NCAA Conference Tournament Pre-Seeds

Each qualifying tournament was awarded pre-allocations to the national tournament based on regular season performance by conference wrestlers through February 23. The pre-allocations were determined by using a sliding scale of the three standards, win percentage, coaches’ rank and RPI ranking; while never going below the base of .700 winning percentage, top 30 coaches’ ranking and top 30 RPI ranking until reaching the maximum of 29 wrestlers per weight class.

For each wrestler that reached the threshold in at least two of the three categories, his conference tournament was awarded a qualifying spot in that weight class. Each conference is awarded a minimum of one automatic qualification per weight class, which will go to the tournament champion, even if they did not have any wrestlers reach at least two of the three thresholds. NCAA championship spots for each qualifying event will be awarded at conference tournaments based solely on place-finish.

After all the conference tournaments have concluded, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will meet in person to select the remaining 43 at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 11, while brackets and seeding will be announced on NCAA.com at 8 p.m. on March 12. All weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers.

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(Number of allocations for the weight is in parentheses)

B1G

125 (9) - #11 Caleb Weiand (MSU, Dakota HS)
125 (9) - #12 Christian Tanefeu (UM) 
133 (10) - #4 Braeden Davis (PSU, Dundee HS) 
133 (10) - #14 Nolan Wertanen (UM, St. Joseph HS) 
133 (10) - #13 Tristan Lujan (MSU)
141 (7) - #5 Sergio Lemley (UM) 
141 (7) - #14 Jaden Crumpler (MSU)
149 (8) - #10 Dylan Gilcher (UM, Detroit CC HS)
149 (8) - #12 Clayton Jones (MSU, Detroit CC HS)
157 (8) - #8 Chase Saldate (UM)
157 (8) - #14 Braeden Stauffenburg (MSU)
165 (9) - #4 Beau Mantanona (UM)
165 (9) - #11 Stoney Buell (Purdue, Dundee HS)
165 (9) - #14 Jay Nivison (MSU, Davison HS)
174 (8) - #11 Joseph Walker (UM)
174 (8) - #10 Derek Gilcher (Indiana, Detroit CC HS)
174 (8) - #13 Caesar Garza (MSU)
184 (8) - #10 Jaden Bullock (UM)
184 (8) - #12 Lucas Daly (MSU)
197 (10) - #2 Josh Barr (PSU, Davison HS)
197 (10) - #3 Jacob Cardenas (UM)
197 (10) - #10 Remy Cotton (MSU, Davison HS)
285 (10) - #3 Josh Heindselman (UM)
285 (10) - #12 Max Vanadia (MSU)

Big 12

141 (7) - #6 Josh Edmond (Mizzou, Detroit CC HS)
157 (7) - #2 Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State, Eaton Rapids HS)
165 (7) - #3 Cameron Amine (Oklahoma State, Detroit CC HS)

MAC

125 (1) - Grant Stahl (CMU, Mt. Pleasant HS)
133 (3) - #2 Sean Spidle (CMU, Flint Powers HS)
141 (1) - #2 Andrew Austin (CMU)
141 (1) - #5 Jacob Brya (NIU, St. Johns HS)
149 (3) - #2 Mason Shrader (CMU, Brighton HS)
157 (3) - #1 Johnny Lovett (CMU)
165 (2) - #6 Chandler Amaker CMU
174 (3) - #1 Alex Cramer CMU
184 (3) - #6 Adrien Cramer CMU
197 (1) - #2 Lucas Cochran CMU
285 (3) - #6 Bryan Caves CMU

SOCON

125 (1) - #3 Jack Parker (Bellarmine, Spring Lake HS)

IVY 

125 (3) - #4 Marcello Milani (Cornell, Orchard Lake St. Mary HS)

EIWA

133 (1) - #10 Brendan Ferretti (Navy, Dakota HS)
165 (2) - #11 James Johnston (LIU, Davison HS)