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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) /
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Rutgers Wrestling Coach Scott Goodale during Rutgers, Minnesota, Purdue Triangle Match in Piscataway, NJ on January 31, 2021.Goodale210131c /

Last Week: 12
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 can’t catch a break.

The Scarlet Knights lost three heartbreaking duals earlier in the season against Ohio State (14-19), Purdue (15-18), and Minnesota (18-21). And now, with the cancellation of last Friday’s (2/19) scheduled dual meet against Maryland, the Rutgers squad haven’t seen any mat time since January 31st.

Even though they were winless on the season, the one-two punch of Alvarez and Rivera at 133 and 141 is the reason I have Rutgers ahead of Michigan State and Wisconsin. I think both guys can make a deep run at the B1G’s which puts them a slot above both programs.

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