***2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships (Basic Info Thread)***

I plan on doing session-specific threads with more detail, so this one is just for general information as Philly approaches.

SESSIONDAY/TIME (CT)ROUNDS/BOUTSCOVERAGE
1Thursday, 11 a.m.Pigtails (1-10)
Champ R32 (11-170)
ESPNU and ESPN+
2Thursday, 6 p.m.Conso pigtails (171-180)
Champ R16 (181-260)
Conso R32 (261-340)
ESPN and ESPN+
3Friday, 11 a.m.Quarterfinals (341-380)
Conso R24 (381-460)
Conso R16 (461-500)
ESPNU and ESPN+
4Friday, 7 p.m.Semifinals (501-520)
Conso R12 (521-560)
Conso R8 (561-580)
ESPN2 and ESPN+
5Saturday, 10 a.m.Conso R6 (581-600)
3rd/5th/7th (601-630)
ESPNU and ESPN+
6Saturday, 6 p.m.Finals (631-640)ESPN and ESPN+

STREAMING: ESPN+ options include individual mats, a Matcast feed, (which I think is just scores), and the TV simulcast.

LIVE RESULTS: TrackWrestling

PRELIMINARY BRACKETS (PDF)

PROJECTED POINT TOTALS BASED ON SEED
PLTEAMPTSQUALS
1Penn State15710
2Iowa709
3Oklahoma State689
4Nebraska629
5Virginia Tech609
6Minnesota49.59
t7Cornell4610
t7Northern Iowa4610
9Michigan407
10Illinois38.58
19Iowa State208

Big 12 Fundraiser for the Cardinal & Gold Collective

Here we go!!1

$10 per qualifier, $25 per champ, $200 for a Big 12 team title. Who's in?

If @Ryan Rohlk gets the matching funds verified, I will update it here.

Cyclone Wrestling Fans,
March is here, and with it comes one of the most exciting times of the year for Cyclone Wrestling! There is a huge opportunity to make an impact both on and off the mat, and Cyclone Wrestling needs your support.

March Matching: Double Your Donation!

This month, every dollar donated to the Cardinal & Gold Collective will be matched -- up to $50,000! That means your generosity goes twice as far in supporting Cyclone wrestlers through NIL opportunities that help them train, compete, and represent Iowa State at the highest level.

Your support ensures that the Collective can continue to provide resources to Cyclone athletes and keep Cyclone wrestling at the top. Whether it’s $50 or $5,000, every contribution counts -- especially when it’s doubled!


UPDATED!!!

Let Him Cook: NCAA Tournament Preview Show

Dylan Coon and Nigel Dyson react to Keshon Gilbert being ruled out before diving into Iowa State’s region and the rest of the NCAA Tournament. Final Four picks and more.


Williams & Blum: Keshon Gilbert shut down, reacting to draws for Cyclone Men and Women

Chris Williams and Brent Blum react to the news of Keshon Gilbert being out for the remainder of the season before diving into the NCAA Tournament bracket and each respective draw for the Iowa State Men and Women. Presented by Mechdyne.


Big12 Tournament Mid-season?

With all the injuries that have hit the top teams this year got me questioning, should the Big12 move the conference tournament to mid-season? Back to back to back high intensity games that come from a conference tournament are going to naturally create more injuries as players get tired. If the NCAA is the goal, why put them through that the week before the tournament?

Still award the tournament winner an auto bid, but do it at the end of January or even get crazy and open the season with it.

2025 WBB Conference Tournaments (auto-bid tracker)

CONFERENCEDATETIME (CT)TVWINNER
Ohio Valley
8-Mar
3:00 PM
ESPN+Tennessee Tech
Southern
9-Mar
11:00 AM
ESPNUUNC Greensboro
ACC
9-Mar
12:00 PM
ESPNDuke
SEC
9-Mar
2:00 PM
ESPNSouth Carolina
Summit
9-Mar
3:00 PM
CBS SNSouth Dakota State
Atlantic 10
9-Mar
3:00 PM
ESPN2George Mason
Big Ten
9-Mar
3:30 PM
CBSUCLA
Big 12
9-Mar
4:00 PM
ESPNTCU
Big South
9-Mar
5:00 PM
ESPN2High Point
Sun Belt
10-Mar
1:00 PM
ESPN2Arkansas State
Big East
10-Mar
6:00 PM
FS1UConn
Horizon
11-Mar
11:00 AM
ESPN2Green Bay
WCC
11-Mar
3:00 PM
ESPN2Oregon State
Big Sky
12-Mar
4:00 PM
ESPNUMontana State
American
12-Mar
6:00 PM
ESPNUSouth Florida
Mountain West
12-Mar
9:30 PM
CBS SNSan Diego State
Southland
13-Mar
4:00 PM
ESPNUStephen F. Austin
America East
14-Mar
4:00 PM
ESPNUVermont
MAC
15-Mar
10:00 AM
CBS SNBall State
Atlantic Sun
15-Mar
1:00 PM
ESPN+Florida Gulf Coast
MAAC
15-Mar
12:30 PM
ESPNUFairfield
WAC
15-Mar
2:30 PM
ESPNUGrand Canyon
MEAC
15-Mar
3:00 PM
ESPNewsNorfolk State
Ivy
15-Mar
4:30 PM
ESPNUHarvard
SWAC
15-Mar
4:30 PM
ESPN+Southern
Conf USA
15-Mar
4:30 PM
CBS SNLiberty
Big West
15-Mar
5:00 PM
ESPN+UC San Diego
NEC
16-Mar
11:00 AM
ESPNUFairleigh Dickinson
Patriot
16-Mar
11:00 AM
CBS SNLehigh
Coastal
16-Mar
1:00 PM
CBS SNWilliam & Mary
MVC
16-Mar
1:00 PM
ESPN2Murray State
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Lunardi and Palm now project Iowa State as a 4-seed as Selection Sunday nears

2025 Bracketologies

If there is thread for this already, feel free to merge. Lunardi and Palm both suck at this. But it's funny to see their predictions this far out. Palm today has Houston as a 5 seed. For real.

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Here there be monsters: The Flashed Face Distortion Effect

Something to tickle your sense of cosmic dread, on this fine Friday.

The phenomena explained: "Faces appear grotesquely transformed while the viewer focuses on the cross midway between them"

Your brain is a fan of Lovecraft-ian horror, and there's nothing you can do about it, but stare into the abyss.


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Annoying TV/Movie Tropes

What are some tropes that annoy you in tv and movies. Mine all fall into being not realistic at all. And I fully get sometimes you have to suspend belief and just go with it.

I hate when characters are driving and they’re like moving the steering wheel a ton making it look like they’re driving when in real life if anyone did that they’d be all over the road. That and the driver looking at the passenger in a conversation for long periods of time when their eyes aren’t on the road.

I also hate how phone calls never make sense. Meaning in a real conversation you’d have to pause and listen then respond. In tv and movies they’ll answer and respond when there’s no way the other person could have any chance to talk. That is a stupid one I get it because you have to move things along but it annoys the hell out of me. Ha.

Also just wounds in general. 99% of the time in real life if you get shot or stabbed etc you’d be done for but not for tv and movies. Just once I wanna see a main character get maimed and have a realistic end to them ha.

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