Ranked Wrestlers by Qualifying Tournament
The following illustrates what conference or qualifying tournament for the NCAA championship is the toughest and which tournament features the most ranked wrestlers — according to W.I.N.'s Feb. 25 rankings — including the top 8-ranked wrestlers who could score potential All-American points for their teams. Click on each qualifying tournament to see a weight-by-weight breakdown of ranked wrestlers within each tournament.
Qualifier (Teams) Date/Location Qualifiers Top 8 Top 20
ACC (6) March 8/College Park, Md. 14 1 10
Big Ten (11) March 8-9/Minneapolis, Minn. 72 37 65
Big 12 (5) March 8/Stillwater, Okla. 38 17 40
CAA (11) March 7-8/Hempstead, N.Y. 24 4 16
East Region (5) March 9/Lynchburg, Va. 11 0 0
EIWA (14) March 8-9/Lancaster, Pa. 47 8 18
EWL (7) March 8/Pittsburgh, Pa. 32 5 15
MAC (6) March 7-8/Kent, Ohio 19 4 14
Pac 10 (10) March 2-3/Eugene, Ore. 38 3 15
Southern Conf (5) March 8/Chattanooga, Tenn. 15 0 5
West Reg. (7) March 8/Fargo, ND 20 1 2
Total (87) NCAA Championships/March 20-22/St. Louis, Mo. 330 80 200