Wrestling Manual Post Season Information
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Post Season
- District and Regional Tournaments
- Representation
Each school may enter one team of boys and one team of girls for the district wrestling tournament. Each school is allowed to enter one athlete in each weight class.
Entries
Entries are due to the district wrestling director five (5) days before the district tournament.
District Tournament
Each District Executive Committee shall schedule a district boys’ and girls’ wrestling tournament to determine representatives for the regional tournament. The top four qualifiers in each weight class at the district tournament will advance to the regional tournament. District wrestling tournaments for girls are mandatory. Regional tournaments for girls wrestling will no longer be open events.
Format
The district executive committee shall set the format of the district wrestling tournament for boys and girls competition.
Site
The site of the district tournament shall be determined by the wrestling district executive committee.
Starting Times
The wrestlers shall start at the time and in the order arranged by the district or regional director. The penalty for breach of this rule is disqualification.
Substitutions
The final decision on substitutions is left up to the district committee. There shall be no substitutions after the tournament has begun.
Scoring
In district, regional and state tournaments, team honors shall be determined by the National Federation scoring standards detailed in the wrestling rule book.
Advancement for Boys and Girls
In district tournaments, the top four wrestlers in each weight class will advance to the regional tournament. At regionals, the top four finishers in each weight class will advance to the state individual championships.
District tournament director will certify district results to the regional director immediately upon completion of the tournament. Regional tournament directors will certify results to state tournament director immediately upon completion of the tournament.
Wrestle Backs
At district and regionals, wrestle backs are allowed for advancement purposes and the match is considered to be part of the tournament. The winner of the 4th place wrestle back match will be considered the 4th place finisher and qualifier for the subsequent tournament. The loser of the 4th place wrestle back match will be considered the 5th place finisher and the alternate for the subsequent tournament. Placement points earned for finishing 4th and 5th will be applied to the winner of the match accordingly. There are no advancement points nor bonus points for true 4th challenge matches.
Medals and award stand placements for a weight class with a challenge match should take place after the challenge match for that weight class concludes and reflects the result of the challenge match.
The wrestle back match will happen only if the 4th and 5th place finishers have not previously faced each other in that tournament or if the 4th place finisher has not defeated the 5th place finisher in that tournament. If they have previously wrestled twice and are 1-1, the 4th place finisher will be declared the winner by NC and finish in 4th place. This should be documented on the district and/or regional results before submitting it to the UIL office.
Rules Committee
A rules committee appointed by the district wrestling executive committee should be established to act on all violations. A rules committee should be established at the regional tournament as well.
Rules
All UIL wrestling matches will be conducted in accordance with National Federation Wrestling Rules.
Weigh-Ins
Weigh-ins for all UIL district and regional tournaments shall follow the procedures outlined in Rule 4-5 of the National Federation Wrestling Rule Book. The district or regional director sets the schedule for weigh-ins.
Alternates - Regional/State - will be weighed in with the other competitors in their respective weight classes. Alternates will be placed in the bracket if the advancing wrestler is unable to compete. An advancing wrestler unable to compete due to injury, not making weight, or not being present at the start of weigh-ins can only be replaced from the alternates from his/her same qualifying tournament. An alternate not present at the start of weigh-ins for his/her respective weight class and not registered on the official weigh-in sheet cannot replace the advancing wrestler. Alternates are to be placed in the 4th qualifying position, moving other seeded wrestlers up one spot.
Format
The format of the regional tournament is set by the regional director. The regional director determines how the bracket will be filled (seeding, draw, etc.).
Regional Sites and Directors
Regional sites and directors can be found on the UIL website at http://www.uiltexas.org/wrestling/regional-sites.
Police Protection
Adequate police protection should be provided for all tournaments.
- State Tournament
- Team Packets
Team packets will be available Thursday, February 13, 2025 at the state tournament site as well as Friday morning. Please check the UIL website for further details (www.uiltexas.org/wrestling/state).
Tournament Director
AJ Martinez will serve as the tournament director.
Date and Site
The UIL Wrestling State Championships will be held on February 14-15, 2025 at the Berry Center in Cypress, TX. The state schedule will be announced at a later date on the UIL website (www.uiltexas.org/wrestling/state).
Rules Committee
The tournament director and rules committee members shall rule on all wrestling state tournament rule situations.
State Tournament Certificates
A digital download of the certificates for each participant will be included in the team packet.
Programs
Programs for the state tournament will be in ditigal format only. They will be available on the UIL Website (www.uiltexas.org/wrestling/state).
Awards
Awards will be presented during the finals. The top three finishers in each weight class will receive medals. The top three teams will receive trophies.
State Tournament Bracket Separation Plan
The draw for the state tournament shall be made by the state office and shall be released after the completion of all regional wrestling tournaments. Wrestlers who meet the qualification shall be placed in each weight division in the state tournament. To be placed, a wrestler must be a current region champion and must have been a state place finisher during his/her high school career. Brackets will be available on the UIL website (www.uiltexas.org/wrestling/state) following regionals.
Separation placement will be in order on lines 1, 16, 9, then 8. The criteria for placing shall be as follows:
1. Separate all state champions (including state champions from other states).
2.The following criteria in order shall be used to separate state champions:
(a) state champion at the same weight,
(b) state champion at a higher weight,
(c) state champion at a lower weight.
1. If there are two state champions at the same weight the state champion from Texas will receive the higher separation placement.
2. If there are two state champions at the same weight and both from Texas, the champion from 5A will get priority in the 5A championship and the champion from 6A will get priority in the 6A championship.
3. Follow the same procedure as #2 above for the 2nd place from the previous year, then 3rd place from the previous year, then 4th place from the previous year, then 5th place from the previous year, then finally 6th place from the previous year.
4. Items #2 and #3 shall be applied, in order, to wrestlers who placed in the state tournament two years prior.
5. Items #2 and #3 shall be applied, in order, to wrestlers who placed in the state tournament three years prior.
6. Blind draw for the remaining region champions who do not meet the above criteria.
If a region champion scratches from the tournament before the start of the first round matches he/she will be replaced by the 2nd place finisher from that region and the remaining qualifiers and alternate in that weight class from that region will move up one position. As such, there will be a new group of four region champions at that weight class. In this situation, the weight class will be re-evaluated for separation based on the updated list of regional champions.
After the brackets have been released if a school suspects that an error has been made in the application of the criteria, the school should email the wrestling director AJ Martinez. If an error has been made, the state office will correct the error.
State Tournament Weigh-In Procedures
Weigh-ins for the UIL Wrestling State Championships will be held in accordance with Rule 4-5 of the National Federation Wrestling Rule Book. The times for official weigh-ins will be listed in the state tournament schedule. Alternates will weigh in with their weight class.
Scoring
In district, regional and state tournaments, team honors shall be determined by the National Federation scoring standards detailed in the wrestling rule book. UIL will score six places for the boys and six places for the girls at the State Tournament.