The nine teams scheduled to participate are Adams State, Chadron State, Colorado School of Mines, Fort Hays State, Mesa State, New Mexico Highlands, San Francisco State, Nebraska-Kearney and Western State.
Nebraska-Kearney is the favorite heading into the championships as they claimed the RMAC dual meet championship with a perfect 7-0 record. The Lopers are 17-1 overall, ranked first in Division II and boast eight nationally-ranked wrestlers. Leading the way is heavyweight Tervel Dlagnev who is 42-1 with 19 falls and ranked first in the nation. Brett Allgood (22-5) is the top ranked grappler at 133 pounds in Division II.
Adams State will enter the tournament ranked sixth in Division II, while Western State is eighth, Fort Hays State is 10th and Chadron State will come in ranked 17th.
In all, there are 17 wrestlers who are slated to compete that are ranked in the top-8 of their respective weight classes. Casey Woodall, a 197-pounder from Adams State, joins Dlagnev and Allgood as No. 1 ranked grapplers.
The top four finishers in each weight class will qualify for the NCAA Division II National Championships to be contested March 9-10 in Kearney, Neb.
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