It may still be early August, but the college wrestling season is right around the corner. Slowly but surely, more and more teams have been rolling out their schedules, which means we've started circling some dates on our calendar.
 
 
 

Date	Opponent	Location
Nov. 17th	NDSU	Iowa City Duals
Nov. 17th	Buffalo	Iowa City Duals
Nov. 17th	Iowa Central	Iowa City Duals
Nov. 24th	Rider	Carver-Hawkeye
Dec. 1st	Illinois	Carver-Hawkeye
Dec. 8th	Rutgers	Piscataway
Dec. 10th	Maryland	College Park
Dec. 29th	Midlands	Sears Centre
Dec. 30th	Midlands	Sears Centre
Jan. 5th	Michigan State	Carver-Hawkeye
Jan. 12th	Oklahoma State	Carver-Hawkeye
Jan. 19 - 21	Ohio State	Columbus
Jan. 26 - 28	Michigan	Carver-Hawkeye
Feb. 2nd	Minnesota	Carver-Hawkeye
Feb. 4th	Northwestern	Carver-Hawkeye
Feb. 9 - 11	Penn State	Happy Valley
Feb. 18th	Iowa State	Ames
Mar. 3rd	Big Tens	Michigan State
Mar. 4th	Big Tens	Michigan State
Mar. 15th	NCAAs	Cleveland
Mar. 16th	NCAAs	Cleveland
Mar. 17th	NCAAs	Cleveland

Nov. 17th: Minnesota at South Dakota State

Another dual that will be expecting a packed house. It would not be unreasonable to expect well over 4,000 fans to pack Frost Arena to face their next door neighbors. This could become an incredible rivalry for our sport as Chris Bono has turned SDSU into a potential Top-10 team and Brandon Eggum eyes a return to trophy contention status for the Gophers.

Dec. 1st: Oklahoma State at South Dakota State

Thanks to the new and improved Big 12, we'll see a Top-5 power come to Brookings for the second year in a row. Last year in Stillwater, there would five ranked matchups in this dual, and the Jackrabbits won three of them. Both this dual and the Minnesota match listed above will be live on Flo.

Jan. 12th: Oklahoma State at Iowa

The rivalry returns to Iowa City this year. By this time, we'll know if Tom Brands and the Iowa coaching staff will let loose any of the true freshman, as well as the impact of any and all incoming transfers. The Cowboys should be right in the mix to have over half their team be All Americans yet again.

Jan. 19-21: Iowa at Ohio State

No, this won't be a three day festival of wrestling, but be sure to mark your calendars for the third week in January once the Big Ten and both schools nail down the precise date. The Hawkeyes won at home last year, but this time around, the Yarygin might not interfere and Kyle Snyder may be in the lineup for the Buckeyes.

Jan. 28th: Penn State at Rutgers?

Will he or won't he? The level of interest in this dual is largely dependent upon the ability of Nick Suriano to wrestle this season or not, if he ends up competing for the Scarlet Knights.

Feb. 2nd: Nebraska at Michigan

The Huskers always have strong dual teams but Michigan should be a Top-5 program this year. Hopefully this one doesn't fly under the radar during the heart of the dual season.

Feb. 9-11: Iowa at Penn State

Penn State's schedule will largely be a matter of staying healthy, and savoring the individual matchups. Last year, Brandon Sorensen pushed Zain Retherford to the brink at Carver Hawkeye. We'll also be looking to see if Michael Kemerer can close the gap, or if Jason Nolf will have further separated himself from the field.

Feb. 10th: Iowa State at Northern Iowa

The first in-state dual of Kevin Dresser's career was set up on twitter just a few weeks ago. 

Feb. 16th: Oklahoma at Lehigh

Right before winter break in 2015, the Mountain Hawks came into Norman and blew the doors off the Sooners. That 30-7 loss was likely one of the final straws that ended up bringing Lou Rosselli in as the new head coach.

Feb. 18th: Iowa at Iowa State