Semi-Finals:
133: Giraldo vs. #6 Alber (NIU)
197: Hrymack vs. #14 White (Nebraska)
There is already lots of info here on these matchups, so I won't duplicate that here.
Consos. (Each guy needs 1 win to guarantee top 8 finish)
125: #6 McCabe vs. #8 Calkins (Oregon St.) - Calkins got pinned by Gilman of Iowa in the qtrs. This will be a very tough matchup for Sean. Calkins is a redshirt freshman. Sean lost to their starter when we faced Or. St. earlier this year.
141: #3 Ash vs. #NR Sabatello (Purdue) - Sabatello beat Abidin in the pre-qtr and lost to #2 Long in the qtr. He has never wrestled Ash before. Sabatello is good, but Ash should win this. If Ash wins he will likely face #1 Mecate.
149: #14 Dippery vs. #5 Clagon (Rider) - Clagon lost to #4 Sueflohn from Nebraska on the way into the semifinal. Clagon is ranked 14 by Intermat. Very tough matchup for Dippery.
#8 Theo vs. #15 Thomsen - Thomsen lost a close match to Tsirtsis 4-3. Tsirtsis is in the semi, and will likely go to the final against Sorenson. They have no common opponents and have never wrestled each other.
Dippery and Theo are in the same bracket, so the winners of these two matches will face each other.
157: #8 Lewis vs. #7 Cooper Jr. (Iowa) - Cooper lost to #2 Gantt on the way into the semis. This is going to be a great rematch. Lewis lost a very close one to Cooper in the dual at Iowa earlier this year 4-6. I expect a win here. Intermat has Cooper 16 and Lewis 17.
165: #1 Perrotti vs. #2 Austin Wilson (Nebraska) - Hell of a match to get into Top 8. Wilson was upset by Wightman from American who is now in the semis. Perrotti beat Wilson 9-4 at the Nebraska dual this year. Intermat has Perrotti 10 and Wilson 11. If he gets past Wilson, likely to face Rhoads of Iowa. Perrotti beat Rhoads in our dual earlier this year 8-7, so great chance to get to at least top 5.
174: #9 Backuckas vs. #NR Skatzka (Indiana) - I've got nothing on Skatzka - he is a true freshman. If Back wins, likely opponent is #5 Weatherspoon of ISU who would be a solid favorite in that match.
184: #8 Gravina vs. #2 DeChow (ODU) - WIN by MFF. Gravina guaranteed to finish top 8. Will wrestle #NR Griego of Oregon St. or #6 Grenda of UNC. Gravina beat Griego 6-2 this year.
285: #5 Smith vs. Q. Smith (ISU) - Q. Smith got pinned by Larson of OU in the pre-qtr. Billy pinned Q. Smith last year and should win this matchup. If he wins, he would likely face Jensen of Nebraska - Billy has beaten him 3 times this year, and I am sure we all remember the last one.
133: Giraldo vs. #6 Alber (NIU)
197: Hrymack vs. #14 White (Nebraska)
There is already lots of info here on these matchups, so I won't duplicate that here.
Consos. (Each guy needs 1 win to guarantee top 8 finish)
125: #6 McCabe vs. #8 Calkins (Oregon St.) - Calkins got pinned by Gilman of Iowa in the qtrs. This will be a very tough matchup for Sean. Calkins is a redshirt freshman. Sean lost to their starter when we faced Or. St. earlier this year.
141: #3 Ash vs. #NR Sabatello (Purdue) - Sabatello beat Abidin in the pre-qtr and lost to #2 Long in the qtr. He has never wrestled Ash before. Sabatello is good, but Ash should win this. If Ash wins he will likely face #1 Mecate.
149: #14 Dippery vs. #5 Clagon (Rider) - Clagon lost to #4 Sueflohn from Nebraska on the way into the semifinal. Clagon is ranked 14 by Intermat. Very tough matchup for Dippery.
#8 Theo vs. #15 Thomsen - Thomsen lost a close match to Tsirtsis 4-3. Tsirtsis is in the semi, and will likely go to the final against Sorenson. They have no common opponents and have never wrestled each other.
Dippery and Theo are in the same bracket, so the winners of these two matches will face each other.
157: #8 Lewis vs. #7 Cooper Jr. (Iowa) - Cooper lost to #2 Gantt on the way into the semis. This is going to be a great rematch. Lewis lost a very close one to Cooper in the dual at Iowa earlier this year 4-6. I expect a win here. Intermat has Cooper 16 and Lewis 17.
165: #1 Perrotti vs. #2 Austin Wilson (Nebraska) - Hell of a match to get into Top 8. Wilson was upset by Wightman from American who is now in the semis. Perrotti beat Wilson 9-4 at the Nebraska dual this year. Intermat has Perrotti 10 and Wilson 11. If he gets past Wilson, likely to face Rhoads of Iowa. Perrotti beat Rhoads in our dual earlier this year 8-7, so great chance to get to at least top 5.
174: #9 Backuckas vs. #NR Skatzka (Indiana) - I've got nothing on Skatzka - he is a true freshman. If Back wins, likely opponent is #5 Weatherspoon of ISU who would be a solid favorite in that match.
184: #8 Gravina vs. #2 DeChow (ODU) - WIN by MFF. Gravina guaranteed to finish top 8. Will wrestle #NR Griego of Oregon St. or #6 Grenda of UNC. Gravina beat Griego 6-2 this year.
285: #5 Smith vs. Q. Smith (ISU) - Q. Smith got pinned by Larson of OU in the pre-qtr. Billy pinned Q. Smith last year and should win this matchup. If he wins, he would likely face Jensen of Nebraska - Billy has beaten him 3 times this year, and I am sure we all remember the last one.
