Post by lkwdsteve on Feb 5, 2007 23:52:36 GMT -5
Ohio has three divisions I, II, III, biggest to smallest, with 176-177 schools in each. As much as I fully agree with the comments about a one-class system, at least what Ohio does do, they do well. I'd like to see one class for an individual championship then a multiclass (3 or 4) DUAL MEET team championship.
Each of the divisions has 16 equal sized sectionals (equal in terms of number of teams assigned to it). Sectional seeding for individuals is done in a coaches meeting. Each sectional advances 4 wrestlers (USUALLY the case) to the district giving each district a 16 man bracket. The four districts in each division advance 4 to compose the 16 man state bracket. District seeding is pre-set with sectional champs meeting other sectional's 4th placers, etc. Sectional champs and the corresponding runners-up are automatically in opposite halves of the bracket.
Ohio has been blessed that a great percentage of the time, the top two wrestlers in the state are the state finalists. There are a couple of reasons for that. One reason is that often the two best wrestlers are coming out of a Cleveland area district where they have finished 1 and 2. They automatically are in opposite halves at state. The other reason is that Ohio has instituted "protection principles". For example there is a very good chance that, this year, Ohio will see three division 1 final rematches from last year featuring Greater Cleveland wrestlers.
At 145 Kevin Hardy rates to face Dan Gonsor again in the finals. Hardy beat him last year at 130. At 160 Sean Nemec should see Derrick Foore in the finals. Nemec has won his two state titles over Foore. A third state finals match up between the same two wrestlers might be a record in Ohio. And at 171 Brian Roddy should be the finalist against Dustin Kilgore, who Roddy lost to (at 171) last year.
All six could and should be district champs because in all three cases the involved couples are in different districts (Greater Cleveland feeds two different districts because it is in 5 different sectionals).
Take 160 as an example. It may be set up that the Mentor district champ (Nemec) is half-bracketed with the Cinncinati area champ and the Mass Perry champ (Foore) is half bracketed with Columbus. No problem. They are in opposite halves and should be the finalists.
But moving to 171 it may be preset that Mentor (Roddy) and Mass Perry (Kilgore) are in the same half bracket. If that is the case and Roddy and Kilgore win district, then the state will CHANGE the bracketing to allow a returning state champ and runner up to be in opposite halves of the bracket, provided they have both won their district.
Ohio does a good job of this.
I mentioned that Cleveland feeds five sectionals, and, persuant to standards established by the NE Ohio Athletic Board, sectionals assignments are set before the season begins. Not so in the other areas of the state. In Cincinnati, Toledo, and Columbus, teams are seeded into sectionals by virtue of coaches voting (I believe). This I find weird since Cleveland has NEVER seeded teams like that. But the rest of the state seems comfortable with it.
Enough writing. Sorry for the length.
Each of the divisions has 16 equal sized sectionals (equal in terms of number of teams assigned to it). Sectional seeding for individuals is done in a coaches meeting. Each sectional advances 4 wrestlers (USUALLY the case) to the district giving each district a 16 man bracket. The four districts in each division advance 4 to compose the 16 man state bracket. District seeding is pre-set with sectional champs meeting other sectional's 4th placers, etc. Sectional champs and the corresponding runners-up are automatically in opposite halves of the bracket.
Ohio has been blessed that a great percentage of the time, the top two wrestlers in the state are the state finalists. There are a couple of reasons for that. One reason is that often the two best wrestlers are coming out of a Cleveland area district where they have finished 1 and 2. They automatically are in opposite halves at state. The other reason is that Ohio has instituted "protection principles". For example there is a very good chance that, this year, Ohio will see three division 1 final rematches from last year featuring Greater Cleveland wrestlers.
At 145 Kevin Hardy rates to face Dan Gonsor again in the finals. Hardy beat him last year at 130. At 160 Sean Nemec should see Derrick Foore in the finals. Nemec has won his two state titles over Foore. A third state finals match up between the same two wrestlers might be a record in Ohio. And at 171 Brian Roddy should be the finalist against Dustin Kilgore, who Roddy lost to (at 171) last year.
All six could and should be district champs because in all three cases the involved couples are in different districts (Greater Cleveland feeds two different districts because it is in 5 different sectionals).
Take 160 as an example. It may be set up that the Mentor district champ (Nemec) is half-bracketed with the Cinncinati area champ and the Mass Perry champ (Foore) is half bracketed with Columbus. No problem. They are in opposite halves and should be the finalists.
But moving to 171 it may be preset that Mentor (Roddy) and Mass Perry (Kilgore) are in the same half bracket. If that is the case and Roddy and Kilgore win district, then the state will CHANGE the bracketing to allow a returning state champ and runner up to be in opposite halves of the bracket, provided they have both won their district.
Ohio does a good job of this.
I mentioned that Cleveland feeds five sectionals, and, persuant to standards established by the NE Ohio Athletic Board, sectionals assignments are set before the season begins. Not so in the other areas of the state. In Cincinnati, Toledo, and Columbus, teams are seeded into sectionals by virtue of coaches voting (I believe). This I find weird since Cleveland has NEVER seeded teams like that. But the rest of the state seems comfortable with it.
Enough writing. Sorry for the length.