KYPSW 2025-26

gimb14

All-American
May 3, 2022
3,983
7,223
113
Good stuff. In my leaderboard that no one but me cares about, I get the 21.5 for Drexel which moves me into 4th. Go me!
 

PSUbluTX

All-Conference
Feb 7, 2018
332
1,410
93
Well, here we are. Today is one of the most exciting days of the year! All of the duals have been wrestled, the scores tabulated, and it's the day that the KYPSW Dual Season Champion and All-Americans are named. Yay! I'm certain most of you have been sitting around all morning, in nervous anticipation, refreshing your screens every ten seconds to see these results. So, here goes.

@bdoncsecz, @Hockeygod11 and yours truly were in a tie for the last spot on the podium going into this dual. @bdoncsecz, however, dug deep, and scored 23, to our 22, leapfrogging us. Not to be outdone, Shifty15 scored 24 in the final dual, jumping him into a tie with bdonc. Due to his massive 137 posts on this board, to bdonc's 41, Shifty wins the tie, and ends in 7th, with bdon still on the podium in 8th.

After a down year last year, perennial podium finisher @Acacia finishes in 6th. Unsurprising, since he rarely misses. @Nightking grabs the 5th spot, @Goggles Paisano finishes 4th. Question: is the correlation or causation between getting off bottom by driving a car with stone wheels, better or worse than deadlifts?

Last year's 2nd place finisher, @PSUflyfisher drops to a still respectable third for this year.

And, check out the next guy, @RoarLions1. He puts up a 25-spot in the final dual to jump over everyone but @PSUbluTX. I can tell you that Roar's pride took a hit last year when he didn't make the podium, but he put the work in during the off-season, and came roaring (<snicker>) back to finish with the silver medal.

And, finally, what can you say about @PSUbluTX? This dude (gender assumption, I know) was Mr. Steady from about the Iowa match on, and really just dominated throughout. Congratulations PSUblu, you are the 2025-26 KYPSW Dual Season Champion. I suggest you tell all your friends, and record their reactions for us to see.

Prizes, as always, will be in the mail shortly. And, rules for the B1G portion of the contest will come out sometime, so be on the lookout.

Thanks for playing!



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Holy smokes! I'm as shocked as the rest of you. I think I've made the bottom of the KYPSW podium once in the last decade. My score usually looks more like someone riding the pine than an actual competitor.

I will quickly grab my trophy and run before anyone starts adding up my prior missteps to try to get me DQ'd.

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@pawrstlersinpa, thx as always for your yeoman's work in keeping KYPSW going. So glad you enjoyed the gift basket and new tree stand harness I sent you mid-season. You're going to love the gift I have planned for you next season!
 

bdoncsecz

Sophomore
Feb 12, 2022
72
109
33
Congratulations to the winners and thanks again for all the hard work. I've run pools like this before, baseball and football fantasy leagues, it's a labor of love.
 
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pawrstlersinpa

All-Conference
Jan 26, 2013
1,421
1,988
113
Shocked Joe Rogan GIF


Holy smokes! I'm as shocked as the rest of you. I think I've made the bottom of the KYPSW podium once in the last decade. My score usually looks more like someone riding the pine than an actual competitor.

I will quickly grab my trophy and run before anyone starts adding up my prior missteps to try to get me DQ'd.

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@pawrstlersinpa, thx as always for your yeoman's work in keeping KYPSW going. So glad you enjoyed the gift basket and new tree stand harness I sent you mid-season. You're going to love the gift I have planned for you next season!
The gift basket and the harness exist as much as the KYPSW prizes do.
 
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jqforster

Redshirt
Feb 7, 2019
45
33
18
Are we doing a contest for B10s and/or Natty's? Either way I'm good. It was a fun season and Thank You for doing what you do!
 

pawrstlersinpa

All-Conference
Jan 26, 2013
1,421
1,988
113
KYPSW 2025-26 B1G Portion

Description


The B1G Championships functions as a qualifier tournament for Nationals. The B1G will automatically qualify a certain number of wrestlers per weight class, based on their placing at the B1G Championships. In addition, there is a need to determine an extra place finish beyond the AQ at each weight to identify the wrestler that falls one place short of being an AQ, per one of the criteria needed to attain “Bronze Standard” for eligibility to obtain an “at-large” berth to Nationals.

Weight: AQ, Placements Determined at B1G

125: 9, 10
133: 8, 9
141: 7, 8
149: 9, 10
157: 8, 9
165: 9, 10
174: 10, 11
184: 8, 9
197: 10, 11
285: 9, 10


What You Need To Do
For each of the 10 PSU wrestlers competing at the B1G Championships, predict his:
(1) Place Finish, per the placing categories listed below for each weight class; and
(2) Total Number of Bonus Points (to the nearest half-point) scored during the tournament, EXCLUDING matches wrestled to determine AQ+1.

All predictions must be posted in this thread by 10:00 AM Eastern on Saturday, March 7th.


Placing Categories, By Weight Class

125, 149, 165, 285: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, or “DNP"
133, 157, 184: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, or “DNP"
141: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th or “DNP"
174, 197: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th or “DNP”

Scoring

For each PSU wrestler, you will be awarded “Placement Points” based on your prediction for where the wrestler places in the tournament. You will also be awarded “Bonus Points” based on your predicted number of bonus points scored by the wrestler (excluding extra matches wrestled for 9th-14th place). The scoring structure for Placement Points and Bonus Points are listed below.

Placement Points
30 points for predicting a wrestler's place finish exactly (includes the “DNP” category)
25 points for a prediction being off by 1 place
20 points for a prediction being off by 2 places
15 points for a prediction being off by 3 places
10 points for a prediction being off by 4 places
0 points for a prediction being off by 5 or more places
Note: Any "DNP" finish is considered 1 place away from the final placement position for the weight.

Bonus Points
4 points awarded for predicting a wrestler's bonus point total exactly (to the nearest half-point)
3 points awarded for a prediction that is off by 0.5 points
2 points awarded for a prediction that is off by 1.0 points
1 points awarded for a prediction that is off by 1.5 points
0 points awarded for a prediction that is off by 2.0 or more points
Note: Major Decision = 1.0 bonus points; Tech Fall = 1.5 bonus points; Fall, Medical Forfeit, Injury Default, and Disqualification = 2.0 bonus points.


The maximum attainable score under this system is 340 points. Tiebreaker criteria are (1) most placement points, (2) most “30-point” placement predictions, (3) most “25-point” placement predictions, (4) most “20-point” placement predictions, (5) most “15-point” placement predictions, (6) most “10 point” placement predictions, and (7) most Rivals or 24/7 posts.



Example Predictions/Outcomes/Scoring


Example 1. I predict Wrestler A to finish 5th and score 1.5 bonus points. Wrestler A actually places 1st and scores 2.0 bonus points. I receive 10 Placement Points (1st – 5th = -4 = 10 pts) and 3 Bonus Points (2.0 – 1.5 = 0.5 = 3 pts) for a total of 13 points for my Wrestler A weight class prediction.


Example 2. I predict Wrestler B to finish 9th in a 9 AQ weight class and score 2.0 bonus points. Wrestler B actually places 4th and scores 4.0 bonus points. I receive 0 Placement Points (4th – 9th = -5 = 0 pts) and 0 Bonus Points (4.0 – 2.0 = 2.0 = 0 pts) for a total of 0 points for my Wrestler B weight class prediction.


Example 3. I predict Wrestler C to finish “DNP” and score 0.0 bonus points in a weight class with 8 AQ. Wrestler C actually finishes 7th and scores 1.0 bonus points. I receive 20 Placement Points (7th – DNP = 2 = 20 pts) and 2 Bonus Points (1.0 – 0.0 = 1.0 = 2 pts) for a total of 22 points for my Wrestler C weight class prediction.


Example 4. I predict Wrestler D to place 9th and score 1.5 bonus points. Wrestler D actually withdraws after his first match, does not place in the top 10, and scores 0.0 bonus points. I receive 20 Placement Points (DNP – 10th = 3 = 15 pts) and 1 Bonus Point (0.0 – 1.5 = -1.5 = 1 pt) for a total of 21 points for my Wrestler D weight class prediction.



I will post a link to B1G pre-seeds when they are announced and actual seeds and brackets when they become available.


Again, all predictions must be posted in this thread by 10:00 AM Eastern on Saturday, March 7th.


Although these scores will be compiled with the Dual Season and Nationals scores to crown an overall season champion, all are welcome to join this particular event to be crowned B1G champion. Good luck!
 
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Goggles Paisano

All-Conference
Feb 6, 2018
762
1,961
93
Will we even know the final seeds by 10:00 am Saturday, or will the coaches have pulled an all nighter and still be arguing by then? :cool:
 

Acacia

Sophomore
Oct 30, 2021
138
187
43
BigTens

125: 1st,1.5
133: 1st,1
141: 5th,1
149: 1st,2
157: 1st,0
165: 1st,3
174: 1st,2.5
184: 3rd,1,5
197: 1st,3.5
285: 4th,1.5
 
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mcpat

All-American
Mar 12, 2021
1,764
7,108
113
Big Tens

125: 1, 2
133: 1, 1
141: 5, 2
149: 1, 2
157: 1, 1
165: 1, 4
174: 1, 2
184: 1, 1
197: 1, 2.5
285: 5, 2
 

pawrstlersinpa

All-Conference
Jan 26, 2013
1,421
1,988
113
B1G

125: 1, 1.5
133: 1, 1
141: 5, 1
149: 1, 2
157: 1, 1
165: 1, 3.5
174: 1, 2
184: 3, 1
197: 1, 3
285: 4, 1
 
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jqforster

Redshirt
Feb 7, 2019
45
33
18
WE ARE! Big 10s
125- 1,1
133- 1,1
141- 4. 1
149- 1, 2.5
157- 1, 1.5
165- 1, 3
174- 1, 2.5
184- 2, 1
197- 1, 3
285- 4, 1
 

flyinorvi

Freshman
Dec 1, 2019
41
59
18
B1G
125: 1st, 2
133: 1st, 1
141: 5th, 1
149: 1st, 2
157: 1st, 1
165: 1st, 3.5
174: 1st, 2
184: 1st, 2
197: 1st, 3
285: 3rd, 2
 

Hockeygod11

Junior
Jan 29, 2006
137
301
63
B1G

125: 1, 1.5
133: 1, 1.5
141: 5, .5
149: 1, 2
157: 1, 1.5
165: 1, 3.5
174: 1, 2
184: 1, .5
197: 1, 3
285: 4, 1
 

Verolion

Redshirt
Mar 19, 2021
25
8
3
Big Ten Tournament

125: 1, 2
133: 1, 1.5
141: 7, 1
149: 1, 2
157: 1, 1
165: 1, 3.5
174: 1, 2.5
184: 1, 1
197: 1, 2.5
285: 5, 1.5
 

Col

Sophomore
Oct 17, 2021
71
133
33
B1G

125: 1, 1
133: 1, 1
141: 3, 1
149: 1, 2.5
157: 1, 1
165: 1, 4
174: 1, 2
184: 1, .5
197: 1, 3.5
285: 3, 1.5
 

Someposter

Redshirt
Oct 25, 2021
48
1
8
BIG Tens
125: 1, 1.5
133: 2, 1.5
141: 5, 2
149: 1, 2
157: 2, 1.5
165: 1, 4
174: 1, 3
184: 2, 1.5
197: 1, 4
285: 3, 2
 

alton11

Redshirt
Nov 12, 2001
19
4
3
BIG 10s @ PSU
125: 1, 2.5
133: 2, 1.5
141: 3, 2
149: 1, 2.5
157: 2, 2
165: 1, 4.5
174: 1, 3
184: 2, 2
197: 1, 4
285: 3, 2
 

gimb14

All-American
May 3, 2022
3,983
7,223
113
B1Gs

125: 1, 1
133: 1, 1
141: 6, 2
149: 1, 2
157: 1, 0
165: 1, 3
174: 1, 1.5
184: 1, 0
197: 1, 3
285: 3, 1.5
 
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Shifty15

Senior
Nov 4, 2016
209
420
63
BIG TEN

125: 1, 1.5
133: 1, 1
141: 5, 1
149: 1, 2
157: 1, 1.5
165: 1, 3.5
174: 1, 2.5
184: 2, .5
197: 1, 3
285: 4, 1
 

86PSUPaul

All-Conference
Aug 17, 2017
399
1,213
93
B1G's
125: 1, 1.5
133: 1, 1.5
141: 5, .5
149: 1, 2
157: 1, 1.5
165: 1, 3.5
174: 1, 2
184: 1, .5
197: 1, 3
285: 4, 1
 

Hlstone

Senior
Oct 11, 2021
319
829
93
B1G's
125: 1, 1
133: 1, 1.5
141: 5, 1
149: 1, 2
157: 1, 2
165: 1, 3
174: 1, 2
184: 1, 1
197: 1, 2.5
285: 5, 1
 

Sneedram55

Sophomore
Dec 6, 2006
60
196
33
B1G

125: 1, 1.5
133: 1, 1.5
141: 5, .5
149: 1, 2
157: 1, 1.5
165: 1, 3.5
174: 1, 2
184: 1, .5
197: 1, 3
285: 4, 1
 

bdoncsecz

Sophomore
Feb 12, 2022
72
109
33
B1G's
125: 1, 2.0
133: 1, 1.5
141: 5, 1.0
149: 1, 2.5
157: 1, 2.0
165: 1, 3.5
174: 1, 2.0
184: 1, 0.5
197: 1, 2.5
285: 4, 1.0
 

Misalorales

All-Conference
Jun 3, 2025
1,126
3,460
113
BIG Ten Tournament

125) 1st place / 2 Bonus
133) 1st Place / 1 Bonus
141) 4th place / 1 Bonus
149) 1st place / 3 Bonus
157) 1st Place / 0 Bonus
165) 1st Place / 3 Bonus
174) 1st Place / 1.5 Bonus
184) 2nd Place / 1 Bonus
197) 1st Place / 3.5 Bonus
285) 3rd Place / 2 Bonus
 

Gumby

Redshirt
Dec 6, 2012
39
23
8
BIG 10's

125- 1,1
133- 1, 1
141- 5, 1
149- 1, 2
157- 1, 2
165- 1, 3
174- 1, 1
184- 2, 0
197- 1, 3
285- 3, 1.5
 

Goggles Paisano

All-Conference
Feb 6, 2018
762
1,961
93
BIG 10's We Are

125- 1, 1
133- 1, 2
141- 4, 1
149- 1, 2
157- 1, 1
165- 1, 3
174- 1, 2
184- 3, 1
197- 1, 3
285- 4, 1
 

NoVaLion

Sophomore
May 29, 2001
83
142
33
B1G

125: 1, 2
133: 1, 1
141: 5, 0
149: 1, 3
157: 1, 1
165: 1, 3
174: 1, 3
184: 2, 1
197: 1, 2
285: 4, 1
 

OzarkLion

Senior
Oct 11, 2021
123
418
63
B1Gs

125: 1, 2
133: 2, 2.5
141: 6, 2
149: 1, 2.5
157: 1, 0
165: 1, 3.5
174: 1, 3
184: 1, 0
197: 1, 3.5
285: 4, 2
 

johnstownsteel

All-Conference
Jun 3, 2025
561
3,260
93
BIG 10's

125- 1, 1
133- 1,1
141- 5, 1
149- 1, 2
157- 1, 1
165- 1, 3.5
174- 1, 2.5
184- 2, 1
197- 1, 2.5
285- 4, 1