2023: 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 2022-23 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 poll 2023, Feb. 27

Team Rec. Pts. LW Class
1. Xavier (17) 10-4 510 1 L
2. New Milford 8-0 464 2 L
3. Newtown 17-2 393 6 L
4. East Hartford 10-1 342 4 LL
5. New Fairfield 21-4 333 nr S
6. Danbury 12-1 330 5 LL
7. Killingly 25-0 303 10 S
8. Trumbull 24-3 287 nr LL
9. Fairfield Warde 17-2 244 3 LL
10. RHAM 27-2 218 7 M
Also receiving votes: Avon (14-6) 185, Simsbury (7-3) 162, Norwalk (13-3) 120, Windham (19-4) 117, Southington (10-2) 81, Fairfield Ludlowe (18-3) 70, Berlin (18-4) 33, Stratford (9-10) 32, Fairfield Prep (17-10) 22, Foran (28-9) 16, Haddam-Killingworth (17-5) and NFA (17-7) 14
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; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; David Stewart, GameTimeCT.com, Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Paul Musso, New Fairfield

 

Week 7, Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Team Rec. Pts. LW Class
1. Xavier (15) 10-4 506 1 L
2. New Milford (1) 8-0 466 2 L
3. Fairfield Warde 16-2 406 6 LL
4. East Hartford 10-1 398 4 LL
5. Danbury (1) 12-1 390 3 LL
6. Newtown 17-2 368 5 L
7. RHAM 27-2 243 8 M
8. Windham 19-4 231 nr S
9. Fairfield Ludlowe 18-3 226 nr LL
10. Killingly 25-0 190 7 S
Also receiving votes: Simsbury (7-3) and Trumbull (24-3) 183, Southington (10-2) 154, Berlin (18-4) 82, Avon (14-6) 80, Norwalk (13-3) 56, New Fairfield (21-4) 45, Foran (28-9) 33, NFA (17-7) 20, Branford (23-8) 16, Hall (6-2) 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; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; David Stewart, GameTimeCT.com, Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Paul Musso, New Fairfield

 

Week 6, Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Team Rec. Pts. LW Class
1. Xavier (14) 10-4 502 1 L
2. New Milford (1) 7-0 444 3 L
3. Danbury (2) 11-1 440 2 LL
4. East Hartford 9-1 404 5 LL
5. Newtown 17-2 390 4 L
6. Fairfield Warde 16-1 334 6 LL
7. Killingly 25-0 302 7 S
8. RHAM 26-2 245 10 M
9. Trumbull 23-3 238 8 LL
10. Simsbury 6-3 187 nr L
Also receiving votes: Southington (9-2) 168, Avon (12-6) 122, Berlin (17-3) 117, Windham (19-4) 106, Fairfield Ludlowe (17-3) 69, New Fairfield (20-3) 66, Branford (21-8) 51, Norwalk (13-2) 43, Foran (26-9) 40, Glastonbury (12-6) 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; Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; David Stewart, GameTimeCT.com, Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Paul Musso, New Fairfield

 

Week 5, Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Team Rec. Pts. LW Class
1. Xavier (14) 9-4 500 1 L
2. Danbury (2) 11-1 472 2 LL
3. New Milford (1) 6-0 450 3 L
4. Newtown 16-2 400 4 L
5. East Hartford 8-1 356 6 LL
6. Fairfield Warde 13-1 332 5 LL
7. Killingly 21-0 303 7 S
8. Trumbull 21-2 246 nr LL
9. Southington 8-2 216 8 LL
10. RHAM 24-2 189 9 M
Also receiving votes: Simsbury (5-3) 174, Fairfield Ludlowe (13-2) 138, Branford (17-7) 97, Windham (15-4) 89, Berlin (16-3) 84, Avon (11-6) 79,  Platt (20-4) 21, Foran (20-7) 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; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; David Stewart, GameTimeCT.com, Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Paul Musso, New Fairfield


Week 4, Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Team Rec. Pts. LW Class
1. Xavier (13) 8-4 500 1 L
2. Danbury (3) 9-0 478 2 LL
3. New Milford 5-0 446 3 L
4. Newtown 11-2 396 4 L
5. Fairfield Warde 11-1 342 6 LL
6. East Hartford 4-0 340 5 LL
7. Killingly 17-0 298 7 S
8. Southington 7-2 231 10 LL
9. RHAM 19-2 227 9 M
10. Simsbury 4-1 202 8 L
Also receiving votes: Trumbull (20-2) 189, Branford (15-7) 137, Berlin (15-3) 134, Windham (13-2) 133, Avon (11-6) 50, Fairfield Ludlowe (12-2) 40, Foran (19-7) 38, New Fairfield (9-3) 36, Hall (4-1) 24, NFA (17-5) 23, Guilford (8-5) 19, Norwalk (8-2) 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; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; David Stewart, GameTimeCT.com, Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Paul Musso, New Fairfield

Week 3, Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Team Rec. Pts. LW Class
1. Xavier (13) 7-4 468 1 L
2. Danbury (3) 5-0 452 2 LL
3. New Milford 4-0 416 3 L
4. Newtown 10-2 350 6 L
5. East Hartford 2-0 328 5 LL
6. Fairfield Warde 7-1 320 4 LL
7. Killingly 12-0 310 7 S
8. Simsbury 3-1 208 8 L
9. RHAM 14-2 194 9 M
10. Southington 6-2 177 10 LL
Also receiving votes: Branford (12-4) 164, Berlin (13-3) 151, Trumbull (19-2) 147, Avon (8-5) 81, Windham (7-2) 64, Foran 37, Fairfield Ludlowe 33, New Fairfield 19, Platt (12-1) 15, Bristol Central (7-1) 10, NFA 9, Guilford (8-4) 7, New Britain (12-2) 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; Chris Piel, New Milford; Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; David Stewart, GameTimeCT.com, Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Not voting: Paul Musso, New Fairfield

 

Week 2, January 10, 2023

Team Rec. Pts. LW Class
1. Xavier (10) 6-4 490 2 L
2. Danbury (6) 6-0 486 1 LL
3. New Milford (1) 3-0 436 3 L
4. Fairfield Warde 3-1 400 4 LL
5. East Hartford 2-0 352 5 LL
6. Newtown 10-1 262 8 L
7. Killingly 11-0 256 6 S
8. Simsbury 2-1 243 7 L
9. RHAM 9-1 212 nr M
10. Southington 5-2 201 10 LL
Also receiving votes: Berlin (9-2) 165, Trumbull (14-2) 154, Fairfield Ludlowe 140, Avon (5-3) 135, Hall (2-1) 81, New Fairfield (2-1) 75, Windham (7-1) 64, Norwalk (7-1) 40, Haddam-Killingworth (8-2) 21, Platt High (11-1) 15, Branford (5-3) 14, Bristol Central (7-1) 10, Staples (4-1) 9, Foran (12-5) 8, Nonnewaug (7-1) 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; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; David Stewart, GameTimeCT.com, Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin

 

Week 1, January 3, 2023

Team Rec. Pts. Last Class
1. Danbury (3) 5-0 452 2 LL
2. Xavier (12) 4-0 446 1 L
3. New Milford 2-0 344 9 L
4. Fairfield Warde 2-1 332 5 LL
5. East Hartford (1) 1-0 322 3 LL
6. Killingly 10-0 285 7 S
7. Simsbury 1-1 278 4 L
8. Newtown 6-0 271 nr L
9. Berlin 8-2 253 nr M
10. Southington 1-1 221 nr LL
Also receiving votes: Platt High (10-1) 196, Trumbull (10-1) 161, RHAM (8-1) 97, Windham High (6-0) 77, Avon (4-3) 75, Bristol Central (6-1) 70, Norwalk (6-1) 52, NFA (10-1) 39, New Fairfield (1-1) 41, Fairfield Ludlowe (1-1) 36, Staples (2-1) 29, Maloney (7-1) 20, Haddam-Killingworth 16, Hall (2-0) 12, Plainville (11-4) 10
Last: Ranking in last year’s final poll of the season
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; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin

 


Previous top 10 poll champions

Connecticut Wrestling Online
2023 — Xavier
2022 — Xavier
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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2021: No season, COVID-19 pandemic
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