It is true, these rankings have NOTHING to do with seeding for regional tournaments, (the criterion for which is spelled out in the KSHSAA Wrestling Handbook--a coach's "...insane... logic" should not have anything to do with seeding decisions for regional tournaments) and ultimately the rankings mean nothing because it is supposedly decided on the mat.

What IS important about the rankings is that it shows relative strength of the different parts of the state (as measured by Coaches' opinions) and therefore relative strength of the regionals. Secondly, it is important to the wrestlers as it is no small reward for their hard work and sacrifice.

To decide, arbitrarily it seems, that there are no more than four rankable wrestlers in each region is an injustice to the wrestlers (and their coaches) all across the state. It also arouses some suspicion that the underlying reason for this equalizing procedure might be to "camouflage" the disparity in depth of quality and quanity among the 321A regionals.

IMHO