2015 NCAA Preview: 125 lbs.
Fuenffinger (1), Malmberg (2), Gunter (3), and Bewak (7) all return in 2015
2014 Champion: Mike Fuenffinger, Augsburg
2015 Field (with rankings)
| West 1 | (1) Fuenffinger | Augsburg |
| West 2 | (6) Ferguson | Platteville |
| West 3 | (8) Stageberg | Concordia-Moorhead |
| Central 1 | (9) Agnitsch | Wartburg |
| Central 2 | Page | Central |
| Central 3 | Rosenberg | Coe |
| Midwest 1 | Richter | Chicago |
| Midwest 2 | Fuentez | Wheaton |
| Midwest 3 | Weinmann | La Crosse |
| Mideast 1 | (2) Malmberg | Messiah |
| Mideast 2 | (3) Gunter | Baldwin Wallace |
| Mideast 3 | (4) Kramer | Bockport |
| East 1 | (5) Rea | Wilkes |
| East 2 | Donato | NYU |
| East 3 | (7) Bewak | Johns Hopkins |
| Northeast 1 | (10) Kaishian | Ithaca |
| Northeast 2 | Jordan | Johnson & Wales |
| Northeast 3 | Amato | WPI |
The top three from last year all return, led by returning NCAA Champion Mike Fuenffinger of Augsburg. Fuenffinger wrestled a fabulous tournament last year capped with a major decision in the finals. He is undefeated in Division III this year and has won all five of his matches against wrestlers in the field. He seems to be on a collision course with Messiah’s Lucas Malmberg, his opponent in last year’s finals. They have been solidly 1-2 all year in the rankings and Malmberg has also run the table in Division III, including a pair of wins over the #3 ranked Gunter, who was 3rd here last year. Gunter has had more than a few close calls this year to go along with a loss he avenged in the regional semis, but he is favored to repeat his 3rd place finish of a year ago. He presents a potentially difficult style matchup for wrestlers not used to constant contact.
There is some similarity to last year’s bracket, as seven of the 18 competitors were at the NCAA Championships last season at this weight. Besides those mentioned, Paul Bewak of Johns Hopkins is a four time qualifier and two time All-American looking for his third trip to the podium. He was upset in the regional semifinals by NYU’s Donato but came back to take 3rd. Donato wrestled a great regional tournament but is one of a small number of NCAA qualifiers with a losing record. A pair of surprise qualifiers came out of the Midwest region where #5 seed Richter of Chicago defeated #6 seed Fuentez of Wheaton in the finals, leaving the top 2 seeds to wrestle for 3rd.