DIII Regional Previews

[legendofandy 41]

The six Division III regionals are this week, and the top three at each weight will qualify for the NCAA DIII Championships in La Crosse, Wisconsin, March 10-11. d3wrestle.com will be publishing two previews each day between today and Thursday to hit all six. The first one is up now, with the others to follow. If you have not been following DIII wrestling this season, this is a good way to check in as the postseason gets going.

 

East Region Preview: http://www.d3wrestle.com/?p=11504

[Tofurky 611]

Nearly half of all NCAA wrestling programs exist in Division 3. This is where the sport is going to continue to grow and the support of the wrestling community is crucial.

[gowrestle 689]

Nearly half of all NCAA wrestling programs exist in Division 3. This is where the sport is going to continue to grow and the support of the wrestling community is crucial.

Yes!

[Zebra 545]

And a lot of our future high school coaches. 

[legendofandy 41]

Midwest Region: http://www.d3wrestle.com/?p=11513

 

Central Region: http://www.d3wrestle.com/?p=11518

 

Midwest region features Riley Lefever who is attempting to become the second ever 4x DIII champ. Central region features Wartburg, winners of five of the last six NCAA Championships.

[aknipp 131]

Do DIII programs still enter into a lot of open tournaments ?  

 

My 1st match in college was against the defending B10 champ from the UI when we went to (back then) the St Louis open. 

[Housebuye 2,417]

Do DIII programs still enter into a lot of open tournaments ?  

 

My 1st match in college was against the defending B10 champ from the UI when we went to (back then) the St Louis open. 

That sounds terrifying/awesome

[Tofurky 611]

Do DIII programs still enter into a lot of open tournaments ?  

 

My 1st match in college was against the defending B10 champ from the UI when we went to (back then) the St Louis open. 

 

Absolutely!

[Zebra 545]

I wrestled DII but the first DI guy I ever wrestled was Kevin Darkus.  

[legendofandy 41]

There are 100 teams in DIII this year. Two teams (Penn College of Technology & Alfred State) are in the transitional period to become postseason-eligible, while three teams (Averett, Penn State-Behrend, and Westminster) are set to begin competition next season. Ohio Wesleyan just announced today their intention to begin competition in 2018-2019.

[Tofurky 611]

There are 100 teams in DIII this year. Two teams (Penn College of Technology & Alfred State) are in the transitional period to become postseason-eligible, while three teams (Averett, Penn State-Behrend, and Westminster) are set to begin competition next season. Ohio Wesleyan just announced today their intention to begin competition in 2018-2019.

 

Those are awesome gains for DIII. I wish more schools south of the Mason Dixon Line would embrace wrestling. Those are the areas that need growth in the sport and a solid college team or five could be the impetus.

[aknipp 131]

That sounds terrifying/awesome

 

 

You are half right...... :-)

[Jaroslav Hasek 2,047]

Those are awesome gains for DIII. I wish more schools south of the Mason Dixon Line would embrace wrestling. Those are the areas that need growth in the sport and a solid college team or five could be the impetus.

that's where a lot of the new programs are starting. was just a few years ago I remember looking at Pinnum's map and noticing W&L was the Southern most DIII program 

 

https://batchgeo.com/map/c0e81f035bb980370884a6157e67ed9a

 

now there's 4 more teams a bus ride away to the South and 2 more further away in the Deep South. pretty solid trend. hope it keeps going. 

[Old_Marine_Wrestler 245]

that's where a lot of the new programs are starting. was just a few years ago I remember looking at Pinnum's map and noticing W&L was the Southern most DIII program 

 

https://batchgeo.com/map/c0e81f035bb980370884a6157e67ed9a

 

now there's 4 more teams a bus ride away to the South and 2 more further away in the Deep South. pretty solid trend. hope it keeps going. 

Jaro - Just FYI: W&L was a question on Jeopardy last night.  And it had nothing to do with the line on the sidewalk separating it from VMI.

[MadMardigain 1,594]

Do DIII programs still enter into a lot of open tournaments ?

 

Yes many still do. LeFever mentioned above has had a decent amount of success against DI competition the last couple years.

[mh1 2]

LeFever could be 4 time undefeated against DIII. Would match Marcus LeVesseur who was 155-0 although Marcus never lost to a DI wrestler. Anyway you look at it he is poised to make history. His brothers were pretty good as well.

[Tofurky 611]

that's where a lot of the new programs are starting. was just a few years ago I remember looking at Pinnum's map and noticing W&L was the Southern most DIII program 

 

https://batchgeo.com/map/c0e81f035bb980370884a6157e67ed9a

 

now there's 4 more teams a bus ride away to the South and 2 more further away in the Deep South. pretty solid trend. hope it keeps going. 

 

Agreed; wrestling could use programs in Texas, Tennessee, Georgia and Louisiana. Heck, even a D3 in Missouri would be solid option.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_III_institutions - if this link is accurate, the one thing that stinks is that there are so few options west of the Mississippi, south of Iowa.

[legendofandy 41]

Northeast: http://www.d3wrestle.com/?p=11507

 

West: http://www.d3wrestle.com/?p=11523

 

Mideast: http://www.d3wrestle.com/?p=11511

[Jaroslav Hasek 2,047]

Jaro - Just FYI: W&L was a question on Jeopardy last night.  And it had nothing to do with the line on the sidewalk separating it from VMI.

haha, yeah I saw. they showed a picture of our two patrons and the contestant buzzed in correctly. big day for the generals!

[Pinnum 836]

There are 100 teams in DIII this year. Two teams (Penn College of Technology & Alfred State) are in the transitional period to become postseason-eligible, while three teams (Averett, Penn State-Behrend, and Westminster) are set to begin competition next season. Ohio Wesleyan just announced today their intention to begin competition in 2018-2019.

 

Alfred State (a State University of New York Technical College) and Penn College of Technology (a division of Penn State) are great schools, especially for students who like to get their hands dirty and don't thrive in the more traditional academic environments.

 

We lose a lot of college wrestlers because the college academics are not for them but these schools would be a great fit for a lot of kids and give them the chance to compete.

[legendofandy 41]

East and Midwest started yesterday, and all six regions are in action today. Click for a page with links to all live results, previews, and event homepages. East, Midwest, Central, and West finish today, while Mideast and Northeast finish tomorrow.

 

http://www.d3wrestle.com/?p=11525

[mh1 2]

Grossman and Wahba both top 5 wrestlers at 141 do not advance. Grossman was returning national champ. They need to revisit these regionals they have set up. Some regions have 13 teams others 19 and 20

[Tofurky 611]

Grossman and Wahba both top 5 wrestlers at 141 do not advance. Grossman was returning national champ. They need to revisit these regionals they have set up. Some regions have 13 teams others 19 and 20

 

 

It was supposed to happen for this year, but it didn't.

 

Also, only 18 qualifiers for 100 teams? Break it up into eight qualifiers and take the top three or four, seeding the champions of each qualifier. 100 teams with five more on the way in the next two seasons? Reward these teams for keeping the sport alive.