This past season was a weird one as no wrestlers ran out of eligibility at the end of the 2020-21 season, so everyone was eligible to come back.
The conference’s big guns all decided to return, and it was the conference’s best teams that benefited from one more year from their seniors this past season as Penn State, Michigan, Iowa and Nebraska all finished in the Top 5 at the NCAA Championships.
Michigan loses the most starters in the Big Ten with seven, while Iowa will have to replace five starters who have formed the backbone of their lineup the past few seasons.