Came across this
"An exception to the six-team requirement per NCAA bylaw 31.3.4.4.-(c) has been granted to the Atlantic Coast and Big 12 conferences and the East and West regionals that they be allowed automatic qualifiers to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships"
http://ncaasports.com/images/ncaaspo...Qualifiers.pdf
Maybe the Big South or GWFC could petition for an autobid with only 5 members, unlikely it would work... but there is precedent.
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