INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The NCAA has announced the qualifier allocations for the 2024 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships and the Mid-American Conference has received 22 qualifier allocations, the fifth highest of any Division I Wrestling Conference.

Each qualifying tournament was awarded pre-allocations to the national tournament based on regular season performance by conference wrestlers through February 19. The pre-allocations are determined using a sliding scale of a .700 winning percentage, top 30 coaches’ rank and top 30 ratings percentage index (RPI) with a maximum of 29 pre-allocations 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.  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 championship spots for each qualifying event will be awarded at conference tournaments based solely on place-finish.

After all the conference tournaments have concluded, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will meet in-person to select the remaining 46 at-large qualifiers. All weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers.
 
All 13 MAC wrestling programs will compete in the MAC Wrestling Championships March 8-9 in Kent, OH, on the campus of Kent State University to determine which wrestlers will qualify for the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships, which take place March 21-23 in Kansas City, Missouri.

NCAA Division I Wrestling Coaches Rank - Through Matches of Feb. 23

125:
20. Anthony Noto, Lock Haven 

141:
16. Wyatt Henson, Lock Haven

149:
13. Corbyn Munson, Central Michigan
24. Caleb Tyus, SIU-Edwardsville
27. Quinn Kinner, Rider

157:
16. Peyten, Kellar, Ohio
23. DJ Mcgee, George Mason
24. Johnny Lovett, Central Michigan
28. Colton Washleski, Rider
33. Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, Clarion

165:
12. Garrett Thompson, Ohio

174:
27. Alex Cramer, Central Michigan
28. Sal Perrine, Ohio

184:
27. Zayne Lehman, Ohio
33. Cameron Pine, Clarion

197:
28. Sam Mitchell, Buffalo
31. Benjamin Smith, Cleveland State

Heavyweight
21. Daniel Bucknavich, Cleveland State
27. David Szuba, Rider
29. Jacobi Jackson, Northern Illinois

The RPI rankings require a minimum of 15 matches against other Division I competition to earn a ranking. The RPI factors winning percentage, opponent winning percentage and opponents’ opponent winning percentage.