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by WIN Magazine

NEWTON, Iowa — Arizona State opened up the 2017 NCAA postseason with its first Pac-12 championship in 11 years on Sunday night and the Sun Devils now feature five ranked wrestlers in WIN’s Feb. 27 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.

Among ASU’s five conference champs are three individuals who are rated in the top 8 of their weight classes — Anthony Valencia (6th at 165), Zahid Valencia (1st at 174), and Tanner Hall (8th at heavyweight) — and have the Sun Devils ranked No. 11 in WIN’s Tournament Power Index.

With the seven remaining NCAA qualifying tournaments set to take place this weekend, defending NCAA champion Penn State remains No. 1 with 115.5 TPI points, followed by Oklahoma State (90), Ohio State (84) and Iowa (75.5).

 
WIN’s TPI point totals are based on projections of how individuals could place at this year’s NCAAs, which will take place March 16-18 in St. Louis: 1st – 20 (16 All-American 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.

The following are the dates and locations of the final seven tournaments that will eventually qualify 330 wrestlers to compete in the 2017 NCAA Division I Championships.

March 3-4

Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association

Lewisburg, Pa.

March 4

Atlantic Coast Conference

Raleigh, N.C.

 

Eastern Wrestling League

Bloomsburg, Pa.

 

Southern Conference

Charleston, S.C.

March 4-5

Big Ten Conference

Bloomington, Ind.

 

Big 12 Conference

Tulsa, Okla.

 

Mid-American Conference

Cedar Falls, Iowa

WIN’s Feb. 27, 2017 Tournament Power Index (TPI)

 

Total

Top 8

TPI

Rk.

College

Ranked

Ranked

Points

1

Penn State

9

8

115.5

2

Oklahoma State

10

8

90

3

Ohio State

8

6

84

4

Iowa

8

5

75.5

5

Virginia Tech

7

5

65.5

6

Nebraska

7

5

62.5

7

Missouri

6

4

53.5

8

Cornell

3

3

45

9

Illinois

7

2

41.5

10

Lehigh

8

3

40

11

Arizona State

5

3

37.5

12

Minnesota

7

3

34

13

Wisconsin

3

2

31

14

Michigan

5

2

27

15

South Dakota State

5

2

22

16

NC State

6

1

21

17

Stanford

4

1

20

18

North Dakota State

2

2

18

19

Princeton

5

1

17.5

20

Northern Iowa

7

1

17

21

Virginia

2

2

14.5

22

Rutgers

4

1

14

23

Edinboro

6

1

13

24

Rider

2

1

12

25t

Duke

2

1

11

25t

West Virginia

2

1

11

27

Wyoming

4

1

10

28t

Indiana

1

1

9

28t

Pitt

3

1

9

30t

North Carolina

2

1

8.5

30t

Oklahoma

6

0

8.5

30t

Old Dominion

2

1

8.5

33

Central Michigan

5

0

7.5

34

Penn

2

1

6.5

35

Bucknell

3

0

4.5

36t

Northern Illinois

3

0

4

36t

Oregon State

3

0

4

38t

Chattanooga

2

0

3.5

38t

Drexel

2

0

3.5

40t

Army

2

0

3

40t

Buffalo

2

0

3

40t

Iowa State

2

0

3

40t

Navy

2

0

3

44t

American U.

1

0

2

44t

Appalachian State

1

0

2

44t

Campbell U.

2

0

2

44t

Ohio U.

2

0

2

48t

Binghamton

1

0

1.5

48t

SIUE

1

0

1.5

50t

CSU Bakersfield

1

0

1

50t

Clarion

1

0

1

50t

Gardner-Webb

1

0

1

50t

Lock Haven

1

0

1

50t

Maryland

1

0

1.5

50t

Northwestern

1

0

1

 

WIN’s Feb. 27, 2017  NCAA Div. I Individual Rankings

125 Pounds    

Rk

Name

Prev.

Yr.

School

1

Thomas Gilman

(1st)

Sr.

Iowa

2

Nick Suriano

(2nd)

Fr.

Penn State

3

Joey Dance

(3rd)

Sr.

Virginia Tech

4

Josh Rodriguez

(4th)

Sr.

North Dakota State

5

Tim Lambert

(5th)

Sr.

Nebraska

6

Darian Cruz

(6th)

Jr.

Lehigh

7

Ethan Lizak

(7th)

So.

Minnesota

8

Jack Mueller

(8th)

Fr.

Virginia

9

Sean Russell

(9th)

So.

Edinboro

10

Josh Terao

(10th)

Jr.

American U.

11

Nick Piccininni

(11th)

RFr.

Oklahoma State

12

Dylan Peters

(12th)

Sr.

Northern Iowa

13

Sean Fausz

(13th)

So.

NC State

14

Drew Templeman

(14th)

So.

Wyoming

15

Alfredo Rodriguez

(15th)

Sr.

SIUE

16

Conor Youtsey

(16th)

Sr.

Michigan

17

Shakur Laney

(17th)

So.

Ohio U.

18

Kyle Akins

(18th)

So.

Buffalo

19

Jose Rodriguez

(19th)

RFr.

Ohio State

20

Nathan Kraisser

(20th)

Sr.

Campbell U.

 

133 Pounds                                                                 

Rk

Name

Prev.

Yr.

School

1

Nathan Tomasello

(1st)

Jr.

Ohio State

2

Eric Montoya

(2nd)

Sr.

Nebraska

3

Zane Richards

(3rd)

Sr.

Illinois

4

Seth Gross

(4th)

So.

South Dakota State

5

Kaid Brock

(5th)

So.

Oklahoma State

6

Cory Clark

(6th)

Sr.

Iowa

7

Steven Micic

(7th)

Fr.

Michigan

8

Dom Forys

(8th)

Jr.

Pitt

9

Scott Parker

(9th)

So.

Lehigh

10

Kevin Devoy

(10th)

Sr.

Drexel

11

Bryan Lantry

(11th)

So.

Buffalo

12

Josh Alber

(12th)

Jr.

Northern Iowa

13

Earl Hall

(13th)

Sr.

Iowa State

14

John Erneste

(14th)

So.

Missouri

15

Joey Palmer

(15th)

Sr.

Oregon State

16

Connor Schram

(16th)

Jr.

Stanford

17

Mitch McKee

(17th)

Fr.

Minnesota

18

Korbin Myers

(18th)

RFr.

Edinboro

19

Jamal Morris

(19th)

So.

NC State

20

Cameron Kelly

(20th)

So.

Ohio U.

 

141 Pounds                                 

Rk

Name

Prev.

Yr.

School

1

Dean Heil

(1st)

Jr.

Oklahoma State

2

Joey McKenna

(2nd)

So.

Stanford

3

Kevin Jack

(3rd)

Jr.

NC State

4

Matt Kolodzik

(4th)

Fr.

Princeton

5

Anthony Ashnault

(5th)

Jr.

Rutgers

6

George DiCamillo

(6th)

Sr.

Virginia

7

Joseph Ward

(7th)

Sr.

North Carolina

8

Bryce Meredith

(8th)

Jr.

Wyoming

9

Jayden Eierman

(9th)

RFr.

Missouri

10

Tyler Smith

(10th)

Jr.

Bucknell

11

Randy Cruz

(11th)

Sr.

Lehigh

12

Jimmy Gulibon

(12th)

Sr.

Penn State

13

Tommy Thorn

(13th)

So.

Minnesota

14

Luke Pletcher

(14th)

Fr.

Ohio State

15

Topher Carton

(15th)

Sr.

Iowa

16

Jared Prince

(16th)

Fr.

Navy

17

Colton McCrystal

(17th)

Jr.

Nebraska

18

Logan Everett

(18th)

Sr.

Army

19

Brock Zacherl

(19th)

So.

Clarion

20

Michael Longo

(20th)

Jr.

Oklahoma

 

149 Pounds                                                                 

Rk

Name

Prev.

Yr.

School

1

Zain Retherford

(1st)

Jr.

Penn State

2

Anthony Collica

(2nd)

Sr.

Oklahoma State

3

Lavion Mayes

(3rd)

Sr.

Missouri

4

Brandon Sorensen

(4th)

Jr.

Iowa

5

Micah Jordan

(5th)

So.

Ohio State

6

Solomon Chishko

(6th)

So.

Virginia Tech

7

Max Thomsen

(7th)

RFr.

Northern Iowa

8

Patricio Lugo

(8th)

So.

Edinboro

9

Sam Speno

(9th)

Sr.

NC State

10

Justin Oliver

(10th)

So.

Central Michigan

11

Laike Gardner

(11th)

Sr.

Lehigh

12

Davion Jeffries

(12th)

So.

Oklahoma

13

Steve Bleise

(13th)

So.

Northern Illinois

14

Matt Cimato

(14th)

Sr.

Drexel

15

Alfred Bannister

(16th)

So.

Maryland

16

Alex Kocer

(17th)

Sr.

South Dakota State

17

Ken Theobold

(18th)

Sr.

Rutgers

18

Jordan Laster

(19th)

Sr.

Princeton

19

Eric Barone

(20th)

Fr.

Illinois

20

Josh Maruca

(NR)

RFr.

Arizona State

 

157 Pounds                                   

Rk

Name

Prev.

Yr.

School

1

Jason Nolf

(1st)

So.

Penn State

2

Michael Kemerer

(2nd)

RFr.

Iowa

3

Tyler Berger

(3rd)

So.

Nebraska

4

Jordan Kutler

(4th)

RFr.

Lehigh

5

Joey Lavallee

(5th)

Jr.

Missouri

6

Dylan Palacio

(6th)

Sr.

Cornell

7

Joe Smith

(7th)

So.

Oklahoma State

8

Clay Ream

(8th)

Jr.

North Dakota State

9

Josh Shields

(9th)

RFr.

Arizona State

10

Russell Parsons

(10th)

Sr.

Army

11

Clark Glass

(11th)

Sr.

Oklahoma

12

Colin Heffernan

(12th)

Jr.

Central Michigan

13

Sal Mastriani

(13th)

Sr.

Virginia Tech

14

Kyle Langenderfer

(14th)

Jr.

Illinois

15

Brian Murphy

(15th)

Sr.

Michigan

16

Archie Colgan

(16th)

Jr.

Wyoming

17

Victor Lopez

(17th)

Sr.

Bucknell

18

Jake Short

(18th)

Jr.

Minnesota

19

Thomas Bullard

(19th)

Fr.

NC State

20

John Van Brill

(20th)

So.

Rutgers

 

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

Vincenzo Joseph

(4th)

RFr.

Penn State

5

Chad Walsh

(5th)

Jr.

Rider

6

Anthony Valencia

(6th)

RFr.

Arizona State

7

Daniel Lewis

(7th)

So.

Missouri

8

Chandler Rogers

(8th)

So.

Oklahoma State

9

Bryce Steiert

(9th)

So.

Northern Iowa

10

Mitch Minotti

(10th)

Sr.

Lehigh

11

Dylan Cottrell

(11th)

Sr.

West Virginia

12

Austin Matthews

(12th)

Jr.

Edinboro

13

Nick Wanzek

(13th)

Jr.

Minnesota

14

TeShan Campbell

(14th)

So.

Pitt

15

Branson Ashworth

(15th)

So.

Wyoming

16

Yoanse Mejias

(16th)

Jr.

Oklahoma

17

Lorenzo De La Riva

(17th)

RFr.

CSU Bakersfield

18

Joey Gunther

(18th)

RFr.

Iowa

19

Luke Zilverberg

(19th)

Jr.

South Dakota State

20

Keaton Subjeck

(20th)

Jr.

Stanford

 

174 Pounds                                                                 

Rk

Name

Prev.

Yr.

School

1

Zahid Valencia

(1st)

RFr.

Arizona State

2

Brian Realbuto

(2nd)

Sr.

Cornell

3

Bo Jordan

(3rd)

Jr.

Ohio State

4

Zach Epperly

(4th)

Jr.

Virginia Tech

5

Mark Hall

(5th)

Fr.

Penn State

6

Ryan Preisch

(6th)

So.

Lehigh

7

Kyle Crutchmer

(7th)

Sr.

Oklahoma State

8

Casey Kent

(8th)

Sr.

Penn

9

Taylor Lujan

(9th)

RFr.

Northern Iowa

10

Ethan Ramos

(10th)

Jr.

North Carolina

11

Alex Meyer

(11th)

Sr.

Iowa

12

Zac Brunson

(12th)

Sr.

Illinois

13

Myles Amine

(13th)

RFr.

Michigan

14

Lelund Weatherspoon

(14th)

Sr.

Iowa State

15

Jadaen Bernstein

(15th)

Jr.

Navy

16

David Kocer

(16th)

Jr.

South Dakota State

17

C.J. Brucki

(17th)

Jr.

Central Michigan

18

Jonathan Schleifer

(18th)

Jr.

Princeton

19

Connor Bass

(19th)

Sr.

Duke

20

Trace Engelkes

(20th)

Sr.

Northern Illinois

 

184 Pounds                                                                 

Rk

Name

Prev.

Yr.

School

1

Gabe Dean

(1st)

Sr.

Cornell

2

Bo Nickal

(2nd)

So.

Penn State

3

Sammy Brooks

(3rd)

Sr.

Iowa

4

Nolan Boyd

(4th)

Sr.

Oklahoma State

5

Timothy Dudley

(5th)

Sr.

Nebraska

6

Nathan Jackson

(6th)

Sr.

Indiana

7

Jack Dechow

(7th)

Sr.

Old Dominion

8

Myles Martin

(8th)

So.

Ohio State

9

Mike Macchiavello

(9th)

Jr.

NC State

10

Zach Zavatsky

(10th)

So.

Virginia Tech

11

Emery Parker

(11th)

So.

Illinois

12

Nicholas Gravina

(12th)

Jr.

Rutgers

13

Drew Foster

(13th)

So.

Northern Iowa

14

Dakota Geer

(14th)

Fr.

Edinboro

15

Bryce Carr

(15th)

Jr.

Chattanooga

16

Steven Schneider

(16th)

Jr.

Binghamton

17

Jordan Ellingwood

(17th)

Jr.

Central Michigan

18

Ville Heino

(18th)

Jr.

Campbell

19

Mitch Sliga

(19th)

Jr.

Northwestern

20

Hunter Gamble

(20th)

Jr.

Gardner-Webb

 

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

Kollin Moore

(4th)

RFr.

Ohio State

5

Aaron Studebaker

(5th)

Sr.

Nebraska

6

Jake Smith

(6th)

Jr.

West Virginia

7

Matt McCutcheon

(7th)

Jr.

Penn State

8

Nate Rotert

(8th)

Jr.

South Dakota State

9

Preston Weigel

(9th)

So.

Oklahoma State

10

Ryan Wolfe

(10th)

Sr.

Rider

11

Brett Harner

(11th)

Sr.

Princeton

12

Kevin Beazley

(12th)

Jr.

Old Dominion

13

Ricky Robertson

(13th)

Jr.

Wisconsin

14

Austin Severn

(14th)

Sr.

Central Michigan

15

Shawn Scott

(15th)

Sr.

Northern Illinois

16

Tom Sleigh

(16th)

Jr.

Bucknell

17

Frank Mattiace

(17th)

So.

Penn

18

Corey Griego

(18th)

So.

Oregon State

19

Brad Johnson

(19th)

Sr.

Oklahoma

20

Jacob Holschlag

(20th)

RFr.

Northern Iowa

 

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

Jake Kasper

(5th)

Jr.

Duke

6

Austin Schafer

(6th)

Sr.

Oklahoma State

7

Michael Kroells

(7th)

Sr.

Minnesota

8

Tanner Hall

(8th)

So.

Arizona State

9

Denzel Dejournette

(9th)

Sr.

Appalachian State

10

Collin Jensen

(10th)

Sr.

Nebraska

11

Ryan Solomon

(12th)

Jr.

Pitt

12

Jared Johnson

(13th)

Sr.

Chattanooga

13

Brooks Black

(14th)

Jr.

Illinois

14

Doug Vollaro

(15th)

Sr.

Lehigh

15

Cody Crawford

(19th)

Jr.

Oregon State

16

Nathan Butler

(11th)

Jr.

Stanford

17

Ross Larson

(17th)

Sr.

Oklahoma

18

Thomas Haines

(16th)

So.

Lock Haven

19

Billy Miller

(18th)

So.

Edinboro

20

Ray O’Donnell

(20th)

Sr.

Princeton

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