All that I can say is WOW! I cannot believe what I just read.
For a Wrestling Scholar to make those statements is, well, WOW.

To say that Oklahoma is wrestling against other states 4th and 5th because of Geography is CRAZY. You obviously do not understand the importance of the duals. If Geography was a factor, nobody any good would be going anywhere, like Reno, Vegas, Pittsburg, Tulsa, Cleveland, Fargo, etc. Let me help you.
In 1999 Oklahoma tied Ohio 24 to 24 and won the Duals on criteria. Check out Ohio's lineup.
Kendjorsky
Ott
Lenhart
Jayne
Ratliff
Forward
Bertin
Lange
Heiber
Lammers
Rowlands
Taylor
Almost every one of these wrestlers is a DI All-American. That same year, New Jersey was third with a team that included.
Norgaard
Dowd
Black
Baches
Hahn
Sharpov
Mocco
Not exactly 4th or 5th place tier guys, huh.
In the years that I coached on the KS teams, I can remember teams with the following;
PA - Patacky, Scott, Galloway, Morgan, Eckloff,
Hart, Burkholder
MI - Simmons, Frost, Donahue, Churella, Kish, Metcalf
Others from OH - Jaggers, both Schlatters, both Bergmans, Moos, Hart
Not exactly 4th or 5th Tier, huh. There are many others, but I cannot remember all of them.

Oklahoma did place 17th this year at Sr. Nationals and yes that is dismal but a very uncharacteristic dismal. They are almost always in the top ten. They take Junior Nationals in Fargo more series because it is freestyle and they are preparing their guys for not just college but even higher goals of international wrestling and Olympic competition. They always place in the top ten there and usually closer to top five. They won the thing in 1998. This is one reason why Oklahoma has produced so many Olympians. All of this greatness with a very small population base.
No one takes wrestling more series than Oklahoma.

You did state that not many states could compete with Oklahoma's all-time top ten at least but let me help you with that also.
NO STATE could compete with Oklahoma's all-time top ten unless you can give me another state with ten Olympic Gold Medalist.