Ben breaks down how to get to the NCAA Championships

[jcordova8]

I know that the forums tend to be filled with many genius wrestling minds but for those who have joined us here as casual and new fans, Ben broke down what to watch for in terms of how the guys can qualify for the NCAA Championships from a simple win inside the allocations and what happens if you don't!

We are also doing a joint weight-by-weight breakdown that will go out tomorrow AM

The incredibly convoluted process of qualifying for the NCAA Championships

AMES — Qualifying for the NCAA Wrestling Championships can be a confusing, and somewhat convoluted, process. First, a wrestler needs to earn an allocation for his conference at his weight by earning two out of the three “arms” of the allocation process. The three arms are the coaches’ panel r

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[CloneFanInKC]

I know that the forums tend to be filled with many genius wrestling minds but for those who have joined us here as casual and new fans, Ben broke down what to watch for in terms of how the guys can qualify for the NCAA Championships from a simple win inside the allocations and what happens if you don't!

We are also doing a joint weight-by-weight breakdown that will go out tomorrow AM

The incredibly convoluted process of qualifying for the NCAA Championships

AMES — Qualifying for the NCAA Wrestling Championships can be a confusing, and somewhat convoluted, process. First, a wrestler needs to earn an allocation for his conference at his weight by earning two out of the three “arms” of the allocation process. The three arms are the coaches’ panel r

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I appreciate the article; thank you for writing it.


Serious question, could we get a similar write up on how seeds, allocated byes for Big XII tourney and current dianamics of the tournament “not being able” to leave Tulsa.

This is in jest of the previous post discussing how the B12 let’s JS do what he pleases.

 

[GetAwesome]

This is an awesome overview and explanation, and answers years of confusion for me! So Ben, as instructed, all props to @jcordova8.

For some additional points of reference, the nationals are 33 wrestlers per weight class, correct?

How many conferences are active in D1 wrestling?

Ben outlined the scenario where the Big 12 has 4 allocations at one weight class, but 6 at another. Is there ever a scenario where all conferences earn enough combined allocations at one weight class to exceed the 33 spots in the nationals? If so, what happens then with "automatic qualifiers"?

 

[buf87]

I assume that the bit about Jason Bryant was addressing the conspiracy theory about John Smith.

Not sure if this is the 1st year of that

 

[theshadow]

Is there ever a scenario where all conferences earn enough combined allocations at one weight class to exceed the 33 spots in the nationals? If so, what happens then with "automatic qualifiers"?

No. They use a sliding scale among the three prongs to get to 28 or 29 allocations, leaving 4 or 5 at-large spots at every weight.

 

[BillyClone]

This is an awesome overview and explanation, and answers years of confusion for me! So Ben, as instructed, all props to @jcordova8.

For some additional points of reference, the nationals are 33 wrestlers per weight class, correct?

How many conferences are active in D1 wrestling?

Ben outlined the scenario where the Big 12 has 4 allocations at one weight class, but 6 at another. Is there ever a scenario where all conferences earn enough combined allocations at one weight class to exceed the 33 spots in the nationals? If so, what happens then with "automatic qualifiers"?

Here are the qualifying tournaments for this year's nationals and the number of allocations each conference gets:

Conference	125	133	141	149	157	165	174	184	197	285	Total
Atlantic Coast Conference	3	5	4	4	5	3	4	5	3	3	39
Big 12 Conference	6	6	7	4	6	4	8	4	7	6	58
Big Ten Conference	10	10	7	7	7	7	8	12	11	9	88
Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association	4	2	4	4	5	7	4	3	5	4	42
Mid-American Conference	1	1	3	5	2	3	2	2	1	2	22
Pacific-12 Conference	3	3	2	3	2	3	2	2	1	2	23
Southern Conference	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	15
Pre-Allocations	29	29	28	29	28	29	29	29	29	28	287
At-Large	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	43

The NCAA always holds out 4 or 5 spots for at large bids so, no, they will never exceed the 33 allocation spots for nationals.

 

[VeloClone]

Thanks for doing this JC and Ben. I thought I had a handle on it, but having a little more clarity on the three prongs of allocation and the number of at large spots is helpful. I just learned about the true placement matches this year, but it is good to see it all in black and white.

I agree, wrestling has it a lot more refined than college football with the playoff committee.

 

[buf87]

No. They use a sliding scale among the three prongs to get to 28 or 29 allocations, leaving 4 or 5 at-large spots at every weight.

Chad Red was above 70 win %age, and didn't earn an allocation. Must not of had an RPI. I think the sliding scale for win %age was 74% at 141.

The 70% is a guide, but gets moved up or down to get enough allocations