I'm sure this has probably been said somewhere...but here is my breakdown on how the rankings worked out.
At 103 pounds
Final four = No. 6 Fuqua, No. 2 Boosma, No. 1 Boston, No. 4 Micic.
Champion ? No. 1 Boston
112
Final four = No. 1 Phillips, No. 2 Todd, No. 3 Petrov, No. 4 Brooks
Champion ? No. 2 Todd
119
Final four = No. 1 Ayersman, No. 2 Campbell, No. 8 Moss, No. 9 Carroll
Champion ? No. 1 Ayersman
125
Final Four = No. 1 McKinley, No. 2 Kieffer, No. 4 Somer, No. 8 Crume
Champion ? No. 1 McKinley
130
Final Four = No. 2 Barroquillo, No. 3 Molloy, No. 6 Crume, No. 20 Hartman
Champion ? No. 3 Molloy
135
Final Four = No. 1 Jackson, No. 2 Kieffer, No. 3 Raley, No. 4 Gregory
Champion ? No. 3 Raley
140
Final Four = No. 1 Tsirtsis, No. 2 Montgomery, No. 5 Rattay, No. 15 Lannert
Champion ? No. 1 Tsirtsis
145
Final Four = No. 1 Roach, No. 2 Heistand, No. 4 Weekly, No. 16 Whetstine
Champion ? No. 1 Roach
152
Final Four = No. 1 Welch, No. 3 Mullins, No. 6 Lefever, No. 5 K. Johnson
Champion ? No. 1 Welch
160
Final Four = No. 1 Welch, No. 2 Willis, No. 3 Sims, No. 4 Lefever
Champion ? No. 1 Welch
171
Final Four = No. 1 Stein, No. 2 Bratcher, No. 3 Lynde, No. 6 Manning
Champion ? No. 1 Stein
189
Final Four = No. 1 Sliga, No. 2 Stevenson, No. 4 Goldman, No. 6 Boots
Champion ? No. 4 Goldman
215
Final Four ? No. 14 Cooper, No. 3 Kral, No. 1 Reese, No. 10 Seaman
Champion ? No. 1 Reese
285
Final Four = No. 1 Meyer, No. 7 Harvey, No. 8 Forrest, No. 2 Howe
Champion ? No. 7 Harvey
Totals - every wrestler in all 14 weight classes that made the final four were ranked. Nine wrestlers ranked No. 1 won.
I think the rankings were more accurate this year than perhaps ever before.