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.
Connecticut Wrestling Online’s top 10 high school wrestling poll for the 2023-24 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.
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 (FINAL)
| Team |
Rec. |
TW |
Pts |
LW |
Class |
| 1. Xavier (16) |
15-2 |
7 |
480 |
1 |
L |
| 2. Newtown |
16-0 |
5 |
442 |
4 |
L |
| 3. Fairfield Warde |
22-2 |
4 |
386 |
2 |
LL |
| 4. East Hartford |
15-0 |
4 |
384 |
5 |
LL |
| 5. Danbury |
14-0 |
1 |
338 |
6 |
LL |
| 6. New Milford |
11-3 |
4 |
304 |
3 |
L |
| 7. Ridgefield |
20-2 |
1 |
288 |
9 |
LL |
| 8. Simsbury |
13-4 |
2 |
274 |
7 |
L |
| 9. Killingly |
30-0 |
8 |
215 |
8 |
S |
| 10. NFA |
22-4 |
1 |
124 |
nr |
LL |
| Also receiving votes: RHAM (18-3) 122, Platt (23-4) 92, Berlin (13-9) 86, Trumbull (27-3) 78, Southington (10-2) 61, East Lyme/Norwich Tech (13-8) 33, Foran (31-8) 22, Lyman Memorial/Windham Tech (20-3) 10, Windham (17-9) 10, Guilford (17-9) 9, Fairfield Ludlowe (15-4) 7 |
| TW: Wins in dual meet or individual tournaments as a team |
| 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; 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 |
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 (Week 7)
| Team |
Rec. |
TW |
Pts |
LW |
Class |
| 1. Xavier (17) |
15-2 |
5 |
510 |
1 |
L |
| 2. Fairfield Warde |
22-2 |
3 |
442 |
5 |
LL |
| 3. New Milford |
11-3 |
4 |
402 |
6 |
L |
| 4. Newtown |
16-0 |
5 |
394 |
2 |
L |
| 5. East Hartford |
15-0 |
4 |
380 |
4 |
LL |
| 6. Danbury |
14-0 |
1 |
378 |
3 |
LL |
| 7. Simsbury |
13-4 |
2 |
298 |
7 |
L |
| 8. Killingly |
30-0 |
7 |
295 |
8 |
S |
| 9. Ridgefield |
20-2 |
1 |
209 |
10 |
LL |
| 10. Trumbull |
27-3 |
2 |
177 |
9 |
LL |
| Also receiving votes: Platt (23-4) 120, RHAM (18-3) 97, Foran (31-8) 87, NFA (22-4) 80, Southington (10-2) 57, Berlin (13-9) 33, Fairfield Ludlowe (15-4) 27, Notre Dame-West Haven (22-10) 11, Bristol Eastern (15-2) 11, Avon 9, Guilford (17-9) 7, Windham 7 |
| TW: Wins in dual meet or individual tournaments as a team |
| 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 |
Monday, February 5, 2024 (Week 6)
| Team |
Rec. |
TW |
Pts |
LW |
Class |
|
| 1. Xavier (17) |
13-2 |
4 |
510 |
1 |
L |
|
| 2. Newtown |
15-0 |
5 |
476 |
2 |
L |
|
| 3. Danbury |
14-0 |
1 |
412 |
4 |
LL |
|
| 4. East Hartford |
14-0 |
4 |
390 |
3 |
LL |
|
| 5. Fairfield Warde |
21-2 |
2 |
386 |
5 |
LL |
|
| 6. New Milford |
9-3 |
3 |
322 |
6 |
L |
|
| 7. Simsbury |
12-3 |
2 |
318 |
8 |
L |
|
| 8. Killingly |
30-0 |
6 |
301 |
7 |
S |
|
| 9. Trumbull |
27-3 |
2 |
214 |
9 |
LL |
|
| 10. Ridgefield |
19-2 |
1 |
196 |
10 |
LL |
|
| Also receiving votes: Platt (22-4) 144, RHAM (17-3) 98, Foran (30-8) 75, Southington (9-2) 49, Berlin (12-9) 7, NFA (21-5) 45, Fairfield Ludlowe (15-3) 38, Guilford (16-9) 23, Notre Dame-West Haven (22-10) and Bristol Eastern (14-2) 16 |
| TW: Wins in dual meet or individual tournaments as a team |
| 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 |
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 (Week 5)
| Team |
Rec. |
TW |
Pts |
LW |
Class |
|
| 1. Xavier (17) |
10-2 |
4 |
510 |
1 |
L |
|
| 2. Newtown |
14-0 |
4 |
476 |
2 |
L |
|
| 3. East Hartford |
8-0 |
4 |
422 |
4 |
LL |
|
| 4. Danbury |
8-0 |
1 |
416 |
3 |
LL |
|
| 5. Fairfield Warde |
17-2 |
2 |
374 |
5 |
LL |
|
| 6. New Milford |
9-1 |
3 |
318 |
6 |
L |
|
| 7. Killingly |
29-0 |
6 |
297 |
8 |
S |
|
| 8. Simsbury |
11-3 |
1 |
294 |
7 |
L |
|
| 9. Trumbull |
24-2 |
2 |
216 |
9 |
LL |
|
| 10. Ridgefield |
12-2 |
1 |
198 |
nr |
LL |
|
| Also receiving votes: RHAM (15-3) 138, Platt (21-4) 81, Foran (25-7) 66, Southington (8-2) 63, Fairfield Ludlowe (8-2) 34, NFA (20-5) 31, Notre Dame-West Haven (20-8) 27, Bristol Eastern (13-2) 23, Berlin (13-7) 17, Glastonbury 10, Enfield 9 |
| TW: Wins in dual meet or individual tournaments as a team |
| 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 |
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 (Week 4)
| Team |
Rec. |
TW |
Pts |
LW |
Class |
| 1. Xavier (17) |
9-2 |
3 |
510 |
1 |
L |
| 2. Newtown |
13-0 |
2 |
476 |
2 |
L |
| 3. Danbury |
8-0 |
1 |
408 |
4 |
LL |
| 4. East Hartford |
8-0 |
3 |
384 |
3 |
LL |
| 5. Fairfield Warde |
13-1 |
2 |
378 |
5 |
LL |
| 6. New Milford |
8-1 |
3 |
330 |
6 |
L |
| 7. Simsbury |
10-0 |
1 |
316 |
7 |
L |
| 8. Killingly |
24-0 |
5 |
267 |
8 |
S |
| 9. Trumbull |
23-2 |
2 |
196 |
9 |
LL |
| 10. Ridgefield |
11-2 |
1 |
183 |
nr |
LL |
| Also receiving votes: RHAM (11-2) 171, NFA (17-3) 101, Southington (7-2) 86, Foran (23-4) 45, Platt (20-4) 38, Berlin (10-5) 36, Fairfield Ludlowe (8-2) 29, Guilford (11-5) 21, Avon (11-5) 9, Notre Dame-West Haven (15-8) 7 |
| TW: Wins in dual meet or individual tournaments as a team |
| Also voting: 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 |
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 (Week 3)
| Team |
Rec. |
TW |
Pts |
LW |
Class |
| 1. Xavier (15) |
8-2 |
2 |
502 |
1 |
L |
| 2. Newtown (2) |
12-0 |
3 |
478 |
2 |
L |
| 3. East Hartford |
7-0 |
3 |
418 |
3 |
LL |
| 4. Danbury |
6-0 |
1 |
406 |
4 |
LL |
| 5. Fairfield Warde |
9-1 |
2 |
376 |
5 |
LL |
| 6. New Milford |
6-2 |
2 |
328 |
6 |
L |
| 7. Simsbury |
12-0 |
1 |
279 |
7 |
L |
| 8. Killingly |
19-0 |
4 |
249 |
nr |
S |
| 9. Trumbull |
23-1 |
3 |
237 |
9 |
LL |
| 10. RHAM |
11-2 |
3 |
223 |
8 |
M |
| Also receiving votes: Ridgefield (10-2) 147, NFA (12-3) 105, Southington (6-2) 100, Platt (16-3) 88, Foran (19-4) 79, Fairfield Ludlowe (8-2) 28, Avon (8-4) 25, Berlin (9-4) 24, Bristol Eastern (8-1) 23 |
| TW: Individual or dual meet tournaments won as a team |
| 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 |
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 (Week 2)
| Team |
Rec. |
Tourney |
Pts. |
LW |
Class |
| 1. Xavier (16) |
7-2 |
1 |
506 |
1 |
L |
| 2. Newtown (1) |
11-0 |
3 |
468 |
2 |
L |
| 3. East Hartford |
6-0 |
3 |
426 |
4 |
LL |
| 4. Danbury |
6-0 |
1 |
416 |
3 |
LL |
| 5. Fairfield Warde |
5-1 |
2 |
388 |
5 |
LL |
| 6. New Milford |
6-1 |
1 |
300 |
6 |
L |
| 7. Simsbury |
3-0 |
0 |
278 |
8 |
L |
| 8. RHAM |
7-1 |
2 |
258 |
7 |
M |
| 9. Trumbull |
16-1 |
2 |
248 |
9 |
LL |
| 10. Ridgefield |
9-2 |
1 |
222 |
10 |
LL |
| Also receiving votes: Killingly (18-0) 145, Southington (6-1) 113, NFA (12-3) 98, Foran (14-3) 92, Fairfield Ludlowe (5-1) 83, Berlin (10-3) 48, Platt (14-3) 29, Guilford (7-3) 17, Windham (8-4) 16 |
| Tourney: Team wins in dual meet or individual tournaments |
| 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 |
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 (Week 1)
| Team |
Rec. |
Pts. |
Tournaments
won |
Last
poll |
Class |
| 1. Xavier (13) |
2-0 |
446 |
1 |
1 |
L |
| 2. Newtown (1) |
6-0 |
434 |
1 |
3 |
L |
| 3. Danbury (2) |
5-0 |
398 |
1 |
6 |
LL |
| 4. East Hartford |
5-0 |
366 |
2 |
4 |
LL |
| 5. Fairfield Warde |
4-1 |
344 |
1 |
9 |
LL |
| 6. New Milford |
5-1 |
266 |
1 |
2 |
L |
| 7. RHAM |
6-1 |
240 |
1 |
10 |
M |
| 8. Simsbury |
2-0 |
232 |
0 |
nr |
L |
| 9. Trumbull |
11-1 |
220 |
2 |
8 |
LL |
| 10. Ridgefield |
6-0 |
200 |
0 |
nr |
LL |
| Others receiving votes: Killingly (12-0) 197, Southington (2-0) 160, Fairfield Ludlowe (4-1) 112, Foran (9-2) 106, NFA (8-2) 94, Berlin (4-3) 57, Platt (11-1) 30, Avon (6-4) 24, Lyman Memorial/Windham Tech (10-1) 20, Branford (7-3) 14, Guilford (6-3) 9, New Fairfield (1-4) 7, East Lyme/Norwich Tech (2-4) 7 |
| Voting this week: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Mike Cunningham, Xavier; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; 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: Not voting this week Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central, Derek Dion, Southington |
| LT: Last time; Tourneys won: Dual meet or individual tournaments |
Previous top 10 poll champions
Connecticut Wrestling Online
2024 — Xavier
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
2023
2022
2021: No season, COVID-19 pandemic
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
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2004
2003
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