NCAA Brackets and discussion

[RB-Old]

Davis is #1 and will possibly get Peterson after the winner of the pigtail.

Nagao is #10, will probably get Bailey to get to the quarters to face Crookham (who got robbed by not getting the #1 seed)

 

[jmadden1998]

Davis 1
Nagao 10
Bartlett 2
Kasak 7
Haines 1
Mesenbrink 2
Starocci 9 (Lewis 1) would be quarterfinal.
Truax 6
Brooks 1
Kerk 1

 

[RB-Old]

Bartlett gets the #2 seed, he could draw Matthews in the 2nd round and then most likely Happel

 

[SlipperyPete12]

125-
1. Braeden- should see #8 Figueroa (ASU) in quarters & #4 Ramos in semis.
2. Stanich
3. Ayala
4. Ramos

133:
1. Fix
2. Crookham
3. Orine
4. Shawver
6. Vito
10. Nagao- should get #7 Nasir Bailey in 2nd match, #2 Crookham in the quarters & #3 Orine in the semis.

141:
1. Mendez
2. Beau- should see #7 Happel in quarters & #3 Woods in semis
3. Woods
4. Jack

149:
1. Lovett
2. Parco
3. Arrington
4. Henson
7. Kasak- could see #2 Parco in the quarters & #3 Arrington in the semis.

157:
1. Levi- should see #8 Robb in quarters & #4 Scott in semis.
2. Teemer
3. Shapiro
4. Ed Scott
5. Ryder Downey

165:
1. O'Toole
2. Mesenbrink- should see #7 Olejnik in quarters & #3 Ramirez in semis.
3. Rameriz
4. Carr

174:
1. Mekhi
2. DeVos
3. Ed Ruth
4. Griffith
9. Starocci- should see #1 Mekhi in quarters & #4 Griffith in semis.

184:
1. Kekeisen
2. Salazar
3. Plott
4. Munoz
5. Pinto
6. Bernie- Should see #3 Plott in the quarters & #2 Salazar in the semis.

197:
1. Brooks- should see #8 S.Buchanan (OU) in quarters & #4 Beard in the semis.
2. Hidlay
3. Sloan
4. Beard

HVY:
1. Kerk- should see #8 O.Trephan (NCST) in quarters & #4 Schultz in semis.
2. Batista
3. Hendrickson
4. Schultz

 

[RB-Old]

Kasak is #7, he should get through to the quarters and probably face Parco. Very good draw for him. If he beats Parco he'd most likely get Gomez or Arrington in the semis. Not being on Henson and Lovett's side is a bonus.

 

[GableBeer]

157:
1. Levi
2. Teemer
3. Shapiro
4. Ed Scott
5. Ryder Downey

165:
1. O'Toole
2. Mesenbrink
3. Rameriz
4. Carr

Mesenbrink could see #7 Olejnik (OKST) in quater-finals.

Mesenbrinks path to the finals looks pretty good

 

[RB-Old]

Levi is #1, Shapiro is #3. Levi's match after the pigtail winner could be Mauller and then he'll probably get Robb or (yawn) Lewan. Zerban got the #18 seed.

 

[jmadden1998]

Kasak is #7, he should get through to the quarters and probably face Parco. Very good draw for him. If he beats Parco he'd most likely get Gomez or Arrington in the semis. Not being on Henson and Lovett's side is a bonus.

Maybe. Parco gave Lovett his only loss. Will be a tough match.

 

[RB-Old]

Starocci is the #9 so he'd get Lewis in the quarters (assuming he pulls off the upset and knocks off the #8 Adam Kemp). Devos is #2, Ruth is #3 and Griffith is #4. Only one AA in the bottom half, three former champs in the top half.

They screwed this one up.

 

[RB-Old]

Maybe. Parco gave Lovett his only loss. Will be a tough match.

I like his chances against Parco more than Lovett.

 

[82bordeaux]

It's a horrible draw for Mekhi. He has a big cut. Facing Carter in the finals would be a different deal.

 

[Kale_yeah]

Davis 1
Nagao 10
Bartlett 2
Kasak 7
Haines 1
Mesenbrink 2
Starocci 9 (Lewis 1) would be quarterfinal.
Truax 6
Brooks 1
Kerk 1

Lewis can't be happy, star needed to be top 6 just for bracket fairness.

 

[johnstownsteel]

Maybe. Parco gave Lovett his only loss. Will be a tough match.

Kennedy got a great draw

 

[RB-Old]

MM gets the #2 seed, Carr is #4 and Ramirez is #3. MM not on the same side as Hamiti, KOT or Carr. Best possible draw for him.

 

[RB-Old]

Mesenbrinks path to the finals looks pretty good

Dream draw.

 

[RB-Old]

What if Caliendo knocks off Ramirez? Could be a lot of bonus at 165.

 

[GableBeer]

Starocci is the #9 so he'd get Lewis in the quarters (assuming he pulls off the upset and knocks off the #8 Adam Kemp). Devos is #2, Ruth is #3 and Griffith is #4. Only one AA in the bottom half, three former champs in the top half.

They screwed this one up.

74 brackets is actually disgusting. There is no balance in that bracket, the best match will come in the quarters.

 

[mcruny42]

Do not love Beau's draw at first glance, nor do I love Levi's and Carter at 9 seems to punish others more than Carter...

 

[GableBeer]

Do not love Beau's draw at first glance, nor do I love Levi's and Carter at 9 seems to punish others more than Carter...

Nagao has it the worst.

 

[PSU Mike]

Starocci is the #9 so he'd get Lewis in the quarters (assuming he pulls off the upset and knocks off the #8 Adam Kemp). Devos is #2, Ruth is #3 and Griffith is #4. Only one AA in the bottom half, three former champs in the top half.

They screwed this one up.

Objectivity over reason. Ratings drop for finals assuming all goes the way we’d reasonably expect. I can’t believe Shane will be more than 80%.

 

[RB-Old]

Bernie gets the #6, probably Plott or Foca in the quarters and then Salazar. Not on Keckheisen's side, I'm not saying he'll make the finals but he certainly could.

 

[johnstownsteel]

Do not love Beau's draw at first glance, nor do I love Levi's and Carter at 9 seems to punish others more than Carter...

I kinda like Beaus. The 2 I don't care for at first glance is Braeden and Nagao.

 

[Lyons212]

It's a horrible draw for Mekhi. He has a big cut. Facing Carter in the finals would be a different deal.

Big cut and he gets Carter Friday morning after having to make weight.

 

[Pennstate1985]

74 brackets is actually disgusting. There is no balance in that bracket, the best match will come in the quarters.

They penalize CStar but actually screw Lewis. Good going guys!

 

[RB-Old]

Nagao has it the worst.

Nagao wrestled Crookam tough, he just couldn't finish. Maybe he won't shoot and try to counter...

 

[RB-Old]

Objectivity over reason. Ratings drop for finals assuming all goes the way we’d reasonably expect. I can’t believe Shane will be more than 80%.

If I had to pick a knee right now I'd pick Carter's.

 

[Psubiomed]

They just made Carter even more pissed if that was possible. Mekhi has to cut a ton of weight and for his troubles he gets Carter.

 

[Shifty15]

Lewis can't be happy, star needed to be top 6 just for bracket fairness.

You penalize the hell out of CStar for MFF and no penalty for Griffith. Mind boggling!!

 

[RB-Old]

Brooks #1 (big improvement over last year) and Beard is #4...

 

[RB-Old]

You penalize the hell out of CStar for MFF and no penalty for Griffith. Mind boggling!!

Griffith made the finals before his MFF.

 

[GableBeer]

Nagao wrestled Crookam tough, he just couldn't finish. Maybe he won't shoot and try to counter...

He also has Nasir Bailey round 2. Bailey is a stud.

 

[Pennstate1985]

They just made Carter even more pissed if that was possible. Mekhi has to cut a ton of weight and for his troubles he gets Carter.

Right now Lewis is throwing a tantrum. I would be. I'm #1 and for my trouble I get a top 10 all timer in the quarters. I'm pretty pissed about that. After that, I may have to win 4 times just to get 3rd.

 

[johnstownsteel]

Crazy that 3 time champ Carter gets the 9 yet Griffith gets the 2 and he's the one that might not even see the mat.

 

[mcruny42]

The more I looked, I agree with others in that Davis and Nagao's paths not great. I kinda like Bernie's though

 

[Psubiomed]

Truax got a golden draw.

 

[johnstownsteel]

The more I looked, I agree with others in that Davis and Nagao's paths not great. I kinda like Bernie's though

I like Bernies. The only 3 I don't care for are Davis, Nagao and Levi's.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

Does Mekhi cut a lot?

 

[dolecda]

https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public-s3/images/2024/03/13/2024NCAAd1Wrestlingbrackets.pdf

 

[RB-Old]

Kerk is #1, Schultz is #4. Hopefully Hutmacher knocks off Schultz, he's the only guy who kind of worries me because he wrestles such a stupid style.

 

[johnstownsteel]

If I'm an Iowa fan, I'd be somewhat happy. After getting their clocks clean last weekend, I think they're draws were half decent.