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@PackWrestle Breakdown of Sunday’s 2021 ACC Championship
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RALEIGH, N.C. - After capturing back-to-back ACC gold in 2019 and 2020, the NC State wrestling team will be looking to win three straight ACC Championships for the first time since 1988-91. The Wolfpack will host the 2021 ACC Championship on Sunday, Feb. 28 in Reynolds Coliseum.
| 2021 ACC Championship | |
| Date | Sunday, Feb. 28 |
| Time | Starts 11 AM - Finals 7 PM |
| Location | Raleigh, N.C. |
| Venue | Reynolds Coliseum |
| TV (Finals) | ACC Network |
| Streaming (Prelims) | Mat #1 - WatchESPN Mat #2 - WacthESPN |
| Live Scoring | TrackWrestling.com |
| Social Media | Twitter: @PackWrestle | IG: wolfpackwrestling |
A six-team, one-day tournament, the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in each of the 10 weight classes receive a bye into the semifinals. The tournament is double elimination as well.
The Wolfpack had four wrestlers finish with a perfect record in ACC duals, and enter Sunday's ACC Championship with four No. 1 seeds. NC State also had a pair receive No. 2 seeds, meaning six of the Pack's 10 will have a bye into the semifinals.
Here is a breakdown of each weight class and the top contenders:
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NCAA bids: 3| Coaches Panel Rankings Top-33: 3
Defending Champion: Jakob Camacho (NC State)
NC State: #5 R-So. Jakob Camacho (7-1) – No. 2 seed
If the seeds hold true, a top-5 battle awaits in the finals. #3 Sam Latona (VT) is the top seed, while #5 Camacho is the second seed. Both have a bye into the semifinals, and Camacho would have to get past #33 Colton Camacho (Pitt) to set up the rematch.
133
NCAA bids: 4| Coaches Panel Rankings Top-33: 5
Defending Champion: Micky Phillippi (Pitt)
NC State: #11 R-So. Jarrett Trombley (7-2) – No. 5 seed
The first of four weights in the ACC with five of the six wrestlers ranked in the newest NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings. One of the best quarterfinal matchups will see #10 Louie Hayes (UVA) vs. #11 Trombley, as they are the fourth and fifth seeds. They did not meet in the dual this year, and split two matches last year. A pair of top-6 wrestlers await in the semifinals, top seed #4 Micky Phillippi (Pitt) on Trombley's side and #6 Korbin Myers (VT).
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NCAA bids: 3| Coaches Panel Rankings Top-33: 5
Defending Champion: Zach Sherman (UNC)
NC State: #8 R-Sr. Tariq Wilson (7-0) – No. 1 seed
Five of the six wrestlers are ranked between #8 and #22 nationally, a very deep weight class. #8 Wilson comes in as the top seed after going 4-0, and he is followed by the second seed #9 Zach Sherman (UNC). Wilson-Sherman was the ACC Final last year. In the semifinals, Wilson will face the winner of #18 Cole Matthews (Pitt) and #22 Sam Hillegas (VT) – Wilson earned decisions over both in the dual season (7-5, 5-1).
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NCAA bids: 3| Coaches Panel Rankings Top-33: 4
Defending Champion: Austin O'Connor (UNC)
NC State: #28 Fr. Ed Scott (4-4) – No. 3 seed
One of the more top-heavy weights in the ACC, as #2 Austin O'Connor (UNC) and #8 Bryce Andonian (VT) await in the semifinals. #28 Scott will be the lone Wolfpack wrestler making his first ACC Championship appearance, and enters as the third seed. If he gets past Mick Burnett (Pitt), they did not face off in the dual, then Scott gets a rematch with Andonian (9-5 in the dual).
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NCAA bids: 4| Coaches Panel Rankings Top-33: 4
Defending Champion: Hayden Hidlay (NC State)
NC State: #2 R-Sr. Hayden Hidlay (7-0) – No. 1 seed
#2 Hidlay is attempting to become only the 10th wrestler in ACC history to win four conference titles, and the fifth from NC State. After a bye, he will face the winner of #28 Josh McClure (UNC) and Brandon LaRue (Duke). In the other half of the bracket, with Pitt not entering a wrestler, the semifinal is set between #16 Justin McCoy (UVA) and #29 Connor Brady (VT) – both avoided bonus points against Hidlay in the dual season with decisions (6-3, 9-4).
165
NCAA bids: 3| Coaches Panel Rankings Top-33: 5
Defending Champion: Jake Wentzel (Pitt)
NC State: #17 R-Sr. Thomas Bullard (3-4) – No. 5 seed
Might be the top weight nationally, with five of the six ranked in the top-17, including four in the top-10. The weight also features two wrestlers who have both previously won this weight class. #17 Bullard gets a rematch with #10 Kennedy Monday (UNC) in the quarterfinals. #6 Jake Wentzel (Pitt) awaits the winner of Bullard/Monday as the top seed, and #2 Mekhi Lewis (VT) is in the bottom half of the semifinals awaiting #9 Jake Keating (UVA).
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NCAA bids: 3| Coaches Panel Rankings Top-33: 3
Defending Champion: Clay Lautt (UNC)
NC State: #8 R-Sr. Daniel Bullard (6-1) – No. 1 seed
#8 Bullard was a perfect 4-0 and is the top seed, while #14 Lautt moved down midseason from 184 pounds and also gets a bye as the second seed. Bullard and Lautt met in the finals last year. Bullard awaits the winner of Dakota Howard (VT) and Jared McGill (Pitt) for his semifinals match.
184
NCAA bids: 3| Coaches Panel Rankings Top-33: 5
Defending Champion: Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech)
NC State: #3 R-So. Trent Hidlay (4-1) – No. 2 seed
A potential top-3 finals matchup, as #1 Hunter Bolen (VT) and #3 Hidlay could be on a collision course to meet in the finals for the second straight season. The weight class features three other wrestlers ranked between #20-24. In the semifinals, Hidlay looks to match up against #23 Devin Kane (UNC), who is moving up from 174 pounds. In the other semi, Bolen faces the winner of #20 Michael Battista (UVA) and #24 Gregg Harvey (Pitt).
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NCAA bids: 3| Coaches Panel Rankings Top-33: 4
Defending Champion: Jay Aiello (Virginia)
NC State: #25 R-Sr. Nick Reenan (5-1) – No. 4 seed
NC State decided to send out #25 Reenan for his first ACC Championship appearance since 2019, and he gets the four seed and opens against Fr. Andy Smith (VT). A pair of top-11 wrestlers await in the semifinals, #8 Nino Bonacorrsi (Pitt) is the top seed and awaits the winner of Reenan/Smith, while #11 Jay Aiello (UVA) is the returning champ and is in the bottom half of the bracket.
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NCAA bids: 4| Coaches Panel Rankings Top-33: 3
NC State: #15 Jr. Deonte Wilson (7-0) – No. 1 seed
The only weight without a returning champion from last year, but NC State's Deonte Wilson is a returning All-ACC performer after reaching last year's finals. Wilson is also only 1 of 2 ACC wrestlers to go 5-0 in duals this year (Bolen – 184). Wilson gets the winner of #27 Andrew Gunning (UNC) and Austin Cooley (Pitt) in the semifinals. #19 Quinn Miller (UVA) received the other bye in the weight class.
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