2015 NCAA Preview: 184 lbs.
Riley Lefever is one of three defending NCAA Champions in this tournament
2014 Champion: Riley Lefever, Wabash
2015 Field (with rankings)
| West 1 | Teigen | Augsburg |
| West 2 | Cole | Platteville |
| West 3 | Rieckhoff | Eau Claire |
| Central 1 | (5) Peterson | Wartburg |
| Central 2 | Sheldon | Coe |
| Central 3 | (7) DeVilbiss | Luther |
| Midwest 1 | (1) Lefever | Wabash |
| Midwest 2 | (10) Olsen | Wheaton |
| Midwest 3 | Carlson | La Crosse |
| Mideast 1 | (6) Swarr | Messiah |
| Mideast 2 | (8) Palmeri | Brockport |
| Mideast 3 | (9) Dowdley | Heidelberg |
| East 1 | Sheehan | NYU |
| East 2 | Manganaro | Ursinus |
| East 3 | Gabriel | Delaware Valley |
| Northeast 1 | (2) Deupree | Southern Maine |
| Northeast 2 | (3) Beckwith | Cortland |
| Northeast 3 | (4) Chorzepa | Williams |
Riley Lefever stormed through Division III last year, putting together an undefeated freshman season. Two years in, he still has not lost to a Division III opponent and comes into the tournament as a heavy favorite to repeat. Just two DIII wrestlers, Olsen from Wheaton and Peterson from Wartburg, have managed to hold Lefever to a decision this season. With over 20 falls this year, Lefever is the class of this weight. Everyone else has been beating up on each other, with a trio of Northeast region wrestlers taking the next three spots in the rankings. Chorzepa of Williams was 3rd here last season after entering the tournament unseeded. His only DIII loss this year is to Beckwith, who in turn dropped the regional final to two time qualifier Deupree. One to watch for, however, is Devin Peterson of Wartburg. The one time #1 ranked 195 lbs. recruit in the country found his way to Wartburg for the second semester. He won the Central region and has the talent to perform here.
Ben Swarr of Messiah missed the first half of the season with an injury, but he has come back strong to win the Mideast. He has just one loss to Olsen at the Wheaton semifinals and has wins over Dowdley, Palmeri, and Gabriel. If he gets on the podium, Messiah will have had a freshman All-American three years in a row (Thomson and Malmberg are the others). There are six returning qualifiers at this weight, plus three others who qualified here last year but are at other weights in 2015. Teigen of Augsburg, DeVilbiss of Luther, and Sheldon of Coe are the three yet to be mentioned who qualified in 2o14. Sheldon was an All-American, while the others are seeking their first award. Olsen and Sheehan of NYU were in the tournament in 2013, with Olsen placing 7th. Carlson was the U.S. representative at last summer’s FILA Junior World Greco-Roman Championships.