It may be the NCAA offseason, but October will be rolling around soon enough.

We've already taken a look at the top 20 teams ranked by order of returning NCAA points. Now we are going through each weight class and highlight every All-American returning for the 2017-18 season.

Top 20 Returning NCAA Team Points | 125 Returning AAs | 133 Returning AAs | 141 Returning AAs | 149 Returning AAs | 157 Returning AAs | 165 Returning AAs

We will have a better idea of who will be taking redshirts and what weight classes they will be in as we get closer to the start of the season. Until then, here are our best guesses, though feel free to holler at us with any updates on those topics.

174 Pounds

Returns 1 National Championship and 9 All-American Honors

Last season, the 174-pound weight class received a massive infusion of young talent. Those underclassmen are now credentialed veterans, having emerged from the crucible that is the NCAA tournament with All-American laurels. Penn State once again returns the defending champ, but like 165 before it, 174 is far from settled.

Mark Hall, Penn State 1, ?, ?, ?

The bluest of blue-chip recruits, Mark Hall spent half the season with his redshirt intact before head coach Cael Sanderson, after much deliberation, ripped it off following Hall's Southern Scuffle title. The move clearly paid off, as Hall hewed to a steep true freshman learning curve, riding it all the way to a national title. The cadet and junior freestyle world champ will start the season as the favorite to defend his championship, but the Minnesota (or is it Michigan?) native will have plenty of worthy challengers. 

Bo Jordan, Ohio State 3, 3, 2, ?  

The monstrous BoJo somehow made 165 during his first two years of competition, notching two third-place NCAA finishes in shrunken form. Last season, Jordan bumped up, easily filling out a 174-pound frame and made NCAA finals. Jordan's finals loss to Hall was very close, and he will be one of the prime contenders to usurp Hall from his championship throne. Jordan and the strength and skills to beat anyone in the weight class, and the Buckeyes faithful with team title aspirations will be counting on him to match his previous NCAA output in Cleveland.

Zahid Valencia, Arizona State 3, ?, ?, ? 

The younger but larger Valencia brother showed up in St. Louis as one of the 10 undefeated No. 1 seeds in the tournament (that's one for each weight class for the non-mathematically inclined). Unfortunately for Valencia and Sun Devils fans, he was one of the five No. 1 seeds not to win an NCAA championship, dropped a controversial semifinal bout to Mark Hall and settling for third. Though nothing is official, it's rumored that Zahid and his brother, Anthony -- Arizona State's starting 165-pounder in 2017 -- may both be bumping up a weight. They'll be contenders wherever they end up. 

Daniel Lewis, Missouri 4, 6, ?, ? 

Daniel Lewis is one of the more intriguing wrestlers in the weight class. With the graduation of J'den Cox, word around Columbia, Missouri, is that both Lewis and 184-pounder Willie Miklus will be bumping up. With two All-American honors to his name, and potentially at a more comfortable weight, Lewis could very well break into the upper echelon of 174 next season.

Myles Amine, Michigan 4, ?, ?, ? 

One of the many famous wrestling Amines from Michigan, Myles is on pace to be the most successful yet. Amine had a big-time NCAA debut in his first varsity season, beating three All-Americans on his way to a fourth-place finish. Both of Amine's losses in St. Louis came at the hands of Zahid Valencia, incidentally. Wolverines fans are rightfully excited about the proposition of three more years of Myles in their lineup.

Ethan Ramos, North Carolina 6, DNP, DNP, ?

A Tar Heel by way of New Jersey, Ethan Ramos had his best NCAA performance his freshman season, placing sixth at 165 pounds. He's been unable to match that success in subsequent years up at 174 pounds, going 0-2 and 1-2 in the last two NCAA tournaments, despite earning top eight seeds in both instances. Ramos is still dangerous and will be a contender for a podium spot in his final season of eligibility.

Watch below the video of Mark Hall taking out Zahid Valencia in the 2017 NCAA semifinals.


Did we miss anybody? Let us know! And stay tuned for 184 coming up next!

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