Ohio State outhorsed every team in the country save one, opening the year as the preseason No. 2 team and finishing as national runners-up at the NCAA tournament.
Although the finals are not yet over, it became mathematically impossible for the third-place Oklahoma State Cowboys to catch the Buckeyes in the points race after Penn State's Anthony Cassar defeated Derek White in the first match of the night.
Tom Ryan's teams have been nothing short of fantastic over the past five years, going 3rd, 2nd, 2nd and 2nd since winning the school's first NCAA Wrestling Championship in 2015.