Watch out, Big 12.

Missouri is returning to the conference with one loaded lineup.  

While other teams are still waiting to find out if some of their senior starters who were granted another year of eligibility will return, the Tigers have no such worries.

That's because all 10 of last season's starters were underclassmen. Despite such youth, they all were ranked among the top 22 in the final season rankings and all but one reached at least the round of 16 at the NCAA Championships, including three who were All-Americans. 

Only Iowa also had all of its 2020-21 starters ranked among the top 22 in their weight classes.

Missouri, which announced in April it was rejoining the Big 12 after nine seasons in the Mid-American Conference, won the MAC championship every year it was a member of the conference. 

The Tigers finished 10-0 this season, including wins over future Big 12 foes South Dakota State, North Dakota State, Wyoming, Iowa State and Northern Iowa. Missouri was seventh at the NCAA Championships and fifth in the final National Wrestling Coaches Association poll, ahead of every Big 12 team.

2021-22 projected Missouri lineup:

125: Noah Surtin 

133: Matt Schmitt

141: Allan Hart

149: Brock Mauller

157: Jarrett Jacques

165: Keegan O'Toole

174: Peyton Mocco 

184: Jeremiah Kent

197: Rocky Elam

285: Zach Elam 

125: Noah Surtin, FR

Surtin beat out 2019-20 starter Cameron Valdiviez for the starting role after redshirting the previous season and finished 9-6 with five wins coming via pin (three), technical fall (one) or major decision (one).

Surtin, 22nd in the final season rankings, went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships and was second in the MAC. His biggest wins this season came against #16 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) and #23 Jake Ferri (Kent State).

133: Matt Schmitt, JR

Schmitt reached the round of 12 in his third trip to the NCAA Championships, going 2-2. Schmitt also reached the round of 16 in 2018 while wrestling for West Virginia and is 5-6 overall in career NCAA tourney matches. 

Schmitt, 14th in the final rankings, took care of #21 Jacob Allen (Navy) and 19th-ranked Mario Guillen (Ohio) to begin the tournament. 

His biggest wins this season came against 17th-ranked Devan Turner (Oregon State) and #20 Zach Redding (Iowa State).

Schmitt finished the season 12-3, including three major decisions and two technical falls. Schmitt was also the MAC champion after placing fourth in the Big 12 in 2018 and 2019. 

He owns a 54-27 career mark.

Schmitt's addition to the team, allowed coach Brian Smith move previous 133-pound starter Allan Hart up to 141, creating more depth. 

141: Allan Hart, JR

The two-time NCAA qualifier reached the round of 12 this season and finished 15-3 with three major decisions, two pins and two technical falls. 

Hart, who moved up from 133 pounds to replace All-American and two-time NCAA qualifier Grant Leeth, also earned the program's coaches award this season. He reached the round of the 12 at the NCAA Championships and finished third in the MAC as well.

Hart, ninth in the final rankings, beat seven wrestlers ranked among the nation's top 23, including #10 Clay Carson (South Dakota State), a 2021 All-American. 

Hart also knocked off #6 Dresden Simon (Central Michigan), #12 Grant Willits (Oregon State), #16 Ian Parker (Iowa State), #17 Cody Trybus (Navy), #22 McKenzie Bell (Rider) and #23 Saul Ervin (SIUE). 

His career record is 48-18. 

149: Brock Mauller, JR

Mauller became the ninth three-time All-American in program history, finishing fifth in the NCAA Championships. He was sixth as a freshman before being named a first-team NWCA All-American last season.

#5 in the final rankings, Mauller knocked off MAC rival Marcus Robinson (Cleveland State), #18 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) and #9 Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) to begin the NCAA tourney. Mauller also bested Robinson in the MAC final to clinch his third conference title. 

Mauller's biggest win this season was a 7-5 decision over fourth-ranked Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State), a two-time All-American who finished fourth this season. He also knocked off 21st-ranked Triston Lara of Northern Iowa, 5-3.

Mauller was 21-2 this season, including a pin, a technical fall and three major decisions. He boasts an 82-8 career record, including 8-5 in the NCAA Championships.

Next season, Mauller can join Ben Askren (2004-07), J'den Cox (2014-17) and Daniel Lewis (2016-19) as the only four-time All-Americans in program history. Only those three along with Drake Houdashelt (2013-15) and Jaydin Eierman (2017-19) have finished in the top six at the NCAA Championships at least three times.

157: Jarrett Jacques, JR

The three-time NCAA qualifier reached the round of 12 this season and finished 13-4 with two major decisions, a pin and a technical fall. Jacques, #11 in the final rankings, was also second in the MAC. 

He knocked off seven wrestlers ranked in the top 20, including #12 Jared Franek (North Dakota State), #13 Hunter Willits (Oregon State), #14 Requir van der Merwe (then of Stanford), #15 Justin Ruffin (SIUE), #18 Jacob Wright (Wyoming), #19 Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) and #20 Justin Thomas (Oklahoma). 

Jacques owns a 67-19 career record. 

165: Keegan O’Toole, FR

O’Toole’s NCAA Championships showing (third) was the best by a Missouri freshman since J’den Cox captured his first national title in 2014. 

Fifth in the final rankings, O’Toole went 19-1 this season with 13 wins coming via pin (six), technical fall (five) or major decision (two). He was 10-1 against NCAA qualifiers and 4-1 against All-Americans.

O’Toole reached the quarterfinals with a 5-2 decision over #12 Cam Amine (Michigan). O'Toole dispatched #10 Luke Weber (North Dakota State) and eighth-ranked Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) with a 16-1 technical fall. It was Valencia's first loss by pin or technical fall since Jan. 28, 2017.

O'Toole beat #9 Zach Hartman (Bucknell) and then edged #6 Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State), 4-3, for third place. O'Toole also knocked off #16 Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) to win the MAC title and was named the conference's Freshman of the Year. 

Following the collegiate season, O'Toole earned a spot in the World Junior Championships by winning the 74 kilogram freestyle title at the UWW Junior Nationals, knocking off NCAA qualifier Cade Devos (South Dakota State) in the final.

174: Peyton Mocco, SO

O'Toole's sensational showing as a true freshman allowed Mocco to move up to 174 and replace three-time NCAA qualifier Connor Flynn. 

A two-time NCAA qualifier, Mocco made the round of 16 and finished with a 13-3 record, including three major decisions and two pins. He also second in the MAC and #16 in the final rankings.

Mocco's most significant wins were against #22 Jake Allar (Minnesota), #24 Jacob Oliver (Edinboro) and #25 Mason Kauffman (Northern Illinois). 

His career mark is 40-15. 

184: Jeremiah Kent, SO

After a solid freshman season during which he went 19-7, Kent replaced two-time NCAA qualifier Dylan Wisman in the starting lineup. 

He finished 11-3 with four pins, a technical and major decision. Kent, 13th in the final rankings, reached the NCAA Championships round of 16 and was second in the MAC. 

His most significant wins came against #14 Tate Samuelson (Wyoming), #15 Rocky Jordan (Ohio State) and #25 Ryan Reyes (Oregon State).

Kent, who was named Missouri's Most Improved Wrestler, owns a 30-10 career record. 

197: Rocky Elam, FR

The true freshman's stamina and grit were on full display at the NCAA Championships where he battled back from a first-round loss to place fifth. In all, he wrestled eight matches in two days

Fifth in the final rankings, Elam began the tournament with a 4-1 loss to #6 Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) before winning his next five matches, including four against wrestlers ranked in the top 11.

Elam knocked off #24 Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel), 16-6, #10 Noah Adams (West Virginia), 4-3, #11 Eric Schultz (Nebraska), 12-3, #7 Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State), 9-1, and #8 Michael Beard (Penn State), 5-0. 

Elam then gave four-time All-American, 2021 Olympian and eventual third-place finisher Myles Amine (Michigan) a battle before falling, 8-6, in overtime. 

Finally, Elam put an exclamation point on his tournament run by avenging the loss to Woodley, 9-3, in the fifth-place match. 

Elam took care of #23 Ben Smith (Cleveland State) to capture a MAC championship. He also beat #9 Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming) during the season. 

Finishing with a 17-2 record, Elam won nine matches by either major decision (six), pin (two) or technical fall (one). He went 8-2 against NCAA qualifiers.

Elam overcame NCAA qualifier and two-year starter Wyatt Koelling, who owns a 66-31 career record, for the starting role.

Following the season, Elam joined O'Toole on the Junior World squad by winning the 92-kilogram freestyle at UWW Junior Nationals, beating Iowa's Zach Glazier in the final. 

285: Zach Elam, SO

After taking an Olympic redshirt during the 2019-20 season, Elam regained his place in the starting lineup.

He went 12-6 and advanced to the NCAA Championships round of 16 after reaching the round of 12 in 2019. Elam had four pins and a major decision among his victories and finished third in the MAC. 

Elam was 13th in the final rankings. His most noteworthy win came against #10 Brian Andrews (Wyoming). Elam also knocked off #16 Lance Christian (Nebraska) and #22 Brandon Metz (North Dakota State). 

Elam's career record is now 27-17.