So I was doing some research today on how Iowa did to score 170 points at nationals and set the team record in 1997: https://nwhof.org/NCAA-Brackets/PDF/NCAA 1997.pdf
Since I know this is a sore subject around here, Iowa did not have any pigtails and they did not get advancement for "byes" into round of 32 as Penn State does not have any pigtails either this year.
I think Penn State will end up just north of 160 points but just found this stuff to be interesting. It would not shock me to see the team score fall since they just seem to always click but they will need a nearly flawless tournament.
Takeways:
Penn State has better seeds entering the tournament
First thing I noticed is that Penn State this year based on seeds would outscore what Iowa was predicted to score based on seeds going into the tournament.
2019 PSU should score 94 placement points and 31.5 placement points for a total of 125.5 (without bonus): Three 1st seeds, three 2nd seeds, 3rd seed, 10th seed, 12th seed, did not qualify
1997 Iowa should have scored 70 advancement points and 27 advancement points for a total of 97 points (28.5 points less than PSU is predicted this year)
However, all of Iowa seeds except for their #1's outperformed their seeds. They only seeded to 12 that year as they have done up until this season:
Iowa 1997 seeds: Three 1st seeds, 4th seed,5th seed, 6th seed, 11th seed, three unseeded
Iowa 1997 Actual placements: Five 1st, one 2nd, one 5th, one 6th, two round 12
118 lbs. - 6th seed got first
126 lbs.- 4th seed got second
135 lbs. - 1st seed go first
142 lbs. - Unseeded placed sixth
150 lbs. - 1st seed got first
158 lbs. - 1st seed got first
167 lbs. - 11th seed got fifth
177 lbs. - unseeded made it to round of 12
190 lbs. - 5th seed got first
275 lbs. - unseeded made it to round of 12
That total gave them 105 placement points and 33 advancement points = 138 total (13.5 more than PSU is predicted to finish with this year.
Bonus
Iowa finished with 32 bonus points that year (all but one person got bonus at some point): Averaged 3.2 bonus points per individual. Kasey Gillus (142 lbs.) and Joe Williams (158 lbs.) led the team with 5 bonus points.
Scores by round
Not sure if they held it in six sessions back then but using the same session scheduling this would have been Iowa's score after each round
After Thursday morning: 20.5 points (Round of 32)
After Thursday night: 36.5 points (16 in session; Round of 16, Consi pigtails, one full consolation)
After Friday morning: 91.5 points (55 in session; Quarterfinals (win is 7 plus bonus), two round of consolations
After Friday night: 149 points (57.5 in session, semifinals (win is 7 more plus bonus), two rounds of consolations
After Saturday morning: 150 points (1 point in session, consi semis, 3rd/5th/7th placements)
After finals: 170 points (championship bouts; four points plus bonus for win)
Iowa Record by round
Round of 32: 9-1
Round of 16: 6-3
Quarterfinals: 6-0
Semifinals: 6-0
Championships: 5-1
Overall record in championship bracket was 32-5
Consolation 1: 1-0 (round of 32 losers join)
Consolation 2: 4-0 (round of 16 losers join)
Consolation 3: 4-0
Round of 12: 2-2 (quarterfinal losers join but Iowa was 6-0 in quarters)
Consolation quarters: 2-2
Consolation semifinals: 0-2 (semifinal losers join but Iowa was 6-0 in round)
Placing matches: 1-1
Consolation record was 14-5
Overall record for the tournament was 45-10
Since I know this is a sore subject around here, Iowa did not have any pigtails and they did not get advancement for "byes" into round of 32 as Penn State does not have any pigtails either this year.
I think Penn State will end up just north of 160 points but just found this stuff to be interesting. It would not shock me to see the team score fall since they just seem to always click but they will need a nearly flawless tournament.
Takeways:
Penn State has better seeds entering the tournament
First thing I noticed is that Penn State this year based on seeds would outscore what Iowa was predicted to score based on seeds going into the tournament.
2019 PSU should score 94 placement points and 31.5 placement points for a total of 125.5 (without bonus): Three 1st seeds, three 2nd seeds, 3rd seed, 10th seed, 12th seed, did not qualify
1997 Iowa should have scored 70 advancement points and 27 advancement points for a total of 97 points (28.5 points less than PSU is predicted this year)
However, all of Iowa seeds except for their #1's outperformed their seeds. They only seeded to 12 that year as they have done up until this season:
Iowa 1997 seeds: Three 1st seeds, 4th seed,5th seed, 6th seed, 11th seed, three unseeded
Iowa 1997 Actual placements: Five 1st, one 2nd, one 5th, one 6th, two round 12
118 lbs. - 6th seed got first
126 lbs.- 4th seed got second
135 lbs. - 1st seed go first
142 lbs. - Unseeded placed sixth
150 lbs. - 1st seed got first
158 lbs. - 1st seed got first
167 lbs. - 11th seed got fifth
177 lbs. - unseeded made it to round of 12
190 lbs. - 5th seed got first
275 lbs. - unseeded made it to round of 12
That total gave them 105 placement points and 33 advancement points = 138 total (13.5 more than PSU is predicted to finish with this year.
Bonus
Iowa finished with 32 bonus points that year (all but one person got bonus at some point): Averaged 3.2 bonus points per individual. Kasey Gillus (142 lbs.) and Joe Williams (158 lbs.) led the team with 5 bonus points.
Scores by round
Not sure if they held it in six sessions back then but using the same session scheduling this would have been Iowa's score after each round
After Thursday morning: 20.5 points (Round of 32)
After Thursday night: 36.5 points (16 in session; Round of 16, Consi pigtails, one full consolation)
After Friday morning: 91.5 points (55 in session; Quarterfinals (win is 7 plus bonus), two round of consolations
After Friday night: 149 points (57.5 in session, semifinals (win is 7 more plus bonus), two rounds of consolations
After Saturday morning: 150 points (1 point in session, consi semis, 3rd/5th/7th placements)
After finals: 170 points (championship bouts; four points plus bonus for win)
Iowa Record by round
Round of 32: 9-1
Round of 16: 6-3
Quarterfinals: 6-0
Semifinals: 6-0
Championships: 5-1
Overall record in championship bracket was 32-5
Consolation 1: 1-0 (round of 32 losers join)
Consolation 2: 4-0 (round of 16 losers join)
Consolation 3: 4-0
Round of 12: 2-2 (quarterfinal losers join but Iowa was 6-0 in quarters)
Consolation quarters: 2-2
Consolation semifinals: 0-2 (semifinal losers join but Iowa was 6-0 in round)
Placing matches: 1-1
Consolation record was 14-5
Overall record for the tournament was 45-10
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