2. Oklahoma State Cowboys- Lead by wrestler Jordan Oliver, who recently won back to back national championships at 131 and 149, the cowboys are as strong as ever. Posting a 20-1 dual meet record with their only loss coming to the number three team in the nation. The cowboys had a great season and will continue to succeed under the leadership of John Smith, 2013 Big 12 coach of the year.
3. Minnesota Golden Gophers- The golden gophers have finally worked out of the shadows of the Iowa Hawkeyes by beating them in dramatic fashion. In the national dual semifinals. They went on to dfeat the Oklahoma State Cowboys to claim the dual meet championship. They are ranked third overall because they failed to capture the more important individual title, placing third.
4. Iowa Hawkeyes- The Iowa Hawkeyes had a very special year, due to the fact that they are coming off a poor finish last season. The Hawkeyes made it all the way to the national semifinals for dual meets before being knocked off by the powerful Minnesota team. At the individual finals, Coach Tom Brands, lead four wrestlers to All-American statuses.
5. Missouri Tigers- Coach Brian Smith, has brought the tigers back from what seemed like to be the end of their program. The Tigers posted a 16 win and 3 loss dual meet record over the season with their only losses coming to top ranked powerhouses whom also are in the top five. After a tough finish as the seventh overall team in the individual finals, the Missouri tigers have earned their spot as the fifth best wrestling team.
6. Ohio State Buckeyes- The buckeyes were led by Coach Tom Ryan, an influential and motivational leader for the squad. The Ohio State team finished with an 11 and 4 record with big wins of the Northwestern Wildcats and the Michigan Wolverines. Both powerful squads in the big ten showed no answer for the overwhelming and deep team
that the buckeyes had this year.