Battle Tested - Which weekend to take "off"?

[andegre]

Was looking at Lee's upcoming matches and realized that after today's matchup with Foley, Lee's following 5 matches will all be against top 10 opponents:

https://www.wrestlestat.com/wrestler/49146/lee-spencer/profile

#9 Picc (OSU)
#1 Tomasello (OSU)
#10 Mattin (UM)
#4 Lizak (Minn)
#7 Rivera (NWSTN)

Definitely will be battle-tested after that.

That got me thinking about the 17 required matches for one of the qualifications...see the poll question.

 

[maize_mechanic]

I'm a bit confused by this 17-match-minimum being referenced on a number of threads. According to this document for the 2016/17 season, only 8 matches are needed for a obtaining a conference allocation:

https://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/DI_Wrestling_Qualifying_Grid_100114_AH_hw.pdf

"A wrestler needs eight matches due to the minimum needed for winning percentage. A wrestler with less than eight would not be eligible for the winning percentage and RPI which means they could not meet two of the three standards. A wrestler DOES NOT need 17 matches to earn an allocation spot, because the wrestler could earn a spot by meeting the threshold in winning percentage and coaches ranking."

Has this changed, or maybe reading it wrong?

 

[andegre]

It's for the coaches RPI ranking: http://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/...g-di-qualifier-allocations-2017-championships

From the linked document:

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

 

[AFHawk86]

None as they’re all spread out by a week. This will be a great test and give him a good feel for the best of D1 competition. Let ‘er rip!

 

[andegre]

nm

 

[maize_mechanic]

It's for the coaches RPI ranking: http://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/...g-di-qualifier-allocations-2017-championships

From the linked document:

Correct, but as I read the document, an RPI is not needed to meet the standard for allocation (i.e. a minimum of "silver standard"):

"Earning an allocated spot for the conference. A wrestler must earn either a gold or silver standard to earn an allocated spot for the conference at the designated weight class on the NCAA entry form page. A gold standard wrestler means a wrestler met the threshold level in winning percentage, RPI and coaches ranking. A silver standard wrestler means the wrestler met the threshold level in two of the three criteria of winning percentage, RPI and coaches ranking."