On Thursday, the NCAA released the automatic qualifier allocations for the 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships (see table below). The automatic qualifying spots identify the initial 29 participants in each of the 10 weight classes. The final 40 participants in this year's tournament will be selected by the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee at the conclusion of the qualifying events.
Each qualifying tournament was awarded spots per weight class based on current year data. Each wrestler was measured on the following: Division I winning percentage, rating percentage index (RPI), and coaches ranking. The NCAA released the final coaches ranking Tuesday.
For each wrestler that reached the threshold in at least two of the three categories, his qualifying tournament was awarded a qualifying spot in that weight class. Every tournament with automatic qualifier status receives one qualifier at minimum regardless of how the wrestlers graded out in two of the three thresholds.
A couple of observations on the allocations:
Qualifier Allocations |
|||||||||||
Conference |
125 |
133 |
141 |
149 |
157 |
165 |
174 |
184 |
197 |
285 |
Total |
Atlantic Coast Conference |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
25 |
Big 12 Conference |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
31 |
Big Ten Conference |
6 |
7 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
74 |
Colonial Athletic Association |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
23 |
Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association |
3 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
46 |
Eastern Wrestling League |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
24 |
Mid-American Conference |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
Pacific-12 Conference |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
19 |
Southern Conference |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
West Regional |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
17 |
TOTAL QUALIFIERS |
29 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
290 |
As I mentioned, the NCAA determines the allocation of qualifying spots based on Division I winning percentage, rating percentage index (RPI), and coaches ranking. Let's take a look at where Maryland's projected starters for the ACC Championships rank in the RPI and coaches ranking.
|
WEIGHT |
COACHES RANKING |
RPI |
D-I WINNING PERCENTAGE |
Shane Gentry |
125 |
24 |
17 |
.647 (11-6) |
Geoffrey Alexander |
133 |
28 |
24 |
.652 (15-8) |
Frank Goodwin |
141 |
- |
- |
.500 (10-10) |
Ben Dorsay |
149 |
- |
- |
.609 (14-9) |
Kyle John |
157 |
21 |
19 |
.667 (18-9) |
Josh Asper |
165 |
2 |
8 |
1.00 (21-0) |
Jimmy Sheptock |
174 |
11 |
5 |
.833 (20-4) |
Ty Snook |
184 |
- |
- |
.458 (11-13) |
Christian Boley |
197 |
6 |
6 |
1.00 (26-0) |
Spencer Myers |
285 |
8 |
11 |
.810 (17-4) |
The coaches ranking and RPI only rank the top-33 wrestlers at each weight class. Winning percentage has not been officially announced and will adjust following the conference tournaments along with the RPI.
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