2020 NAIA Men's Wrestling National Championships Allocations Announced
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the allocations for the 2020 NAIA Men’s Wrestling National Championships.
Each conference tournament was awarded automatic bids per weight class based on the final regular-season poll, which can be seen HERE. Each conference was awarded automatic berths based on the amount of wrestlers ranked in each weight class. Each conference was awarded a minimum of one automatic bid per weight class, which will go to the tournament champions, even if the conference did not have any wrestlers ranked in the final regular-season poll.
2020 NAIA Men’s Wrestling Allocations
|
Conference |
125 |
133 |
141 |
149 |
157 |
165 |
174 |
184 |
197 |
285 |
Total |
|
Appalachian Athletic Conference |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
|
American Midwest Conference |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
|
Cascade Collegiate Conference |
5 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
44 |
|
Great Plains Athletic Conference |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
19 |
|
Heart of America Athletic Conference |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
30 |
|
Mid-South Conference |
7 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
56 |
|
SAC/KCAC |
2 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
28 |
After the conference tournaments have concluded, a 14-member committee consisting of conference raters and oversight members will meet to select the remaining 12 national at-large qualifiers, which will be released Tuesday, February 25 by 5 p.m. (CST). The seeding and preliminary brackets will be announced on NAIA.org by 5 p.m. (CST) on Friday, February 28.
The NAIA coaches’ poll is voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the seven conferences. The top 20 individuals in each weight class is based on how each voter ranks the best individuals.
The 2020 NAIA Wrestling National Championships will take place at Hartman Arena in Park City, KS March 6-7, 2020.
