National Duals Qualifications announced

[cowcards]

1. Take the @Pablo individual rankings.
2. Run a dual simulation for each team against each other.
3. Take the top-16.
4. Profit.

[SHoman]

The remaining spots are schedule today, what time today will the random drawing be?

[DiverDownBrian]

1 hour ago, SHoman said:

The remaining spots are schedule today, what time today will the random drawing be?

2pm ET on FloW

[Boring]

On 4/2/2025 at 7:09 PM, feet2back said:

 

OKLAHOMA CITY (April 2, 2025) – The National Duals Invitational, a groundbreaking $1 million collegiate wrestling event sponsored byPaycom, has announced the qualification process for the inaugural 16-team bracket. Featuring top programs from across the country, this high-stakes tournament will bring together elite competition and unprecedented prize money to the BOK Center in Tulsa this fall.
Automatic entry will be awarded to the top 12 teams in the final 2025 NCAA Division I standings: Penn State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio State, Cornell, NC State, Northern Iowa, Illinois, Virginia Tech and Michigan. To secure their spots, these 12 teams must complete their participation agreements by April 15. Final teams will be listed on the website as they are confirmed.
“While we know this is not an accurate representation of dual team rankings, we believe it will ensure that the event features some of the best competition in the country,” said Matt Surber, Tournament Director. “I’m excited to see additional participation as we grow the sport of wrestling.”
The remaining spots will be filled through a random drawing on April 24 from teams that finished 13-24 in the NCAA standings. The teams competing for these final spots are Purdue, Missouri, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, Little Rock, Arizona State, Stanford, West Virginia, Navy, Wyoming, South Dakota State, Indiana, Maryland and Oregon State.
The premier 16-team event will feature a total purse of more than $1 million. The top eight teams will earn payouts, with the winning squad walking away with $200,000. The second- and third-place teams will earn $150,000, while fourth place earns $75,000. Fifth through eighth place payouts will be: $50,000, $40,000, $25,000, and $20,000, respectively. All participating teams will receive $20,000 for attending.
Thirty-four-time NCAA champion Oklahoma State will serve as the host school.
This event will be held at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., on Nov. 15-16. Learn more at nationaldualsinvitational.com.

Sounds like fun.  Kudos for offering prize money, but am I the only one who thinks $200k top prize is very low? 

[MPhillips]

44 minutes ago, Boring said:

I the only one who thinks $200k top prize is very low?

I don't believe it's enough...

[okokzach]

1 hour ago, Boring said:

Sounds like fun.  Kudos for offering prize money, but am I the only one who thinks $200k top prize is very low? 

What do other tournaments past and present pay?

[Boring]

27 minutes ago, okokzach said:

What do other tournaments past and present pay?

Nothing, obviously. But $200,000 for national champion in a sport? What is it in football, $20 million or so? 

[GreenHorn]

3 minutes ago, Boring said:

Nothing, obviously. But $200,000 for national champion in a sport? What is it in football, $20 million or so? 

I guess the word “National” in the name of this event is confusing people. It’s an invitational dual tournament.

“Championship” is not in the name of the event.

Also, comparing to football money is kinda silly.

(This is my first post, by the way. I discovered the forums here a couple months ago and kept coming back.)

[okokzach]

51 minutes ago, GreenHorn said:

I guess the word “National” in the name of this event is confusing people. It’s an invitational dual tournament.

“Championship” is not in the name of the event.

Also, comparing to football money is kinda silly.

(This is my first post, by the way. I discovered the forums here a couple months ago and kept coming back.)

Even still, how much does the NCAA champion bring home?

And yeah, comparing football money to wrestling is just trolling. 

[ionel]

1 hour ago, Boring said:

Nothing, obviously. But $200,000 for national champion in a sport? What is it in football, $20 million or so? 

Who gets the $20M? 

[Gene Mills Fan]

1 hour ago, GreenHorn said:

I guess the word “National” in the name of this event is confusing people. It’s an invitational dual tournament.

“Championship” is not in the name of the event.

Also, comparing to football money is kinda silly.

(This is my first post, by the way. I discovered the forums here a couple months ago and kept coming back.)

 a word to the wise .... If you see Non Wrestling Topics:       don't click on it 

[Boring]

10 minutes ago, ionel said:

Who gets the $20M? 

Google shows that all the teams that qualified for the playoff got $4 million, then $4 million for making the quarterfinals, the $6 million each in the semifinals and finals. 

[ionel]

1 hour ago, GreenHorn said:

I guess the word “National” in the name of this event is confusing people. It’s an invitational dual tournament.

You really should talk to the "World Series" folk ... it's more like a US Invitational.  

[ionel]

1 minute ago, Boring said:

Google shows that all the teams that qualified for the playoff got $4 million, then $4 million for making the quarterfinals, the $6 million each in the semifinals and finals. 

But who gets the $4M or $6M or $12M?  Do you think they write out a check to the coach or does this go to DIA or University?  Im guessing the $200k being small dollars in whole university budget it's not worth splitting up and it stays with the wrestling program.  

[Boring]

37 minutes ago, ionel said:

But who gets the $4M or $6M or $12M?  Do you think they write out a check to the coach or does this go to DIA or University?  Im guessing the $200k being small dollars in whole university budget it's not worth splitting up and it stays with the wrestling program.  

I'm sure it's written out to the university. 

[okokzach]

IN: Wyoming, Lehigh, ASU, Little Rock, and Mizzou.  Alternates: WVU and SDSU

[Boring]

33 minutes ago, okokzach said:

IN: Wyoming, Lehigh, ASU, Little Rock, and Mizzou.  Alternates: WVU and SDSU

Ugh. ASU is going to be absolutely rancid next year. That's a bad invite. Yeah, I know it's based on final rankings this year. 

[feet2back]

47 minutes ago, okokzach said:

IN: Wyoming, Lehigh, ASU, Little Rock, and Mizzou.  Alternates: WVU and SDSU

Can't wait for the opening round match with Oklahoma State at Home vs Little Rock!

[Idaho]

31 minutes ago, Boring said:

Ugh. ASU is going to be absolutely rancid next year. That's a bad invite. Yeah, I know it's based on final rankings this year. 

Crazy they let JC teams in..... yeah, should have went by projections for next year not this year. ASU lost their top two scorers and didn't replace them with scorers. 

[SHoman]

Anyone have any information when tickets will go on sale?

[ionel]

9 hours ago, Boring said:

Sounds like fun.  Kudos for offering prize money, but am I the only one who thinks $200k top prize is very low? 

If you want to bump it to $400k I'm sure Chad will appreciate you.  Of course we could always go back to zero like in the past.  It appears no matter what the numer Boring will be disappointed and Carl will say no.