2025 NCAAs -- Day 1 Thread

[peanut]

The action starts tomorrow (3/20) at noon ET.

[Perry]

Any highlight matches you guys are excited for in round 1?

[nhs67]

6 hours ago, Perry said:

Any highlight matches you guys are excited for in round 1?

125 - MAM is capable of a DEEP run and McCrone is capable of pinning anyone from top.

133 - If we get peak-form Orine, and typical lose-early Bouzakis, I actually think ( 26 ) seeded Orine is the favorite here.

141 - Latona is a hard read and Chappell matches up well with him, I think.

149 - If Clark can keep it 0-0 through one, or be up outright, this is a tough match for Lamer.  Clark is stingy and tough on top and could take this one.

157 - Lovett is the one guy in the bracket who could go speed-for-speed with a healthy Teemer.  Teemer isn't healthy and while a Lovett victory here surprises nobody, were you to call the pick in October, you would have been laughed at and assumed Lovett was a ( 30 ) - ( 33 ) seed.

165 - Lillard is much better than his ( 27 ) seed gives him credit for.  Mantanona has won a lot of his matched by getting up big early with a big move then sort of taking it easy.  If Lillarf can prevent going down early and make this a dogfight, will Mantanona stay composed?

174 - If Braunagel picks up with where he left off at B1Gs, he has a great chance against last season's ( 2 ) seed in Devos.

184 - Rogotzke can deck just about anyone and Rider's Dean has a severely bloated seed ( 7 ), having already been Techfelled by Rogotzke's teammate Shumate.

197 - Munoz is not 100% and up until a few weeks ago, a medical wad still very much on the table.  McDanel has wrestled anyone but the best rather well this season and, perhaps more importantly, appears to be healthy.

285 - Feldman is the better wrestler, but their match this season was a 4-2 match.  Bullock is athletic enough and has a large enough frame to turn this around.

 

Edited 14 hours ago by nhs67

[1032004]

Good list @nhs67

I also like

Cruz/Robinson

Jordan/Poulin

Noto/Farber

McDougald/Stiles

Rozynski/Fish

Garvin/Gallagher

Ruiz/Whiting

Kharchla/Wolak

Arnold/DJ Washington in the battle of Starocci villains

Smith/Glazier to see if Glazier can get the rematch with AJ

Jake Andrews the most improved man in college wrestling vs Big Slav the returning AA

[1032004]

No one else is out other than Brennan so far right?

[BarSeries]

Bouzakis/Orine looking forward to the most 

[nhs67]

34 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

No one else is out other than Brennan so far right?

Thus far.  We will know more in an hour or so.

[nhs67]

38 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

Good list @nhs67

I also like

Cruz/Robinson

Jordan/Poulin

Noto/Farber

McDougald/Stiles

Rozynski/Fish

Garvin/Gallagher

Ruiz/Whiting

Kharchla/Wolak

Arnold/DJ Washington in the battle of Starocci villains

Smith/Glazier to see if Glazier can get the rematch with AJ

Jake Andrews the most improved man in college wrestling vs Big Slav the returning AA

I could have done two or three per weight, honestly.

[RandolphTJones]

Sooooo anyone have plans this afternoon? Heard there's a tournament going on??

Edited 12 hours ago by RandolphTJones

[Pinnacle]

Mats have been cleared. Final moments before action starts.

[pawrestler]

Lets goo!!!

[D3 for LU]

D3

[pawrestler]

Matcast needs to update scores

[1032004]

I’m watching Shane Sparks and Trent Hidlay on matcast.   Leake of CBU pins Wertanen of Michigan after being down 7-1

[1032004]

Just now, pawrestler said:

Matcast needs to update scores

Yes

[Gus]

1 minute ago, 1032004 said:

Yes

Come on matcast!!!!

[Caveira]

Denkins from cam with some serious hardware grabbing and a large oil check comin out hot in the prelims

[Seanyd]

Fixed

[1032004]

Columbia had 3 guys in the prelim, interesting 

[Wrestleknownothing]

3 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

I’m watching Shane Sparks and Trent Hidlay on matcast.   Leake of CBU pins Wertanen of Michigan after being down 7-1

First points of the tourney. CBU takes the early lead. Can PSU complete the comeback?

[Mr. PeanutButter]

1 minute ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

First points of the tourney. CBU takes the early lead. Can PSU complete the comeback?

It's over

[lu_alum]

2 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

Columbia had 3 guys in the prelim, interesting 

Oregon State  as well

[Mr. PeanutButter]

Teague Travis with the bonus point pigtail win. OKST gonna run away with it?

[D3 for LU]

Caden Rodgers for LEHIGH won his preliminary match vs Oregon State's Mc Donnell 6-3... next stop, Carter Starocci for the nits.

(... a face mush in Caden's future? )

D3

Edited 10 hours ago by D3 for LU

[pawrestler]

Smiths match strategy isn't working too well right now