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NCAA Wrestling power rankings: Penn State Wrestling or Iowa No. 1?

By Chris Snyder

Mar 20, 2021; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions wrestler Roman Bravo-Young wrestles Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestler Daton Fix in the championship match of the 133 weight class during the finals of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 20, 2021; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions wrestler Roman Bravo-Young wrestles Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestler Daton Fix in the championship match of the 133 weight class during the finals of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /
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It’s time to take a look at the national wrestling landscape and rank the top five teams based on results from some early season action, including where Penn State Wrestling stands

With the CKLV, National Collegiate Duals, Michigan State Open,

Midlands Championships

Matmen Open, and quad duals all in the the rearview mirror on the 2021-2022 wrestling season, now would be a perfect time to gauge the results and put together some NCAA Power Rankings.

More specifically, we will be taking a look at the top five teams, how they’ve faired this season, and what’s in store for them later in the year.

All rankings are as of the latest InterMat rankings, including Penn State Wrestling

. . . Sun Devils . 5. team. 854

Rank: 4
Record: 3-1
Ranked Wrestlers: 8

125 No. 4 Brandon Courtney
133 No. 4 Michael McGee
141 No. 17 Jesse Vasquez
149 No. 9 Kyle Parco
157 No. 3 Jacori Teemer
165 No. 6 Anthony Valencia
197 No. 9 Kordell Norfleet
285 No. 3 Cohlton Schultz

The Sun Devils had a great start to their 2021-2022 campaign in taking home eight titles in the Mountaineer Open, besting Big 12 powerhouse Oklahoma 22-12 in a home dual, and earning an additional five titles in the Cowboy Open.

Next up for Arizona State was the National Collegiate Duals in Florida.

And the Sun Devils showed no signs of slowing down as they stomped Hofstra 42-2 in the opening dual and then took care of business, 23-13, against a dangerous No. 7 Virginia Tech squad in the nightcap.

ASU had punched their ticket to face No. 2 Penn State in the finals of the blue pool.

Obviously the subsequent 29-10 beat down wasn’t exactly how Arizona State envisioned the dual would end. But it did. And the result says more about Penn State Wrestling than it does about Arizona State. More on this later.

Next up for the Sun Devils is a highly anticipated matchup against No. 3 Michigan on January 3rd. The dual takes place at a neutral site (Austin, TX) and begins at 8pm EST.

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