Jayruss

It's all good! Well keep it a secret my loses were to other state champions love how he out all these together. Some of these brackets would be AWESOME TO watch. 

Maurer vs. Hughes.  I love the discussion.  What legacies these guys left!

Hughes finished 2-5-1-1
maurer finished 1-1-1-1
 
maurer wins a close one. Probably 3-1 or 4-2 

I remember drinking “adult beverages” at IU at a party with Coughlin, Hernandez, Angel Escobedo, and Jose. I asked them who was the best team of all time. Boy oh boy that was fun. Tons of arguing between and beat you , and i never lost to MD etc going on. This was during their college days. I just stood back and watched, my job was done there ?

I remember drinking “adult beverages” at IU at a party with Coughlin, Hernandez, Angel Escobedo, and Jose. I asked them who was the best team of all time. Boy oh boy that was fun. Tons of arguing between and beat you , and i never lost to MD etc going on. This was during their college days. I just stood back and watched, my job was done there ?

Along with andrae Hernandez 

I have B Lee over Coughlin as well. That Coughlin vs Howe would’ve been insane. I think Coughlin is one of the most underrated wrestlers in Indiana history 

Mauer over Hughes in probably the best match you could have..Mauer just didn't lose in the finals and had a uncanny ability to pull off the barn burners and imho had 3 of the best finals matches ever over Hobbs,Newport and dolley

He teched everyone his junior year.... senior year he texted everyone EXCEPT the finals he beat the guy only by 14... ONLY 

Good thing this don't go back to Radnovich lol.. he too was BEASTLY..

I have Parris vs Robinson with Parris winning pretty easily...  If Junior year Parris was on the opposite side, I would have Parris vs Parris in Championship.

Cosgrove DQ'd at weigh-ins for not wearing a suitable undergarment.

Jayruss had idea of showing a seeded bracket from last 16 years. Had to combine some weights. Seeding based on
Winning pct - shows dominance that season Grade - gives advantage to more experience Number of state titles - advantage to continued success (last number on each line) Season wins

I'll try to do a different thread for each weight class to focus the responses. Some REALLY interesting brackets. Went back and forth on how to weight it for seeding but this seems about the best
 
By the way, great idea @Jayruss

Beat me to it I was going to do last 16 years seeded as:
1. Winning Pct - shows domination in their weight class
2. Grade - gives advantage to more experienced wrestler
3. Number of state titles - advantage to wrestlers with continued dominance
4. Number of wins in a season
 
Here's what the 103/106 bracket looks like:

this is just for fun so dont beat me up too bad....  I just picked 2 for each final and winner not taking into account the random draw.
106 - Red 13 over Micic 12 (the super frosh wins the first battle of these 2)
113 - Micic 13 over Cummings 16
120 - Red 14 over Hudkins 15
126 - Micic 14 over Red 15 (the senior gets the win)
132 - Lee 15 over Red 16 (a healthy Lee takes this hypothetical re-match)
138 - Lee 16 over Black 17
145 - Tsirtsis 12 over Lee 16/Lee 17 (Big Semifinal match)
152 - Lee over Lee (rematch of 145 semi final)*
160 - Hughes 15 over Covaciu 16
170 - Stevenson 13 over Hughes 16
182 - Rypel 16 over Lynde 12
195 - Davidson 17 vs Sliga 13 vs Rypel 15 (couldn't pick a winner here)
220 - Parris 18 over Robinson 14
285 - Streck 16 over Bernard 14

I would be interested in trying this but one major problem is the changes in weight classes

Here's a list of champions (displays best on desktop) from the last seven years with the current weight classes plus 2011 with the old weights (I may have misspelled a name or school) 
As mentioned, the weight class changes make it challenging to create a 16-person bracket. The old 130-135-140 weight classes now are 132-138 and in the upper weights the old 189-215 is now 182-195-220. 
Taking the last seven, you can run them through an 8-man bracket with the top seed getting a bye. Someone with far more knowledge would have to seed them.
 
Weight Class 106 113 120 126 132 138 145 152 160 170 182 195 220 285 2018 Jacob Moran, Portage (Jr., 34-2) Brayden Curtis, Yorktown (Jr., 40-0) Hunter Watts, Jimtown (Jr., 44-1) Asa Garcia, Avon (Jr., 39-4) Graham Rooks, Columbus East (Sr., 48-0) Kris Rumph, Portage (Sr., 32-4) Jordan Slivka, Cathedral (Jr., 43-3) Brayton Lee, Brownsburg (Sr., 34-0) Nick South, Columbus East (Jr., 48-1) Noah Warren, Perry Meridian (Sr., 46-1) Conner Graber, Northridge (Sr., 48-1) Lucas Davison, Chesterton (Sr., 52-0) Mason Parris, Lawrenceburg (Sr., 47-0) Eli Pokorney, Chesterton (Jr., 42-0) 2017 Brayden Curtis, Yorktown (So., 43-0) Alec Viduya, Roncalli (Fr., 47-2) Cayden Rooks, Columbus East (So., 46-1) Alec White, New Palestine (Sr., 39-1) Breyden Bailey, Cathedral (Sr., 42-1) Brendan Black, Hobart (Sr., 30-1) Brayton Lee, Brownsburg (Jr., 46-0) Joe Lee, Mater Dei (Jr., 36-0) Brad Laughlin, Yorktown (Sr., 46-1) Eli Stock, Monrovia (Sr., 41-2) Jacob Gray, Delta (Sr., 42-2) Andrew Davison, Chesterton (Sr., 42-0) Mason Parris, Lawrenceburg (Sr., 47-0) Evan Ellis, Eastern (Sr., 46-0) 2016 Asa Garcia, Avon (Fr., 36-6) Colton Cummings, Lowell (Jr., 46-0) Drew HIldebrandt, Penn (Sr., 46-1) Brock Hudkins, Danville (Sr., 47-0) Chad Red, New Palestine (Sr., 44-0) Brayton Lee, Brownsburg (So., 43-0) Joe Lee, Mater Dei (So., 32-2) Trent Pruitt, Warren Central (Jr., 45-2) Jacob Covaciu, Merriville (Sr., 42-0) Drew Hughes, Lowell (Sr., 47-0) Blake Rypel, Cathedral (Sr., 45-0) Jake Kleimola, Lake Central (Sr., 43-1) Mason Parris, Lawrenceburg (Sr., 47-0) Shawn Streck, Merrillville (Sr., 45-0) 2015 Colton Cummings, Lowell (So., 45-1) Garrett Pepple, East Noble (Sr., 46-0) Brock Hudkins, Danville (Jr., 33-0) Chad Red, New Palestine (Jr., 47-0) Nick Lee, Mater Dei (So., 35-0) Tommy Cash, Lawrence North (Sr., 45-2) Jacob Covaciu, Merriville (Jr., 44-1) Tommy Forte, Mishawaka (Sr., 37-0) Drew Hughes, Lowell (Jr., 44-0) Dylan Lydy, Ben Davis (Sr., 46-0) Chase Osborn, Penn (Sr., 39-0) Blake Rypel, Cathedral (Jr., 46-0) Kobe Woods, Penn (Jr., 44-0) Shawn Streck, Merrillville (Sr., 45-0) 2014 Jeremiah Reitz, Griffith (Fr., 45-1) DJ Smith, Franklin Community (Sr., 39-1) Chad Red, New Palestine (So., 44-0) Stevan Micic, Hanover Central (Sr., 42-0) Deondre Wilson, Warren Central (Sr., 39-0) Tommy Cash, Lawrence North (Sr., 45-2) Cody LeCount, Perry Meridian (Sr., 44-0) Brendon Kelley, Evansville Central (Sr., 50-0) Rhett Hiestand, Yorktown (Sr., 47-2) Jacob Stevenson, Franklin Community (Jr., 40-1) Damien Chambers, Edgewood (Sr., 44-1) Katrell Moss, Warren Central (Sr., 31-2) Gelen Robinson, Lake Central (Sr., 52-0) Wesley Bernard, Cathedral (Sr., 49-0) 2013 Chad Red, New Palestine (Fr., 48-0) Stevan Micic, Hanover Central (Jr., 48-0) Deondre Wilson, Warren Central (Jr., 38-0) Nick Crume, Jimtown (Sr., 38-0) Cody LeCount, Perry Meridian (Jr., 40-0) Tommy Forte, Mishawaka (So., 46-0) Neal Malloy, Danville (Sr., 43-0) Josh Farrell, Greenfield Central (Sr., 48-0) Riley McClurg, Perry Meridian (Sr., 37-3) Bobby Steveson, Merriville (So., 39-0) Matt Hurford, Culver Community (Sr., 47-0) Mitch Sliga, Fishers (Sr., 49-0) Gelen Robinson, Lake Central (Sr., 52-0) Donte Winfield, Perry Meridian (Sr., 41-2) 2012 Stevan Micic, Hanover Central (So., 47-0) Jarred Brooks, Warsaw (Sr., 35-0) Paul Petrov, Hanover Central (Sr., 47-0) Kyle Ayersman, Lake Central (Sr., 52-0) Jared McKinley, Perry Meridian (Sr., 48-1) Devon Jackson, Yorktown (Sr., 52-0) Jason Tsirtsis, Crown Point (Sr., 42-0) Isaiah Bradley, Muncie South (Jr., 44-0) Brian Harvey, Cathedral (Sr., 47-0) Sean Mappes, Center Grove (Sr. 46-0) Tanner Lynde, Delphi (Sr., 52-0) Mitch Sliga, Fishers (Jr., 49-0) Tyler Kral, Crown Point (Sr., 41-2) Abraham Hall, Bremen (Sr., 50-0)

A few of those guys should be at IU , but Goldman sucks 

Congratulations to Nick South from Columbus East for signing with Indiana. He is projected to wrestle 165.

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A few of those guys should be at IU , but Goldman sucks 

A few of those guys should be at IU , but Goldman sucks 

A few of those guys should be at IU , but Goldman sucks 

I wouldn't be so sure that Rumph doesn't win his match.  He beat Black once last year, but the last 6 weeks he has been on a roll!  I am also fully biased, and I am not afraid to say that.  But I still think Senior Black vs. Senior Rumph would be a real fun one to watch and think Rumph takes the match.  Again, a Portage coach and obviously this is theoretical at this point.

You have to give it to Asa, toughest weight class by far