Jamie Moffatt wins NCAA Championships journalist picks contest, four tied in second place
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by Joe Mehling, USA Wrestling
Nico Megaludis of Penn State on the way to his NCAA title at 125 pounds. Seeded No. 3, choosing Megaludis helped some journalists move up in the standings. Photo by Tony Rotundo, Wrestlers Are Warriors.
Renowned author and wrestling historian Jamie Moffatt won the 2016 NCAA Championships journalist picks contest, hosted annually by TheMat.com. Moffatt scored 36 points by correctly selecting seven champions and a contest-high seven second place finishers.
Four journalists finished in second place with 35 points, just one behind Moffatt: Dan Fickel (Wrestling USA Magazine), Ron Good (Amateur Wrestling News), Andrew Hipps (InterMat), and Christian Pyles (Flowrestling) tied for second place, each totaling 35 points.
Hipps led all journalists with eight correct champion picks.
Participants received three points for every champion, two points for every runner-up and one point for a finalist in the wrong placement. The top five teams were used as a tiebreaker. Participants received points for each correct placement (5-4-3-2-1).
Scoring the most points in the team race predictions were Mike Finn (WIN Magazine), Josephine Gartrell (Men of Scarlett and Gray/AWN) and Richard Immel (USA Wrestling) all correctly selected the top three teams for 12 points. The team race was used as a tiebreaker only.
A record 38 journalists this year submitted their predictions. Those on the USA Wrestling media list as well as the accreditation list for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials were offered an opportunity to give their selections.
Click here to see the journalist predictions for 2016 NCAAs
2016 NCAA DIV. I WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Final Journalist Point Standings
36 – Jamie Moffat (Author, Historian)
35 – Dan Fickel (Wrestling USA Magazine), Ron Good (Amateur Wrestling News), Andrew Hipps (InterMat), and Christian Pyles (Flowrestling)
34 – Mike Chapman (WIN Magazine founder, author), Richard Immel (USA Wrestling)
33 – Matt Levins (Burlington Hawk Eye), K.J. Pilcher (The Gazette), Stephen Stonebraker (Takedown Wrestling)
32 – Mark Bader (Flowrestling), Tony Hager (Takedown Media), Johnny Ruggiano (Titan Mercury WC), Nic Ryder (IAWrestle.com), Willie Saylor (Flowrestling)
31 – Tommy Baranoski (Bloodround.com), Cameron Drury (IndianaMat.com), T.R. Foley (Intermat/United World Wrestling), Tom Franck (Intermat), Mark Lundy (LutteLens.com), Tony Rotundo (Wrestlersarewarriors.com)
30 – Tim Creason (South Bend Tribune), Josephine Gartrell (Men of Scarlett and Gray /AWN), Mark Ironside (KXIC Radio), Bob Mayeri (Wrestling Photographer), Bill Rudick (21st Century Media/USA PAWF Media Director), Brad Wilson (Easton Express Times/Lehigh Valley Live)
29 – Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling), Garth Gartrell (of Scarlett and Gray /AWN)
28 – Jarred Becker (KZOW Sports Director), Bob Preusse (Amateur Wrestling News)
27 – Brock Hite (Flowrestling), Ray Shoaf (WrestlingTexas.com)
26 – Ross Bartachek (IAWrestle.com), Al Bevilacqua (Beat the Streets Gear website)
25 – Jim Kalin (Amateur Wrestler News)
23 – Mike Finn (WIN Magazine)
22 – Jason Bryant (MatTalk Online)
Renowned author and wrestling historian Jamie Moffatt won the 2016 NCAA Championships journalist picks contest, hosted annually by TheMat.com. Moffatt scored 36 points by correctly selecting seven champions and a contest-high seven second place finishers.
Four journalists finished in second place with 35 points, just one behind Moffatt: Dan Fickel (Wrestling USA Magazine), Ron Good (Amateur Wrestling News), Andrew Hipps (InterMat), and Christian Pyles (Flowrestling) tied for second place, each totaling 35 points.
Hipps led all journalists with eight correct champion picks.
Participants received three points for every champion, two points for every runner-up and one point for a finalist in the wrong placement. The top five teams were used as a tiebreaker. Participants received points for each correct placement (5-4-3-2-1).
Scoring the most points in the team race predictions were Mike Finn (WIN Magazine), Josephine Gartrell (Men of Scarlett and Gray/AWN) and Richard Immel (USA Wrestling) all correctly selected the top three teams for 12 points. The team race was used as a tiebreaker only.
A record 38 journalists this year submitted their predictions. Those on the USA Wrestling media list as well as the accreditation list for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials were offered an opportunity to give their selections.
Click here to see the journalist predictions for 2016 NCAAs
2016 NCAA DIV. I WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Final Journalist Point Standings
36 – Jamie Moffat (Author, Historian)
35 – Dan Fickel (Wrestling USA Magazine), Ron Good (Amateur Wrestling News), Andrew Hipps (InterMat), and Christian Pyles (Flowrestling)
34 – Mike Chapman (WIN Magazine founder, author), Richard Immel (USA Wrestling)
33 – Matt Levins (Burlington Hawk Eye), K.J. Pilcher (The Gazette), Stephen Stonebraker (Takedown Wrestling)
32 – Mark Bader (Flowrestling), Tony Hager (Takedown Media), Johnny Ruggiano (Titan Mercury WC), Nic Ryder (IAWrestle.com), Willie Saylor (Flowrestling)
31 – Tommy Baranoski (Bloodround.com), Cameron Drury (IndianaMat.com), T.R. Foley (Intermat/United World Wrestling), Tom Franck (Intermat), Mark Lundy (LutteLens.com), Tony Rotundo (Wrestlersarewarriors.com)
30 – Tim Creason (South Bend Tribune), Josephine Gartrell (Men of Scarlett and Gray /AWN), Mark Ironside (KXIC Radio), Bob Mayeri (Wrestling Photographer), Bill Rudick (21st Century Media/USA PAWF Media Director), Brad Wilson (Easton Express Times/Lehigh Valley Live)
29 – Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling), Garth Gartrell (of Scarlett and Gray /AWN)
28 – Jarred Becker (KZOW Sports Director), Bob Preusse (Amateur Wrestling News)
27 – Brock Hite (Flowrestling), Ray Shoaf (WrestlingTexas.com)
26 – Ross Bartachek (IAWrestle.com), Al Bevilacqua (Beat the Streets Gear website)
25 – Jim Kalin (Amateur Wrestler News)
23 – Mike Finn (WIN Magazine)
22 – Jason Bryant (MatTalk Online)
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