OK, and just for fun — this is a great topic — try this on for size.

Under the above plan, Class A would have four 12-team Regionals, Class B four 16 team Regionals and Class C four 23-team Regionals. But, what if we tried EIGHT six-team Regionals in A, EIGHT eight-team Regionals in B and EIGHT Regionals of either 11 or 12 teams in Class C. Out of each, TWO wrestlers will qualify for State. Wrestlebacks to a true second-place would be used.

This plan would accomplish several things:
1 — It would cut way back on travel time and missed school for most of the schools involved. Instead of two-thirds of the schools having two-day tournaments for Regionals, all of them could be wrestled in one day.
2 — It would much, much easier to seperate teams from one another this way. It's easy to rearrange one or two tough schools from each other without a lot of upheaval if you have more tournaments to choose from.
3 — Wrestling for true second would eliminate any discussion as to who is most deserving to advance to State.

Again, it's just an idea, and one that makes a great deal of sense. If only the Coliseum would hold 12 mats (which I doubt it would).


"The only thing you ever deserve is what you earn."
— Tom Brands, Head Wrestling Coach, Virginia Tech