NCAA DI Selections

By Laurie Cannon NCAA
03/08/2011

The NCAA will announce the 330 student-athletes set participate in the 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships via a Web stream selection show on NCAA.com on Wednesday, March 9 at 6 p.m. ET.

Shane Sparks will serve as the host as he unveils each of the 10 brackets in the championships field.

Fans wishing to view the show can do so at the link below:

http://www.ncaa.com/sports/wrestling/d1

Complete printable brackets will be available on NCAA.com at 6:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 9.

Following the selection announcement fans are encouraged to tune into Takedown Wrestling’s annual NCAA Division I Championships Preview Show from 8 – 11 p.m. (ET).

Host Scott Casber will be joined in studio by co-hosts Steve Foster, Jeff Murphy, Ryan Freeman and Geoff Murtha as they breakdown the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships bracket by bracket.

The three-hour broadcast will feature several distinguished guests, including NCAA Division I Wrestling committee chair, Derek Van Der Merwe, and NCAA champion and National Wrestling Hall of Famer, Wade Schalles.

Fans are encouraged to interact with on-air hosts through Facebook at facebook.com/ncaawrestling. Questions submitted through Facebook will be answered by the studio hosts throughout the show.

There are three ways for fans to listen to the NCAA Division I Championships Preview Show, on NCAA.com, KXNO.com or through the I Heart Radio app on your Smart Phone (select sports radio/KXNO).

Does anyone know if the broadcast will be available after its done. Would love to see it but im at work the time of the airing?

Congrats Chase! Now do something!

He's sitting in a pretty decent spot. All the seeded guys will be tough but his first two likely opponents were in his bracket at Midlands and he won that tourney. Fleming the second round guy from Clarion has only lost to Chase and Lester this year...that's it. He pinned him at Midlands. Up after that will be Hall from Boise who in my opinion is a better match up for him than the #2 and #3. The bottom half of this bracket got loaded up and he's on the top.

By the way, Brackets found here:http://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/files/2011DIWrestBrackets.pdf

Erisman had a horrible draw getting the hyped, undefeated, stud PSU freshman David Taylor.

Keller is sitting in a pretty good spot too. Caldwell got the #3 seed and is sitting lovely.

No kidding, Erisman got a terrible draw. Either way, he was going to have to upset a few guys to AA. Might as well get Taylor out of the way first! Actually the seeding at 157 in general was off. I thought Fittery 1 and Taylor and Hall 2/3.

Nathan McCormick got a tough draw at 133 with the number 2 seed from Boise State.

The top side of the 149 bracket is sick. With likely quarterfinals matchups between #1 Darrion Caldwell of N.C. State vs #8 Ganbayar Sanjaa of American by way of Colby CC and #5 Jamal Parks of Okie State vs #4 Kyle Dake of Cornell.

That upset of Dake two weeks ago by Kevin LeValley of Bucknell really messed the seeding of this bracket up.

Could see a matchup of former national champions in the semifinals if Caldwell and Dake make it there.

125 is terrible... They put the returning National Champion in McD of IA the #2, the #1 ranked guy until beaten by McD in Precin is #3, and Robles who is undefeated yes, but I don't believe have placed higher than 4th is the #1 seed over the returning National Champion and his only was to then #1 Precin, who he has since beaten 2x's... I'd really like to hear their reasoning other than the feel good story it's going to bring.

I think Caldwell is in a good spot. Keller got a good draw.

Now on to 125.....Alex is right on with this one. I don't see how that one worked out. Don't get me wrong I think Robles is a solid wrestler and has a really good shot of winning the whole thing, but McD has done enough to prove he is the #1 here. Also, what is everyone's fascination with Bubba Jenkins???? How did he get a 4? Hope the KS boys wrestle well and GO POKES!!!

Did Tristen snag a wild card spot? He never called me back

Nope...he didn't get in.