Connecticut Wrestling Online conducts a weekly poll of the top 10 high school wrestling teams in the state of Connecticut. Voters include state coaches and members of the media.
Our latest poll:
Final, Wednesday, March 4, 2020
The final Connecticut Wrestling Online’s top 10 high school wrestling poll for the 2019-20 season. First-place votes in parentheses, record through Saturday, points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis, and last week’s poll ranking.
| Team | Record | Pts | LW | Class |
| 1. Danbury (15) | 16-0 | 450 | 1 | LL |
| 2. Fairfield Warde | 19-1 | 416 | 3 | LL |
| 3. Xavier | 8-0 | 394 | 4 | L |
| 4. Simsbury | 14-1 | 358 | 2 | L |
| 5. Bristol Eastern | 12-1 | 310 | 5 | L |
| 6. Southington | 17-2 | 286 | 6 | LL |
| 7. Killingly | 25-3 | 241 | 11 | S |
| 8. New Milford | 8-1 | 216 | 14 | L |
| 9. Suffield/Windsor Locks | 15-4 | 198 | nr | M |
| 10. Trumbull | 18-7 | 173 | 8 | LL |
| Also receiving votes: Foran (27-7) 124, Bristol Central (22-2) 119, Staples (22-5) 78, Joel Barlow (8-12) 75, Haddam-Killingworth (10-3) 71, Glastonbury (11-6) and Branford (26-1) 39, Ledyard (22-7) 32, Wethersfield (11-2) 8, New Haven 7 | ||||
| Voters: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Mike Cunningham, Xavier; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Derek Dion, Southington; Chris Gamble, Waterford; David Green, Nonnewaug; Tim Jensen, Patch Media; Paul Musso, New Fairfield; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin. Not voting this week: Patrick Risley, Windham High; Bryan McCarty, Platt-Meriden | ||||
Week 8, Tuesday, February 18
Connecticut Wrestling Online’s top 10 high school wrestling poll. First-place votes in parentheses, record through Saturday, points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis, and last week’s poll ranking.
| Team | Record | Pts | LW | Class |
| 1. Danbury (16) | 16-0 | 480 | 1 | LL |
| 2. Simsbury | 14-1 | 440 | 2 | L |
| 3. Fairfield Warde | 19-1 | 410 | 3 | LL |
| 4. Xavier | 8-0 | 394 | 4 | L |
| 5. Bristol Eastern | 12-1 | 344 | 5 | L |
| 6. Southington | 17-2 | 322 | 6 | LL |
| 7. Staples | 22-5 | 241 | 9 | LL |
| 8. Bristol Central | 22-2 | 222 | 7 | L |
| 9. Trumbull | 18-7 | 218 | 8 | LL |
| 10. Branford | 23-1 | 182 | 10 | M |
| Also receiving votes: Killingly (25-3) 170, East Haven (18-6) 127, Foran (27-7) 108, New Milford (7-1) 99, Ledyard (21-7) 85, Wethersfield (11-2) 41, Guilford (20-6) 32, Manchester (18-5) 15, Newtown (13-5) and Ellis Tech (18-8) 8, Windham (12-10) and NFA (13-8) 7 | ||||
| Voters: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Derek Dion, Southington; Chris Gamble, Waterford; David Green, Nonnewaug; Tim Jensen, Patch Media; Bryan McCarty, Platt-Meriden; Paul Musso, New Fairfield; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin. Not voting this week: Mike Cunningham, Xavier | ||||
Week 7, Tuesday, February 11
The Connecticut Wrestling Online’s Top 10 high school wrestling poll. First-place votes in parentheses, record through Saturday, points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis, and last week’s poll ranking.
| Team | Record | Pts | LW | Class |
| 1. Danbury (16) | 16-0 | 480 | 1 | LL |
| 2. Simsbury | 13-1 | 442 | 2 | L |
| 3. Fairfield Warde | 18-1 | 412 | 3 | LL |
| 4. Xavier | 7-0 | 390 | 4 | L |
| 5. Bristol Eastern | 11-1 | 342 | 5 | L |
| 6. Southington | 16-2 | 328 | 6 | LL |
| 7. Bristol Central | 22-1 | 252 | 7 | L |
| 8. Trumbull | 17-7 | 242 | 8 | LL |
| 9. Staples | 21-5 | 204 | 9 | LL |
| 10. Branford | 22-1 | 165 | nr | M |
| Also receiving votes: Foran (26-7) 164, Killingly (25-3) 158, Ledyard (21-7) 98, New Milford (6-1) 69, Guilford (20-5) 60, East Haven (15-6) 53, Wethersfield (10-2), Manchester (18-4) 43, Haddam-Killingworth (9-3) 21, Ellis Tech (18-7) and Windham (12-10) 7 | ||||
| Voters: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Derek Dion, Southington; Chris Gamble, Waterford; David Green, Nonnewaug; Tim Jensen, Patch Media; Bryan McCarty, Platt-Meriden; Paul Musso, New Fairfield; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin. Not voting this week: Mike Cunningham, Xavier | ||||
Week 6, Monday, February 3
The Connecticut Wrestling Online’s Top 10 high school wrestling poll. First-place votes in parentheses, record through Saturday, points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis, and last week’s poll ranking.
| Team | Record | Pts | LW | Class |
| 1. Danbury (17) | 12-0 | 510 | 1 | LL |
| 2. Simsbury | 8-1 | 456 | 2 | L |
| 3. Fairfield Warde | 11-0 | 418 | 3 | LL |
| 4. Xavier | 6-0 | 408 | 4 | L |
| 5. Bristol Eastern | 7-0 | 386 | 5 | L |
| 6. Southington | 11-2 | 336 | 6 | LL |
| 7. Bristol Central | 18-0 | 272 | 8 | L |
| 8. Trumbull | 11-6 | 242 | 7 | LL |
| 9. Staples | 18-4 | 230 | 9 | LL |
| 10. Killingly | 20-2 | 224 | 10 | S |
| Also receiving votes: Branford (19-1) 174, Ledyard (17-6) 103, Foran (20-7) 100, East Haven (15-5) 88, Guilford (18-3) 76, Manchester (16-3) 64, Wethersfield (9-2) and New Milford (5-1) 40, Haddam-Killingworth (9-3) 39, Platt (21-9) 17, Ellis Tech (18-7) 8, Windham (11-7) 7 | ||||
| Voters: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Mike Cunningham, Xavier; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Derek Dion, Southington; Chris Gamble, Waterford; David Green, Nonnewaug; Tim Jensen, Patch Media; Bryan McCarty, Platt-Meriden; Paul Musso, New Fairfield; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin. | ||||
Week 5, Tuesday, January 28
The Connecticut Wrestling Online’s Top 10 high school wrestling poll. First-place votes in parentheses, record through Saturday, points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis, and last week’s poll ranking.
| Team | Rec. | Pts. | LW | Class |
| 1. Danbury (15) | 8-0 | 450 | 1 | LL |
| 2. Simsbury | 5-0 | 410 | 2 | L |
| 3. Fairfield Warde | 10-0 | 386 | 3 | LL |
| 4. Xavier | 5-0 | 348 | 4 | L |
| 5. Bristol Eastern | 6-0 | 342 | 5 | L |
| 6. Southington | 8-1 | 300 | 6 | LL |
| 7. Trumbull | 11-5 | 247 | 8 | LL |
| 8. Bristol Central | 17-0 | 214 | 7 | L |
| 9. Staples | 13-4 | 184 | 10 | LL |
| 10. Killingly | 16-2 | 148 | 9 | S |
| Also receiving votes: Ledyard (15-4) 124, Branford (15-1) 117, Manchester (15-3) 109, Foran (20-6) 96, Guilford (15-2) 89, East Haven (14-5) 60, Haddam-Killingworth (5-2) 24, Ellis Tech (17-4) and New Milford (3-1) 22, NFA (11-8) 12, Wethersfield (8-2) 9, East Hartford (8-5) 8, Platt (18-7) and Windham (10-6) 7 | ||||
| Voters: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Derek Dion, Southington; Chris Gamble, Waterford; David Green, Nonnewaug; Tim Jensen, Patch Media; Bryan McCarty, Platt-Meriden; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin. Not voting this week: Paul Musso, New Fairfield; Mike Cunningham, Xavier | ||||
Week 4, Tuesday, January 21
The Connecticut Wrestling Online’s Top 10 high school wrestling poll. First-place votes in parentheses, record through Saturday, points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis, and last week’s poll ranking.
| Team | Record | Pts | LW | Class | |
| 1. Danbury (16) | 7-0 | 480 | 1 | LL | |
| 2. Simsbury | 4-0 | 414 | 2 | L | |
| 3. Fairfield Warde | 6-0 | 412 | 3 | LL | |
| 4. Xavier | 4-0 | 402 | 6 | L | |
| 5. Bristol Eastern | 5-0 | 358 | 4 | L | |
| 6. Southington | 7-1 | 286 | 7 | LL | |
| 7. Bristol Central | 16-0 | 239 | 8 | L | |
| 8. Trumbull | 11-5 | 237 | 10 | LL | |
| 9. Killlingly | 13-0 | 232 | 6 | S | |
| 10. Staples | 9-3 | 228 | 9 | LL | |
| Also receiving votes: Foran (18-4) 127, Guilford (10-2) 95, Manchester (14-3) 73, Haddam-Killingworth (4-0) 62, East Haven (11-4) 56, Suffield/Windsor Locks (7-1) 51, Branford (14-1) 49, Ellis Tech (15-2) 42, New Milford (3-1) 28, Fitch (7-7) 19, Windham (7-4) 15, Middletown (4-7) and Joel Barlow (6-8) 8, RHAM (11-5), Wethersfield (3-1) and Greenwich (6-5) 7 | |||||
| Voters: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Mike Cunningham, Xavier; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Derek Dion, Southington; Chris Gamble, Waterford; David Green, Nonnewaug; Tim Jensen, Patch Media; Bryan McCarty, Platt-Meriden; Paul Musso, New Fairfield; Chris Piel, New Milford; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin. Not voting this week: Patrick Risley, Windham High | |||||
Week 3, Monday, January 13
The Connecticut Wrestling Online’s Top 10 high school wrestling poll. First-place votes in parentheses, record through Saturday, points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis, and last week’s poll ranking.
| Team | Record | Pts | LW | Class |
| 1. Danbury (17) | 3-0 | 510 | 1 | LL |
| 2. Simsbury | 3-0 | 454 | 3 | L |
| 3.Fairfield Warde | 5-0 | 444 | 2 | LL |
| 4. Bristol Eastern | 4-0 | 394 | 4 | L |
| 5. Xavier | 3-0 | 386 | 5 | L |
| 6. Killingly | 12-0 | 306 | 8 | S |
| 7. Southington | 6-1 | 292 | 6 | LL |
| 8. Bristol Central | 13-0 | 240 | 10 | L |
| 9. Staples | 8-3 | 222 | 7 | LL |
| 10. Trumbull | 10-5 | 197 | nr | LL |
| Also receiving votes: Foran (15-3) 145, Suffield/Windsor Locks (6-0) 96, Guilford (9-2) 89, East Haven (9-2) 84, Manchester (13-3) 82, Haddam-Killingworth (4-0) 75, Branford (10-1) 53, New Milford (3-0) 40, Middletown (3-6) 33, Ellis Tech (11-2) 21, Ledyard (6-4) 17, Windham (7-3) and Platt (12-4) 15, Greenwich 8, Wethersfield and Fitch 7 | ||||
| Voters: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Mike Cunningham, Xavier; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Derek Dion, Southington; Chris Gamble, Waterford; David Green, Nonnewaug; Tim Jensen, Patch Media; Bryan McCarty, Platt-Meriden; Paul Musso, New Fairfield; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin. | ||||
Week 2, January 6, 2019
The Connecticut Wrestling Online’s Top 10 high school wrestling poll. First-place votes in parentheses, record through Saturday, points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis, and last week’s poll ranking.
| Team | Record | Pts | LW | Class |
| 1. Danbury (16) | 2-0 | 480 | 1 | LL |
| 2. Fairfield Warde | 1-0 | 426 | 2 | LL |
| 3. Simsbury | 2-0 | 420 | 3 | L |
| 4. Bristol Eastern | 3-0 | 374 | 4 | L |
| 5. Xavier | 2-0 | 358 | 5 | L |
| 6. Southington | 5-2 | 298 | 7 | LL |
| 7. Staples | 4-2 | 266 | 6 | LL |
| 8. Killingly | 11-0 | 235 | 9 | S |
| 9. Foran | 12-2 | 233 | 8 | M |
| 10. Bristol Central | 7-0 | 185 | nr | L |
| Also receiving votes: Manchester (9-3) 140, Platt High (10-1) 74, Ledyard (4-2) 70, Wethersfield (1-1) 66, Ellis Tech (9-1) 57, New Milford (2-0) 52, Haddam-Killingworth (2-0) 51, Montville (7-1) 39, Trumbull (6-5) and Middletown 37, East Haven (5-1) 34, Guilford (6-1) 17, Suffield/Windsor Locks (6-0) 16, Windham High (6-3) 8, Greenwich (3-5), Branford and East Hartford 7 | ||||
| Voters: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Derek Dion, Southington; Chris Gamble, Waterford; David Green, Nonnewaug; Tim Jensen, Patch Media; Bryan McCarty, Platt-Meriden; Paul Musso, New Fairfield; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin. Not voting this week: Mike Cunningham, Xavier | ||||
Week 1, December 31, 2019
The Connecticut Wrestling Online’s Top 10 high school wrestling poll. First-place votes in parentheses, record through Saturday, points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis, and last year’s final poll ranking.
| Team | Record | Pts | LY | Class |
| 1. Danbury (15) | 2-0 | 450 | 1 | LL |
| 2. Fairfield Warde | 1-0 | 384 | 6 | LL |
| 3. Simsbury | 1-0 | 364 | 5 | L |
| 4. Bristol Eastern | 2-0 | 344 | 2 | L |
| 5. Xavier | 2-0 | 273 | 3 | L |
| 6. Staples | 1-1 | 252 | nr | LL |
| 7. Southington | 1-0 | 204 | 7 | LL |
| 8. Foran | 8-2 | 193 | 10 | M |
| 9. Killingly | 6-0 | 151 | 8 | S |
| 10. Manchester | 6-0 | 132 | nr | LL |
| Others receiving votes: Montville (7-0) 127, Bristol Central (6-0) 123, New Milford (2-0) 118, Wethersfield (1-0) 89, Haddam-Killingworth (2-0) 84, Platt High (6-0) 81, Guilford (2-0) 55, East Haven (0-0) 45, Trumbull (4-3) 41, Ledyard (3-2) 33, Greenwich (2-3) 28, Avon (4-2) 27, Ellis Tech (6-0) 24, Windham High (3-1) 18, New Canaan (0-0) 14, Joel Barlow (2-5) 12, Glastonbury 11, Middletown 9, Ledyard (3-2) 8, Suffield/Windsor Locks (0-0) 7 | ||||
| Voters: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Mike Cunningham, Xavier; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Chris Gamble, Waterford; David Green, Nonnewaug; Tim Jensen, Patch Media; Bryan McCarty, Platt-Meriden; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Ricky Shook, Danbury; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin. Not voting this week: Derek Dion, Southington; Paul Musso, New Fairfield | ||||
Gerry deSimas, Jr., is the editor and founder of Connecticut Wrestling Online. He is an award-winning writer and has been covering sports in Connecticut and New England for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the Connecticut Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2025 and the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018.
