Nebraska wrestler Craig Brester may have been denied his chance at third-ranked Tyrel Todd over the weekend.

But that didn't stop him from grabbing the nation's No. 1 ranking at 197 pounds.

Brester, 15-0 and largely unchallenged during the season, grabbed the top spot after Iowa State's Jake Varner lost 3-2 to Wisconsin's Dallas Herbst over the weekend. Varner dropped to No. 3. Herbst moved to Brester's old spot. And Brester assumed the top rung.

There is a chance, albeit an outside one, that Brester may face Varner and/or Herbst this weekend at the NWCA National Duals. Both ISU and UW are in the meet, but occupy the opposite side of the bracket. The highest-ranked wrestler on NU's side is No. 5 Max Askren of Missouri. Brester was 1-2 vs. Askren last year, but had the last laugh with a 9-2 win in the NCAA Championships.

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