The Chippewas finished in the top four for the third straight year. Iowa State won the team title with 154.5 points, while Iowa was second with 107. Northwestern (102), CMU (96.5) and Indiana (96) rounded out the top five in the 56-team field.
Five Chippewas entered Saturday's action still alive in the championship bracket. All five, however, fell in the semifinals and ultimately placed either third or fourth in their classes.
Brandon Sinnott posted CMU's best individual finish, claiming third at 174 pounds. Seeded second, Sinnott dropped his semifinal match to No. 3 Eric Luedke (Iowa), 7-5, before knocking off top-seeded James Yonushonis (Penn State), 5-3 in overtime, in the third-place match.
Luke Smith (125 pounds), Christian Sinnott (184), Wynn Michalak (197) and Bubba Gritter (285) all finished fourth overall.
The fifth-seeded Luke Smith was upset by Iowa State's Nick Fanthorpe in the semis, 4-2. He rebounded to defeat Northern Illinois' John Weinert in the consolation semis before falling, 6-2, to No. 1 seed Franklin Gomez (Michigan State).
At 184, Christian Sinnott dropped his semifinal bout to No. 1 seed Ben Wissel (Independent), 4-1. He won a consolation semi before falling in the third-place match, 4-2, to No. 3 Jake Varner (Iowa State).
Michalak's bid for back-to-back Midlands titles ended with a 7-3 loss to Northwestern's Mike Tamillow in the semis. Michalak, seeded third at 197, fell to top-seed Josh Glenn (American) in the third-place bout.
Gritter, seeded fifth at heavyweight, fell to No. 1 seed Dustin Fox (Northwestern) in the semifinals. He won a consolation semifinal before falling in the third-place match to No. 8 seed Blake Gillis (Wartburg).
Seventh-seeded Eric Kruger won three of four consolation bracket matches on Saturday, capping his day with a 4-2 overtime victory over No. 6 Mitch Mueller (Iowa State) in the fifth-place match at 141 pounds. Tyler Grayson, who was not included in CMU's team point total, placed eighth at 149 pounds.
The Chippewas return to action Jan. 5, visiting No. 22 Michigan State at 7 p.m. CMU's next appearance in Rose Arena is Jan. 7, when No. 3 Hofstra visits at 2 p.m.
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