Nickerson stays healthy enough to make it two straight NCAA championships over his rival in this clash between veteran national title-holders.
133: No. 1 Jayson Ness (Minnesota) over No. 3 Franklin Gomez (Michigan State)
Ness breaks through after last year's semifinal loss, downing Big Ten rival Gomez for first place.
141: No. 4 Reece Humphrey (Ohio State) over No. 2 Jamal Parks (Oklahoma State)
In a deep weight class with few real standouts, go with the senior over the sophomore in the finals.
149: No. 2 Brett Metcalf (Iowa) over No. 4 Kyle Ruschell (Wisconsin)
Inspired by his first loss of the season at Big Tens, Metcalf takes it out on the field, winning his second national title -- though closer than people expect.
157: No. 1 J.P. O'Connor (Harvard) over No. 2 Adam Hall (Boise State)
O'Connor completes an undefeated season with a narrow victory over Hall, whom he needed overtime to beat earlier this season.
165: No. 3 Nick Marable (Missouri) over No. 1 Andrew Howe (Wisconsin)
Marable avenges a tough OT loss at Midlands in late December by dealing Howe his first and only loss of the season.
174: No. 1 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) over No. 2 Jay Borschel (Iowa)
Borschel has had quite a dominant year, but he gets run over by a Mack truck in Omaha.
184: No. 4 Mike Cannon (American) over No. 6 Max Askren (Missouri)
Cannon seems to have hit his stride at 184 pounds and looked pretty dominant in winning EIWAs. Here’s guessing that carries over to Nationals.
197: No. 1 Jake Varner (Iowa State) over No. 3 Hudson Taylor (Maryland)
Taylor upsets Brester to improve on his previous third-place Nationals finishes, but the No. 1 college wrestler at this weight -- if not in the country -- is clear.
285: No. 2 Jared Rosholt (Oklahoma State) over No. 4 Konrad Dudziek (Duke)
Jared does the Rosholt family proud by bringing home another national title -- this one at heavyweight.
Top Five Teams:
1. Iowa
2. Cornell
3. Iowa State
4. Oklahoma State
5. Ohio State
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