The age old debate.
Here is some interesting data from WIN Magazine
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21.8% of the qualifiers to nationals will come from the 11 Big 10 teams. 46.3% of the Top 8 ranked wrestlers in all weight classes are in the Big Ten.
11.5% of the qualifiers to nationals will come from 5 Big 12 teams. 21.25% of the Top 8 ranked wrestlers in all weight classes are from the Big 12.
To get closer to an equal comparison, double the Big 12's percentage totals, to emulate 10 teams, which is still one team shy of the Big Ten's 11 teams.
That gets you to 23% of the qualifiers, and 42.50% of the Top 8 Ranked. Neither of those numbers paints a picture that supports the claim that the Big Ten gets treated better than the Big 12. In fact, one could argue the opposite effectively.
In the end, the stats, rankings, number of ranked wrestlers is probably about where it needs to be with regards to who sends who to nationals.
Being at 165 in the Big 12 is a pretty tough draw, with 4 Top 8 ranked wrestlers. 184 and 197 have three. But 7 of the 10 weights in the B12 have no more than 2 ranked wrestlers in them, with 6 of the 10 having one or none.
