Returning Points - 2026

[Wrestleknownothing]

I think I did this on the old board. This time I am including redshirts. For a returning redshirt I used the points (and weight) scored the last time they wrestled.

More data = more fun. So here we go.

Returning AA's

Lets zig a bit before we zag. This one is about career honors rather than last year's points.

• 133 returns the most total AA honors with 15 from 12 wrestlers.
• 197 has the most AA's per wrestler with at least one career AA (1.8).
• 141 has both quality and quantity with 8 wrestlers who have earned an average of 1.75 AA's per.
• No weight has more than one returning champ, but 141 is also home to the only 2 time champ in Ohio State's Jesse Mendez.
• Only 184 and 197 do not have a returning champ.

Note: AA honors may have been earned at a different weight than the 2026 weight listed for the wrestler on wrestlestat.

 

[Wrestleknownothing]

Pretty Picture Time

Speaking of moving around weights, here are two ways to visualize the movement of returning points between weights.

First a Chord Diagram. The color of the chord represents the previous weight. The destination weights are listed within the colored sections. The numbers around the outside are the point totals (also represented by the width of the chords).

 

[Wrestleknownothing]

Next a Sankey Diagram for the more linear in the crowd.

 

[Wrestleknownothing]

And finally a table.

• Horizontal change represent consolidation in a weight. For example, 184 gained points from both 174 and 197.
• Vertical change represents dispersion from a weight. For example, 197 gave up points to 174and 285.
• Reading in both directions shows both sides of the coin. For example, 157 gave up 33.5 points to 165, but received 31 from 149.

 

[Wrestleknownothing]

Top Ten Teams Returning Points

Hopefully this one is not too tough to read. I attempted to capture both transfers and returning redshirts (and the combination of the two) in a single chart. For example, Oklahoma State:

• Has three returning scorers from last year's team (orange),
• And 1 returning from redshirt (black).
• They also picked up an Iowa State transfer who redshirted last year,
• And an Arizona State transfer who did not.

Note: These totals do not reflect any lineup decisions. For example, PSU has 8 returning scorers of varying vintages, but some of them may not start while being replaced by a wrestler with no tournament scoring history.

 

[chasepollard]

Whatever man!

We are putting 10 on the podium and DT will repeat as COY.

J/k good stuff and much appreciated…but we’re still hanging 10.

 

[oberebo]

I got a degree in English from OK State. The only impression I get from those charts is that the color selection is great and there are a lot of wavy lines. Not knocking wrestleknownothing as I am sure stats people can draw a lot of great conclusions from these graphs but to someone not schooled in the intricacies of statistics they are not my cup of tea.

 

[chasepollard]

I got a degree in English from OK State. The only impression I get from those charts is that the color selection is great and there are a lot of wavy lines. Not knocking wrestleknownothing as I am sure stats people can draw a lot of great conclusions from these graphs but to someone not schooled in the intricacies of statistics they are not my cup of tea.

This one was pretty detailed and intricate.

These posts are good stuff and you’ll chime in and give some good stuff on most of them.

They are explained well when there are lots of talking points.

 

[Anon1751337295]

I must applaud the work put in. I was taught to count to 32 in dental school. As long as there are some (smarter people than me here) that can interpret the information, I am thoroughly satisfied.
-tom_v31

 

[Howie_Fartz]

Im very upset I didnt look at this until AFTER my morning "movement". This kind of stuff is excellent BM material!
Joking aside, while I have no idea what a sankey is, I appreciate the work you put in on this!

 

[Wrestleknownothing]

Im very upset I didnt look at this until AFTER my morning "movement". This kind of stuff is excellent BM material!
Joking aside, while I have no idea what a sankey is, I appreciate the work you put in on this!

I am here to help.

One of the early Sankeys is a thing of beauty. It graphed the size and location of Napoleon's army as he fatefully marched on Russia. That graph will inspire some good throne work.

For this morning

 

[Howie_Fartz]

I am here to help.

One of the early Sankeys is a thing of beauty. It graphed the size and location of Napoleon's army as he fatefully marched on Russia. That graph will inspire some good throne work.

For this morning