Here are the preliminary rules going into next season. As you can see, I did not change to scoring all tournaments. We have some that want it and some that don't, so this season we will go with the way it has been. Also, I dropped the point value for the champ and runner up at the Big 12 tournament. I did this because it is a 4 team tournament, and I can not give the same bonus to someone who wins two matches to win a tournament compared to the guys that have to grind through the Big 10 tournament. If you have an issue with this, let me know. It won't change anything, but you can speak your peace.
If there aren't any major arguments about the rules as they are written, this is what we will go with. I am going to get a new child board set up for the league. Be looking for the info on the draft there soon. I am looking forward to a good league with everyone staying on top of their line-ups the whole way through the season. If you have any questions or concerns, let me know.
ALL WEEKLY LINEUPS ARE DUE MIDNIGHT CENTRAL TIME THURSDAY.
The Basics
1. 15 wrestlers per team. You'll start 11 wrestlers per week, one guy at each weight from 125-285 and then a "flex" guy from any weight you choose who will be eligible to score points at whatever weight he wrestles.
2. There isn't going to be head to head during the regular season. The standings will go strictly by total points scored.
The regular season will run up through Conferences. After Conferences the 4 highest scoring teams will advance to the finals during NCAA's, along with two wild cards teams.
These wild cards will be the two highest scoring teams during Conference week that wouldn't already be going to the next round anyway. Come NCAA's I'll wipe the scores clean and it'll be a 6 way scramble for the championship.
3. 3 points for a win by decision, 4 for a major, 5 for a tech with back's and 6 for a pin.
4. All dual meets count for points. Other events that will count for points will be the All Star Match, Hokie Open, Kauffman Brand Open, Las Vegas, Reno, Midlands, Scuffle, Penn State Open, Michigan State Open, NC State Open, Body Bar Invitational, Navy Classic, Brockport tournament, the EMU Open, the Binghamton Open, PSACS, NY Interscholastics, the Keystone Classic, and the Missouri open.
5. Wrestlers who win the Vegas, Reno, Midlands and Scuffle tournaments will get a ten point bonus added to their scores. Wrestlers who finish second in those tournaments will get five bonus points. OW for these tournaments will get 5 bonus points.
6. Conference scoring will be as such:
Big 10 16-1st/ 12-2nd
Big 12 12-1st/ 8-2nd
All others 10-1st/ 6-2nd
The guys who win OW at those tournaments will also get 5 bonus points.
7. Trades are permitted, free agency is not. We'll have a trading deadline this year of 2/16.
8. Supplemental draft will be back during the holiday weekend in its 3 round format. NEW MODIFICATION: The first pick in the supplemental draft will not cost you a current roster spot. The 2nd and 3rd pick, if you take it, will cost you a wrestler off of your current roster.
9. If your wrestler wrestles in a dual at a different weight and wins you get his points.
However if your wrestler bumps up and loses but his back up wins you don't get the back ups points.
The rule from last year where if your wrestler doesn't wrestle and his back up wins will stay the same. You will get those points just as long as someone else doesn't have the back up.
10. Back Up rule: The difference between tournaments and duals will be that in tournaments to get points from a back up you will have to specifically declare that back up in your line up for the week.
11. If your wrestler beats a guy in the TOM Top 20 at a tournament that we don't score you'll get points for that.
12. If you trade a guy away, but then for some reason want him back you'll have to wait three weeks before you're able to trade back for him.
6. NCAA's will deviate from normal scoring. We will use official tournament scoring there, not the scoring used during the regular season. All other tournaments will continue to be scored in the 3/4/5/6 format.