The prohibitive favorite for the championship would have to be Cole Garcia of Colby, however anything can happen and sometimes does. There are also some very tough wrestlers out there that cannot be discounted. It does not happen very often that all 4 placers from a regional will place at state.
What happened to Chris was very unfortunate. It is very difficult to beat a good wrestler 3 times in a row and Jovonnie is explosive and powerful - he wrestled a great match. Chris was very deserving of his #3 ranking this year and I'm sure we'll hear from him again.