2023 NCAA wrestling - Div 1 brackets

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-09-23, 04:42 PM

Quick walk thru the brackets. Who is the best PROSPECTIVE finals matchup?

133: Bravo-Young vs Fix. It's amazing, Fix has only a handful of losses in whole career but no title.
141: Woods vs Allirez (noColo). Don't really like how the Iowa wrestlers skipped so many matches.
165: Carr vs O'Toole. Carr beat him twice, but it would figure to be close.

**Bigbill365** · 03-09-23, 06:42 PM

Got Paris lfg

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-09-23, 07:25 PM

Originally posted by Bigbill365

Got Paris lfg

He's having a great year. I'll set the HWT line at (maybe) a surprising #:

*Parris MICH - to win +100
*Field -120

...Feel like there could be an upset. Schultz (ARIZ St) is 5-seed on top side of the bracket. NCAA Finalist last year.

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-09-23, 07:26 PM

125

*Lee IOWA wins title AND wins each match by 4+ (-110)
*Doesn't (-110)

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-09-23, 07:28 PM

133

*EXACTA: Bravo-Young beats Fix (-140)
*Any other Finals outcome (+120)

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-09-23, 07:29 PM

141

*Woods IOWA: to win title (+100)
*Field (-120)

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-09-23, 07:30 PM

149: Similar to 125

*Yianni CORN: to win title and win each match by 3+ (-140)
*Doesn't (+120)

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-09-23, 07:31 PM

157

*Robb NEB: to finish better than Haines PENNST (-120)
*Haines > Robb (+100)

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-09-23, 07:34 PM

165

*Griffith to All-American (-110)
*Doesn't (-110)

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-09-23, 07:37 PM

174

*Starocci PENNST: to win title and win each match by 2+ (-140)
*Doesn't (+120)

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-09-23, 07:55 PM

197

*Dean PennST: to All-American (-140)
*Doesn't (+120)

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-10-23, 05:54 AM

184

*Finesilver MICH: to All-American (-110)
*Doesn't (-110)

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-13-23, 06:58 PM

Few days away. Coronation-time this year:

125: Lee looking to be a 4-timer. Best NCAA Light-weight ever? It's close. Gene Mills and Uetake (OklaSt) in the discussion.

149: Yianni (CORN) going for 4 as well. He did take a loss earlier in the season. But it would be very hard to see him losing in this bracket.

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-13-23, 07:00 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndby...l=USAWrestling

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-13-23, 07:08 PM

Pretty good tribute. No joke, I think Spencer is the Lightweight GOAT. He's on a very short list:

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-13-23, 07:16 PM

If the seeds go to form, I think the Finals will set to:
*Start at 141
*Finish at 133

If Yianni makes the Finals, he would have first crack to be a 4-timer. Lee would have chance to be 4-timer at 125. And 133 would be a for-the-marbles match 1vs2.

**BIGDAY** · 03-13-23, 07:18 PM

Thursday can’t come soon enough.

**KVB** · 03-13-23, 07:24 PM

Originally posted by ChuckyTheGoat

https://purduesports.com/documents/2...g-brackets.pdf

Originally posted by BIGDAY

Thursday can’t come soon enough.

Yasss!!!!

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-13-23, 07:24 PM

Originally posted by BIGDAY

Thursday can’t come soon enough.

Enjoy, BigDay. Thur/Fri should be a National Holiday for Sport-fans.

Happy to say I'll be taking those two days off.

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-15-23, 06:06 PM

Athlete interviews often don't tell much. That said, a few observations:

1) Yianni is a mental giant. No chance of breaking this guy.

2) Daton Fix is so cool. Hard to imagine a great athlete being more of a reflection of his coach. Guy lives wrestling, easy guy to root for.

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-15-23, 06:13 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkGnzi-X1SQ&ab_channel=USAWrestling

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-16-23, 09:06 AM

Will post a few comments/updates throughout the day:

125
*Lee is such a monster. Ramos (PUR) did have him on his back this year. That said, Lee is Super-human, he has to be > 90% to win this bracket.
*The Big10 wrestlers are particularly good at this weight.
*Wonder if Glory (20-0) really thinks he could beat Lee. Glory gave Suriano a great match last week.
*BigDay: McKee (MINN) to make the Semifinals?

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-16-23, 11:21 AM

149

Demas (Cal Poly) wins opener, 18-3. Sets up at somewhat interesting matchup: Yianni vs Demas.

Not at all saying it's an upset bid. But Demas did finish as high as 4th at OKLA.

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-16-23, 11:25 AM

125: 28-seed Cardinale (West VA) Beats 5 Smith.

Upset. Cardinale was injured for much of the year. Nice win.

**KVB** · 03-16-23, 11:41 AM

Every mat is on ESPN+, for those who subscribe.

Not to mention there's a matcast, with like 8 matches in split screen.

It's worth it just for this time of year.

I've got it up.

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-16-23, 06:13 PM

Lee leaving no doubt (so far):

*TF (17-0) in 1st period.

Not IMPOSSIBLE that he has a physical problem b/c of the series of matches. But he looks very good.

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-17-23, 12:09 PM

Murin (IOWA) near-miss vs Yianni. Almost got the back-pts, but ref felt like he didn't have the angle. Yianni wins 8-7, onto Semifinals.

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-17-23, 04:25 PM

Any Semi-final matches that you find intriguing?

125:
*Top four seeds advance.
*Not saying Ramos (PUR) is a threat to upset. But he did have Lee on his back in 1st meet. Has to give him confidence. And Lee maybe a tad more cautious w/ the near-fall in mind.
*Glory has (quietly) looked really good.

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-17-23, 04:28 PM

*174:
*Think the matchups are intriguing.
*Would love to see Foca beat Storacci. Probably wishful thinking. I do think Foca will go in confidently.
*Lewis (former champ) vs 2-seed Labriola. Could go either way.

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-17-23, 04:30 PM

Hvy:
*Top 4 seeds.
*Cassioppi threatened to beat Parris in the dual. But Parris has been top guy at this wt.
*Kerkvliet vs Hendrickson. Hendrickson has scored a ton of pins. Should be interesting.

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-17-23, 07:07 PM

Originally posted by ChuckyTheGoat

Any Semi-final matches that you find intriguing?

125:
*Top four seeds advance.
*Not saying Ramos (PUR) is a threat to upset. But he did have Lee on his back in 1st meet. Has to give him confidence. And Lee maybe a tad more cautious w/ the near-fall in mind.
*Glory has (quietly) looked really good.

Upset bid. Ramos up, 4-1.

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-17-23, 07:11 PM

Originally posted by ChuckyTheGoat

Upset bid. Ramos up, 4-1.

Lee 4t NF. Lee 5-4, going to 3rd period.

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-17-23, 07:18 PM

Originally posted by ChuckyTheGoat

Lee 4t NF. Lee 5-4, going to 3rd period.

Whoa! What an upset.

Ramos PINS Lee, 6:59.

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 03-17-23, 07:37 PM

Another upset:
*133: Arujau CORN beats Fix.