157 Seeding at Big Tens

[Eastern HWT]

With today’s injury default with Miller winning, will Miller be the top seed with Kasak getting the two and Teemer getting the three? Or does Teemer receive a lower seed due to the limited number of matches? Miller is 18 - 0 while 6 - 0 in B10.

 

[jmadden1998]

With today’s injury default with Miller winning, will Miller be the top seed with Kasak getting the two and Teemer getting the three? Or does Teemer receive a lower seed due to the limited number of matches? Miller is 18 - 0 while 6 - 0 in B10.

Taylor from Nebraska and Blaze from Purdue will be in the mix as well. Blaze still has to wrestle both Miller and Taylor in duals. Miller beat Blaze at Tiger Style earlier this year. Taylor only loss to Kasak. Too early to speculate right now.

Edit: Tommy Askey from Minnesota only has 1 conference loss as well, to Taylor. Blaze didn't go today against Minnesota, so he avoided Askey. Askey and Teemer this Friday if they both go.

 

[dbldoofus]

Tyler is the bad draw.

 

[PSUeng]

The best wrestler is Tyler, but Miller will be undefeated. I hope Temmer is 4 or 5 so Miller will need to get by him to get in the finals.

 

[dbldoofus]

The best wrestler is Tyler, but Miller will be undefeated. I hope Temmer is 4 or 5 so Miller will need to get by him to get in the finals.

Kasak will run the table at B1Gs... if healthy. I do not know enough about Shapiro to predict for National(s).

 

[west2east]

Big 10 has NO seeding criteria it's done by a coaches vote. Next weekend Miller should've Blaze but I bet he sits that one out. Miller beat Blaze 11-9 in November. If he sits that one out I could see the coaches voting Kasak #1

 

[El-Jefe]

Big 10 has NO seeding criteria it's done by a coaches vote. Next weekend Miller should've Blaze but I bet he sits that one out. Miller beat Blaze 11-9 in November. If he sits that one out I could see the coaches voting Kasak #1

Is there a precedent for this at B10s: only one wrestler goes undefeated in conference, he's also undefeated overall, and he wrestled a full or near-full schedule (as opposed to missing a month or more) -- and the 1 seed goes to somebody else with a conference loss?

 

[dicemen99]

Is there a precedent for this at B10s: only one wrestler goes undefeated in conference, he's also undefeated overall, and he wrestled a full or near-full schedule (as opposed to missing a month or more) -- and the 1 seed goes to somebody else with a conference loss?

It is a good point about precedence, but Corby is correct.

We go through a whole rigamarole on this board about seeding when it comes to B1Gs talking about conference records, etc. But the reality is, the coaches vote and they can vote any way the want. They can vote a guy #1 that has 2,3 or 4 losses if there is a compelling reason.

But the precedent IS important because even coaches like the twins can figure out that going against precedent can help you one year and then burn you in the future.

 

[Kale_yeah]

I think kasak done until big tens, 3 matches in a row with head injury stoppage.

 

[El-Jefe]

It is a good point about precedence, but Corby is correct.

We go through a whole rigamarole on this board about seeding when it comes to B1Gs talking about conference records, etc. But the reality is, the coaches vote and they can vote any way the want. They can vote a guy #1 that has 2,3 or 4 losses if there is a compelling reason.

But the precedent IS important because even coaches like the twins can figure out that going against precedent can help you one year and then burn you in the future.

Agreed, B10 seeding is theoretically horse-trading between the coaches.

None of them are gonna give Cael another 1 seed because they like him. Nor does he really care all that much.

Some might vote for self-interest -- get Kasak out of their draws. Those votes go in both directions (some want Kasak in the top, others want him in the bottom).

So yeah, could happen, but seems highly unlikeky.

Far more interesting if Blaze beats Miller and B10 has a bunch of 1-loss guys. IMO them Kasak is clearly the 1 for beating Taylor + Teemer ... but the coaches could do anything. Especially if Kasak gets a couple weeks off.