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The quarterfinal round is where teams and athletes began separating themselves. It is when the team trophy race starts to sort itself out, and when half of the All Americans gain their status.

We can all hope that day two will match the absolute insanity of day one, particularly when it comes to the quarterfinals below.

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125lbs Thomas Gilman, Iowa vs Nick Piccininni, Oklahoma State

Huge for team race impications, as Oklahoma State can get back in it. Will be a tall task, however, as Gilman majored the Cowboy freshman in their January dual.

133lbs Stevan Micic, Michigan vs Cory Clark, Iowa

Another big one for the team race based on the result for Clark. Micic dropped the only meeting 2-0 at the dual in Ann Arbor.

133lbs Eric Montoya, Nebraska vs Seth Gross, South Dakota St

Upset special based on the 2-0 Montoya overtime win at Midlands. Oklahoma State fans will keep a keen eye on this one to see who Kaid Brock has to get through to make the finals, while the Jackrabbits are trying to get their first All American under Chris Bono.

141lbs Anthony Ashnault, Rutgers vs Matt Kolodzik, Princeton

Much has changed since the 4-3 Kolodzik win in November. Both of these Jersey programs want to make a statement and garner another All American.

141lbs Bryce Meredith, Wyoming vs Kevin Jack, NC State

Jack came in as the three seed last year and did not place. Meredith sent him tumbling to the consolation bracket when he beat his former teammate Jack in the second round last year as a 14 seed, propelling his run to the finals.

149lbs Brandon Sorensen, Iowa vs Micah Jordan, Ohio State

With Myles Martin going down, one of the only hopes for Ohio State is to have Mickey replicate his win at Big Tens. Zain Retherford awaits in the semifinals.

149lbs Lavion Mayes, Missouri vs Solomon Chishko, Virginia Tech

This one becomes increasingly important as Tech fights for a team trophy, but also because these are now the lowest seeds left on the bottom half of the bracket. The winner becomes the favorite to make the finals.

157lbs Joseph Smith, Oklahoma State vs Tyler Berger, Nebraska

This one seemed to be a quarterfinal most had circled since these two had never wrestled before. Berger, who came up from 149 his freshman year, gets Smith after weigh-ins on a second day cut.

157lbs Dylan Palacio, Cornell vs Michael Kemerer, Iowa

Perhaps the only man standing in the way of a Nolf/Kemerer final is Palacio, one of the biggest enigmas of this season and one of the best athletes in the entire tournament.

165lbs Vincenzo Joseph, Penn State vs Daniel Lewis, Missouri

Similar to the above two mentioned matches, this is a great test of not only Penn State's ability to pull away this year, but in the coming years as well. Joseph is only a freshman, and his ability to get off bottom will be tested greatly by the young Lewis.

174lbs Mark Hall, Penn State vs Zach Epperly, Virginia Tech

Epperly survived his second round match with Taylor Lujan, and now finds himself super freshman Hall. The Nittany Lion outscored his first two opponents 24-2, but may need to go into his bag of cement mixer tricks to make the semis against the offense of Epperly.

197lbs Matt McCutcheon, Penn State vs Jared Haught, Virginia Tech

Haught has been floating around the third spot in rankings all year, but will need to prove it against the rock solid McCutcheon, who was down at 184 for last year's dual with the Hokies and will face an obvious size disadvantage against Haught.

197lbs Preston Weigel, Oklahoma State vs Kollin Moore, Ohio State

Moore undoubtedly has the advantage on his feet, both in his array of attacks and offensive pace. But Weigel can be a hammer on top and has one of the best cross wrist tilts in the game. A slowed down match in which Weigel gets the first takedown could seriously damage the Buckeyes' title hopes.