Overview
The Southern Scuffle presented by Compound Sportswear is here. The annual extravaganza in the Roundhouse gets going tomorrow with hundreds of collegiate wrestlers vying for the crown and early bragging rights towards the national tournament in March. Forty Scuffle winners have gone on to claim national titles that same year.
 
The seeds for the 28-team field are out. Twenty-one different programs have at least one seed led by Penn with seven.
 
Resources: FloArena | FloWrestling Rankings
 
FAQ
Which school had the most top seeds?
Cornell, Penn and Virginia Tech are tied with two. Little Rock, Virginia, North Dakota State and Penn State each has one.
 
What weight class has the most ranked wrestlers?
All six seeded wrestlers from 125 and 197 are ranked per FloWrestling. 133, 141, 157, 165, 184 and 285 had five apiece.
 
Are there any defending champions in the field?
165 Gunner Filipowicz from Army.
 
Of the 40 Scuffle winners that went on to win the National Championship in the same year, who was the last?
Andrew Alirez, 141, Northern Colorado in 2023.
 
Scuffle Seeding – Subject to Change – Ranking per FloWrestling
125
1. #3 Eddie Ventresca, Virginia Tech
2. #20 Zeke Witt, North Dakota St
3. #25 Bridger Ricks, Utah Valley
4. #30 Keyvon Roller, Virginia
5. #32 Davis Motyka, Penn
6. #26 Cooper Flynn, Chattanooga
 
133
1. #15 Tyler Ferrara, Cornell
2. #9 Dillon Campbell, Virginia Tech
3. #10 Braxton Brown, Maryland
4. #16 Dom Serrano, Northern Colorado
5. #13 Evan Mougalian, Penn
6. Brett Unger, Cornell
 
141
1. #5 CJ Composto, Penn
2. #13 Vince Cornella, Cornell
3. #14 Tom Crook, Virginia Tech
4. #25 Haiden Drury, Utah Valley
5. #12 Aaron Nagao, Penn State
6. Kyren Butler, Virginia
 
149
1. #8 Cross Wasilewski, Penn
2. #22 Max Petersen, North Dakota St
3. Connor Pierce, Penn State
4. #30 Brock Herman, Little Rock
5. Ethan Fernandez, Cornell
6. Eugene Harney, Morgan State
 
157
1. #6 Meyer Shapiro, Cornell
2. #26 Colt Washleski, Virginia
3. #18 Jude Swisher, Penn
4. #21 Gavin Drexler, North Dakota St
5. #19 Javion Jones, Little Rock
6. Joe Sealey, Penn State
 
165
1. #6 Matty Bianchi, Little Rock
2. #22 Gunner Filipowicz, Army
3. #28 Maximus Norman, Brown
4. #19 Thomas Snipes, The Citadel
5. Anthony Ferrari, Campbell
6. #31 Sean Seefeldt, Penn
 
174
1. #19 Nick Hamilton, Virginia
2. #24 Aidan Wallace, Duke
3. Will Henckel, Penn State
4. Tyson Sherlock, Davidson
5. Max Magayna, North Dakota St
6. Liam Carlin, Penn
 
184
1. #19 Aidan Brenot, North Dakota State
2. #20 Christian Hansen, Cornell
3. #23 Jaden Bullock, Virginia Tech
4. #32 Caleb Campos, American
5. #33 Caleb Uhlenhopp, Utah Valley
6. Tomas Brooker, Appalachian State
 
197
1. #1 Josh Barr, Penn State
2. #3 Stephen Little, Little Rock
3. #18 Sonny Sasso, Virginia Tech
4. #17 Branson John, Maryland
5. #31 Andrew Reall, Brown
6. #28 Wolfgang Frable, Army
 
285
1. #12 Jimmy Mullen, Virginia Tech
2. #18 Brady Colbert, Army
3. #31 Max Vanadia, Michigan State
4. Stephen Monchery, Appalachian State
5. #28 Connor Barket, Duke
6. #26 Brenan Morgan, Virginia
 
Field
Chattanooga, American, Appalachian State, Army, Bellarmine, Brown, Campbell, The Citadel, Clarion, (20) Cornell, Davidson, Duke, Gardner-Webb, Little Rock, Maryland, Michigan State, Morgan State, Navy, (9) N.C. State, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, (5) Oklahoma State, Penn, (1) Penn State, Presbyterian, Utah Valley, Virginia, (7) Virginia Tech
 
Scuffle Schedule
Opening day on Saturday sees the field work through the quarterfinals in all 10 weight classes as well as the first consolation round of eight. Sunday includes semifinal action and the paring down of the field to the medal matches which start at 3 p.m.
 
Tickets
Tickets are available on GoMocs.com. There are choices for single day and all-session: All-Session | Saturday | Sunday.
 
Upcoming Mocs Schedule
Jan. 16: at Gardner-Webb, 6 p.m.
Jan. 23: Davidson, 7 p.m. (Maclellan Gym) | Tickets
Jan. 25: Presbyterian, 2 p.m. (Maclellan Gym) | Tickets
 
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