Why no love for the 4-5 other 3xers that were undefeated ?
Other than Sanderson, I think it's worth talking about the era's of college wrestling. Scoring, training, scheduling, everything frankly, was different.
Sanderson had 159 bouts, a total that is high by today's standards, so by that fact alone, my opinion, Cael's career performance is a GOAT achievement. Of all the other undefeated/untied guys on the list, Uetake and Hodge are the highest, at 57 and 46 respectively. Of the remaining 3-timers, Young had 43, Koll at 36, Peery at 29, McCreedy at 25, Arndt at 23 (3 total as a Senior Champ!), VanBebber at 22, and Caldwell at 18. Totally different landscape, and it's not close.
Speculation required, how would any of them do today? Many are from 30's, 40's, and 50's, so I'm calling it an apples-to-oranges comparison.
Frankly, I appreciate the inclusion of the Kemp's, Gable's, Dake's, Nolf's, Nickal's, and many others of the world in these discussions.
We're living in a time where the greatest wrestlers of all-time are likely those that folks my age and older have seen.