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2022: 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:

Connecticut Wrestling Online’s top 10 high school wrestling poll for the 2021-22 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.

FINAL, Monday, February 28, 2022

Team Rec. Pts LW Class
1. Xavier (17) 12-1 510 1 L
2. Danbury 11-1 472 2 LL
3. East Hartford 20-0 434 5 LL
4. Simsbury 14-2 418 4 L
5. Fairfield Warde 20-1 370 3 LL
6. Haddam-Killingworth 16-5 314 10 S
7. Killingly 22-3 247 nr S
8. Branford 24-1 226 6 M
9. New Milford 6-1 148 t8 L
10. Norwalk 3-4 126 nr LL
Also receiving votes: Newtown (17-2) 212, New Fairfield (15-4) 117, Trumbull (14-3) 107, Ridgefield (12-2) 103, RHAM (19-1) 91, Fairfield Prep (11-6) 83, Foran (16-5) 72, Berlin (14-1) 62, Guilford (11-5) 58, Southington (14-4) 30
Voting this week: 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; Chris Piel, New Milford; Paul Musso, New Fairfield; 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 7, Monday, February 14, 2022

Team Rec. Pts LW Class
1. Xavier (16) 12-1 508 1 L
2. Danbury 11-1 472 2 LL
3. Fairfield Warde 20-1 430 3 LL
4. Simsbury 14-2 410 4 L
5. East Hartford (1) 20-0 384 5 LL
6. Branford 24-1 289 6 M
7. Staples 14-2 270 7 LL
8. Berlin 14-1 197 nr M
8. New Milford 6-1 197 9 L
10. Haddam-Killingworth 16-5 181 8 S
Also receiving votes: Trumbull (14-3) 160, Foran (16-5) 158, RHAM (19-1) 148, Killingly (22-3) 138, Newtown (17-2) 114, Ridgefield (12-2) 33, Guilford (11-5) 29, New Fairfield (15-4) 27, Norwich (3-4) 20, Southington (14-4) 18, Avon (14-4) 14, Notre Dame-WH and Fairfield Prep 7
Voting this week: 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; Chris Piel, New Milford; Paul Musso, New Fairfield; 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 6, Monday, February 7, 2022

Team Rec Pts LW Class
1. Xavier (15) 10-1 478 1 L
2. Danbury 10-1 436 2 LL
3. Fairfield Warde 19-1 404 3 LL
4. Simsbury 13-2 386 4 L
5. East Hartford (1) 19-0 350 5 LL
6. Branford 23-1 268 8 M
7. Staples 14-1 233 6 LL
8. Haddam-Killingworth 15-4 176 nr S
9. New Milford 2-1 149 9 L
10. Foran 16-5 140 10 M
Also receiving votes: Trumbull (12-3) 139, Berlin (13-1) 137, New Fairfield (15-4) 130, Newtown (14-2) 106, Killingly (21-3) 86, RHAM (15-1) 81, Avon (12-4) 67, Guilford (11-4) 63, Southington (14-3) 61, Windham (17-2) 24, Fairfield Prep (11-6) 17, Ridgefield (9-1) 11, Norwalk (1-4) 10
Voting this week: 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; 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:Paul Musso, New Fairfield

 


Week 5, Monday, January 31, 2022

Team Rec. Pts. LW Class
1. Xavier (16) 9-1 480 1 L
2. Danbury 8-1 440 2 LL
3. Fairfield Warde 14-1 410 3 LL
4. Simsbury 7-2 388 4 L
5. East Hartford 13-0 336 5 LL
6. Staples 13-0 310 6 LL
7. New Fairfield 12-0 263 8 S
8. Branford 22-1 252 10 M
9. New Milford 1-1 192 9 L
10. Foran 14-5 178 7 M
Also receiving votes: Newtown (12-2) 154, Killingly (14-2) 135, RHAM (14-1) 118, Berlin (9-1) 89, Guilford (11-3) 49, Windham (14-1) 39, Trumbull (8-3) 36, Norwalk (1-3) 10, Notre Dame-West Haven (10-7) 9, Southington (10-3) 7
Voting this week: 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; 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: Derek Dion, Southington

 


Week 4, Monday, January 24, 2022

Team Rec. Pts. LW Class
1. Xavier (17) 8-1 570 1 L
2. Danbury 6-1 468 2 LL
3. Fairfield Warde 10-1 436 3 LL
4. Simsbury 5-2 406 4 L
5. East Hartford 12-0 360 5 LL
6. Staples 13-0 342 6 LL
7. Foran 13-3 237 7 M
8. New Fairfield 11-0 235 8 S
9. New Milford 1-1 175 11 L
10. Branford 21-1 174 12 M
Also receiving votes: Killingly (13-2) 170, Newtown (9-1) 166, Haddam-Killingworth (10-3) 119, RHAM (13-1) 96, Berlin (8-1) 82, Guilford (9-3) 81, Trumbull (7-3) 50, Windham (13-1) 43, Southington (7-2) 18, Norwalk (1-3) 11, Notre Dame-West Haven (9-7) 8
Voting this week: 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.

Week 3, Monday, January 17, 2022

Team Rec Pts LW Class
1. Xavier (17) 7-1 510 1 L
2. Danbury 4-1 466 2 LL
3. Fairfield Warde 5-1 436 3 LL
4. Simsbury 4-2 406 4 L
5. East Hartford 6-0 323 10 LL
6. Staples 7-0 298 nr LL
7. Foran 10-1 269 6 M
8. New Fairfield 7-0 263 7 S
9. Killingly 10-0 239 5 S
10. Newtown 8-1 213 9 L
Also receiving votes: New Milford (1-1) 159, Branford (15-1) 157, Haddam-Killingworth (4-2) 125, Trumbull (7-2) 86, Guilford (9-2) 72, Southington (5-2) 56, Berlin (6-1) 49, RHAM (9-0) 39, Windham (7-1) 30, Ledyard (8-2) 11, Norwalk (0-3) and Bristol Central (2-0) 8, Avon (4-2) 7
Voting this week: 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.


Week 2, Monday, January 10, 2022

Team Rec Pts. LW Class
1. Xavier (15) 6-1 450 2 L
2. Danbury 3-1 412 1 LL
3. Fairfield Warde 5-0 394 3 LL
4. Simsbury 3-2 356 4 L
5. Killingly 9-0 279 5 S
6. Foran 7-0 272 6 M
7. New Fairfield 2-0 200 25 S
8. New Milford 1-0 161 14 L
9. Newtown 4-0 159 9 L
10. East Hartford 1-0 155 8 LL
Also receiving votes: Staples (2-0) 150, Guilford (9-2) 138, Branford (10-1) 115, Avon (1-0) 89, Trumbull (3-1) 86, Berlin (2-0) 69, Haddam-Killingworth (4-1) 66, RHAM (4-0) 57, Norwalk (0-2) 30, Windham (6-1) 29, Ledyard (5-2) 20, Pomperaug (8-1) 14, Hall (1-2) 12, Southington (4-2) 10, Ellis Tech (6-5) and Platt High (9-2) 8
Voting this week: 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; 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: Derek Dion, Southington; Patrick Risley, Windham High

 


Week 1, Monday, January 3, 2022

Team Record Pts LY Class
1. Danbury (11) 2-0 450 1 LL
2. Xavier (4) 4-1 440 3 L
3. Fairfield Warde (1) 5-0 434 2 LL
4. Simsbury 3-2 366 4 L
5. Killingly 8-0 302 7 S
6. Foran 2-0 256 11 M
7. Staples 1-0 224 13 LL
8. East Hartford 1-0 202 nr LL
9. Newtown 4-0 189 nr L
10. Avon 1-0 164 nr M
Also receiving votes:  Trumbull (1-0) 153, Guilford (7-0) 143, Branford (6-0) 109, New Milford (1-0) 83, Windham High (5-1) 60, RHAM (2-0) 59, Bristol Central (1-0) 53, Pomperaug (6-1) 34, Norwalk (0-2) 25, Platt High (5-1) 17, New Canaan (4-1) 14, Berlin (1-0), Ellis Tech (3-4) and East Lyme/Norwich Tech (5-2) 11, New Fairfield (1-0) 10
Voting this week: 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
LY: Last poll in March 2020

 


Previous top 10 poll champions

Connecticut Wrestling Online
2021 — No season, COVID-19 pandemic
2020 — Danbury
2019 — Danbury
2018 — Danbury

Norwich Bulletin
2017 — Danbury
2016 — Danbury
2015 — Newtown
2014 — Danbury
2013 — Danbury
2012 — Xavier
2011 — Bacon Academy
2010 — Danbury
2009 — Danbury
2008 — Danbury
2007 — Danbury
2006 — Danbury
2005 — Danbury
2004 — Danbury
2003 — Danbury
2002 — Danbury
2001 — Danbury
2000 — Danbury
1999 — Danbury
1998 — Danbury
1997 — Danbury
1996 — Manchester
1995 — Manchester
1994 — NFA
1993 — NFA
1992 — Windham High
1991 — Windham High
1990 — Danbury
1989 — Danbury
1988 — NFA
1987 — Hall
1986 — NFA
1985 — Ledyard
1984 — NFA
1983 — Hand

Previous weekly polls

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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 New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018.

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