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Big Ten Wrestling Power Rankings: Is it Penn State Wrestling and everyone else?

By Chris Snyder

Penn State's Carter Starocci, right, wrestles Virginia Tech's Mekhi Lewis at 174 pounds in the finals during the sixth session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich.220319 Ncaa Session 6 Wr 056 Jpg
Penn State's Carter Starocci, right, wrestles Virginia Tech's Mekhi Lewis at 174 pounds in the finals during the sixth session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich.220319 Ncaa Session 6 Wr 056 Jpg /
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Michigan State’s Tristan Lujan, left, wrestles Iowa’s Drake Ayala at 125 pounds during the first session of the Big Ten Wrestling Championships, Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska.220305 Big Ten Wr 006 Jpg
Michigan State’s Tristan Lujan, left, wrestles Iowa’s Drake Ayala at 125 pounds during the first session of the Big Ten Wrestling Championships, Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska.220305 Big Ten Wr 006 Jpg /

12. team. 805. . . . Spartans

Dual Rank: NR
Record: 0-0
Ranked Wrestlers: 4
133 No. 9 Rayvon Foley
157 No. 18 Chase Saldate
184 No. 20 Layne Malczewski
197 No. 15 Cam Caffey

The Spartans have yet to compete in a dual meet this season, however they did have a decent showing in the 2022 Michigan State Open. Sparty had 10 grapplers end the tournament with podium finishes and Ceasar Garza took home the only title for MSU in the Freshman/Sophomore division at 174.

This year’s Michigan State squad does have some talent, as evident by their four ranked grapplers. But the reason why the Spartans are still far down on my Big Ten Power Rankings is the same thing which has plagued them each of the last several seasons. And that’s the fact they don’t have much else in their lineup.

Caleb Fish (165) is an up-and-coming Sophomore who’s shown flashes of being highly competitive. However, the Big Ten at 165 is absolutely loaded as there are currently eight wrestlers ranked ahead of Fish. It will be a rough go for Fish to find any footing throughout the season.

Will the talented Rayvon Foley win a plethora of bonus points during the season? Of course.

Will Cam Caffey pull off an upset out of nowhere against a much better opponent? Book it.

But none of this will matter in terms of their standings in the Big Ten because MSU simply has too many holes in their lineup. Especially when compared to the majority of the Big Ten teams.

Next up for Michigan State is an away dual meet against Davidson on November 11th.

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