Lot of talk recently concerning a Dual State Tournament. Here are some projections for a 2010 Kansas Dual State Tournament, if there was such an animal.

First, look at the current state top ten rankings and regional assignments for each class:

6A Rankings
Garden City
Derby
Goddard
Wichita Heights
Dodge City
Wichita NW
Junction City
Maize
Wichita Campus
Blue Valley West

Manhattan Regional
Derby
Junction City
Wichita Heights

OP SM Regional
Blue Valley W.

SMW Reg
No Ranked Tms

Wichita W. Reg
Dodge City
Garden City
Maize
Wichita Campus
Wichita NW

5A Rankings
Emporia
Andover Central
Lansing
Shawnee Heights
Pittsburg
Ark City
Salina South
Kapun MC
Topeka Seaman
St Thomas A.

Turner Reg
Lansing
St Thomas Acad

Newton Reg
Salina South

Shawn Heights Reg
Emporia
Shawnee Heights
Topeka Seaman

B. Carroll Reg
Andover Central
Ark City
Pittsburg
Kapun Mt. C.

4A rankings
Andale
Clay Center
Valley Center
Abilene
Scott Center
Colby
Columbus
Prairie View
St James Acad.
Louisburg

Chanute Reg
Columbus
Prairie View

Desoto Reg
St James Acad
Louisburg

Holton Reg
Abilene
Clay Center

Pratt Reg
Andale
Colby
Scott City
Valley Center

321A Rankings
Norton
Phillipsburg
Hoxie
Goodland
Minneapolis
Smith Center
Oakley
Wellsville
Plain view
Rossville

Hoisington Regional
No Ranked Tms

Marion Reg
No Ranked Tms

Norton Reg
Goodland
Hoxie
Norton
Oakley
Phillipsburg
Plainville
Smith Center

Rossville Reg
Minneapolis
Rossville
Wellsville

Projected Dual State tournaments could consist of two teams from each regional. Using the current KWCA rankings and KSHSAA regional assignments; the 6A Dual would consist of a max of 5 of the top 10 ranked teams; the 5A Dual, a max of 7 of 10 ranked teams; the 4A Dual a max of 8 top ranked 10 teams; and the 321A Dual a max of 4 of the top 10 ranked teams. With upsets in some regionals, the numbers of ranked teams going to a Dual State could decrease. Also, the listing of ranked team prior to regionals could/will change which will/could change the number of ranked teams going to a Dual State Tournament. What ever happens, a lot of good teams, and good wrestlers-including Individual State winners, would be staying home.

This is not an evaluation--just some what if’s.

Note: What sticks out is the disparite strengths/weakness between many regionals in all four classes

Sorry for the length---tried to do the rankinngs and regionals in 4 columns, a four column table and a four column spreadsheet. The Forum format would not hold the columns.