I handle the 4A rankings so don't pick on Coach Fergola. If you use this list as your bible for who is better than who then you don't know Kansas wrestling. This is done for fun and it will change weekly. The only scientific method involved is previous state experience and head to head competition. The rest is guess work on the part of the coaches and myself. Fortunately we don't rely on a BCS to determine our state finalists so the rankings in the grand scheme of things mean very little as far as the state tournamnet goes. Freshman (like Erisman) are not ranked early because the early rankings are a nod to the kids that have already achieved at this level and a challenge to them to stay on top. We miss some very deserving kids early in the year because of several factors (freshmen coming in, people coming off injuries, changing classifications, etc.) as the season progresses the acurracy of the rankings increases as well. Would you rather be ranked number 1 now, or ranked number 1 after march 1st?


Bill DeWitt
Wrestling Fan