NCAA Wildcards

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03-06-2018, 12:16 AM
Big Bird

NCAA Wildcards

Wildcards will be released tomorrow. Typically NCAA Wrestling releases participants by bracket every 30 minutes starting around noon.

We'll have the full brackets March 7th.

I think Gliva SHOULD get in. I actually think he gets screwed though and won't quite make it. At 149, it should be: Oliver (lock), Sprague, Gliva, Olivas, Amine, and Davion Jeffries. I think Olivas is a lock, simply because he is from Fresno State. The challenging aspect will be getting 3 B12 guys at large bids. I imagine the East Coast bias may get Gary Dinmore or someone similar in over Gliva.

As for Big Dan, he has a shot. Gunning, Harrington, and Dempsey seem like sure bets. Solomon does too, but he suffered what sounds like a fairly nasty concussion. If he is out, Big Dan may grab the final spot in the field. He desreves it over Rylee Streifel, who is next up for the B1G. If Solomon is out, I think it comes down to Big Dan and and Matt Voss of George Mason. I think it would go to Voss. Overall, I think Dan has about a 20% chance to get in.
03-06-2018, 02:02 AM
RadioBison

Re: NCAA Wildcards

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Bird

I think Gliva SHOULD get in. I actually think he gets screwed though and won't quite make it. At 149, it should be: Oliver (lock), Sprague, Gliva, Olivas, Amine, and Davion Jeffries. I think Olivas is a lock, simply because he is from Fresno State. The challenging aspect will be getting 3 B12 guys at large bids. I imagine the East Coast bias may get Gary Dinmore or someone similar in over Gliva.

I also think Oliver, Sprague, Olivas, Amine, and Jeffries will get in. Olivas comes out ahead of Gliva in coaches panel, RPI, quality wins, and they are the same in conference placement. For the final spot, I suspect it might go to Hunter Ladnier. Gliva was better in the coaches poll and RPI, but Ladnier was better in quality wins and he finished just one spot out in the EIWA. I hope the committee proves me wrong.
03-06-2018, 04:33 PM
Gladiator Dad

Re: NCAA Wildcards

I saw this on Twitter

The 47 at-large selections for the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships will be released at 3pm ET today. #NCAAWrestling
03-06-2018, 06:05 PM
Gladiator Dad

Re: NCAA Wildcards

I saw something else on Twitter from the NCAA in Regards to the At-Large Selection Process

25% Head to Head Competition
20% Quality Wins
15% Coaches ranking
10% RPI
10% Win Percentage
10% Results vs Common Opponents
10% Conference Tournament Placement
03-06-2018, 07:33 PM
RadioBison

Re: NCAA Wildcards

No dice. It's best not to leave it up to the committee.
03-06-2018, 07:47 PM
Gladiator Dad

Re: NCAA Wildcards

Quote:

Originally Posted by RadioBison

No dice. It's best not to leave it up to the committee.

Completely agree with you on this one.

149 POUNDS
At-Large Malik Amine Michigan 15-12 Big Ten
At-Large Davion Jeffries Oklahoma 24-17 Big 12
At-Large Khristian Olivas Fresno St. 24-7 Big 12
At-Large Justin Oliver Central Mich. 25-5 MAC
At-Large Taylor Ortz Clarion 26-10 EWL
At-Large Michael Sprague American 23-13 EIWA
03-06-2018, 07:50 PM
Gladiator Dad

Re: NCAA Wildcards

Complete At-Large List by Weight Class

125 POUNDS
At-Large Gage Curry American 22-14 EIWA
At-Large Barlow McGhee Missouri 15-11 MAC
At-Large Kyle Norstrem Virginia Tech 11-14 ACC
At-Large Gerald (JR) Wert Rider 17-7 EWL

133 POUNDS
At-Large Josh Finesilver Duke 20-18 ACC
At-Large Rico Montoya Northern Colo. 23-12 Big 12
At-Large Sean Nickell CSU Bakersfield 22-10 Pac 12
At-Large Josh Terao American 29-8 EIWA
At-Large Ben Thornton Purdue 26-11 Big Ten

141 POUNDS
At-Large Austin Headlee North Carolina 15-13 ACC
At-Large Alex Madrigal Old Dominion 20-8 MAC
At-Large Henry Pohlmeyer South Dakota St. 24-9 Big 12
At-Large Russell Rohlfing CSU Bakersfield 22-11 Pac 12
At-Large Thomas Thorn Minnesota 18-11 Big Ten
At-Large Cole Weaver Indiana 24-10 Big Ten

149 POUNDS
At-Large Malik Amine Michigan 15-12 Big Ten
At-Large Davion Jeffries Oklahoma 24-17 Big 12
At-Large Khristian Olivas Fresno St. 24-7 Big 12
At-Large Justin Oliver Central Mich. 25-5 MAC
At-Large Taylor Ortz Clarion 26-10 EWL
At-Large Michael Sprague American 23-13 EIWA

157 POUNDS
At-Large Ian Brown Lehigh 17-10 EIWA
At-Large Larry Early Old Dominion 27-10 MAC
At-Large Coleman Hammond CSU Bakersfield 27-13 Pac 12
At-Large Taleb Rahmani Pittsburgh 17-12 ACC

165 POUNDS
At-Large Andrew Atkinson Virginia 19-7 ACC
At-Large Zachary Carson Eastern Mich. 21-11 MAC
At-Large Jacob Morrissey Purdue 21-18 Big Ten
At-Large Quentin Perez Campbell 25-8 SoCon

174 POUNDS
At-Large Austin Rose Drexel 20-16 EIWA
At-Large Will Schany Virginia 18-12 ACC
At-Large Ty Schoffstall Edinboro 21-3 EWL
At-Large Devin Skatzka Indiana 22-11 Big Ten
At-Large Tyrel White Columbia 24-12 EIWA

184 POUNDS
At-Large Jordan Ellingwood Central Mich. 25-10 MAC
At-Large Nick Gravina Rutgers 17-5 Big Ten
At-Large Canten Marriott Missouri 25-6 MAC
At-Large Chaz Polson Wyoming 32-11 Big 12

197 POUNDS
At-Large Jordan Atienza Central Mich. 19-11 MAC
At-Large Rocco Caywood Army West Point 19-12 EIWA
At-Large Randall Diabe Appalachian St. 19-7 SoCon
At-Large Eric Schultz Nebraska 18-9 Big Ten
At-Large Jacob Seely Northern Colo. 16-10 Big 12

285 POUNDS
At-Large Brett Dempsey American 18-11 EIWA
At-Large Jake Gunning Buffalo 17-6 MAC
At-Large Ryan Solomon Pittsburgh 20-9 ACC
At-Large Matt Voss George Mason 23-11 EWL
03-07-2018, 12:07 AM
RadioBison

Re: NCAA Wildcards

I'm struggling a bit to see how Ortz got in over Gliva, particularly with the weights that Gladiator Dad showed.

However, I really can't understand how Norstrem got in at 125. He has a losing record, only one 'quality' win, and has 3 wins in his last 13 matches. What am I missing?
03-07-2018, 01:45 AM
Big Bird

Re: NCAA Wildcards

I think Kyle deserved to get in, but I'm more upset Harrington didn't get in at HWT.

He's 22-13 at HWT, took 4th in the B12 which is waaaaaaay tougher at HWT than the EWL, has 2 quality wins, and wrestled a tough schedule.

Voss, 23-10, 3rd in a worse conference, 0 wins over qualifiers, schedule easier than Harrington's.