Very Preliminary Look at 2021 Conference Championships

[regularfan]

Just noticed that wrestlestat has rolled over its season to 2020-21 and has put in freshman and updated their ranking system. The NCAA predictions are on their site but I went through and seeded the conference tournaments based strictly off of those predicted starters and their wrestlestat ranks.

I know a lot will change with weights, redshirts, impact freshman that haven’t had a chance to prove themselves yet, etc. However, I found it interesting to get a general idea.

ACC:
1. North Carolina State – 90
2. Virginia Tech – 56
3. North Carolina – 55
4. Virginia – 48
5. Pittsburgh - 35.5
6. Duke - 15.5

Big 10:
1. Iowa - 152.5
2. Michigan - 116.5
3. Penn State - 101
4. Nebraska - 93.5
5. Northwestern - 71.5
6. Ohio State - 68.5
7. Michigan State - 46.5
8. Purdue - 41
9. Illinois - 37.5
10. Minnesota - 37
11. Wisconsin - 36.5
12. Rutgers - 33.5
13. Maryland - 13.5
14. Indiana - 11

Big 12:
1. Iowa State - 137.5
2. Oklahoma State - 128.5
3. Oklahoma- 84
4. Wyoming - 78.5
5. Northern Iowa – 75
6. North Dakota State – 60
7. Northern Colorado – 59
8. South Dakota State – 56
9. Fresno State - 52.5
10. West Virginia - 49.5
11. Utah Valley - 43.5
12. Air Force - 26

EIWA:
1. Lehigh - 107.5
2. Navy- 92
3. Cornell - 83.5
4. Princeton -82.5
5. Penn - 74.5
6. Army – 72
7. Hofstra – 59
8. Columbia - 57.5
9. Binghamton – 44
t10. American - 43.5
t10. Bucknell- 43.5
12. Drexel - 42.5
13. Harvard – 34
14. Brown - 26.5
15. Franklin & Marshall - 15.5
t-16. Sacred Heart - 3.5
t-16. LIU Post - 3.5

MAC:
1. Missouri - 137.5
2. Central Michigan – 109
3. Northern Illinois - 82.5
4. Ohio- 78.5
5. Rider – 71
6. Lock Haven – 60
7. Clarion- 53.5
8. Cleveland State – 51
9. Kent State- 48
10. George Mason - 47.5
11. Edinboro- 37.5
12. Bloomsburg – 37
13. SIU Edwardsville - 30.5
14. Buffalo- 24.5

PAC 12:
1. Stanford - 80.5
2. Arizona State - 80
3. Oregon State - 66
4. CSU Bakersfield - 30.5
5. Cal Poly - 23
6. Little Rock – 20

SoCon:
t1. Appalachian State - 73.5
t1. Chattanooga - 73.5
3. Campbell - 71.5
4. Gardner-Webb - 38
5. The Citadel - 30
6. Davidson - 14.5
7. VMI - 7.5
8. Presbyterian - 1.5

 

[NothingMeaningful]

Color me impressed with your work!

As a Cornell fan, I have to laugh:

Josh Saunders at #15 @ 141
Chris Foca at #17 @ 174, despite pinning #2 Heller and having two wins over #4 Edmund Ruth
Lewis Fernandes #16 @ 285, despite pinning both #2 Slavilouski and #6 Doyle

 

[regularfan]

Yeah. With their method of rankings you basically start last and go from there in a slow climb. It is probably fair but Foca and Fernandes surprised me a little as they had a number of matches with the FLWC last year. Maybe those aren't taken into account since they were not affiliated with Cornell even as a redshirt (just a guess, could be wrong). I knew of Saunders and Foca but looking at Fernandes' results he looks to be a fun HWT to watch. I am not sure what the gap is between he and Furman but I know Furman did qualify for nationals last year. So that already gives him instant credibility if he earns the spot.

 

[The Japanese Whizzer]

How many times will RBY have to make Desanto tap out before he is ranked ahead of him?

 

[NothingMeaningful]

Yeah. With their method of rankings you basically start last and go from there in a slow climb. It is probably fair but Foca and Fernandes surprised me a little as they had a number of matches with the FLWC last year. Maybe those aren't taken into account since they were not affiliated with Cornell even as a redshirt (just a guess, could be wrong). I knew of Saunders and Foca but looking at Fernandes' results he looks to be a fun HWT to watch. I am not sure what the gap is between he and Furman but I know Furman did qualify for nationals last year. So that already gives him instant credibility if he earns the spot.

Here's that match against Slavilouski.