New National Duals Format
The 2011-12 wrestling season will showcase an exciting new format for the NWCA/Cliff Keen Division I National Dual Meet Championships that will feature four regional locations and a culminating championship for the final four teams that advance out of each region. This is a change from the original 16 team bracket that has traditionally been contested over two days at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals.
The ultimate goal of this event is to create a premier national dual meet championship that will become a platform for growing spectator and media interest in wrestling both at the institutional and national levels. The initial rollout in the 2011-12 season is designed to assess how the dual meet championships fit into the existing wrestling calendar and also to determine the revenue generating potential for the purposes establishing a revenue-share with participating teams in future years.
The teams for the 2012 event were selected based primarily off the final 2010-11 NWCA Team Rankings as determined by the NWCA Coaches Poll. We are excited to announce that 22 of the top 25 teams from last year’s final coaches poll ranking have accepted invitations including eight of the top ten teams.
The regional competitions will occur Febr. 11th & 12th. The final championship round will feature the dual meet team champion from each of the four regions and will be conducted on the campus of a participating team on the weekend of February 19, 2012.
The top twenty-four teams for the 2012 event have been selected and placed into four regions of six teams (the first team listed will be the host team):
Midwest (host TBD), Iowa State, Iowa, Oregon State, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin and Northern Iowa.
Cornell (confirmed), Central Michigan, Oklahoma, Purdue, Illinois, and American.
Rutgers (confirmed), Minnesota, Kent State, Michigan, Missouri, and Cal Poly.
Oklahoma State (confirmed), Boise State, Ohio State, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Tennessee-Chattanooga.
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