RankWrestlers goes beyond short top-ten lists. Rankings draw on match results, and wrestler profiles show records, opponents, and match history so wrestlers, families, and coaches can explore the results behind a ranking.
Rankings update as new match results are received and processed during the season. The timing depends on when results are entered and when the next ranking update completes.
Throughout the season, wrestlers are ranked where they wrestled most frequently in their past 5 matches.
Most match information comes from TrackWrestling. If a result is missing or incorrect, ask your coach to check the source result first. For questions about a RankWrestlers profile or ranking, email admin@rankwrestlers.com.
A head-to-head result is one part of the overall ranking. Opponent strength, other match results, and additional head-to-head adjustments can affect both wrestlers, so one win does not always put the winner ahead in the current rankings.
Yes – the 3 Best Wins considers the three best opponents that the wrestler defeated, even if multiple wins are against the same opponent.
All of the wrestlers' rankings are changing over time. While you may have had a big win, the wrestler ahead of you may have picked up a big win as well, which may have prevented you from climbing in the rankings. Even if you did not compete recently, your ranking can change because the winning percentage of your past opponents is changing as they wrestle, which affects your adjusted win percentage and top 3 wins.
To help with the accuracy of rankings at the beginning of the season (and for wrestlers who start later in the season due to injury / eligibility issues, etc.), all wrestlers' top 3 wins from the previous year are carried forward to the following year. The previous year's top 3 wins are assigned to the wrestler until the current year's figure exceeds the previous year.
North Carolina uses RankWrestlers dual team rankings for playoff qualification and seeding. Louisiana uses RankWrestlers rankings to determine individual state tournament qualifiers.
Yes. RankWrestlers has college wrestler and team rankings, rosters, and wrestler profiles with match history. Available divisions, programs, and results depend on the data for the selected season.
RankWrestlers is not ranking state qualifiers only. Some districts/regions are so competitive that quality wrestlers cannot qualify for their state tournament due to sheer numbers. These wrestlers cannot be discounted in objective rankings, though, because they probably would qualify if they were in different districts/regions.