ACC Receives 37 NCAA Allocations

RALEIGH, N.C. - The NCAA has announced the qualifier allocations for the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, with the Atlantic Coast Conference receiving 37 automatic spots, including multiple qualifiers in all 10 weight classes.

With six teams in the conference, the ACC received five allocation spots at 184 pounds, four at 133, 141, 149, 157 and 197, three spots at heavyweight, and a pair at 125 pounds.

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The 2019 ACC Wrestling Championship will be hosted by Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., on March 9 in Cassell Coliseum. All six ACC schools are able to send one participant per weight class.

The 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships will be held in Pittsburgh March 21-23.

Each qualifying tournament was awarded automatic bids per weight class based on current year data. Each wrestler was measured on the following: Division I winning percentage at the weight class; ratings percentage index (RPI); and coaches' ranking.

For each wrestler that reached the threshold in at least two of the three categories, his conference tournament was awarded a qualifying spot in that weight class. Each conference was awarded a minimum of one automatic bid 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 conference tournaments have concluded, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will meet in-person to select the remaining 44 at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 12, while brackets and seeding will be announced on NCAA.com at 6 p.m. on March 13. All weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers. The at-large selections will be made based on the following criteria: head-to-head competition; quality wins; coaches' ranking; results against common opponents; RPI; qualifying event placement; and winning percentage.

The coaches' rankings are compiled by a vote of coaches representing each conference. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. To be eligible for the rankings, wrestlers must have participated in at least five matches against Division I opponents in the weight class and have wrestled within the last 30 days.

To be eligible for an RPI ranking, a wrestler must have a minimum of 17 Division I matches at a given weight class.

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