Defending champ Penn State, Ohio State top our preseason team power rankings @NCAAWrestling #CollegeWrestling https://t.co/XMpLhDIhWE
— armdrag.com (@wnywrestling) October 30, 2018
The key word in preseason rankings is "preseason." The usual cast of characters start the 2018-19 Division I wrestling campaign at the top of the list, but, being only November, a number of weight changes will occur and first-year starters will begin to make some noise at a few of the early-season tournaments.
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1 - PENN STATE
2 - OHIO STATE
3 - IOWA
4 - OKLAHOMA STATE
T5 - MICHIGAN
T5 - ARIZONA STATE
7 - CORNELL
8 - NORTH CAROLINA STATE
9 - NEBRASKA
10 - MISSOURI
THE NEXT FIVE - Lehigh, Minnesota, Virginia Tech, Rutgers, Northern Iowa