Other wrestlers that finish outside the top five at Sunday's regional meet could still qualify for nationals as a wild card.
NIACC sophomore Basil Minto (Cape Coral, Fla.) enters the regional meet ranked No. 1 at 184 pounds and is 21-1. Minto, who placed fifth a year ago, has not lost since falling in the finals of the Kaye Young Open in November.
Also at 184 pounds, Iowa Western's Devin Peterson is ranked 10th and Rochester's Logan Barrett is ranked 11th.
The following is NIACC's lineup for Sunday:
125 - JP Gamez (10-12); 133 - Zach Welter (2-7); 141 - Blake Spotts (11-16); 149 - Sha-Keno Jenkins (9-7); 157 - Dillon Coe (5-10).
165 - Parker Sturges (8-10); 174 - Thomas Daniels (11-9); 184 - Basil Minto (21-1); 197 - Shakheim Chapman (16-8); 285 - Alex Stockton (12-9).
Ranked wrestlers at North Central District meet
125 - 5. Carson Henry (RCTC); 6. Tristian Bundy (Iowa Central); 7. Da'Wayne Robertson (Ellsworth).
133 - 7. Skyler Rice (Iowa Lakes); 8. Eric Franklin (Ellsworth); 11. Sean Stender (Iowa Western).
141 - 3. Klinton Van Heuvelen (Ridgewater); 6. Peter Stewart (Iowa Western); 9. Tyler Lashbrook (Ellsworth); 10. Stephen Mincey (Iowa Central).
149 - 5. Coby Carson (Ellsworth); 6. Kasey Einerson (Iowa Western).
157 - 1. Devin Geoghagen (Iowa Central); 5. Zak Benitz (Iowa Western); 9. James Smith (Iowa Lakes); 11. Shane Fesenmaier (Ridgwater).
165 - 10. Dominic Sipe (RCTC); 11. Dillon Geoghagen (Iowa Central); 12. Greg Gainey (Minnesota West).
174 - 4. Nick Lawrence (Iowa Lakes); 8. Trevor Mahlum (Ridgewater); 11. Ben Goodman (Minnesota West).
184 - 1. Basil Minto (NIACC); 10. Devin Peterson (Iowa Western); 11. Logan Barrett (RCTC).
197 - 2. Josh DaSilveria (Ellsworth); 11. Joe Bunne (RCTC).
285 - 3. Zane Peterson (Ridgewater); 4. Josh Lambrecht (Ellsworth); 6. Jacob Minske (RCTC).
