Podium Race 1/15/25

[Wrestleknownothing]

• Iowa just keeps grinding higher. Credit Kyle Parco's move from $4 to #3 this week and Joey Cruz's return to the rankings. Next stop Penn State (not shown but expected points = 139.6)
• Oklahoma State took a breather this week. While Reece Witcraft, Carter Young, and Caleb Fish saw incremental rankings gains, Troy Spratley dropped from #2 to #4, more than offsetting the gains at 133, 149, and 157.
• The race for the final podium position remains tight. Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, and Northern Iowa are within 14.8 points of each other. Even Cornell and Illinois have a punchers chance.

[Mr. PeanutButter]

How many AAs is this predicting for the top 3 after psu? 

[666]

13 minutes ago, Mr. PeanutButter said:

How many AAs is this predicting for the top 3 after psu? 

Looking at Intermat's rankings Iowa has 7 guys in the top 8, and OSU has 7 guys in the top 8.  Minnesota has 4 in the top 8, with another 2 right on the crusty edge of making the top 8. 

[Wrestleknownothing]

17 minutes ago, Mr. PeanutButter said:

How many AAs is this predicting for the top 3 after psu? 

[Pinnacle]

Iowa as some guys that if they wrestle who is on the schedule are going to start taking some Ls. I think the gap they have on OSU is going to narrow. 

[666]

25 minutes ago, Pinnacle said:

Iowa as some guys that if they wrestle who is on the schedule are going to start taking some Ls. I think the gap they have on OSU is going to narrow. 

The OSU/Iowa dual this year should be a blast and will answer some of our questions. I think OSU has more work to do to catch the Hawkeyes, but I've been wrong before.