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March 08, 2016

On our Sunday night Olympic Sports Podcast while recapping UB Wrestling's weekend at the MAC Tournament I touted Jake Gunning as more than likely in line for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

I was reasonably confident given that Gunning had a solid record at the conclusion of the tournament (18-12), he had #18 Blaize Cabell on his heels in the title match, and he had head-to-head wins over the 3rd place and 4th place finishers during the regular season. Gunning was also ranked in the top 33 several times during the regular season and had head-to-head victories over wrestlers ranked in the top 33.

Seems pretty cut and dry that Gunning would get the at-large, right?

Not exactly.