The 2008 149 pound weight class was the toughest NCAA wrestling bracket ever. It featured studs in Brent Metcalf, Bubba Jenkins, Jordan Burroughs, Josh Churella, Darrion Caldwell, J.P. O'Connor, Dustin Schlatter and Lance Palmer.

Bragging Rights: The Romeros

With Kevin Sullivan's return to Michigan, the Wolverines continued a runner-up streak at the Big 10 Championships as well as their highest finish at NCAA's in more than a decade, including a 13th place finish from All-American Mason Ferlic. And that was all in his first year of work.