Originally Posted by jj-cyclones 
....What does the ranking mean now? How is it determined what wrestlers go to the National Tournament from each school? I know we had the most people in it last year but I don't know how they pick who goes...Anyone?
Team rankings mean nothing in the long run, it just gives you an idea of what teams are competing at the highest level.
Each wrestler must qualify individually in their weight, based on conference tournament results. The Big XII only has five wrestling schools, so I think they qualify the top three automatically. There is also a chance to get drawn in as a wild card if you're in a tough conference. The national tournament is seeded using criteria that will typically track national individual rankings for each weight (or is it just the rankings?).
I couldn't find a source for all of this, so please correct me if something is not quite true....
