2019-20 ASICS Race for Hodge Trophy Update
By Mike Finn
Updated: January 3, 2020
As the NCAA Division I college season moves into January, there are 17 different wrestlers who are still considered contenders to win the 2020 WIN Magazine/Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy, presented by ASICS.
The following is a weight-by-weight list of those undefeated highly-ranked wrestlers, including their records and bonus-point wins as of Jan. 3, 2020.
| Weight | Name | School | Year | Record | Pins | TF | MD | Bonus% |
| 125 | Spencer Lee | Iowa | Jr. | 6-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 100 |
| 125 | Jack Mueller | Virginia | Sr. | 6-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 66.7 |
| 125 | Pat Glory | Princeton | So. | 13-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 61.5 |
| 141 | Nick Lee | Penn State | Jr. | 8-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 87.5 |
| 141 | Luke Pletcher | Ohio State | Sr. | 14-0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 57.1 |
| 149 | Pat Lugo | Iowa | Sr. | 10-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40.0 |
| 157 | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | Jr. | 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
| 165 | Vincenzo Joseph | Penn State | Sr. | 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| 165 | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | Jr. | 10-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| 174 | Mark Hall | Penn State | Sr. | 11-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 81.8 |
| 174 | Michael Kemerer | Iowa | Sr. | 4-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 100 |
| 174 | Dylan Lydy | Purdue | Sr. | 20-0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 35.0 |
| 184 | Zahid Valencia | Arizona State | Sr. | 13-0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 84.6 |
| 197 | Kollin Moore | Ohio State | Sr. | 14-0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 85.7 |
| Hwt | Anthony Cassar | Penn State | Sr. | 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Hwt | Gable Steveson | Minnesota | So. | 5-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 100 |
| Hwt | Mason Parris | Michigan | So. | 15-0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 53.3 |
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