Not much changes in 5A with Rio Rancho holding on to the top honors. 4A new comer Volcano Vista bullies its way to the second position while traditional powers Rio Grande and Cibola remain in contention for the award stand. Cleveland will begin to exert some of its maturity and will challenge for a trophy. La Cueva will provide a formidable challenge for a spot on the awards stand as they bring some veteran wrestlers to the mat. Carlsbad, Valley, Mayfield, Las Cruces and Manzano round out the top ten.

1. Rio Rancho-The Rams loss of Arizona State bound Louis Trujillo, state runner-up Bo Nickal, along with the departure of Coach Jason Nickal won't dampen any aspirations for another title. New head coach Mike Santos will field a team of returning state champions Matt Nunez, Nathaniel Lujan, Zack Rogers, Anthony Garcia, and Shea Nolan along with state placers Dominic Villareal, David Rael, and Trace Everidge. There is no doubt about this team's return to the championship stand.

2.Volcano Vista The Hawks jump to 5A will not curtail the success they accomplished residing in 4A. Although the loss of graduated state champions Matt Sandoval, DeAndre Gonzales, and Franco Flores, will leave a void, the Hawks return state champions Eric Montoya and Lawrence Otero. The team will rely on state placers Antonio Duran and Jake Espana to move up individually in the award stand. Incoming transfer students and quality underclassmen will fill their roster and look to lock up a second place finish.

3. Rio Grande Rio returns eight state qualifiers. Their best individual finisher is state runner-up Steven Trujillo. The Ravens will rely on the performance of their strong light weight wrestlers, brothers Andrew and Gabriel Montano, along with Andy Montoya and Bernardo Martinez. Richard Castillo's hopeful return from his football injury will have a definite impact on this team's outcome.

4. Cleveland The Storm returns 12 state qualifiers lead by state champion Paul Mascarenas and state runner-up Macario Borrego. This team of underclassmen has gained valuable varsity experience over the last two years and are now ready to exert some of their maturity. Cleveland also returns state placers Jake King, Mitch Napier, and James Beasley. Expect this team to challenge for a top three place.

5. Cibola The Cougars return eight qualifiers, including veteran and 2010 state runner-up Nick Pino. Along with state placers, Chris DiFillippo and sophomore Tomas Barela, the Cougars will look to improve individually, much of its success will depend on how the rest of its roster responds.

6. La Cueva The Bears have the potential to move up from their number six spot. State placers Nevada Posa, brothers Zach and Julian Pedroncelli provide valuable experience. Increased expectations from state qualifiers Darren Trujiilo, Anthony Carbajal, and Estevan Martinez could propel the Bears into the top five.

7. Carlsbad The Caveman return eight state qualifiers led by third place finishers Chris Lara and Michael Garcia. Fifth place finisher Isidro Sanchez, along with state qualifiers Michael Munoz and Drew Bagwell look to help this team move up.

8. Valley The Vikings will not stray far from last year's eighth place finish. The Vikes lose graduated State Champion Andres Lucero, but return the nucleus of its young line-up including ten state qualifiers. Valley will look to 2010 district champions Jerry Goodyear and Aaron Martinez. Both will look to avenge their disqualification from last year's state tournament for failing to make the weigh-in deadline. The Vikes will also look to state placers Jude Brunner and Levi Lucero to move up on last year's placing.

9. Mayfield The Trojans from Mayfield will be lead by state placers Nick Fisk and Sterling Lucero. Mayfield will rely on state qualifiers Nathaniel May, Orlando Guerra, and Rey-David Ramirez to move into the individual award stand in 2011.

10. Tie-Manzano & Las Cruces Manzano and Las Cruces will each be lead by a handful of strong individuals and will relay on its young roster to mature. Chris Martinez, Aundre Huyhn, and John Marquez will lead Manzano while State placers David Udero, Adam Rodriguez, and Gabe Castillo lead the Bulldawgs.