Also from a former Kansas wrestler living in Indiana now. I'll put perspective on it. They do their tournament right, except they should have double elimination. Some good kids get screwed if they loose first round. Conseco field house is a great venue and they put on a show.

Just my opinion, but I'm not exaggerating when I say a quarter of the state champions in Kansas wouldn't qualify for the Indiana state tournament. Just put it into perspective, to qualify for state, you have to top 4 out of more than 75 schools. If you win it you have to the best out of 302 schools. Do the math. Its not like in Kansas where you got to state for being in top 4 out of 8. Or the best out of 32 like in 5a and 6a.

I checked the bios for the Indiana state finals and 90% of these kids have a D1 scholarship.

First I refereed 5 years in Kansas and reffed here in Indiana and I would say the level is overall slightly higher in Indiana.


I think the National duals is not a good measure of the level of high school wrestling. I know most states can't get their top kids to the event albeit freestyle or folk.