Originally Posted by ArmyFan

As I understand it, the NCAA will allocate all 220 slots (in addition to the 110 champs) before conference tourneys next year. They will allocate them by weight to each conference to guarantee exactly 33 wrestlers per weight class. So the Big 10 may get 9 wrestlers at 125, but only 5 wrestlers at 184, for example. I also believe the conferences will be forced to award the slots according to placement at conference tourney (ie. no wildcards).