NCAA Announces Pre-Allocations, First Coaches' Rankings For Wrestling
2/11/2021 3:37:00 PM | Men's Wrestling
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The NCAA announced pre-allocations and the first coaches ranking for the 2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on Thursday. The EIWA was pre-allocated 35 spots plus 10 automatic qualifiers (the EIWA champion at each weight class) for a total of 45 spots.
In addition to the conference champion at each weight class, conferences were awarded pre-allocations based on the five-year average (2016-20) of pre-allocations earned by the conference in each weight class.
In previous years, pre-allocations have been determined by a formula measuring Division I winning percentage, RPI and the coaches' ranking. A decrease in matches, in particular non-conference matches, due to the COVID-19 pandemic led the Division I Wrestling Committee to transition to the five-year average for 2021.
The weight class with the highest representation within the EIWA is 184, where there are five pre-allocations plus the conference champion. The two lowest are 125 and 133 which have two pre-allocations plus the champion.
A total of 266 spots – 196 pre-allocations and 70 automatic qualifiers were announced Thursday. At the conclusion of the conference tournaments, the committee will meet to select the remaining at-large qualifiers to fill a 33-man bracket in each weight class.
The 117th EIWA Championships will be held as a one-day event on Friday, Feb. 26, at a neutral site: Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Manheim, Pa.
Five Mountain Hawks appear in the first Coaches' Ranking, led by senior Jordan Wood, who is ranked seventh at 285. The coaches' rankings are determined by a vote of 14 coaches in each weight class with two head coaches from each conference. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. For the first ranking, wrestlers must have two Division I matches in the weight class to be considered with at least one within the last 30 days.
Other Lehigh wrestlers to appear in the first Coaches' Ranking are junior Jaret Lane (No. 22 at 125), freshman Malyke Hines (No. 32 at 133), junior Jimmy Hoffman (No. 25 at 149) and senior Jake Jakobsen (No. 19 at 197).
Lehigh is scheduled to close out the regular season against Bucknell Sunday at 2 p.m. inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The match will be televised on Service Electric Network and streamed at Lehighsports.com/watch. Audio coverage will be available on Fox Sports Radio 1230/1320 AM and 94.7 FM Allentown and LVFoxSports.com.
Like Lehigh Wrestling on Facebook and follow on Twitter and Instagram for exclusive updates throughout the season.
In addition to the conference champion at each weight class, conferences were awarded pre-allocations based on the five-year average (2016-20) of pre-allocations earned by the conference in each weight class.
In previous years, pre-allocations have been determined by a formula measuring Division I winning percentage, RPI and the coaches' ranking. A decrease in matches, in particular non-conference matches, due to the COVID-19 pandemic led the Division I Wrestling Committee to transition to the five-year average for 2021.
The weight class with the highest representation within the EIWA is 184, where there are five pre-allocations plus the conference champion. The two lowest are 125 and 133 which have two pre-allocations plus the champion.
A total of 266 spots – 196 pre-allocations and 70 automatic qualifiers were announced Thursday. At the conclusion of the conference tournaments, the committee will meet to select the remaining at-large qualifiers to fill a 33-man bracket in each weight class.
The 117th EIWA Championships will be held as a one-day event on Friday, Feb. 26, at a neutral site: Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Manheim, Pa.
Five Mountain Hawks appear in the first Coaches' Ranking, led by senior Jordan Wood, who is ranked seventh at 285. The coaches' rankings are determined by a vote of 14 coaches in each weight class with two head coaches from each conference. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. For the first ranking, wrestlers must have two Division I matches in the weight class to be considered with at least one within the last 30 days.
Other Lehigh wrestlers to appear in the first Coaches' Ranking are junior Jaret Lane (No. 22 at 125), freshman Malyke Hines (No. 32 at 133), junior Jimmy Hoffman (No. 25 at 149) and senior Jake Jakobsen (No. 19 at 197).
Lehigh is scheduled to close out the regular season against Bucknell Sunday at 2 p.m. inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The match will be televised on Service Electric Network and streamed at Lehighsports.com/watch. Audio coverage will be available on Fox Sports Radio 1230/1320 AM and 94.7 FM Allentown and LVFoxSports.com.
Like Lehigh Wrestling on Facebook and follow on Twitter and Instagram for exclusive updates throughout the season.
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