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Is 3rd Better Than 1st At The NCAA Wrestling Championships?

Team scoring at the NCAA Championships might need an overhaul, and there’s a simple solution.
Here are eight irrefutable facts about a fully contested 32-person folkstyle bracket in which a wrestler who loses can wrestle back for third, and there are no true second-place matches. 
1. A wrestler who finishes second will always have four wins and one loss.
2. A wrestler who finishes third will always have more wins than the wrestler who finishes second.
3. The wrestler who finishes second lost his or her final match of the tournament.
4. The wrestler who finishes third, at minimum, won his or her final two matches.
5. A wrestler who finishes third can score more team points than the wrestler who finishes second or first.
6. The minimum team points for first is 20, and the maximum is 30, unless the referee deducts a team point. 
7. First place always goes undefeated. 
8. A team that crowns 10 champions and wins every match (50-0) can conceivably lose the tournament. 
This is assuming that the following recognized scoring system is used.
1st — 16
2nd — 12 … more at … https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/15760839-is-3rd-better-than-1st-at-the-ncaa-wrestling-championships

April 15, 2026 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment