re: Mizzou ranked 4th in wrestling preseason poll

The Open Mat NCAA Division I Wrestling Rankings

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The Open Mat has released NCAA Division I wrestling rankings for Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.

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The Open Mat College Rankings
Team Rankings Tournament:
1. Penn State 157.5
2. Missouri 75.5
3. Nebraska 74.5
4. Michigan 71.5
5. North Carolina State 71
6. Iowa 70
7. Cornell 64
8. Virginia Tech 61
9. Arizona State 60.5
10. Oklahoma State 52
11. Iowa State 48
12. South Dakota State 39.5
13. Oklahoma 37.5
14. Ohio State 36.5
15. Rutgers 35.5

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Just started watching wrestling last year. Two of my friends are youth coaches and they talk about wrestling a lot, so I went to a tournament. It’s was pretty easy to learn the point system. The hardest thing for me to understand is how a referee decides between a 2 or 3 second nearfall and sometimes I don’t understand why they start in the referee’s position.

The first match I watched my friends 8 year old was down 2 points with 30 seconds left. He got an escape then a take down and came back and won.

I think because matches usually last around 10 minutes it makes it more fun to watch. The worst part of a tournament is sometimes you have to wait 45 minutes to an hour between matches.