What 2 Watch 4: Rejoice! Another Loaded Weekend Of Dual Meets!

What 2 Watch 4: Rejoice! Another Loaded Weekend Of Dual Meets!

We highlight the most important NCAA D1 wrestling dual meets to watch this weekend and include every potential ranked matchup.

Jan 25, 2018 by Andrew Spey
What 2 Watch 4: Rejoice! Another Loaded Weekend Of Dual Meets!

Only four more weeks of regular season Division I college wrestling duals until the postseason. I believe that makes this the pre-antepenultimate weekend! Amazing! What a time to be alive!

Here are all the matches you need to watch.

FRIDAY, JAN. 26

Edinboro at Clarion (7 PM ET)

Kick off the weekend with a classic EWL dual.

Potential ranked matchups:

125: #14 Sean Russell, Edinboro vs. #18 Jake Gromacki, Clarion


#1 Ohio State at Michigan State (7 PM ET)

The top-ranked Buckeyes head to that other school up north.

Watch LIVE ON FLO.


Pittsburgh at #19 North Carolina (7 PM ET)

The Panthers will try to upset the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill, NC.

Potential ranked matchups:

141: #17 Nick Zanetta, Pitt vs. #19 AC Headlee, UNC


#20 Minnesota at #2 Penn State (7 PM ET)

Wrestling blue bloods battle in a sold-out Rec Hall. A top 10 matchup at 141 will settle some questions in college's toughest weight class.

Potential ranked matchups:

141: #10 Tommy Thorn, Minnesota vs. #8 Nick Lee, Penn State

149: #20 Steve Bleise, Minnesota vs. #1 Zain Retherford, Penn State

165: #8 Nick Wanzek, Minnesota vs. #1 Vincenzo Joseph, Penn State


North Dakota State at Purdue (7 PM ET)

Don't sleep on these squads on the rise. Seven top 20 wrestlers could take the mat in the best dual you aren't hearing about. Especially all you Boilermaker frat lords who have a championship belt on the line.

Potential ranked matchups:

165: #17 Andrew Fogarty, NDSU vs. #19 Jacob Morrissey, Purdue

Watch LIVE ON FLO.


Lehigh at Virginia Tech (7 PM ET)

Unfortunately nagging injuries may deprive us of watching Lehigh's Scott Parker and Ryan Preisch. Luckily the Mountain Hawks have the depth to provide this dual with plenty of fireworks regardless.

Potential ranked matchups:

133: #9 Scott Parker, LU vs. #18 Dennis Gustafson, VT

184: #4 Ryan Preisch, LU vs. #8 Zack Zavatsky, VT

285: #12 Jordan Wood, LU vs. #20 Andrew Dunn, VT


Virginia at NC State (7:30 PM ET)

Potential ranked matchups:

125: #13 Louie Hayes, UVA vs. #5 Sean Fausz, NCSU


Indiana at Wisconsin (8 PM ET)

Potential ranked matchups:

Two gritty Big Ten rivals lay it on the line in Madison, WI, highlighted by a 184-pound clash between #19 Devin Skatzka of Indiana and bubble contender Ryan Christensen of Wisconsin.

Watch LIVE ON FLO.

 

SATURDAY, JAN. 27

All-Academy Championships

The military schools send their wrestling teams to the campus of the Citadel in South Carolina for their annual rumble. 

Participating DI teams: Air Force, Army West Point, Navy, The Citadel, VMI


Duke at Virginia Tech (1 PM ET)

The ACC regular season rolls along in Blacksburg, VA. 

Potential ranked matchups:

285: #4 Jacob Kasper, Duke vs. #20 Andrew Dunn, VT


Michigan at Iowa (6 PM ET)

A big one is going down in Iowa City, Iowa. And by big we mean, like, really big. Like seven top 20 matchups big. It's gonna be huge.

Potential ranked matchups:

125: #10 Drew Mattin, Michigan vs. #3 Spencer Lee, Iowa

149: #19 Malik Amine, Michigan vs. #2 Brandon Sorensen, Iowa

157: #7 Alec Pantaleo, Michigan vs. #2 Michael Kemerer, Iowa

165: #9 Logan Massa, Michigan vs. #6 Alex Marinelli, Iowa

184: #5 Domenic Abounader, Michigan vs. #20 Mitch Bowman, Iowa

197: #17 Kevin Beazley, Michigan vs. #5 Cash Wilcke, Iowa

285: #2 Adam Coon, Michigan vs. #3 Sam Stoll, Iowa


George Mason at Edinboro (7 PM ET)

The Patriots of Fairfax County head north to take on the Fighting Scots of Edinboro. 

Watch LIVE ON FLO.


Lock Haven at Rider (7 PM ET)

It's All-American night in Lawrenceville, NJ. The 165 weight class provides the most explosive matchup with two top 10 opponents. 

Potential ranked matchups:

165: #10 Chance Marsteller, LHU vs. #4 Chad Walsh, Rider


Missouri at Oklahoma State (8 PM ET)

The dual meet of the century, OF THE WEEK. 

Whiteboard Wars! Mizzou at OK State!

Potential ranked matchups:

133: #11 John Erneste, Missouri vs. #3 Kaid Brock, Oklahoma State

141: #5 Jaydin Eierman, Missouri vs. #4 Dean Heil, Oklahoma State

149: #3 Grant Leeth, Missouri vs. #15 Boo Lewallen, Oklahoma State

174: #5 Daniel Lewis, Missouri vs. #12 Jacobe Smith, Oklahoma State

197: #8 Willie Miklus, Missouri vs. #3 Preston Weigel, Oklahoma State

Watch LIVE ON FLO.


Fresno State at Wyoming (8 PM ET)

Watch LIVE ON FLO.

 

SUNDAY, JAN. 28

Lock Haven at Columbia (1 PM ET)

Two of the best heavyweights in the East could meet in Manhattan.

Potential ranked matchups:

285: #13 Thomas Haines, LHU vs. #14 Garrett Ryan, Columbia


Ohio State vs Purdue (1 PM ET)

The Buckeyes and Boilermakers will be in St. Paris, Ohio, in the home gym of legendary high school powerhouse St. Paris-Graham. Top-ranked Kyle Snyder will be in Siberia competing in the freaking Yarygin tournament, but there will still be an insane amount of talent in the gym.

Potential ranked matchups:

125: #4 Nathan Tomasello, tOSU vs. #15 Luke Welch, Purdue

141: #11 Joey McKenna, tOSU vs. #18 Nate Limmex, Purdue

165: #13 Te'Shan Campbell, tOSU vs. #19 Jacob Morrissey, Purdue

174: #3 Bo Jordan, tOSU vs. #10 Dylan Lydy, Purdue


Maryland at Illinois (2 PM ET)

The Illini are still pumped from their road win against Purdue and will try to keep the momentum going at home against the Terps. 

Watch LIVE ON FLO.


Northwestern at Minnesota (2 PM ET)

A pair of Northwestern redshirt freshmen will try to keep their ascent into the top tier of their weight classes going. C-Bass Rivera has the tougher test, as he's slated to wrestle NCAA finalist Ethan Lizak.

Potential ranked matchups:

125: #11 Sebastian Rivera, Northwestern vs. #8 Ethan Lizak, Minnesota

149: #9 Ryan Deakin, Northwestern vs. #20 Steve Bleise, Minnesota

Watch LIVE ON FLO.


Penn State at Rutgers (2 PM ET)

The Nittany Lions head to Jersey as Nick Suriano gets his first match against his old team. 

Potential ranked matchups:

149: #1 Zain Retherford, PSU vs. #13 Eleazar DeLuca, RU

157: #1 Jason Nolf, PSU vs. #15 John Van Brill, RU

165: #1 Vincenzo Joseph, PSU vs. #11 Richie Lewis, RU

184: #1 Bo Nickal, PSU vs. #13 Nick Gravina, RU


Indiana at Nebraska (3 PM ET)

The Hoosiers travel to Lincoln, NE, to take on a salty Huskers squad. Nebraska could roll out six wrestlers ranked in the top 20. 

Watch LIVE ON FLO.


South Dakota State at Oklahoma (3 PM ET)

The Jackrabbits head south for a Big 12 dual. The matchups at 125 and 174 are the featured bouts. 

Potential ranked matchups:

125: #20 Connor Brown, SDSU vs. #17 Christian Moody, Oklahoma

174: #9 David Kocer, SDSU vs. #14 Yoanse Mejias, Oklahoma


Iowa State at Oklahoma State (3 PM ET)

A Kanen Storr-less Cyclone team will be heavy underdogs against longtime Big 12 foe Oklahoma State.

Potential ranked matchups:

133: #20 Ian Parker, Iowa State vs. #3 Kaid Brock, Oklahoma State

Watch LIVE ON FLO.


Northern Colorado at Oregon State (6 PM ET)

Close out another ridiculously loaded weekend of NCAA duals with this contest of Western teams. 

Potential ranked matchups:

197: #19 Jacob Seely, UNCO vs. #18 Corey Griego, ORST