North Carolina State University Athletics
ACC Receives 29 NCAA Wrestling Championship Qualifier Allocations
2/27/2015 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Feb. 27, 2015
The 2015 ACC Wrestling Championship will be held March 8 in Pittsburgh, Pa. All six ACC schools are able to send one participant per weight class.
Each qualifying tournament was awarded spots per weight class based on current year data. Each wrestler was measured on the following: Division I winning percentage at the weight class, rating percentage index (RPI) and coaches ranking.
For each wrestler that reached the threshold in at least two of the three categories, his qualifying tournament was awarded a qualifying spot in that weight class. Each qualifying tournament, with automatic qualifying status, was awarded a minimum of one wrestler per weight class, which will go to the tournament champion, even if they did not have any wrestlers reach at least two of the three thresholds. NCAA tournament spots for each qualifying event will be awarded at the tournament based solely on place-finish.
After all of the qualifying events have concluded, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will meet in-person to select the remaining 70 at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 11. All weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers. The at-large selections will be made based on the following criteria: head-to-head competition, qualifying event placement, quality wins, results against common opponents, winning percentage, RPI, coaches ranking and the number of matches contested at that weight class.
The 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships will be held in St. Louis March 19-21.
NC State also had six wrestlers ranked in both the updated NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings and the RPI released by the NCAA.
NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings
RPI
RALEIGH, N.C. - The NCAA has announced the qualifier allocations for the 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, with the Atlantic Coast Conference receiving 29 automatic spots, including multiple qualifiers in all 10 weight classes.
With six teams in the conference this year, the ACC received five qualifiers in the 174-pound weight class and four qualifiers in the 141-pound pound weight class. Three spots were awarded to the conference at 125, 133, 149and 165, while the 157-, 184-, 197- and 285-pound weight classes each received two slots.
| 125 | 133 | 141 | 149 | 157 | 165 | 174 | 184 | 197 | 285 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
The 2015 ACC Wrestling Championship will be held March 8 in Pittsburgh, Pa. All six ACC schools are able to send one participant per weight class.
Each qualifying tournament was awarded spots per weight class based on current year data. Each wrestler was measured on the following: Division I winning percentage at the weight class, rating percentage index (RPI) and coaches ranking.
For each wrestler that reached the threshold in at least two of the three categories, his qualifying tournament was awarded a qualifying spot in that weight class. Each qualifying tournament, with automatic qualifying status, was awarded a minimum of one wrestler per weight class, which will go to the tournament champion, even if they did not have any wrestlers reach at least two of the three thresholds. NCAA tournament spots for each qualifying event will be awarded at the tournament based solely on place-finish.
After all of the qualifying events have concluded, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will meet in-person to select the remaining 70 at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 11. All weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers. The at-large selections will be made based on the following criteria: head-to-head competition, qualifying event placement, quality wins, results against common opponents, winning percentage, RPI, coaches ranking and the number of matches contested at that weight class.
The 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships will be held in St. Louis March 19-21.
NC State also had six wrestlers ranked in both the updated NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings and the RPI released by the NCAA.
NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings
| Weight | Year | Wrestler | Jan. 22 Rank | Feb. 13 Rank | Feb. 27 Rank |
| 125 | R-Sr. | Joe DeAngelo | #28 | #26 | #23 |
| 133 | Fr. | Bryce Meredith | #32 | #30 | #32 |
| 141 | Jr. | Sam Speno | #23 | #19 | #19 |
| 165 | So. | Max Rohskopf | #17 | #22 | #21 |
| 174 | So. | Pete Renda | #17 | #21 | #23 |
| 285 | R-Jr. | Nick Gwiazdowski | #2 | #1 | #1 |
RPI
| Weight | Year | Wrestler | Feb. 18 Rank | Feb. 27 Rank |
| 125 | R-Sr. | Joe DeAngelo | #26 | #22 |
| 141 | Jr. | Sam Speno | #21 | #21 |
| 149 | R-Fr. | Beau Donahue | NA | #33 |
| 157 | R-Fr. | Chad Pyke | #32 | NA |
| 165 | So. | Max Rohskopf | #15 | #20 |
| 174 | So. | Pete Renda | #16 | #17 |
| 197 | Fr. | Michael Boykin | #28 | NA |
| 285 | R-Jr. | Nick Gwiazdowski | #1 | #2 |
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