Annual Cael is a Wizard in the Semi-Finals and Finals

[BobDole]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gZ030P7DrwfC_wPYLLIRU9L07yMgyCAzd8ses67L89E/edit#gid=498106119

Cael vs. Gable vs. the Field

Semi-Finals
Overall Winning Percentage
Cael 61-12 83.25%
Dan Gable 81-35 69.83%

Higher Seed Winning Percentage
Cael 47-2 95.92%(Only losses were Jon Reader and David Zabriskie in 2009 )
Dan Gable 67-13 83.75%
Field 75.13%

Lower Seed Winning Percentage
Cael 14-10 58.33%
Dan Gable 14-22 38.89%
Field 24.87%

Finals
Overall Winning Percentage
Cael 40-21 65.57%
Dan Gable 45-36 55.56%

Higher Seed Winning Percentage
Cael 24-9 72.73%
Dan Gable 33-13 71.74%
Field 71.31%

Lower Seed Winning Percentage
Cael 16-12 57.14%
Dan Gable 12-23 34.29%
Field 28.69%

Edited March 25 by BobDole
Fixed the 2 losses as a higher seed.

[Pinnacle]

Good stuff

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

The most impressive stats here are the fact that lower seeded Penn State wrestlers are more likely to win than their higher seeded opponents in the semis and finals.  This means in-match coaching and gameplanning are making the difference.