2024-25 Dan Hodge Trophy Award Rankings

2025 Dan Hodge Trophy Rankings

Who is deserving of the #2 spot was a tough decision for me this update. While Carter Starocci has undeniably wrestled a tougher schedule this season and his only non bonus point wins are over Parker Keckeisen and Angelo Ferrari, at some point a 100% bonus rate has to mean something. The Hodge goes to the "most dominant" wrestler, not necessarily the "best" wrestler. That's why dominance/bonus-point percentage is the second criteria and quality of competition is the third.

With Keegan O'Toole sidelined with an injury, he falls from #3 to #6. 

I should have had Matt Ramos in here last update, a miss on my part, but he comes in this time at #9.

Hodge Trophy Voting Criteria:

1 – Record

2 – Dominance/Bonus-Point Percentage

3 – Quality of Competition

4 – Sportsmanship

RANKNAMESCHOOLWEIGHTYEARPREVIOUSRECORDPINSBONUS
RATE
DOMINANCE
SCORE
1Gable StevesonMinnesota285SR18-02100%5.25
2Mitchell MesenbrinkPenn State165SO414-0
100%5
3Carter StarocciPenn State184SR214-0585%4.85
4Jesse MendezOhio State141JR521-0571%4.85
5Greg KerkvlietPenn State285SR713-0592%5.15
6Keegan O'TooleMissouri174SR311-0190%4.54
7Wyatt HendricksonOK State285SR816-0786%5.2
8Caleb HensonVirginia Tech149JR913-0384%4.61
9Matt RamosPurdue125SRNR21-0180%4.5
10Dean HamitiOK State174SR1417-0282%4.52
11Andrew AlirezNorthern Colorado141SR118-0385%4.71
12Stephen BuchananIowa197SR1315-0380%4.6
13Jacob CardenasMichigan197SR1014-0178%4.42
14AJ FerrariCSU-Bakersfield197JR1512-0284%4.83
15Peyton HallWest Virginia165SR1822-0354%4.77
16Tyler KasakPenn State157SONR14-0250%3.92
17Max McEnellyMinnesota184FRNR15-0
86%4.53
18Ryan CrookhamLehigh133SO165-0
60%4
19Carson KharchlaOhio State174SRNR9-0133%3.66
20Parker KeckeisenNorthern Iowa184SR1917-1283%4.16
21Beau BartlettPenn State141SR2013-1350%3.64