If #9 seed Starocci wins it all, he must get OW, right?

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

Given that he will have beaten so many higher seeds (by seeds he will have to beat the 8 Kemp, 1 Lewis, 4 Griffith and 2 Devos), including two former NCAA champs AND been one of the lowest seeds to win a NCAA title?  How can that not be a shoe in for OW, if it happens this way?  It would be a true underdog story!

Edited March 14 by Jimmy Cinnabon

[AgaveMaria]

How do you go through life totally ignoring reality?

[BloodRound]

My vote for OW goes to you, Jimmy.

[jchapman]

You forgot first at-large bid to place 1st.

[RandolphTJones]

If either MM or O'Toole win 165 & finish the season undefeated and don't get OW id be flabbergasted. 

[Wrestleknownothing]

7 minutes ago, RandolphTJones said:

If either MM or O'Toole win 165 & finish the season undefeated and don't get OW id be flabbergasted. 

not gobsmacked?

 

[BAC]

29 minutes ago, AgaveMaria said:

How do you go through life totally ignoring reality?

Maybe his parents are on this year's seeding committee?

[peanut]

It would indeed be a feel-good story to see an injured kid who needed an at-large bid win it all.

[Truzzcat]

I think Keegan/MM winning that weight would outdo him or Trent beating brooks.

[Paul158]

31 minutes ago, RandolphTJones said:

If either MM or O'Toole win 165 & finish the season undefeated and don't get OW id be flabbergasted. 

165 is the Premier weight this year. All the top wrestlers are healthy and ready for battle. The winner should get outstanding wrestler award.

[Paul158]

13 minutes ago, Truzzcat said:

I think Keegan/MM winning that weight would outdo him or Trent beating brooks.

agreed. 197 in general not a very deep weight. 174 is not that deep and some of the top guys are not 100 percent.

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

44 minutes ago, peanut said:

It would indeed be a feel-good story to see an injured kid who needed an at-large bid win it all.

Tiny Carter Starocci.  Limping his way to an at large bid and NCAA title win.  So inspiring.

[Fadzaev2]

Did Medicine Man get commissioned to do the above photo???

[ionel]

4 hours ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

 one of the lowest seeds to win a NCAA title?  

Not even close to lowest seed to win.  

[Wrestleknownothing]

14 minutes ago, ionel said:

Not even close to lowest seed to win.  

OK, in the spirit of @cowcards and his daily trivia, 24 unseeded wrestlers have won an NCAA title, but the lowest seeded wrestler to win was a #13 seed. Can you name that wrestler?

There has also been one #10, one #11, and one #12. Bonus points if you can name them.

[Crotalus]

OK, in the spirit of [mention=16]cowcards[/mention] and his daily trivia, 24 unseeded wrestlers have won an NCAA title, but the lowest seeded wrestler to win was a #13 seed. Can you name that wrestler?
There has also been one #10, one #11, and one #12. Bonus points if you can name them.

Cody Brewer was the 13 seed. And he dominated his way through the bracket. He should have been seeded much higher, though.

[Crotalus]

I think MM would have to absolutely dominate his half of the bracket, which he is capable of doing (and then beat O'Toole, of course), to have a chance at OW. Reluctantly agreeing with JC that Starocci's path is actually set up for an OW run with two former champs in the way. O'Toole's path is difficult enough to compete with that depending on who is more... outstanding...

[Wrestleknownothing]

27 minutes ago, Crotalus said:

29 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

OK, in the spirit of [mention=16]cowcards[/mention] and his daily trivia, 24 unseeded wrestlers have won an NCAA title, but the lowest seeded wrestler to win was a #13 seed. Can you name that wrestler?
There has also been one #10, one #11, and one #12. Bonus points if you can name them.

Cody Brewer was the 13 seed. And he dominated his way through the bracket. He should have been seeded much higher, though.

Well done.

[MPhillips]

1 hour ago, Crotalus said:

There has also been one #10, one #11, and one #12. Bonus points if you can name them.

The 11 was Myles Martin 2016.

[ionel]

Can we just all agree:  Jimmy is wrong!

again

[Wrestleknownothing]

8 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

The 11 was Myles Martin 2016.

Nice. 

Now we just need those even numbers.

[dragit]

6 hours ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Given that he will have beaten so many higher seeds (by seeds he will have to beat the 8 Kemp, 1 Lewis, 4 Griffith and 2 Devos), including two former NCAA champs AND been one of the lowest seeds to win a NCAA title?  How can that not be a shoe in for OW, if it happens this way?  It would be a true underdog story!

Wrong.  Next stupid question.  

[jchapman]

12 seed was Jarrod King

[JimmyCinnabon]

14 hours ago, ionel said:

Not even close to lowest seed to win.  

I still think if the 9 seed wins they are the OW unless a lower seed wins it all this year. If Carter wins he has to be OW in this scenario.

Edited March 15 by JimmyCinnabon

[JimmyCinnabon]

17 hours ago, jchapman said:

You forgot first at-large bid to place 1st.

When you combine this with being the 9 seed and an at-large I think if Carter wins it's a no brainer. He has to be OW.