I was looking at 125 results within the Big Ten, with the goal of seeing how Hildebrandt could fare seeding-wise, based on how he performs this coming weekend. The B1G is loaded at the top. In the Flo rankings, the conference has the #1 (Suriano), 5 (Eric Barnett), 6 (Patrick McKee), 7 (Drew Hildebrandt), 8 (Drake Ayala), 9 (Mike DeAugustino), 11 (Malik Heinselman), and 14 (Devon Schroder) wrestlers. That's 8 of the top-14!!
Suriano will surely be #1, but after that it's wide open for 2 through 5. This weekend will settle some of it, but the guys in this range have been beating up on each other, so right now it's too early to tell.
Barnett beat Schroder and McKee.
DeAugustino beat McKee and Barnett.
Ayala beat DeAugustino and Schroder.
McKee beat Ayala (3x).
Heinselman beat Ayala.
Hildebrandt has actually missed most of the top talent this season, but gets Heinselman Friday night. Barnett (1 loss) and DeAugustino (1 loss) actually have a better resume, so right now they are in front of Hildebrandt imo. Schroeder has no great wins, and two not-so-bad losses, so at 4-2 he's in the mix too. McKee, even at 2-3 looks competive with this group, but at 2-3 the record is a killer.
Other than Hildebrandt v Heinselman Friday, the only bouts I see that look competitive and will affect seeds in a big way for the remainder of the season are Heinselman vs McKee, and DeAugustino vs Schroder.
Even with a win Friday and a win Sunday, Hildebrandt may end up on the same side as Suriano. He'll need help to get 2 or 3. That said, I'll take a semi against Suriano.
Suriano will surely be #1, but after that it's wide open for 2 through 5. This weekend will settle some of it, but the guys in this range have been beating up on each other, so right now it's too early to tell.
Barnett beat Schroder and McKee.
DeAugustino beat McKee and Barnett.
Ayala beat DeAugustino and Schroder.
McKee beat Ayala (3x).
Heinselman beat Ayala.
Hildebrandt has actually missed most of the top talent this season, but gets Heinselman Friday night. Barnett (1 loss) and DeAugustino (1 loss) actually have a better resume, so right now they are in front of Hildebrandt imo. Schroeder has no great wins, and two not-so-bad losses, so at 4-2 he's in the mix too. McKee, even at 2-3 looks competive with this group, but at 2-3 the record is a killer.
Other than Hildebrandt v Heinselman Friday, the only bouts I see that look competitive and will affect seeds in a big way for the remainder of the season are Heinselman vs McKee, and DeAugustino vs Schroder.
Even with a win Friday and a win Sunday, Hildebrandt may end up on the same side as Suriano. He'll need help to get 2 or 3. That said, I'll take a semi against Suriano.