That is not even true for the NCAA basketball tournament. Small schools get lots of attention and are rewarded for getting a 1st round win. The rest celebrate at every turn--Sweet 16, Elite 8, Final 4 and championship.
They celebrate the winning because if you lose you go home. And in the end, only one team is the winner.
I have no problem with 3rd place in wrestling. Double elimination and they didn't get eliminated. I'm ok with 4th, he was the last one to get beat out. We need to get rid of 5th and 6th, especially when there are only 16 kids in a bracket, and technically these kids have been beat out. 24 State Placers is just way too many.
