Top 100: By The Numbers
Top 100: By The Numbers
Here is the full listing and breakdown of FloWrestling's Top 100 American Wrestlers of All Time.
Below is a full listing of FloWrestling's Top 100 American Wrestlers of All Time along with college wrestling affiliations. Several went to multiple colleges, which is why a wrestler may be listed more than once.
Fast facts
Five wrestlers have no college wrestling affiliation and only two wrestlers -- Wade Schalles (89) and Pat Smith (59) -- did not make a Senior-level World or Olympic team.
Iowa leads the way with 16 wrestlers ranked in the top 100 while Oklahoma State is second with 11.
Iowa State is the only team with two wrestlers in the top 10: Dan Gable (7) and Cael Sanderson (6).
Nine of the wrestlers in the top 10 have won multiple World/Olympic titles.
Three wrestlers in the top 10 have not won an Olympic gold medal.
Eighteen college programs have multiple wrestlers represented.
Fourteen of the colleges listed below no longer offer wrestling.
Top 100
100. Brent Metcalf
99. Eric Guerrero
98. Zain Retherford
97. Iris Smith
96. Royce Alger
95. Alli Ragan
94. Mike Houck
93. Daniel Cormier
92. Bill Koll
91. James Green
90. Jake Herbert
89. Wade Schalles
88. Ben Askren
87. Gene Mills
86. Bobby Douglas
85. Brandon Paulson
84. Sara McMann
83. Joe Warren
82. Nick Gwiazdowski
80. Kerry McCoy
79. Bill Zadick
78. Matt Lindland
77. Fred Fozzard
76. Dennis Koslowski
75. Lou Banach
74. Nate Carr
73. Bill Smith
71. Doug Blubaugh
70. Tervel Dlagnev
69. Russ Hellickson
68. Don Behm
67. Henry Cejudo
66. Ed Banach
65. Greg Gibson
64. Larry Kristoff
63. Clarissa Chun
62. Jim Scherr
61. Jack VanBebber
60. Steve Fraser
59. Pat Smith
58. Patricia Miranda
57. Stephen Neal
56. Stephen Abas
55. Matt Ghaffari
54. Lloyd Keaser
53. Bobby Weaver
52. Randy Lewis
51. Andre Metzger
50. Joe Williams
49. Elena Pirozhkova
48. Barry Davis
47. Robin Reed
46. Brandon Slay
45. Henry Wittenberg
44. Dremiel Byers
43. Thomas Gilman
42. Logan Stieber
41. Stan Dziedzic
40. Les Gutches
39. Lincoln McIlravy
38. Cary Kolat
37. Gable Steveson
36. Kendall Cross
35. Jake Varner
34. Zeke Jones
33. Dennis Hall
32. Kristie Davis
31. John Peterson
30. Melvin Douglas
29. Sammie Henson
28. Bill Scherr
27. Chris Campbell
26. Dan Hodge
25. Terry Brands
24. Ben Peterson
23. Tricia Saunders
22. Kurt Angle
21. Rick Sanders
20. Wayne Wells
19. J’den Cox
17. Rulon Gardner
16. Tom Brands
15. David Taylor
14. Kevin Jackson
13. Mark Schultz
12. Dave Schultz
11. Kenny Monday
10. Lee Kemp
9. Adeline Gray
8. Kyle Dake
7. Dan Gable
5. Kyle Snyder
1. John Smith
Colleges Wrestling Affiliations
Arizona State: 1
Zeke Jones (34)
Binghamton: 1
Nick Gwiazdowski (82)
BYU-Idaho: 1 (dropped program)
Rulon Gardner (17)
CSU Bakersfield: 1
Stephen Neal (57)
City College Of NY: 1 (dropped program)
Henry Wittenberg (45)
Clackamas: 1
Matt Lindland (78)
Clarion: 2
Wade Schalles (89)
Kurt Angle (22)
Clemson: 1 (dropped program)
Sammie Henson (29)
Cleveland State: 1
Matt Ghaffari (55)
Colby: 1
Daniel Cormier (93)
Cornell: 1
Kyle Dake (8)
Fresno State: 1 (dropped program)
Stephen Abas (56)
Indiana State: 1 (dropped program)
Bruce Baumgarner (3)
Iowa: 13
Tom Brands (16)
Terry Brands (25)
Chris Campbell (27)
Lincoln McIlravy (39)
Thomas Gilman (43)
Barry Davis (48)
Joe Williams (50)
Randy Lewis (52)
Ed Banach (66)
Lou Banach (75)
Bill Zadick (79)
Royce Alger (96)
Brent Metcalf (100)
Iowa State: 6
Cael Sanderson (6)
Dan Gable (7)
Kevin Jackson (14)
Ben Peterson (24)
Jake Varner (35)
Nate Carr (74)
King (TN): 2
Sarah Hildebrandt (72)
Alli Ragan (95)
Lehigh: 1
Bobby Weaver (53)
Lock Haven: 2
Cary Kolat (38)
Sara McMann (84)
LSU: 1 (dropped program)
Kevin Jackson (14)
Maranatha Baptist: 1 (dropped program)
Mike Houck (94)
Michigan: 2
Steve Fraser (60)
Joe Warren (83)
Michigan State: 1
Don Behm (68)
Minnesota: 2
Gable Steveson (37)
Brandon Paulson (85)
Minnesota-Morris: 2 (dropped program)
Dennis Koslowski (76)
Sara McMann (84)
Missouri: 3
J’den Cox (19)
Sammie Henson (29)
Ben Askren (88)
Missouri Baptist: 1
Helen Maroulis (4)
Missouri Valley: 2
Clarissa Chun (53)
Jacarra Winchester (81)
Navy: 1
Lloyd Keaser (54)
Nebraska: 6
Jordan Burroughs (2)
Rulon Gardner (17)
Bill Scherr (28)
Jim Scherr (61)
Matt Lindland (78)
James Green (91)
Nebraska-Kearney: 1
Tervel Dlagnev (70)
NC State: 1
Nick Gwiazdowski (82)
Northern Iowa: 2
Bill Smith (73)
Bill Koll (92)
Northwestern: 1
Jake Herbert (90)
Ohio State: 2
Kyle Snyder (5)
Logan Stieber (42)
Oklahoma: 6
Dave Schultz (12)
Mark Schultz (13)
Wayne Wells (20)
Dan Hodge (26)
Melvin Douglas (30)
Andre Metzger (51)
Oklahoma City: 1
Kristie Davis (32)
Oklahoma State: 11
John Smith (1)
Kenny Monday (11)
Dave Schultz (12)
Kendall Cross (36)
Pat Smith (59)
Jack VanBebber (61)
Doug Blubaugh (71)
Fred Fozzard (77)
Bobby Douglas (86)
Daniel Cormier (93)
Eric Guerrero (99)
Oregon: 1 (dropped program)
Greg Gibson (65)
Oregon State: 2
Les Gutches (40)
Robin Reed (47)
Pennsylvania: 1
Brandon Slay (46)
Penn State: 4
David Taylor (15)
Cary Kolat (38)
Kerry McCoy (80)
Zain Retherford (98)
Portland State: 1 (dropped program)
Rick Sanders (21)
Simon Fraser: 1
Helen Maroulis (4)
SIU Edwardsville: 1
Larry Kristoff (64)
Slippery Rock: 1 (dropped program)
Stan Dziedzic (41)
Stanford: 1
Patricia Miranda (58)
Syracuse: 1 (dropped program)
Gene Mills (87)
UCLA: 1 (dropped program)
Mark Schultz (13)
Virginia Tech: 1
Brent Metcalf (100)
Wayland Baptist: 1
Tamyra Mensah-Stock (18)
West Liberty: 1
Bobby Douglas (86)
Wisconsin: 3
Lee Kemp (10)
Dennis Hall (33)
Russ Hellickson (69)
UW-Stout: 1 (dropped program)
John Peterson (31)
No college wrestling affiliation
Adeline Gray (9)
Tricia Saunders (23)
Elena Pirozhkova (49)
Henry Cejudo (67)
Iris Smith (97)