As the regular season comes to a close, Xavier remains No. 1 in the most recent Connecticut Wrestling Online top 10 poll.
The Falcons (11-4) won their eight straight Southern Connecticut Conference championship on Saturday and finished another undefeated dual meet season in Connecticut (9-0).
Xavier has won 58 consecutive dual meets against Connecticut teams since 2019. The last defeat to a Connecticut team came against Danbury on January 26, 2019, in a 37-27 loss. They’ve still got a ways to go to challenge the state record of 262 wins against Connecticut opponents set by Danbury from 1996 through 2010.
The Falcons have been ranked No. 1 for 30 consecutive weeks, dating back to week one of the 2023 season when Danbury was the top ranked team in the poll.
Fairfield Warde (19-2) moved up two spots to No. 2 after winning their fourth straight FCIAC championship on Saturday and beating then-No. 2 Danbury last week. With their second place finish at the FCIAC tournament, Ridgefield (13-2) moved up three spots to No. 3. It was the best finish for the Tigers in the tournament.
Danbury (12-2) finished third at the FCIAC championships and slipped two spots to No. 4.
New Milford (10-3) and Trumbull (14-3) tied for No. 5 in the poll. The Green Wave won the Southwest Conference tournament for the fifth time in six seasons on Saturday while the Eagles were fourth at the FCIAC tournament.
Ledyard (18-4) won their first ECC championship since 2017 on Saturday and moved up two spots to No. 7.
Foran (31-2), who has the most dual meet wins in the state this season, slipped to No. 8 in this week’s poll, down five spots from No. 3.
New Britain (22-2), which has the most wins in a single season in team history, moved up one spot to No. 9 while Killingly (26-2), which finished second at the ECC Tournament, slipped two spots to No. 10.
There will be no poll after this weekend’s Class LL, L, M and S championship meets. The final poll of the season will be conducted after the State Open.
Week 7, February 17, 2026
Connecticut Wrestling Online’s top 10 high school wrestling poll for the 2025-26 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.
| Team |
Rec. |
TW |
Pts. |
LW |
Class |
| 1. Xavier (13) |
11-4 |
3 |
390 |
1 |
L |
| 2. Fairfield Warde |
19-2 |
3 |
356 |
4 |
LL |
| 3. Ridgefield |
13-2 |
1 |
312 |
6 |
LL |
| 4. Danbury |
12-2 |
0 |
290 |
2 |
LL |
| 5. Trumbull |
14-3 |
3 |
250 |
5 |
LL |
| 5. New Milford |
10-3 |
3 |
250 |
7 |
L |
| 7. Ledyard |
18-4 |
2 |
240 |
9 |
S |
| 8. Foran |
31-2 |
4 |
212 |
3 |
M |
| 9. New Britain |
22-2 |
2 |
184 |
10 |
LL |
| 10. Killingly |
26-2 |
2 |
169 |
8 |
S |
| TW: Dual meet or individual tournaments won by team; LW: Last week’s poll |
| Also receiving votes: Bristol Eastern (18-2) 141, Glastonbury (19-2) 103, Shelton (18-7) 90, Newtown (11-2) 77, Southington (10-2) 72, Notre Dame-West Haven (24-8) 64, Waterford (23-6) 17, Canton (17-6) 14, Platt (16-6) 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; Chris Piel, New Milford; John McLaughlin, Avon; Paul Musso, New Fairfield; Patrick Risley, Windham; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin. Not voting: John McLaughlin, Avon |
