Pre-season NCAA Contest

[OkieSpladle]

Any schmuck can take a look at the brackets come NCAA tournament time, get lucky, and pick a line-up that wins an internet contest (as proof of this, brycemus even beats me at it every 5-10 years or so).  However, it is the tru wrestling expert that can do pick the winners in OCTOBER (or early November as the case may be).  So, I am holding a contest this year to pick a line-up now and see how they do in March!  We will be using the TOM rankings found here: http://news.theopenmat.com/2015/10/tom-preseason-division-i-individual-college-wrestling-rankings-october-19-2015/

Here are the rules:

- You can pick one wrestler per weight.
- You get one guy ranked #1, one ranked #2, and so on through #8.  You can pick two other wrestlers from anywhere, in the rankings or not, #9-whatever.
- Your picks will be scored at the big show in MSG in March according to official NCAA Wrestling tournament scoring.
- If a wrestler changes weights during the year, they will still score, but must be picked now at the weight they are ranked at.  If they aren't ranked, make your best guess and I'll rule if there are any disputes.

Who really knows the sport?  Who has the crystal ball (or the horse-shoe wedged where the sun don't shine)?  Entry deadline is next Friday, 6 November by midnight.  I will post my line-up soon.  Good luck!

[OkieSpladle]

My entry:

125 - Peters, N. Iowa #9
133 - Garrett, Cornell #5
141 - Grothus, Iowa #12
149 - Retherford, Penn St #3
157 - Nolf, Penn St #8
165 - Dieringer, Oklahoma State #1
174 - Realbuto, Cornell #4
184 - Zillmer, NDSU #6
197 - Cox, Missouri #2
285 - Dhesi, Oregon St #7

[OkieSpladle]

125 - Thomas Gilman, Iowa   #4
157 - Isaiah Martinez, Illinois    #1
133 - Nahshon Garrett, Cornell    #5
141 -`Zain Retherford, Penn State   #3
149 - Jake Sueflohn, Nebraska   #6
141 - Anthony Ashnault, Rutgers    #7
165 - Tanner Weatherman, Iowa State    #8
184 - Jack Dechow, Old Dominion   #9
197 - Cody Crawford, Oregon State    #10
285 - Adam Coon, Michigan   #2

You need a 174 to replace one of your 141s.

[RYou]

You need a 174 to replace one of your 141s.

125 Thomas Gilman, Iowa   #4
157 Isaiah Martinez, Illinois    #1
133 Nahshon Garrett, Cornell    #5
141 Zain Retherford, Penn State   #3
149 Jake Sueflohn, Nebraska   #6
174 Zac Brunson, Illinois   #7
165 Tanner Weatherman, Iowa State    #8
184 Jack Dechow, Old Dominion   #9
197 Cody Crawford, Oregon State    #10
285 Adam Coon, Michigan   #2

[Cruocified]

125: Thomas Gilman #4
133: Nashon Garrett #5
141: Brody Grothus #12
149: Zain Retherford #3
157: Jason Nolf #8
165: Alex Dieringer #1
174: Alex Meyer #6
184: Sam Brooks #10
197: J'Den Cox #2
HWT: Amerveer Dhesi #7

[Cruocified]

You need a 174 to replace one of your 141s.

125 Thomas Gilman, Iowa   #4
157 Isaiah Martinez, Illinois    #1
133 Nahshon Garrett, Cornell    #5
141 Zain Retherford, Penn State   #3
149 Jake Sueflohn, Nebraska   #6
174 Zac Brunson, Illinois   #7
165 Tanner Weatherman, Iowa State    #8
184 Jack Dechow, Old Dominion   #9
197 Cody Crawford, Oregon State    #10
285 Adam Coon, Michigan   #2

Retherford is at 149.  Did you mean Gulibon?

[YakRider]

Retherford is ranked by TOM as a 149 lber. Doesn't he have to be entered at that weight now?  I understand if he drops to 41 in march his points would cou t but isnt he a 49 lber now?

[MizzouFan]

165- #1 Alex Dieringer
197- #2 J'Den Cox
149- #3 Zain Retherford
184- #4 Blake Stauffer
174- #5 Blaise Butler
141- #6 Lavion Mayes
125- #7 Joey Dance
157- #8 Jason Nolf
133- #11 Zane Richards
285- #11 Billy Smith

[brycemus]

- If a wrestler changes weights during the year, they will still score, but must be picked now at the weight they are ranked at.  If they aren't ranked, make your best guess and I'll rule if there are any disputes.

[Jerry Callo]

I will give this a shot.  Here goes nothing:

125   18   Dalton Macri   Cornell
133   5   Nahshon Garrett   Cornell
141   NR   Micah Jordan   Oh St
149   7   Anthony Collica   Oj St
157   8   Jason Nolf   Penn State
165   3   Isaac Jordan   Wisconsin
174   4   Brian Realbuto   Cornell
184   6   Hayden Zillmer   NDSU
197   2   J'Den Cox   Missouri
285   1   Nick Gwiazdowski   N.C. State
         

[OkieSpladle]

You need a 174 to replace one of your 141s.

125 Thomas Gilman, Iowa   #4
157 Isaiah Martinez, Illinois    #1
133 Nahshon Garrett, Cornell    #5
141 Zain Retherford, Penn State   #3
149 Jake Sueflohn, Nebraska   #6
174 Zac Brunson, Illinois   #7
165 Tanner Weatherman, Iowa State    #8
184 Jack Dechow, Old Dominion   #9
197 Cody Crawford, Oregon State    #10
285 Adam Coon, Michigan   #2

The mob is correct (nice work, mob!), Retherford is a 149 for the purposes of this contest.  You need a 141.

[jammen]

125) Joey Dance (7)
133) Nashon Garrett (5)
141) Lavion Mayes (6)
149) Zain Retherford (3)
157) Jason Nolf (
165) Alex Dieringer (1)
174) Brian Realbuto (4)
184) Sam Brooks (10)
197) J'den Cox (2)
hvy)  Denzel Dejournette (9)

[jammen]

157) Jason Nolf (eighth) shows up as a smiley face

[dutch134]

1-Dieringer-165
2-Cox-197
3-Retherford-149
4-Realbuto-174
5-Garrett-133
6-Mayes-141
7-Dance-125
8-Nolf-157
UR-Dechow-184
UR-Larson-HWT

[brycemus]

How embarrassed are you going to be after I kick the crap out of you in TWO contests this March?  I mean it wasn't even close at Nationals last season, I think I had it won by the Semis.  Don't worry, this season I am coming for you record!
-2015 NCAA Pick'em Champion

125:  J. Dance - VT (7)
133:  C. Clark - Iowa (2)
141:  B. Grothus - Iowa (UR)
149:  S. Mastriani - VT (
157:  I. Martinez - IL (1)
165:  C. Moore - UNI (5)
174:  A. Meyer - Iowa (6)
184:  B. Stauffer - ASU (4)
197:  C. Hartmann - Duke (3)
Hwt:  T. Hall - ASU (UR)

I am going to be in trouble when Vtech, Iowa, and ASU pull there annual "Choke at Nationals"