285 - Will Geary over Nathan Butler 4-3 @ Rocky Mountain Nationals 03/18/2012
285 - Nathan Butler(K) dec over Will Geary 4-0, 1-1 @ Wrestling Central Freestyle Duals 05/19/2012
Both 2012 high school 6A state champions Butler @220 and Geary @ 285. Butler 2012 ASICS FILA freestyle National Champion @ 275 2012 ASICS FILA Greco National Runner-up @ 275. 2012 ASICS/USAW Folkstyle Nationals 3rd place @ 285
So a 1 point victory in folkstyle supersedes not only a pretty impressive freestyle victory but also all of Butler's National accomplishments? Is Butlers #2 ranking simply because he was 220 last year and Geary was 285? Seems to me that Butler has had more National success and has faced better competition. Using the 5 factors you listed at the top of this thread, 1. is a tie 2,3,5 go to Butler.
I love to watch both of these guys wrestle. I hear what you are saying but I must point out a few things. Nathan's National accomplishments are in the international styles and they were in the FILA Cadet age division which excludes many juniors and nearly all seniors. Will has very little, next to none, experience in the international styles. These rankings are for FOLKSTYLE and they are VERY different, especially for the big guys because of the push out rule. And yes, Nathan bumped up. I think these guys are VERY, VERY even but I too would have to give the ever so slight edge to Geary at this time.
