FCW's Week 7 (and 8) Fantasy Outlook (12/15 -12/22)

We enter the midpoint of the Fantasy Wrestling regular season, and hopefully you’re in the upper half of your league rather than the lower half. Luckily, there’s still time to catch up if you fall into the latter.

Week 6:

With the Cleveland State Open as the only tournament game in town, chances are the winners in your league had one or two entrants. That said, some teams with two duals used them to their advantage to gain some ground in the overall season standings.

Army’s Nathan Lukez (157) and Michigan’s Beau Mantanona (165) tied for first with 19 Fpts in 5 matches, with Kent State’s Blake Schaffer finishing with the same 19 Fpts but in 7 matches and a PPM of 2.7.

True freshman Vinny Kilkerary (Ohio State) won the 125 bracket and finished fourth in Week 6 with 18 Fpts (knocking out Ethan Berginc) while redshirt Dylan Ragusin stormed through the 133 bracket amassing 17 Fpts in four matches.

As for the overall standings, despite not wrestling in Week 6, Caleb Henson (VT) remains in first place with 66Fpts. The previous #2, Trent Hidlay falls to #4 due to a non-active week with 285 Zach Elam (MIZZ) taking over the runner-up spot thanks to a pin. West Virginia's Peyton Hall used two bonus point wins (a tech and a major) to jump from #9 to #3.

To see the FULL Week 6 and the OVERALL #FCW24 Leaderboards, click HERE.

On To Week 7.....and Early Week 8

Week 7 gets going late in the week starting on Friday 12/15 and ending on Sunday. The inverse is true for Week 8 that gets going as of noon on Monday 12/18 with the Collegiate Duals and being done by about mid-week.

Because of the quick turnaround, this week’s outlook (and the #FCWpodacst) did a mini-mega show for Week7 and early Week 8 plays. As a team manager, you’re going to have to head into Monday with a game plan and quick clicks to hit the Waiver Wire and make your add/drop moves.

For Week 7, the Reno Tournament of Champions is the main tournament to look for, though as of right now does not seem to have a large D1 presence (which does nothing for your team score). For Week 8, Lehigh’s Sheridan Invitational is the tournament of note. 

As usual, entries are still coming in for each of these tournaments, so keep the notifications on for @FantasyD1Wrestl as updates will be posted to the InterMat Forum Fantasy Wrestling Board.

A reminder of some important rules:

Wrestlers entered at a weight must compete at that weight or else their results will not be counted. Wrestlers in the “Floater” spots can compete at ANY weight and accumulate Fantasy points.

• A wrestler will LOCK on your roster at 12pm ET on the day of their first competition for the week (refer to the SHP’s Week Preview).
• Only results against D1 competition (starters, backups, and redshirts) will count towards Fantasy Points. 
• Check your league settings to know how many add/drops are permitted per week. 

Wrestlers I Like This Week

Wrestler (School)- competition for the week  [Proj Score]

*organized by most potential points to least, then by school alphabetically”:

 

125:

Richard Figueroa (ASU)- Reno ToC

Spencer Moore (UNC)-  Vs Morgan State , @ Appalachian State  [+8]

Brayden Palmer (CHAT)- Vs Little Rock, Vs Queens  [+7]

Eli Griffin (CBU)- @ Northern Illinois, @ SIU-Edwardsville, Vs Kent State  [+6]

Brandon Kaylor (ORST)- @ CSU Bakersfield  [+4]

Noah Surtin (MIZZ)- VS Air Force  [+3]
 

133:

Kurt Phipps (BUCK)- Vs Bloomsburg, Vs Buffalo  [+9]

Nasir Bailey (LR)- @ Chattanooga, Vs Queens  [+9]

Gabe Whisenhunt (ORST)- @ CSU Bakersfield  [+4]

Ethan Oakley (APP)- Vs North Carolina  [+3]

John Hildebrandt (DREX)- @ Ohio  [+3]
 

141:

Lachlan McNeil (UNC)-  Vs Morgan State , @ Appalachian State  [+9]

Jordan Hamdan (MSU)-  @ Clarion  [+4]

Josh Edmond (MIZZ)- VS Air Force  [+4]

Brock Hardy (NEB)- Vs South Dakota State  [+4]

Cleveland Belton (ORST)- @ CSU Bakersfield  [+4]
 

149:

Dylan Chappell (BUCK)- Vs Bloomsburg, Vs Buffalo  [+8]

Noah Castillo (CHAT)- Vs Little Rock, Vs Queens  [+7]

Caleb Tyus (SIUE)- Vs Cal Baptist, Vs Kent State  [+7]

Ridge Lovett (NEB)- Vs South Dakota State  [+4]

Nash Singleton (ORST)- @ CSU Bakersfield  [+4]

Tyler McKnight (DAV)- Vs Sacred Heart  [+3]

Kyle Schickel (CLAR)- @ Michigan State  [+3]

Caleb Henson (VT)- Vs Stanford  [+3]  
 

157:

Matt Bianchi (LR)- @ Chattanooga, Vs Queens  [+8]

Brock Mauller  (MIZZ)- VS Air Force  [+5]

Tommy Askey (APP)-  Vs North Carolina  [+4]

Peyton Robb (NEB)- Vs South Dakota State  [+4]

Peyten Kellar (OHIO)- Vs Drexel  [+4]

Isaiah Crosby (ORST)- @ CSU Bakersfield  [+4]

Chase Saldate (MSU)- @ Clarion  [+3]
 

165:

Noah Mulvaney (BUCK)- Vs Bloomsburg, Vs Buffalo  [+7]

Kamdyn Munro (CHAT)- Vs Little Rock, Vs Queens  [+6]

Keegan O’Toole (MIZZ)- VS Air Force  [+5]

Will Miller (APP)-  Vs North Carolina  [+4]

Caleb Fish (MSU)- @ Clarion  [+4]

Matthew Olguin (ORST)- @ CSU Bakersfield  [+4]

Bryce Sanderlin (DAV)- Vs Sacred Heart  [+3]

Garrett Thompson (OHIO)- Vs Drexel  [+3]

 

174:

Peter Acciardi (CBU)- @ Northern Illinois, @ SIU-Edwardsville, Vs Kent State  [+9]

Tyler Brennan (LR)- @ Chattanooga, Vs Queens  [+9]

Myles Takats (BUCK)- Vs Bloomsburg, Vs Buffalo  [+6]

Travis Wittlake (ORST)- @ CSU Bakersfield  [+6]

Peyton Mocco (MIZZ)- VS Air Force  [+4]

Sal Perrine (OHIO)- Vs Drexel  [+4]

Cade DeVos (SDSU)- @ Nebraska [+3] 

 

184:

Triston Wills (LR)- @ Chattanooga, Vs Queens  [+7]

Gavin Kane (UNC)-  Vs Morgan State , @ Appalachian State  [+7]

Trey Munoz (ORST)- @ CSU Bakersfield  [+6]

Cameron Pine (CLAR)- Vs Michigan State  [+3]

Lenny Pinto (NEB)- Vs South Dakota State  [+3]

Zayne Lehman (OHIO)- Vs Drexel  [+3]

Sam Fisher (VT)- Vs Stanford [+3]

 

197:

Stephen Little (LR)- @ Chattanooga, Vs Queens  [+10]

Max Shaw (UNC)-  Vs Morgan State , @ Appalachian State  [+8]

Rocky Elam (MIZZ)- VS Air Force  [+5]

Justin Rademacher (ORST)- @ CSU Bakersfield  [+5]

Kael Wisler (MSU)- @ Clarion  [+3]
 

285:

Wyatt Hendrickson (AF)-  Reno ToC 

Dorian Crosby (BUCK)- Vs Bloomsburg, Vs Buffalo  [+10]

Josiah Hill (LR)- @ Chattanooga, Vs Queens  [+7]

Cade Lautt (UNC)-  Vs Morgan State , @ Appalachian State  [+7]

Boone McDermott (ORST)- @ CSU Bakersfield  [+5]

Zach Elam (MIZZ)- VS Air Force  [+4]  

Hunter Catka (VT)- Vs Stanford  [+3]

 

Week 8:

Early Locks:

12/18 Monday: Collegiate Duals (Cornell, Iowa State, Little Rock, Lock Haven, NC State, Northern Iowa, Ohio State, Pittsburgh) 

12/19 Tuesday: Campbell, The Citadel, Duke, Kent State, North Dakota State, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Purdue, Queens, Stanford, Wyoming

125

Blake West (NIU)- Vs Kent State, Vs Northwestern  [+10]

Logan Agin (DUKE)- @ Queens, Vs The Citadel  [+6]

 

149:

Jaden Abas (STAN)- Campbell Duals [+9]

157:

Trevor Chumbley (NW)- @ Northern Illinois [+5]

Teague Travis (OKST)- @ Wyoming  [+4]

Joey Blaze (PUR)- Campbell Duals [+4]

Daniel Cardenas (STAN)- Campbell Duals  [+4] 

165:

Gaetano Console (DUKE)- @ Queens, Vs The Citadel  [+7]

Izzak Olejnik (OKST)- @ Wyoming  [+6]

Stoney Buell (PUR)- Campbell Duals  [+4]

Maxx Mayfield (NW)- @ Northern Illinois  [+3]

 

174: 

Josh Stillings (CIT)- @ Queens , Vs Duke  [+8]
 

184: 

Dustin Plott (OKST)- @ Wyoming  [+4]
 

197:

Levi Hopkins (CAMP)- Campbell Duals [+3]  
 

285:

Taye Ghadiali (CAMP)- Campbell Duals [+13]

Konnor Doucet (OKST)- @ Wyoming  [+3]