Oklahoma State By The Numbers

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I started a separate thread because for this first post I am using a different data set than the one posted by Flo, though I will return to that data set soon enough.

To get things rolling I thought I would explore concepts of dominance. At least three that I could think of are the % of champions taken home, the % margin of victory, and the % of max points scored.

While the % of champions was probably the way to look at dominance in the 1930's when almost all team scoring was from placement, it isn't really indicative anymore. Just ask the 2001 Minnesota team.

That leaves % margin of victory and % of max points scored. While margin of victory is very interesting the total could be a statement about the quality of competition as much as it is about the victors. That is why I prefer % of max points scored to determine dominance. The idea is that if a team went through the entire tournament pinfalling every opponent, they would score the maximum points possible, and that is true dominance. So I look at what % of that maximum possible points the team did score.

Enough words about numbers, how about some numbers about words?



For my money, John Smith's 2005 and 2003 teams are the pinnacle of Cowboy wrestling.

But an argument can be made for EC Gallagher's 1939 grapplers who outscored their nearest opponent by a ridiculous 175%.

 

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Back to the Flo data.

Below is the list of wrestlers who won a team title the maximum number of times they were eligible to be on the team.



Happy Memorial Day weekend, all.

 

[OAMC99]

THANK YOU! Outstanding stuff. Greatly appreciated.

 

[NCcowboy]

Back to the Flo data.

Below is the list of wrestlers who won a team title the maximum number of times they were eligible to be on the team.



Happy Memorial Day weekend, all.

Interesting, but not surprising. This is a category we are way behind Iowa and PSU

 

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Interesting, but not surprising. This is a category we are way behind Iowa and PSU

If everything works out, we will find out together next week.

 

[wrestleknownothing]

Interesting, but not surprising. This is a category we are way behind Iowa and PSU

And now we shall find out.

It turns out that Oklahoma State is the leader in this category, as well.

With 16 wrestlers who won a team title every year they were eligible and a starter, Oklahoma State leads both Iowa (12) and PSU (9).

With Iowa not working on a streak, it will take some time for them to catch you.

With PSU working on a four year streak they have a chance to match you in 2028 if no one redshirts, no one loses their starting position, and you guys do not put a stop to their team title streak. They have 7 wrestlers alive in the "They Only Ever Knew Victory" category (Haines, Davis, Van Ness, Kasak, Mesenbrink, Lilledahl, and Barr).

 

[NCcowboy]

And now we shall find out.

It turns out that Oklahoma State is the leader in this category, as well.

With 16 wrestlers who won a team title every year they were eligible and a starter, Oklahoma State leads both Iowa (12) and PSU (9).

With Iowa not working on a streak, it will take some time for them to catch you.

With PSU working on a four year streak they have a chance to match you in 2028 if no one redshirts, no one loses their starting position, and you guys do not put a stop to their team title streak. They have 7 wrestlers alive in the "They Only Ever Knew Victory" category (Haines, Davis, Van Ness, Kasak, Mesenbrink, Lilledahl, and Barr).

I am surprised Iowa only has 12 through the 1980’s. Great information!