Toughest individual brackets based off 11/21/17 rankings. Compiled by Dan Roland
| Class | Weight | Rank | Wrestler | School | Grade | District | |||||||
| 3A | 106 | 1 | Cullan Schriever | Mason City | So | (5) Prairie, Cedar Rapids | |||||||
| 3A | 106 | 3 | Niyo Gady | Marion | So | (5) Prairie, Cedar Rapids | |||||||
| 3A | 106 | 8 | Austin Kegley | Prairie, Cedar Rapids | So | (5) Prairie, Cedar Rapids | |||||||
| 3A | 113 | 6 | Brooks Cowell | Fort Dodge | So | (6) Sioux City North | |||||||
| 3A | 113 | 7 | Sean Heeney | Sioux City, East | Jr | (6) Sioux City North | |||||||
| 3A | 113 | 10 | Milton Duarte | Storm Lake | Jr | (6) Sioux City North | |||||||
| 3A | 126 | 2 | Gauge Perrien | Southeast Polk | Sr | (1) Dallas Center-Grimes | |||||||
| 3A | 126 | 4 | Brock Espalin | Des Moines, East | So | (1) Dallas Center-Grimes | |||||||
| 3A | 126 | 10 | Eric Owens | Ankeny Centennial | Jr | (1) Dallas Center-Grimes | |||||||
| 3A | 132 | 3 | Matthew Jordan | Des Moines, East | Jr | (1) Dallas Center-Grimes | |||||||
| 3A | 132 | 9 | Max Tracy | Dallas Center-Grimes | Sr | (1) Dallas Center-Grimes | |||||||
| 3A | 132 | 10 | Conner Dalton | Des Moines, Lincoln | Sr | (1) Dallas Center-Grimes | |||||||
| 3A | 152 | 1 | Grant Stotts | Valley, West Des Moines | Sr | (7) Valley, West Des Moines | |||||||
| 3A | 152 | 5 | Nick Graham | Johnston | Jr | (7) Valley, West Des Moines | |||||||
| 3A | 152 | 6 | Mason Hulse | Boone | Sr | (7) Valley, West Des Moines | |||||||
| 3A | 160 | 1 | Nelson Brands | Iowa City, West | Sr | (4) Mount Pleasant | |||||||
| 3A | 160 | 4 | Preston Terry | Burlington | Jr | (4) Mount Pleasant | |||||||
| 3A | 160 | 6 | Wilfred Kadohou | Iowa City, City High | Sr | (4) Mount Pleasant | |||||||
| 3A | 170 | 2 | Anthony Zach | Waukee | Jr | (8) Waukee | |||||||
| 3A | 170 | 5 | Brett Mower | Glenwood | Jr | (8) Waukee | |||||||
| 3A | 170 | 9 | Jack Livingston | Norwalk | Sr | (8) Waukee | |||||||
| 3A | 195 | 3 | Reece Bowlin | Indianola | Sr | (7) Valley, West Des Moines | |||||||
| 3A | 195 | 7 | Jaise Gulling | Newton | Jr | (7) Valley, West Des Moines | |||||||
| 3A | 195 | 8 | Kallen Glawe | Carlisle | Sr | (7) Valley, West Des Moines | |||||||
| 3A | 220 | 2 | Tyrell Gordon | Waterloo, East | Sr | (3) Epworth, Western Dubuque | |||||||
| 3A | 220 | 6 | Zach Peterson | North Scott, Eldridge | Sr | (3) Epworth, Western Dubuque | |||||||
| 3A | 220 | 8 | Carter Sergeant | Pleasant Valley | Sr | (3) Epworth, Western Dubuque | |||||||
| 3A | 220 | 1 | Francis Duggan | Iowa City, West | Sr | (4) Mount Pleasant | |||||||
| 3A | 220 | 3 | Jacob Dykes | Iowa City, City High | Sr | (4) Mount Pleasant | |||||||
| 3A | 220 | 7 | Mason Hartman | Burlington | Sr | (4) Mount Pleasant |
| Class | School | District | Power Points | Ranked Wrestlers |
| 3A | Southeast Polk | (1) Dallas Center-Grimes | 63 | 8 |
| 3A | Des Moines, East | (1) Dallas Center-Grimes | 24 | 3 |
| 3A | Des Moines, Lincoln | (1) Dallas Center-Grimes | 11 | 2 |
| 3A | Dallas Center-Grimes | (1) Dallas Center-Grimes | 11 | 2 |
| 3A | Ankeny Centennial | (1) Dallas Center-Grimes | 10 | 5 |
| 3A | Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines | (1) Dallas Center-Grimes | 8 | 2 |
| 3A | Urbandale | (1) Dallas Center-Grimes | 7 | 2 |
| 3A | Dubuque, Hempstead | (2) Dubuque Senior | 32 | 5 |
| 3A | Bettendorf | (2) Dubuque Senior | 21 | 4 |
| 3A | Muscatine | (2) Dubuque Senior | 4 | 1 |
| 3A | Xavier, Cedar Rapids | (2) Dubuque Senior | 2 | 1 |
| 3A | Davenport, Central | (2) Dubuque Senior | 2 | 1 |
| 3A | Davenport, West | (2) Dubuque Senior | 2 | 1 |
| 3A | North Scott, Eldridge | (3) Epworth, Western Dubuque | 31 | 6 |
| 3A | Pleasant Valley | (3) Epworth, Western Dubuque | 14 | 3 |
| 3A | Waterloo, East | (3) Epworth, Western Dubuque | 9 | 1 |
| 3A | Linn-Mar, Marion | (3) Epworth, Western Dubuque | 8 | 1 |
| 3A | Cedar Falls | (3) Epworth, Western Dubuque | 7 | 2 |
| 3A | Waterloo, West | (3) Epworth, Western Dubuque | 6 | 1 |
| 3A | Epworth, Western Dubuque | (3) Epworth, Western Dubuque | 3 | 1 |
| 3A | Iowa City, West | (4) Mount Pleasant | 35 | 5 |
| 3A | Iowa City, City High | (4) Mount Pleasant | 32 | 5 |
| 3A | Burlington | (4) Mount Pleasant | 11 | 2 |
| 3A | Fort Madison | (4) Mount Pleasant | 8 | 2 |
| 3A | Ottumwa | (4) Mount Pleasant | 7 | 1 |
| 3A | Mount Pleasant | (4) Mount Pleasant | 1 | 1 |
| 3A | Waverly-Shell Rock | (5) Prairie, Cedar Rapids | 23 | 6 |
| 3A | Cedar Rapids, Kennedy | (5) Prairie, Cedar Rapids | 15 | 2 |
| 3A | Prairie, Cedar Rapids | (5) Prairie, Cedar Rapids | 12 | 3 |
| 3A | Marion | (5) Prairie, Cedar Rapids | 11 | 2 |
| 3A | Cedar Rapids, Washington | (5) Prairie, Cedar Rapids | 11 | 2 |
| 3A | Mason City | (5) Prairie, Cedar Rapids | 10 | 1 |
| 3A | Fort Dodge | (6) Sioux City North | 64 | 9 |
| 3A | Lewis Central | (6) Sioux City North | 11 | 2 |
| 3A | Sioux City, East | (6) Sioux City North | 7 | 2 |
| 3A | Sioux City, North | (6) Sioux City North | 7 | 1 |
| 3A | Denison-Schleswig | (6) Sioux City North | 3 | 1 |
| 3A | Storm Lake | (6) Sioux City North | 1 | 1 |
| 3A | Johnston | (7) Valley, West Des Moines | 45 | 8 |
| 3A | Valley, West Des Moines | (7) Valley, West Des Moines | 26 | 4 |
| 3A | Indianola | (7) Valley, West Des Moines | 10 | 2 |
| 3A | Carlisle | (7) Valley, West Des Moines | 8 | 2 |
| 3A | Boone | (7) Valley, West Des Moines | 5 | 1 |
| 3A | Newton | (7) Valley, West Des Moines | 4 | 1 |
| 3A | Waukee | (8) Waukee | 49 | 7 |
| 3A | Glenwood | (8) Waukee | 40 | 6 |
| 3A | Perry | (8) Waukee | 18 | 3 |
| 3A | Norwalk | (8) Waukee | 11 | 4 |
| 3A | Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson | (8) Waukee | 10 | 2 |
| Class | District | Power Points | Ranked Wrestlers |
| 3A | (1) Dallas Center-Grimes | 134 | 24 |
| 3A | (8) Waukee | 128 | 22 |
| 3A | (7) Valley, West Des Moines | 98 | 18 |
| 3A | (4) Mount Pleasant | 94 | 16 |
| 3A | (6) Sioux City North | 93 | 16 |
| 3A | (5) Prairie, Cedar Rapids | 82 | 16 |
| 3A | (3) Epworth, Western Dubuque | 78 | 15 |
| 3A | (2) Dubuque Senior | 63 | 13 |