University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Saturday, March 9
Tulsa, Okla.
9 a.m. / 4 p.m.
University of Northern Colorado
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Big 12 Championship
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TULSA, Okla. – Northern Colorado competes in the Big 12 Conference Championship on Saturday (March 9) and Sunday (March 10) at the BOK Center.
2024 Big 12 Wrestling Championship Schedule
Saturday, March 9
Session 1: Preliminary & Quarterfinal Matches — 9 a.m. MTN (Big 12 Now on ESPN+)
Session 2: Semifinal & Consolation Quarterfinal Matches — 4 p.m. MT (Big 12 Now on ESPN+)
Sunday, March 10
Session 3: Consolation Semifinals and Seventh Place Matches — 11 a.m. MT (Big 12 Now on ESPN+)
Session 4: Finals — 6:30 p.m. MT (ESPN2)
*Doors open one hour before each session
Saturday, March 9
Session 1: Preliminary & Quarterfinal Matches — 9 a.m. MTN (Big 12 Now on ESPN+)
Session 2: Semifinal & Consolation Quarterfinal Matches — 4 p.m. MT (Big 12 Now on ESPN+)
Sunday, March 10
Session 3: Consolation Semifinals and Seventh Place Matches — 11 a.m. MT (Big 12 Now on ESPN+)
Session 4: Finals — 6:30 p.m. MT (ESPN2)
*Doors open one hour before each session
2024 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship Pre-Allocations
The NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee announced the pre-allocations for the 2024 Division I Wrestling Championship earlier this week and the Big 12 garnered 57 pre-allocations.
The Big 12 received the second-most out of the Division I conferences and received a minimum of five pre-allocations in every weight class, with the highest being six in the 125, 133, 149, 157,165, 174, and, 197-pound weight classes.
Each qualifying tournament received pre-allocations to the national tournament based on regular season performance by conference wrestlers through Feb. 26 and determined on a sliding scale of a .700 winning percentage, top 30 coaches' rank, and top 30 ratings percentage index (RPI) with a maximum of 29 pre-allocations per weight class.
For each wrestler that reached the threshold in at least two of the three categories, his conference tournament accrued a qualifying spot in that weight class. Each conference collected a minimum of one automatic bid 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 championship spots for each qualifying event earned at conference tournaments are based solely on place-finish.
After all the conference tournaments conclude, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee selects the remaining 47 at-large qualifiers and is announced on March 12, while brackets and seeding are revealed in a selection show on NCAA.com on March 13. All weight classes consist of 33 wrestlers.
Big 12 Pre-allocations by weight class:
125: 6 | 133: 6 | 141: 5 | 149: 6 | 157: 6 | 165: 6 | 174: 6 | 184: 5 | 197: 6 | HWT (285): 5 | Total: 57
Each qualifying tournament received pre-allocations to the national tournament based on regular season performance by conference wrestlers through Feb. 26 and determined on a sliding scale of a .700 winning percentage, top 30 coaches' rank, and top 30 ratings percentage index (RPI) with a maximum of 29 pre-allocations per weight class.
For each wrestler that reached the threshold in at least two of the three categories, his conference tournament accrued a qualifying spot in that weight class. Each conference collected a minimum of one automatic bid 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 championship spots for each qualifying event earned at conference tournaments are based solely on place-finish.
After all the conference tournaments conclude, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee selects the remaining 47 at-large qualifiers and is announced on March 12, while brackets and seeding are revealed in a selection show on NCAA.com on March 13. All weight classes consist of 33 wrestlers.
Big 12 Pre-allocations by weight class:
125: 6 | 133: 6 | 141: 5 | 149: 6 | 157: 6 | 165: 6 | 174: 6 | 184: 5 | 197: 6 | HWT (285): 5 | Total: 57
133 | Dominick Serrano
141 | Rudy Lopez
149 | Benji Alanis
157 | Vincent Zerban
165 | Derek Matthews
174 | Aydin Rix-McElhinney
184 | Branson Britten
197 | Xavier Vasquez
285 | Xavier Doolin
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