Head-to-head: Who will win it all in the 2022 NCAA wrestling championship? Vote here

The seedings are out and the brackets are set for the 2022 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Before the first wrestlers hit the mat March 17 in Detroit, we’re asking readers to pick the national title winners. Take a closer look at each weight class and let us know who you think will come out on top.

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Michigan’s Nick Suriano (11-0) is the No. 1 seed. Will he continue his perfect season and add to his hardware after winning a Big Ten title for the conference champions? Will Penn State’s Drew Hildebrandt (9-3), who opens against Lock Haven’s Anthony Noto (29-1), make some noise as the 16th seed?

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Does Penn State’s Roman Bravo Young (17-0) have a clear path to a title as the top seed? The Big Ten champ could potentially see a familiar foe in fifth seeded Austin DeSanto of Iowa in the semifinals. Could there be a repeat of last year’s NCAA final between Bravo-Young and Oklahoma State’s Daton Fix, the No. 2 seed?

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Another Nittany Lion and Big Ten champion is at the top of the bracket in Nick Lee (17-0). Iowa’s Jaydin Eierman, who medically forfeited in the Big Ten finals against Lee, is seeded second at the opposite end of the bracket. Are Lee and Eierman on a collision course to meet again with a national title on the line?

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Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis (23-0), the No. 1 seed, has won 70 in a row, including his third EIWA title this month. Can anybody stop him? Penn State’s Beau Bartlett (14-8), seeded 13th, will open up against 20th-seeded Colin Realbuto (16-10) from Northern Iowa. Bartlett finished seventh at the Big Ten Championships.

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Iowa State’s David Carr (21-0), the defending NCAA champion, enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed after winning his third Big 12 title. Penn State is represented by 16th seed Brady Berge, who finished third at the Big Ten Championships. He will first face No. 17 Hunter Willits (13-6) of Oregon State. The winner most likely will face Carr in the second round. How far will Berge advance?

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Cal Poly’s Evan Wick, a Pac-12 champion, is the No. 1 seed. The transfer from Wisconsin has a 17-0 record on the year. Penn State will not compete at this weight class. Big Ten fans can keep an eye on conference champ Alex Marinelli of Iowa, the No. 3 seed.

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Penn State has its third No. 1 seed of the tournament in Carter Starocci (18-0), who is coming off his first Big Ten title win. His opponent in the Big Ten finals, Michigan’s Logan Massa, is ranked No. 3. Will they meet again for a national title? Could Starocci face his NCAA finals opponent from last year, No. 5 Michael Kemerer of Iowa, in the semifinals?

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The Big Ten has the top two seeds in this weight class. Michigan’s Myles Amine (16-1) is the No. 1 seed after he defeated Penn State’s Aaron Brooks for the Big Ten title. No. 2 Brooks (16-1) will take on No. 31 AJ Burkhart (14-13) of Lehigh. Will Brooks return the favor against Amine in the NCAA finals?

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Penn State’s Max Dean (18-1) is the No. 1 seed after he defeated Nebraska’s Eric Schultz for a Big Ten title. Third-seeded Schultz (16-2) will open against State College graduate Cole Urbas (23-9), who is seeded 30th for Penn.

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The No. 1 seed is Minnesota’s Gable Steveson (13-0), who won a Big Ten title after Iowa’s Tony Cassioppi medically forfeited. Penn State’s Greg Kerkvliet (18-2), who finished third at the Big Ten Championships, is the No. 4 seed. He will face No. 29 Brandon Metz (16-9) of North Dakota State. Can anyone stop Steveson from winning another title?

This story was originally published March 10, 2022 at 4:42 PM.