ngineer
February 26th, 2009, 11:20 PM
Heading toward the 105th EIWA Wrestling Tournament on March 7-8, the preliminary team rankings based solely on predicted place finishing without accounting for advancement and bonus points are as follows:
1. Cornell 79 (8)
2. Lehigh 74 (8)
3. Penn 66 (9)
4. Navy 59 (7)
5. Army 41 (5)
6. American 39 (5)
7. Harvard 34 (3)
8. Bucknell 32 (6)
Under the new NCAA regulations for qualifying for the national tourney each conference will be 'awarded' so many automatic qualifier 'slots' in each weight class based upon the strenght of the weighted competition in each class. 278/330 weight classes will be allotted among the conferences, with the remaining 52 slots being 'wild cards' to be determined by a coaches' committee that will meet on March 11 to decide.
The two 'weakest' weights in the EIWA are 133 and 197 where only two slots have been allotted to the conference. That means that the third place finisher at those weight classes will have to make their way to St. Louis through the coaches' committee. On the other hand, 149 and 174 are 'loaded' weight classes and have been allotted 6 slots at nationals.
Got my tickets for the Palestra for March 7 & 8 and lookin' forward to some good slobberknocking grapplin'xthumbsupx
1. Cornell 79 (8)
2. Lehigh 74 (8)
3. Penn 66 (9)
4. Navy 59 (7)
5. Army 41 (5)
6. American 39 (5)
7. Harvard 34 (3)
8. Bucknell 32 (6)
Under the new NCAA regulations for qualifying for the national tourney each conference will be 'awarded' so many automatic qualifier 'slots' in each weight class based upon the strenght of the weighted competition in each class. 278/330 weight classes will be allotted among the conferences, with the remaining 52 slots being 'wild cards' to be determined by a coaches' committee that will meet on March 11 to decide.
The two 'weakest' weights in the EIWA are 133 and 197 where only two slots have been allotted to the conference. That means that the third place finisher at those weight classes will have to make their way to St. Louis through the coaches' committee. On the other hand, 149 and 174 are 'loaded' weight classes and have been allotted 6 slots at nationals.
Got my tickets for the Palestra for March 7 & 8 and lookin' forward to some good slobberknocking grapplin'xthumbsupx