The IAWrestle crew will be putting together a Big Ten Wrestling Tournament Pool this year. It’s completely free to enter and open to everyone. Results and standings will be posted at the completion of Day 1 and at the end of the tournament.
The info and rules are listed below. THE DEADLINE TO ENTER IS FRIDAY AT 9AM. Everyones picks will be posted shortly after the deadline. Any picks that are late, incomplete, or do not follow the rules will be thrown out. Send all picks to iawrestlecontact@gmail.com
Rules
+ You MUST pick one wrestler at each weight class for a total of 10 wrestlers
+ Each wrestler is worth a certain amount of points based on seed
+ The 10 wrestlers you pick must not exceed 1,000 points (It is ok to be below 1,000 but not above)
+ You will be awarded the team points each wrestler scores. Whoever has the team with the most points wins
+ You will also need to pick a team champ and the total number of team points you think they will score for the tiebreaker
+ If a school decides to switch who they will have wrestler at a certain weight before brackets come out you still will be given his replacement. (Example: Last year Iowa had Gilman listed in the 125 pre seeds but Clark wrestled so if you picked Gilman your pick would have automatically been switched to Clark)
How The Team Points Work
1 point Championship Bracket Advancement
0.5 points Wrestleback Bracket Advancement
1 point Bye Followed By Win In Champ Bracket
0.5 points Bye Followed By Win In Wrestleback Bracket
2 points Fall, Forfeit, Default, DQ
1.5 points Tech Fall With Near Fall
1 point Tech Fall Without Near Fall
1 point Major Decision
Placement Points
1st Place- 16 Points
2nd Place- 12 Points
3rd Place- 10 Points
4th Place- 9 Points
5th Place- 7 Points
6th Place- 6 Points
7th Place- 4 Points
8th Place- 3 Points
9th Place or Lower- 0 Points
*** No bonus, advancement, or placement points will be awarded for 9th-12th place matches.
Here is a list of the wrestlers you can pick and how many points they will cost
| 125 | |||
| SEED | NAME | SCHOOL | POINTS |
| #1 | Thomas Gilman | Iowa | 196 |
| #2 | Jesse Delgado | Illinois | 139 |
| #3 | Nathan Tomasello | Ohio State | 117 |
| #4 | Tim Lambert | Nebraska | 93 |
| #5 | Jordan Conaway | Penn State | 78 |
| #6 | Conor Youtsey | Michigan | 59 |
| #7 | Garison White | Northwestern | 38 |
| #8 | Luke Welch | Purdue | 26 |
| #9-14 | Johnny Jimenez | Wisconsin | 10 |
| #9-14 | Ethan Lizak | Minnesota | 10 |
| #9-14 | Josh Polacek | Maryland | 10 |
| #9-14 | Mitch Rogaliner | Michigan State | 10 |
| #9-14 | Ben Thornton | Purdue | 10 |
| #9-14 | David Conte | Indiana | 10 |
| 133 | |||
| SEED | NAME | SCHOOL | POINTS |
| #1 | Chris Dardanes | Minnesota | 196 |
| #2 | Ryan Taylor | Wisconsin | 139 |
| #3 | Jimmy Gulibon | Penn State | 117 |
| #4 | Johnni DiJulius | Ohio State | 93 |
| #5 | Cory Clark | Iowa | 78 |
| #6 | Zane Richards | Illinois | 59 |
| #7 | Danny Sabatello | Purdue | 38 |
| #8 | Rossi Bruno | Michigan | 26 |
| #9-14 | Eric Montoya | Nebraska | 10 |
| #9-14 | Scott Delvecchio | Rutgers | 10 |
| #9-14 | Geoff Alexander | Maryland | 10 |
| #9-14 | Dom Malone | Northwestern | 10 |
| #9-14 | Garth Yenter | Michigan State | 10 |
| #9-14 | Alonzo Shepherd | Indiana | 10 |
| 141 | |||
| SEED | NAME | SCHOOL | POINTS |
| #1 | Logan Stieber | Ohio State | 196 |
| #2 | Nick Dardanes | Minnesota | 139 |
| #3 | Anthony Abidin | Nebraska | 117 |
| #4 | Steven Rodrigues | Illinois | 93 |
| #5 | Anthony Ashnault | Rutgeres | 78 |
| #6 | Josh Dziewa | Iowa | 59 |
| #7 | Jameson Oster | Northwestern | 38 |
| #8 | Nick Lawrence | Purdue | 26 |
| #9-14 | Kade Moss | Penn State | 10 |
| #9-14 | George Fisher | Michigan | 10 |
| #9-14 | Javier Gasca III | Michigan State | 10 |
| #9-14 | Shyhiem Brown | Maryland | 10 |
| #9-14 | Jesse Thielke | Wisconsin | 10 |
| #9-14 | Sean Brown | Indiana | 10 |
| 149 | |||
| SEED | NAME | SCHOOL | POINTS |
| #1 | Brandon Sorensen | Iowa | 196 |
| #2 | Jason Tsirtsis | Northwestern | 139 |
| #3 | Hunter Stieber | Ohio State | 117 |
| #4 | Kevin Theobold | Rutgers | 93 |
| #5 | Alec Pantaleo | Michigan | 78 |
| #6 | Zach Beitz | Penn State | 59 |
| #7 | Justin Arthur | Nebraska | 38 |
| #8 | Rylan Lubeck | Wisconsin | 26 |
| #9-14 | Kyle Langenderfer | Illinois | 10 |
| #9-14 | Jake Short | Minnesota | 10 |
| #9-14 | Trevor Moody | Indiana | 10 |
| #9-14 | Nick Trimble | Michigan State | 10 |
| #9-14 | Ben Dorsay | Maryland | 10 |
| #9-14 | Brandon Nelsen | Purdue | 10 |
| 157 | |||
| SEED | NAME | SCHOOL | POINTS |
| #1 | Isaiah Martinez | Illinois | 196 |
| #2 | Dylan Ness | Minnesota | 139 |
| #3 | James Green | Nebraska | 117 |
| #4 | Brian Murphy | Michigan | 93 |
| #5 | Doug Welch | Purdue | 78 |
| #6 | Josh Demas | Ohio State | 59 |
| #7 | Mike Kelly | Iowa | 38 |
| #8 | Anthony Perrotti | Rutgers | 26 |
| #9-14 | Luke Frey | Penn State | 10 |
| #9-14 | Louis Mascola | Maryland | 10 |
| #9-14 | Luke Blanton | Indiana | 10 |
| #9-14 | TJ Ruschell | Wisconsin | 10 |
| #9-14 | Ben Sullivan | Northwestern | 10 |
| #9-14 | Travis Curley | Michigan State | 10 |
| 165 | |||
| SEED | NAME | SCHOOL | POINTS |
| #1 | Bo Jordan | Ohio State | 196 |
| #2 | Isaac Jordan | Wisconsin | 139 |
| #3 | Taylor Walsh | Indiana | 117 |
| #4 | Pierce Harger | Northwestern | 93 |
| #5 | Jaskson Morse | Illinois | 78 |
| #6 | Garett Hammond | Penn State | 59 |
| #7 | Nick Moore | Iowa | 38 |
| #8 | Nick Wanzek | Minnesota | 26 |
| #9-14 | Austin Wilson | Nebraska | 10 |
| #9-14 | Pat Robinson | Purdue | 10 |
| #9-14 | Nick Visicaro | Rutgers | 10 |
| #9-14 | Garrett Sutton | Michigan | 10 |
| #9-14 | Roger Wildmo | Michigan State | 10 |
| #9-14 | Justin Alexander | Maryland | 10 |
| 174 | |||
| SEED | NAME | SCHOOL | POINTS |
| #1 | Robert Kokesh | Nebraska | 196 |
| #2 | Matt Brown | Penn State | 139 |
| #3 | Mike Evans | Iowa | 117 |
| #4 | Logan Storley | Minnesota | 93 |
| #5 | Zac Brunson | Illinois | 78 |
| #6 | Mark Martin | Ohio State | 59 |
| #7 | Chad Welch | Purdue | 38 |
| #8 | Frank Cousins | Wisconsin | 26 |
| #9-14 | Taylor Massa | Michigan | 10 |
| #9-14 | Nathan Jackson | Indiana | 10 |
| #9-14 | Josh Snook | Maryland | 10 |
| #9-14 | Phil Bakuckas | Rutgers | 10 |
| #9-14 | Nick Proctor | Michigan State | 10 |
| #9-14 | Jason Swets | Northwestern | 10 |
| 184 | |||
| SEED | NAME | SCHOOL | POINTS |
| #1 | Sammy Brooks | Iowa | 196 |
| #2 | Domenic Abounader | Michigan | 139 |
| #3 | Ricky Robertson | Wisconsin | 117 |
| #4 | Brett Pfarr | Minnesota | 93 |
| #5 | Kenny Courts | Ohio State | 78 |
| #6 | TJ Dudley | Nebraska | 59 |
| #7 | Nikko Reyes | Illinois | 38 |
| #8 | Matt McCutcheon | Penn State | 26 |
| #9-14 | John Rizqallah | Michigan State | 10 |
| #9-14 | Patrick Kissel | Purdue | 10 |
| #9-14 | Anthony Pafumi | Rutgers | 10 |
| #9-14 | Mitch Sliga | Northwestern | 10 |
| #9-14 | Matt Irick | Indiana | 10 |
| #9-14 | Tony Gardner | Maryland | 10 |
| 197 | |||
| SEED | NAME | SCHOOL | POINTS |
| #1 | Kyle Snyder | Ohio State | 196 |
| #2 | Morgan McIntosh | Penn State | 139 |
| #3 | Scott Schiller | Minnesota | 117 |
| #4 | Nathan Burak | Iowa | 93 |
| #5 | Aaron Studebaker | Nebraska | 78 |
| #6 | Max Huntley | Michigan | 59 |
| #7 | Alex Polizzi | Northwestern | 38 |
| #8 | Timmy McCall | Wisconsin | 26 |
| #9-14 | Braden Atwood | Purdue | 10 |
| #9-14 | Nick McDiarmid | Michigan State | 10 |
| #9-14 | Jeff Koepke | Illinois | 10 |
| #9-14 | Hayden Hrymack | Rutgers | 10 |
| #9-14 | Rob Fitzgerald | Maryland | 10 |
| #9-14 | Luke Sheridan | Indiana | 10 |
| 285 | |||
| SEED | NAME | SCHOOL | POINTS |
| #1 | Connor Medbery | Wisconsin | 196 |
| #2 | Adam Coon | Michigan | 139 |
| #3 | Mike McMullan | Northwestern | 117 |
| #4 | Bobby Telford | Iowa | 93 |
| #5 | Jimmy Lawson | Penn State | 78 |
| #6 | Michael Kroells | Minnesota | 59 |
| #7 | Spencer Myers | Maryland | 38 |
| #8 | Billy Smith | Rutgers | 26 |
| #9-14 | Nick Tavanello | Ohio State | 10 |
| #9-14 | Brooks Black | Illinois | 10 |
| #9-14 | Collin Jensen | Nebraska | 10 |
| #9-14 | Chris Nash | Michigan State | 10 |
| #9-14 | Garret Goldman | Indiana | 10 |
| #9-14 | Andrew Geers | Purdue | 10 |