ACC Receives 35 NCAA Allocations
2/27/2020 3:17:00 PM | Wrestling
NCAA also releases updated Coaches Panel Rankings and RPI
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NCAA has announced the qualifier allocations for the 2019 NCAA Division Wrestling Championships, with the Atlantic Coast Conference receiving 35 automatic spots, including multiple qualifiers in nine of the 10 weight classes.
With six teams in the conference, the ACC received five allocation spots at 133, 157 and 285 pounds, four at 165, and 174, three spots at 125, 141, and 184, a pair at 149 pounds, and one spot at 197 pounds.
NC State had nine wrestlers ranked in the latest Coaches Panel Rankings, which ranks the top-33 at each weight class. NC State also had the same nine appear in the RPI, including six ranked in the top-10.
The 2019 ACC Wrestling Championship will be hosted by Pittsburgh on Sunday, March 8. NC State is the defending champions having won the title last year at Virginia Tech. All six ACC schools are able to send one participant per weight class.
The 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships will be held in Minneapolis March 19-21.
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 47 at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 10, while brackets and seeding will be announced on NCAA.com at 6 p.m. 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; quality wins; coaches' ranking; results against common opponents; RPI; qualifying event placement; and winning percentage.
With six teams in the conference, the ACC received five allocation spots at 133, 157 and 285 pounds, four at 165, and 174, three spots at 125, 141, and 184, a pair at 149 pounds, and one spot at 197 pounds.
NC State had nine wrestlers ranked in the latest Coaches Panel Rankings, which ranks the top-33 at each weight class. NC State also had the same nine appear in the RPI, including six ranked in the top-10.
The 2019 ACC Wrestling Championship will be hosted by Pittsburgh on Sunday, March 8. NC State is the defending champions having won the title last year at Virginia Tech. All six ACC schools are able to send one participant per weight class.
The 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships will be held in Minneapolis March 19-21.
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 47 at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 10, while brackets and seeding will be announced on NCAA.com at 6 p.m. 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; quality wins; coaches' ranking; results against common opponents; RPI; qualifying event placement; and winning percentage.
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