The financial packages by all three venues were not significantly different. Hays had an advantage, in that they were willing to commit all of the tournament revenues directly back into the FHSU wrestling program. However, concerns about the facility size and available lodging cost them many votes.
Wichita and Topeka have nearly identical facilities, but a strong presentation by the Topeka group, combined with misgivings about the Coliseum due to problems at past high school state championships there, resulted in Topeka winning the bid.
