BUIES CREEK, N.C. - After an 11-day layoff for Christmas break, the Campbell wrestling team returns to the mat as they travel to Greensboro for the two-day Southern Scuffle tournament Wednesday and Thursday.

Competition inside the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center is slated for a 10 a.m. start Wednesday.

"It's one of the toughest tournaments in the country, so it's great for us to have the opportunity to get to wrestle against some great teams," said first-year head coach Joe Boardwine. "We want to get experience and to get as many match wins as possible. I think everyone's really excited about it; they've been working hard and this is a good opportunity for our kids to see where they're at."

The prestigious 34-team tournament features seven teams ranked in this week's Intermat Top 25 Poll, including the top-ranked Cornell Big Red. Cornell won the team title in 2009, narrowly edging Minnesota.

Minnesota (No. 4) and Penn State (No. 7) are ranked in the top ten, and Michigan (No. 16), Hofstra (No. 18), Kent State (No. 20), and Virginia (No. 25) are also ranked foes participating in the tournament.

Over 50 nationally-ranked individuals are expected to participate in the event. The 125, 184, and 197-pound weight classes could feature up to eight ranked wrestlers while the 133 and 141 pound spots could each have seven.

Campbell is 0-3 in dual competition this year and finished seventh in the Navy Classic in its first team tournament of the season.

2010 Southern Scuffle Field (rankings according to Intermat):

Army

Appalachian State

Bloomsburg

Boston

Campbell

The Citadel

No. 1 Cornell

Duke

Edinboro

Gardner-Webb

George Mason

No. 18 Hofstra

Indiana

No. 20 Kent State

Liberty

Lock Haven

No. 16 Michigan

No. 4 Minnesota

Navy

North Carolina

NC State

Ohio

Old Dominion

Oregon State

Penn

No. 7 Penn State

Princeton

UNC Greensboro

No. 25 Virginia

VMI