The Second Annual Dark Horse Derby

[Wrestleknownothing]

I think this idea was well received last year, so lets run it back this year.

Come one, come all and see if you can dethrone the defending champion @Hwt1. Many tried last year (there were 39 entries), but all failed. Hwt1 is looking to become the Cael Sanderson of prognosticators. I, for one, intend to be the Larry Owings of challengers. Who is with me?

Rules:

• Pick one wrestler at each weight with a seed between 17 and 33.
• Tournament scoring. 1 point for a champ bracket win, 1/2 point for a consolation win, standard placement points, and bonus points also apply.
• The person whose "team" scores the most is the winner.

Tiebreakers:

1. Score of lowest seeded wrestler between the two teams combined. (if Team A picks all 17 seeds and Team B picks all 18 seeds, Team B wins automatically). If both teams have the same lowest seed with the same points (i.e. still tied) then the next lowest from each team are compared until a difference is found.
2. If still tied, the wrestler with the highest percentage of their college team's points. (if Team A has a wrestler from Little Rock who scores LR's only points of the tournament, and Team B has a wrestler from Campbell who scores half of Campbell's points for the tournament, Team A wins).

Submit your entries here and I will track. Feel free to change as many times as you like up until Wednesday night.

One caveat: This year I may not have as much time to do round by round updates due to commitments, but I will try.

Last Year's Results for reference.

 

[Winners Circle]

125: Brendan McCrone (tOSU)

133: Jacob Van Dee (NEB)

141: Julian Tagg (SDSU)

149: Teague Travis (OKST)

157: Cobe Siebrecht (SDSU)

165: Gunner Filipowicz (ARMY)

174: Dan Braunagel (ILL)

184: Ryder Rogotzke (tOSU)

197: Andy Smith (VT)

285: Daniel Herrera (ISU)

Edited Friday at 04:50 PM by Winners Circle

[bnwtwg]

Wt		Name		Team		Seed
125		Cooper Flynn		Minny		19
133		Julian Farber		UNI		18
141		Josh Saunders		Cornell		20
149		Malyke Hines		Lehigh		25
157		Jacori Teemer		Iowa		18
165		Paddy Gallagher		tOSU		26
174		Danny Brawlnagel		ILL-INI		20
184		Ryder Rogotzke		tOSU		26
197		Nick Stemmet		Stanford		17
285		Lance Runyon		UNI		18

[MPhillips]

125: Brandon McCrone #20

133: Kai Orine #26

141: Mosha Schwartz #19

149: Ethan Fernandez #18

157: Jacori Teemer #18

165: Jack Thomsen #19

174: Josh Ogunsanya #21

184: Ryder Rogotzke #26

197: Michael Dellagatta #27

285: Brady Colbert #22

Edited Friday at 05:13 PM by MPhillips

[OMW]

125: Cooper Flynn, Minnie #19

133: Kyle Burwick, NDSU #24

141: Josh Edmond, Mizzu #23

149: Jaden Abas, Stanford #17

157: Jacori Teemer, Iowa #18

165: Paddy Gallagher, Ohio State #26

174: MJ Gaitan, ISU #23

184: DJ Washington, IU #22

197: Michael Dellagatta, Cornell #27

285: Luke Rasmussen, SDSU #25

 

[Frank]

125-mccrone 

133-van dee 

141- Edmond 

149- desrosier 

157- teemer 

165-Gallagher 

174- braunaqel

184-washington

197- bechtold 

hwt-andrews 

[BAC]

125 - McCrone

133 - Rini

141 - Saunders

149 - Abas

157 - Teemer

165- Mulvaney

174 - Incontrera

184 - Rogotzke

197 - Stemmet

HWT - Runyon

[mattramosjr]

125: Tristan Daugherty #27

133:Angelo Rini #21

141: Jordan Soriano #22

149: Andrew Clark #19

157: Jacori Teemer #18

165: Paddy Gallagher  #26

174: Sergio Desiante  #17

184: Ryder Rogotzke #26

197: Camden McDanel #20

285: Jake Andrews  #17

[VakAttack]

125:  Tanner Jordan, South Dakota State (23 seed)

133:  Kai Orine, NC State (26 seed)

141:  Mosha Schwartz, Oklahoma (19 seed)

149:  Jaden Abas, Stanford (17 seed)

157:  Ed Scott, NC State (22 seed)

165:  Joseph Bianchi, Little Rock (21 seed)

174:  Danny Braunagel, Illinois (20 seed)

184:  Ryder Rogotzke, Ohio State (26 seed)

197:  Mickey O'Malley, Drexel (22 seed)

285:  Daniel Herrera, Iowa State (28 seed)

[ionel]

ionel aka The 17/20

125: (20) Brendan McCrone (OHST) 21-9

133: (18) Julian Farber (UNI) 17-6

141: (17) Shannon Hanna (CAMP) 25-8

149: (17) Jaden Abas (STAN) 20-10

157: (18) Jacori Teemer (IOWA) 8-4

165: (19) Jack Thomsen (UNI) 19-10

174: (17) Sergio Desiante (CHAT) 21-2

184: (18) Maximus Hale (PENN) 17-8

197: (19) Andy Smith (VT) 13-7

285: (20) Jordan Greer (OHIO) 22-5

[BruceyB]

125	Tanner Jordan	SDSU	23
133	Julian Farber	UNI	18
141	Josh Edmond	MIZZ	23
149	Jaden Abas	STAN	17
157	Jacori Teemer	IOWA	18
165	Noah Mulvaney	BUCK	17
174	Dan Braunagel	ILL	20
184	Ryder Rogotzke	OHST	26
197	Seth Shumate	OHST	23
285	Cory Day	BING	19

Edited Friday at 06:57 PM by BruceyB

[GimJustafan]

125: Brandon McCrone #20

133: Kurt Phipps  #25

141: Jordan Titus #31 

149: willie McDougal #21

157: Jacori Teemer #18

165: Tyler Lillard #27

174: Josh Ogunsanya #21

184: Ryder Rogotzke #26

197: Michael Dellagatta #27

285: Brady Colbert #22

[Husker_Du]

125: Brandon McCrone #20

133: Kai Orine  #26

141: Mosha Schwartz #19

149: Jaden Abas #17

157: Jacori Teemer #18

165: Maxx Mayfield #18

174: Danny Braunaagel #20

184: Ryder Rogotzke #26

197: Dean Bechtold #18

285: Nolan Neves #24

[CHROMEBIRD]

I just noticed that last year's winning dark horse team would've finished 18th out of 64 at Nationals, outplacing Wisconsin, Minny, Oklahoma, Oregon State, and UNC, among other programs. Nice. 

Here are my picks:

125 - #19 Cooper Flynn (MINN)
133 - #21 Angelo Rini (IND)
141 - #24 Jason Miranda (STAN)
149 - #33 Teague Travis (OKST)
157 - #20 Trevor Chumbley (NU) 
165 - #26 Paddy Galagher (OHST)
174 - #21 Joshua Ogunsanya (UNC) 
184 - #22 Donnell Washington (IND)
197 - #25 Patrick Brophy (CIT)
Hwt - #26 Peter Ming (STAN)
 

[bnwtwg]

  On 3/14/2025 at 6:26 PM, VakAttack said:

157:  Ed Scott, NC State (22 seed)

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I wanted to pick Headlock Scott so bad but Teemer was sitting there. How did you of all people decide against Teemer and went with Scott instead?

[CHROMEBIRD]

I'm doubtful that Teemer finishes the tournament. My very close second pick was Siebrecht.

[Wrestleknownothing]

  On 3/14/2025 at 7:28 PM, CHROMEBIRD said:

I just noticed that last year's winning dark horse team would've finished 18th out of 64 at Nationals, outplacing Wisconsin, Minny, Oklahoma, Oregon State, and UNC, among other programs. Nice. 

Here are my picks:

125 - #19 Cooper Flynn (MINN)
133 - #21 Angelo Rini (IND)
141 - #24 Jason Miranda (STAN)
149 - #33 Teague Travis (OKST)
157 - #20 Trevor Chumbley (NU) 
165 - #26 Paddy Galagher (OHST)
174 - #21 Joshua Ogunsanya (UNC) 
184 - #22 Donnell Washington (IND)
197 - #25 Patrick Brophy (CIT)
Hwt - #26 Peter Ming (STAN)
 

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It hurts my heart that I did not think to look that up. Great stat.

[charmon55]

125: Jacob Moran #18

133: Tyler Wells #22

141: Julian Tagg #18

149: Jaden Abas #17

157: Jacori Teemer #18

165: Jack Thomsen #19

174: Jared Simma #19

184: Ryder Rogotzke #26

197: Camden McDanel #20

285: Lance Runyon #18

[bnwtwg]

  On 3/14/2025 at 7:32 PM, CHROMEBIRD said:

I'm doubtful that Teemer finishes the tournament. My very close second pick was Siebrecht.

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You think Slumlord Bob isn't flying out copius amounts of Toradol on his PJ to Philly? As soon as the injury happened he was on the phone with Vito asking him what it takes to get through 3 days with a trophy

[VakAttack]

  On 3/14/2025 at 7:30 PM, bnwtwg said:

I wanted to pick Headlock Scott so bad but Teemer was sitting there. How did you of all people decide against Teemer and went with Scott instead?

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Scott is healthy, lol, and I like his spot in the brackets, he could make a 1/4 final run!

[CHROMEBIRD]

  On 3/14/2025 at 7:33 PM, Wrestleknownothing said:

It hurts my heart that I did not think to look that up. Great stat.

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I don't remember if the last place dark horse roster were serious picks, as folks sometimes joke around, but check out who those dark horse all-stars would've beaten out in the final team scores. Impressive!

[Eagle26]

125 - McCrone OHST

133 - Orine NCST

141 - Swartz OKLA

149 - Abas STAN

157 - Scott NCST

165 - Gallagher OHST

174 - Gaitan ISU

184 - Hale PENN

197 - Smith VT

285 - Day BING

 

 

[CHROMEBIRD]

  On 3/14/2025 at 7:37 PM, bnwtwg said:

You think Slumlord Bob isn't flying out copius amounts of Toradol on his PJ to Philly? As soon as the injury happened he was on the phone with Vito asking him what it takes to get through 3 days with a trophy

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By the end of NCAAs, Teemer will think he's some sort of hummingbird

[Wrestleknownothing]

  On 3/14/2025 at 7:42 PM, CHROMEBIRD said:

I don't remember if the last place dark horse roster were serious picks, as folks sometimes joke around, but check out who those dark horse all-stars would've beaten out in the final team scores. Impressive!

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Speaking of all-stars, the highest scoring low seeded wrestler at each weight scored 47.5 which would have been good enough for 14th place, just ahead of Northern Iowa, Lehigh, and Stanford. 17-33 rise up and revolt.

[Kov88]

125 Cooper Flynn (19) Minn

133 Kai Orine (26) NCST

141 Josh Edmond (23) Mizz

149 Jaden Abas (17) Stan

157 Cobe Siebrecht (19) SDSU

165 Mac Church (28) VT

174 Danny Braunagel (20) ILL

184 Ryder Rogotzke (26) OHST

197 Camden McDanel (20) Neb

HWT Ashton Davis (29) Cor