Big Ten Wrestling power rankings: Does Penn State climb to top?
By Chris Snyder
![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)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/0fe78a757c322794bf2c596960f32c0d563168e2968542049923d53920b2480b.jpg)
Last Week: 10
Rank: Unranked
Record: 1-6
Top 20 Wins: 1
Ranked Wrestlers: 3
125 No. 11 Eric Barnett
184 No. 7 Chris Weiler
Hwt No. 12 Trent Hillger
Wisconsin had a home dual meet scheduled against Iowa for last Sunday (2/21), however, it was canceled due to COVID health and safety concerns.
Even if the dual meet had gone on as planned, I don’t believe we would have learned anything.
Wisconsin as a team has been going in the wrong direction since their early season victory over Purdue (22-14).
The common theme among the bottom teams in the B1G this season (aside from Maryland) is a few top tier wrestlers mixed with a lot of mediocre wrestlers. This is the case with Indiana, Michigan State, Wisconsin, and Rutgers.
Speaking of Rutgers…