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:( List of AA-A ranked wrestlers who did not qualify for states out of their respective regions: (from the latest ranking, and only counting ranked wrestlers who actually wrestled, not those who scratched) https://www.wvmat.com/polls/2402092a.htm Region One (Previous State Placement in Parenthesis) ...

As recent as 2022, I believe Region 4 AA/A put 8 of the 14 wrestlers at the top of the podium at States. I believe they also had the most ranked wrestlers in the tournament, as well.

Didn't 10 of the 14 AA/A Champions come from Region 4 last year?

Have the seeds been published somewhere?

RIP Ron Mauck!

Dual tournaments offer individuals more matches as they are guaranteed matches and don't just go 2 and out as happens in individual tournaments. They also offer better opportunities for better matchups if opponents are in different weight classes. It also encourages wrestlers to score more points i...

A 126 AA/A didn’t make weight.

Most Exciting A/AA weight classes IMO - Best time of the year in WV wrestling! Good Luck to All!!

145
132
106
220
138
126
120
170
152
160
182
285
195
113

But is that the whole point of the tournament? Some would argue that determining the best team in the state is the point. In some years the placement points recorded by a single placement in a single weight class were enough to determine the state team champion. So is getting the wrestlers seeded i...

138 is a very balanced weight class without a clear favorite, for sure. Love all of these kids but here is how I see it.

1. Lucas
2. Hurst
3. Talley
4. Jones
5. Pauley
6. Ramirez

Should be fun to watch

There has been a whole lot of discussion on seeding wrestlers and specifically, how it can affect the Finals. Soooo, I thought I would look at this years WSAZ results… it is only one tournament and therefore only one data point but I found it pretty interesting. I had a minor in statistics to go al...

Ah statistics, math for liars lol. You could look at this many ways, one being a pareto chart where 1/2 are front loaded as you would hope. You could also look at the standard deviation (~2.854) and see that there are 2 outside of three standard deviations. Since 99.7% of your data should be within...

There has been a whole lot of discussion on seeding wrestlers and specifically, how it can affect the Finals. Soooo, I thought I would look at this years WSAZ results… it is only one tournament and therefore only one data point but I found it pretty interesting. I had a minor in statistics to go al...

This might be an unpopular opinion but at least it will give you something to think about. Just because you seed the regional champions, doesn’t mean you will get the best matches in the finals. Not all wrestlers are healthy going into regionals and do whatever they can to make sure they qualify no...

There has been a whole lot of discussion on seeding wrestlers and specifically, how it can affect the Finals. Soooo, I thought I would look at this years WSAZ results… it is only one tournament and therefore only one data point but I found it pretty interesting. I had a minor in statistics to go alo...

All great topics and arguments for and against the pill. One more bit of my own opinion I'd like to add concerns the "exciting matches." Often OUR opinions of exciting wrestling matches varies between semis and finals. On the opposite end of the spectrum as a wrestler, making the finals i...

Collaboration and Information Sharing.

Like Bearhugger has mentioned before, if more coaches participated in the voting of individual ranks, there could be a clear(er) path to seeding. If seeds are heavily persuaded by coaches' votes, it is basically a seeding meeting that lasts all year. If ranks become more important, you will see a l...

The top four 113s in the state in AAA are Bailes, Carmen, McFarland and Perry in alphabetical order. We can mix all the cream and iron together we want on any given day and get ourselves into a great state of delusion. Bailes is the current #1. McFarland and Perry have been beating each other throu...

Thanks for the background. This will be a great state tournament, again, this year! Thanks for the years of hard work! Looking forward to it! I also agree that there are many weight classes like 184 (182) where there are not clear 1 and 2 above all others. There are a few perceived 1 and all others…...

--What would be the proposed seeding criteria for the state tournament? --If that criteria is the same as the one used for regionals, I can think of more than a few ways where regional results would be negated through this method. The regional tournament is an extension of the state tournament. If ...

It might be time to go back through history and see what season gave us the most first round pins in the state finals. I predict we will break that record this season. If the best meet before the finals, then the finals could be over quick. Save my seat at Rooster's Saturday night. Have you calcula...

A seeding meeting is only a tool. Trackwrestling is only a tool. A Pill is only a tool. The rulebook is only a tool. We need to use all tools needed for their intended purpose. A flathead screwdriver can be used for a chisel and too often is. Lol… Do you penalize someone for beating #1 or #2 in the...

We just concluded an emergency meeting at Bear Tracks to discuss the potential damage that Pill 2 is going to do the WV State Wrestling tournament. Upon initial review, there could be a new state record set for potential semifinal match ups between #1 and #2. Whatever the "plan" was two y...

Howard vs Brothers Holy Smokes! This is a disaster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good catch coach. I haven' made it through everything yet. We have talked about this for years. The can gets kicked down the road. Here we have the best wrestling season we have had in a long time. A very incredible AAA team race....

At 113 you have the current #1 and #2 matching up in the quarters. One of them didn’t win their region. Only way that happens. I will also add that the rankings are just a tool and cannot predict future results. A seeding meeting is only a tool. Trackwrestling is only a tool. A Pill is only a tool....

We just concluded an emergency meeting at Bear Tracks to discuss the potential damage that Pill 2 is going to do the WV State Wrestling tournament. Upon initial review, there could be a new state record set for potential semifinal match ups between #1 and #2. Whatever the "plan" was two y...

FMScoach7 wrote:At 113 you have the current #1 and #2 matching up in the quarters.

One of them didn’t win their region. Only way that happens. I will also add that the rankings are just a tool and cannot predict future results.

Wvufan08 wrote:Maybe just maybe there could be some upsets before we get there? To be continued?

It happens every year!

From your intercepted memo, it doesnt sound like Raike is the runner nor would anyone expect him to be. That would be silly. He would be favored in a few weight classes.