The top seed in the Division I tournament is defending National Duals champion Oklahoma State. The Cowboys, who are going for their 34th NCAA Division I tournament title, will face Kent State in the opening round. Second-ranked and second-seeded Minnesota faces CAA champion Hofstra.
Third-seeded Oklahoma will face Cornell and fourth-seeded Michigan faces Northern Illinois.
Iowa is the fifth-seed and will face Nebraska from the Big 12, while host Northern Iowa will face sixth-seeded Central Michigan from the Mid-American Conference. Seventh-seeded Iowa State takes on Northwestern.
Traditional powers Wartburg, Wisconsin-La Crosse and Augsburg are the top seeds in the Division III tournament. Last year, Augsburg beat Wartburg in the final. Wartburg is ranked #1 in Division III after a dominating effort on an East Coast swing last weekend and are 14-0 coming in.
Fourth-seeded Luther College of Iowa is ranked 5th and seeded fourth.
In the 16-team NAIA tournament, top-seeded Lindenwood is the favorite and will face Campbellsville, a second-year program from Campbellsville, Ky. Dickinson State (N.D.), Dana College (Neb.) and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University round out the top four seeds.
The Junior College tournament expands to an eight-team bracket and Northwest Wyoming and Labette (Kansas) Community College are the top two seeds.
Full tournament coverage can be found on the National Wrestling Coaching Association's media website, www.intermatwrestle.com throughout the course of the event.
Division II, NCWA and Women's pairings will be drawn later in the week.
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