Big 10 at 285 - Jensen and Hermida did not get allocations (looks like Stoll squeezed in at 8-3 for 71%)
Man, that's a pretty brutal situation for the heavies at Big Tens. 7 spots for 9 guys ranked in the top 11.
I don't fell bad for them though, the Big Ten coaches always count on there being a lot of marginal spots and assume they'll be one to steal, a situation other conferences can't count on. So if this one time if bites them then boo hoo.
Why did they not move the criteria to 31/31/.690 for 174? That would have allowed Mantanona to get one more spot in the Big 12- he was 31/22/.500. No one else on the bubble met that criteria. Is 30/30/.700 the absolute minimum that can be used?
Why did they not move the criteria to 31/31/.690 for 174? That would have allowed Mantanona to get one more spot in the Big 12- he was 31/22/.500. No one else on the bubble met that criteria. Is 30/30/.700 the absolute minimum that can be used?
Edit: I found the answer: "The AQ's could be determined by using a sliding scale of the three standards while never going below the base of .700, Top 30 Coach Rank and Top 30 RPI Rank reaching up to the maximum of 29 wrestlers per weight class."
I could have sworn they used to go below the cutoff and you'd see guys that were 31 making the cut. I guess either thats new or I made that up.
The Big Ten situation at HWT makes me a little bit nervous for Gremmel because it wouldn't be the most surpringing thing in the world if he ends up needing an at large and the Big Ten is likely to eat up 2 of the 4 spots right out of the gate. So a couple upsets elsewhere and suddenly he's staying home.
Man, that's a pretty brutal situation for the heavies at Big Tens. 7 spots for 9 guys ranked in the top 11.
I don't fell bad for them though, the Big Ten coaches always count on there being a lot of marginal spots and assume they'll be one to steal, a situation other conferences can't count on. So if this one time if bites them then boo hoo.
Yeah Stoll is going to have to wrestle a few matches at Big 10's to qualify. This might be tough for a guy that is banged up!
The Big Ten situation at HWT makes me a little bit nervous for Gremmel because it wouldn't be the most surpringing thing in the world if he ends up needing an at large and the Big Ten is likely to eat up 2 of the 4 spots right out of the gate. So a couple upsets elsewhere and suddenly he's staying home.
It isn't likely to bite the Big 10 guys. A guy ranked in the top 11 is going to make the tournament. Period. All it means is that guys in other conferences better get it done at their tourney because the B1G is taking at least 2 of the 4 spots available at HWT, right out of the box.
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