***NCAA Allocations (Thursday, 2/23)***


A run down of who stole spots and who lost spots.

This won't be complete until after all tournaments finish tomorrow
Got to think Broderson has a small chance, but obviously no shot for our 125.

Cabanban was so close. He gets aTD in SV and he’s wrestling in the finals. Wild.
 
As long as there are not a lot more upsets, I think Broderson can get in. But he has to beat Joll, who is also trying to earn an at large.

From what I gather, Broderson earned an allocation & hasn’t been beaten by anyone that didn’t. Both Mocco & Devos earned allocations
 
REFRESHER: Wrestlers looking for an at-large bid need to meet at least two of these criteria to be eligible for selection:

*.700 win% overall
*.700 win% vs D-1
*Top 33 RPI (calculated after conference tournaments)
*Top 33 CR (polled after conference tournaments)
*Win against an NCAA qualifier
*Finish one spot out of qualification at the conference tournament
 
Feels like the Joll match is almost a must win to have a chance. Joll beat him 8-2 in the dual.
 
REFRESHER: Wrestlers looking for an at-large bid need to meet at least two of these criteria to be eligible for selection:

*.700 win% overall
*.700 win% vs D-1
*Top 33 RPI (calculated after conference tournaments)
*Top 33 CR (polled after conference tournaments)
*Win against an NCAA qualifier
*Finish one spot out of qualification at the conference tournament
By the criteria both 125 & 174 have a great chance of wildcard if they win today. Am I missing something on why Cabanban doesn’t get a wildcard if he wins today?
 
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By the criteria both 125 & 174 have a great chance of wildcard if they win today. Am I missing something on why Cabanban doesn’t get a wildcard if he wins today?
No RPI and wasn't in the Coaches poll prior to conference tournament. I just don't think he has enough exposure prior to the tournament. That said I think he is one of the top 33 wrestlers in the country and top 6 in the conference, but lack of matches screwed his seed.
 
UNI had about as bad of a day yesterday as you possibly can. Hate to hear it.

Looks like the Big 12 in general lost quite a few spots in the NCAA's yesterday.
 
By the criteria both 125 & 174 have a great chance of wildcard if they win today. Am I missing something on why Cabanban doesn’t get a wildcard if he wins today?

There are 4 spots available at 125.

3 guys who earned pre-allocations are now looking for at-large spots. That effectively leaves 1 spot nationally.
 
Cardinale does not seem healthy enough to warrant a spot
I just hate to see this. If you can’t wrestle at conference why can you wrestle at nationals? If someone can give me a couple examples where it played out, I’ll take it back. But otherwise it’s usually that they go to nationals and **** the bed and shouldn’t have been wrestling anyways
 
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No RPI and wasn't in the Coaches poll prior to conference tournament. I just don't think he has enough exposure prior to the tournament. That said I think he is one of the top 33 wrestlers in the country and top 6 in the conference, but lack of matches screwed his seed.
There will be a new coaches pull which cabanban will be on plus he meets the minimum of 2 eligible criteria. Placing 1 match out and beating a National qualifier. He has done both. Also some of the previous low ranked or low RPI will drop out after some bad loses at qualifier. I like his chances. First thing first…needs to win this morning.
 

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