Outstanding record is not the most important consideration, but needs to be there. If a kid comes to the State with a 30-0 record reguardless of what you may call soft schedule, he still needs consideration. Obviously, State Placers and Champions would get first consideration. I feel the same way about 5th and 6th place wrestlers. In the two larger classes, 1/2 of all competitors go to State and 1 in 6 get a medal. When I met with the KWCA we had the same discussion on record and 5th and 6th placers. In most cases there would be very few times these circumstances would be considered. I do feel though, if you have two individuals with undefeated records with a good quanity of matches, say 25 or more, then isn't it best to seperate those two and give them the chance to enter the finals undefeated. If they both make it, there will be a little more interest in the match due to the undefeated records.