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 final 2025 poll:
Connecticut Wrestling Online’s top 10 high school wrestling poll for the 2024-25 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, March 4, 2025 (FINAL) | |||||
| Team | Rec | TW | Pts | LW | Class |
| 1. Xavier (14) | 17-1 | 5 | 420 | 1 | L |
| 2. Newtown | 13-5 | 1 | 374 | 5 | L |
| 3. Fairfield Warde | 22-1 | 4 | 362 | 2 | LL |
| 4. East Hartford | 20-1 | 4 | 354 | 3 | LL |
| 5. Ridgefield | 13-2 | 1 | 284 | 7 | LL |
| 6. Danbury | 12-2 | 1 | 253 | 4 | LL |
| 7. East Lyme/Norwich Tech | 12-5 | 1 | 204 | nr | L |
| 8. Killingly | 32-2 | 6 | 194 | nr | S |
| 9. Foran | 31-5 | 4 | 174 | 10 | M |
| 10. New Milford | 10-2 | 4 | 142 | 8 | L |
| Also receiving votes: Southington (10-2) 138, Trumbull (30-2) 128, Simsbury (8-10) 106, Berlin (15-9) 92, Bristol Eastern (10-4) 74, Stafford (16-5) 61, Hall (6-6) 37, Enfield (13-5) 30, Ledyard (23-4) 26, Middletown (10-11) 17, Platt (21-3) 16 | |||||
| TW: Wins as a team at individual or dual meet tournaments. LW: Last week | |||||
| 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; Chris Piel, New Milford; Tim Jensen, Patch Media, Paul Musso, New Fairfield, Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin. Did not vote: Derek Dion, Southington, Patrick Risley, Windham | |||||
| Tuesday, February 18, 2025 (week 7) | ||||||
| Team | Rec | TW | Pts | LW | Class | |
| 1. Xavier (13) | 17-1 | 3 | 446 | 1 | L | |
| 2. Fairfield Warde (2) | 22-1 | 3 | 424 | 2 | LL | |
| 3. East Hartford | 20-1 | 4 | 388 | 4 | LL | |
| 4. Danbury | 12-2 | 1 | 342 | 5 | LL | |
| 5. Newtown | 13-5 | 2 | 289 | 7 | L | |
| 6. Trumbull | 30-2 | 2 | 278 | 8 | LL | |
| 7. Ridgefield | 13-2 | 1 | 276 | 4 | LL | |
| 8. New Milford | 10-2 | 4 | 272 | 6 | L | |
| 9. Southington | 10-2 | 1 | 187 | 10 | LL | |
| 10. Foran | 31-5 | 3 | 171 | 9 | M | |
| Also receiving votes: Killingly (32-2) 159, Ledyard (23-4) 96, Platt (21-3) 57, Windham (22-8) 51, Shelton (19-4) 45, Avon (18-5) 35, Berlin (15-9) 34, Conard (17-5) 24, Notre Dame-West Haven (14-8) and Enfield 8, Stafford (17-5) and Simsbury 7 | ||||||
| TW: Wins as a team at individual or dual meet tournaments. LW: Last week | ||||||
| Voting this week: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Mike Cunningham, Xavier; Derek Dion, Southington; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Chris Gamble, Waterford; David Green, Nonnewaug; Chris Piel, New Milford; Tim Jensen, Patch Media, Paul Musso, New Fairfield, Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin. Did not vote: T.J. Silva, Simsbury | ||||||
| Tuesday, February 11, 2025 (week 6) | |||||
| Team | Rec | TW | Pts | LW | Class |
| 1. Xavier (12) | 16-1 | 2 | 442 | 1 | L |
| 2. Fairfield Warde (2) | 21-1 | 2 | 422 | 2 | LL |
| 3. East Hartford | 19-1 | 4 | 378 | 4 | LL |
| 4. Ridgefield (1) | 13-1 | 1 | 372 | 3 | LL |
| 5. Danbury | 11-2 | 1 | 306 | 6 | LL |
| 6. New Milford | 9-2 | 4 | 278 | 8 | L |
| 7. Newtown | 12-5 | 1 | 275 | 5 | L |
| 8. Trumbull | 29-2 | 2 | 244 | 7 | LL |
| 9. Foran | 31-4 | 3 | 195 | 9 | M |
| 10. Southington | 9-2 | 1 | 181 | 10 | LL |
| Also receiving votes: Killingly (31-2) 172, Ledyard (23-3) 99, Platt (20-3) 70, Berlin (14-8) 57, Shelton (18-4) 55, Conard (16-5) 37, Windham (21-8) 19, East Lyme/Norwich Tech (11-5) 18, Avon (16-5) 17, Notre Dame-West Haven (13-8) 8, Bristol Eastern (9-4), Enfield and Stafford (16-5) 7 | |||||
| TW: Wins as a team at individual or dual meet tournaments. LW: Last week | |||||
| Voting this week: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Mike Cunningham, Xavier; Derek Dion, Southington; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Chris Gamble, Waterford; David Green, Nonnewaug; Chris Piel, New Milford; Tim Jensen, Patch Media, Paul Musso, New Fairfield, Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin. Did not vote: T.J. Silva, Simsbury | |||||
| Tuesday, February 4, 2025 (week 5) | |||||
| Team | Rec | TW | Pts | LW | Class |
| 1. Xavier (16) | 13-1 | 2 | 476 | 1 | L |
| 2. Fairfield Warde | 17-1 | 2 | 434 | 4 | LL |
| 3. Ridgefield (1) | 9-0 | 1 | 416 | 3 | LL |
| 4. East Hartford | 18-1 | 3 | 396 | 2 | LL |
| 5. Newtown | 11-3 | 1 | 342 | 5 | L |
| 6. Danbury | 10-2 | 1 | 324 | 6 | LL |
| 7. Trumbull | 26-1 | 2 | 244 | 8 | LL |
| 8. New Milford | 6-1 | 4 | 231 | 9 | L |
| 9. Foran | 28-4 | 3 | 218 | nr | M |
| 10. Southington | 8-2 | 1 | 206 | 10 | LL |
| Also receiving votes: Killingly (31-2) 199, Platt (19-3) 75, Berlin (14-7) 68, Ledyard (19-3) 64. Bristol Eastern (9-3) 58, Shelton (17-2) 54, Avon (16-5) 23, Windham (17-8) 19, East Lyme/Norwich Tech (8-5) 10, Notre Dame-WH (12-5) and Enfield 8, Conard (15-5) and Stafford (15-5) 7 | |||||
| TW: Wins as a team at individual or dual meet tournaments. LW: Last week | |||||
| Voting this week: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Mike Cunningham, Xavier; Derek Dion, Southington; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Chris Gamble, Waterford; David Green, Nonnewaug; Chris Piel, New Milford; Tim Jensen, Patch Media, T.J. Silva, Simsbury, Paul Musso, New Fairfield, Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin | |||||
| Tuesday, January 28, 2025 (week 4) | |||||
| Team | Rec | TW | Pts | LW | Class |
| 1. Xavier (14) | 12-1 | 1 | 470 | 1 | L |
| 2. East Hartford (2) | 13-0 | 3 | 418 | 3 | LL |
| 3. Ridgefield | 8-0 | 1 | 400 | 2 | LL |
| 4. Fairfield Warde | 11-1 | 1 | 384 | 4 | LL |
| 5. Newtown | 7-1 | 1 | 378 | t5 | L |
| 6. Danbury | 7-1 | 1 | 324 | t5 | LL |
| 7. Killingly | 27-1 | 4 | 285 | 7 | S |
| 8. Trumbull | 24-1 | 2 | 260 | 8 | LL |
| 9. New Milford | 5-1 | 3 | 224 | 9 | L |
| 10. Southington | 7-2 | 1 | 185 | 10 | LL |
| Also receiving votes: Foran (23-4) 108, Ledyard (18-3) 104, Avon (13-3) 91, Windham (15-5) 78, Platt (18-3) 62, Shelton (16-2) 43, Berlin (11-5) and Bristol Eastern (8-3) 26, Enfield 17, Notre Dame-West Haven (12-4) 15, Fairfield Ludlowe (12-6) 11, Simsbury (5-6) and East Lyme/Norwich Tech (7-5) 8 | |||||
| TW: Wins as a team at individual or dual meet tournaments. LW: Last week | |||||
| Voting this week: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Mike Cunningham, Xavier; Derek Dion, Southington; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Chris Gamble, Waterford; David Green, Nonnewaug; Chris Piel, New Milford; Tim Jensen, Patch Media, T.J. Silva, Simsbury, Paul Musso, New Fairfield, Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin | |||||
| Tuesday, January 21, 2025 (week 3) | |||||
| Team | Rec | TW | Pts | LW | Class |
| 1. Xavier (8) | 4-0 | 1 | 428 | 1 | L |
| 2. Ridgefield (5) | 7-0 | 1 | 416 | 3 | LL |
| 3. East Hartford (1) | 8-0 | 3 | 376 | 2 | LL |
| 4. Fairfield Warde | 7-1 | 1 | 366 | 5 | LL |
| t5. Danbury | 5-1 | 1 | 284 | 4 | LL |
| t5. Newtown | 6-1 | 0 | 284 | 6 | L |
| 7. Killingly | 22-1 | 3 | 263 | 10 | S |
| 8. Trumbull | 24-1 | 2 | 260 | 7 | LL |
| 9. New Milford | 2-0 | 3 | 242 | 8 | L |
| 10. Southington | 6-2 | 1 | 177 | 9 | LL |
| Also receiving votes: Foran (21-2) 117, Avon (10-2) 115, Ledyard (13-3) and Platt (14-2) 63, Berlin (10-4) 62. Shelton (11-2) 44, Windham (11-4) 42, Bristol Eastern 22, South Windsor 17, Enfield 9, Stafford 8, South Windsor 8, Simsbury (2-5) 7 | |||||
| TW: Wins as a team at individual or dual meet tournaments. LW: Last week | |||||
| Voting this week: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Mike Cunningham, Xavier; Derek Dion, Southington; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Chris Gamble, Waterford; David Green, Nonnewaug; Chris Piel, New Milford; Tim Jensen, Patch Media, Paul Musso, New Fairfield, Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin. Did not vote: T.J. Silva, Simsbury | |||||
| Week 2, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 | |||||
| Team | Rec. | TW | Pts | LW | Class |
| 1. Xavier (14) | 3-0 | 1 | 476 | 1 | L |
| 2. East Hartford (1) | 7-0 | 3 | 444 | 2 | LL |
| 3. Ridgefield | 6-0 | 0 | 384 | 4 | LL |
| 4. Danbury (1) | 4-0 | 2 | 364 | 3 | LL |
| 5. Fairfield Warde | 4-1 | 1 | 348 | 6 | LL |
| 6. Newtown | 6-1 | 0 | 314 | 5 | L |
| 7. Trumbull | 17-1 | 1 | 272 | 7 | LL |
| 8. New Milford | 2-0 | 2 | 270 | 9 | L |
| 9. Southington | 5-2 | 1 | 216 | 10 | LL |
| 10. Killingly | 21-1 | 2 | 206 | 8 | S |
| Others receiving votes: Foran (17-2) 119, Avon (9-2) 95, Windham (11-3) 75, Simsbury (2-4) 56, Platt (13-2) 53, Ledyard (7-2) 46, Shelton (7-2) 43, Berlin (9-4) 46, Enfield (2-1) 34, Fairfield Ludlowe (8-4) 21, Bristol Eastern (3-0) 18, South Windsor (5-4) 16, Notre Dame-WH (5-1) 7 | |||||
| TW: Wins as a team at individual or dual meet tournaments. LW: Last week | |||||
| Voting this week: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Mike Cunningham, Xavier; Derek Dion, Southington; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Chris Gamble, Waterford; David Green, Nonnewaug; Chris Piel, New Milford; Tim Jensen, Patch Media, Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Paul Musso, New Fairfield | |||||
| Week 1, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 | |||||
| Team | Rec. | TW | Pts | LY | Class |
| 1. Xavier (11) | 2-0 | 1 | 414 | 1 | L |
| 2. East Hartford (1) | 6-0 | 3 | 382 | 4 | LL |
| 3. Danbury (2) | 3-0 | 2 | 320 | 5 | LL |
| 4. Ridgefield | 5-0 | 0 | 310 | 7 | LL |
| 5. Newtown | 5-1 | 0 | 306 | 2 | L |
| 6. Fairfield Warde | 3-1 | 0 | 279 | 3 | LL |
| 7. Trumbull | 12-0 | 1 | 260 | nr | LL |
| 8. Killingly | 17-0 | 2 | 223 | 9 | S |
| 9. New Milford | 1-0 | 1 | 211 | 6 | L |
| 10. Southington | 1-1 | 1 | 156 | nr | LL |
| Others receiving votes: Foran 135, Berlin 79, Platt 56, Shelton 51, Fairfield Ludlowe 50, Bristol Eastern 46, Simsbury 43, Enfield 35, Ledyard 31, Avon 11, Guilford 9, Notre Dame-West Haven 8, Middletown 8, Bristol Central 8 | |||||
| TW: Wins as a team at individual or dual meet tournaments. LY (Last year): Rank in final poll of the 2023-24 season last March. | |||||
| Voting this week: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; Gerry deSimas, Jr., Connecticut Wrestling Online; Chris Gamble, Waterford; David Green, Nonnewaug; Chris Piel, New Milford; Tim Jensen, Patch Media, Patrick Risley, Windham High; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; T.J. Silva, Simsbury; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Paul Musso, New Fairfield: Not voting: Mike Cunningham, Xavier; Derek Dion, Southington | |||||
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
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