How SC Wrestling Rankings are put together Coaches who are a part of the SC Wrestling Coaches Association provide feedback after reviewing results on the SCMAT Scoreboard and circulating a Draft of the rankings to combine all feedback. Coaches are the largest contributor to influencing the rankings in 4A, 3A, 2A-1A and SCISA. Results and feedback can be sent in to SCMAT by Coaches, Parents, Wrestlers, Fans. If you think a wrestler or team is not ranked high enough, we likely do not have enough information. Check the monthly Scoreboards and search for your team and/or wrestler to see if we have recent results. Updates to the SCMAT.COM rankings can be sent to: Mark Buford - scmat@hotmail.com Individual Rankings - Primary factors considered: 1) Prior state placers 2) Prior state qualifiers 3) Head-to-head matches (most importantly - wins against top ranked wrestlers) 4) Current season record 5) Strength of competition during the year Individual Rankings - lesser consideration: 1) Wins & Losses in other classifications 2) Losses at higher weight classes 3) Out-of state wins/losses Individual Rankings are NOT based on: 1) Pre-season Takedown tournaments 2) Results from USAW (Freestyle/Greco) or AAU events Team Rankings - Primary factors considered: 1) Head-to-head dual matches 2) Tournament results 3) Strength of competition during the year Team Rankings - lesser consideration: 1) Wins & Losses in other classifications 2) Out-of state wins/losses 3) Performance from prior years (i.e. consistent top 10 placements) 4) Returning leadership and depth Team Rankings are NOT based on: 1) Wrestler(s) out of the lineup for multiple weeks (when a good wrestler returns, it likely will boost a team's rank) 2) Comparisons of Individual rankings (coaches can move wrestlers to different weight classes as strategy)