In their defense, head-to-head is not the only thing that counts.

Here's what I see when comparing resumes:

(+) VT head-to-head victory over NCSU.
(-) VT losses to ISU, PSU versus no other losses for NCSU.
(+) VT loss to undefeated PSU was closer than any other team. We're their only match all year where flipping one result might have changed the victor. (Don't know who would have won an 18-18 match on criteria.)
(+) VT loss to ISU was with several starters injured.

(-) NCSU 3-1 (OkSt, Missouri, Nebraska) vs. Intermat dual top 10, VT 1-1
(-) NCSU 6-1 vs. top 25 (UNC, Minnesota, UVA), VT 4-2 (ISU, UNC, UVA)

If you just look at head-to-head, the answer is clear. If you look at other data, the case isn't so clear-cut. Despite the injuries, we did lose to ISU in the Virginia Duals.

If this call were to keep out out of the competition entirely, I'd be very bothered. While I'd love to see VT-Iowa, there other matches that would be pretty compelling.

In response to this post by jrbhokie

Posted: 02/15/2016 at 10:24AM

Wrestling fans! FYI.... -- Hillcrest Hokie 02/14/2016 7:45PM

I'd love to beat Iowa, but maybe we could use getting jobbed as a positive? -- Diehard Hokie 02/15/2016 09:04AM

Meh>> we dont deserve to be in the matchup w PSU. After that -- MC4VT 02/14/2016 10:09PM

How can they be more deserving when we just beat them at their place? ** -- jrbhokie 02/14/2016 9:12PM

In their defense, head-to-head is not the only thing that counts. -- nvpbrown 02/15/2016 10:24AM

FloWrestling guy thinks our win was a fluke, on the same level as -- Palmetto Hokie 02/14/2016 11:54PM

And what about the track record of Tech over the past 5 years... -- TomA 02/15/2016 12:11AM

Lol at CPyles "mulligan" comment. A 70% healthy VT team loses to ISU -- MDHokieFan5 02/14/2016 8:53PM

Yes he made himself look like an idiot -- texashokie1 02/14/2016 9:26PM

So true...I can't believe the ignorance. I guess this is what we deal with -- Palmetto Hokie 02/14/2016 11:50PM

The thing is I do not think he is stupid, which makes me think -- dallasvt 02/15/2016 01:02AM

Yup -- emhokie 02/15/2016 07:29AM

If true -- emhokie 02/14/2016 8:20PM

Certainly doesn't seem fair, but how/where can we gripe? -- HokieSean24 02/14/2016 8:05PM

Brands is scared of us. Know he would get his butt kicked -- texashokie1 02/14/2016 8:10PM

Re: Brands is scared of us. Know he would get his butt kicked -- VPIGUY 02/15/2016 07:02AM

Re: Brands is scared of us. Know he would get his butt kicked -- wrestlingfan 02/15/2016 09:20AM

Wow!! -- emhokie 02/14/2016 8:03PM

In their house also (don't tell me there is no home mat -- dallasvt 02/14/2016 10:37PM

It is almost like we didn't just wrestle them in a dual.** -- Root4tech 02/14/2016 7:56PM

Oh, that is right it was less then a week ago! ** -- Root4tech 02/14/2016 7:57PM

In their defense, head-to-head is not the only thing that counts.

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