However, Ron Weller has mixed feelings regarding the practice, having witness a number of dual meet ties. Here's what he has to say about the approach. I like the use of this criteria system to decide winners for conference or league dual meet championships. On the other hand, I don't think it is really necessary in dual meets not involving such championships. You must understand that there has been a trend over the last few years to eliminate draws in all sports, and wrestling is no exception.
Wrestlers can no longer have ties whether it be dual meets or tournaments.
And now a number of states have found a way to remove draws from dual meets. Now note, the above criteria would not be applicable for tournaments. There are just too many extraneous variables that encompass wrestling tournaments. For example, if there was a tie between Team A and Team B in a tournament, it might be that Team A had easier opponents to wrestle throughout the competition. Thus, it would be unfair to Team B, who may have had a much rougher road to travel.