National Duals

[Vallholl]

As I am sure everyone remembers, the National Duals are a one day, one dual match up of 16 teams. And as so, no one will arrive to the board and ask questions about the "Brackets for the National Duals" or the "location of the second round of the National Duals".

Below is a quick and assuredly incomplete prediction of the ND match ups and therefore open for your improvements. "I am unconscious of intentional error, I am nevertheless too sensible of my defects not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors."

Rank B1G School Rank Non-B1G School Conference
#2 Penn State @ #1 Oklahoma State Big 12
#3 Iowa @ #7 North Carolina State ACC
#4 Ohio State @ #6 Virginia Tech ACC
#5 Nebraska @ #9 Cornell IVY
#11 Rutgers @ #8 Missouri MAC
#14 Michigan @ #16 Appalachian State SoCon
UR Maryland @ #7 Lehigh EIWA
UR Indiana @ #8 Edinboro EWL

http://www.nwcaonline.com/news-events/events/event-2/

Guiding Principles:

• The top two “Non-Big Ten”’ Schools will be selected based on the “NWCA Final Coaches Poll Ranking.” The Division I Leadership Group (Selection Committee) reserves the right to modify this if it feels that there are extenuating circumstances.
• Best efforts will be made to avoid having teams paired that have met each other earlier during the season.
• If a conference team champion declines to host, the next highest ranked conference team will serve as host.
• The PAC-12 will not participate due to the time frame being one week before the conference tournament.
• All conferences will establish a tie breaker process that will be published and used by the Selection Committee in determining the participating teams.
• The top two ranked BigTen teams would be paired with host schools according to the process approved by the NWCA DI Leadership Committee. The highest ranked BigTen team will be paired with the highest ranked “non BigTen” team, etc.
• The teams comprising the remaining 6 Bowls will be assigned based on regionalization.
• The NWCA DI Leadership Group (Selection Committee) will have the final approval on the team pairing of the remaining 6 Bowls.
• The IVY League and Patriot League will each receive a bid
• The committee reserves the right to add up two additional wildcard match-ups if the teams are ranked in the top 5 but do not otherwise qualify to make the field.

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS


ACC: North Carolina State, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Pittsburgh

Big 12: Iowa State, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Oklahoma State, South Dakota State, Utah Valley

EIWA (Patriot): Bucknell, Franklin & Marshall, Hofstra, Lehigh, Sacred Heart

IVY: Columbia, Cornell, Princeton, Harvard, Penn

MAC: Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Missouri, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Ohio

PAC 12: Will not be competing

Big Ten: Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers

SOCON: Appalachian State, Campbell, Gardner-Webb, Chattanooga, SIU-Edwardsville

EWL: Bloomsburg, Clarion, Edinboro, George Mason, Rider

- See more at: http://www.nwcaonline.com/news-events/events/event-2/#first-event-extra-tab

 

[Kwoodhawk]

Are we allowed to burn Flags to protest if we don't like the pairings?

 

[Vallholl]

Are we allowed to burn Flags to protest if we don't like the pairings?

That, or buy oranges and make lemonade.

 

[Vallholl]

Rank B1G School Rank Non-B1G School Conference
#2 Penn State @ #1 Oklahoma State Big 12
#3 Iowa @ #7 North Carolina State ACC
#4 Ohio State @ #6 Virginia Tech ACC
#5 Nebraska @ #8 Missouri MAC
#11 Rutgers @#10 Lehigh EIWA
#14 Michigan @ #9 Cornell IVY
UR Maryland @#16 Appalachian State SoCon
UR Indiana @ UR Edinboro EWL

 

[ih8iast8]

3 vs 6 is much more enticing than 3 v 7.

 

[IrishinGA]

Rank B1G School Rank Non-B1G School Conference
#2 Penn State @ #1 Oklahoma State Big 12
#3 Iowa @ #7 North Carolina State ACC
#4 Ohio State @ #6 Virginia Tech ACC
#5 Nebraska @ #8 Missouri MAC
#11 Rutgers @#10 Lehigh EIWA
#14 Michigan @ #9 Cornell IVY
UR Maryland @#16 Appalachian State SoCon
UR Indiana @ UR Edinboro EWL

Best possible match-up for the Hawks is Missouri. They really need Sorenson to get a shot at Mayes so he is not the #4 seed at NCAA. No other match-up provides that kind of upside for an Iowa wrestler.

 

[Vallholl]

Best possible match-up for the Hawks is Missouri. They really need Sorenson to get a shot at Mayes so he is not the #4 seed at NCAA. No other match-up provides that kind of upside for an Iowa wrestler.

Assume Retherford and Mayes win their conference tourneys.

Seeding:
1) Retherford wins B1Gs
2) Mayes wins B12 and therefore is 2-1 vs Collica
3 Collica is 1-2 vs Mayes and holds a win over Sorensen 4) Sorensen 0-2 vs Retherford and 0-1 Mayes

I still think that Sorensen can get the three seed, even if he doesn't beat Mayes.

But what happens if...
Ok State / Penn St in National Duals?
Collica loses to Retherford and beats Mayes
Sorensen beats Retherford?

 

[UndercoverHawk]

Assume Retherford and Mayes win their conference tourneys.

Seeding:
1) Retherford wins B1Gs
2) Mayes wins B12 and therefore is 2-1 vs Collica
3 Collica is 1-2 vs Mayes and holds a win over Sorensen 4) Sorensen 0-2 vs Retherford and 0-1 Mayes

I still think that Sorensen can get the three seed, even if he doesn't beat Mayes.

But what happens if...
Ok State / Penn St in National Duals?
Collica loses to Retherford and beats Mayes
Sorensen beats Retherford?

Mayes in the MAC

 

[Vallholl]

Mayes in the MAC

Nevermind then.

 

[Stanley75]

Are we allowed to burn Flags to protest if we don't like the pairings?

Order a flag and have FexEx deliver it.

 

[lookleft goright]

Rank B1G School Rank Non-B1G School Conference
#2 Penn State @ #1 Oklahoma State Big 12
#3 Iowa @ #7 North Carolina State ACC
#4 Ohio State @ #6 Virginia Tech ACC
#5 Nebraska @ #8 Missouri MAC
#11 Rutgers @#10 Lehigh EIWA
#14 Michigan @ #9 Cornell IVY
UR Maryland @#16 Appalachian State SoCon
UR Indiana @ UR Edinboro EWL

When are you guys going to stop running from VT? (Just kidding)