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 |
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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
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