Overview
- Penn State totaled 184 team points before 13,226 fans at the Bryce Jordan Center, topping Ohio State (148.5) and Nebraska (116.5).
- Seven Nittany Lions won individual crowns — Luke Lilledahl (125), Shayne Van Ness (149), PJ Duke (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165), Levi Haines (174), Rocco Welsh (184) and Josh Barr (197) — a program record.
- Key finals notes included Lilledahl remaining unbeaten, Mesenbrink securing a third straight Big Ten title, Haines becoming a four-time conference champion and Duke receiving Outstanding Wrestler honors.
- Ohio State finished second and swept major postseason awards, with Jesse Mendez named Wrestler of the Year, Ben Davino Freshman of the Year and Tom Ryan Coach of the Year.
- Penn State confirmed 10 NCAA qualifiers as the Big Ten leads all conferences with 87 allocations; the national championships run March 19–21 in Cleveland.