Track system, that explains a lot. Unfortunately it gives a lot of weight to what freshmen did as 8th graders. Also gets skewed by their significant wins and if you do any USA events for freestyle and Greco.
There's nothing about middle school or non-scholastic events listed in the criteria.
1. Head-to-head competition
2. Competition against common opponents
3. Returning state champion
4. Returning second- or third-place finisher in previous season (equal value)
5. Returning fourth- through eighth-place finisher from previous season (valued in order)
6. District champion
7. Returning state qualifier in previous season
8. Winning percentage in the current season