February 5, 2026 5 min read
NCAA Tournament Over / Under Performers
1979 – 2025 (12+ Seeds and 8 AA’s Era) Two team performances in the past two tournaments got me thinking about which teams most outperformed and underperformed their expectations in…
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February 1, 2026 6 min read
Expected Points – Friend or Foe?
The first thing I did when playing around with historical wrestling data back in 2020 was figure out what the average outcome was by seed. A #1 seed doesn’t always…
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January 27, 2026 7 min read
There Will Be Consequences
Let’s acknowledge the obvious first. Every match matters. Teams that win titles win a lot of matches and each win is a part of the tapestry of a title. It…
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January 18, 2026 7 min read
The Greatest Bracket of Them All
Who Shall Wear the Crown? There has been a lot of chatter about the 133 bracket this year and whether it may be the greatest bracket of all time. With…
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January 4, 2026 4 min read
Penn State Heresy: Or Can Ohio State Win It All?
Jacob from Ohio State writes, “Since there has been so much scrutiny over Ohio State being number one for a week or two, can you give a post on how…
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December 30, 2025 3 min read
Age Is Just A Number
I have been asked in the past what happens to older wrestlers. I have never been able to answer that question satisfactorily. Until now. Depending on your partisanship you are…
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1 min read
Hello World
Welcome to the wonderful world of wrestling (data) wrangling. I, wrestleknownothing, will post everything I think I know about wrestling here in my little sandbox. You have been warned. After…
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