What 2 Watch 4: Finals Week

All the ranked potential ranked matches from week 7's slate of NCAA D1 wrestling duals.

Dec 15, 2017 by Andrew Spey

Winter semester finals are monopolizing many of our favorite student-athletes this week, but we still have a full plate of ranked potential matches and quality wrestling action to keep you occupied as we roll through the holiday season.

Here's what to watch for during week seven!

FRIDAY, DEC. 15

North Dakota St. at Utah Valley (2 PM ET)

WRE | @UVUWrestling hosts NDSU Friday at noon, travels to Reno TOC Sunday. #GoUVU #BIg12WR https://t.co/TGScvFdT3A
— UVU Athletics (@GoUVU) December 13, 2017

Potential ranked matchups

165: No. 19 Andrew Fogarty, NDSU vs. No. 16 Demetrius Romero, UVU

No. 8 NC State at No. 13 Nebraska (8 PM ET)

Nebraska will unveil its new banners honoring Jordan Burroughs' and James Green's international accomplishments in the Devaney Center on Friday night.

We will honor @alliseeisgold and @WhoIsJamesG this Friday night for their accomplishments this year. You won't want to miss it!

? https://t.co/SqVXc0EI8G #Huskers #GBR #ToughTogether ??? pic.twitter.com/62HfL5O0XM
— Husker Wrestling (@HuskerWrestling) December 12, 2017

Potential ranked matchups

141: No. 2 Kevin Jack, NC State vs. No. 8 Chad Red, Nebraska

149: No. 16 Beau Donahue, NC State vs. No. 10 Colton McCrystal, Nebraska

157: No. 11 Hayden Hidlay, NC State vs. No. 7 Tyler Berger, Nebraska

184: No. 3 Peter Renda, NC State vs. No. 6 Taylor Venz, Nebraska

No. 1 Ohio St. vs. Princeton at Newark, DE (8 PM ET)

By the way, Ohio State has all 10 starters ranked in the top 10 at the moment, in case you needed another reason to pay attention to the Buckeyes this year.

The December gauntlet heads to Delaware Friday, where the Tigers will take on top-ranked Ohio State. Two potential Top-20 matches highlight the night! https://t.co/9XQ7UGxQ9J
— Princeton Wrestling (@tigerwrestling) December 14, 2017

Potential ranked matchups

149: No. 5 Ke-Shawn Hayes, OSU vs. No. 7 Matt Kolodzik, Princeton

SATURDAY, DEC. 16

Clarion at Pittsburgh, 3 PM ET

This Saturday's dual only has one potential ranked matchup. However, some brave Pitt wrestlers were thoughtful enough to provide some extra free entertainment with a stirring karaoke rendition of "Let It Snow" for your viewing pleasure. It's a great little video, even if I still have no idea how they were able to make it snow inside the gymnasium.

The weather outside is frightful,
But these shirts are so delightful!❄️

Get yours at the home opener?Clarion, Sat., Dec. 16!

?️: https://t.co/nWEllEoSse #pinzburgh pic.twitter.com/6YGEYqDP0c
— Pitt Wrestling (@Pitt_WRES) December 13, 2017

Potential ranked matchups:

141: No. 13 Brock Zacherl, Clarion vs. No. 11 Nick Zanetta, Pitt

SUNDAY, DEC. 17

Reno Tournament of Champions, Reno, NV, Noon ET PT (9 AM ET)

LIVE ON FLO

This weekend's main event is going down in the Biggest Little City in the World. Dozens of schools will be sending squads, including the following Division I programs:

Cal Poly, Campbell, CSU Bakersfield, Fresno State, No. 5 Missouri, No. 8 North Carolina State, North Dakota State, Oklahoma State (redshirts), Oregon State, Stanford, The Citadel, Utah Valley, No. 20 Wyoming

Based on those entries, we could see the following ranked wrestlers in the Reno brackets:

125: No. 8 Sean Fausz, NC State
125: No. 17 Connor Schram, Stanford
133: No. 11 John Erneste, Missouri
133: No. 20 Montorie Bridges, Wyoming
141: No. 5 Jaydin Eierman, Missouri
141: No. 2 Kevin Jack, NC State
141: No. 4 Bryce Meredith, Wyoming
149: No. 12 Grant Leeth, Missouri
149: No. 16 Beau Donahue, NC State
157: No. 2 Joey Lavallee, Missouri
157: No. 11 Hayden Hidlay, NC State
157: No. 15 Clay Ream, ND State
157: No. 16 Paul Fox, Stanford
157: No. 17 Archie Colgan, Wyoming
165: No. 18 Andrew Fogarty, ND State
165: No. 15 Branson Ashworth, Wyoming
174: No. 6 Daniel Lewis, Missouri
174: No. 13 Keaton Subjeck, Stanford
184: No. 3 Pete Renda, NC State
197: No. 2 Willie Miklus, Missouri
197: No. 7 Michael Macchiavello, NC State
197: No. 14 Corey Griego, Oregon State
197: No. 16 Nathan Traxler, Stanford
285: No. 13 Nathan Butler, Stanford

Chattanooga vs. No. 1 Ohio St. at Alpharetta, GA (2 PM ET)

Did we mention Ohio State has 10 top 10 wrestlers on its roster? Because it's pretty dang impressive.

.@UTCWrestling Match Notes vs. Ohio State & Ohio - https://t.co/Ltira9w3nX #GoMocs pic.twitter.com/3VJYiGW47w
— Chattanooga Mocs (@GoMocs) December 13, 2017

Potential ranked matchups:

184: No. 12 Bryce Carr, Chattanooga vs. No. 2 Myles Martin, tOSU

197: No. 14 Scottie Boykin, Chattanooga vs. No. 1 Kollin Moore, tOSU

Pittsburgh at Bucknell (2 PM ET)

PREVIEW: The Bison are set to host Pitt in Sojka Pavilion this Sunday. https://t.co/0bHcIxQ6ci #DoMore #rayBucknell
— Bucknell Wrestling (@Bucknell_WRST) December 12, 2017

Potential ranked matchups:

141: No. 11 Nick Zanetta vs. No. 16 Tyler Smith, Bucknell