This is the breakdown of each weight classes top wrestler.

125: Cornell junior Troy Nickerson heads up the 125 rankings to start off the year after a third place finish last year. Nickerson was a finalist as a true freshman, and was favored to return last year before being upset by Nebraska's Paul Donahoe who would go on to win the National Championship.

133: Minnesota senior Mack Reiter heads up the 133 rankings to start off the year. Reiter is a two time All American, however he missed most of last year's dual season due to a torn ACL, and was eliminated in the Round of 12 at NCAA's.

141: Northwestern senior Ryan Lang heads up the 141 rankings to start the year off. Lang is a two time All American, and was a finalist at this weight last year where he was beaten badly by Cal-Poly's Derek Moore.

149: Minnesota junior Dustin Schlatter heads up arguably the toughest weight in the country to start the year off. Schlatter who was an NCAA champion as a true freshman, was like Nickerson expected to return to the finals, but was upset by Edinboro's Gregor Gillespie. Schlatter would go on to finish third.

157: Minnesota senior CP Schlatter heads up the 157 rankings to start off the year. Schlatter broke through last year finishing sixth at Nationals, for the first All American finish of his career.

165: Iowa senior, and returning National Champion Mark Perry heads up the 165 rankings going into the season. Perry who upset Oklahoma State's Johny Hendricks last year in the finals was the leading vote getter in the poll

174: Pittsburgh senior Keith Gavin heads up the 174 rankings as the season starts. Gavin is a returning finalist, and gave Missouri's Ben Askren one of his toughest matches of the year before falling.

184: Iowa State sophomore Jake Varner sits atop the 184 rankings as the season begins. Varner had lost twice to Minnesota's Roger Kish last year before upsetting him to make the finals against Jake Herbert. Herbert wound up winning the match, and has gone on to take an Olympic redshirt this season

197: American senior Josh Glenn the returning National Champion at this weight sits atop the rankings coming into the season. Glenn is a two time All American finishing 4th at 184 two years ago, before winning his title last year.

285: Northwestern senior Dustin Fox heads up the heavyweights heading into the season. Fox became an All American for the first time last season when he finished 3rd. Not shown by these rankings is the recent revelation that Big 10 rivals J.D. Bergman, and Phil Davis are likely moving up from 197. Both will provide depth in what was shaping up to be a very thin weight class.