From: Jim B. Sheehan [email protected] Subject: Wrestling: EIWA Receives 47 Allocations To The 2018 NCAA Championships Date: February 22, 2018 at 2:23 PM To: Jim B. Sheehan [email protected]

Wrestling: EIWA Receives 47 Allocations To The 2018 NCAA Championships Courtesy: Hofstra Athletic Communications For Release: Sunday, February 11, 2018 NCAA Coaches Rankings NCAA RPI Rankings NCAA Release

Hempstead, NY - The NCAA has announced the qualifier allocations for the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships as listed in the chart below.

The Hofstra Wrestling team is a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) which received 47 allocations to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio from March 15-17.

The 47 EIWA bids are an increase of four spots over last year's Championships. The 2018 EIWA Championships will be held at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex on the campus of Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York on Saturday and Sunday, March 3-4. For information on the EIWA Championships please go to GoHofstra.com/EIWA.

The EIWA received seven bids at 184, six at 157, 165, and 197, five at 174 and 285, four at 141, 149, three at 133 and one at 125.

The 16-team EIWA received the second-most allocations behind the 80 to the . The Big 12 received 45, the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) received 34, the Mid-American Conference (MAC) received 25, the Pac-12 received 22, and the Eastern Wrestling League received 18 and the Southern Conference received 12.

Conference 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285 Total Atlantic Coast Conference 2 5 3 4 3 2 4 3 3 5 34 7 5 3 5 3 6 5 4 4 3 45 Big Ten Conference 10 7 8 9 8 10 7 8 6 7 80 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association 1 3 4 4 6 6 5 7 6 5 47 Eastern Wrestling League 2 1 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 18 Mid-American Conference 2 4 3 2 3 1 3 2 2 3 25 Pacific-12 Conference 4 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 4 3 22 Southern Conference 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 12 TOTAL QUALIFIERS 29 28 27 27 29 29 28 29 28 29 283

Each qualifying tournament was awarded spots per weight class based on current year data. Each wrestler was measured on the following: Division I winning percentage at the weight class; ratings percentage index (RPI); and coaches' ranking.

For each wrestler that reached the threshold in at least two of the three categories, his qualifying tournament was awarded a qualifying spot in that weight class. Each qualifying tournament, with automatic qualifying status, was awarded a minimum of one wrestler 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 tournament spots for each qualifying event will be awarded at the tournament based solely on place-finish.

After all of the qualifying events have concluded, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will meet in-person to select the remaining 47 at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 6. All weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers. The at-large selections will be made based on the following criteria: head-to-head competition; quality wins; coaches' ranking; results against common opponents; RPI; qualifying event placement; and winning percentage.

The coaches’ rankings are compiled by a vote of coaches representing each conference. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. To be eligible for the rankings, wrestlers must have participated in at least five matches against Division I opponents in the weight class and have wrestled within the last 30 days. the weight class and have wrestled within the last 30 days.

To be eligible for an RPI ranking, a wrestler must have a minimum of 17 Division I matches at a given weight class.

The 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships takes place at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland March 15- 17. Wrestling fans can buy and sell official tickets through the NCAA Ticket Exchange™. This gives ticket holders who are unable to attend a session a place to safely sell their tickets. Buyers can also get their tickets knowing the tickets are authentic and guaranteed, visit http://www.ncaa.com/tickets/wrestling/d1 for more information.