Should be a very tactical final. Waters has been superb all year. Garrett has had a few off matches, but is still is loaded with ability.
133: No. 9 A.J. Schopp (Edinboro) over No. 3 Cory Clark (Iowa)
A pretty balanced weight class. Dardanes has been solid and consistent, but Schopp is a bad stylistic matchup for him. Clark knows how to peak and should do well.
141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) over No. 6 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota)
Stieber has been phenomenal for a vast majority of his career as a Buckeye and should win his fourth NCAA title on Saturday. Dardanes looked off in the Big Tens and could make the finals if he's back on track.
149: No. 2 Jason Tsirtsis (Northwestern) over No. 1 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri)
No one is undefeated in this weight class and all matches from the quarters on should be barnburners.
157: No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) over No. 3 Dylan Ness (Minnesota)
It will be interesting to see what adjustments Ness is able to make since the Big Ten finals, but Martinez has been impressive all season long.
165: No. 5 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) over No. 2 Mike Moreno (Iowa State)
Dieringer is the favorite, but bigger upsets have happened.
174: No. 2 Matt Brown (Penn State) over No. 1 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska)
The Big Ten finals match was filled with interesting scrambles. If Brown makes a few adjustments, he could come out on top.
184: Gabe Dean (Cornell) over No. 3 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State)
The only weight class where none of the top contenders are from the Big Ten.
197: No. 5 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) over No. 2 Morgan McIntosh (Penn State)
Schiller is the only wrestler to beat Cox this year (albeit at the NWCA All-Star Classic). If he gets past him again, he should be the favorite.
285: No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) over No. 3 Bobby Telford (Iowa)
Gwiazdowski looked great last year and knows how to perform well at the big show.
Team:
The team race has true parity this year with Iowa, Ohio State, Missouri and Minnesota. Minnesota might seem to be a step down, but Storley and Schiller lost very close semifinal matches at the Big Tens which, had they won, would have put them firmly in the mix for the title. In a situation like this, it seems likely that the team champion will have a point total lower than the teams that have won in previous years. Less than 100 points seems like a distinct possibility.
1. Missouri
2. Ohio State
3. Minnesota
4. Iowa
5. Cornell
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