2020: Connecticut Wrestling Online’s top 10 wrestling poll
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 | ||||