I think some people lose track of the reality of the situation. In 5A and 6A there might not be as many teams participating in regionals, but those same varsity wrestlers are competing for their spot on the team with everyone else that goes to their school. 6A schools range from 1066-1558 students. 5A ranges from 521-977. 4A ranges from 190-506 and 3-2-1A ranges from 19-190.

Some 6A and 5A teams might have some missing weight classes or weaker competition in certain weight classes, but in some weight classes you can have kids fighting just to crack the starting line-up.

In the end, it doesn't matter what class you wrestle in. What matters is the competition you face. There might be state champions that would have lost to kids in other divisions or even state placers that wouldn't have placed in a different bracket. Unless you have a crystal ball, we will never know. I say wrestle the kid they put on the bracket to face you and let the best wrestler win. In the end, six kids will stand on the podium and they should be proud of what they have accomplished, regardless of whether they are 6A, 5A, 4A, or 3-2-1A.