Is Seeding All 32 at NCAA Tourny Panning Out for the Best?

[Offthemat]

1 hour ago, PortaJohn said:

Absolutely it would.  Team score implications.  Fringe AA wrestlers getting knocked out in wrestle backs because they're actually wrestling a 1/2/or 3 seed, the top wrestlers knocking each other out in early rounds instead of battling it out in the semi's with a chance to win it all. 

That happens as is.  The brackets are often blown up in the early rounds.  Carr went down early last year; how many fringe AAs did he send home empty handed?

[Wrestleknownothing]

4 hours ago, Offthemat said:

That happens as is.  The brackets are often blown up in the early rounds.  Carr went down early last year; how many fringe AAs did he send home empty handed?

One. He beat Jared Franek (6 seed) in the blood round. Before that he beat Wyatt Sheets (31 seed) on the back side.