How far back do you go? Wildcards have been passé for several years now...old habits die hard, don't they
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And regarding the at-large selection, a wrestler better finish his conference tournament one place out of the money, or his chances are all but dashed.
Yes, old habits die hard. "At Large" - let's all say it one time together. And, yes, it seems as though you need to finish 1 out of the money. So, let's see what we have so far in B1G with possible AQs:
Abounader, Mich, 4-0 in B1G, will qualify
Dudley, Neb, 4-1 in B1G, will qualify
Brooks, Iowa, 4-1 in B1G, will qualify
Gravina, RU, 3-1 in B1G, will qualify
Courts, OSU, 3-2 in B1G, will qualify
Koepke, ILL, 3-2 in B1G, should qualify (currently #20 in coaches and winning pct should be good)
That's 6 AQs. The only other 184 possibly qualifying is Christenson, Wisconsin, 1-4 in B1G. But he is not going to meet the standard for winning pct (currently under .500), is borderline in coaches ranking (#31), and probably doesn't currently meet it for RPI (although who knows at this point, but both computer rankings have him out right now). So, I'm going to go with 6 AQs.
If Matt doesn't wrestle again, he will most likely be seeded 7th at B1Gs. He is 2-1 with a H-T-H loss against Koepke. A healthy Cutch has no problem finishing 6th or better at B1Gs. It's a not 100% Cutch coming off a long layoff that I would be worried about.