Big

We got Lou, Gillespie, and Glenn all top 2. What other state has at least three ranked top 2?

goferphan

I am glad to see that no one is dignifying this with a response.

It ain't where you start Big, its where you finish.

Your boy Nickerson has learned this lesson.

I am calling Ruggs and Glenn now though. Rugg's is the whole package. Lets see if he can keep the motor all year.

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JensenS

Due to pure boredom I actually went and looked this up. Michigan leads all states with four, Pennsylvania, and Ohio have three. I guess if you're assuming Rugg moves up into the top 2 then you can give New York three as well.

So I guess, technically...Michigan owns DI wrestling

goferphan

I still think the college that recruits all of these fine young talents from across the country OWN wrestling and until the mantle is taken away, I will give that nod to Minnesota.

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goferphan

Rugg's is DEFINITLY moving up to #1 this week. Who can you possibly put ahead of him at this point?

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Big

Well, if we had Nickerson..........

By the way, it looks like Gillespie and Glenn are ranked 1st. If Lou gets ranked 1st, that is 3 1st place rankings for NY. Can Michigan top that?

goferphan

Gillespie and Ruggs will both lose matches this year to move them off of #1 but if Ruggs does get to #1, then you will have some bragging rights then at that point, for a day.

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JensenS

I'll be interested to see if he leap frogs Reiter. I'm well aware that Rugg dominated him at the All Star meet, and not saying its right or wrong, but that match doesn't count.

Konrad put it to Mocco two years ago, and he didn't move ahead of him until he beat him at National Duals.

Avallone

Alright guy's everybody knows that OKLAHOMA STATE owns D1 Wrestling.

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grapplefan

To everyone's chagrin, it matters less where you come from, than where you go. I have to agree that Minny is the team to beat this year. If New York is so great, why do so many good ones leave to wrestle somewhere else? If Hofstra and Cornell have so much talent that they don't need to recruit anymore, tell your state champs to come on out to the Midwest and we'll find a place for them.

States with large populations AND a wrestling culture (NY, PA, OH) tend to produce more top-ranked wrestlers. I don't if its true, but I've been told that per capita, N. Dakota produces the most college wrestlers.

As far as I'm concerned, if you go to Minny, you're a gopher. If you go to Okla State, you're a cowboy, etc., no matter if you come from Iran, Mongolia, or Scarsdale.