NCAA Brackets & Schedule

[Stonycreek]

Link to brakets:

http://i.turner.ncaa.com/sites/default/ ... ackets.pdf

All matches leading up to the finals will be on ESPN 3 ( Streaming on internet ) and I believe ( some ) matches will be on ESPNU ( tv ). The FINALS will be on ESPN.

2016 DI WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS EVENT SCHEDULE

Thursday, March 17

11 a.m. Doors Open- Madison Square Garden
Noon - 4 p.m. (Approx.) First Session- Eight Mat Configuration, Pigtails and First-Round Competition
6 p.m. Doors Open- Madison Square Garden
7 - 11 p.m. (Approx.)
Second Session- Eight Mat Configuration,
Preliminaries: Wrestle-Back Prelims (pigtail matches) as needed; Wrestle-Back First Round.
Followed by Championship Round, Second Round and Consolation Round

Friday, March 18

10 a.m. Doors Open- Madison Square Garden
11 a.m. - 3 p.m. (Approx.) Third Session- Eight Mat Configuration, *Quarterfinals on middle four mats; Wrestle-Back Second and Third Rounds on outside mats.
7 p.m. Doors Open- Madison Square Garden
8 - 11:30 p.m. (Approx.) Fourth Session- Six Mat Configuration, *Semifinals on inside two mats (one weight at a time) and Wrestle-back Fourth Round on outside four mats.
Followed by Wrestle-Back fifth rounds on all six mats.

Saturday, March 19

10 a.m. Doors Open, Madison Square Garden
11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (Approx.) Fifth Session- Three Mats, *Wrestle-Back Semifinals on all three mats followed by third, fifth and seventh place medal round matches.
2:30 p.m. Doors Open- Theater at Madison Square Garden
3 - 4 p.m. Championship Preview Show/Weigh In, Theater at Madison Square Garden
4 p.m. AT&T Autograph Session, Theater at Madison Square Garden
7 p.m. Doors Open, Madison Square Garden
7:35- 7:50 p.m. Grand March Parade of All-Americans.
8 - 11 p.m. (Approx.) Sixth Session, One Mat, Individual weight class awards. Championship Finals.

[Stonycreek]

Here are my uneducated guesses, with Bonus points. I don't see PSU losing any way I look at it but it will probably be closer than I have it right now. I picked PSU to have 2 National Champs.

1. PSU 121
2. OK ST 85
3. IOWA 82
4. Cornell 77.5
5. OH ST 76.5
Missouri 76.5
7. NC ST 66.5
8. VT 64.5

Champs
125 Tomasello
133 Garrett
141 McKenna
149 Retherford
157 Martinez
165 Dieringer
174 Nickal
184 Dean
197 Cox
285 Gwiazdowski

[bcor]

I found this link to live results/scoring via ncaa.com ... http://s500.trackwrestling.com/tw/prede ... meSize=775

[Stonycreek]

Trackwrestling is good for live updates and mat assignments. As of right now they are showing 2 upcoming matches after the one being wrestled so you can go back and forth from track and espn 3 so you don't miss any of your favorite wrestlers or you can just wait till the match you want to watch comes up on track and then click the video camera and it will take you to espn 3. Track also has brackets but you get timed-out of them pretty frequently when you aren't changing or refreshing your page. Flow also has brackets but I don't think they will be updated as quickly as track.

[crfball]

Really excited for the Mac vs. Cox matchup

[Stonycreek]

Really excited for the Mac vs. Cox matchup

Me too but Mac has to get past either Hartmann or Burak first and I like his chances better if its Burak. Hartmann has been a thorn in Mac's side.

A lot of upsets and other surprises. Realbuto at 174 the #2 seed is the biggest he went 0-2 after being a finalist last year at 157. Klimara at 125 returning AA is done, 0-2. Dance at 125 lost his top half round of 16 match. Jack at 141 dropped to wrestlebacks, Tsirtsis lost but not a big surprise, he has had a tough year on and off the mat. Gantt at 157 dropped down and you can add most of the 174 higher seeds as dropping, avery at 184, Brown, and unfortunately McCutcheon went 0-2. He hasn't been the same since the knee injury. After the first day PSU has to be a major favorite. OH ST will probably finish higher than I originally thought if their top 4 guys can continue to get bonus points.

[Manfred]

What a showing by PSU through 2 days. Awesome!

[crfball]

No sign of it slowing down for a couple of years either

[Manfred]

Congrats to Megaludis & Retherford for taking 1st, to Sanderson for another team title, and all the other team members for a great season. Is it too soon to talk about next years' recruits? Guys like Hall, Soriano, etc.

[crfball]

125: Suriano
133: Cortez or Gulibon
141: Cortez or Gulibon
149: Retherford
157: Nolf
165: Joseph
174: Nickal
184: Mouse or Rasheed
197: Cassar, Stout, or Rasheed
285: Nevills

Lineup will be loaded for at least the next four years