Just my 2 cents, and 11 1/2 months from validation.
Always assuming good health for everybody.
Penn State will again be the favorite. Ohio State will give Penn State the stiffest challenge, Oklahoma State will challenge Ohio State for second and Virginia Tech and Iowa will battle it out for 4th and 5th. I think just like this year, Iowa will wrestle a good tournament but they miss the trophy presentation again.
Gilman is the favorite or Co favorite depending on Tomasello weight choice.
Clark as a 2 time finalist is the early favorite, but there will be some good 33 pounders and to win a championship you generally have to score some offensive points.
41 I do not know enough about what they have here, but I doubt it is Montel.
Sorenson will win every match not wrestled against Retherford. Kemerer will be really good, but at best low AA.
Marinelli (sp) should really redshirt but he probably won't and while he will be an upgrade he most likely isn't climbing high up the podium if at all.
Meyer and Brooks will be good, but at best mid lower level AA.
Stoll will win lots of matches, but the next time I watch him initiate an offensive move it will the first.
Bottom line is Iowa will most likely be better, but so will everybody ahead of them. Their collective reluctance (noted Gilman exception) to wrestle initiating offense will hinder them as the rounds march towards the more elite matchups.
Realizing we are more than 11 months out and based on immediately available evidence I believe Iowa will finish off the trophy podium, again.
Of course I could be full of baloney.