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)