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  1. The College Wrestling Fan Guide To The 2025 US Open

    Apr 21, 2025

    The US Open is bringing the most talented wrestlers from across the country to Las Vegas, and that includes many the best NCAA D1 athletes, graduates and recruits.
  2. All The Upsets From A Crazy Conference Weekend!

    Mar 10, 2025

    One of the craziest conference weekends in recent memories is in the books! We found nearly 200 upsets based on the rankings from the eight conference championships!
  3. NCAA Wrestling Preview & Predictions: #8 Minnesota vs #4 Ohio State

    Feb 5, 2025

    Up to twenty nationally ranked wrestlers could take the mat this Friday inside the Covelli Center when the #4 Ohio State Buckeyes host the #8 Minnesota Golden Gophers in Columbus. The contest is slated for a 7:00 PM eastern start time and you can catch it streaming on BTN Plus.
  4. Upsets From Week 14 Of The NCAA Season

    Feb 3, 2025

    The NCAA season is rolling along and with it comes another week of upsets!
  5. Dozens Of NCAA D1 Upsets In Week 3

    Nov 18, 2024

    Another big week of upsets as the 2024-25 continues. Here are all the upsets we could find through week 3, with all the caveats applying and with the understanding that results that look like upsets today may not be considered upsets by the end of the season.
  6. 174-Pound Pre-Season NCAA Wrestling Preview & Predictions

    Oct 22, 2024

    It’s almost time for the college wrestling season and we’re previewing every weight class before the season starts. In the below article, I preview 174-pounds by breaking down the names and dates you need to know to help you get prepared for the college season.
  7. 2024 U23 Nationals Freestyle Preview & Predictions

    May 30, 2024

    One of the most underrated tournaments of the year kicks off this weekend as the U23 Men's Freestyle Nationals is set to begin Saturday, June 1 at 9:30 AM and conclude Sunday, June 2 with a best two of three series that will begin at 10:00 AM (all times eastern).
  8. The College Fan Guide To The 2024 U20 World Team Trials & U23 Nationals

    May 29, 2024

    The U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials brackets will be both massive (mostly the U23 ones) and stacked with some of the most talented and credentialed college wrestlers in the country.
  9. Preview: #11 Mizzou vs #4 Iowa State In Big 12 Finale

    Feb 23, 2024

    The Hilton Coliseum will be rocking on Sunday afternoon as the #4 Iowa State Cyclones host the #11 Missouri Tigers in a massive matchup on the final day of the regular season.
  10. 2024 Missouri vs Cornell Wrestling Dual Preview & Predictions

    Jan 24, 2024

    The #2 Missouri Tigers will travel to Ithaca, New York, to take on the 11th-ranked Cornell Big Red on Sunday afternoon. The dual will be streamed on ESPN+. The last time these two teams met was December 30th, 2019. Missouri had an 18-3 lead going into 174, but Cornell won the last four matches with bonus points from Ben Darmstadt and Brendan Furman to win 19-18. With several toss-up matches and multiple top-10 matchups, this dual has the potential to be just as exciting.
  11. All The Upsets From Week 7 Of The 2023-24 NCAA D1 Wrestling Season

    Dec 18, 2023

    All the usual caveats apply. What are upsets strictly according to the most recent set of NCAA D1 rankings may not look like upsets by the end of the season, or even next week!
  12. U20 World Team Trials Preview & Predictions

    May 31, 2023

    One of my favorite age-level tournaments of the year has arrived - the Junior World Team Trials. The nation’s best high school upperclassmen and college underclassmen putting it on the line for a chance to represent their country overseas.
  13. Early Line-up Look: Missouri Tigers

    May 10, 2023

    Head coach: Brian SmithAssistants: Tyrel Todd, Kendric Maple, Dom Bradley2023 NCAA tournament finish: 5th2023 NCAA tournament points: 64.52023 NCAA tournament record: 28-182023 Big 12 tournament finish: 1st2023 dual record: 8-3 (7-1)Returning national qualifiers: 8 (Noah Surtin, Josh Edmond, Brock Mauller, Keegan O’Toole, Peyton Mocco, Colton Hawks, Rocky Elam, Zach Elam)Returning All-Americans: 5 (Brock Mauller, Keegan O’Toole, Peyton Mocco, Rocky Elam, Zach Elam)Returning NCAA champion: Keegan O’Toole (2022, 2023)Last NCAA champion: Keegan O’Toole (2023)Highest NCAA team finish: 3rd (2007)Highest NCAA team finish under Smith: 3rd (2007)Most place winners under Smith: 5 (2009, 2013, 2015, 2023)
  14. US Open: U20 Ultimate Preview & Predictions

    Apr 29, 2023

    U20 Nationals (formerly known as UWW Junior Nationals) is one of my favorite age-level tournaments every year. The top high school upperclassmen get to test themselves against the best first or second-year college guys who are often hungry to compete coming out of redshirt. It's the first step in making the Junior World Team as the winner of this event will earn an automatic berth to the best-of-three wrestle-off series against the World Team Trials challenge tournament champion in June.
  15. US Open Wrestling Previews And Predictions for U20

    Apr 25, 2023

    U20 Nationals (formerly known as UWW Junior Nationals) is one of my favorite age-level tournaments every year. The top high school upperclassmen get to test themselves against the best first or second-year college guys who are often hungry to compete coming out of redshirt. It's the first step in making the Junior World Team as the winner of this event will earn an automatic berth to the best-of-three wrestle-off series against the World Team Trials challenge tournament champion in June.