First Coaches Panel Rankings

[bigmatt718]

http://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/...g-ncaa-releases-first-wrestling-coaches-panel

Right now we have 6 wrestlers in the Top 33 in their weight classes (Delvecchio, Ash, Theo, JVB, Bak, and Gravina), and as you all know, the NCAA tourney offers the Top 33 wrestlers in each weight class. I think this weekend is pivotal for guys on the cusp like Paetzall and guys on the lower end of the Top 33 like Bak.

 

[obrats]

Beat me to it, was just about to post.

 

[Jaroslav Hasek]

quick note on how these translate to NCAA bids: rankings don't decide who goes. they just help decide how many spots can be earned by each conference at the conference tournaments. so guys in the top 29(ish) will earn a spot for the B1G.

if the B1G gets 9 spots in a weight, then you have to finish top 9 to get a bid. after the tournament, a committee fills out the rest of the weights with wild card invites.

if you earn a spot for your weight but then don't wrestle in the conference tourney, your conference losses that spot and that weight gains a wild card invite.

if you don't wrestle enough matches to earn a spot for your conference, you can still show up for the conference tournament and "steal" a spot someone else earned. there are no automatic bids, but if you are good enough and don't earn a bid at the tournament (injury or bad day), you can still have a nearly automatic chance of earning the bid.

 

[bigmatt718]

quick note on how these translate to NCAA bids: rankings don't decide who goes. they just help decide how many spots can be earned by each conference at the conference tournaments. so guys in the top 29(ish) will earn a spot for the B1G.

if the B1G gets 9 spots in a weight, then you have to finish top 9 to get a bid. after the tournament, a committee fills out the rest of the weights with wild card invites.

if you earn a spot for your weight but then don't wrestle in the conference tourney, your conference losses that spot and that weight gains a wild card invite.

if you don't wrestle enough matches to earn a spot for your conference, you can still show up for the conference tournament and "steal" a spot someone else earned. there are no automatic bids, but if you are good enough and don't earn a bid at the tournament (injury or bad day), you can still have a nearly automatic chance of earning the bid.

When does the NCAA announce how many bids each conference receives for the tourney? I think we have a great shot at sending all 6 to the tourney and possibly even Paetzall and/or Correnti if both get hot from now to March.

 

[ScarletGrapfan]

When does the NCAA announce how many bids each conference receives for the tourney? I think we have a great shot at sending all 6 to the tourney and possibly even Paetzall and/or Correnti if both get hot from now to March.

Correnti has almost no chance to earn a bid for the conference. His only shot is if the Big earns say 7 bids, he will need to finish in the top 7 at the Big10 tourney. Paetzall could earn a bid if he beats the remaining guys on the schedule.
Remember wins against Non-D 1 wrestlers do not count on your record for any metric to get you a bid.

 

[Jaroslav Hasek]

When does the NCAA announce how many bids each conference receives for the tourney? I think we have a great shot at sending all 6 to the tourney and possibly even Paetzall and/or Correnti if both get hot from now to March.

can't remember exact dates but its right before the tournaments, after all the other duals.

 

[cyrock3]

I remember the old days when we would only send 1 or 2 wrestlers to the NCAA tournament and bemoan about how Rider was so much better than us at the sport.

 

[bigmatt718]

I remember the old days when we would only send 1 or 2 wrestlers to the NCAA tournament and bemoan about how Rider was so much better than us at the sport.

Yea...now we're whipping the hell out of respected programs like Oregon State