NCAA Wrestling Fantasy Challenge
We are starting a fantasy wrestling challenge for the upcoming NCAA Tournament which starts on Thursday the 19th. Read below for instructions on how this will work. The winner of the challenge will receive $50 in USA Wrestling Utah gear. You must login to post your team.
How to Make Your Team
- You choose ten guys to form your team, one from each weight class
- You have a limit of one wrestler per seed for the top ten. 11-16 seeds and unseeded guys are fair game with no limit
In other words, you can pick only one #1 seeded guy, One #2 seeded guy. One #3 seeded guy. And so on. Anybody outside of the top ten, including unseeded wrestlers, are fair game. So if you think there is a guy outside the top ten who is going to make a deep run, go ahead and use them in place of a top ten guy.
You also must pick your top 5 teams. This will be tie breaker #1.
How Scoring Works
Placing in the top eight and earning All American status is worth the following.
1st place: 16 points
2nd place: 12 points
3rd place: 10 points
4th place: 9 points
5th place: 7 points
6th place: 6 points
7th place: 4 points
8th place: 3 points
If there are teams that are tied then the picks for the top 5 teams will be the first tie breaker. The second tie breaker will be bonus points from your picks. For example 2 points for each pin, 1.5 for each tech and 1 for each major. Tie breaker #3 will be how many points you think the #1 team will get.
If there are two teams that have everything the exact same including the tie breaker questions then the team that posts their team first will be the only team eligible so in other words don't copy other teams exactly.
Where do I find the brackets?
The top ten seeds at each weight are listed below and full brackets can be found here(.pdf).
125 Pounds
| SEED | WRESTLER | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Waters | Missouri |
| 2 | Nahshon Garrett | Cornell |
| 3 | Joey Dance | Virginia Tech |
| 4 | Nathan Tomasello | Ohio State |
| 5 | Sean Boyle | Chattanooga |
| 6 | Thomas Gilman | Iowa |
| 7 | Eddie Klimara | Oklahoma State |
| 8 | Tyler Cox | Wyoming |
| 9 | Dylan Peters | Northern Iowa |
| 10 | Ronnie Rios | Oregon State |
133 Pounds
| SEED | WRESTLER | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Dardanes | Minnesota |
| 2 | Bradley Taylor | Wisconsin |
| 3 | Cory Clark | Iowa |
| 4 | Johnni DiJulius | Ohio State |
| 5 | Zane Richards | Illinois |
| 6 | Earl Hall | Iowa State |
| 7 | James Gulibon | Penn State |
| 8 | Kevin Devoy | Drexel |
| 9 | AJ Schopp | Edinboro |
| 10 | Mason Beckman | Lehigh |
141 Pounds
| SEED | WRESTLER | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logan Stieber | Ohio State |
| 2 | Mitchell Port | Edinboro |
| 3 | Lavion Mayes | Missouri |
| 4 | Devin Carter | Virginia Tech |
| 5 | Josh Dziewa | Iowa |
| 6 | Nick Dardanes | Minnesota |
| 7 | Anthony Ashnault | Rutgers |
| 8 | Geo Martinez | Boise State |
| 9 | Anthony Abidin | Nebraska |
| 10 | Zachary Horan | Central Michigan |
149 Pounds
| SEED | WRESTLER | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drake Houdashelt | Missouri |
| 2 | Jason Tsirtsis | Northwestern |
| 3 | David Habat | Edinboro |
| 4 | Brandon Sorensen | Iowa |
| 5 | Christopher Villalonga | Cornell |
| 6 | Alec Pantaleo | Michigan |
| 7 | Sal Mastriani | Virginia Tech |
| 8 | Alexander Richardson | Old Dominion |
| 9 | Gabe Moreno | Iowa State |
| 10 | Christian Pagdilao | Arizona State |
157 Pounds
| SEED | WRESTLER | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Martinez | Illinois |
| 2 | Brian Realbuto | Cornell |
| 3 | Dylan Ness | Minnesota |
| 4 | James Green | Nebraska |
| 5 | Cody Pack | South Dakota State |
| 6 | Josh Demas | Ohio State |
| 7 | Ian Miller | Kent State |
| 8 | John Boyle | American |
| 9 | Joseph LaVallee | Missouri |
| 10 | Justin DeAngelis | Oklahoma |
165 Pounds
| SEED | WRESTLER | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Dieringer | Oklahoma State |
| 2 | Michael Moreno | Iowa State |
| 3 | Isaac Jordan | Wisconsin |
| 4 | Nicholas Sulzer | Virginia |
| 5 | Bo Jordan | Ohio State |
| 6 | Taylor Walsh | Indiana |
| 7 | Pierce Harger | Northwestern |
| 8 | Peyton Walsh | Navy |
| 9 | Jackson Morse | Illinois |
| 10 | Jim Wilson | Stanford |
174 Pounds
| SEED | WRESTLER | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Kokesh | Nebraska |
| 2 | Matthew Brown | Penn State |
| 3 | Michael Evans | Iowa |
| 4 | John Eblen | Missouri |
| 5 | Blaise Butler | Virginia |
| 6 | Logan Storley | Minnesota |
| 7 | Zach Epperly | Virginia Tech |
| 8 | Tyler Wilps | Pittsburgh |
| 9 | Cody Walters | Ohio |
| 10 | Mark Martin | Ohio State |
184 Pounds
| SEED | WRESTLER | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Dean | Cornell |
| 2 | Max Thomusseit | Pittsburgh |
| 3 | Blake Stauffer | Arizona State |
| 4 | Jack Dechow | Old Dominion |
| 5 | Taylor Meeks | Oregon State |
| 6 | Hayden Zillmer | North Dakota State |
| 7 | Nathaniel Brown | Lehigh |
| 8 | Domenic Abounader | Michigan |
| 9 | Sam Brooks | Iowa |
| 10 | Lorenzo Thomas | Pennsylvania |
197 Pounds
| SEED | WRESTLER | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J`Den Cox | Missouri |
| 2 | Morgan McIntosh | Penn State |
| 3 | Kyven Gadson | Iowa State |
| 4 | Kyle Snyder | Ohio State |
| 5 | Scott Schiller | Minnesota |
| 6 | Nathan Burak | Iowa |
| 7 | Abram Ayala | Princeton |
| 8 | Max Huntley | Michigan |
| 9 | Jace Bennett | Cornell |
| 10 | Connor Hartmann | Duke |
Heavyweight
| SEED | WRESTLER | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Gwiazdowski | NC State |
| 2 | Michael McMullan | Northwestern |
| 3 | Bobby Telford | Iowa |
| 4 | Austin Marsden | Oklahoma State |
| 5 | Connor Medbery | Wisconsin |
| 6 | Adam Coon | Michigan |
| 7 | Blaize Cabell | Northern Iowa |
| 8 | James Lawson | Penn State |
| 9 | Michael Kroells | Minnesota |
| 10 | Ty Walz | Virginia Tech |
What do I do now that I have my team picked?
Put your ten guys in the comments. Submissions are due by Wednesday at 10pm.
Here is an example of a sample team:
125: #5 Sean Boyle - Chattanooga
133: #6 Earl Hall - Iowa State
141: #10 Zach Horan - Central Michigan
149: #2 Jason Tsirtsis - Northwestern
157: #8 John Boyle - American
165: #1 Alex Dieringer - Oklahoma State
174: #4 John Eblen - Missouri
184: #7 Nathan Brown - Lehigh
197: #3 Kyven Gadson - Iowa State
HWT: #10 Ty Walz - Virginia Tech
If you have any questions please just leave a comment and we will try to help.
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