The key word is "ranked". Rankings mean something in the BCS and look at that can of worms.
The "ranked" wrestlers are not going because they got beat at least one match by an "unranked" wrestler in most cases.
Rankings and seedings which are subjective are null and void once the bracket begins.
The Norton regional was nasty 30 years ago and will be 30 years from now. To be somebody you have to be somebody. Sometimes it happens before state.