Initial thoughts looking at the brackets:
125- I don't see Kysen beating McKee, but he can beat the Army kid. His next match would likely be Barnett or Camacho, which honestly I like Kysen in either match there. To get to the R12, he'd probably have to beat Caleb Smith. Not the worst path for a 24 seed, but with Kysen's consistency he could easily go 0-2. Hopefully good Kysen shows up and makes a run.
133- I like Evan's path to the quarters. He is closing the gap on Fix, but I don't see him getting an upset in the tournament. His R12 match would probably be Farber, Van Dee, or a Cal Poly kid. Not the worst draw and I think Evan has a very realistic chance to AA this year.
141- Ech has the talent to win the whole thing. His 2nd round match might be tougher than his quarter final match, but I like him to get to the semis. Mendez is really damn good, but not unbeatable. I like Ech to place top 6 with a realistic chance at making the finals.
149- I like Casey's path to the quarters. Ridge is a beast (especially on top) and it will be critical for Casey to finish cleanly if he wants to win that match. I am not predicting a win there and see Casey going to the R12. To AA, I am guessing Casey will have to beat D'emilio (who he lost to earlier this year) or Kinner from Rider. I like Casey in either of those matches and think we have our 3rd AA of the tournament here.
157- I think the winner of the Chittum/Shapiro (assuming both win their first matches) ends up in the finals. If Cody loses that match, he has a pretty tough path to AA. First consi match is likely against a Lehigh kid, then Brayton Lee to get to the R12. His R12 match would likely be against Lewan (yawn) or Robb. My guess here is Chittum is either in the finals or doesn't AA.
165- He's going to have to beat the top guys anyway to take the title, why not go through Hamiti, O'Toole, and Mesenbrink. I think floor is 4th, ceiling is 1st.
174- I don't know much about MJ's first opponent, but I like how MJ is wrestling. Devos is tough, but I'd rather face Devos in the 2nd round instead of Ruth, Cstar, or Griffith (although he might not be healthy). I won't predict a win here though and see MJ dropping to the consis. His first consi round would likely be against either Maylor from Wisc or Turley from Rutgers. This is also a complete toss up. If he wins and gets to the R16, he'd likely have the 7 seed Wolak from Colombia or the 10 seed Incontrera from Penn. MJ wouldn't be a favorite in either, but also not the worst draw. His R12 match if he wins would probably be the Harvard kid or Griffith. Griffith has a bad knee, and the Harvard kid is beatable. Not predicting it, but I have seen tougher paths to AA than what MJ has.
184- Woof, don't love the draw here. If he wins his first match, he's not beating Keck. His first consi match would likely be against Heller (who beat Feldkamp earlier this year) or Rogotzke from Ohio State. Both tough matches. Win that and he'd have Wolf from Air Force or Berge from SDSU. I see a 1-2 or 2-2 tournament from Will. Hope he shocks me.
Hwt- Really wish he got the 1 seed, and this is probably the seed I am most upset about. I am expecting a tech in round 1, but then he will likely have Fernandes from Cornell in round 2 (who he only beat 6-3 earlier this year). Quarters I am guessing he has Davison (which was a close match in Las Vegas), and then a rematch with Hendrickson in the semis. I think Yonger wins the whole damn thing, but his draw will impact his ability to get bonus points for the Clones which will hurt our team score. Maybe Yonger proves me wrong, but it's not a great draw.
Overall most likely to least likely to AA in my opinion:
Bastida
Carr
Echemendia
Swiderski
Frost
Chittum
MJ
Feldkamp
Kysen
