ORIGINAL: buckeye
EDIT
In other words... If you were to define "top end whitetail" for a dictionary, what would be the definition you would make up for a standard to be used across the whitetails range.
Good edit... in order to define this.... let me refer to "THE BOOK":
quoth the book:
The typical pattern of mature whiteail antler development is an unbranched man beam that mornally develops from three to seven (or more) unbranched points at spaced intervals.
Whitetails can show an almost infinite variety in number and location of points. The non-typical category was establish to properly recognise such trophies....
That quote is from the second edition of "Measuring and Scoring Big Game Trophies", the bible of the Boone and Crockett club. However, thats as far as I can go without getting into measureable inches.... in which case, keeping with the book would be 160 awards 170 all-time for a typical entry, and 185 awards, 195 all time for a non-typical entry.