The DUALS PERCENTAGE INDEX (DPI)

Explanation
Wrestling is somewhat unique in collegiate athletics by the method in which team scores are determined in dual meets. They are based upon how individual wrestlers perform against one another. Specifically, it is the sum of points earned over a total of ten matches pitting wrestlers against one another at varying weight classes.

Under such a system, it is better overall to rank teams wrestler by wrestler, rather than simply using the final scores of matches. This is the underlying principle of the DPI. Here's how it works:

1) A database is created of each D1 team with the top 30 individual rankings of each weight class as provided by wrestlingreport.com

2) A computation is made on how each team fares against each other as if they are wrestling in a dual meet. For each weight class, whichever team's wrestler is ranked higher than the opponent, that team gets 3 points. If a wrestler isn't ranked in the top 30, he gets automatically ranked as 31st. Bonus points (to simulate major decisions, tech fall, and fall) are awarded if the individual rankings betweeen pairs of wrestlers vary by more than 5, 10, and 13; respectively.

3) Naturally, one team defeats the other when the point sum for its ten wrestlers is greater than its opponent. One team gets a win and the other gets a loss. Of course, ties are also possible.

4) Each team's DPI is calculated by dividing the number of wins by (wins + losses).

DPI system devised by Dr. Gregory Plumb, Professor & Chair, Dept of Cartography & Geography, East Central University (Ada, Oklahoma)

TeamCode Rank School DPI W L T
39 1 Iowa 1.000 86 0 0
49 2 Minnesota 0.977 84 2 0
52 3 Nebraska 0.965 82 3 1
68 4 Penn St 0.953 82 4 0
63 5 Oklahoma St 0.942 81 5 0
16 6 Central Michigan 0.930 80 6 0
37 7 Illinois 0.930 80 6 0
40 8 Iowa St 0.930 80 6 0
60 9 Ohio 0.917 77 7 2
59 10 Northwestern 0.906 77 8 1
46 11 Michigan 0.905 76 8 2
86 12 Wisconsin 0.881 74 10 2
50 13 Missouri 0.872 75 11 0
62 14 Oklahoma 0.849 73 13 0
36 15 Hofstra 0.847 72 13 1
22 16 Cornell 0.837 72 14 0
41 17 Kent St 0.810 68 16 2
30 18 Edinboro 0.802 69 17 0
8 19 Boise St 0.800 68 17 1
38 20 Indiana 0.788 67 18 1
17 21 Chattanooga 0.776 66 19 1
67 22 Penn 0.756 65 21 0
69 23 Pittsburgh 0.733 63 23 0
64 24 Old Dominion 0.721 62 24 0
85 25 West Virginia 0.706 60 25 1
81 26 Virginia 0.702 59 25 2
45 27 Maryland 0.694 59 26 1
51 28 Navy 0.694 59 26 1
32 29 Fullerton State 0.690 58 26 2
2 30 American 0.671 57 28 1