indyshred Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Being new to all of this I was wondering how they bracket out the Semi-states. Do they interweave kids from all 4 feeder regionals, or do they pit one regional against another in the top half and the other 2 regionals in the bottom half? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC Computer Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 The IHSAA will issue a template to all regionals showing the brackets. A first place will wrestle a 4th place and seconds and thirds will go against each other in the first round. The bracket could look like: 1A vs 4D 2C vs 3B 3C vs 2B 4A vs 1D 1B vs 4C 2A vs 3D 3D vs 2C 4B vs 1C But the template is different for each weight class. It's random as far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indyshred Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 Thanks AC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrecoISU Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Keeping them random helps to prevent wrestlers from lowering their placement to avoid a certain wrestler. After regionals is completed, coaches will be given the format for the weight classes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC Computer Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 That's true. I think I remember a situation like that several years ago when 4 sectionals fed into regional and only two advanced out of regional. The two best wrestlers in the weight class would have been on the same side of the bracket, but one knew it took an injury default in the sectional finals to avoid a semi-finals match up. That may have been when the match up became sealed until after the end of wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old82 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 very well said. thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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