2021 NCAA Wrestling Championship Watch Party

Iowa's In The Driver's Seat After Day 2 At NCAAs

The team race isn't over, but Iowa has a margin over 2nd place Penn State and 3rd Place Oklahoma State heading into the final day of NCAAs.

Mar 20, 2021 by David Bray

Iowa's In The Driver's Seat After Day 2 At NCAAs

Iowa went three for five in the semis and still have three alive on the back side of the bracket. They have 109 points after day 2 and Spencer Lee, Jaydin Eierman, and Michael Kemerer will all be favored in their finals matches. They also have Austin DeSanto, Jacob Warner, and Tony Cassioppi in the consolation semifinals and Kaleb Young competing for seventh.

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Penn State was a perfect four for four in the semis and has 94.5 points. Roman Bravo-Young, Nick Lee, and Carter Starocci will be underdogs in their finals matches while Aaron Brooks will be favored. Michael Beard and Greg Kerkvliet will compete for seventh tomorrow.

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Oklahoma State scored 86.5 and has two in the finals. Daton Fix and AJ Ferrari are both the higher seeded wrestlers in their finals bouts. The Cowboys have Boo Lewallen, Travis Wittlake, and Dakota Geer alive in the consolation semis and Wyatt Sheets competing for seventh.

Arizona State pushed Brandon Courtney to the finals and has 67 points. Michael McGee, Jacori Teemer, and Cohlton Schults will compete in the consolation semis, and Anthony Valencia will compete for seventh.

Michigan, Missouri, and NC State have been in the trophy race and still have outside chances to take home a trophy. Michigan and NC State have finalists in Mason Parris and Trent Hidlay respectively, and each also has three other All-Americans in action in the consolations. Missouri has three finalists in the consolation semifinals.

1	Iowa	109.0
2	Penn State	94.5
3	Oklahoma State	86.5
4	Arizona State	67.0
5	Michigan	58.5
6	Missouri	56.5
6	NC State	56.5
8	Minnesota	55.5
9	Ohio State	45.5
10	Pittsburgh	40.5
11	Nebraska	33.5
12	Northwestern	33.0
13	Iowa State	32.5
14	Virginia Tech	32.0
15	North Carolina	31.0
16	Rutgers	30.5
16	Stanford	30.5
18	Rider	22.0
19	Illinois	21.0
20	Utah Valley	20.5
21	Northern Iowa	20.0
22	Wisconsin	18.5
23	Oklahoma	17.0
24	Central Michigan	16.5
25	Purdue	15.5
25	South Dakota State	15.5
25	Wyoming	15.5
28	Northern Illinois	13.5
29	Cal Poly	13.0
29	Michigan State	13.0
31	Lehigh	11.5
31	Virginia	11.5
33	Bucknell	11.0
34	Fresno State	10.5
34	North Dakota State	10.5
34	West Virginia	10.5
37	Navy	7.5
38	Appalachian State	6.5
38	Binghamton	6.5
38	Campbell	6.5
41	Air Force	6.0
41	Army West Point	6.0
41	Csu Bakersfield	6.0
44	Hofstra	5.5
44	Kent State	5.5
46	Indiana	5.0
46	Oregon State	5.0
48	Drexel	3.5
48	Duke	3.5
48	Northern Colorado	3.5
51	Clarion	1.5
51	Cleveland State	1.5
51	Gardner-Webb	1.5
54	Bloomsburg	1.0
54	Buffalo	1.0
54	Chattanooga	1.0
54	Ohio	1.0
58	Edinboro	0.5
58	Little Rock	0.5
60	American	0.0
60	Sacred Heart	0.0
60	SIU Edwardsville	0.0
60	The Citadel	0.0