Things may have changed since I was coaching, which has been a few years, but we did not count forfeits at the regional seeding meeting. That might have changed but we did not do that up to at least 2002. Byes add advancement points if you win the next match. Say you bye first round but you win in the quarters, you get the advancement points for both rounds after the quarterfinal win.

Oh when I re-read your post I see maybe you are talking about forfeits as the forfeits that occur in the tourney itself and not those on their records. If that is what you are talking about I see what you are saying there. Yes they do count on the bracket if you win your next bout. Like I said, I am not current, and it has been a while for me at regionals, maybe on of these young guys has a better and more current slant on that.