The Big 12 gets 38 qualifiers to NCAA, based on a formula that takes past conference performance into account. It went up from 36 to 38 a few years ago.
Traditionally, this is the top three finishers in each weight class (30), plus 8 wild cards voted on by the coaches directly after the tournament. The wild card session can get hot and heavy, because coaches will lobby HARD for their guy no matter what.
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