2016 NCAA Preview: 133 lbs.
Nathan Pike of NYU is the highest returning finisher at 133 after placing 6th last year
2015 Champion: Matthew Grossmann, Wilkes
2016 Field
| Central 1 | Campo | Wartburg |
| Central 2 | Opelt | Cornell College |
| Central 3 | Triplett | Loras |
| East 1 | O`Boyle | McDaniel |
| East 2 | Pike | New York University |
| East 3 | Rice | Hunter |
| Mideast 1 | Flynn | York (PA) |
| Mideast 2 | Velez | Brockport State |
| Mideast 3 | Gunter | Baldwin Wallace |
| Midwest 1 | Riley | Alma College |
| Midwest 2 | Weinmann | Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| Midwest 3 | Broukal | Wabash |
| Northeast 1 | Keane | Springfield |
| Northeast 2 | Israel | Ithaca |
| Northeast 3 | Ferinde | Johnson & Wales (RI) |
| West 1 | Bennyhoff | Augsburg |
| West 2 | Foltz | Concordia-Moorhead |
| West 3 | Pleski | St. Johns (MN) |
The regional took its toll again, as half of the top ten lost to lower ranked opponents. Nathan Pike of NYU was the top ranked wrestler and highest returning placewinner, but he lost to 2014 All-American Ryan O’Boyle of McDaniel in a tight match. Jesse Gunter, a two time All-American for Baldwin Wallace at 125, was upset in the regional but came back to get third. Of the top contenders, Connor Campo was able to make it through the regionals unscathed and has only a loss in December to Gunter on his record. He finished 8th last year and is the only other returning All-American at the weight other than Pike. Ryan O’Boyle may be rounding into shape at just the right time. He was pinned by Pike and lost to Hoogheem (who didn’t place at the regional) earlier in the season. If he has righted the ship, he has proven to have the ability to win at this level and will be looking to end his career on the highest note possible.
Another senior wrestling well at the right time is Tyler Keane of Springfield. Keane’s best prior finish was 5th at the regional last year, but he is now the regional champ who avenged his only DIII loss (to Israel) and has a pair of common opponent victories over Pike in Israel, who split with Pike, and Calderone of DII LIU-Post. Perhaps the most interesting regional results, however, came in the Midwest, where two of the qualifiers did not wrestle a single match at 133 before the tournament. Devin Broukal of Wabash actually began the season at 149. His last match at 149 was a win over defending 149 champion Kenny Martin of Wartburg, but he then descended to 141 before getting all the way to 133 at the regional where he placed 3rd. The winner of the region, Romeo Riley of Alma, beat the 6th ranked Dustin Weinmann of La Crosse in his first action at 133. It is hard to predict results for either of these wrestlers as they look to hold a low weight for one more tournament.