2026 State by the numbers
Danny Hermes (Fox Valley Wrestling Club)
Now that the 2026 state brackets are set, here is a little fun with the bracket preview data, trying to understand which of the brackets are going to be especially fun to watch.
- 107 total weight classes (58 boys, 49 girls)
- 77 full brackets (51 boys, 26 girls)
- Weights with most returning state qualifiers
- Intermediate 59 (20)
- Intermediate 64 (19)
- Girls Intermediate 62 (19)
- Senior 96 (18)
- Novice 74 (18)
- Girls Novice 90 (18)
- Girls Intermediate 77 (18)
- Weights with most returning state placers
- Intermediate 64 (13, 19 returning qualifiers)
- Girls Intermediate 62 (12, 19 returning qualifiers)
- Novice 93 (11, 16 returning qualifiers)
- Girls Senior 110 (10, 14 returning qualifiers)
- Weights with most returning state champs
- Weights with most wins
- Intermediate 64 (682-167, 0.803)
- Intermediate 90 (654-186, 0.779)
- Intermediate 69 (643-164, 0.797)
- Bantam 55 (639-149, 0.811)
- Intermediate 84 (634-166, 0.793)
- Intermediate 74 (628-176, 0.781)
- Intermediate 79 (611-136, 0.818)
- Bantam 70 (603-147, 0.804)
- Weights with best winning percentage
- Intermediate 79 (0.818, 611-136)
- Bantam 55 (0.811, 639-149)
- Bantam 84 (0.805, 488-118)
- Bantam 70 (0.804, 603-147)
- Intermediate 64 (0.803, 682-167)