A group of state tournament events will feature multiple nationally ranked teams competing for the same positions. Below is a listing of those state championships.
New Jersey (Friday through Sunday at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City):
Three nationally ranked teams are present in single class New Jersey: No. 2 Bergen Catholic, No. 15 Delbarton, and No. 43 Howell. While the event is officially unscored, Bergen Catholic is expected to dominate with their 13 state qualifiers; the question is how many of their seven nationally ranked wrestlers (plus Gerard Angelo at 152) win state titles this weekend. Delbarton brings the next most to Atlantic City with 12 of their own, including three nationally ranked wrestlers, two of whom are returning state champions. The interesting "battle" will be for unofficial third with Howell trying to hold off Pope John XXIII and Paulsboro, among others.
California (Friday and Saturday at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield):
No. 6 Buchanan seeks to win a third consecutive state title over what is arguably the deepest and strongest team field the Golden State has ever seen for its single-class state tournament. The Bears will have to fend off challenges from six other nationally ranked teams - No. 10 Poway, No. 14 Selma, No. 17 Gilroy, No. 31 Oakdale, No. 37 Clovis, and No. 47 St. John Bosco.
Minnesota (dual team is Thursday, individual on Friday and Saturday; Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul):
The Class AAA dual meet event will feature No. 30 Anoka and No. 40 Shakopee, while No. 32 Apple Valley will join those two teams in the individual event after the Eagles were upset by Shakopee in their dual team section final. The Class AA individual event features No. 33 Kasson-Mantorville and No. 41 Simley, while Kasson-Mantorville is the strong favorite to repeat in dual team after knocking off Simley in their section final.
Michigan (Friday and Saturday at Ford Field in Detroit):
After steam-rolling their way to state championships in the dual meet event, all three nationally ranked teams will seek to cap off their seasons with dominance in the individual tournament; it should be noted there is no team score in this individual event. No. 9 Detroit Catholic Central is seeking to match/exceed their Division 1 record performance of five state champions, which the Shamrocks have done in three of the previous four years (2014, 2016, 2017); No. 46 Dundee competes in Division 3, and No. 48 Lowell competes in Division 2.
Additional nationally ranked team competing in its state tournament this week: No. 7 Lake Highland Prep seeks a Florida Class 1A title. All fourteen wrestlers for the Highlanders have won district and regional titles headed into Friday and Saturday's competition at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee.
Teams from Ohio and Pennsylvania are in their state qualification tournament this Friday and Saturday.
No. 5 St. Paris Graham competes at their Division II district tournament in Wilmington, Ohio.
No. 8 St. Edward and No. 20 Brecksville compete in their Division I district tournament in Perrysburg, Ohio
No. 11 Bethlehem Catholic competes in the Class AAA Northeast Regional at Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pa.
No. 12 Cincinnati LaSalle competes in their Division I district tournament at Kettering (Ohio) Fairmont
No. 21 Wadsworth and No. 38 Massillon Perry compete in their Division I district tournament at North Canton (Ohio) Hoover
No. 35 Erie Cathedral Prep competes in the Class AAA Northwest Regional in Altoona, Pa.
Fab 50 teams that have completed their seasons:
No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.), No. 3 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.), No. 4 Montini Catholic (Ill.), No. 13 Tuttle (Okla.), No. 16 Malvern Prep (Pa.), No. 18 Choctaw (Okla.), No. 19 Allen (Texas), No. 22 Fort Dodge (Iowa), No. 23 Christian Brothers College (Mo.), No. 24 Oak Park River Forest (Ill.), No. 25 Brownsburg (Ind.), No. 26 Park Hill (Mo.), No. 27 Indianapolis Cathedral (Ind.), No. 28 Parkersburg South (W.Va.), No. 29 Broken Arrow (Okla.), No. 34 Portage (Ind.), No. 36 Perry Meridian (Ind.), No. 39 Southeast Polk (Iowa), No. 42 Waukee (Iowa), No. 44 Lincoln East (Neb.), No. 45 Marmion Academy (Ill.), No. 49 Kearney (Neb.), and No. 50 Goddard (Kansas)
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