Rule Change Proposal
State wide seeding criteria
1-Head to Head (Most wins in series current season)
2- Common Opponent (If not head to head but a win against a common)
3-USA Wrestling Cadet/Junior National Champion/All-American (3 pts)
Fargo- Freestyle/Greco
Northern Iowa Folkstyle
4-State Champions- (Weight Class does not matter) (2 pts)
5-All State Placings (1 pt)
Ie. 3 is more than 2 therefore better.
6-State Qualifier (1/2 pt)
1) If a wrestler has criteria in # 1 that wrestler is the higher seed.
2) If no #1 but a wrestler as criteria in #2 that wrestler is the higher seed.
3-5) If no #1 or #2 criteria, starting adding up total points and the wrestler with the most points is the higher seeded wrestler.
*If still a tie, draw out of pill bottle or coaches vote (tournament directors decision which one)
Note: I dont believe placing at that tournament, or better record should be a criteria. Brackets change from year to year and some schedules are tougher than others.
Why?
It is apparent that every seeding meeting is different. You also have early season tournaments where there is no possible head to head or common opponent. I believe this aligns our brackets as a state.
This will encourage coaches and wrestlers to participate in post season competition. If it is possible to get a seeding point(s) for being apart and placing in the Natioanal level competition then it should be used as criteria. These tournaments are worthy of points but I believe we should make it uniform to our wrestling governing bodies of USA Wrestling and even look at adding NHSCA National competition.
I also believe if we seeded the state wrestling tournament (With the 16 qualifiers from regionals) in the same manner we would have better tournaments, better competition and a raise in post season participation.
o Separate the best athletes
o Can keep your 4 regions
o Seeding meeting Thursday as soon as possible after Regionals in a state designated location per class.
