In most sports, it is typical that the teams with the most returning starters start off the next season as favorites. In wrestling, the equivalent is returning points from the NCAA tournament. 

Over the course of the summer and fall, we will be doing lineup looks and factoring in other things, but today we are purely looking at guys with eligibility remaining from the 2018 tournament.

Penn State: 117 Points

Even with the graduation of Zain Retherford, the Nittany Lions are unquestionably the runaway favorites as of now.

Iowa: 85 Points

Brandon Sorensen was a four-time All-American and an NCAA finalist, but the Hawkeyes are hoping Pat Lugo can replace at least some of his points and put them in position to challenge PSU.

Ohio State: 77.5 Points

Graduating the only set of three teammates to all be four-time All-Americans at the same time certainly hurts the Buckeyes, but they still bring back a team worthy of trophy contention.

Missouri: 57 Points

The Tigers were hit pretty hard this year for underperforming their seeds, but they bring back several All-Americans and guys who could land on the podium next year.

Michigan: 51 Points

Even though Joe McFarland is retiring, few teams are set up as well for the next couple years as the Wolverines.

Cornell: 49 Points

Cornell's three big freshmen exceeded or lived up to the hype. The Big Red also pulled Jon Jay Chavez back into the fold, and Vito Arujau joins the lineup next year.

Nebraska: 49 Points

Man, was Taylor Venz a revelation this year or what?

NC State

While the Wolfpack lose quite a bit, they seem to be in better shape than the last time they lost an NCAA finalist. 

Oklahoma State: 37.5 Points

The Cowboys had quite a bit of dropoff from their five returning qualifiers. Those five guys scored 47 fewer points in Cleveland than they did in St. Louis.

Arizona State: 37.5 Points

Returning a national champ alone makes the Sun Devils a must-watch team next season.