Which State is the BEST for Wrestling? Fans Answer. . .
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- It's a debate that stirs up a lot of controversy: what is the best wrestling state? Fans at the NCAA Championships answered. . .
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Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Iowa, or somewhere else?
Indiana
PENNSYLVANIA, ILLINOIS,IOWA,OHIO, THEN THE REST!!Not in this order ,what you got??
Iowa is maybe top 10
Ohio number 2
If you don’t say Pennsylvania, you’re wrong
Its not even close
Iowa has1/4 the population of PA. Iowa has produced in the last ten years more ncaa champions, college wrestlers 5-1 and let's not go further in history lol... it's Iowa and there's nothing.
Unless you say NJ... for HS anyway.
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Lol Absolutely not they aren’t pulling these guys out of that state. It’s the college that’s has them not the state.
There is no wrestling like Pennsylvania wrestling. Pennsylvanians live eat and breathe wrestling
100% 5 of my classmates are were D1 wrestlers.. lol and they weren’t ranked in the top 20 even in the state 😭
From a PA native: Once you get to the level of PA, OH, NJ, IA who's best at any particular time can vary. But year after year for consistency PA's always there, for a number of reasons...a lot of these little podunk places in rural PA can barely field a football team, but don't even think about wandering onto their wrestling mat. Then you see the likes of the small PA Universities like Clarion, Edinboro, Lock Haven, IUP, and even Shippensburg...there's a reason why these schools have the caliber programs to qualify a wrestler or two for NCAAs every year.
Iowa is so overrated, Michigan and Cali are better
@@mattgreg1 I agree all you have to do is look at their last championship. Half the team is former Pa. State champions.
Funny to see the guys from Iowa say Iowa and their top wrestlers are kids from Pa 😂😂 “I wanted to see Desantos beat RBY”! Ha, DeSantos is a PA kid! Uhmmm so is Kemerer and one of the most dominating badasses the last 4 years Spencer Lee!!
Exactly.. Without PA boys.. Iowa's team would be underperforming year over year worse than they already have.
Kaleb Young and Max Murin too!
@@brianc1651 aye
I wrestled middle school in PA and high school in VA... Pa all day
Gotta go with Pennsylvania.
I am a die hard Jersey guy, but damn the numbers don’t lie. PA wrestling is insane but still think NJ state tournament is harder since it is a single tournament and all the other powerhouse states split their studs up with multiple tournaments
Except for Cali, and is Indiana’s still just one class?
Agree New Jersey only has one state champion and there's more people in the state of New Jersey per square then any other state.... I put Pennsylvania 1 New Jersey 2 Ohio 3 California 4 Iowa 5
Three years ago PA had as many high school graduates at the ncaa as the next two states combined. I didn't didn't see the stats this year but ummm yeah PA
Delaware!!!.....not really lol
West side California and Arizona. East side is Pennsylvania and Jersey. As a whole Pennsylvania hands down
Arizona as a state is not very good
PA no doubt but it's good to see other states step up and compete. All that matters is the sport stays strong.
you can just draw a line from NJ to Iowa and you get all the top states but year in and out it's PA
Pennsylvania. By far.
This is my list based on Highschool
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Iowa
Easily Pennsylvania.
PA all the way love how you involve the fans, keep up the great work
Missouri doesn't get a lot of love for the great wrestlers they produce! Some studs have come out of the state of Missouri!
It’s 100% PA. At the collegian level, they just dominate. I mean, 9/9 NCAA finalists win in the last 2 years, 9 team NCAA titles won in the last 11 years, and overall they just show the best wrestling. Even at the high school level, if you hear about a 1 or 2x state champ, you know they’re the real deal. Let alone 3 or 4. If you win a title at all, you’re qualified as an amazing wrestler
This year at ncaas Pennsylvania probably then Illinois
PA is the belly of the beast. A regional champ in PA is the equivalent to a state champ in 80% of states. You look at a few guys who never won a PA title excel & make runs in the tourney. Ronnie Perry for example..the highest he placed at the PA State tournament was 7th. Goes to Nats his senior year & he's knocking off multiple-time state champs. Phil Davis..his highest place in the PA State tourney was 4th. Goes onto be a 2X finalist & a champ at Nats.
This is a very true measure. As a regional 5th place alternate my junior year in pa. I was beating state Medalist from Va, Nj, and other mid Atlantic states in off season…Then I won my regional tournament Senior yr PIAA and placed at states. lost to a state NY state runner up 1-0 at war at the shore and I was wrestling 2 weight classes up just for the hell of it 140 to 152 back then lol ( I don’t off-season cut) … As a true freshman at a small PA D1, I beat an Div 1 NCAA all American who was also a 2x NY state state champ….A 4xOhio state champ, 2x Wyoming state champ, 3x PA state champ, A regional champ here is def equivalent to a top 3 anywhere…Needless to say our depth is almost unfathomable. This was 2009-10.
Love everyone's state pride. The graphics were a nice addition. Keep up the great work.
Several years ago a friend of mine said his son was wrestling at meet on a Saturday afternoon. Not expecting too much, I went to the high school gym in western PA where it was being held. What an eye opener! There had to be hundreds of kids there of all ages having a good time on a cold, snow-covered winter day. There were probably six mats and the kids, boys and girls, would be called for their matches. They would each wrestle several matches during the day. I thought how cool is this. This was not a school event, it was a meet of a number of wrestling clubs in the area. This is when I realized how extensive and popular wrestling is in PA.
It’s Pennslyvania… 2-5 is where the real discussion lies
Iowa Says fake news what a joke half of Iowa’s team is from Pennsylvania
We are talking natives(born/raised) so it is not whether Nittany Lions or Hawkeyes are better. (Lions are, of course) but what the state itself produces. To be fair, the state population must be considered, too. Pennsylvania or Illinois, with 13 million people, might expect to produce more top wrestlers than Iowa, with 3 million people.
for the last 30 or so years, PA has had the most NCAA national qualifiers almost every year by a wide margin, if that is any indicator.
Yup
I'm a jersey guy I'd say we r top 3 most years
@@carlosortiz6923 It's the iron belt -- Jersey, PA, and Ohio. Home of the hammers.
@@carlosortiz6923 I did a survey about 10 years ago about the # of NCAA qualifiers going back to the late 80's. PA had the most qualifiers every year except one: NJ.
New York for sure Dake and Yainni level of wrestling
I'm from NY, we don't get enough recognition. It can't always be PA,OH,NJ, and IA
You guys can soon say, "we are the only state that has produced two four-timers."
Which is pretty cool, but yeah, NY is a good wrestling state.
Cali, if you win a state Championship there it’s mad impressive
California has such a tough state tournament. 1,000+ schools and only 1 champion per weight class.
@@jessem_i31 exactly, anyone u face in the regular season is fair game in the post season
@@dillonmackay683 Exactly, I had to go down a weight class to avoid one of my friends from a different school who I never could beat.
Illinois is the best state for freestyle and Greco wrestling. For folkstyle it’s PA no doubt
Indiana? I at least think top 10, personally because Nick Lee, chad red, mason parris, Stevan micic, Jesse Mendez, Zeke Seltzer.
Indiana is arguably top 5 definitely top 10
@@reset-dream93 I was just saying top 10 to not ruffle feathers I think it’s top 5
Gable's from Indiana as well, although he left before high school
@@bosef9727 that’s good enough for me
Anyone who says any other state than Pennsylvania are either clueless or just a homer.
Tennessee has 3 million less people, but is better than Georgia, anyway. Best in the South. I must say overall, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Iowa, Minnesora. Everybody says Pennsylvania...which I did too, but not because Cael wins at Penn State there every year. He almost won 2 Nattys at Iowa State...but if he was in New Jersey, he'd win, if he was in Ohio, he'd win. And if he was at Iowa, he'd win EVERY year. Because he'd get ALOT of the out of State folks, as well as the locals. Let's just put it like this. The Pennsylvania Wrestlers are GOOD, but they're no where as good as what PennStates making them look like!! Calls got ALOT of out of state Wrestlers that have excelled there. There BEST, didn't even go to Penn State. The only recent PENNSYLVANIA Wrestler that's gonna win 4 Nationalsis at Iowa!! And that's Spencer Lee. His whole family has uprooted to Iowa City, and I predict, that one day, he will NO ONLY run the Wrestling Team, but he will eventually be AD, and perhaps even run the School at some point. The kid is really intelligent, loves the Hawkeyes, and Iowa City, and I strongly believe he'll make a life out of there.
Gotta say some of their BEST have to include Retherford, Nolf, Cenzo amongst others who are born and bred PA boys. That’s 8 Individual Nattys in 3 wrestlers. So…..
And Zain is the ONLY Cael kid to win 2 hodge trophies.
Illinois. !
I'd say PA is the best by far! Year in year or they produce more NCAA qualifying wrestlers than anybody else. Then I'd say NJ and OH consistently are in the hunt for that 2nd spot. I'm recent years California and Illinois has really stepped their game up
Thanks!
It depends “When” you’re asking. More recently (past 10-12 years) PA has been the strongest. Prior to that, IA was the best for a 25 year stretch, and before that it was Iowa State and Oklahoma State, with OSU having more national titles in wrestling than any other program in NCAA history.
Pa ia nj
Illinois is very good with a lot of top wrestlers. Indiana isn't bad either. The trouble is that they leave the state. Northwestern's NCAA champ came from Colorado.
If Illinois could keep most of their kids at home like Pa or Ohio they would be really tough to beat.
#1 PA
#2 IA
#3 CA (cause of how big it is)
#4 OH
#5 NJ
#6 NY
#7 IL
I think Iowa or Penn
IL is up there.
Definitely Washington!!!
Our family came from NJ but moved to PA. PA & the way the regions are structured & the way the competition is so deep makes it so tough.
This is my opinion but PA #1
OH #2, NJ #3, Cali #4 & then it is a toss up between MD & NY
Pennsylvania produces the best wrestlers. Iowa produces the best fans.
hands down, it’s PA. just look at the numbers. New Jersey wrestles down to single champ in each weight class in HS. best HS tournament in the country
Not in any particular order…PA, NJ, Cali, Iowa, Ohio, Illinois and Oklahoma. Super 7…coming from a NJ guy PA is the best and it rubs off on NJ considering all the cross state tournaments that go on.
Pa definently. Guys who dont even qualify for states can beat guys who were state champions in other states. Ive watched it happen. Wrestling is like texas football but even better.
LMAO! The chick that admitted not knowing all about 3 things of wrestling, yeah the guy knows 4, same 3 things she knows and the other is smashed up ears... California sucks! hahaha!!! What a dope, California, come on.
Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, California, Iowa
There is reason Cael Sanderson came to penn state.
Not saying they are the best nor even top 8, BUT consider that hs in CA there's only 1 state champ in each weight....not "A", "AA" and so on. You gotta at least mention CA in a small way from that perspective that you gotta be pretty good to be state champ in CA.
I wrestled in the 70s and Washington State had great wrestlers. Who else beat the incredible Dan Gable?
It’s PA but Ohio is underrated
Penssylvania, Ohio, New Jersey in that order
PA, Ohio, Iowa, Michigan.
Here's my list:
1. Pennsylvania
2. New Jersey
3. Ohio
4. Iowa
5. Illinois
That's a good stop 5. But, since I wrestle back in the mid 60's it's changed and changes a lot. I follow wrestling close and here are my top five : Pa, Ohio, Illinois, NJ, Iowa and Ca is getting better every year.
Come back. I miss your videos man.
Believe it or not ... North Dakota
PA. Come on...nothing else even close.
1. Pennsylvania
2. New Jersey
3. Ohio
4. Iowa
5. California
6. Illinois
7. Georgia
8. Minnesota
9. Florida
10. Michigan
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We stand behind our guys, no matter what!!!
Pa, Nj, Oh, Ny, Ca
As of the past few years:
1. New Jersey
2. Pennsylvania
3. Ohio
4. Illinois
5. California
Any given year NJ and PA can change positions.
I’ll agree with this one. But I’d put Illinois over Ohio
@@xenonmaster6668 I feel the same way
@@TylerDurden215 haha, I'm actually from California but a Michigan Wolverines fan.
No, no they cannot. For as long as I can remember PA is the best.
@@marcelmallory2761 I had to go look up NCAA All Americans by the wrestler's home state and you are absolutely right...between 2014 - 2019 PA had 71 AA's!!!
Ohio was next with 57, followed by New Jersey with 39.
Here is my new list:
1. Pennsylvania
2. Ohio...it pains me so much to admit this as a Michigan fan :-(
3. New Jersey
4. Michigan
5. Iowa
6. California
7. Illinios
New Jersey wrestling is the best
NYS
PA, Ohio, Illinois, CA, NJ. Iowa, Indiana, Minnesota .
Illinois
It depends as the output of the best wrestlers by each state Pennsylvania is definitely number one, New Jersey distant 2nd. Currently Ohio and Iowa can fight over 3rd and 4th. But as far as which has the fanatic diehard wrestling fans, then definitely Iowa followed by Ohio.
Every year, the stats. say PA.
When I was in high school Oklahoma would have been at the top. That was 40 years ago and times have changed. Still a good wrestling State though.
There really isn’t an argument to be made for any state outside of PA.
PA, NJ, Iowa,Ohio, NY in that order
Georgia is on the come up y’all will see
You should make a part two❤
2:02 my boy Dylan Chapell
It’s def PA and NJ
Alaska
Hahah
The best is PA, and it isn't really a question. The better question is: Which is second-best?
NJ or Iowa
PA is always the best state
PINsylvania
lol Georgia? They had some chic take 5th in their state tourney wrestling boys lmao
The two kids that’s said GA were #1 recruits out of GA, just sayin. Won’t be long and everyone will be saying GA wrestling is as good as our football.
cali
NJ
Love the fan interaction
You wanna say Pa., or NJ, or OH.. but itz IL. I'm not just saying that because I'm from there.but because itz true. Look how many coaches are from Illinois; former wrestlers and coaching in the tournament too..
Michigans the best by far right now. Look at some of the best wrestlers in the country right now, as well as some big of the biggest prospects. Cael Sanderson has already recruited 3 kids from Michigan in the past year.
I usually pride myself on objectivity and open-mindedness in the face of personal truths, biases, or preferences regardless how painful it may be.
However, and with all that said, this is one time I must claim ignorance and go with my home state of…