INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee announced the automatic qualification allocations for the 2023 conference championship tournaments Thursday, giving the Big Ten Conference 88 bids for the second straight season.
The Big Ten earned the most spots with at least seven spots at every weight, taking nine or more allocations in eight of the ten classes. At minimum, the conference will represent 27% of the field and could increase that total with 46 at-large spots to be determined by the NCAA's committee following the conclusion of all conference tournaments on March 7.
Each qualifying tournament was awarded pre-allocations to the national tournament based on regular season performance by conference wrestlers through the February 19 cutoff. The pre-allocations were determined by using a sliding scale of the three standards while never going below the base of .700 winning percentage, top 30 coaches' ranking and top 30 RPI ranking until reaching the maximum of 29 wrestlers per weight class. For each wrestler that reached the threshold in at least two of the three categories, his conference tournament was awarded a qualifying spot in that weight class.
The Boilermakers will have their chance to wrestle their way to Tulsa for the national championships next weekend in Ann Arbor, Mich., at the Big Ten Championships on March 4-5.
The final editions of the mid-season coaches' rankings and the RPI were released in conjunction with the allocations and saw three Boilermakers make the final lists. Matt Ramos, Parker Filius and Kendall Coleman all appeared inside the top-20 on both as they have all season.
The coaches' rankings are determined by a vote of 14 coaches in each weight class with two head coaches from each of the seven conferences. The RPI is a calculation that consists of three factors: winning percentage, opponent winning percentage (strength of schedule) and opponent's opponent winning percentage (opponent's strength of schedule). Only matches against Division I opponents at the designated weight class count towards the RPI and a wrestler needs to have wrestled 15 matches to be ranked.
The coaches' ranking and RPI are two of several criteria that will be evaluated during the at-large selection and seeding process along with head-to-head competition, quality wins, conference tournament placement, results versus common opponents and win percentage.
The Big Ten earned the most spots with at least seven spots at every weight, taking nine or more allocations in eight of the ten classes. At minimum, the conference will represent 27% of the field and could increase that total with 46 at-large spots to be determined by the NCAA's committee following the conclusion of all conference tournaments on March 7.
Each qualifying tournament was awarded pre-allocations to the national tournament based on regular season performance by conference wrestlers through the February 19 cutoff. The pre-allocations were determined by using a sliding scale of the three standards while never going below the base of .700 winning percentage, top 30 coaches' ranking and top 30 RPI ranking until reaching the maximum of 29 wrestlers per weight class. For each wrestler that reached the threshold in at least two of the three categories, his conference tournament was awarded a qualifying spot in that weight class.
The Boilermakers will have their chance to wrestle their way to Tulsa for the national championships next weekend in Ann Arbor, Mich., at the Big Ten Championships on March 4-5.
| Conference | 125 | 133 | 141 | 149 | 157 | 165 | 174 | 184 | 197 | 285 | Total |
| ACC | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 34 |
| Big 12 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 64 |
| Big Ten | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 88 |
| EIWA | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 45 |
| MAC | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Pac-12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| Southern | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Pre-Allocations | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 284 |
| At-Large | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 46 |
The final editions of the mid-season coaches' rankings and the RPI were released in conjunction with the allocations and saw three Boilermakers make the final lists. Matt Ramos, Parker Filius and Kendall Coleman all appeared inside the top-20 on both as they have all season.
| Wt. | Wrestler | Record | NCAA Coaches | RPI |
| 125 | Matt Ramos (R-So.) | 26-3 | 4 | 3 |
| 141 | Parker Filius (Gr.) | 17-7 | 17 | 16 |
| 157 | Kendall Coleman (R-Sr.) | 25-3 | 6 | 9 |
The coaches' rankings are determined by a vote of 14 coaches in each weight class with two head coaches from each of the seven conferences. The RPI is a calculation that consists of three factors: winning percentage, opponent winning percentage (strength of schedule) and opponent's opponent winning percentage (opponent's strength of schedule). Only matches against Division I opponents at the designated weight class count towards the RPI and a wrestler needs to have wrestled 15 matches to be ranked.
The coaches' ranking and RPI are two of several criteria that will be evaluated during the at-large selection and seeding process along with head-to-head competition, quality wins, conference tournament placement, results versus common opponents and win percentage.