2018 NCAA Championships

NCAA At-Large Bids Released!

NCAA At-Large Bids Released!

The NCAA released the at-large bids for the 2018 Wrestling Championships. Check them out right here.

Mar 6, 2018 by Andrew Spey
NCAA At-Large Bids Released!

The final 47 wrestlers just received their coveted invites to the NCAA Championships. The NCAA released Tuesday who will be packing for Cleveland and filling out the brackets to 33 per weight at the tournament, which takes place March 15-17.

Below is a full list of qualifiers, with the at-large or "wild card" qualifiers listed first. 

125 POUNDS



At-LargeGage CurryAmerican22-14EIWA
At-LargeBarlow McGheeMissouri15-11MAC
At-LargeKyle NorstremVirginia Tech11-14ACC
At-LargeGerald (JR) WertRider17-7EWL

Alonzo AllenChattanooga21-8SoCon

Paul BianchiNorth Dakota St.24-13Big 12

Connor BrownSouth Dakota St.26-15Big 12

Ibrahim BundukaGeorge Mason23-12EWL

Darian CruzLehigh26-0EIWA

Sean FauszNC State14-2ACC

RayVon FoleyMichigan St.28-9Big Ten

Louie HayesVirginia29-6ACC

Brock HudkinsNorthern Ill.17-10MAC

Taylor LaMontUtah Valley25-3Big 12

Spencer LeeIowa17-2Big Ten

Ethan LizakMinnesota26-5Big Ten

Drew MattinMichigan19-12Big Ten

Michael McGeeOld Dominion28-8MAC

Sergio MendezCSU Bakersfield22-12Pac 12

Ryan MillhofArizona St.15-5Pac 12

Zeke MoiseyWest Virginia22-9Big 12

Christian MoodyOklahoma23-13Big 12

Elijah OliverIndiana17-12Big Ten

Nicholas PiccininniOklahoma St.23-3Big 12

Travis PiotrowskiIllinois17-8Big Ten

Ronnie RiosOregon St.19-4Pac 12

Sebastian RiveraNorthwestern26-5Big Ten

Sean RussellEdinboro30-5EWL

Jacob SchwarmUNI26-10Big 12

Nick SurianoRutgers21-0Big Ten

Nathan TomaselloOhio St.11-1Big Ten

Gabe TownsellStanford19-13Pac 12

Luke WelchPurdue29-9Big Ten





133 POUNDS



At-LargeJosh FinesilverDuke20-18ACC
At-LargeRico MontoyaNorthern Colo.23-12Big 12
At-LargeSean NickellCSU Bakersfield22-10Pac 12
At-LargeJosh TeraoAmerican29-8EIWA
At-LargeBen ThorntonPurdue26-11Big Ten

Montorie BridgesWyoming32-4Big 12

Kaid BrockOklahoma St.25-3Big 12

Scott DelvecchioRutgers21-7Big Ten

Austin DeSantoDrexel28-5EIWA

Dylan DuncanIllinois20-7Big Ten

John ErnesteMissouri24-2MAC

Dom ForysPittsburgh21-4ACC

Seth GrossSouth Dakota St.24-1Big 12

Dennis GustafsonVirginia Tech23-7ACC

Corey KeenerPenn St.16-8Big Ten

Cameron KellyOhio25-6MAC

Bryan LantryBuffalo16-5MAC

Mitch McKeeMinnesota18-6Big Ten

Stevan MicicMichigan22-2Big Ten

Jack MuellerVirginia21-5ACC

John MuldoonSIUE15-5SoCon

Korbin MyersEdinboro27-9EWL

Ali NaserArizona St.21-11Pac 12

Scott ParkerLehigh18-3EIWA

Mason PengillyStanford4-1Pac 12

Luke PletcherOhio St.26-2Big Ten

Jason RenteriaNebraska8-4Big Ten

Matthew SchmittWest Virginia21-12Big 12

Zachary ShermanNorth Carolina15-17ACC

Cam SykoraNorth Dakota St.22-10Big 12

Charles TuckerCornell21-9EIWA

Anthony TutoloKent St.27-11MAC

Tariq WilsonNC State22-9ACC





141 POUNDS



At-LargeAustin HeadleeNorth Carolina15-13ACC
At-LargeAlex MadrigalOld Dominion20-8MAC
At-LargeHenry PohlmeyerSouth Dakota St.24-9Big 12
At-LargeRussell RohlfingCSU Bakersfield22-11Pac 12
At-LargeThomas ThornMinnesota18-11Big Ten
At-LargeCole WeaverIndiana24-10Big Ten

Josh AlberUNI26-6Big 12

Tejon AnthonyGeorge Mason21-13EWL

Michael CarrIllinois17-5Big Ten

Evan CheekCleveland St.24-8EWL

Yianni DiakomihalisCornell29-1EIWA

Ryan DiehlMaryland12-12Big Ten

Jaydin EiermanMissouri28-1MAC

Irvin EnriquezAppalachian St.17-11SoCon

Nicholas GilNavy31-8EIWA

Dean HeilOklahoma St.23-5Big 12

Kevin JackNC State18-3ACC

Luke KaramLehigh20-7EIWA

Nick LeePenn St.27-5Big Ten

Nate LimmexPurdue25-14Big Ten

Joey McKennaOhio St.16-1Big Ten

Bryce MeredithWyoming29-1Big 12

Brent MooreVirginia Tech19-10ACC

Sa`Derian PerryEastern Mich.15-16MAC

Chad RedNebraska21-9Big Ten

Colton SchillingCal Poly14-5Pac 12

Kyle ShoopLock Haven34-12EWL

Tyler SmithBucknell27-4EIWA

Mason SmithCentral Mich.31-5MAC

Eli StickleyWisconsin19-12Big Ten

Vincent TurkIowa13-8Big Ten

Brock ZacherlClarion27-1EWL

Nick ZanettaPittsburgh20-10ACC





149 POUNDS



At-LargeMalik AmineMichigan15-12Big Ten
At-LargeDavion JeffriesOklahoma24-17Big 12
At-LargeKhristian OlivasFresno St.24-7Big 12
At-LargeJustin OliverCentral Mich.25-5MAC
At-LargeTaylor OrtzClarion26-10EWL
At-LargeMichael SpragueAmerican23-13EIWA

Alfred BannisterMaryland23-8Big Ten

Ryan BleesVirginia Tech22-7ACC

Steve BleiseMinnesota18-7Big Ten

Ryan DeakinNorthwestern30-6Big Ten

Jarrett DegenIowa St.20-9Big 12

Eleazar DelucaRutgers12-12Big Ten

Beau DonahueNC State19-6ACC

Frank GarciaBinghamton27-11EIWA

Ke-Shawn HayesOhio St.27-5Big Ten

Troy HeilmannNorth Carolina28-4ACC

Matthew KolodzikPrinceton24-5EIWA

Sam KrivusVirginia18-13ACC

Grant LeethMissouri22-2MAC

Boo LewallenOklahoma St.27-5Big 12

Cole MartinWisconsin17-12Big Ten

Colton McCrystalNebraska21-5Big Ten

Ronald PerryLock Haven28-3EWL

Jared PrinceNavy22-4EIWA

Zain RetherfordPenn St.26-0Big Ten

Dane RobbinsAir Force17-12Big 12

Cortlandt SchuylerLehigh12-10EIWA

Brandon SorensenIowa21-2Big Ten

Kyle SpringerEastern Mich.21-16MAC

Max ThomsenUNI25-7Big 12

Jason TsirtisArizona St.17-6Pac 12

Sam TurnerWyoming26-15Big 12

Tyshawn WilliamsSIUE15-13SoCon





157 POUNDS



At-LargeIan BrownLehigh17-10EIWA
At-LargeLarry EarlyOld Dominion27-10MAC
At-LargeColeman HammondCSU Bakersfield27-13Pac 12
At-LargeTaleb RahmaniPittsburgh17-12ACC

Tyler BergerNebraska22-8Big Ten

Archie ColganWyoming32-7Big 12

Andrew CroneWisconsin27-10Big Ten

Mike D`AngeloPrinceton22-8EIWA

Mitch FinesilverDuke17-4ACC

Paul FoxStanford20-7Pac 12

Garett HammondDrexel19-5EIWA

Colin HeffernanCentral Mich.19-6MAC

Hayden HidlayNC State22-0ACC

Micah JordanOhio St.22-6Big Ten

Michael KemererIowa22-2Big Ten

Alex KluckerLock Haven25-9EWL

Joseph LavalleeMissouri29-1MAC

Tyler MarinelliGardner-Webb26-6SoCon

Kennedy MondayNorth Carolina18-14ACC

Jason NolfPenn St.21-1Big Ten

Alec PantaleoMichigan17-5Big Ten

Clayton ReamNorth Dakota St.23-4Big 12

Markus ScheidelColumbia24-2EIWA

Joshua ShieldsArizona St.29-2Pac 12

Andrew ShomersEdinboro29-6EWL

Jake ShortMinnesota16-11Big Ten

Casey SparkmanKent St.22-16MAC

Justin StaudenmayerBrown22-10EIWA

John VanschenkbrillRutgers20-12Big Ten

Joseph VelliquettePenn17-14EIWA

Luke WeilandArmy West Point22-15EIWA

Hunter WillitsOregon St.18-14Pac 12

Luke ZilverbergSouth Dakota St.31-8Big 12





165 POUNDS



At-LargeAndrew AtkinsonVirginia19-7ACC
At-LargeZachary CarsonEastern Mich.21-11MAC
At-LargeJacob MorrisseyPurdue21-18Big Ten
At-LargeQuentin PerezCampbell25-8SoCon

Branson AshworthWyoming35-4Big 12

Dawaylon BarnesOklahoma20-15Big 12

May BetheaPenn25-8EIWA

Te`shan CampbellOhio St.17-10Big Ten

Jonathon ChavezCornell18-4EIWA

Drew DanielsNavy27-5EIWA

Zach FinesilverDuke11-11ACC

Connor FlynnMissouri24-7MAC

Andrew FogartyNorth Dakota St.29-10Big 12

Nate HigginsSIUE21-9SoCon

Vincenzo JosephPenn St.20-2Big Ten

Richie LewisRutgers18-4Big Ten

Alex MarinelliIowa16-3Big Ten

Chance MarstellerLock Haven40-2EWL

Bryce MartinIndiana15-8Big Ten

Isaiah MartinezIllinois14-0Big Ten

Logan MassaMichigan16-6Big Ten

David McFaddenVirginia Tech31-0ACC

Chandler RogersOklahoma St.20-3Big 12

Demetrius RomeroUtah Valley26-8Big 12

Jonathan SchleiferPrinceton16-11EIWA

Keilan TorresNorthern Colo.22-10Big 12

Anthony ValenciaArizona St.25-8Pac 12

Jonathan ViruetBrown21-13EIWA

Chad WalshRider24-1EWL

Nicholas WanzekMinnesota22-10Big Ten

Isaiah WhiteNebraska23-6Big Ten

Evan WickWisconsin23-6Big Ten

Gordon WolfLehigh18-9EIWA





174 POUNDS



At-LargeAustin RoseDrexel20-16EIWA
At-LargeWill SchanyVirginia18-12ACC
At-LargeTy SchoffstallEdinboro21-3EWL
At-LargeDevin SkatzkaIndiana22-11Big Ten
At-LargeTyrel WhiteColumbia24-12EIWA

Myles AmineMichigan21-6Big Ten

Kimball BastianUtah Valley19-10Big 12

Jadaen BernsteinNavy22-5EIWA

Hunter BolenVirginia Tech21-10ACC

Christian BruckiCentral Mich.23-11MAC

Daniel BullardNC State16-9ACC

Ryan ChristensenWisconsin24-13Big Ten

Matt FinesilverDuke25-9ACC

Joseph GuntherIowa16-7Big Ten

Mark HallPenn St.28-0Big Ten

Ben HarveyArmy West Point19-9EIWA

Josef JohnsonHarvard28-11EIWA

Bo JordanOhio St.23-5Big Ten

David KocerSouth Dakota St.25-6Big 12

Jordan KutlerLehigh24-3EIWA

Daniel LewisMissouri29-0MAC

Taylor LujanUNI28-5Big 12

Dylan LydyPurdue32-12Big Ten

Yoanse MejiasOklahoma28-9Big 12

Forrest PrzybyszAppalachian St.24-7SoCon

Ethan RamosNorth Carolina17-4ACC

Johnny SebastianNorthwestern26-10Big Ten

Dean SherryRider19-9EWL

Jacobe SmithOklahoma St.19-5Big 12

Keaton SubjeckStanford26-7Pac 12

Zahid ValenciaArizona St.27-0Pac 12

Brandon WomackCornell17-9EIWA

Seldon WrightOld Dominion25-10MAC





184 POUNDS



At-LargeJordan EllingwoodCentral Mich.25-10MAC
At-LargeNick GravinaRutgers17-5Big Ten
At-LargeCanten MarriottMissouri25-6MAC
At-LargeChaz PolsonWyoming32-11Big 12

Domenic AbounaderMichigan23-5Big Ten

Mitchell BowmanIowa12-11Big Ten

Greg BulsakClarion21-7EWL

Bryce CarrChattanooga26-5SoCon

Alan ClothierAppalachian St.27-9SoCon

Michael ColemanNavy31-6EIWA

Maxwell DeanCornell28-3EIWA

Alexander DeCiantisDrexel18-6EIWA

Drew FosterUNI25-4Big 12

Dylan GabelNorthern Colo.22-8Big 12

Bryce GormanNorthern Ill.11-8MAC

Corey HazelLock Haven23-8EWL

Joe HeyobPenn23-10EIWA

Brandon KroneMinnesota11-8Big Ten

Christian LaFragolaBrown19-8EIWA

Kayne MacCallumEastern Mich.17-13MAC

Myles MartinOhio St.27-2Big Ten

Keegan MooreOklahoma St.18-8Big 12

Martin MuellerSouth Dakota St.26-6Big 12

Chip NessNorth Carolina16-10ACC

Bo NickalPenn St.26-0Big Ten

Kordell NorfleetArizona St.12-11Pac 12

Emory ParkerIllinois21-3Big Ten

Ryan PreischLehigh14-2EIWA

Pete RendaNC State21-2ACC

Ricky RobertsonWisconsin24-9Big Ten

Steven SchneiderBinghamton21-5EIWA

Taylor VenzNebraska23-7Big Ten

Zachary ZavatskyVirginia Tech28-5ACC





197 POUNDS



At-LargeJordan AtienzaCentral Mich.19-11MAC
At-LargeRocco CaywoodArmy West Point19-12EIWA
At-LargeRandall DiabeAppalachian St.19-7SoCon
At-LargeEric SchultzNebraska18-9Big Ten
At-LargeJacob SeelyNorthern Colo.16-10Big 12

Kevin BeazleyMichigan16-9Big Ten

Scottie BoykinChattanooga26-6SoCon

Patrick BruckiPrinceton28-8EIWA

Christian BrunnerPurdue23-9Big Ten

Daniel ChaidNorth Carolina21-10ACC

Kyle ConelKent St.24-10MAC

Dustin ContiClarion25-7EWL

Ben DarmstadtCornell30-1EIWA

Corey GriegoOregon St.21-5Pac 12

Jared HaughtVirginia Tech26-2ACC

Jacob HolschlagUNI17-10Big 12

Jeric KasunicAmerican34-5EIWA

Thomas LaneCal Poly15-9Pac 12

Stephen LoiseauDrexel31-10EIWA

Michael MacchiavelloNC State17-3ACC

Frank MattiacePenn28-6EIWA

William MiklusMissouri22-3MAC

Kollin MooreOhio St.22-2Big Ten

Shakur RasheedPenn St.20-3Big Ten

Hunter RitterWisconsin26-9Big Ten

Sawyer RootThe Citadel25-14SoCon

Nate RotertSouth Dakota St.28-4Big 12

Jacob SmithWest Virginia13-7Big 12

Nathan TraxlerStanford17-10Pac 12

Preston WeigelOklahoma St.12-2Big 12

Chris WeilerLehigh15-8EIWA

Cash WilckeIowa18-7Big Ten

Matt WilliamsCSU Bakersfield28-7Pac 12





285 POUNDS



At-LargeBrett DempseyAmerican18-11EIWA
At-LargeJake GunningBuffalo17-6MAC
At-LargeRyan SolomonPittsburgh20-9ACC
At-LargeMatt VossGeorge Mason23-11EWL

Michael BoykinNC State20-6ACC

Nathan ButlerStanford24-7Pac 12

Adam CoonMichigan25-1Big Ten

Dustin DennisonUtah Valley29-9Big 12

Amar DhesiOregon St.20-2Pac 12

Andrew DunnVirginia Tech21-13ACC

Cory Gilliland-DanielNorth Carolina23-7ACC

Thomas HainesLock Haven18-5EWL

Tanner HallArizona St.20-6Pac 12

Jere HeinoCampbell24-5SoCon

Youssif HemidaMaryland27-5Big Ten

Mike HughesHofstra34-3EIWA

Gage HutchisonEastern Mich.19-7MAC

Conan JenningsNorthwestern25-10Big Ten

Jacob KasperDuke35-2ACC

Tyler LoveVirginia9-17ACC

William MillerEdinboro16-4EWL

AJ NevillsFresno St.26-8Big 12

Nick NevillsPenn St.26-5Big Ten

Antonio PelusiFranklin & Marshall24-8EIWA

Garrett RyanColumbia30-6EIWA

Kyle SnyderOhio St.12-1Big Ten

Matt StencelCentral Mich.28-13MAC

Samuel StollIowa19-4Big Ten

Shawn StreckPurdue28-13Big Ten

Stephen SuglioKent St.20-8MAC

Jeramy SweanyCornell19-6EIWA

Derek WhiteOklahoma St.23-2Big 12

Jordan WoodLehigh19-5EIWA


The NCAA uses a complex set of ordered criteria to choose the final tournament participants, which explicitly included the following: "head-to-head competition, quality wins, results against common opponents, winning percentage, rating percentage index, coaches ranking, and qualifying event placement."

The NCAA revealed the percentages of how each criterion is weighted in the following tweet:


The 2018 NCAA tournament is being held at the Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland from March 15-17. Seeded brackets are expected Wednesday, March 7. Folks, it's happening, and soon!