Big Ten Wrestling Power Rankings: Penn State or Iowa No. 1?
By Chris Snyder
![BETHLEHEM, PA - DECEMBER 6: (L-R) Head coach Cael Sanderson of the Penn State Nittany Lions during a match against the Lehigh Mountain Hawks at Stabler Arena on the campus of Lehigh University on December 6, 2019 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images) BETHLEHEM, PA - DECEMBER 6: (L-R) Head coach Cael Sanderson of the Penn State Nittany Lions during a match against the Lehigh Mountain Hawks at Stabler Arena on the campus of Lehigh University on December 6, 2019 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/6836d107fcee2b6f9dedc87e2d3f80c5e4af8655ae942940c3d8b2c805261da7.jpg)
Rank: 9
Record: 6-2
Top 20 Wins: 3
Ranked Wrestlers: 5
125 No. 15 Patrick McKee
157 No. 6 Brayton Lee
165 No. 17 Andrew Sparks
184 No. 10 Owen Webster
Hwt No. 1 Gable Steveson
The Gophers drew a difficult dual meet to start the season when they traveled to Lincoln to take on Nebraska. The result was a tight match with Nebraska ultimately coming out on top (14-22).
Minnesota proceeded to go 6-1 after the battle in Lincoln, gaining three top-20 wins along with way against Purdue, Rutgers, and Illinois. The lone loss was a heartbreaker at home against Iowa (4-35) on January 22nd. But hey, Minnesota does have the best collegiate giant wrestler-guy in Gable Steveson so maybe they can make some noise in the B1G’s or bring home an NCAA individual championship.
Next up for the Gophers is a home match versus Northwestern this Sunday (2/21).