Who were the big winners and losers in the seeding process?
One way to answer the question is to look at the expected points based on the final Flo rankings vs the expected points based on the seeds.
The Big Winners
The Big Losers
One way to answer the question is to look at the expected points based on the final Flo rankings vs the expected points based on the seeds.
The Big Winners
- Penn was the clear winner with Cross Wasilewski seeded #3 while ranked #10 at 149, and Jude Swisher seeded #6 while ranked #10 at 157.
- NIU's Markel Baker picks up almost 7 expected points by being seeded #8 while ranked #29 at 133.
The Big Losers
- Stanford qualified 8 wrestlers and 6 of them are seeded below their rank.
- Iowa State suffers a similar fate with 7 of 10 wrestlers seeded below their rank. And the other 3 are seeded at their rank. No one is seeded above their rank.
- Iowa has 6 of 9 wrestlers seeded at or above their rank, but the damage is done with Angelo Ferrari seed #7 while ranked #2 at 184.
