I have been thinking about a way's to get the best team's together and I like where this proposal is heading. Here are my thought's after reading this.
Looking at the IHSWCA team ranking's and looking at the competitive depth in the 3A class I would keep that class alone and call it your big school. I would combine the 2A &1A classes and call it your small school division.
I feel you should take 8 in a class. If you take one Team from each Semistate, you will have 4 wild-card bid's. I feel you will need 4 wild-card bid's especially for the big school division. Looking at New Castle SS for example, you have (Perry, Ron., Cath, L.N.) that all have been consistently at the IHSAA Team State Finals for pretty much the Past Decade, On top of Many other Team's that are right there ex. (Warren, H.S.E, New Castle, Carmel). I think you will need 4 wildcard's and you still might not get all of the best team's but having 4 give's you a better shot of getting the best 8 team's.
Seed it!!! If you get the Best 8 team's Seeding isn't going to be that tough to do. We have great teams and after seeding the top 4 Team's it will be a crap shoot on 5-8 cause that's they way it goes. Every educated Coach, Wrestler and Fan should know it come's down to match-ups. Upset's can Happen.
If you get this thing rolling, I would love to volunteer to be on the seeding and selection committee. I am not coaching anymore and still feel I have a good gauge of who would be the best team's that need to be there. Let me know!!!!!!
Coach Weimer