
A few years ago, I calculated the average number of team points for each placewinner at the NCAA Championships. Using that data, here is a predicted top ten team scores based on the final d3wrestle.com rankings. This is done without respect for placement in the bracket, as the seedings do not match the rankings. Thus, #1 and #2 could potentially have meet before the finals at 141, 157, and 285, but that will not be accounted for here. Numbers 1-10 were given the average score, contenders received 1 point, and dark horses did not score in this exercise, as the 15th-18th wrestlers in the bracket typically do not win a match. That said, this is a poor approximation of how the tournament would actually have gone. Almost anything can happen, and it is a shame we did not get to see how it would have actually played out.
Predicted NCAA Team Scores
1. Augsburg | 101 |
2. Loras | 70 |
3. Stevens | 62.5 |
4. Wartburg | 59 |
5. UW-Whitewater | 53 |
6. Wabash | 46 |
7. Johnson & Wales | 41 |
8. UW-La Crosse | 36 |
9. North Central | 35 |
10. Baldwin Wallace | 33 |
Average Points Per Place Used
- 21
- 16
- 14
- 13
- 11
- 8.5
- 7
- 5.5
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
Team Scores using your average points per placement based on actual seeds from 18 elected coaches across the country:
Augsburg 118
Loras 69
Wartburg 62
UW Whitewater 47
Wabash 45
Stevens 44
JWU 40
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