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Originally Posted by rico
If you guys were to select sleeper picks or surprise champs for NCAA Championships for each weight, who would you select to do well? I'm in a pool where the lower a guy is ranked, the more points you get if he does well.
Who are your picks for the champs at each weight?
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Guys who didn't wrestle a full season got punished a bit in seeding. Im not sure if your pool is going off ranking or seeds, but if seeds, then Cory Brewer of OU is an obvious pick at 133. He is the 13 seed, but could place top 4. Tough weight though.
Hunter Stieber and Josh Kindig went unseeded at 149, but both are injury concerns. Stieber's elbows are shot and he got rag dolled in the consi-semis against an inferior wrestler at Big Tens. In his previous wins, he asked the ref not to raise his arm after the match. Serious pain.
Storley at 174 is a 6 seed and could easily make the finals.
Nick Dardanes at 141 is a 6 seed and could also make the finals, but there is speculation about his health as well.
Devin Carter at the 4 seed (141) is ridiculous, but the best he will do is 3rd because Stieber is on his side
Zack Beitz (12) at 149 has a good draw but with a limited ceiling (low AA)
Pierce Harger at 165 is a dangerous wrestler as a 7 seed. Avoids Dieringer, Sulzer,and Bo Jordan on the opposite side of the brcket. Tough first round draw though.
Brett Pfarr the 11 seed at 184 could make a run. The bottom side of that bracket is pretty open.
Coon as the 6 seed at 285 is a pretty decent pick.