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If you factor in bonus points, 5th can always possibly score more than 3rd. I believe that in this format, if you don't factor in bonus points, third place will get 9 (placement) + 2 (advancement) = 11 points and 5th will get 5 (placement) + either 1.5 or 2 (advancement, depending on when loss...

I haven't heard this from any sort of source, but I always just assumed it was because of the 5 match per day restriction. If you lose in the first round and end up in a placing match, you'd end up with 6 matches so I guess this is their solution to that.

That is correct.

The 4 best guys in the same section would still result in them finishing top 4 in the state, but yes the "have to make the semis to finish top 4" really is unfortunate this year. There will be a lot of guys who finish 5/6 would are significantly better than guys who finish 3/4. With it being a...

Here are the new D1 sections, not sure about other divisions: Section 1 Basha Corona del Sol Highland Kofa Marana Maricopa Perry Red Mountain Rincon/University Skyline Sunnyside Tucson Section 2 Alhambra Carl Hayden Cesar Chavez Desert Vista Millennium Hamilton Maryvale Mountain Pointe Mesa...

I love the entire Deberry family, but I have to agree with Michael on this one. I don't think there is any way an educational institution or existing club could hire him due to what happened. Maybe he could start his own club or something, I'm not sure how that works, but he is a good kid who...

But it really doesn't help these rankings at all to go to out of state tournaments. I mean Espalin who is probably regarded as the best wrestler in the state outside of probably Ybarra, is ranked behind James Brown who didn't win his state tournament and who he majored during the year. These...

I can only speak to the D1 guys...all of the non-heavyweights didn't make weight (not 100% sure on 106 from Tucson but making that assumption) and the heavyweights had skin issues. Some of the guys who didn't make weight weren't even close, which kind of blows my mind.

who knows is right...Anderson beat Ray and Jarman, lost twice to Galindo. My 170 example is even harder to figure out. Interesting to look at regardless of how much sense it really makes

I appreciate the explanation, makes a little more sense. I'm the biggest math dork in the world so I appreciate a numbers-based look on things. Obviously a big thing that can't really be accounted for is that Track results aren't fully reliable, as many coaches don't enter things until the end...

Thanks for sharing, it's definitely interesting to see a strictly numbers-based ordering of guys...I would love to see their magical formula, but this just illustrates that it's impossible to do rankings just based on some weird algorithm and without using common sense. Plenty more examples...

D1 2019-2020 Individual Rankings (updated on 1/27) Updated after another week of duals and tourneys. Since we are getting close the postseason, I'm going to include the section that each wrestler is in. 106 1. Jayson Flener, Liberty, 9th (Section 2) 2. Damian Moreno, Kofa, 9th (Section 2)...

Definitely 2 possible state finals matches there that were fun to watch despite the low scores. If Steele is back, I'd actually think Cibola is the favorite to finish as runner-up behind Liberty, due to them having more "guaranteed" big point scorers than the rest of the pack (i.e. can't...

Thanks for the info wjd. I actually totally overlooked that he was in Doc Wright because he was kind of nestled in a random spot of the bracket, but Obregon was there so I should have looked a little better. I think I'd have to put him at 3 despite losing twice at Doc Wright, which looks like...

D1 2019-2020 Individual Rankings (updated on 1/20) Updated after another week of duals, Flowing Wells, and Doc Wright. 106 1. Jayson Flener, Liberty, 9th 2. Damian Moreno, Kofa, 9th 3. Caidan Cole, Boulder Creek, 10th 4. Daniel Mendoza, Perry, 12th 5. Joey Jarman, Mesa, 9th 6. Javier Duran...