No. 16 Pitt Heads to ACC Championships Saturday

PITTSBURGH – The 16^th-ranked University of Pittsburgh wrestling team enters postseason Saturday, March 9 at the ACC Championship at Cassell Coliseum on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
9 a.m. – Weigh-ins
10 a.m. – Doors Open
11 a.m. – First Round Matches
1 p.m. – Semifinals
3:30 p.m. – Consolation Semifinals
5 p.m. – Consolation Finals
7 p.m. – Finals

HOW TO FOLLOW

Watch all of the action Saturday on ACC Network and WatchESPN/WatchESPN App. Live streams will be provided for both mats one and two.
Live scoring, results and brackets can be found on TrackWrestling.
Follow the team on Twitter for updates throughout the weekend at @Pitt_WRES.

PITT ENDS SEASON WITH 13 WINS

The Panthers concluded the regular season Friday, Feb. 22 with a 20-15 win over Virginia to finish the year 13-3 overall and 3-2 against ACC opponents.
Pitt finishes with 13 wins for the fifth time in program history and for the first time since the 2013-14 season.
For the third consecutive dual, the deciding match came down to the final bout and redshirt sophomore Gregg Harvey at 174 pounds got the job done.

ACC RELEASES BRACKETS, SEEDS

Redshirt freshman Micky Phillippi was awarded the No. 1 seed at 133 pounds for the 2019 ACC Wrestling Championship.
A Pitt Panther will represent the No. 1 seed at 133 pounds for the third consecutive year as 2018 graduate Dom Forys held the top seed in 2017 and 2018.
In addition to Phillippi, three Panthers earned No. 2 seeds in their respective weight classes including redshirt junior Taleb Rahmani (157 pounds), redshirt freshman Nino Bonaccorsi (184 pounds) and junior Demetrius Thomas (285 pounds).

ACC AWARDED 37 NCAA QUALIFIERS

The NCAA announced the qualifier allocations for the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Friday, March 1.
The Atlantic Coast Conference was awarded 37 total automatic qualifiers out of its conference tournament.

125	133	141	149	157	165	174	184	197	285	Total
2	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	4	3	37

Each qualifying tournament was awarded automatic bids per weight class based on current year data. Each wrestler was measured on the following: Division I winning percentage at the weight class; ratings percentage index (RPI); and coaches' ranking.
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 tournament spots for each qualifying event will be awarded at the tournament based solely on place-finish.
After all of the conference tournaments have concluded, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will meet in-person to select the remaining 44 at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 12, while brackets and seeding will be announced on NCAA.com at 6 p.m. on March 13. All weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers.
The at-large selections will be made based on the following criteria: head-to-head competition; quality wins; coaches' ranking; results against common opponents; RPI; qualifying event placement; and winning percentage.

UP NEXT

The Panthers will conclude the season at the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships March 21-23 at PPG Paints arena in Pittsburgh.

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No. 16 Pitt Heads to ACC Championships Saturday

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Players Mentioned

Nino Bonaccorsi

Dom Forys

Gregg Harvey

Micky Phillippi

Taleb Rahmani

Demetrius Thomas

No. 16 Pitt Heads to ACC Championships Saturday

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Nino Bonaccorsi

Dom Forys

Gregg Harvey

Micky Phillippi

Taleb Rahmani

Demetrius Thomas

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