Big Ten Wrestling Power Rankings: Penn State or Iowa No. 1?

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) /

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Devon Britton of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images) /

Rank: Unranked
Record: 0-4
Top 20 Wins: 0
Ranked Wrestlers: 3

133 No. 6 Sammy Alvarez
141 No. 3 Sebastian Rivera
184 No. 17 John Poznanski

Rutgers just hasn’t been able to get the ball rolling this season losing all four of their dual meets. I have them ranked a slot above Indiana due to them being the front-runner for the 2021 B1G “Moral Victories Award”. The Scarlet Knights wrestled three incredibly close duals against Ohio State (14-19), Purdue (15-18), and Minnesota (18-21).

With two wrestlers ranked in the top 6 in two weight classes, I wouldn’t be surprised if Rutgers has individual success in both the B1G Championships and the NCAA’s. But, in regards to the entire team, yeah, not great Bob.

Next up for Rutgers is a

trip

victory against Maryland this Friday (2/19) in College Park.

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