University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Wrestling: 2018 NCAA Division I Championships
2018 NCAA DIVISION I WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Thursday, March 15 – Saturday, March 17
Quicken Loans Arena | Cleveland, Ohio
Brackets / Championship Central / Broadcast Information / Live Scoring / NCAA D1 Wrestling
PITT NCAA QUALIFIERS
133 Pounds | Dom Forys | Sr. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Four-Time Qualifier
141 Pounds | Nick Zanetta | RS-Sr. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | First Time Qualifier
157 Pounds | Taleb Rahmani | RS-So. | Marysville, Ohio | Two-Time Qualifier
285 Pounds | Ryan Solomon | RS-Sr. | Milton, Pa. | Four-Time Qualifier
CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT
- Thursday, March 15
- Noon – Session 1 (Eight Mat Configuration)
- Pigtails and First Round Competition
- 7 p.m. – Session 2 (Eight Mat Configuration)
- Preliminaries: Wrestle-Back Prelims (pigtail matches) as needed.
- Wrestle-Back First Round
- Followed by Championship Round, Second Round and Consolation Round
- Noon – Session 1 (Eight Mat Configuration)
- Friday, March 16
- 11 a.m. – Session 3 (Eight Mat Configuration)
- Quarterfinals on Middle four mats; Wrestle-Back Second and Third Rounds on outside mats
- 8 p.m. – Session 4 (Six Mat “Dog Bone” Configuration)
- Semifinals on inside two mats (one weight at a time) and Wrestle-Back Fourth Round on outside four mats
- Followed by Wrestle-Back fifth rounds on all six mats
- 11 a.m. – Session 3 (Eight Mat Configuration)
- Saturday, March 17
- 11 a.m. – Session 5 (Three Mat Configuration)
- Wrestle-Back Semifinals on all three mats
- Followed by third, fifth and seventh place medal round matches
- 8 p.m. – Session 6 (One Championship Mat)
- Championship Weight Class Finals
- Individual Weight Class Awards
- 11 a.m. – Session 5 (Three Mat Configuration)
| Date | Time (ET) | Session | Network/ESPN App Link | Number of ESPN3 Mat Feeds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, March 15 | Noon – 3:30 p.m. | First Round | ESPNU / http://es.pn/2Fcwq71 | Eight Mats |
| Thursday, March 15 | 7 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. | Second Round | ESPN / http://es.pn/2HVAlna | Eight Mats |
| Friday, March 16 | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Third Round – Quarterfinals | ESPNU / http://es.pn/2ox0vEX | Eight Mats |
| Friday, March 16 | 8 p.m. – 11 p.m. | Fourth Round – Semifinals | ESPN / http://es.pn/2CSdFR7 | Six Mats |
| Saturday, March 17 | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Fifth Session – Medal Round | ESPNU / http://es.pn/2F4h0CF | Three Mats |
| Saturday, March 17 | 8 p.m. – 11 p.m. | Sixth Session – Championship Finals | ESPN2 / http://es.pn/2F4KWi6 | One Mat |
Please Note: ESPN app will have links for individual mat feeds throughout the Championship
WATCHESPN LINKS
Mat 1: http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3304572/2018-ncaa-wrestling-championship
Mat 2: http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3304641/2018-ncaa-wrestling-championship
Mat 3: http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3304676/2018-ncaa-wrestling-championship
Mat 4: http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3304678/2018-ncaa-wrestling-championship
Mat 5: http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3304578/2018-ncaa-wrestling-championship
Mat 6: http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3304648/2018-ncaa-wrestling-championship
Mat 7: http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3304646/2018-ncaa-wrestling-championship
Mat 8: http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3304645/2018-ncaa-wrestling-championship
Scoreboard: http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3304677/2018-ncaa-wrestling-championship-scoreboard
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