Brock Mauller of Missouri and Max Dean of Cornell make big jumps in WIN’s Div. I Rankings
by Mike Finn, WIN Magazine
NEWTON, Iowa — Missouri’s Brock Mauller and Cornell’s Max Dean scored big victories last weekend to make big jumps at 149 and 184 pounds, respectively, in WIN Magazine’s Feb. 18, 2019 NCAA Division I Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
Both ranked ninth a week ago, each wrestler upset a higher-ranked foe — Oklahoma State’s Kaden Gfeller, then No. 4, and Virginia Tech’s No. 3 Zack Zavatsky, respectively — and have moved up to No. 5 and 6 in their respective weight classes.
While undefeated Penn State (13-0) remains No. 1 in both WIN’s Tournament Power Index (with 123 points) and dual rankings, only five points separate the next three teams in this week’s TPI: Oklahoma State (78), Ohio State (77.5) and Iowa (73).
This upcoming weekend will be the final regular-season duals for Division I teams; highlighted by the Feb. 24 dual meeting in Stillwater, Okla., between the Cowboys and Hawkeyes, who are both undefeated. Both teams feature eight ranked wrestlers, including five in the Top 8 of their weight classes.
This weekend’s dual will feature two meetings between wrestlers ranked in the top three of their weight classes: at 125 pounds where Iowa’s No. 2 Spencer Lee faces OSU’s No. 3 Nick Piccininni; and at 133 pounds, where OSU’s No. 2 Daton Fix will take on Iowa’s No. 3 Austin DeSanto.
WIN’s weekly individual rankings are a prediction of final NCAA tournament placements at the 2019 NCAA Championships, March 21-23 in Pittsburgh, and based on each wrestler’s full season of competition up until each week’s release. WIN’s Tournament Power Index is a total of the TPI points that all the wrestlers on a respective team have earned based on their ranking. A team’s TPI points and TPI ranking is a prediction of a where a team might finish at the national tournament at this point in the season with their current line-up.
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.
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 18 Tournament Power Index
Rk. |
School |
Total |
Top 8 |
TPI |
|
|
Ranked |
Ranked |
Points |
1. |
Penn State |
9 |
7 |
123 |
2. |
Oklahoma State |
8 |
5 |
78 |
3. |
Ohio State |
9 |
5 |
77.5 |
4. |
Iowa |
8 |
5 |
73 |
5. |
Michigan |
8 |
6 |
63 |
6. |
Missouri |
8 |
3 |
47 |
7. |
Minnesota |
6 |
4 |
44 |
8. |
NC State |
5 |
4 |
41.5 |
9. |
Cornell |
7 |
3 |
41 |
10. |
Nebraska |
8 |
3 |
39 |
11. |
Northwestern |
3 |
2 |
35.5 |
12. |
Rutgers |
3 |
2 |
34 |
13. |
Lehigh |
5 |
3 |
32 |
14t. |
Illinois |
6 |
2 |
31.5 |
14t. |
Princeton |
3 |
2 |
31.5 |
16. |
Arizona State |
5 |
2 |
30 |
17. |
Oregon State |
2 |
2 |
25 |
18. |
Wisconsin |
5 |
2 |
23 |
19t. |
Iowa State |
6 |
2 |
21.5 |
19t. |
Northern Iowa |
6 |
2 |
21.5 |
21. |
Virginia Tech |
6 |
2 |
19.5 |
22t. |
Virginia |
3 |
2 |
16.5 |
22t. |
Wyoming |
5 |
2 |
16.5 |
24. |
North Carolina |
4 |
1 |
16 |
25. |
Pitt |
4 |
1 |
15 |
26. |
Lock Haven |
4 |
1 |
13 |
27. |
Central Michigan |
1 |
1 |
9 |
28t. |
Army |
2 |
1 |
8 |
28t. |
Duke |
2 |
1 |
8 |
28t. |
Michigan State |
2 |
1 |
8 |
31t. |
Purdue |
5 |
0 |
7.5 |
31t. |
Utah Valley |
4 |
0 |
7.5 |
33. |
Old Dominion |
4 |
0 |
5.5 |
34t. |
North Dakota State |
3 |
0 |
5 |
34t. |
Stanford |
3 |
0 |
5 |
36. |
Buffalo |
2 |
0 |
3.5 |
37. |
Drexel |
2 |
0 |
3 |
38. |
Navy |
2 |
0 |
2.5 |
39t. |
Binghamton |
1 |
0 |
2 |
39t. |
Bucknell |
1 |
0 |
2 |
39t. |
Campbell |
1 |
0 |
2 |
39t. |
CSU Bakersfield |
2 |
0 |
2 |
39t. |
Northern Illinois |
1 |
0 |
2 |
39t. |
Ohio U. |
2 |
0 |
2 |
45t. |
American |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
45t. |
Brown |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
45t. |
George Mason |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
45t. |
Maryland |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
45t. |
Oklahoma |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
45t. |
Penn |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
45t. |
South Dakota State |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
52t. |
Clarion |
1 |
0 |
1 |
52t. |
Fresno State |
1 |
0 |
1 |
52t. |
Northern Colorado |
1 |
0 |
1 |
52t. |
Rider |
1 |
0 |
1 |
52t. |
VMI |
1 |
0 |
1 |
52t. |
West Virginia |
1 |
0 |
1 |
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 18, 2019 Dual-Team Rankings
Rk |
School |
Record |
Previous |
1. |
Penn State |
13-0 |
1st |
2. |
Iowa |
14-0 |
2nd |
3. |
Oklahoma State |
14-0 |
3rd |
4. |
Michigan |
12-1 |
4th |
5. |
Ohio State |
11-2 |
5th |
6. |
Missouri |
15-1 |
6th |
7. |
Cornell |
13-2 |
7th |
8. |
Nebraska |
11-5 |
8th |
9. |
NC State |
15-3 |
9th |
10. |
Minnesota |
14-3 |
10th |
11. |
Northern Iowa |
6-5 |
11th |
12. |
Iowa State |
10-2 |
12th |
13. |
Virginia Tech |
8-4 |
13th |
14. |
Wyoming |
16-4 |
14th |
15. |
Rutgers |
11-6 |
15th |
16. |
North Carolina |
11-7 |
16th |
17. |
Pitt |
12-3 |
17th |
18. |
Wisconsin |
8-6 |
18th |
19. |
Princeton |
8-6 |
19th |
20. |
Virginia |
12-9 |
20th |
21. |
Lehigh |
8-9 |
21st |
22. |
Lock Haven |
9-3 |
22nd |
23. |
Purdue |
7-9 |
23rd |
24. |
North Dakota State |
10-5 |
24th |
25. |
Virginia |
12-9 |
NR |
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 18, 2019 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Previous |
1 |
Sebastian Rivera |
Northwestern |
So. |
1st |
2 |
Spencer Lee |
Iowa |
So. |
2nd |
3 |
Nick Piccininni |
Oklahoma State |
Jr. |
3rd |
4 |
Ronnie Bresser |
Oregon State |
Sr. |
4th |
5 |
Jack Mueller |
Virginia |
Jr. |
5th |
6 |
Sean Russell |
Minnesota |
Sr. |
6th |
7 |
Rayvon Foley |
Michigan State |
So. |
7th |
8 |
Vitali Arujau |
Cornell |
Fr. |
8th |
9 |
Brent Fleetwood |
North Dakota State |
Sr. |
9th |
10 |
Ryan Millhof |
Arizona State |
Sr. |
10th |
11 |
Sean Fausz |
NC State |
Sr. |
11th |
12 |
Pat Glory |
Princeton |
Fr. |
12th |
13 |
Travis Piotrowski |
Illinois |
Jr. |
13th |
14 |
Drew Mattin |
Michigan |
So. |
14th |
15 |
Zeke Moisey |
Nebraska |
Sr. |
15th |
16 |
Alex Mackall |
Iowa State |
So. |
16th |
17 |
Michael McGee |
Old Dominion |
So. |
17th |
18 |
Jay Schwarm |
Northern Iowa |
Jr. |
18th |
19 |
Cole Verner |
Wyoming |
Jr. |
20th |
20 |
Luke Werner |
Lock Haven |
So. |
NR |
133 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Rk |
1 |
Stevan Micic |
Michigan |
Jr. |
1st |
2 |
Daton Fix |
Oklahoma State |
RS Fr. |
2nd |
3 |
Austin DeSanto |
Iowa |
So. |
3rd |
4 |
Nick Suriano |
Rutgers |
Jr. |
4th |
5 |
Micky Phillippi |
Pitt |
RS Fr. |
5th |
6 |
Tariq Wilson |
NC State |
So. |
6th |
7 |
Montorie Bridges |
Wyoming |
So. |
7th |
8 |
Austin Gomez |
Iowa State |
RS Fr. |
8th |
9 |
Luke Pletcher |
Ohio State |
Jr. |
9th |
10 |
John Erneste |
Missouri |
Sr. |
10th |
11 |
Ethan Lizak |
Minnesota |
Jr. |
11th |
12 |
Chas Tucker |
Cornell |
Jr. |
12th |
13 |
Roman Bravo-Young |
Penn State |
Fr. |
13th |
14 |
Korbin Myers |
Virginia Tech |
Jr. |
14th |
15 |
Josh Terao |
American U. |
Sr. |
15th |
16 |
Cam Sykora |
North Dakota State |
Jr. |
16th |
17 |
Gary Wayne Harding |
North Carolina |
Sr. |
17th |
18 |
Ben Thornton |
Purdue |
Sr. |
18th |
19 |
Sean Nickell |
CSU Bakersfield |
Sr. |
19th |
20 |
Dylan Duncan |
Illinois |
So. |
20th |
141 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Previous |
1 |
Yianni Diakomihalis |
Cornell |
So. |
1st |
2 |
Joey McKenna |
Ohio State |
Sr. |
2nd |
3 |
Jaydin Eierman |
Missouri |
Jr. |
3rd |
4 |
Michael Carr |
Illinois |
So. |
4th |
5 |
Nick Lee |
Penn State |
So. |
5th |
6 |
Josh Alber |
Northern Iowa |
Sr. |
6th |
7 |
Mitch McKee |
Minnesota |
Jr. |
7th |
8 |
Kanen Storr |
Michigan |
So. |
8th |
9 |
Matt Findlay |
Utah Valley |
So. |
10th |
10 |
Tristan Moran |
Wisconsin |
Jr. |
11th |
11 |
Bryan Lantry |
Buffalo |
Sr. |
9th |
12 |
Ian Parker |
Iowa State |
So. |
12th |
13 |
Kaid Brock |
Oklahoma State |
Jr. |
13th |
14 |
Dom Demas |
Oklahoma |
RS Fr. |
16th |
15 |
Sam Turner |
Wyoming |
So. |
17th |
16 |
Nick Gil |
Navy |
Sr. |
20th |
17 |
Sa’Derian Perry |
Old Dominion |
Jr. |
14th |
18 |
Cameron Kelly |
Ohio U. |
Sr. |
NR |
19 |
Chad Red |
Nebraska |
So. |
18th |
20 |
A.C. Headlee |
North Carolina |
Jr. |
19th |
149 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Previous |
1 |
Anthony Ashnault |
Rutgers |
Sr. |
1st |
2 |
Matt Kolodzik |
Princeton |
Jr. |
2nd |
3 |
Micah Jordan |
Ohio State |
Sr. |
3rd |
4 |
Austin O'Connor |
North Carolina |
RS Fr. |
5th |
5 |
Brock Mauller |
Missouri |
Fr. |
9th |
6 |
Kaden Gfeller |
Oklahoma State |
RS Fr. |
4th |
7 |
Mitch Finesilver |
Duke |
Sr. |
6th |
8 |
Justin Oliver |
NC State |
Sr. |
7th |
9 |
Pat Lugo |
Iowa |
Sr. |
8th |
10 |
Max Thomsen |
Northern Iowa |
Jr. |
10th |
11 |
Josh Heil |
Campbell |
So. |
11th |
12 |
Brady Berge |
Penn State |
RS Fr. |
12th |
13 |
Jarrett Degen |
Iowa State |
So. |
13th |
14 |
Requir Van Der Merwe |
Stanford |
So. |
14th |
15 |
Henry Pohlmeyer |
South Dakota State |
Jr. |
17th |
16 |
Anthony Artalona |
Penn |
Fr. |
18th |
17 |
Cole Martin |
Wisconsin |
Jr. |
20th |
18 |
Josh Maruca |
Arizona State |
Jr. |
NR |
19 |
Russell Rohlfing |
CSU Bakersfield |
Jr. |
16th |
20 |
Christian Monserrat |
West Virginia |
Sr. |
NR |
157 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Previous |
1 |
Jason Nolf |
Penn State |
Sr. |
1st |
2 |
Tyler Berger |
Nebraska |
Sr. |
2nd |
3 |
Ryan Deakin |
Northwestern |
So. |
3rd |
4 |
Hayden Hidlay |
NC State |
So. |
4th |
5 |
Alec Pantaleo |
Michigan |
Sr. |
5th |
6 |
Kaleb Young |
Iowa |
So. |
6th |
7 |
Ke-Shawn Hayes |
Ohio State |
Jr. |
7th |
8 |
Steve Bleise |
Minnesota |
Sr. |
8th |
9 |
Larry Early |
Old Dominion |
Jr. |
9th |
10 |
Eric Barone |
Illinois |
Jr. |
11th |
11 |
Zach Hartman |
Bucknell |
Fr. |
12th |
12 |
Jarrett Jacques |
Missouri |
Fr. |
13th |
13 |
Paul Fox |
Stanford |
Sr. |
14th |
14 |
Griffin Parriott |
Purdue |
So. |
10th |
15 |
John Van Brill |
Rutgers |
Sr. |
15th |
16 |
Taleb Rahmani |
Pitt |
Jr. |
16th |
17 |
Josh Humphreys |
Lehigh |
Fr. |
17th |
18 |
Zac Carson |
Ohio U. |
Jr. |
19th |
19 |
BC LaPrade |
Virginia Tech |
So. |
20th |
20 |
Christian Pagdilao |
Arizona State |
Sr. |
NR |
165 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Previous |
1 |
Vincenzo Joseph |
Penn State |
Jr. |
1st |
2 |
Alex Marinelli |
Iowa |
So. |
2nd |
3 |
Evan Wick |
Wisconsin |
So. |
3rd |
4 |
Josh Shields |
Arizona State |
Jr. |
4th |
5 |
Chance Marstellar |
Lock Haven |
Sr. |
5th |
6 |
Isaiah White |
Nebraska |
Jr. |
6th |
7 |
Branson Ashworth |
Wyoming |
Sr. |
7th |
8 |
Logan Massa |
Michigan |
Jr. |
8th |
9 |
Chandler Rogers |
Oklahoma State |
Sr. |
9th |
10 |
Demetrius Romero |
Utah Valley |
Jr. |
10th |
11 |
Bryce Steiert |
Northern Iowa |
Sr. |
11th |
12 |
Mekhi Lewis |
Virginia Tech |
RS Fr. |
12th |
13 |
Andrew Fogarty |
North Dakota State |
Jr. |
13th |
14 |
Connor Flynn |
Missouri |
Jr. |
14th |
15 |
Jon Viruet |
Brown |
Sr. |
15th |
16 |
Ebed Jarrell |
Drexel |
Jr. |
16th |
17 |
Joey Gunther |
Illinois |
Jr. |
17th |
18 |
Jesse Dellavecchia |
Rider |
Jr. |
18th |
19 |
Cam Coy |
Virginia |
RS Fr. |
19th |
20 |
Te’Shan Campbell |
Ohio State |
Sr. |
NR |
174 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Previous |
1 |
Mark Hall |
Penn State |
Jr. |
1st |
2 |
Daniel Lewis |
Missouri |
Sr. |
2nd |
3 |
Zahid Valencia |
Arizona State |
Jr. |
3rd |
4 |
Myles Amine |
Michigan |
Jr. |
4th |
5 |
Jordan Kutler |
Lehigh |
Jr. |
5th |
6 |
Joe Smith |
Oklahoma State |
Jr. |
6th |
7 |
David McFadden |
Virginia Tech |
Jr. |
7th |
8 |
Taylor Lujan |
Northern Iowa |
Jr. |
8th |
9 |
Mikey Labriola |
Nebraska |
RS Fr. |
9th |
10 |
Brandon Womack |
Cornell |
Jr. |
10th |
11 |
Kimball Bastian |
Utah Valley |
Jr. |
11th |
12 |
Brit Wilson |
Northern Illinois |
RS Fr. |
12th |
13 |
Matt Finesilver |
Duke |
So. |
13th |
14 |
Dylan Lydy |
Purdue |
Jr. |
14th |
15 |
Seldon Wright |
Old Dominion |
Sr. |
15th |
16 |
Ben Harvey |
Army |
Jr. |
16th |
17 |
Spencer Carey |
Navy |
Jr. |
17th |
18 |
Devin Skatzka |
Minnesota |
Jr. |
18th |
19 |
Neal Richards |
VMI |
Jr. |
20th |
20 |
Ethan Smith |
Ohio State |
Fr. |
NR |
184 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Previous |
1 |
Myles Martin |
Ohio State |
Sr. |
1st |
2 |
Shakur Rasheed |
Penn State |
Sr. |
2nd |
3 |
Emery Parker |
Illinois |
Sr. |
4th |
4 |
Nick Reenan |
NC State |
Jr. |
5th |
5 |
Ryan Preisch |
Lehigh |
Sr. |
6th |
6 |
Max Dean |
Cornell |
So. |
9th |
7 |
Zack Zavatsky |
Virginia Tech |
Sr. |
3rd |
8 |
Taylor Venz |
Nebraska |
So. |
7th |
9 |
Lou DePrez |
Binghamton |
Fr. |
8th |
10 |
Jacobe Smith |
Oklahoma State |
Sr. |
10th |
11 |
Drew Foster |
Northern Iowa |
Sr. |
11th |
12 |
Cash Wilcke |
Iowa |
Jr. |
12th |
13 |
Nino Bonaccorsi |
Pitt |
Fr. |
13th |
14 |
Chip Ness |
North Carolina |
Sr. |
15th |
15 |
Max Lyon |
Purdue |
So. |
NR |
16 |
Cameron Caffey |
Michigan State |
So. |
14th |
17 |
Samuel Colbray |
Iowa State |
So. |
16th |
18 |
Mason Reinhardt |
Wisconsin |
Jr. |
18th |
19 |
Corey Hazel |
Lock Haven |
Jr. |
19th |
20 |
Dylan Wisman |
Missouri |
Jr. |
17th |
197 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Previous |
1 |
Bo Nickal |
Penn State |
Sr. |
1st |
2 |
Kollin Moore |
Ohio State |
Jr. |
2nd |
3 |
Patrick Brucki |
Princeton |
So. |
3rd |
4 |
Jacob Warner |
Iowa |
RS Fr. |
4th |
5 |
Willie Miklus |
Iowa State |
Sr. |
5th |
6 |
Preston Weigel |
Oklahoma State |
Sr. |
6th |
7 |
Rocco Caywood |
Army |
Sr. |
7th |
8 |
Jay Aiello |
Virginia |
So. |
8th |
9 |
Christian Brunner |
Purdue |
Jr. |
9th |
10 |
Nathan Traxler |
Stanford |
So. |
10th |
11 |
Tom Sleigh |
Virginia Tech |
Sr. |
11th |
12 |
Eric Schultz |
Nebraska |
So. |
12th |
13 |
Ben Honis |
Cornell |
Sr. |
13th |
14 |
Jackson Striggow |
Michigan |
Jr. |
14th |
15 |
Stephen Loiseau |
Drexel |
Sr. |
17th |
16 |
Tanner Orndorff |
Utah Valley |
Jr. |
19th |
17 |
Jacob Seely |
Northern Colorado |
Jr. |
15th |
18 |
Wyatt Koelling |
Missouri |
So. |
16th |
19 |
Greg Bulsak |
Clarion |
So. |
20th |
20 |
Chris Weiler |
Lehigh |
So. |
NR |
Heavyweight
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Previous |
1 |
Gable Steveson |
Minnesota |
Fr. |
1st |
2 |
Derek White |
Oklahoma State |
Sr. |
2nd |
3 |
Anthony Cassar |
Penn State |
Sr. |
3rd |
4 |
Amar Dhesi |
Oregon State |
Sr. |
4th |
5 |
Jordan Wood |
Lehigh |
So. |
5th |
6 |
Matt Stencel |
Central Michigan |
So. |
12th |
7 |
Mason Parris |
Michigan |
Fr. |
8th |
8 |
Trent Hillger |
Wisconsin |
RS Fr. |
13th |
9 |
David Jensen |
Nebraska |
Jr. |
7th |
10 |
Demetrius Thomas |
Pitt |
Jr. |
11th |
11 |
Sam Stoll |
Iowa |
Sr. |
6th |
12 |
Conan Jennings |
Northwestern |
Sr. |
10th |
13 |
Youssif Hemida |
Maryland |
Sr. |
9th |
14 |
Jake Gunning |
Buffalo |
Sr. |
14th |
15 |
Matt Voss |
George Mason |
Sr. |
15th |
16 |
Chase Singletary |
Ohio State |
RS Fr. |
17th |
17 |
Thomas Haines |
Lock Haven |
Sr. |
16th |
18 |
Jeramy Sweany |
Cornell |
Sr. |
18th |
19 |
A.J. Nevills |
Fresno State |
So. |
19th |
20 |
Brian Andrews |
Wyoming |
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