Big Ten Wrestling power rankings: Does Penn State climb to top?

Iowa's Austin DeSanto, bottom, wrestles Penn State's Roman Bravo-Young (Image via Hawk Central)
Iowa's Austin DeSanto, bottom, wrestles Penn State's Roman Bravo-Young (Image via Hawk Central) /
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Alex Marinelli of the Iowa Hawkeyes gets his hand raised (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images) /

Rank: 1
Record: 5-0
Top 20 Wins: 5
Ranked Wrestlers: 10

125 No. 1 Spencer Lee
133 No. 5 Austin DeSanto
141 No. 1 Jaydin Eierman
149 No. 6 Max Murin
157 No. 5 Kaleb Young
165 No. 1 Alex Marinelli
174 No. 1 Michael Kemerer
184 No. 16 Nelson Brands
197 No. 3 Jacob Warner
Hwt No. 3 Tony Cassioppi

Similar to Rutgers, the Hawkeyes haven’t been involved in a dual meet since they took down Ohio State back on February 7th. But this is where the similarities end.

I genuinely hope the Iowa Wrestling team is doing okay, and I hope they’ll be at full strength ready to show the world how good they are for the upcoming B1G’s. You never want to see your opponent hurt or hampered in any way because in the end, a true champion wants to face and beat the best.

Well, Iowa certainly is the best and there’s really no question about it.

Has Penn State closed the gap recently? Sure.

But, Iowa is still a loaded roster top to bottom with very few weaknesses.

All of this adds up to our building anticipation for what’s about to transpire 10 days from now. It’s going to be yet another exciting finish for the B1G Conference!

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