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D1 Top 5
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1
Penn State
400
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2
Oklahoma State
382
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3
Nebraska
362
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4
Iowa
344
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5
Virginia Tech
338
D1 individual rankings
Full rankings →- 1Luke LilledahlPenn State
- 2Marc-Anthony McGowanPrinceton
- 3Nico ProvoStanford
- 4Vincent RobinsonNebraska
- 5Jore VolkMinnesota
- 1Jax ForrestOklahoma State
- 2Ben DavinoOhio State
- 3Aaron SeidelVirginia Tech
- 4Marcus BlazePenn State
- 5Tyler KnoxStanford
- 1Luke StanichLehigh
- 2Evan FrostIowa State
- 3Vance VombaurMinnesota
- 4Carter NogleAir Force
- 5Bo BassettVirginia Tech
- 1Caleb HensonVirginia Tech
- 2Sergio VegaOklahoma State
- 3Aden ValenciaStanford
- 4Shayne Van NessPenn State
- 5Anthony EchemendiaNebraska
- 1Landon RobideauOklahoma State
- 2Tyler KasakPenn State
- 3Antrell TaylorNebraska
- 4Brandon CannonOhio State
- 5Kannon WebsterIllinois
- 1PJ DukePenn State
- 2Nicco RuizArizona State
- 3Joey BlazePurdue
- 4Bryce HepnerNorth Carolina
- 5Ladarion LockettOklahoma State
- 1Mitchell MesenbrinkPenn State
- 2Christopher MintoNebraska
- 3Cam SteedMissouri
- 4Jaxon SmithOhio State
- 5Danny WaskNavy
- 1Max McEnellyMinnesota
- 2Rocco WelshPenn State
- 3Angelo FerrariIowa
- 4Aeoden SinclairMissouri
- 5Brock MantanonaMichigan
- 1Josh BarrPenn State
- 2Cody MerrillOklahoma State
- 3Stephen LittleLittle Rock
- 4Joey NovakWyoming
- 5Camden McDanelNebraska
- 1Konner DoucetOklahoma State
- 2Ben KueterIowa
- 3Nick FeldmanOhio State
- 4Christian CarrollWyoming
- 5Nathan TaylorLehigh
Updated Oct 22, 2026 · Rankings by InterMat
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