Oklahoma State University hosts the Final Four of the 2012 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Sunday, February
19!
See four of the nation's top teams in action and old rivalries
renewed on the mat when Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota visit
Orange Country to take on the host Cowboys!
The 2012 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Presented by Hibiclens and The
Marines referred to as “Mat Mayhem Championship Finals” has been awarded
to Oklahoma State University. The Mat Mayhem Championship Finals will
take place on Sunday, February 19 at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
The 2012 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Presented by Hibiclens and
The Marines referred to as “Mat Mayhem Championship Finals” has been
awarded to Oklahoma State University. The Mat Mayhem Championship Finals
will take place on Sunday, February 19 at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
The four regional championship teams that will be competing are
Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Oklahoma State respectively.
“We are excited to announce that Oklahoma State is our host site for
the Mat Mayhem Championship Finals. This event has been a work in
progress all year and we are excited to see these four teams emerge to
compete for a national dual meet championship,” said Brian Smith, NWCA
President.
The top-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling team rolled through the
regional round of the NWCA National Duals Sunday as the Cowboys defeated
No. 10 Wyoming, 28-7, and No. 6 Ohio State, 25-6.
With the regional title, the NWCA announced that the Cowboys (14-0)
would host the final round next Sunday at 2 and 6 p.m. at Gallagher-Iba
Arena.
Oklahoma State, who will host and compete in this event, boasts
thirty-four NCAA Team Championships in their program's history and was the top ranked team in the
Stillwater region.
For more of Coach Smith's thoughts on their Mat Mayhem Regional
Tournament, click here.
To find out more information on the event click
here.
Tournament Format
Each region will have three rounds with the teams being seeded 1-6. In
the first round, seeds 1 and 2 will receive a bye with seeds 3 and 6 and
4 and 5 wrestling each other.
The winners from the first round matches will move into the
semifinals for round 2 against the 1st and 2nd seed. The winners of the
semifinal matches will then advance to the final round. At the same time
the final round is being wrestled, the first round teams that lost will
wrestle their second match.
The four regional winners will advance to the Championship Finals in
Stillwater. The bracket for the 2012 Mat Mayhem Championship Finals can be found at the
bottom of this page.
