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Oklahoma State and Penn State remain No. 1 and No. 2 in WIN rankings heading into Reno TOC clash

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by Mike Finn, WIN Magazine

NEWTON, Iowa — As Oklahoma State and Penn State prepare to meet for the first time this Sunday at the Reno Tournament of Champions, the Cowboys and Nittany Lions remain the top two schools in WIN’s Dec. 12, 2016 Tournament Power Index, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.

The Cowboys have tallied 94.5 TPI points, based on 10 ranked wrestlers, including seven rated among the top eight in their weight class. The Lions are second in WIN’s TPI with 87.5 points, based on nine ranked wrestlers, six in the top eight.

If all these ranked wrestlers compete in the Reno TOC, here are wrestlers from each of the top two teams who would be in the same bracket:

Weight

1. Oklahoma State

2. Penn State

125

12. Nick Piccininni

5. Nick Suriano

133

6. Kaid Brock

20. Jered Cortez

141

1. Dean Heil

—

149

3. Anthony Collica

1. Zain Retherford

157

3. Joe Smith

1. Jason Nolf

165

9. Chandler Rogers

7. Vincezo Joseph

174

4. Kyle Crutchmer

11. Geno Morelli

184

5. Nolan Boyd

3. Bo Nickal

197

5. Preston Weigel

12. Matt McCutcheon

Hwt

9. Austin Schafer

4. Nick Nevills

Ranked just behind Penn State is No. 3 Iowa, which is coming off an instate dual victory over Iowa State and features seven ranked wrestlers, all in the Top 8, for 87 TPI points.

The TPI is based on the schools’ wrestlers who are rated in WIN’s individual rankings, predicting possible All-American placement (top eight finishers per weight) in the 2017 NCAA Championships, which will be held March 16-18 in St. Louis.

WIN’s TPI point totals are broken down by the following individual rankings: 1st – 20 (16 AA points + 4 advancement points); 2nd – 16 (12+4); 3rd – 13.5 (10+3.5); 4th – 12.5 (9+3.5); 5th – 10 (7+3); 6th – 9 (6+3); 7th – 6.5 (4+2.5); 8th – 5.5 (3+2.5). Additional points for other rankings include: 9th/12th – 2; 13th/16th – 1.5; 17th-20th – 1. TPI points will be lower than the final actual NCAA tournament points because it does not include bonus points.

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WIN’s Dec. 12, 2016 Team Dual Rankings

Rk

School

W-L

1

Oklahoma State

4-0

2

Penn State

4-0

3

Iowa

5-0

4

Ohio State

4-0

5

Missouri

3-1

6

Virginia Tech

4-1

7

Nebraska

7-0

8

Cornell

3-0

9

NC State

3-0

10

Lehigh

5-1

11

Illinois

1-0

12

Rutgers

6-1

13

Minnesota

3-1

14

Central Michigan

1-0

15

Michigan

3-1

16

Wisconsin

3-0

17

South Dakota State

3-2

18

Stanford

2-1

19

Arizona State

1-1

20

Pittsburgh

4-2

21

Northern Iowa

3-2

22

Oklahoma

1-2

23

Appalachian State

5-1

24

Chattanooga

2-2

25

Princeton

3-4

WIN’s Dec. 12, 2016 Tournament Power Index (TPI)

Rk.

School

Total

Top 8

TPI

 

 

Ranked

Ranked

Points

1.

Oklahoma State

10

7

94.5

2.

Penn State

9

6

87.5

3.

Iowa

7

7

87

4.

Ohio State

8

6

84

5.

Virginia Tech

6

5

71.5

6.

Missouri

8

5

67.5

7.

Cornell

6

3

48.5

8.

Nebraska

7

4

46.5

9.

Lehigh

8

4

43.5

10.

Illinois

5

2

41

11.

Wisconsin

5

2

33.5

12.

Minnesota

6

2

31.5

13t

Rutgers

5

2

27

13t

South Dakota State

4

2

27

15.

Michigan

5

2

26.5

16.

Stanford

5

1

22

17.

Arizona State

5

2

21.5

18.

Northern Iowa

6

1

20

19.

Central Michigan

4

2

19

20.

Princeton

5

1

18.5

21.

NC State

5

1

16

22t

North Dakota State

2

1

15.5

22t

West Virginia

2

2

15.5

24.

Penn

2

1

14.5

25t

Edinboro

4

1

11

25t

North Carolina

2

2

11

27.

Iowa State

3

1

9.5

28t

Rider

3

1

8.5

28t

Wyoming

2

1

8.5

30.

Pitt

3

1

8

31.

Oklahoma

5

0

7.5

32.

Old Dominion

2

1

7

33.

Appalachian State

2

1

6.5

34.

Virginia

3

0

5.5

35t

Bucknell

2

0

3

35t

Indiana

2

0

3

35t

Maryland

2

0

3

35t

Northern Illinois

2

0

3

35t

Oregon State

2

0

3

40t

Army

2

0

2.5

40t

Chattanooga

2

0

2.5

40t

Drexel

2

0

2.5

40t

Ohio U.

2

0

2.5

40t

SIU-Edwardsville

2

0

2.5

45t

Campbell U.

1

0

2

45t

Duke

1

0

2

45t

Gardner-Webb

2

0

2

45t

Michigan State

1

0

2

45t

Northern Colorado

2

0

2

50t

Binghamton

1

0

1.5

50t

Kent State

1

0

1.5

52t

Air Force

1

0

1

52t

American U.

1

0

1

52t

Clarion

1

0

1

52t

Columbia

1

0

1

52t

CSU Bakersfield

1

0

1

52t

Eastern Michigan

1

0

1

52t

The Citadel

1

0

1

WIN’s Dec. 12, 2016 NCAA Div. I Individual Rankings

125 Pounds    

Rk

Name

Prev.

Yr.

School

1

Thomas Gilman

(1st)

Sr.

Iowa

2

Joey Dance

(2nd)

Sr.

Virginia Tech

3

Josh Rodriguez

(3rd)

Sr.

North Dakota State

4

Dylan Peters

(4th)

Sr.

Northern Iowa

5

Nick Suriano

(5th)

Fr.

Penn State

6

Darian Cruz

(6th)

Jr.

Lehigh

7

Barlow McGhee

(7th)

Jr.

Missouri

8

Tim Lambert

(8th)

Sr.

Nebraska

9

Nathan Kraisser

(9th)

Sr.

Campbell U.

10

Jose Rodriguez

(10th)

RFr.

Ohio State

11

Sean Russell

(11th)

So.

Edinboro

12

Nick Piccininni

(13th)

RFr.

Oklahoma State

13

Ethan Lizak

(14th)

So.

Minnesota

14

Connor Schram

(NR)

Jr.

Stanford

15

Jack Mueller

(15th)

Fr.

Virginia

16

Alfredo Rodriguez

(12th)

Sr.

SIUE

17

Noah Gonser

(19th)

RFr.

Eastern Michigan

18

Trey Andrews

(16th)

Sr.

Northern Colorado

19

Dalton Macri

(17th)

So.

Cornell

20

Elijah Oliver

(18th)

So.

Indiana

133 Pounds                                                               

Rk

Name

Prev.

Yr.

School

1

Cory Clark

(1st)

Sr.

Iowa

2

Zane Richards

(2nd)

Sr.

Illinois

3

Nathan Tomasello

(3rd)

Jr.

Ohio State

4

Seth Gross

(4th)

So.

South Dakota State

5

Eric Montoya

(5th)

Sr.

Nebraska

6

Kaid Brock

(6th)

So.

Oklahoma State

7

Steven Micic

(7th)

Fr.

Michigan

8

Dom Forys

(8th)

Jr.

Pitt

9

Earl Hall

(10th)

Sr.

Iowa State

10

Jaydin Eierman

(11th)

RFr.

Missouri

11

Scott Parker

(17th)

So.

Lehigh

12

Tyson Dippery

(12th)

Jr.

Rutgers

13

Kevin Devoy

(13th)

Sr.

Drexel

14

Josh Alber

(9th)

Jr.

Northern Iowa

15

Sean Fausz

(14th)

So.

NC State

16

Mark Grey

(15th)

Sr.

Cornell

17

Tyler Goodwin

(16th)

Jr.

Maryland

18

Mitch McKee

(19th)

Fr.

Minnesota

19

Cameron Kelly

(18th)

So.

Ohio U.

20

Jered Cortez

(20th)

RFr.

Penn State

141 Pounds                               

Rk

Name

Prev.

Yr.

School

1

Dean Heil

(1st)

Jr.

Oklahoma State

2

Joey McKenna

(2nd)

So.

Stanford

3

Matt Kolodzik

(8th)

Fr.

Princeton

4

Randy Cruz

(3rd)

Sr.

Lehigh

5

Kevin Jack

(4th)

Jr.

NC State

6

Anthony Ashnault

(5th)

Jr.

Rutgers

7

Bryce Meredith

(6th)

Jr.

Wyoming

8

Joseph Ward

(7th)

Sr.

North Carolina

9

Matt Manley

(9th)

Sr.

Missouri

10

George DiCamilo

(10th)

Sr.

Virginia

11

Javier Gasca III

(11th)

Jr.

Michigan State

12

Colton McCrystal

(13th)

Jr.

Nebraska

13

Tyler Smith

(14th)

Jr.

Bucknell

14

Logan Everett

(15th)

Sr.

Army

15

Cole Martin

(19th)

RFr.

Wisconsin

16

Mike Longo

(16th)

Jr.

Oklahoma

17

Brock Zacherl

(17th)

So.

Clarion

18

Russell Rohlfing

(18th)

RFr.

CSU Bakersfield

19

Sal Profaci

(20th)

RFr.

Michigan

20

Timmy Box

(NR)

Sr.

Northern Colorado

149 Pounds                                                               

Rk

Name

Prev.

Yr.

School

1

Zain Retherford

(1st)

Jr.

Penn State

2

Brandon Sorensen

(2nd)

Jr.

Iowa

3

Anthony Collica

(3rd)

Sr.

Oklahoma State

4

Lavion Mayes

(4th)

Sr.

Missouri

5

Micah Jordan

(5th)

So.

Ohio State

6

Justin Oliver

(6th)

So.

Central Michigan

7

Patricio Lugo

(7th)

So.

Edinboro

8

Laike Gardner

(8th)

Sr.

Lehigh

9

Solomon Chishko

(9th)

So.

Virginia Tech

10

Christian Pagdilao

(10th)

Jr.

Arizona State

11

Sam Speno

(11th)

Sr.

NC State

12

Alfred Bannister

(17th)

So.

Maryland

13

Davion Jeffries

(13th)

So.

Oklahoma

14

Joey Delgado

(14th)

Sr.

Oregon State

15

Ken Theobold

(12th)

Sr.

Rutgers

16

Max Thomsen

(19th)

RFr.

Northern Iowa

17

Steve Bleise

(16th)

So.

Northern Illinois

18

Andrew Crone

(15th)

So.

Wisconsin

19

Jordan Laster

(18th)

Sr.

Princeton

20

Matt Cimato

(20th)

Sr.

Drexel

157 Pounds                                 

Rk

Name

Prev.

Yr.

School

1

Jason Nolf

(1st)

So.

Penn State

2

Dylan Palacio

(2nd)

Sr.

Cornell

3

Joe Smith

(3rd)

So.

Oklahoma State

4

Richie Lewis

(4th)

Sr.

Rutgers

5

Joey Lavallee

(7th)

Sr.

Missouri

6

Tyler Berger

(6th)

So.

Nebraska

7

Colin Heffernan

(8th)

Jr.

Central Michigan

8

Michael Kemerer

(9th)

RFr.

Iowa

9

Clay Ream

(NR)

Jr.

North Dakota State

10

Jake Short

(14th)

Jr.

Minnesota

11

Jordan Kutler

(11th)

RFr.

Lehigh

12

Andrew Atkinson

(13th)

Jr.

Virginia

13

Brian Murphy

(10th)

Sr.

Michigan

14

Bryant Clagon

(12th)

Jr.

Rider

15

Trevor Lopez

(15th)

Sr.

Bucknell

16

Josh Shields

(16th)

RFr.

Arizona State

17

Aaron Walker

(17th)

Sr.

The Citadel

18

Colin Holler

(18th)

Jr.

South Dakota State

19

Russell Parsons

(NR)

Sr.

Army

20

Jake Ryan

(20th)

So.

Ohio State

165 Pounds

Rk

Name

Prev.

Yr.

School

1

Isaiah Martinez

(1st)

Jr.

Illinois

2

Logan Massa

(2nd)

Fr.

Michigan

3

Isaac Jordan

(3rd)

Sr.

Wisconsin

4

Daniel Lewis

(4th)

So.

Missouri

5

Mitch Minotti

(5th)

Sr.

Lehigh

6

Dylan Cottrell

(6th)

Sr.

West Virginia

7

Vincenzo Joseph

(7th)

RFr.

Penn State

8

Chad Walsh

(8th)

Jr.

Rider

9

Chandler Rogers

(9th)

So.

Oklahoma State

10

Clark Glass

(10th)

Sr.

Oklahoma

11

Jake Faust

(11th)

Jr.

Duke

12

Branson Ashworth

(12th)

So.

Wyoming

13

Bryce Steiert

(NR)

So.

Northern Iowa

14

Austin Matthews

(14th)

Jr.

Edinboro

15

Anthony Valencia

(15th)

RFr.

Arizona State

16

Austin Reese

(16th)

So.

Ohio U.

17

Tyler Marinelli

(17th)

Jr.

Gardner-Webb

18

TeShan Campbell

(18th)

So.

Pitt

19

Keaton Subjeck

(19th)

Jr.

Stanford

20

Brandon Womack

(20)

RFr.

Cornell

174 Pounds                                                               

Rk

Name

Prev.

Yr.

School

1

Zach Epperly

(1st)

Jr.

Virginia Tech

2

Bo Jordan

(2nd)

Jr.

Ohio State

3

Casey Kent

(3rd)

Sr.

Penn

4

Kyle Crutchmer

(4th)

Sr.

Oklahoma State

5

Zahid Valencia

(5th)

RFr.

Arizona State

6

Brian Realbuto

(6th)

Sr.

Cornell

7

Alex Meyer

(7th)

Sr.

Iowa

8

Ethan Ramos

(8th)

Jr.

North Carolina

9

Taylor Lujan

(9th)

RFr.

Northern Iowa

10

Lelund Weatherspoon

(11th)

Sr.

Iowa State

11

Geno Morelli

(12th)

Sr.

Penn State

12

Nicholas Wanzek

(13th)

Jr.

Minnesota

13

Zac Brunson

(14th)

Sr.

Illinois

14

Myles Amine

(10th)

RFr.

Michigan

15

C.J. Brucki

(15th)

Jr.

Central Michigan

16

Jim Wilson

(16th)

Sr.

Stanford

17

Ryan Preisch

(20th)

So.

Lehigh

18

David Kocer

(17th)

Jr.

South Dakota State

19

Jonathan Schleifer

(19th)

Jr.

Princeton

20

Nick Kee

(18th)

Jr.

Appalachian State

184 Pounds                                                               

Rk

Name

Prev.

Yr.

School

1

Gabe Dean

(1st)

Sr.

Cornell

2

Timothy Dudley

(2nd)

Sr.

Nebraska

3

Bo Nickal

(3rd)

So.

Penn State

4

Myles Martin

(4th)

So.

Ohio State

5

Nolan Boyd

(5th)

Sr.

Oklahoma State

6

Sammy Brooks

(6th)

Sr.

Iowa

7

Zach Zavatsky

(7th)

So.

Virginia Tech

8

Pat Downey

(8th)

Jr.

Iowa State

9

Nathan Jackson

(9th)

Sr.

Indiana

10

Willie Miklus

(10th)

Jr.

Missouri

11

Nicholas Gravina

(11th)

Jr.

Rutgers

12

Jordan Ellingwood

(12th)

Jr.

Central Michigan

13

Jack Dechow

(13th)

Sr.

Old Dominion

14

Mike Macchiavello

(14th)

Jr.

NC State

15

Emery Parker

(NR)

So.

Illinois

16

Steven Schneider

(15th)

Jr.

Binghamton

17

Hunter Gamble

(18th)

Sr.

Gardner-Webb

18

Bryce Carr

(16th)

Jr.

Chattanooga

19

Drew Foster

(NR)

So.

Northern Iowa

20

Dakota Geer

(20th)

Fr.

Edinboro

197 Pounds                               

Rk

Name

Prev.

Yr.

School

1

J'den Cox

(1st)

Sr.

Missouri

2

Brett Pfarr

(2nd)

Sr.

Minnesota

3

Jared Haught

(3rd)

Jr.

Virginia Tech

4

Nate Rotert

(4th)

Jr.

South Dakota State

5

Preston Weigel

(5th)

So.

Oklahoma State

6

Kollin Moore

(6th)

RFr.

Ohio State

7

Jake Smith

(7th)

Jr.

West Virginia

8

Kevin Beazley

(8th)

Jr.

Old Dominion

9

Aaron Studebaker

(9th)

Sr.

Nebraska

10

Brett Harner

(10th)

Sr.

Princeton

11

Shawn Scott

(11th)

Sr.

Northern Illinois

12

Matt McCutcheon

(12th)

Jr.

Penn State

13

Kyle Conel

(13th)

So.

Kent State

14

Ryan Wolfe

(14th)

Sr.

Rider

15

Corey Griego

(15th)

So.

Oregon State

16

Ricky Robertson

(16th)

Jr.

Wisconsin

17

Malik McDonald

(17th)

So.

NC State

18

Frank Mattiace

(18th)

So.

Penn

19

Brad Johnson

(19th)

Sr.

Oklahoma

20

Parker Hines

(20th)

Sr.

Air Force

Heavyweight

Rk

Name

Prev.

Yr.

School

1

Kyle Snyder

(1st)

Jr.

Ohio State

2

Connor Medbery

(2nd)

Sr.

Wisconsin

3

Ty Walz

(3rd)

Sr.

Virginia Tech

4

Nick Nevills

(4th)

So.

Penn State

5

Sam Stoll

(5th)

So.

Iowa

6

Michael Kroells

(6th)

Sr.

Minnesota

7

Tanner Hall

(7th)

So.

Arizona State

8

Denzel Dejournette

(9th)

Sr.

Appalachian State

9

Austin Schafer

(10th)

Sr.

Oklahoma State

10

Collin Jensen

(11th)

Sr.

Nebraska

11

Nathan Butler

(12th)

Jr.

Stanford

12

Brooks Black

(8th)

Jr.

Illinois

13

Doug Vollaro

(13th)

Sr.

Lehigh

14

Ross Larson

(14th)

Sr.

Oklahoma

15

Jared Johnson

(15th)

Sr.

Chattanooga

16

Ryan Solomon

(17th)

Jr.

Pitt

17

Ray O'Donnell

(18th)

Sr.

Princeton

18

Brett Dempsey

(19th)

Jr.

American U.

19

Garrett Ryan

(20th)

Jr.

Columbia

20

Jack McKiernan

(NR)

So.

SIU-Edwardsville

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