Bockman,
I posted this on another thread, might help you understand how the State brackets are set.
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The State brackets are actually the least subjective of all, because there is no seating (or seeding) in them. Each regional is given a letter designation from the KSHAA when the regional hosts are announced:
http://www.kshsaa.org/WRESTLING/Regionaldesignations.pdfThe regionals are completed and as such the top 4 from each are determined. Only AFTER the regionals are completed the KSHAA releases the regional pairings matching up the kids using the 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3 typical pairings.
http://www.kshsaa.org/WRESTLING/2009%20state%20pairings.pdf
I like the system because I feel it is the one tournament of the year that you can't argue the bracket. It is what it is.
I also like it because if someone loses unexpectedly as the posts mention above, you get some very interesting first round pairings.
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Hope that helps
