Bear Tracks Overview

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Bear Tracks 2022 – 2023 Overview: Here is how it works.

Wrestlers are ranked based how they finished in last season’s state tournament. A Champion ranks higher than a runner up and so on.
Non-placing wrestlers are rewarded based on the number of matches they win. A “Q2” is a wrestler that made it to the blood round and finished the state tournament 2-2. A “Q1” went 1-2. A “Q” went 0-2.

Ranking order is: 1,2,3,4,5,6, Q2, Q1, Q.

There are no ties for ranking position. The same tie breaking system is being used again this season.

If we have two returning “Q1s” in the same weight class, then the criteria to avoid a tie is as follows:
1. Known head to head in the state tournament or the regional tournament.
2. Higher Quality Opponent Points or “QOP”.
3. Higher placement in the region.
4. Who was heavier last season.
5. If we have two returning state champions in the same weight class, we give the nod to higher career WV State Tournament Placement. For example, a returning 3x state champion gets ranked higher than a 1x returning state champion. If a returning state champion placed 6th two seasons ago, he will rank higher than a state champion that has no other prior state tournament placement.
6. No opinions are used to begin the rankings.
7. Executive Decision can be used in rare cases. However, Executive Decision does not override a returning state champion for ranking purposes.

Explanation of Quality Opponent Points or “QOP”

Points are assigned as follows:
Champion = 16 points
Runner up = 12
3rd = 9
4th = 7
5th = 5
6th = 3
Q2 = 2
Q1 = 1

If a Q1 loses to the eventual state champion (16 points) and the eventual 4th place winner (7 points), then his QOP = 16 + 7 = 23.
If the other Q1 loses to the eventual third place winner (9 points) and an eventual Q2 (2 points), then his QOP = 9 + 2 = 11.
23 is higher than 11. Q1 with 23 QOP gets ranked higher than Q1 with 11 QOP.

Look at Bear Tracks Preseason as a pole position in a Nascar Race. Starting position and once the matches begin, head-to head rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are still many returning state tournament placers and qualifiers not ranked. Football, wrestle offs, weight certifications have many teams bottled up. As new information is received, rankings will change.

YOU are needed to communicate all needed changes.

A big thank you to all the coaches, parents, wrestlers and graduated wrestlers that have been answering my questions as to who is in what weight class.