Connecticut Wrestling Online 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.
FINAL, March 2, 2026
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 (14) | 11-4 | 5 | 420 | 1 | L |
| 2. Ridgefield | 13-2 | 1 | 392 | 3 | LL |
| 3. Fairfield Warde | 19-2 | 3 | 358 | 2 | L |
| 4. Danbury | 12-2 | 0 | 312 | 4 | LL |
| 5. Ledyard | 18-4 | 2 | 237 | 7 | S |
| 6. Newtown | 11-2 | 1 | 226 | nr | L |
| 7. Foran | 31-2 | 4 | 213 | 8 | M |
| 8. Trumbull | 14-3 | 3 | 206 | t5 | LL |
| 9. Killingly | 26-2 | 2 | 157 | 10 | S |
| 10. New Britain | 22-2 | 3 | 148 | 9 | LL |
| TW: Dual meet or individual tournaments won by team; LW: Last week’s poll | |||||
| Also receiving votes: Waterford (23-6, 1 TW) 139, Bristol Eastern (18-2, 1 TW) 130, New Milford (10-3, 3 TW) 99, Notre Dame-West Haven (24-8, 0 TW) 89, Staples (7-13, 0 TW) 83, Southington (10-2, 1 TW) 76, East Lyme/Norwich Tech (14-6, 1 TW) 70, Lyman Memorial/Windham Tech (10-6) 53, Glastonbury (19-2, 3 TW) 25, Shelton (18-7, 3 TW) 18, Middletown (15-11, 0 TW) 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; 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. | |||||
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 | L |
| 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 | 3 | 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 | |||||
Week 6, February 9, 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 (12) | 10-4 | 2 | 360 | 1 | L |
| 2. Danbury | 12-1 | 0 | 330 | 2 | LL |
| 3. Foran | 30-2 | 4 | 304 | 3 | M |
| 4. Fairfield Warde | 18-2 | 2 | 288 | 5 | L |
| 5. Trumbull | 13-3 | 3 | 266 | 4 | LL |
| 6. Ridgefield | 12-2 | 1 | 226 | 7 | LL |
| 7. New Milford | 9-3 | 2 | 196 | 6 | L |
| 8. Killingly | 25-2 | 2 | 183 | 8 | S |
| 9. Ledyard | 18-4 | 1 | 169 | 9 | S |
| 10. New Britain | 21-2 | 3 | 134 | nr | LL |
| TW: Dual meet or individual tournaments won by team; LW: Last week’s poll | |||||
| Also receiving votes: Bristol Eastern (17-2) 129, Glastonbury (18-2) 116, 13. Newtown (10-2) 86, Notre Dame-West Haven (23-8) 81, Shelton (17-7) 62, Southington (9-3) 57, Waterford (23-6) 17, Amity (12-2) 15, Plainville (11-6) 7 | |||||
| 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; 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: Mike Cunningham, Xavier; Derek Dion, Southington | |||||
Week 5, February 3, 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 (14) | 7-4 | 2 | 420 | 1 | L |
| 2. Danbury | 10-1 | 0 | 374 | 2 | LL |
| 3. Foran | 24-2 | 4 | 350 | 4 | M |
| 4. Trumbull | 10-1 | 3 | 324 | 3 | LL |
| 5. Fairfield Warde | 14-2 | 2 | 318 | 6 | L |
| 6. New Milford | 7-2 | 3 | 254 | 7 | L |
| 7. Ridgefield | 11-2 | 1 | 250 | 5 | LL |
| 8. Killingly | 24-2 | 2 | 200 | 9 | S |
| 9. Ledyard | 17-4 | 1 | 194 | nr | S |
| 10. Bristol Eastern | 16-2 | 1 | 156 | 10 | M |
| TW: Dual meet or individual tournaments won by team; LW: Last week’s poll | |||||
| Also receiving votes: Southington (9-2) and Glastonbury (17-2) 121, Shelton (17-3) 88, Newtown (9-2) 70, Notre Dame-West Haven (21-6) 58, Amity (7-1) 45, New Britain (20-2) 44, Canton (9-6) and Wilton (10-8) 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; 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. | |||||
Week 4, January 26, 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) | 6-4 | 1 | 390 | 1 | L |
| 2. Danbury | 7-0 | 0 | 356 | 4 | LL |
| 3. Trumbull | 9-1 | 1 | 302 | 5 | LL |
| 4. Foran | 19-2 | 3 | 300 | 7 | M |
| 5. Ridgefield | 7-1 | 1 | 292 | 2 | LL |
| 6. Fairfield Warde | 9-2 | 1 | 282 | 3 | L |
| 7. New Milford | 6-2 | 2 | 232 | 6 | L |
| 8. Southington | 9-1 | 1 | 178 | 8 | LL |
| 9. Killingly | 21-1 | 2 | 171 | nr | S |
| 10. Bristol Eastern | 12-1 | 1 | 125 | 9 | M |
| TW: Dual meet or individual tournaments won by team; LW: Last week’s poll | |||||
| Also receiving votes: Notre Dame-West Haven (18-4) 120, Newtown (8-2) 117, Ledyard (13-3) 108, Amity (6-1) 51, Shelton (17-2) 47, Glastonbury (15-2) 31, Plainville (10-5) 15, Hall (7-9) 14, Berlin (7-3) 8, Platt (12-5) 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; Patrick Risley, Windham; Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin. Did not vote: Paul Musso, New Fairfield | |||||
Week 3, January 19, 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) | 5-4 | 1 | 390 | 1 | L |
| 2. Ridgefield | 7-0 | 1 | 362 | 2 | LL |
| 3. Fairfield Warde | 6-1 | 1 | 332 | 3 | L |
| 4. Danbury | 6-0 | 0 | 300 | 4 | LL |
| 5. Trumbull | 9-1 | 2 | 261 | 5 | LL |
| 6. New Milford | 4-0 | 2 | 256 | 6 | L |
| 7. Foran | 16-1 | 3 | 210 | 7 | M |
| 8. Southington | 8-1 | 1 | 198 | 9 | LL |
| 9. Bristol Eastern | 9-0 | 0 | 154 | nr | M |
| 10. Notre Dame-WH | 14-3 | 0 | 150 | 8 | M |
| TW: Dual meet or individual tournaments won by team; LW: Last week’s poll | |||||
| Also receiving vote: Killingly (16-1) 137. Newtown (7-2) 127, Amity 72, Shelton 39, Plainville 38, Glastonbury 27, Platt 24, Berlin 23, Wilton 20, Simsbury 9, New Canaan 7, Ledyard 7, New Britain 7 | |||||
| Voting this week: Charlie Anderson, Trumbull; Matt Boissonneault, Bristol Central; 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. Did not vote: Mike Cunningham, Xavier | |||||
Week 2, January 12, 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 (14) | 4-4 | 1 | 420 | 1 | L |
| 2. Ridgefield | 6-0 | 0 | 388 | 2 | LL |
| 3. Fairfield Warde | 6-0 | 1 | 342 | 4 | L |
| 4. Danbury | 5-0 | 0 | 340 | 3 | LL |
| 5. Trumbull | 8-1 | 2 | 278 | 7 | LL |
| 6. New Milford | 3-0 | 1 | 240 | 8 | L |
| 7. Foran | 11-1 | 2 | 226 | 5 | M |
| 8. Notre Dame-WH | 10-2 | 0 | 224 | 9 | M |
| 9. Southington | 7-1 | 1 | 173 | nr | LL |
| 10. Newtown | 7-1 | 0 | 168 | 10 | L |
| Also receiving votes: Killingly (15-1) 116, Plainville (6-3) 107, Bristol Eastern (8-0) 80, Shelton (8-2) and Berlin (7-0) 70, RHAM 46, Wilton (6-5) 30, Conard (6-5) 19, Glastonbury (4-4) 16, New Britain (17-2) 15, Amity (4-1) and East Lyme/Norwich Tech (9-2) 14, Windham (11-6) 9, Platt (8-2) 8, Waterford (9-3), Fairfield Ludlowe (4-2) and Middletown (7-6) 7 | |||||
| TW: Dual meet or individual tournaments won by team; LW: Last week’s poll | |||||
| 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. | |||||
Week 1, January 6, 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 | Class | LT |
| 1. Xavier (11) | 3-4 | 1 | 330 | L | 1 |
| 2. Ridgefield | 5-0 | 0 | 279 | LL | 5 |
| 3. Danbury | 4-0 | 0 | 246 | LL | 6 |
| 4. Fairfield Warde | 5-0 | 0 | 205 | L | 3 |
| 5. Foran | 7-0 | 0 | 201 | M | 9 |
| 6. Plainville | 2-1 | 2 | 176 | S | nr |
| 7. Trumbull | 3-1 | 1 | 171 | LL | nr |
| 8. New Milford | 2-0 | 1 | 147 | L | 10 |
| 9. Notre Dame-WH | 9-2 | 0 | 130 | M | nr |
| 10. Newtown | 6-1 | 0 | 129 | L | 2 |
| Also receiving votes: Killingly (10-1) 127, Shelton (5-2) 111, Bristol Eastern (7-0) 79, RHAM (1-12) 57, Berlin (2-0) 56, Platt (5-0) 54, Amity (2-0) 53, Wilton (6-4) 46, Southington (2-0) 33, Fairfield Ludlowe (3-2) 19, New Britain (12-1) 18, Staples (0-5) 17, Stafford (3-1) 17, Waterford (5-2) 14, Ledyard (1-0) 9, Windham (7-4) 9 | |||||
| TW: Dual meet or individual tournaments won by team; LT: Last year’s final poll | |||||
| 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; John McLaughlin, Avon; Paul Musso, New Fairfield, Matt Schoonmaker, Jonathan Law-Milford; Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin. Did not vote: Derek Dion, Southington; Patrick Risley, Windham; Mike Cunningham, Xavier | |||||
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 | |||||
Previous top 10 poll champions
Connecticut Wrestling Online
2025 — Xavier
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 | 1991: Windham |
| 1990: Danbury | 1989: Danbury | 1988: NFA |
| 1987: Hall | 1986: NFA | 1985: Ledyard |
| 1984: NFA | 1983: Hand |