2014 NCAA Preview: 133 lbs.
2013 Champion: Kenny Anderson, Wartburg
2014 Field (with rankings)
| West 1 | (10) Bartschenfeld | Augsburg |
| West 2 | Lubner | Concordia Wisconsin |
| West 3 | Bergeron | Concordia-Moorhead |
| Central 1 | (1) Anderson | Wartburg |
| Central 2 | (2) Obert | Luther |
| Central 3 | Opelt | Cornell |
| Midwest 1 | (6) Nehls | Whitewater |
| Midwest 2 | Weinmann | La Crosse |
| Midwest 3 | Preston | Trine |
| Mideast 1 | (5) Border | Mount Union |
| Mideast 2 | (7) McDermitt | Heidelberg |
| Mideast 3 | Taylor | Baldwin-Wallace |
| East 1 | (4) O’Boyle | McDaniel |
| East 2 | Mendoza | Wilkes |
| East 3 | Rice | Hunter |
| Northeast 1 | (3) Gomez | Ithaca |
| Northeast 2 | (8) Murray | Rhode Island |
| Northeast 3 | (9) Giorgio | Coast Guard |
Wartburg does not get many wrestlers from Massachusetts, but the one they have now has worked out well. Kenny Anderson followed up a 2012 title at 125 lbs. with a repeat at 133 in 2013. This year, he only competed in the second semester, but he was again the Central Regional champion. He had to deal with an injury that limited him to 13 matches, including two losses to wrestlers in his region. He got back on track at the regional, however, defeating both of them on his way to the championship. One of those wrestlers failed to qualify, but the other is #2 ranked Evan Obert of Luther, a 2013 All-American looking to beat last year’s 8th place finish. #3 Gomez of Ithaca was 6th last year and has just one DIII loss to Mendoza of Wilkes. #4 O’Boyle also has a single DIII loss that he avenged in the regional semifinals. #5 Border defeated Obert this season, but has some other losses to wrestlers in the field.
The Northeast Regional is the only one with three wrestlers ranked in the current top ten. Gomez has already been mentioned, but #8 Murray has gone 23-1 in a very Northeast-heavy schedule. He does have two wins over #9 Giorgio. Giorgio was a 2012 All-American, finishing 4th as a freshman at 125, but he only has wrestled 14 times this season. Will he be able to find his way onto the podium for a second time, or will his lack of competition hurt him too much? Opelt of Cornell is one of the surprise qualifiers at this weight. He defeated the previously #2 ranked Jimmy Gotto, the 125 runner up last season, 8-1 to earn his trip to Iowa. If he continues like that, he could be a bad first round draw for a seeded wrestler.