Projected Big 10 NCAA Pre-Allocated Spots

[jmadden1998]

A wrestler who meets 2 out of 3 criteria (70% or greater win %, top 30 coaches rank, or top 30 RPI) will earn a pre-allocated spot for his conference. Wrestlers then can earn an automatic qualifying spot at NCAA's by finishing high enough in their conference tourney. For example, if the Big 10 has 8 pre-qualifying spots at a weight, the top 8 finishers in the conference tourney will earn a berth to NCAA's. A wrestler earning a pre-qualifying spot for the conference tourney doesn't guarantee that wrestler a spot at NCAA's, they still have to finish high enough at the conference tourney or get awarded an at-large bid. Below shows the pre-allocated spots right now based on results through Feb 14.

125 9 spots

School	125	Wins	Losses	Win %	CR	RPI
Penn St	Luke Lilledahl	14	2	87.50%	5
Wisconsin	Nicolar Rivera	16	3	84.21%	18	14
Iowa	Joey Cruz	9	7	56.25%	27	17
Purdue	Matt Ramos	23	0	100.00%	1	2
Rutgers	Dean Peterson	18	3	85.71%	10	9
Nebraska	Caleb Smith	15	4	78.95%	8	6
Minnesota	Cooper Flynn	12	4	75.00%	9
Ohio St	Brendan McCrone	19	7	73.08%	16	15
Indiana	Jacob Moran	20	6	76.92%	19	19

133 9 spots

School	133	Wins	Losses	Win %	CR	RPI
Penn St	Braedan Davis	8	2	80.00%	8
Wisconsin	Zan Fugitt	14	5	73.68%	20	21
Iowa	Drake Ayala	14	1	93.33%	1
Rutgers	Dylan Shawver	16	6	72.73%	9	8
Nebraska	Jacob Van Dee	9	7	56.25%	14	11
Ohio St	Nic Bouzakis	18	6	75.00%	10	7
Indiana	Angelo Rini	16	6	72.73%	25	10
Maryland	Braxton Brown	19	2	90.48%	7	13
Illinois	Lucas Byrd	14	1	93.33%	3	1

141 8 spots

School	141	Wins	Losses	Win %	CR	RPI
Penn St	Beau Bartlett	16	0	100.00%	3	5
Purdue	Greyson Clark	11	8	57.89%	28	25
Michigan	Sergio Lemley	13	7	65.00%	12	9
Rutgers	Joey Olivieri	15	5	75.00%	13	14
Nebraska	Brock Hardy	17	3	85.00%	5	4
Minnesota	Vance Vombaur	20	3	86.96%	8	3
Ohio St	Jesse Mendez	22	1	95.65%	1	1
Illinois	Danny Pucino	12	3	80.00%	16	12

149 8 spots

School	149	Wins	Losses	Win %	CR	RPI
Penn St	Shayne Van Ness	15	1	93.75%	2	2
Iowa	Kyle Parco	16	1	94.12%	3	1
Rutgers	Andrew Clark	19	9	67.86%	19	16
Nebraska	Ridge Lovett	13	2	86.67%	4	5
Ohio St	Dylan D'Emilio	16	3	84.21%	7	10
Maryland	Kal Miller	17	7	70.83%	29	20
Illinois	Kannon Webster	11	4	73.33%	14	6
Northwestern	Sam Cartella	14	6	70.00%	20	22

157 8 spots

School	157	Wins	Losses	Win %	CR	RPI
Penn St	Tyler Kasak	14	1	93.33%	1
Purdue	Joey Blaze	15	3	83.33%	6	5
Michigan	Chase Saldate	9	6	60.00%	15	10
Rutgers	Connor Harer	13	8	61.90%	28	29
Nebraska	Antrell Taylor	16	2	88.89%	2	1
Minnesota	Tommy Askey	20	3	86.96%	7	8
Maryland	Ethen Miller	19	0	100.00%	4	3
Northwestern	Trevor Chumbley	7	3	70.00%	13

 

[mcpat]

Take at least one allocation away to account for Brands submitting at least one wrong name.

 

[jmadden1998]

165 9 spots

School	165	Wins	Losses	Win %	CR	RPI
Penn St	Mitchell Mesenbrink	17	0	100.00%	1
Iowa	Michael Caliendo	16	1	94.12%	2	4
Michigan	Beau Mantanona	9	3	75.00%	11
Rutgers	Anthony White	12	8	60.00%	24	16
Nebraska	Christopher Minto	11	2	84.62%	9
Minnesota	Andrew Sparks	19	5	79.17%	12	9
Indiana	Tyler Lillard	18	6	75.00%	16	13
Illinois	Braeden Scoles	13	2	86.67%	13	5
Northwestern	Maxx Mayfield	16	7	69.57%	18	14

174 8 spots

School	174	Wins	Losses	Win %	CR	RPI
Penn St	Levi Haines	15	1	93.75%	1	2
Iowa	Patrick Kennedy	10	3	76.92%	8
Purdue	Brody Baumann	16	7	69.57%	21	22
Rutgers	Jackson Turley	13	8	61.90%	26	27
Nebraska	Lenny Pinto	16	4	80.00%	10	7
Minnesota	Clayton Whiting	14	8	63.64%	25	15
Ohio St	Carson Kharchla	11	1	91.67%	5
Illinois	Danny Braunagel	8	7	53.33%	22	19

184 9 spots

School	184	Wins	Losses	Win %	CR	RPI
Penn St	Carter Starocci	16	0	100.00%	1	6
Iowa	Gabe Arnold	12	2	85.71%	8
Michigan	Jaden Bullock	8	11	42.11%	25	15
Rutgers	Shane Cartegna-Walsh	19	9	67.86%	17	12
Nebraska	Silas Allred	15	3	83.33%	6	8
Minnesota	Max McEnelly	18	0	100.00%	4	5
Indiana	Donnell Washington	10	5	66.67%	27	19
Maryland	Jaxon Smith	15	4	78.95%	10	7
Illinois	Edmond Ruth	10	5	66.67%	12	11

197 10 spots

School	197	Wins	Losses	Win %	CR	RPI
Penn St	Josh Barr	15	1	93.75%	2
Iowa	Stephen Buchanan	17	0	100.00%	1	2
Michigan	Jacob Cardenas	14	1	93.33%	4	4
Rutgers	John Poznanski	12	6	66.67%	15	16
Nebraska	Camden McDaniel	13	9	59.09%	23	10
Minnesota	Isaiah Salazar	14	4	77.78%	8	9
Michigan St	Remy Cotton	12	8	60.00%	27	17
Indiana	Gabe Sollars	14	8	63.64%	21	11
Illinois	Zach Braunagel	11	4	73.33%	14	6
Northwestern	Evan Bates	16	7	69.57%	16	8

285 10 spots

School	285	Wins	Losses	Win %	CR	RPI
Penn St	Greg Kerkvliet	15	0	100.00%	2	7
Iowa	Ben Kueter	11	4	73.33%	11
Michigan	Josh Heindselman	17	2	89.47%	7	3
Rutgers	Yaraslau Slavikouski	13	5	72.22%	9	10
Nebraska	Harley Andrews	9	10	47.37%	20	14
Minnesota	Gable Steveson	11	0	100.00%	1
Ohio St	Nick Feldman	14	4	77.78%	8	8
Indiana	Jacob Bullock	14	8	63.64%	19	15
Maryland	Seth Nevills	15	4	78.95%	12	9
Illinois	Luke Luffman	12	3	80.00%	10	5

 

[McScoreley]

This is why we keep you around!

(Kidding)

 

[west2east]

165 9 spots

School	165	Wins	Losses	Win %	CR	RPI
Penn St	Mitchell Mesenbrink	17	0	100.00%	1
Iowa	Michael Caliendo	16	1	94.12%	2	4
Michigan	Beau Mantanona	9	3	75.00%	11
Rutgers	Anthony White	12	8	60.00%	24	16
Nebraska	Christopher Minto	11	2	84.62%	9
Minnesota	Andrew Sparks	19	5	79.17%	12	9
Indiana	Tyler Lillard	18	6	75.00%	16	13
Illinois	Braeden Scoles	13	2	86.67%	13	5
Northwestern	Maxx Mayfield	16	7	69.57%	18	14

174 8 spots

School	174	Wins	Losses	Win %	CR	RPI
Penn St	Levi Haines	15	1	93.75%	1	2
Iowa	Patrick Kennedy	10	3	76.92%	8
Purdue	Brody Baumann	16	7	69.57%	21	22
Rutgers	Jackson Turley	13	8	61.90%	26	27
Nebraska	Lenny Pinto	16	4	80.00%	10	7
Minnesota	Clayton Whiting	14	8	63.64%	25	15
Ohio St	Carson Kharchla	11	1	91.67%	5
Illinois	Danny Braunagel	8	7	53.33%	22	19

184 9 spots

School	184	Wins	Losses	Win %	CR	RPI
Penn St	Carter Starocci	16	0	100.00%	1	6
Iowa	Gabe Arnold	12	2	85.71%	8
Michigan	Jaden Bullock	8	11	42.11%	25	15
Rutgers	Shane Cartegna-Walsh	19	9	67.86%	17	12
Nebraska	Silas Allred	15	3	83.33%	6	8
Minnesota	Max McEnelly	18	0	100.00%	4	5
Indiana	Donnell Washington	10	5	66.67%	27	19
Maryland	Jaxon Smith	15	4	78.95%	10	7
Illinois	Edmond Ruth	10	5	66.67%	12	11

197 10 spots

School	197	Wins	Losses	Win %	CR	RPI
Penn St	Josh Barr	15	1	93.75%	2
Iowa	Stephen Buchanan	17	0	100.00%	1	2
Michigan	Jacob Cardenas	14	1	93.33%	4	4
Rutgers	John Poznanski	12	6	66.67%	15	16
Nebraska	Camden McDaniel	13	9	59.09%	23	10
Minnesota	Isaiah Salazar	14	4	77.78%	8	9
Michigan St	Remy Cotton	12	8	60.00%	27	17
Indiana	Gabe Sollars	14	8	63.64%	21	11
Illinois	Zach Braunagel	11	4	73.33%	14	6
Northwestern	Evan Bates	16	7	69.57%	16	8

285 10 spots

School	285	Wins	Losses	Win %	CR	RPI
Penn St	Greg Kerkvliet	15	0	100.00%	2	7
Iowa	Ben Kueter	11	4	73.33%	11
Michigan	Josh Heindselman	17	2	89.47%	7	3
Rutgers	Yaraslau Slavikouski	13	5	72.22%	9	10
Nebraska	Harley Andrews	9	10	47.37%	20	14
Minnesota	Gable Steveson	11	0	100.00%	1
Ohio St	Nick Feldman	14	4	77.78%	8	8
Indiana	Jacob Bullock	14	8	63.64%	19	15
Maryland	Seth Nevills	15	4	78.95%	12	9
Illinois	Luke Luffman	12	3	80.00%	10	5

Do you do this yourself or use SHP Britt Malinsky data

 

[jmadden1998]

Do you do this yourself or use SHP Britt Malinsky data

I did it myself. I have a lot of time of my hands.

 

[west2east]

I did it myself. I have a lot of time of my hands.

He did every conference using the new rankings. It's a good read

 

[west2east]

If The Season Ended Today: NCAA Allocations as of February 13, 2025 (complete)

125 pounds (cutline 30-30-.700): ACC (3): Vincent Robinson (NC State), Spencer Moore (North Carolina), Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech)Big 12 (7): Richard Figueroa (Arizona State), Kysen Terukina (I…

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[BruceK-PSU83]

Just for the heck of it, here are the number of wrestlers from each B1G squad that contributed to the number of pre-allocated spots:

PSU - 10
Nebraska - 10
Rutgers - 10 (count 'em!)
Iowa - 8 (nothing at 141 or 157)
Minnehaha - 8
Ill-annoy - 8
ScUM - 6
anOSU - 6
Indiana - 6
Maryland - 5
Purdue - 4
Northwestern - 4
Wisky - 2 ( I recall when the Badgers were a tough out)
Sparty - 1 (sad but true; woof)

 

[El-Jefe]

157 could go 7 or 9.

Chumbley has 1 match left -- vs. Iowa. If he goes and faces Teemer, that's likely a loss that drops him below .700 with no RPI.

And if Ohio State declares Cannon the starter, then he probably adds a spot. He'll have Win % and is projected to have a top 10 RPI.

 

[jmadden1998]

If The Season Ended Today: NCAA Allocations as of February 13, 2025 (complete)

125 pounds (cutline 30-30-.700): ACC (3): Vincent Robinson (NC State), Spencer Moore (North Carolina), Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech)Big 12 (7): Richard Figueroa (Arizona State), Kysen Terukina (I…

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Nice! He did go a step further and figured out all conferences which moves the cut line at some weights since the NCAA will only allocate 29 per weight. I guess some have more time on their hands than I do!

 

[west2east]

Just for the heck of it, here are the number of wrestlers from each school that contributed to the number of pre-allocated spots:

PSU - 10
Nebraska - 10
Rutgers - 10 (count 'em!)
Iowa - 8 (nothing at 141 or 157)
Minnehaha - 8
Ill-annoy - 8
ScUM - 6
anOSU - 6
Indiana - 6
Maryland - 5
Purdue - 4
Northwestern - 4
Wisky - 2 ( I recall when the Badgers were a tough out)
Sparty - 1 (sad but true; woof)

Teemer needs to beat Chumbley and Fish and he will be 6-2 75% and he will have a coaches ranking and allocate.

 

[west2east]

157 could go 7 or 9.

Chumbley has 1 match left -- vs. Iowa. If he goes and faces Teemer, that's likely a loss that drops him below .700 with no RPI.

And if Ohio State declares Cannon the starter, then he probably adds a spot. He'll have Win % and is projected to have a top 10 RPI.

Cannon will definitely add a spot and so can Teemer. And with Cannon's win over Chittum he will definitely get into coaches poll as well

 

[west2east]

Nice! He did go a step further and figured out all conferences which moves the cut line at some weights since the NCAA will only allocate 29 per weight. I guess some have more time on their hands than I do!

Yes it's definitely fun to look at

 

[SetonHallPirate]

Nice! He did go a step further and figured out all conferences which moves the cut line at some weights since the NCAA will only allocate 29 per weight. I guess some have more time on their hands than I do!

Everybody knows I have too much time on my hands.

FYI, Chumbley got his seventh win this past Friday, after everything was calculated and released. That's why he doesn't appear on my list.

 

[jmadden1998]

Everybody knows I have too much time on my hands.

FYI, Chumbley got his seventh win this past Friday, after everything was calculated and released. That's why he doesn't appear on my list.

Haha! I have a few allocations off for the Big 10 because of the sliding scale but it's always interesting to see where everything stands. Chumbley's win put him at 70% exactly but he has Teemer tomorrow so most likely going to drop below the win% again.

 

[SetonHallPirate]

Haha! I have a few allocations off for the Big 10 because of the sliding scale but it's always interesting to see where everything stands. Chumbley's win put him at 70% exactly but he has Teemer tomorrow so most likely going to drop below the win% again.

Very true. One of Chumbley or Teemer is going to have to steal a spot at Big Ten's unless Storniolo wants to send Chumbley to an open next weekend.

 

[west2east]

With Cannon now being the guy for Ohio st at 157 he will allocate. My guess is Teemer doesn't care about an allocation and him being healthy at Big 10s is more important. Could see the big 10 getting 9 at 157. With Cannon and Chumbley earning

 

[jmadden1998]

With Cannon now being the guy for Ohio st at 157 he will allocate. My guess is Teemer doesn't care about an allocation and him being healthy at Big 10s is more important. Could see the big 10 getting 9 at 157. With Cannon and Chumbley earning

The only way Chumbley earns a pre-allocation is if he beats Teemer today, unless Teemer doesn't go and then he beats Estrada. If Chumbley loses his win% drops below 70% and he doesn't have enough matches for RPI.

 

[El-Jefe]

The only way Chumbley earns a pre-allocation is if he beats Teemer today, unless Teemer doesn't go and then he beats Estrada. If Chumbley loses his win% drops below 70% and he doesn't have enough matches for RPI.

Or if he sits today.

 

[jmadden1998]

Or if he sits today.

 

[west2east]

Or if he sits today.

If Chumbley sits and doesn't hit an open he's right at .700 and with the possibility of the cut line moving he might not allocate with a .700. And he only has 10 matches and won't have a RPI. So he needs winning %