Alan "Dirty" Waters has been impeccable this season and there is little reason to think he won't close out the season with an NCAA championship. Garrett will push him and find opportunities for points, but 2015 is Waters' year.
133: No. 13 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) over No. 6 Earl Hall (Iowa State)
Why not? Though he's the 13th-seeded wrestler, Cody Brewer is the third-ranked wrestler at the weight class. Not only can he get by Chris Dardanes, but I like him against anyone coming from the bottom side of the bracket.
141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) over No. 2 Mitchell Port (Edinboro)
Gimme?
149: No. 2 Jason Tsirtsis (Northwestern) over No. 1 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri)
Tsirtsis might not always light the scoreboard on fire, but he knows how to win matches with strategy and solid defense. The NCAA tournament is crazy and to get past some guys takes grit and determination. Tsirtsis has those and will win his second title.
157: No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) over No. 3 Dylan Ness (Minnesota)
Martinez hasn't lost and has rarely been challenged. There is little reason to believe that this changes at the NCAA tournament. Maybe the song and dance scared freshmen ten years ago, but wrestlers like Martinez grew up wrestling in front of big crowds. Nothing seems to slow him down.
165: No. 4 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) over No. 3 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin)
Sulzer didn't fare well against Dieringer in their first meeting, but Coach Garland -- who himself upset a top seed at the NCAA tournament, will have Sulzer primed for the challenge. Coached by Keith Gavin and Jordan Leen, Sulzer is ready to take home Virginia's first-ever NCAA title.
174: No. 1 Bob Kokesh (Nebraska) over No. 2 Matt Brown (Penn State)
Who can stop Bob? Though 174 has been in turmoil for the last several years, Bob has found the confidence (and coaching in Burroughs?) to separate from the pack. Undefeated and racking up dominant wins against top competition, Bob is ready to win his first NCAA title.
184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) over No. 3 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State)
Stauffer has a great chance to make Arizona State head coach Zeke Jones' first season on the mats very memorable. However, Gabe Dean will be too much. Absent a midseason setback, Dean has shown incredible poise and a talent level above those of his competitors.
197: No. 1 J'den Cox (Missouri) over No. 3 Kyven Gadson (Iowa State)
Cox has been a force all season and with 53 straight wins heading into the NCAAs it's doubtful that he'll miss a beat at the NCAA tournament.
285: No. 2 Mike McMullan (Northwestern) over No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State)
The most exciting heavyweight in years, McMullan will find a way to claw past the bigger competition and take out the defending champion, like he did at the NWCA All-Star Classic.
Team:
1. Missouri
2. Iowa
3. Ohio State
4. Cornell
5. Penn State
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