andrew Clark (149) all own top 20 individual rankings from the publication.
The NCAA will release its final Top 33 Coaches Ranking and Second RPI, along with conference allocations tomorrow. Rutgers looks to qualify all 10 of its starters to the national tournament when it competes at the 2025 Big Ten Wrestling Championships from March 8-9 in Evanston, Illinois.
Final NWCA Coaches Poll Rankings
| 1 |
Penn State |
| 2 |
Iowa |
| 3 |
Oklahoma State |
| 4 |
Northern Iowa |
| 5 |
Nebraska |
| 6 |
Minnesota |
| 7 |
Ohio State |
| 8 |
Virginia Tech |
| 9 |
NC State |
| 10 |
Cornell |
| 11 |
RUTGERS |
| 12 |
Iowa State |
| 13 |
South Dakota State |
| 14 |
Illinois |
| 15 |
Little Rock |
| 16 |
North Carolina |
| 17 |
Pittsburgh |
| 18 |
Stanford |
| 19 |
Michigan |
| 20 |
Oklahoma |
| 21 |
Lehigh |
| 22 |
Indiana |
| 23 |
Army West Point |
| 24 |
West Virginia |
| 25 |
Missouri |
Individual Rankings (2/26/25)
