Thirteen Fab 50 teams competed at the Doc Buchanan Invitational in Clovis, Calif. (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)The 2019-20 scholastic wrestling season saw a plethora of excellent multi-team, i.e. not straight-on dual meet) wrestling events, be them of the dual meet or individual bracket format. Below is a listing of 16 such events that would be ranked among the better ones in the country. Please note that events which would be considered part of a state tournament series were not considered, even if they were coaches' association sponsored events, i.e. the "state duals" in California or Indiana).
The list sought to include events from a cross-section of the country, while capturing those that had the highest levels of quality in their field. This article does not rank the events, as there are many criteria to consider when ranking events, and opinions differ as to which criterion should be weighted more heavily.
The nationally ranked teams reflect the final Fab 50 rankings that were published on March 18, 2020. The listing of ranked individuals is from the final rankings published on March 18, 2020. It counts any individual from a school that was in the field for the event, whether or not they participated in the event itself.
Beast of the East
Dates/Location: 12/21/2019 & 12/22/2019, Newark, Del.
Teams: Top 10: 5, Top 25: 8, Fab 50: 14
Individuals: No. 1: 1, Top 3: 11, Ranked: 56 from 14 weight classes
Beat the Streets Duals
Date/Location: 1/18/2020, Oak Park River Forest, Ill.
Teams: Top 10: 2, Top 25: 5, Fab 50: 6
Format: eight team event, four rounds, two pools of four with a crossover match
Individuals: No. 1: 0, Top 3: 2, Ranked: 18 from 10 weight classes
Brecksville Invitational Holiday Tournament
Dates/Location: 12/29/2019 & 12/30/2019, Brecksville, Ohio
Teams: Top 10: 2, Top 25: 2, Fab 50: 5
Individuals: No. 1: 1, Top 3: 5, Ranked: 22 from 13 weight classes
Cheesehead Invitational
Dates/Location:1/3/2020 & 1/4/2020, Kaukauna, Wis.
Teams: Top 10: 0, Top 25: 3, Fab 50: 3
Individuals: No. 1: 2, Top 3: 3, Ranked: 14 from 11 weight classes
Detroit Catholic Central Super Duals
Date/Location: 1/11/2020, Novi, Mich.
Teams: Top 10: 3, Top 25: 5, Fab 50: 6
Format: seven team event, four rounds, teams have 3 or 4 selected matches
Individuals: No. 1: 1, Top 3: 3, Ranked: 11 from 8 weight classes
Doc Buchanan Invitational
Date/Location: 1/3/2020 & 1/4/2020, Clovis, Calif.
Teams: Top 10: 5, Top 25: 8, Fab 50: 13
Individuals: No. 1: 2, Top 3: 6, Ranked: 56 from 14 weight classes
Escape the Rock Wrestling Tournament
Dates/Location: 1/18/2020 & 1/19/2020, Council Rock South, Pa.
Teams: Top 10: 1, Top 25: 1, Fab 50: 4
Individuals: No. 1: 0, Top 3: 4, Ranked: 21 from 12 weight classes
Gardner-Edgerton High School Invitational
Date/Location: 12/7/2019, Gardner-Edgerton, Kansas
Teams: Top 10: 0, top 2) 2, Fab 50: 4
Individuals: No. 1: 1, Top 3: 1, Ranked: 6 from 5 weight classes
Notable: One-day event with only 16 teams, 4 x 4, semifinal and final)
Garlic City Rumble
Date/Location: 12/31/2019, Gilroy, Calif.
Teams: Top 10: 4, Top 25: 5, Fab 50: 8
Format: eight-team event, four from California and four from out of state, two matches per team, California teams vs. out of state teams)
Individuals: No. 1: 1, Top 3: 2, Ranked: 22 from 12 weight classes
Geary Invitational
Dates/Location:1/10/2020 & 1/11/2020, Geary, Okla.
Teams: Top 10: 0, Top 25: 1, Fab 50: 3
Individuals: No. 1: 0, Top 3: 0, Ranked: 9 from 7 weight classes
Kansas City Stampede
Dates/Location: 12/20/2019 & 12/21/2019, Kansas City, Mo.
Teams: Top 10: 0, Top 25: 1, Fab 50: 4
Individuals: No. 1: 0, Top 3: 0, Ranked: 13 from 8 weight classes
Knockout Christmas Classic
Dates/Location: 12/27/2019 & 12/28/2019, Osceola, Fla.
Teams: none were ranked
Individuals: No. 1: 0, Top 3: 0, Ranked: 10 from 7 weight classes
Minnesota Christmas Tournament
Dates/Location:12/20/2019 & 12/21/2019, Rochester, Minn.
Teams: Top 10: 0, Top 25: 2, Fab 50: 4
Individuals: No. 1: 1, Top 3: 1, Ranked: 9 from 8 weight classes
Powerade Wrestling Tournament
Dates/Location:12/27/2019 & 12/28/2019, Canon-McMillan, Pa.
Teams: Top 10: 2, Top 25: 2, Fab 50: 4
Individuals: No. 1: 4, Top 3: 8, Ranked: 40 from 14 weight classes
Reno Tournament of Champions
Dates/Location: 12/13/2019 & 12/14/2019, Reno, Nev.
Teams: Top 10: 0, Top 25: 2, Fab 50: 6
Individuals: No. 1: 2, Top 3: 3, Ranked: 18 from 11 weight classes
Walsh Jesuit Ironman
Dates/Location: 12/13/2019 & 12/14/2019, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Teams: Top 10: 7, Top 25: 10, Fab 50: 16
Individuals: No. 1: 4, Top 3: 13, Ranked: 74 from 14 weight classes
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