championship series 2017 PRESENTEDChampion sBYhip Series OPATH_8.5x11.indd 1 2/9/17 1:21 PM — BATS-TOI THE MERCADOTM THE AWARD-WINNING HEADGEAR where American Engineering meets Italian Design The most advanced wrestling headgear on the market that was developed by an international team of mechanical and biomedical engineers, and industrial product designers with the MISSION to develop, design and engineer a headgear that would truly address the needs of wrestlers in every aspect: stability, fit, form, function, and protection. 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Prev. 1 Oklahoma State (10) 14-0 394 Big 12 1 This signature event is so very important to our sport for 2 Penn State (6) 13-0 390 Big 10 2 many reasons including but not limited to the following: 3 Iowa 12-2 368 Big 10 3 Crowning a National Dual Meet Champion based on 4 Ohio State 12-2 352 Big 10 4 regular season dual meet results, the opportunity 5 Virginia Tech 17-1 335 ACC 5 to showcase the event to an audience on the web 6 Nebraska 12-3 320 Big 10 6 7 NC State 12-2 298 ACC 8 (FloWrestling, Trackwrestling, ESPN) and TV (Fox College 8 Cornell 12-2 288 EIWA 9 Sports 2 week tape delay) through a partnership with 9 Illinois 9-3 264 Big 10 10 Bats-Toi, and rewarding conference dual meet champions 10 Missouri 10-4 234 MAC 7 with a bid in the event. We are also forever grateful for 11 Lehigh 9-4 233 EIWL 11 the extraordinarily generous and ongoing support of The 12 Rutgers 12-4 231 Big 10 13 United States Marine Corps, Theraworx and Bats-Toi. 13 Minnesota 6-5 214 Big 10 12 14 Central Michigan 6-2 179 MAC 15 We would also like to thank the conference and school 15 Northern Iowa 11-3 176 MAC 19 administrators (Appalachian State, Cornell, Edinboro, 16 Michigan 8-6 152 Big 10 14 Lehigh, North Carolina State, Oklahoma State, South 17 South Dakota State 13-4 147 PAC 12 16 18 Wisconsin 5-5 144 Big 10 18 Dakota State, and Virginia Tech) who have bent over 19 Oklahoma 10-6 133 Big 12 17 backwards to ensure a successful premier event. 20 Appalachian State 13-2 98 SOCON 20 21 Arizona State 10-4 73 PAC 12 21 Of course, this event would not be possible without the 22 Stanford 10-3 72 PAC 12 22 support of so many top Division I wrestling teams. These 23 Edinboro 8-5 46 EWL 23 teams endure very grueling seasons and it speaks volumes 24 Pittsburgh 105 42 ACC 24 of their commitment to support the National Duals and our 25 North Dakota State 13-5 16 Big 12 25 primary goal of growing our fan base. In fact, high profile events such as the Division I National Duals Championship Series are essential for strengthening our most vulnerable collegiate wrestling programs and also for adding new intercollegiate wrestling programs. In fact, since 2001, the NWCA has helped to establish over 160 new intercollegiate follow nwca wrestling programs and in recent years, we’ve been adding between 10 and 20 new teams annually in all collegiate divisions. @ncwawrestling In closing, we hope everyone enjoys a terrific weekend of wrestling. Collectively, we should all celebrate our sport’s heroes and champions at the Division I National Duals and @ncwawrestling be thankful for the relentless efforts of so many wrestling stakeholders who are insuring a bright future for wrestling. NWCAONLINE Sincerely, Mike Moyer Executive Director, NWCA NWCAONLINE NATIONAL DUALS HISTORY The National Dual Meet Championships were first held in 1989 after being founded by John Graham. Graham, who is the originator of the Virginia Duals, founded the duals after seeing there was a need to crown a National Dual Meet champion in wrestling. He started the national duals as an extension of his own Virginia Duals. In 1992, the NWCA assumed the management of the National Duals and it has since become one of the signature events of the organization. It was at this time, the NWCA board of directors voted to recognize one of the great pioneers of the sport, Cliff Keen by naming the event in his honor. The National Duals became known as the Cliff Keen/NWCA National Duals. Keen was one of the original founders of the NWCA in 1938 and was the president for the first five years. The National Duals over this time has evolved into a tournament that encompassed all collegiate Divisions (Division I, Division II, Division III, NAIA, NJCAA, and Women). This event was one of the largest collegiate national sporting events in the country with more than 1,400 wrestlers. In 2015, a series of conference calls were conducted among our top Division I wrestling coaches for the purpose of making further modifications to the Division I National Duals format so that the following “guiding principles” could be achieved: • Create more fan and media excitement around the outcome of regular season “conference” and “non conference” dual meet championships. • Create a signature event that attracts national television exposure and corporate sponsors. • Conduct the event under the NWCA umbrella so an eventual “revenue share” based on profits at each site can be established among all participating teams. • Establish an inclusive format that included access by all teams in the 8 Division I conferences. The result of the collaboration among coaches is a National Dual Championship Series that is designed as follows: • Each of the 8 Big Ten wrestling programs will be paired with one “non Big Ten” opponent. The opponents will be teams who have won the dual meet championship of their conference. • There will only be one dual per team in this championship series. There is no advancement to a next round. • The Top-ranked team following the event will be the NWCA National Dual Meet Champion. NWCA NATIONAL DUALS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES SCHEDULE Friday - February 17 Purdue (8-7) at #17 South Dakota State (13-4) 7:00 PM CST Frost Arena Streamed live on FloWrestling (subscription based): http://bit.ly/2kkrR0J #12 Rutgers (12-4) at #11 Lehigh (9-4) 7:00 PM EST Grace Hall Streamed live on TrackWrestling (Free Webcast): http://bit.ly/2kuowwu #16 Michigan (8-6) at #7 NC State (12-2) 7:00 PM EST Reynolds Coliseum Streamed live on ACC Network EXTRA (ESPN3 subscription based) http://www.espn.com/watchespn/index#type/upcoming/startDate/20170217/sport/wrestling/channel/accextra/ Saturday - February 18 #3 Iowa (12-2) at #23 Edinboro (8-5) 7:00 PM EST McComb Fieldhouse Streamed live on FloWrestling (subscription based): http://bit.ly/2kkuBeI Sunday - February 19 #4 Ohio State (12-2) at #8 Cornell (12-2) 1:00 PM EST Newman Arena Streamed live on TrackWrestling (Free Webcast): http://bit.ly/2kuowwu Indiana (9-9) at #20 Appalachian State (13-2) 3:00 PM EST Appalachian State Varsity Gym Streamed live on TrackWrestling (Free Webcast): http://bit.ly/2kuowwu #2 Penn State (13-0) at #1 Oklahoma State (14-0) 3:00 PM CST Gallagher - Iba Arena Streamed live on FloWrestling (subscription based): http://bit.ly/2l8d60E #6 Nebraska (12-3) at #5 Virginia Tech (17-1) 6:30 PM EST Cassell Coliseum Streamed live on ACC Network EXTRA (ESPN3 subscription based) http://www.espn.com/watchespn/index#type/upcoming/startDate/20170219/sport/wrestling/channel/accextra/ Link to all results: http://www.trackwrestling.com/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=245356009 EVENT PREVIEW The National Wrestling Coaches Association and the National Duals Selection Committee is pleased to announce the matchups for the 2017 NWCA National Duals Championship Series presented by Theraworx and the United States Marine Corps. Bats-Toi will be the presenting media partner for television and webstreaming. In the second year of this format, teams from the Big Ten Conference will face off with non-Big Ten teams in a showcase weekend of college wrestling dual meets. Last season, eight Big Ten teams hosted events around the country. In 2017, the Big Ten will be visiting college campuses in the ACC, Big 12, EIWA, EWL and Southern Conference. The showcase dual will be on February 19 in Stillwater, Oklahoma, as No. 1 Oklahoma State (14-0) will host No. 2 Penn State (13-0) in a battle of the last two unbeaten teams in Division I. The dual is a rematch of last year’s National Duals championship match won by Penn State 29- 18 in Penn State’s sold-out Rec Hall. Oklahoma State holds a 13-7-1 all-time lead in the series, including an 8-2 mark at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Oklahoma State won the Big 12 regular season, going 6-0 in duals within the recently expanded conference. Penn State went 9-0 in the Big Ten to win the regular-season championship and earn the right to face the highest-ranked non-Big Ten team for the National Dual Series championship.