Top 100 American Wrestlers Of All-Time

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.

Feb 1, 2022 by Kyle Klingman
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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

81. Jacarra Winchester

80. Kerry McCoy

79. Bill Zadick

78. Matt Lindland

77. Fred Fozzard

76. Dennis Koslowski

75. Lou Banach

74. Nate Carr

73. Bill Smith

72. Sarah Hildebrandt

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

18. Tamyra Mensah-Stock

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

6. Cael Sanderson

5. Kyle Snyder

4. Helen Maroulis

3. Bruce Baumgartner

2. Jordan Burroughs

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)