(photo courtesy of Clarion athletics/Kirkland Photography)Last week was about .500 for me in all my leagues. You win some, you lose some, and life goes on.
In our #MatScoutsDynasty league, I suffered my second straight loss of the season to drop my overall dual record to 8-2 (week 8 was a BYE week for all teams). The week came down to whether 125 Joey Fischer (Clarion) would win his match against Logan Heil (Cleveland State). If Fischer won, I lost. I was praying for a no-show.
Alas, Fischer weighed in, lined up, and won by Decision. I lost the week to The Ninnie's Propaganda (Earl Smith) 67-65. But it's ok, my team (Cael Chips) will be just fine. Every championship team has a down week or two, right?
To sound like a broken record, though, that's what I love about this aspect of Fantasy College Wrestling. No offense to Clarion and Cleveland State, but I was TUNED IN to the match where if Fantasy College Wrestling didn't exist, I probably wouldn't be.
Think of Fantasy Football. How many players on your team this year were from a rival organization? (Eagles and Cowboys, Steelers and Ravens, Washington Football Team and just about everyone else). Watching the Browns play the Jets becomes extremely important because of that running back you picked up off waivers last minute. Every point matters.
Fantasy sports has been credited as being one of the reasons for the increased popularity of football and the creation of RedZone (one of the most wonderful inventions of this century). Fantasy sports helps all involved by creating interest in not only the top teams like Penn State, Iowa, NC State, and Oklahoma State, but also the smaller programs like Gardner-Webb, Bucknell, and Utah Valley. It helps viewership of those programs. It creates the need to gain more information to which media outlets like InterMat, TOM, FloWrestling, etc., can benefit with articles and videos.
To me, it's the soil to plant the seeds for the new crop of wrestling fans. More to come on that later.
On to Week 12.
Another action-packed weekend awaits us, with 68 of 77 D1 teams in action and 18 of last season's Top-20 competing.
No real D1 action in tournaments this week, but if something pops up, you'll be the first to know (if you have those notifications turned “ON†that is).
Got a question? Got a Recommendation? Let me know and message me @FantasyD1wrestl.
Wrestlers I Like This Week
Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score]
*organized by tournament name first, then by school name*
125:
Caleb Smith (Appalachian State)- Vs Little Rock, Vs VMI [+8]
Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State)- @ Northern Colorado, @ Wyoming [+8]
Micah Roes (Binghamton)- @ Hofstra, @ Long Island [+7]
Anthony Noto (Lock Haven)- Vs George Mason, Vs Lock Haven [+7]
Nick Suriano (Michigan)- @ Penn State, @ Rutgers [+7]
Brandon Seidman (Bucknell)- Vs Sacred Heart, @ Drexel [+6]
Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell)- Vs Harvard, Vs Brown [+6]
Noah Surtin (Missouri)- @ Oklahoma, Vs South Dakota State [+6]
Brandon Courtney (Arizona State)- @ CSU Bakersfield [+4]
Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern)- Vs Nebraska [+4]
Pat Glory (Princeton)- Vs Columbia [+4]
Brody Teske (UNI)- Vs North Dakota State [+3]
Gage Curry (Pittsburgh)- Vs Virginia [+3]
133:
Codi Russell (Appalachian State)- Vs Little Rock, Vs VMI [+9]
Anthony Sobotker (Binghamton)- @ Hofstra, @ Long Island [+9]
Joe Heilmann (North Carolina)- Vs Duke, Vs Little Rock [+8]
Kurt Phipps (Bucknell)- Vs Sacred Heart, @ Drexel [+7]
Devan Turner (Oregon State)- @ Northern Colorado, @ Wyoming [+7]
Joshua Koderhandt (Navy)- @ Ohio , @ Cleveland State [+6]
Tony Madrigal (Oklahoma)- Vs Missouri, @ Northern Illinois [+6]
Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State)- @ Michigan, @ Michigan State [+6]
Michael McGee (Arizona State)- @ CSU Bakersfield [+4]
Derek Spann (Buffalo)- @ Kent State [+4]
Chris Cannon (Northwestern)- Vs Nebraska [+4]
Daton Fix (Oklahoma State)- Vs Lehigh [+4]
Lucas Byrd (Illinois)- @ Purdue [+3]
Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh)- Vs Virginia [+3]
Korbin Myers (Virginia Tech)- @ NC State) [+3]
141:
Ryan Anderson (Binghamton)- @ Hofstra, @ Long Island [+8]
Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers)- @ Michigan State, @ Michigan [+8]
Kaden Cassidy (George Mason)- @ Lock Haven, @ Bloomsburg [+7]
Kizhan Clarke (North Carolina)- Vs Duke, Vs Little Rock [+7]
Chad Red (Nebraska)- @ Wisconsin, @ Northwestern [+7]
Matt Kazimir (Columbia)- @ Princeton, @ U Penn [+6]
Gabe Willochell (Edinboro)- Vs Cleveland State, Rider (@CSU) [+6]
Kyran Hagen (Ohio)- Vs Navy, Vs Davidson [+6]
Shannon Hanna (Campbell)- Vs The Citadel [+4]
Dresden Simon (Central Michigan)- @ Northern Illinois, @ SIU-Edwardsville, Vs South Dakota State [+3]
Ian Parker (Iowa State)- Vs North Dakota State [+3]
Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh)- Vs Virginia [+3]
149:
Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell)- Vs Brown, Vs Harvard [+10]
PJ Ogunsanya (Army)- Vs American, Vs Franklin & Marshall [+8]
Sammy Sasso (Ohio State)- Vs Iowa, Vs Maryland [+8]
Kolby DePron (Bucknell)- Vs Sacred Heart, @ Drexel [+8]
John Millner (Appalachian State)- Vs Little Rock, Vs VMI [+7]
Alex Madrigal (George Mason)- @ Lock Haven, @ Bloomsburg [+7]
Josh Edmond (Missouri)- @ Oklahoma, Vs South Dakota State [+6]
Alec Hagen (Ohio)- Vs Navy, Vs Davidson [+6]
Beau Bartlett (Penn State)- @ Michigan, @ Michigan State [+6]
Mike Van Brill (Rutgers)- @ Michigan State, @ Michigan [+6]
Josh Heil (Campbell)- Vs The Citadel [+5]
Kyle Parco (Arizona State)- @ CSU Bakersfield [+4]
Jarrett Degen (Iowa State)- Vs North Dakota State [+4]
Anthony Artalona (U Penn)- Vs Columbia [+3]
Jarod Verkleeren (Virginia)- @ Pittsburgh [+3]
157:
Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan)- @ Northern Illinois, @ SIU-Edwardsville, Vs South Dakota State [+10]
Austin O'Connor (North Carolina)- Vs Duke, Vs Little Rock [+9]
Markus Hartman (Army)- Vs American, Vs Franklin & Marshall [+8]
Kendall Coleman (Purdue)- Vs Illinois, Vs Wisconsin [+7]
Hunter Richard (Cornell)- Vs Brown, Vs Harvard [+6]
Will Lewan (Michigan)- @ Penn State, @ Rutgers [+6]
Andrew Cerniglia (Navy)- @ Ohio , @ Cleveland State [+6]
Jacori Teemer (Arizona State)- @ CSU Bakersfield [+4]
David Carr (Iowa State)- Vs North Dakota State [+4]
Quincy Monday (Princeton)- Vs Columbia [+4]
Dazjon Casto (The Citadel)- @ Campbell [+3]
Parker Kropman (Drexel)- Vs Bucknell [+3]
Josh Humphreys (Lehigh)- @ Oklahoma State [+3]
Kaleb Young (Iowa)- @ Ohio State [+3]
Doug Zapf (U Penn)- Vs Columbia [+3]
Elijah Cleary (Pittsburgh)- Vs Virginia [+3]
Ed Scott (NC State)- Vs Virginia Tech [+3]
165:
Dalton Harkins (Army)- Vs American, Vs Franklin & Marshall [+8]
Zach Hartman (Bucknell)- Vs Sacred Heart, @ Drexel [+8]
Keegan O'Toole (Missouri)- @ Oklahoma, Vs South Dakota State [+8]
Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin)- Vs Nebraska, @ Purdue [+8]
Will Formato (Appalachian State)- Vs Little Rock, Vs VMI [+7]
Joshua Ogunsanya (Columbia)- @ Princeton, @ U Penn [+6]
Luke Weber (North Dakota State)- @ Iowa State, @ UNI [+6]
Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois)- Vs Central Michigan, Vs Oklahoma [+6]
Brady Berge (Penn State)- @ Michigan, @ Michigan State [+6]
Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State)- Vs Lehigh [+3]
174:
Michael Labriola (Nebraska)- @ Wisconsin, @ Northwestern [+8]
Chris Foca (Cornell)- Vs Brown, Vs Harvard [+7]
Logan Messer (George Mason)- @ Lock Haven, @ Bloomsburg [+6]
Austin Murphy (Campbell)- The Citadel [+4]
Eric Beck (Bellarmine)- Vs Davidson [+3]
Michael O'Malley (Drexel)- Vs Bucknell [+3]
Matt Finesilver (Duke)- @ North Carolina [+3]
Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State)- Vs Lehigh [+3]
Cade DeVos (South Dakota State)- @ Missouri, Vs Central Michigan, Vs SIU-Edwardsville [+9]
Justin Phillips (Virginia)- @ Pittsburgh [+3]
184:
Gavin Kane (North Carolina)- Vs Duke, Vs Little Rock [+9]
Jonathan Loew (Cornell)- Vs Brown, Vs Harvard [+8]
Trey Munoz (Oregon State)- @ Northern Colorado, @ Wyoming [+7]
Jeremiah Kent (Missouri)- @ Oklahoma, Vs South Dakota State [+7]
Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois)- Vs Central Michigan, Vs Oklahoma [+7]
Kaleb Romero (Ohio State)- Vs Iowa, Vs Maryland [+6]
Caleb Hopkins (Campbell)- Vs The Citadel [+5]
Charles Small (Hofstra)- Vs Binghamton [+4]
Marcus Coleman (Iowa State)- Vs North Dakota State [+4]
Parker Keckeisen (UNI)- Vs North Dakota State [+4]
Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State)- Vs Lehigh [+4]
197:
Tyler Mousaw (VMI)- Vs Appalachian State, Vs Bellarmine, Vs Gardner-Webb [+12]
Matt Stencel (Central Michigan)- @ Northern Illinois, @ SIU-Edwardsville, Vs South Dakota State [+11]
Jack Brown (Army)- Vs American, Vs Franklin & Marshall [+8]
Lou DePrez (Binghamton)- @ Hofstra, @ Long Island [+8]
Jacob Cardenas (Cornell)- Vs Brown, Vs Harvard [+7]
Max Shaw (North Carolina)- Vs Duke, Vs Little Rock [+7]
Rocky Elam (Missouri)- @ Oklahoma, Vs South Dakota State [+6]
Eric Schultz (Nebraska)- @ Wisconsin, @ Northwestern [+6]
Levi Hopkins (Campbell)- Vs The Citadel [+5]
AJ Ferrari (Oklahoma State)- Vs Lehigh [+5]
Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State)- @ Missouri, Vs Central Michigan, Vs SIU-Edwardsville [+5]
Jacob Warner (Iowa)- @ Ohio State [+3]
Issac Trumble (NC State)- Vs Virginia Tech [+3]
Cole Urbas (U Penn)- Vs Columbia [+3]
Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming)- Vs Oregon State [+3]
285:
Lewis Fernandes (Cornell)- Vs Brown, Vs Harvard [+10]
Mason Parris (Michigan)- @ Penn State, @ Rutgers [+8]
Brandon Metz (North Dakota State)- @ Iowa State, @ UNI [+6]
Anthony Cassioppi (Iowa)_ @ Ohio State [+4]
Jordan Wood (Lehigh)- @ Oklahoma State [+3]
Ben Goldin (U Penn)- Vs Columbia [+3]
Nathan Traxler (Virginia Tech)- @ NC State [+3]
Think I missed someone? Disagree with someone on the list or their projection? Want to know our thoughts on a matchup? Let me know!
Win the week!
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