Fun Facts: NCAA Division I Championship Finals

Congratulations to the NCAA for a wonderful championship in Madison Square Garden!  For all you college wrestling trivia fans, here are some fun facts about the Saturday night Division I finals:

• Total number of match points scored: 103
  • By winner: 65
• Match points by period:  
  • 1st: 24  
  • 2nd: 36  
  • 3rd: 41  
  • OT: 2
• Average margin of victory: 2.7 points
  • Excluding 149 pound match: 1.8 points
• Percentage of periods with no scoring: 9.7 % (3 of 31)
• Total number of
  • Takedowns: 26  
  • Near falls: 1
  • Reverses: 0
• Takedown + escapes, percentage of all match points: 87%
• First takedown winners: 7
• 3rd period comebacks: 1
• Points scored in the last 10 seconds of any period: 11
• # of matches won by red: 8
• Probability of red winning 8 of 10 matches with random color assignment: 4.4%

Stats provided by Takedown Scoring and Stats.