Oklahoma State NCAA Wrestling Bracket Reactions
Oklahoma State NCAA Wrestling Bracket Reactions
The brackets are out for the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Check out Oklahoma State's draws for the NCAA Wrestling Tournament in Philadelphia.
The 2025 NCAA Wrestling Tournament is set to go down in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 20-22. Oklahoma State has been one of the biggest stories this year and will have 9 wrestlers competing in Philadelphia. Check out the article below to see a full breakdown of the draws for each Oklahoma State wrestler.
125 lbs - Troy Spratley, #7 Seed
With the #7 seed, Spratley will wrestle Virginia’s #26 Keyveon Roller in the first round. Roller had a fantastic ACC Tournament where he placed third with notable wins over Spencer Moore and Nick Babin. This victory over Moore was his best of the year, but even with that, Spratley should be a considerable favorite in this opening round bout.
Spratley’s second round match will be a Big 12 showdown with either Tanner Jordan or Stevo Poulin. Sprately defeated Jordan at Big 12’s (10-0) but notably lost to Jordan last year in the match to All-American (9-3). Spratley has surprisingly never wrestled Poulin in his college career. Poulin has been solid all year with a 20-3 record and I expect the potential match between Spratley and Poulin to be ultra-competitive with Spratley as the slight favorite.
If Spratley reaches the quarters, he’ll likely wrestle #2 seed Matt Ramos. Spratley lost to Ramos at the CKLV in a one takedown, 5-2 match. Ramos is undoubtedly the favorite in this match but Spratley is capable of pulling off the upset. It’s also worth noting that Eddie Ventresca are both on the bottom side of the bracket and have wins over Spratley this year. That means Spratley will likely have to avenge losses in the quarters and semis in order to make the finals.
Ramos' win over Spratley at the CKLV:
141 lbs - Tagen Jamison, #7 Seed
Jamison will be a big favorite in his opening round match against Princeton’s Eligh Rivera but then will have a tough test in his second match against either CJ Composto or Josh Edmond. Jamison hasn’t wrestled either Composto or Edmond in college. Composto earned All-American honors in 2022 and has been solid all year. He’s currently 24-3 with his only losses coming against Julian Tagg, Andrew Alirez, and Luke Stanich. Even still, Jamison will be the favorite to make the quarters over either Composto or Edmond.
If Jamison does reach the quarters, he likely will wrestle #2 seed Beau Bartlett. This is an incredibly tough matchup for Jamison and one where Bartlett should be considered the favorite. Neither Jamison or Barteltt are prolific scores so I expect this to come down to 1 or 2 exchanges and be decided by a takedown.
149 lbs - Teague Travis, #33 Seed
Because Teague Travis had only 5 matches this year at 149, he received the #33 seed and will have an incredibly tough path on the front side. Travis will wrestle Wynton Denkins in the pigtail and if he wins that, he’ll have #1 seed and returning national champion Caleb Henson. That means Travis will likely have a long road to battle back through the consolation bracket in order to reach the podium.
157 lbs - Caleb Fish, #12 Seed
At the #12 seed, Fish will wrestle EIWA champ Logan Rozynski in round 1. This is a tough first round matchup but one that Fish should be considered the favorite. In the second round, Fish will likely wrestle Ohio State’s #5 seed Brandon Cannon. Cannon had an outstanding last month winning 9 matches in a row while finishing second at the Big 10 tournament. Still, Cannon suffered losses this year to Paniro Johnson (who Fish beat this year), Tommy Askey, and Tyler Kasak. The Fish-Cannon match should be phenomenal and is one that Fish is capable of winning.
If Fish makes it to the quarters, he’ll likely wrestle #4 seed Rafael Hipolito. At the Virginia Tech - OK State dual this year, these two wrestled in an insane 20-15 match where Hipolito came out on top. This is a winnable match for Fish and could be one of the best quarter-finals of the tournament.
165 lbs - Cameron Amine, #8 Seed
Three-time All-American Cam Amine has a tough path to the semis with Missouri’s Cam Steed in the second round and Mitchell Mesenbrink in the quarters. Amine defeated Steed 2-1 last month but Amine is 0-2 against Mesenbrink in his career. That means Amine will likely have to battle through the consolation brackets if he hopes to reach the podium for the fourth time.
174 lbs - Dean Hamiti, #3 Seed
Dean Hamiti will wrestle Jackson Turley in the first round and then will have the winner of Jared Simma and Matthew Singleton in the second round. Regardless of who Hamiti wrestles, he’ll be a huge favorite to reach the quarters with a matchup against either Brevin Cassella or Patrick Kennedy. Both are solid opponents, but again, Hamiti is a huge favorite to reach the semis.
Levi Haines is the biggest obstacle in the way of Hamiti reaching the finals and would be one of the most highly anticipated semifinals of the tournament. Both Hamiti and Haines’ only loss on the year was against Keegan O’Toole in overtime. Hamiti vs Haines should be incredible and the winner of this semi will likely look to dethrone Keegan O’Toole in the finals.
Hamiti's loss to Keegan O'Toole:
184 lbs - Dustin Plott, #4 Seed
Dustin Plott should cruise to the semifinals where he’ll likely wrestle #5 Bennett Berge or #12 Silas Allred. Plott has never wrestled Surber but is 2-0 in his career against Berge winning 7-3 this year and 9-6 (in overtime) last season. This will be a tough one for Plott but he’ll be favored to reach the semis. Unfortunately for Plott, 4-time national champion Carter Starocci will likely be waiting in the semi-finals. Starocci is the obvious favorite in this matchup, meaning Plott will most likely have to wrestle back for third.
Plott's overtime win over Berge:
197 lbs - Luke Surber, #8 Seed
At the #8 seed, Surber should win his first round match over Patrick Brophy and be set up for a battle against Illinois' Zac Braunagel. Braunagel has been good all year and is coming off a third place finish at Big Ten’s where he defeated Isaiah Salazar twice. This is a toss-up match and one Surber needs to win to give himself a better chance to be an All-American.
If Surber wins his first two matches, he’ll likely face top-seeded Jacob Cardenas. The two wrestled at the 2023 NCAA Tournament where Cardenas won, 12-5. Surber will be an underdog against Surber and will need to pull off an upset or two in order to outplace his seed.
285 lbs - Wyatt Hendrickson, #2 Seed
Wyatt Hendrickson should cruise to the quarterfinals where he’ll likely wrestle #7 seed Isaac Trumble. Hendrickson is 2-0 against Trumble this season, winning 10-4 in the dual and pinning Trumble at CKLV. What makes this match interesting is the injuries surrounding both Hendrickson and Trumble heading into NCAAs. Trumble forfeited out of the ACC Tournament after losing to Dayton Pitzer and Hendrickson took injury time during his Big 12 Finals match against Cohlton Schultz. All things being equal, Hendrickson is the obvious favorite to win this match and make the semifinals.
Returning national champion Greg Kerkvliet is the #3 seed and will likely meet Hendrickson in the semifinals. Kerkvliet and Hendrickson have wrestled twice in their college careers with Kerkvliet winning both matches - 18-2 at the 2024 All-Star Classic and 4-2 at the 2023 NCAA Tournament. That makes Kerkvliet the favorite entering NCAAs but I’d expect a much closer match than the one we saw at last year’s All-Star Classic.
Hendrickson's win over Trumble at the 2024 CKLV:
What Will Oklahoma State Finish At The NCAA Tournament?
Based on seeds, Oklahoma State is projected to finish third place at NCAAs with 68 points behind Iowa (70 points) and Penn State (157 points). Being so close to Iowa, the Cowboys obviously have the potential to finish second but catching Penn State feels next to impossible. Hamiti, Plott, and Hendrickson feel like “sure things” for the Cowboys but it’s worth noting that Oklahoma State has 5 wrestlers projected to wrestle in the round of 1. Troy Spratley, Tagen Jamison, Cam Amine, Caleb Fish, and Luke Surber will all likely be in toss-up matches to reach the podium. If the Cowboys punch 3 or 4 of these wrestlers through, then they should finish in the top 4. However, if they don’t, then Oklahoma State could finish well outside the top 5. Regardless of what happens, the Cowboys will be an incredible team to watch in Philadelphia and will look to bring home their first team trophy back to Stillwater since 2021.