March 7, 2016
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — The NCAA selection committee voted Monday to move up the release of at-large participants to Tuesday beginning at 12 p.m. CT. The announcement was originally scheduled for Wednesday.
The list of 33 competitors for each weight class will be released in alphabetical order on NCAA.com beginning at 12 p.m. (CT) with the 285-pound qualifiers. Weight classes will be revealed in descending order every 30 minutes until the final 125-pound participants are announced at approximately 4:30 p.m. (CT).
Fans can follow the selections on the NCAA Facebook account and on Twitter at @NCAAWrestling.
The NCAA selection show will reveal the brackets Wednesday at 5 p.m. at NCAA.com.
Iowa has seven automatic qualifiers in the championship field. Senior Patrick Rhoads and redshirt freshman Sam Stoll are in consideration for at-large bids.
The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships are March 17-19 in New York City at Madison Square Garden.