• As the postseason approaches, several Terps continue to position themselves among the nation's best, earning recognition in both the Coaches Poll and the NCAA RPI rankings.

  Coaches Poll Rankings:

  • Braxton Brown (133 lbs) — No. 11

  • Carter Young (149 lbs) — No. 6

  • Branson John (197 lbs) — No. 18

  NCAA RPI Rankings:

  • Braxton Brown (133 lbs) — No. 4

  • Branson John (197 lbs) — No. 7

  • Dario Lemus (141 lbs) — No. 27

  With multiple wrestlers ranked nationally and holding strong RPI positions, Maryland continues to build momentum heading into the final stretch of the regular season and postseason competition.

Several Terps continue to position themselves among the nation's best, including Braxton Brown. 

Maryland enters the upcoming matchup with a 4–8 overall record, earning wins over Gardner-Webb, The Citadel, Morgan State, and American.

The Terps have opened Big Ten competition against Northwestern, Wisconsin, Purdue, Indiana, Penn State, Rutgers, and Minnesota.

Key individual performances include:

Carter Young (149 lbs) — owns a 9–1 record, with his lone loss coming against the nation's top-ranked wrestler. Young has recorded ranked wins over Joseph Zargo (No. 17, Wisconsin), Gavin Brown (No. 21, Purdue), Joey Butler (Indiana), and Andrew Clark (No. 29, Rutgers).

Branson John (197 lbs) — notched victories over Wyatt Ingham (No. 28, Wisconsin) and Gabe Sollars (No. 13, Indiana), recorded a pin against Northwestern, and most recently earned a 4–1 decision over No. 25 Gavin Nelson (Minnesota).

Braxton Brown (133 lbs) — holds a 7–3 dual record with multiple technical falls, including wins over Blake Boarman (Purdue) and Dylan Shawver (No. 27, Rutgers), and added a 5–0 decision over Brandon Morvari (Minnesota) last week.

Additional Big Ten wins for the Terps have come from Ryan Kennedy (141 lbs) over Carson Exford (Wisconsin), Sepanta Ahanj-Elias (184 lbs) over David Malin (Wisconsin), AJ Rodrigues (165 lbs) over Isaac Ruble (Purdue), Joey Schneck (285 lbs) over Caleb Marzolino (Indiana), and Dario Lemus (141 lbs) over Mason Gibson (Rutgers).

Carter Young holds an 9–1 record in a Maryland singlet. 

• The Terps are coming off one of their most successful seasons since joining the Big Ten. Maryland set program records for points and individual placers at the Big Ten Championships, recorded its highest team finish, and secured the most regular-season dual wins in program history. A signature moment came with a victory over No. 10 Michigan — the program's first win over a top-10 opponent since Nov. 20, 2009.
• At the NCAA Championships, Maryland matched its highest team point total and finish since 2014. Jaxon Smith earned All-American honors with a sixth-place finish at 184 pounds, becoming the program's first All-American since 2019. The Terps qualified six wrestlers for the NCAA Championships — their most since 2012 — including returners Braxton Brown, Branson John, and Jaxon Smith, while also setting a new program record for Big Ten dual victories.
• Head Coach Alex Clemsen enters his seventh season leading the program, joined by associate head coach Nick Brascetta. Assistant coach Ethan Laird returns for his third season, while Cole Matthews has been promoted to assistant coach in his second year with the Terps.

Jaxon Smith earned All-American honors with a sixth-place finish at 184 pounds last season.