Following is a list of the ranked wrestlers (top-25) our guys could face this season. The list is in the order that they would be faced, so any ranked wrestler for Rutgers would be listed first. I used Flo’s rankings, and did not list our guy at each weight .
A couple of facts, assuming no injuries and the opposing coaches go with their best guys even in a tri-meet:
#20 Nic Agular RUT
#2 Rayvon Foley MSU
#9 Mike DeAugustino NU
#1 Spencer Lee IA
133
#1 Nick Suriano, or (I’ll say #6) Sammy Alvarez RUT
#3 Steven Micic MICH
#5 Austin DeSanto IA
141
#1 Sebastian Rivera RUT
#2 Jaydin Eierman IA
149
#12 Yahya Thomas NU
#9 Kanen Storr MICH
#7 Max Murin IA
#1 Sammy Sasso tOSU
157
#1 Ryan Deakin NU
#11 Will Lewan MICH
#11 Kaleb Young IA
#23 Elijah Cleary tOSU
165
#19 Jacob Tucker MSU
#2 Alex Marinelli IA
#13 Carson Karchla tOSU
174
#21 Joe Grello RUT
#17 Drew Hughes MSU
#2 Logan Massa MICH
#1 Michael Kemerer IA
#4 Kaleb Romero tOSU
184
#22 Layne Malczewski MSU
#1 Myles Amine MICH
#14 Chris Weiler WIS
#9 Abe Assad IA
#10 Rocky Jordan tOSU
197
#14 Billy Janzer RUT
#7 Cameron Caffey MSU
#6 Lucas Davison NU
#15 Jelani Embree MICH
#4 Jacob Warner IA
#16 Chase Singletary tOSU
285
#2 Mason Parris MICH
#5 Trent Hillger WIS
#4 Anthony Cassioppi IA
#6 Tate Orndorff tOSU
A couple of facts, assuming no injuries and the opposing coaches go with their best guys even in a tri-meet:
- 197 has the highest number of ranked opponents, six (of the nine duals)
- 174 and 184 have the next highest, five
- 141 has the fewest, two, with 133 and 165 having three
- All four of heavyweight’s opponents are top-6
- 125, 133, 149, 174, 184, and 197 all wrestle three top-10 opponents
- 141, while having only two top-10, they are #1 and #2
#20 Nic Agular RUT
#2 Rayvon Foley MSU
#9 Mike DeAugustino NU
#1 Spencer Lee IA
133
#1 Nick Suriano, or (I’ll say #6) Sammy Alvarez RUT
#3 Steven Micic MICH
#5 Austin DeSanto IA
141
#1 Sebastian Rivera RUT
#2 Jaydin Eierman IA
149
#12 Yahya Thomas NU
#9 Kanen Storr MICH
#7 Max Murin IA
#1 Sammy Sasso tOSU
157
#1 Ryan Deakin NU
#11 Will Lewan MICH
#11 Kaleb Young IA
#23 Elijah Cleary tOSU
165
#19 Jacob Tucker MSU
#2 Alex Marinelli IA
#13 Carson Karchla tOSU
174
#21 Joe Grello RUT
#17 Drew Hughes MSU
#2 Logan Massa MICH
#1 Michael Kemerer IA
#4 Kaleb Romero tOSU
184
#22 Layne Malczewski MSU
#1 Myles Amine MICH
#14 Chris Weiler WIS
#9 Abe Assad IA
#10 Rocky Jordan tOSU
197
#14 Billy Janzer RUT
#7 Cameron Caffey MSU
#6 Lucas Davison NU
#15 Jelani Embree MICH
#4 Jacob Warner IA
#16 Chase Singletary tOSU
285
#2 Mason Parris MICH
#5 Trent Hillger WIS
#4 Anthony Cassioppi IA
#6 Tate Orndorff tOSU