Who will be the first #1 to go down today?

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

Who will be the first #1 to go down and to whom do they lose?

 

Choices:

125 Davis

133 Fix

141 Mendez

149 Lovett

157 Haines

165 KOT

174 Lewis

184 Keck

197 Brooks

HWT Kerk 

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

My prediction, 125 Davis loses to Peterson in his 2nd match.  Hope I am wrong though.

[Kov88]

Davis first one to go down

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

2 minutes ago, Kov88 said:

Davis first one to go down

I agree, but to whom?

[Kov88]

5 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

I agree, but to whom?

Not sure, out of all the #1’s I think he’s most vulnerable… maybe McKee in the quarters after he makes adjustments?

[Ragu]

Before the finals the 3 most likely are Lewis, Davis and Lovett

[Richferg]

Not that I think it will happen, but I would love Davis to win this thing just so he can flash a smile at all you guys from the top of the podium. 

[Wrestleknownothing]

9 minutes ago, Richferg said:

Not that I think it will happen, but I would love Davis to win this thing just so he can flash a smile at all you guys from the top of the podium. 

Davis' walk out music for the final has been leaked.

 

[Rassling]

12 minutes ago, Richferg said:

Not that I think it will happen, but I would love Davis to win this thing just so he can flash a smile at all you guys from the top of the podium. 

Rich - me too. I’m not sure why some  of the posters out of the gate are picking him to lose today but we shall see. 

[Pinnacle]

21 minutes ago, Richferg said:

Not that I think it will happen, but I would love Davis to win this thing just so he can flash a smile at all you guys from the top of the podium. 

We need a thread on how high Davis' NIL will go for if he wins this thing. What products would want him? 

[Paul158]

12 minutes ago, Rassling said:

Rich - me too. I’m not sure why some  of the posters out of the gate are picking him to lose today but we shall see. 

Whatever happens in the 125 bracket will not surprise me. 125 has been crazy all year, why would it stop now. it could go close to the seeding or it could go totally bi-polar. 

[nhs67]

Through Round 2, Davis has the highest percentage chance of losing on Day 1.

No others have a real chance aside for injury or deckfall.

[nhs67]

7 minutes ago, Pinnacle said:

We need a thread on how high Davis' NIL will go for if he wins this thing. What products would want him? 

Rumor has it that Brands has already reached out to bring him to Iowa on a twelve figure deal.

[Paul158]

12 minutes ago, Pinnacle said:

We need a thread on how high Davis' NIL will go for if he wins this thing. What products would want him? 

What are some of the NIL's that previous NCAA Champions have received. 75K or more?

[MLB9]

The easy answer is Davis because of the parity there, he’s a true freshmen, and because 125 is the first weight. Another guy could go down in the same round, probably tonight if it happens. Doubt any will lose in the first round. But ya never know!

[Tigerfan]

 Calling WKN! How often has a 1 seed lost on day 1?

[Wrestleknownothing]

4 minutes ago, Tigerfan said:

 Calling WKN! How often has a 1 seed lost on day 1?

cough Max cough Askren cough

[Tigerfan]

Just now, Wrestleknownothing said:

cough Max cough Askren cough

I thought you promised to stop fricking around today? I’m aware, thank you very much. I was hoping for slightly more data points. 

[Wrestleknownothing]

5 minutes ago, Tigerfan said:

I thought you promised to stop fricking around today? I’m aware, thank you very much. I was hoping for slightly more data points. 

@nhs67 promised. I always frick all the time.

As for your question, I know there are three #1's who have gone 0-2. Most recently, the aforementioned "He Who Shall Not Be Named" in 2007 and Cornell's Mack Lewnes in 2009. But the pioneer was Pitt's Mike Johnson in 1964 when they only seeded to six.

[Gus]

In order or likelihood I will go:

10% Davis - 125 is crazy and he already has an OT match with Peterson

2% Mekhi - had a 2-1 victory over Turley last year at NCAA's and in that close of a match anything can happen

1% Fix - Bouzakis is a wild man and a pinner

<1% Keckeisen - Feldkamp is also a wild man and a pinner

<1% Haines - Mauller is the most accomplished 16/17 seed in the tournament

[Wrestleknownothing]

14 minutes ago, Tigerfan said:

I thought you promised to stop fricking around today? I’m aware, thank you very much. I was hoping for slightly more data points. 

There were also 4 #1's who went 1-2, so if older tournaments also had two Thursday rounds, those guys also lost on Day 1.

[ionel]

Starocci   

Edited March 21 by ionel

[Tigerfan]

Just now, Wrestleknownothing said:

There were also 4 #1's who went 1-2, so if older tournaments also had two Thursday rounds, those guys also lost on Day 1.

So, in the “PSU” era, it has never happened. That seems significant. 

[Wrestleknownothing]

9 minutes ago, Tigerfan said:

So, in the “PSU” era, it has never happened. That seems significant. 

Close. Darion Caldwell in 2011 was one of the 1-2 guys. He went W-L-L with the two L's due to injury.

[lightweight]

1 hour ago, Pinnacle said:

We need a thread on how high Davis' NIL will go for if he wins this thing. What products would want him?