Here are my predictions for the seeds at 157. It's my understanding that the seeding committee gives the most weight to record in the Big 10 Dual season, and then uses matchups outside of the dual season (e.g. tourneys like NCAA Duals and Midlands) as tiebreakers. I've listed each wrestlers overall record and Big 10 Dual season record (excluding any forfeits). I've also listed wins/losses to wrestlers that impacted their seeding (rather than all their wins/losses in the Big 10 dual season).
1. Schlatter (MN): 14-1, 6-0 (W over Sanderson, Kinser, Salazar)
2. Sanderson (PSU): 26-4, 6-2 (W over Jones, Jameson; L to Schlatter, Kerr)
3. Salazar (PU): 27-10, 5-2 (W over Kinser, Jones, Kerr; L to Schlatter, Jameson (OSU))
4. Kinser (IN): 23-5, 6-2 (W over Nemec, Johnson, Jones; L to Salazar, Schlatter)
5.
a. Janssen (IA): 12-4, 4-0 (W over Johnson, Jones, Bialka, Nemec)
b. Kerr (IA): 9-7, 2-2 (W over Sanderson, Burke; L to Schlatter, Salazar)
6.
a. Nemec (OSU): 14-6, 2-2 (W over Jones, Arliss; L to Kinser, Janssen)
b. Jameson (OSU): 14-5, 3-1 (W over Salazar, Johnson, Bialka; L to Sanderson)
7. Johnson (MI): 18-17, 4-4 (W over Jones, Burke, Bialka; L to Janssen, Jameson)
8. Arliss (IL): 11-5, 2-3 (W over Bialka, Hintz (WI); L to Nemec, Salazar)
(US) Jones (MSU): 7-17, 1-7
(US) Burke (WI): 5-17, 1-5
(US) Bialka (NW): 9-15, 0-8
Right now, it looks like OSU will be using Nemec (though his loss to Janssen on Friday night may change Tom Ryan's mind). If Jameson were to be the entry, I'd give him the 5 seed and Janssen/Kerr the 6.
Also, trying to figure out the 2-4 wrestlers is difficult. Salazar has a head-to-head win over Kinser, but he also has the worst record of the 3 wrestlers.
1. Schlatter (MN): 14-1, 6-0 (W over Sanderson, Kinser, Salazar)
2. Sanderson (PSU): 26-4, 6-2 (W over Jones, Jameson; L to Schlatter, Kerr)
3. Salazar (PU): 27-10, 5-2 (W over Kinser, Jones, Kerr; L to Schlatter, Jameson (OSU))
4. Kinser (IN): 23-5, 6-2 (W over Nemec, Johnson, Jones; L to Salazar, Schlatter)
5.
a. Janssen (IA): 12-4, 4-0 (W over Johnson, Jones, Bialka, Nemec)
b. Kerr (IA): 9-7, 2-2 (W over Sanderson, Burke; L to Schlatter, Salazar)
6.
a. Nemec (OSU): 14-6, 2-2 (W over Jones, Arliss; L to Kinser, Janssen)
b. Jameson (OSU): 14-5, 3-1 (W over Salazar, Johnson, Bialka; L to Sanderson)
7. Johnson (MI): 18-17, 4-4 (W over Jones, Burke, Bialka; L to Janssen, Jameson)
8. Arliss (IL): 11-5, 2-3 (W over Bialka, Hintz (WI); L to Nemec, Salazar)
(US) Jones (MSU): 7-17, 1-7
(US) Burke (WI): 5-17, 1-5
(US) Bialka (NW): 9-15, 0-8
Right now, it looks like OSU will be using Nemec (though his loss to Janssen on Friday night may change Tom Ryan's mind). If Jameson were to be the entry, I'd give him the 5 seed and Janssen/Kerr the 6.
Also, trying to figure out the 2-4 wrestlers is difficult. Salazar has a head-to-head win over Kinser, but he also has the worst record of the 3 wrestlers.
