Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, March 6, 2016

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No. 1 Penn State holds a huge lead after day one of the 2016 Big Ten Championships on Saturday.

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The perfect Nittany Lions dominated the action at Carver-Hawkeye Arena en route to jumping out to a 27-point lead over second-place Iowa.

With a sizzling quarterfinal round in which it went 6-1, Penn State leads the team race with 133.0 points while Iowa is second with 106.0 and Ohio State is third with 100.

The Nittany Lions will have six wrestlers in Sunday's championship finals, which air live on the Big Ten Network and are assured of at least eight NCAA qualifiers.

Read full GoPSUsports.com recap.

1. Penn State — 133.0
2. Iowa — 106.0
3. Ohio State — 100.0
4. Nebraska — 98.5
5. Rutgers — 90.5
6. Illinois — 78.5
7. Michigan — 70.0
8. Wisconsin — 53.0
9. Minnesota — 38.0
10. Purdue — 30.0
11. Indiana — 26.0
12. Michigan State — 10.5
13. Northwestern — 8.0
14. Maryland — 7.5