Key Potential Rematches & Most Relevant Missed Meetings For Each Big 10 Top Seed

How many times have we heard the saying “All that matters is what happens in March.” Well, March is here and we’re ready to get the part of the season that we’ve all been waiting for. However, while that saying may be true for the history books and what gets remembered most, it’s not completely accurate. What happened throughout the season certainly matters too. It gives us context, storylines, and obviously the seeds. And for this, we are going to look at the regular seasons of the top seeds in each weight class, pull out some key potential rematches, and the matches we didn’t get during the dual meet season. 

Also, it’s important to point out that Ohio State did not wrestle Iowa or Nebraska this season, however, we did see two big matchups at CKLV when Brock Hardy wrestled Jesse Mendez and Ridge Lovett faced Dylan D’Emilio. 

(For this I only looked at guys seeded in the top 10 + Brody Teske at 133 who got the 14 seed.)

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125: Matt Ramos (Purdue)

Key potential rematches: #2 Drake Ayala (Iowa); #5 Caleb Smith (Nebraska)

Most relevant missed meetings: #6 Braeden Davis (Penn State); #7 Michael DeAugustino (Michigan)

Summary: Ramos dominated the headlines at the start of the season but not for the reason he wanted.

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