For argument's sake lets say Lewis beats Stalrocci at the ASC (it won't happen...).
They both have rather stellar seasons and dominate their way to NCAAs.
The coaches rank will have Lewis higher, despite Stalrocci being the three time defending champion at the weight. That will factor in to the formula. That isn't right. Either one or the other, not some fake and invisible in-between.
Would the NCAA step in and swap them if Lewis came ahead in the seeds? If not, then an exhibition match that doesn't count would have definitively effected NCAA seeding for a three time defending champion.