88 Insane Upsets At Big Tens & Big 12s
88 Insane Upsets At Big Tens & Big 12s
The Big Ten and Big 12 Championships created more upsets than any other weekend of the season. Check out every one we could find.

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The second conference championship weekend had more than twice as many upsets as any other weekend this season. These upsets will help set the stage for NCAA seeds. If you saw an upset we missed, email david.bray@flosports.tv or dm @_davidbray on Twitter.
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All five top ten upsets at 125 lbs came in the Big Ten Championships. This weight has been Spencer Lee and then everyone else all season, and the seeding committee will have a real mess to untangle.
#14 Michael DeAugustino, Northwestern D;4-1 #7 Liam Cronin, Nebraska
#13 Devin Schroder, Purdue D;3-1 #7 Liam Cronin, Nebraska
#13 Devin Schroder, Purdue M;10-0 #9 Malik Heinselman, Ohio State
#12 RayVon Foley, Michigan State D;8-2 #9 Malik Heinselman, Ohio State
#11 Patrick Mckee, Minnesota F;5:33 #10 Eric Barnett, Wisconsin
Dylan Shawver, Rutgers D;6-5 #11 Patrick Mckee, Minnesota
#14 Michael DeAugustino, Northwestern D;6-3 #11 Patrick Mckee, Minnesota
#14 Dylan Ragusin, Michigan D;9-8 #11 Patrick Mckee, Minnesota
#18 Robert Howard, Penn State D;3-1 #14 Dylan Ragusin, Michigan
Killian Cardinale, West Virginia D;7-1 #21 Trevor Mastrogiovanni, Oklahoma State
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The top ten remained in tact this weekend, and all the upsets inside the top 15 came at the Big 12 Championship. These upsets will impact who gets into the tournament more than high level seeds.
#13 Mosha Schwartz, Northern Colorado D;14-7 #11 Jared Van Vleet, Air Force
#12 Zach Price, South Dakota State D;8-5 #11 Jared Van Vleet, Air Force
Anthony Madrigal, Oklahoma D;4-3 #12 Zach Price, South Dakota State
#20 Zach Redding, Iowa State D;8-4 #12 Zach Price, South Dakota State
#20 Zach Redding, Iowa State M;20-7 #13 Mosha Schwartz, Northern Colorado
Kellyn March, North Dakota State D;13-6 #15 Ty Smith, Utah Valley
Kyle Luigs, Indiana D;6-0 #19 Jack Medley, Michigan
Tucker Sjomeling, Nebraska D;11-6 #19 Jack Medley, Michigan
#25 Boo Dryden, Minnesota D;8-6 #19 Jack Medley, Michigan
Anthony Madrigal, Oklahoma D;8-3 #20 Zach Redding, Iowa State
Haiden Drury, Fresno State D;2-0 #22 Job Greenwood, Wyoming
Anthony Madrigal, Oklahoma D;6-0 #22 Job Greenwood, Wyoming
#24 Lucas Byrd, Illinois D;7-1 #23 Chris Cannon, Northwestern
Kyle Burwick, Wisconsin D;4-3 #25 Boo Dryden, Minnesota
Jordan Hamdan, Michigan State D;9-2 #25 Boo Dryden, Minnesota
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Nick Lee beat Sebastian Rivera, and Dom Demas beat Ian Parker in two of the best matchups of the weekend. The rest of the upsets at 141 came from unranked guys over top 25 opponents.
#3 Nick Lee, Penn State D;8-6 #1 Sebastian Rivera, Rutgers
#6 Dom Demas, Oklahoma D;4-3 #5 Ian Parker, Iowa State
Parker Filius, Purdue D;11-7 #12 Dylan Duncan, Illinois
Christopher Sandoval, Northern Colorado M;12-4 #20 Lenny Petersen, Air Force
Jeff Boyd, West Virginia D;5-4 #20 Lenny Petersen, Air Force
Cayden Rooks, Indiana D;5-4 #22 Marcos Polanco, Minnesota
Cayden Rooks, Indiana D;5-2 #22 Marcos Polanco, Minnesota
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Ridge Lovett and Mike Van Brill stole the show this weekend. Lovett finished second at Big Tens with upsets over Blockhus, Rooks, and Murin, and Van Brill finished third with upsets over Storr, Blockhus, Parriott, and Murin. All four guys in the top ten who lost got beat twice.
#21 Ridge Lovett, Nebraska D;11-6 #5 Max Murin, Iowa
#17 Mike Van Brill, Rutgers D;7-2 #5 Max Murin, Iowa
#17 Mike Van Brill, Rutgers D;7-2 #7 Griffin Parriott, Purdue
#11 Michael Blockhus, Minnesota D;4-1 #7 Griffin Parriott, Purdue
#16 Graham Rooks, Indiana D;3-2 #8 Yahya Thomas, Northwestern
#15 Kanen Storr, Michigan D;3-3 #8 Yahya Thomas, Northwestern
Kyle Parco, Fresno State D;4-3 #9 Jarrett Degen, Iowa State
Kyle Parco, Fresno State D;9-4 #9 Jarrett Degen, Iowa State
#21 Ridge Lovett, Nebraska D;2-1 #11 Michael Blockhus, Minnesota
#17 Mike Van Brill, Rutgers D;2-1 #11 Michael Blockhus, Minnesota
#17 Mike Van Brill, Rutgers D;6-1 #15 Kanen Storr, Michigan
#21 Ridge Lovett, Nebraska D;6-1 #16 Graham Rooks, Indiana
#22 Peyton Omania, Michigan State D;9-6 #17 Mike Van Brill, Rutgers
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Chase Saldate had two upsets including one over #7 Kendall Coleman. He was a big part of Michigan State's strong Big Ten showing.
#25 Chase Saldate, Michigan State D;3-1 #7 Kendall Coleman, Purdue
Alex Hornfeck, West Virginia D;6-3 #20 Wyatt Sheets, Oklahoma State
Elijah Cleary, Ohio State D;9-6 #23 Garrett Model, Wisconsin
Elijah Cleary, Ohio State D;6-3 #23 Garrett Model, Wisconsin
#25 Chase Saldate, Michigan State D;8-3 #23 Garrett Model, Wisconsin
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Luke Weber's upset over #5 Travis Wittlake was a massive piece of his Big 12 title. Dan Braunagel took a couple of losses, and Joe Lee took three.
Luke Weber, North Dakota State D;5-3 #5 Travis Wittlake, Oklahoma State
#23 Jake Tucker, Michigan State F;6:35 #7 Dan Braunagel, Illinois
#19 Peyton Robb, Nebraska D;9-5 #7 Dan Braunagel, Illinois
Jonathan Spadafora, Maryland D;7-5 #14 Joe Lee, Penn State
David Ferrante, Northwestern D;10-6 #14 Joe Lee, Penn State
#21 Gerrit Nijenhuis, Purdue F;4:29 #14 Joe Lee, Penn State
Cole Moody, Wyoming D;5-4 #24 Peyton Hall, West Virginia
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Carter Starocci continued his strong season by upsetting Mikey Labriola. Jackson Hemauer had two upsets on the way to his Big 12 finals performance.
#3 Carter Starocci, Penn State D;3-1 #2 Mikey Labriola, Nebraska
Jackson Hemauer, Northern Colorado D;4-3 #9 Hayden Hastings, Wyoming
Jackson Hemauer, Northern Colorado D;5-2 #17 Dustin Plott, Oklahoma State
#22 Jake Allar, Minnesota F;2:44 #20 Jackson Turley, Rutgers
#23 Drew Hughes, Michigan State F;3:52 #21 Jared Krattiger, Wisconsin
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Owen Webster was upset three times this weekend. One of those came against Nelson Brands who had three upsets. Taylor Venz had two upsets and looked to have found his All-American form en route to a Big Ten finals performance.
#17 Nelson Brands, Iowa D;3-2 #6 Owen Webster, Minnesota
#11 Max Lyon, Purdue D;3-1 #6 Owen Webster, Minnesota
#9 John Poznanski, Rutgers F;4:55 #6 Owen Webster, Minnesota
#17 Nelson Brands, Iowa D;2-0 #10 Christopher Weiler, Wisconsin
#15 Taylor Venz, Nebraska D;10-3 #10 Christopher Weiler, Wisconsin
#12 Layne Malczewski, Michigan State D;9-8 #11 Max Lyon, Purdue
#15 Taylor Venz, Nebraska D;13-6 #12 Layne Malczewski, Michigan State
#17 Nelson Brands, Iowa D;7-6 #16 Zac Braunagel, Illinois
#24 Alan Clothier, Northern Colorado D;3-2 #23 Samuel Colbray, Iowa State
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Two top ten upsets propelled AJ Ferrari to a Big 12 championship that gave the Cowboys a share of the Big 12 title. Those headlined six upsets at this weight.
#13 AJ Ferrari, Oklahoma State D;13-8 #6 Stephen Buchanan, Wyoming
Marcus Coleman, Iowa State F;3:25 #9 Tanner Sloan, South Dakota State
#13 AJ Ferrari, Oklahoma State D;7-1 #9 Tanner Sloan, South Dakota State
#11 Cameron Caffey, Michigan State D;6-5 #10 Lucas Davison, Northwestern
Owen Pentz, North Dakota State M;14-2 #24 Jacob Seely, Northern Colorado
Gavin Hoffman, Ohio State D;3-1 #25 Matt Wroblewski, Illinois
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Brandon Metz beat Carter Isley twice to punch his ticket to NCAAs. Both Isley and Luffman were upset three times. Greg Kerkvliet upset the two guys ranked directly ahead of him to qualify for NCAAs.
#21 Brandon Metz, North Dakota State D;4-3 #7 Carter Isley, Northern Iowa
#21 Brandon Metz, North Dakota State D;3-1 #7 Carter Isley, Northern Iowa
#18 Josh Heindselman, Oklahoma D;3-1 #7 Carter Isley, Northern Iowa
#16 Tate Orndorff, Ohio State D;3-1 #10 Luke Luffman, Illinois
#13 Trent Hillger, Wisconsin F;1:08 #10 Luke Luffman, Illinois
#12 Christian Lance, Nebraska D;3-1 #10 Luke Luffman, Illinois
#14 Greg Kerkvliet, Penn State M;10-2 #12 Christian Lance, Nebraska
#14 Greg Kerkvliet, Penn State D;7-3 #13 Trent Hillger, Wisconsin
Michael Wolfgram, West Virginia D;10-8 #17 Dalton Robertson, Northern Colorado
#20 Wyatt Hendrickson, Air Force D;11-5 #18 Josh Heindselman, Oklahoma
#20 Wyatt Hendrickson, Air Force M;13-3 #19 Austin Harris, Oklahoma State