NCAA Division I Qualifiers from the Southeast (28)

Florida (7)

Virginia (7)

Georgia (5)

North Carolina (4)

Louisiana (2)

Alabama (1)

Kentucky (1)

Tennessee (1)

Arkansas (0)

Mississippi (0)

South Carolina (0)

NCAA Division II Qualifiers from the Southeast (11)

Georgia (3)

Virginia (3)

Alabama (1)

Arkansas (1)

North Carolina (1)

South Carolina (1)

Tennessee (1)

Florida (0)

Kentucky (0)

Louisiana (0)

Mississippi (0)

NCAA Division III Qualifiers from the Southeast (2)

Florida (2)

Alabama (0)

Arkansas (0)

Georgia (0)

Kentucky (0)

Louisiana (0)

Mississippi (0)

North Carolina (0)

South Carolina (0)

Tennessee (0)

Virginia (0)

NAIA Qualifiers from the Southeast (24)

Georgia (12)

Kentucky (5)

Florida (3)

South Carolina (2)

Alabama (1)

Virginia (1)

Arkansas (0)

Louisiana (0)

Mississippi (0)

North Carolina (0)

Tennessee (0)

NJCAA Qualifiers from the Southeast (17)

Florida (12)

Georgia (4)

North Carolina (1)

Kentucky (0)

South Carolina (0)

Alabama (0)

Virginia (0)

Arkansas (0)

Louisiana (0)

Mississippi (0)

Tennessee (0)

Total Collegiate Qualifiers from the Southeast (82)

Florida (24)

Georgia (24)

Virginia (11)

Kentucky (6)

North Carolina (6)

Alabama (3)

South Carolina (3)

Louisiana (2)

Tennessee (2)

Arkansas (1)

Mississippi (0)

The Citadel from South Carolina is NCAA DI and had three qualifiers this season.

I believe he's referring to which state they wrestled high school in

There aren't any D1 programs in Florida or Georgia and other southeastern states. This refers to high school origin

There aren't any D1 programs in Florida or Georgia and other southeastern states. This refers to high school origin

There is a DI program in the southeast. It's The Citadel in South Carolina. Thanks for clarifying it's the state from which they attended high school. The Citadel's three are from Michigan, Florida, and NJ (by way of Mongolia).

I know every D1 program there is since there aren't many. Ugi (the Mongolian) is one of my favorite wrestlers to watch. But ya my syntax was pretty ambiguous. I like how Kentucky has a lot more total qualifiers then states that talk smack about us.

A D1. , champ would shut a lot of people up !!!!

Cornell had a national champ a few years back from Tennessee. Jordan Leen, unless I'm mistaken.

Yes Jordan Leen was from Tenessee, Franklin Gomez was from Florida by way of Puerto Rico, and there were two southern Olympians on the Olympic team (Haze and Frayer from Florida). That is off the top of my head, pretty sure there are a couple more. I think Mpire was referring to Kentucky's need for a national champ though

I think leen was from soddy daisy high school.

Leen wrestled at Baylor

Was Nick Marable Soddy Daisy then? I know Phillip Simpson was MBA

Christian brothers. Jake Yost is the only notable soddy daisy guy I can think of

Matt Keller was Bradley central

I think one key point from this is that Kentucky's focus seems to be almost entirely on NAIA (most likely from our 3 NAIA programs). I would greatly prefer to see more athletes strive for NCAA teams. I think in D3 there is just Tyler Kaelin, Will Bryant, and I. Not sure if we have anyone competing in D2 right now.

This 2013 class has how many going d1-

Wade Willen SIUE

Jerry Haywood ODU

SAM ??? 

Who else? 

D2-

D3-

NAIA- 

Personally I believe if U of L were to add wrestling the state of KY wrestling would only become stronger. Especially in Louisville. If you need to see results look up Tennessee. McCallie, Baylor, Notre Dame, Bradley Central, Cleveland and Soddy Daisy have benefitted from UTC. 

Look on the Seniors board for more D1 guys. You forgot Kevin Cooper and Jayce Carr

honest mistake about those two.