The pairings for the 2017 edition of the National Wrestling Coaches Association's Dual Championship Series were announced Monday morning, with the No. 4 Buckeyes drawing the No. 9 Cornell Big Red.
The Buckeyes are tied in the 13 previous matches against the Big Red with a record of 6-6-1 all time, with the most recent being a 27-6 loss to Cornell in the 2011 National Duals.
While the National Duals used to be contested as a bracketed dual tournament, 2016 marked the first time that the tournament adopted a style that more closely resembled college football's bowl selection. The current model has the top eight teams from the Big Ten wrestling eight of the top non-Big Ten programs from around the country. The conferences alternate on host sites with the Big Ten teams travelling this year after hosting in 2016.
Ohio State and Cornell will feature four bouts between ranked wrestlers and two of those will be between wrestlers each in the current top 10. Top-ranked Bo Jordan will face Cornell's No. 3 Brian Realbuto at 174 while Cornell's two-time NCAA champion Gabe Dean awaits No. 10 Myles Martin at 184.
Below are the final pairings as well as how you can watch them.
date/time | pairing | how to watch |
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2/17 7:00 PM EST | #11 Rutgers at #14 Lehigh | TrackWrestling.com |
2/17 7:00 PM EST | #13 Michigan at #7 NC State | ACC Network Extra/ ESPN 3 |
2/17 8:00 PM EST | Purdue at #17 South Dakota State | FloWrestling.org |
2/18 7:00 PM EST | #3 Iowa at #24 Edinboro | FloWrestling.org |
2/19 1 PM EST | #4 Ohio State at #9 Cornell | TrackWrestling.com |
2/19 4 PM EST |
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH #2 Penn State at #1 Oklahoma State |
FloWrestling.org and tape-delayed on Fox College Sports |
2/19 3 PM EST | Indiana at #17 Appalachian State | TrackWrestling.org |
2/19 7:00 PM EST | #5 Nebraska at #6 Virginia Tech | ACC Network Extra/ ESPN 3 |