At the end of the day, WWN are more interested in generating web traffic to their site then anything else

Here's their published philosophy on rankings. They obviously set aside their own core practices for Zuniga and carved out an exception.

It's good for business I guess.

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At Washington Wrestling Network, our rankings represent the cumulative judgment of our exclusive team of rankers. Each week, our team meticulously reviews results from sanctioned high school duals and tournaments across Washington, ensuring we accurately rank the state's top wrestlers. Our rankings are designed to be accurate, transparent, and trusted by fans, coaches, and athletes alike.

Our individual rankings focus on the high school folkstyle season. The most important factor is head-to-head matchups in sanctioned events during the season. Secondary factors include results against common opponents and out-of-season competitions such as freestyle, Greco-Roman, and collegiate open tournaments, though in-season folkstyle results carry the most weight.

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