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Johnnythompsonnum1 · 07-07-2008, 12:16 AM

It used to be like this

BIG 10 - Top 7 Qualifiers at each weight plus 2 wildcards. The 2 wildcards had to place 8th at their respective weight class

BIG 12 - Top 3 at each weight class plus 10 wildcards. They say that it was the top 2 plus wildcards, but name me one time in the past 8 years when a 3rd placer didn't go to nationals.

SOCON- Champion, pluse a few wildcards

ACC - Champion, plus a few wildcards

CAA - 1st and 2nd place plus a few wildcards

MAC - Champion, plus a few wildcards

PAC-10 - Top 3, plus quite a few wildcards

EIWA - Top 4, plus a few wildcards

EWL - Top 3, plus a few wildcards

East Regional - Champions, then only one wildcard

West Regional - Champions, plus only 3 to 4 wildcards

Something like that. I'd be more precise on number of wildcards, but it does change from time to time depending on how well the wrestlers from the conference did at nationals.

I see the NEW qualifying system having it's pros and it's cons. The pro's will be that guys like Craig Henning won't miss out on nationals, just because of one bad tournament. The con's will be that guys like Jason Johnstone will miss out on the tournament, right after having a fantastic tournament at their conference meet.

07-07-2008, 12:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
Johnnythompsonnum1 Round of 12 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 477 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0	Re: What do you have to place at conferences to go to nationals? It used to be like this BIG 10 - Top 7 Qualifiers at each weight plus 2 wildcards. The 2 wildcards had to place 8th at their respective weight class BIG 12 - Top 3 at each weight class plus 10 wildcards. They say that it was the top 2 plus wildcards, but name me one time in the past 8 years when a 3rd placer didn't go to nationals. SOCON- Champion, pluse a few wildcards ACC - Champion, plus a few wildcards CAA - 1st and 2nd place plus a few wildcards MAC - Champion, plus a few wildcards PAC-10 - Top 3, plus quite a few wildcards EIWA - Top 4, plus a few wildcards EWL - Top 3, plus a few wildcards East Regional - Champions, then only one wildcard West Regional - Champions, plus only 3 to 4 wildcards Something like that. I'd be more precise on number of wildcards, but it does change from time to time depending on how well the wrestlers from the conference did at nationals. I see the NEW qualifying system having it's pros and it's cons. The pro's will be that guys like Craig Henning won't miss out on nationals, just because of one bad tournament. The con's will be that guys like Jason Johnstone will miss out on the tournament, right after having a fantastic tournament at their conference meet. __________________ "Within all of us there burns a passion of fire. Forever feel the heat from the flames of your desire"