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Team State Qualification FAQs: Topic #1, General qualification and scoring process


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Topic #1: General Qualification and Scoring Process

 

Q: How many teams qualify for the Team State Duals championship?

 

--40 teams qualify

--12 teams from each of 2 smaller-school classes (1A, 2A) and 8 teams from each of 2 bigger-school classes (3A, 4A)

 

Q: How and when do teams qualify?

 

--Teams qualify by earning points in the IHSAA individual state series (all 4 tournament steps)

--The top scoring team from each semi-state for each class earns an automatic berth in 1A and 2A (4 berths total per class). The 3 best semi-state winning qualification scores earn automatic berths in 3A and 4A (3 berths per class).

--The six highest scores in each class that are NOT one of the 4 semi-state winners also earn automatic berths in 1A and 2A (6 automatic wildcard berths per class). The three highest scores in each class that are NOT one of the 3 best semi-state winners also earn automatic berths in 3A and 4A (3 automatic wildcard berths per class).

--The seventh berth in 3A and 4A will go to the 4th best semi-state winner if that team places in the top 10 qualifying scores overall.

--The final undecided berths in all classes are voted on by the tournament IHSWCA selection committee from among the next few highest scoring teams in each class.  This voting happens at the beginning of April.

 

Q: How do teams earn points during the IHSAA tournament series?

 

--Individuals earn points for their teams by arriving at one of the following final classifications: sectional non-placer, sectional placer, regional qualifier, semi-state first round, semi-state second round, state first round/8th place, state 6th-7th place, state 3rd-5th place, state runner-up, state champion

--Points for these levels are different for each of the 4 classes and they are different for seniors and underclassmen

 

Q: How can points in an individual tournament be used to determine who the best duals teams will be the next year?

 

--The points are not awarded as they are in a typical individual tournament.  They are specifically awarded to reflect each individual's expected positive impact on their team's dual meet ability next year.  For example, a semi-state qualifier will have more of an impact on their team's duals ability next year than a regional qualifier and a regional qualifier will have more impact than a sectional non-placer.  Similarly, an underclassman state qualifier tells us more about a team's duals ability next year than a graduating senior state qualifier.  The scoring captures all of these differences.

--WE HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE SCORING ELEMENTS--OFTEN AS FAR BACK AS 15 YEARS FOR CERTAIN PARTS--TO BE SURE THAT SCORING VALUES ARE THE BEST POSSIBLE PREDICTORS OF NEXT YEAR'S TEAM SUCCESS

 

Q: Why is there different scoring for the different classes?

 

--Having wrestlers at different advancement levels means something different in each class.  For example, in 1A, there is very little difference between having a returning semi-state qualifier and a state champion when 1A schools are wrestling against each other.  However, there is a huge difference between having a semi-state qualifier and a sectional non-placer.  On the other hand, in 4A, there's very little difference between a regional qualifier and a sectional non-placer's impact on next year's team when good teams are wrestling each other.  However, there is a huge difference between a semi-state first round loser and a state champion when top 4A teams face off.  The scoring must reflect these class differences.

 

Q: Why is there different scoring for underclassmen and seniors?

 

--Underclassmen are obviously coming back next year, so they are much, much stronger predictor's of next year's team's ability.  Their scoring is therefore much more significant than seniors'.

 

Q: Why are seniors' scoring included at all since they won't be back?

 

--Seniors' performance are very good indicators of a program's strength, so they are strong predictors of next year's team's ability.  There are teams in the top 10 of the state every year that lost 6 or 7 seniors from the previous season.  We have to include seniors' scores (at a lesser level than underclassmen, of course) or those teams will be virtually eliminated from qualifying.

 

Q: Why is there a "full lineup bonus" for three of the classes?

 

--Almost all lineups in 1A and many in 2A have forfeits.  Especially in 1A, history shows that having bonuses for full or almost full lineups helps us further know who the best teams will be next year.  In 2A and 3A, there is a small bonus for having 12 to 14 guys, but nothing beyond that.  You have to have a full lineup of very good individuals for any chance to qualify in 4A.  Scoring 0 points at a weight is penalty enough, research has shown, so there is no special bonus for having no forfeits in 4A.

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