Team scores based on rankings

A few years ago, I calculated the average number of team points for each placewinner at the NCAA Championships. Using that data, here is a predicted top ten team scores based on the final d3wrestle.com rankings. This is done without respect for placement in the bracket, as the seedings do not match the rankings. Thus, #1 and #2 could potentially have meet before the finals at 141, 157, and 285, but that will not be accounted for here. Numbers 1-10 were given the average score, contenders received 1 point, and dark horses did not score in this exercise, as the 15th-18th wrestlers in the bracket typically do not win a match. That said, this is a poor approximation of how the tournament would actually have gone. Almost anything can happen, and it is a shame we did not get to see how it would have actually played out.

Final d3wrestle.com Rankings

Predicted NCAA Team Scores

Average Points Per Place Used

1. 21
2. 16
3. 14
4. 13
5. 11
6. 8.5
7. 7
8. 5.5
9. 3
10. 2
11. 1
12. 1
13. 1
14. 1
15. 0
16. 0
17. 0
18. 0