2022-23 Iowa Wrestling Lineup Mostly Set

Fall sports activities are in full swing proper now, however winter sports activities are simply across the nook, too, which signifies that schedules are being set and introduced. The Huge Ten launched the convention matchups for the 2022-23 wrestling season right now: 

As well as, thanks to The Des Moines Register‘s excellent Cody Goodwin, we additionally know a number of non-conference match-ups, although these haven’t but been formally introduced in lots of instances. What we all know of the schedule is obtainable under: 

 * The placement of these 11/17 and 11/18 duals is anticipated to be in Albany, NY, however that is not but finalized. 

Just a few ideas: 

• After a number of years with 9 convention twin meets, apparently the Huge Ten goes again to eight convention twin meets this season? Sort of odd. It makes for a extra even residence/away cut up, nevertheless it’s additionally an odd selection in a convention with 14 groups; fewer match-ups make it more durable to see your entire convention opponents in an inexpensive time span. 
   
• The Military street journey is a pleasant contact — Iowa owed Military a twin meet on the market after Military stepped in on quick discover to compete in Iowa Metropolis final season. They don’t seem to be losing any time in repaying that debt. 
   
• Friday night time is alright for Huge Ten fightin’, apparently — six of Iowa’s eight convention twin meets are set for Friday nights in January and February, together with all 4 residence duals. It is slightly unlucky that there are no Saturday or Sunday Huge Ten residence duals, however Friday night time duals ought to nonetheless lend themselves to some fairly good crowds. 
   
• This shall be Iowa’s first twin meet at Penn State since 2018; they had been scheduled to compete in Comfortable Valley in 2020-21, however that twin was canceled on account of COVID points. 
   
• As standard, Iowa will face a gauntlet of ranked groups on this schedule, largely as a result of Huge Ten being such a loaded wrestling convention — however there are just a few ranked non-conference opponents as effectively. Per InterMat’s twin meet rankings, Iowa is at present set to face the #1 (Penn State), #7 (Michigan), #9 (Northwestern), #10 (Wisconsin), #11 (Minnesota), #13 (Iowa State), #15 (Nebraska), #16 (Penn), and #23 (Illinois)-ranked groups this season. 
   
• It is not listed above, however Iowa will in all probability have a twin meet with Oklahoma State sooner or later this season; apart from 2020-21 (when COVID restricted Iowa to a Huge Ten-only schedule), the Cowboys have been a fixture on Iowa’s non-conference slate for many years. That appears prone to proceed for the forseeable future. 

When the complete schedule is formally introduced, we’ll publish that and supply some ideas on the important thing matches we would get to see this season. Within the meantime — ideas? Pleasure stage? Let’s hear it under.