Hempstead, NY - The NCAA announced today the qualifier allocations for the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships as listed in the chart below.

The Hofstra Wrestling team is a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) which received 47 allocations to the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from March 21-23. The 47 EIWA bids are the same number as last year's allocations.

The EIWA received six bids at 157, 184, and 197, five at 149 and 174, four at 125, 133, 165 and 285, and three at 141. The 16-team EIWA received the third-most allocations behind the 78 to the Big Ten Conference and 53 to the Big 12. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) received 37, the Mid-American Conference (MAC) received 27, the Pac-12 received 17, the Eastern Wrestling League received 14 and the Southern Conference received 13.

The 2019 EIWA Championships will be held on the campus of Binghamton University in Vestal, New York on Friday and Saturday, March 8-9.

Each qualifying tournament was awarded automatic bids per weight class based on current year data.  Each wrestler was measured on the following: Division I winning percentage at the weight class; ratings percentage index (RPI); and coaches' ranking. 

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.  Each conference was awarded a minimum of one automatic bid per weight class, which will go to the tournament champion, even if they did not have any wrestlers reach at least two of the three thresholds.  NCAA tournament spots for each qualifying event will be awarded at the tournament based solely on place-finish.
 
After all of the conference tournaments have concluded, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will meet in-person to select the remaining 44 at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 12, while brackets and seeding will be announced on NCAA.com at 6 p.m. on March 13. 

All weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers.  The at-large selections will be made based on the following criteria: head-to-head competition; quality wins; coaches' ranking; results against common opponents; RPI; qualifying event placement; and winning percentage.
 

Conference	125	133	141	149	157	165	174	184	197	285	Total
Atlantic Coast Conference	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	4	3	37
Big 12 Conference	5	5	6	7	1	6	5	5	7	6	53
Big Ten Conference	9	8	9	6	9	9	8	8	5	7	78
Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association	4	4	3	5	6	4	5	6	6	4	47
Eastern Wrestling League	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	14
Mid-American Conference	4	3	4	1	5	1	2	2	1	4	27
Pacific-12 Conference	3	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	17
Southern Conference	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	13
TOTAL QUALIFIERS	29	29	29	28	29	29	27	29	28	29	286

The coaches' rankings are compiled by a vote of coaches representing each conference. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. To be eligible for the rankings, wrestlers must have participated in at least five matches against Division I opponents in the weight class and have wrestled within the last 30 days.

The 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships takes place at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh March 21-23. Wrestling fans can buy and sell official tickets through the NCAA Ticket Exchange™. This gives ticket holders who are unable to attend a session a place to safely sell their tickets. Buyers can also get their tickets knowing the tickets are authentic and guaranteed, visit http://www.ncaa.com/tickets/wrestling/d1 for more information.

A full description of the entire selection process is in the 2019 Division I Wrestling Championships Pre-Championships Manual which is available at NCAA.org.