Mitchell Mesenbrink leads unbeaten group with a 27-0 championship season

Mesenbrink has the longest perfect record among these five NCAA champions, all entering 2026-27 ranked No. 1 at their weights.

A perfect season is tough to top. Mitchell Mesenbrink went 27-0 for Penn State last season, the most wins among these five unbeaten NCAA champions.

He enters 2026-27 ranked No. 1 at 174. And he has plenty of company: every wrestler in this group pairs an unbeaten championship season with a preseason No. 1 ranking.

The rest of the perfect company

• Luke Lilledahl, Penn State: 25-0, NCAA champion and preseason No. 1 at 125.
• Josh Barr, Penn State: 24-0, NCAA champion and preseason No. 1 at 197.
• Sergio Vega, Oklahoma State: 24-0, NCAA champion and preseason No. 1 at 149.
• Jax Forrest, Oklahoma State: 18-0, NCAA champion and preseason No. 1 at 133.

Five unbeaten champions. Three from Penn State, two from Oklahoma State. Every one starts the season at the top.