2014 NCAA Preview: 149 lbs.
2013 Champion: Greg Sanders, Concordia Wisconsin
2014 Field (with rankings)
| West 1 | (6) Long | Concordia-Moorhead |
| West 2 | Keeter | Augsburg |
| West 3 | Seidler | Eau Claire |
| Central 1 | (10) Drendel | Dubuque |
| Central 2 | Engle | Cornell |
| Central 3 | Pinero | Wartburg |
| Midwest 1 | (2) Prater | Elmhurst |
| Midwest 2 | (4) Pederson | Olivet |
| Midwest 3 | (7) Perkin | Whitewater |
| Mideast 1 | (5) Mirman | John Carroll |
| Mideast 2 | (8) Lohr | Waynesburg |
| Mideast 3 | Mayville | RIT |
| East 1 | (3) Hartenstine | Wilkes |
| East 2 | Thorsen | TCNJ |
| East 3 | (9) Fava | Delaware Valley |
| Northeast 1 | (1) Dierna | Cortland |
| Northeast 2 | Hamrick | Springfield |
| Northeast 3 | Gaccione | Johnson & Wales |
Cortland’s Bobby Dierna looks to be the biggest beneficiary of the unfortunate season-ending injury to last year’s champion Greg Sanders. That said, Dierna had already taken over the top spot at 149 well before that injury. He has gone a perfect 17-0 in Division III and defeated four of the other entries at this weight along the way. The #2 spot is held down by Ryan Prater of Elmhurst. Prater is a 2007 high school graduate who, like many former DI wrestlers in Illinois, eventually found his way to Elmhurst where he is undefeated this season at 16-0 with wins over #4 Pederson, #6 Long and #10 Drendel. #3 Mark Hartenstine of Wilkes sustained an injury at the tournament last year and failed to place, but he has gone 34-0 against DIII competition this season and comes in with an eye on the title. He also was a former DI wrestler, most recently at Campbell. #9 Dale Fava is the third former Division I competitor at this weight, and he will be one to watch in the lower seeds. He has had two razor thin losses to Hartenstine this year and could be a factor in the championship race.
Three former All-Americans are lurking in the bracket, ready to make a run at another podium appearance. #6 Long of Concordia-Moorhead was 5th last year and won the West Regional. #8 Lohr of Waynesburg was 7th and was the runner-up in the Mideast. Will Keeter of Augsburg is an interesting entry. He was 3rd in the NCAA at 141 in 2012, but only wrestled the first half of the season last year. This year, he started at 157 before dropping to 149 in February. He will be looking to return to the podium, but he faces an uphill battle in what has become a very tough weight class.