Records can be highly deceptive. The Ark City kids are a great example. For years Ark City kids would come in with a pretty significant number of losses, yet walk away from state with some state champions and yet another team championship. Why? Because they wrestled an immensely tough schedule. I have told my kids (who wrestled) more than once, "if you have to choose between an Ark City kid who is 19-14 and another kid who is 28-3, pick the kid who is 28-3". Okay, its a bit of an exagerration - but not much.
Bottom line, Gary you are right. If a kid makes it to state - good for them. The more kids who can qualify for state the better.