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The NCAA Announces Pre-Allocations for the Wrestling Championships in March
2/29/2024 6:04:00 PM | Wrestling
PHILADELPHIA - The NCAA announced the pre-allocations for qualifying for the NCAA Division l Wrestling National Championships on Thursday. The EIWA was awarded 53 automatic bids, with the 285-pound weight classes receiving the highest bids of the conference with eight. The EIWA is third in the country with its 53 bids, behind the BIG10 (85) and the BIG12 (57).
Each conference's qualifying tournament was awarded pre-allocations to the national tournament based on regular season matches through February 26. The pre-allocations are determined using a sliding scale of a .700 winning percentage, top 30 coaches' rank, and top 30 ratings percentage index (RPI) with a maximum of 29 pre-allocations per weight class.
There will also be 47 at-large bids available. After all the conference tournaments have concluded, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will meet in person to select the remaining at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 12, while brackets and seeding will be announced on NCAA.com at 8 p.m. on March 13. All weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers.
Additionally, the EIWA released its February rankings and the NCAA announced the last coaches poll and RPI rankings before the postseason.
EIWA Rankings + NCAA Release + RPI Rankings + NCAA Coaches Poll
EIWA NCAA National Championship Pre-Allocations:
125 - 5
133 - 5
141 - 4
149 - 4
157 - 3
165 - 5
174 - 6
184 - 7
197 - 6
285 - 8
EIWA, National Rankings, Coaches Ranking and RPI Through February 26:
Cody Walsh - 165lbs - Redshirt Junior
EIWA - 8th
NCAA Coaches Rank: 33rd
RPI: 31st
Flo Wrestling - 32nd
Intermat - 28th
John Hildebrandt - 133lbs - Redshirt Freshman
EIWA: 6th
Dom Findora - 149lbs - Redshirt Freshman
EIWA: 8th
Tyler Williams - 157lbs - Fifth Year Senior
EIWA: 7th
Each conference's qualifying tournament was awarded pre-allocations to the national tournament based on regular season matches through February 26. The pre-allocations are determined using a sliding scale of a .700 winning percentage, top 30 coaches' rank, and top 30 ratings percentage index (RPI) with a maximum of 29 pre-allocations per weight class.
There will also be 47 at-large bids available. After all the conference tournaments have concluded, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will meet in person to select the remaining at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 12, while brackets and seeding will be announced on NCAA.com at 8 p.m. on March 13. All weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers.
Additionally, the EIWA released its February rankings and the NCAA announced the last coaches poll and RPI rankings before the postseason.
EIWA Rankings + NCAA Release + RPI Rankings + NCAA Coaches Poll
EIWA NCAA National Championship Pre-Allocations:
125 - 5
133 - 5
141 - 4
149 - 4
157 - 3
165 - 5
174 - 6
184 - 7
197 - 6
285 - 8
EIWA, National Rankings, Coaches Ranking and RPI Through February 26:
Cody Walsh - 165lbs - Redshirt Junior
EIWA - 8th
NCAA Coaches Rank: 33rd
RPI: 31st
Flo Wrestling - 32nd
Intermat - 28th
John Hildebrandt - 133lbs - Redshirt Freshman
EIWA: 6th
Dom Findora - 149lbs - Redshirt Freshman
EIWA: 8th
Tyler Williams - 157lbs - Fifth Year Senior
EIWA: 7th
Players Mentioned
149
/ Wrestling
133
/ Wrestling
165/174
/ Wrestling
157
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