Who was the most dominant champion in the Big Ten and Big XII?
The past weekend, wrestling's two most storied collegiate conferences held their championships. Penn State ran away with the Big Ten title, while Oklahoma State did the same with the Big XII title. In the process, PSU's Zain Retherford earned wrestler of the year for his amazing season and victory over formerly undefeated Iowa wrestler Brandon Sorensen. On the BigXII side, returning NCAA champion Cody Brewer of Oklahoma took home the honor.
Wrestler's Pythagorean Expectation is designed to measure dominance. Does the leader in WPE match up with the conference choices for outstanding wrestler?
Big Ten
Weight | Wrestler | School | WPE |
---|---|---|---|
165 | Isaac Jordan | WIS | 0.999082569 |
149 | Zain Retherford | PSU | 0.993103448 |
197 | Morgan McIntosh | PSU | 0.990571597 |
141 | Anthony Ashnault | RU | 0.974377224 |
184 | Sammy Brooks | IOWA | 0.950349108 |
125 | Nathan Tomasello | OSU | 0.943250504 |
174 | Bo Nickal | PSU | 0.941176471 |
285 | Kyle Snyder | OSU | 0.849411765 |
157 | Isaiah Martinez | ILL | 0.765684575 |
133 | Cory Clark | IOWA | 0.748962656 |
Big XII
Weight | Wrestler | School | WPE |
---|---|---|---|
149 | Anthony Collica | OSU | 0.994674556 |
165 | Alex Dieringer | OSU | 0.992706645 |
157 | Joseph Smith | OSU | 0.972972973 |
197 | Preston Weigal | OSU | 0.935233161 |
285 | Austin Marsden | OSU | 0.919293821 |
133 | Cody Brewer | OU | 0.915224913 |
184 | Nolan Boyd | OSU | 0.913513514 |
141 | Dean Heil | OSU | 0.876712329 |
125 | Ryan Milhof | OU | 0.784697509 |
174 | Lelund Weatherspoon | ISU | 0.759643917 |