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Penn State at Rutgers: Bout-by-bout preview with prediction as RU hosts nation's No. 1 team

One of the biggest dual meets in Rutgers history is here.

The No. 18 Scarlet Knights will host top-ranked Penn State on Sunday in a much-anticipated showdown at a sold-out Rutgers Athletics Center. The largest home crowd for a wrestling match in school history is expected as No. 1-ranked Nick Suriano faces his former team for the first time since his transfer, and as Rutgers squares off against the two-time reigning national champions.

The Nittany Lions (10-0 overall, 6-0 Big Ten) boast eight ranked wrestlers according to Intermat, all in the top-10, with a run of five straight national champions ranked No.