Iowa, Oklahoma State and Michigan move up in WIN dual meet rankings after Wolverine win over Ohio State
by Mike Finn, WIN Magazine
Penn State (9-0) remains top-ranked in WIN’s team dual rankings and Tournament Power Index and features three No. 1-rated wrestlers, who will be challenged by other Top-10 wrestlers from fourth-ranked Michigan (9-0), which is coming off a road upset of then second-ranked Ohio State.
The best match-ups may be at 157, where PSU’s No. 1 Jason Nolf takes on No. 5 Alec Pantaleo; at 165 where the Lions’ No. 1 Vincenzo Joseph will be challenged by No. 8 Logan Massa; and at 174 where Penn State’s No. 1 Mark Hall will battle No. 3 Myles Amine. Meanwhile, other Top-10 battles should happen at 141, where Penn State’s No. 5 Nick Lee faces Michigan’s No. 8 Kanen Storr; and at heavyweight where the Lions’ No. 3 Anthony Cassar face off against No. 6 Mason Parris.
Two days later, there will be a battle of New Jersey’s highest-ranked Division I teams and the nation’s top wrestlers at 149 pounds as Princeton’s top-ranked Matt Kolodzik will face second-ranked Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers.
Overall, Iowa and Oklahoma State, both 10-0 on the season, have each moved up one spot to No. 2 and 3, respectively, in the dual rankings. In WIN’s Tournament Power Index, the Hawkeyes are rated No. 3 with nine ranked wrestlers and 82.5 points, while the Cowboys, with 9 ranked wrestlers, are ranked No. 4 with 72.5 TPI points.
Despite the dual loss, Ohio State, with seven rated wrestlers, remained the second-ranked team in the TPI (85), while Michigan is rated No. 5 with 66.5 TPI points.
WIN’s Tournament Power Index awards team points for individuals ranked in the respective weight classes based on how many potential All-Americans each school could produce at the 2019 NCAA Championships, March 21-23, in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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’s Jan. 28 Tournament Power Index
Rk |
School |
Total Rank |
Top 8 Rank |
TPI Pts |
1. |
Penn State |
9 |
7 |
123 |
2. |
Ohio State |
7 |
6 |
85 |
3. |
Iowa |
9 |
7 |
82.5 |
4. |
Oklahoma State |
9 |
5 |
72.5 |
5. |
Michigan |
8 |
6 |
66.5 |
6. |
NC State |
6 |
5 |
45.5 |
7. |
Nebraska |
8 |
3 |
43.5 |
8. |
Minnesota |
7 |
3 |
42.5 |
9. |
Missouri |
8 |
2 |
35.5 |
10. |
Princeton |
3 |
2 |
35.5 |
11. |
Northwestern |
3 |
2 |
35 |
12. |
Cornell |
7 |
2 |
34 |
13. |
Arizona State |
3 |
2 |
30.5 |
14. |
Virginia Tech |
6 |
3 |
30 |
15. |
Rutgers |
4 |
2 |
28.5 |
16. |
Illinois |
6 |
2 |
27 |
17. |
Lehigh |
4 |
3 |
22.5 |
18t. |
Northern Iowa |
6 |
2 |
21.5 |
18t. |
Wisconsin |
6 |
1 |
21.5 |
20. |
Oregon State |
2 |
2 |
19 |
21. |
Pitt |
4 |
1 |
17 |
22t. |
North Carolina |
4 |
1 |
16.5 |
22t. |
Virginia |
3 |
2 |
16.5 |
24. |
Wyoming |
4 |
2 |
14.0 |
25. |
Army |
2 |
1 |
13.5 |
26. |
Stanford |
2 |
1 |
11.5 |
27. |
Duke |
2 |
1 |
10.5 |
28t. |
Lock Haven |
1 |
1 |
10 |
28t. |
Maryland |
1 |
1 |
10 |
30. |
Iowa State |
6 |
0 |
9.5 |
31. |
Utah Valley |
5 |
0 |
8.5 |
32. |
Michigan State |
2 |
1 |
8 |
33. |
Old Dominion |
4 |
0 |
6.5 |
34. |
Purdue |
4 |
0 |
6 |
35. |
Bucknell |
1 |
1 |
5.5 |
36. |
North Dakota State |
3 |
0 |
5 |
37. |
Fresno State |
4 |
0 |
4.5 |
38. |
Buffalo |
2 |
0 |
4 |
39t. |
Campbell |
2 |
0 |
3 |
39t. |
Navy |
3 |
0 |
3 |
41t. |
CSU Bakersfield |
2 |
0 |
2.5 |
41t. |
Drexel |
2 |
0 |
2.5 |
41t. |
Northern Colorado |
2 |
0 |
2.5 |
41t. |
Oklahoma |
2 |
0 |
2.5 |
45t. |
Binghamton |
1 |
0 |
2 |
45t. |
George Mason |
1 |
0 |
2 |
47t. |
American U. |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
47t. |
Brown |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
47t. |
Northern Illinois |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
50t. |
Central Michigan |
1 |
0 |
1 |
50t |
Clarion |
1 |
0 |
1 |
50t |
Ohio U. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
50t |
Penn |
1 |
0 |
1 |
50t |
Rider |
1 |
0 |
1 |
50t |
South Dakota State |
1 |
0 |
1 |
50t |
West Virginia |
1 |
0 |
1 |
WIN’s Jan. 28, 2019 Dual-Team Rankings
Rk |
School |
Record |
Previous |
1. |
Penn State |
9-0 |
1st |
2. |
Iowa |
10-0 |
3rd |
3. |
Oklahoma State |
10-0 |
4th |
4. |
Michigan |
9-0 |
5th |
5. |
Ohio State |
7-1 |
2nd |
6. |
Missouri |
14-0 |
6th |
7. |
NC State |
13-2 |
7th |
8. |
Minnesota |
11-2 |
8th |
9. |
Cornell |
7-2 |
9th |
10. |
Nebraska |
8-3 |
10th |
11. |
Wyoming |
12-3 |
11th |
12. |
Virginia Tech |
7-2 |
12th |
13. |
Princeton |
4-4 |
13th |
14. |
Northern Iowa |
5-4 |
14th |
15. |
Wisconsin |
6-5 |
15th |
16. |
Pitt |
8-2 |
16th |
17. |
Iowa State |
7-2 |
21st |
18. |
Rutgers |
8-4 |
18th |
19. |
Purdue |
5-6 |
19th |
20. |
North Carolina |
8-5 |
20th |
21. |
Arizona State |
4-8 |
17th |
22. |
Northwestern |
3-7 |
23rd |
23. |
North Dakota State |
8-5 |
25th |
24. |
Virginia |
11-7 |
24th |
25. |
Stanford |
6-1 |
22nd |
WIN’s Jan. 28, 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. |
8th |
8 |
Sean Fausz |
NC State |
Sr. |
7th |
9 |
Pat Glory |
Princeton |
Fr. |
9th |
10 |
Ryan Millhof |
Arizona State |
Sr. |
10th |
11 |
Vitali Arujau |
Cornell |
Fr. |
11th |
12 |
Brent Fleetwood |
North Dakota State |
Sr. |
12th |
13 |
Connor Brown |
Wisconsin |
So. |
14th |
14 |
Travis Piotrowski |
Illinois |
Jr. |
15th |
15 |
Drew Mattin |
Michigan |
So. |
16th |
16 |
Zeke Moisey |
Nebraska |
Sr. |
13th |
17 |
Alex Mackall |
Iowa State |
So. |
18th |
18 |
Michael McGee |
Old Dominion |
So. |
19th |
19 |
Jay Schwarm |
Northern Iowa |
Jr. |
NR |
20 |
Rico Montoya |
Northern Colorado |
Sr. |
17th |
133 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Previous |
1 |
Stevan Micic |
Michigan |
Jr. |
1st |
2 |
Daton Fix |
Oklahoma State |
RS Fr. |
3rd |
3 |
Austin DeSanto |
Iowa |
So. |
5th |
4 |
Micky Phillippi |
Pitt |
RS Fr. |
2nd |
5 |
Nick Suriano |
Rutgers |
Jr. |
6th |
6 |
Luke Pletcher |
Ohio State |
Jr. |
4th |
7 |
Tariq Wilson |
NC State |
So. |
7th |
8 |
Montorie Bridges |
Wyoming |
So. |
8th |
9 |
Austin Gomez |
Iowa State |
RS Fr. |
9th |
10 |
John Erneste |
Missouri |
Sr. |
10th |
11 |
Ethan Lizak |
Minnesota |
Jr. |
11th |
12 |
Chas Tucker |
Cornell |
Jr. |
12th |
13 |
Korbin Myers |
Virginia Tech |
Jr. |
14th |
14 |
Roman Bravo-Young |
Penn State |
Fr. |
13th |
15 |
Josh Terao |
American U. |
Sr. |
15th |
16 |
Cam Sykora |
North Dakota State |
Jr. |
16th |
17 |
Ben Thornton |
Purdue |
Sr. |
19th |
18 |
Sean Nickell |
CSU Bakersfield |
Sr. |
18th |
19 |
Dylan Duncan |
Illinois |
So. |
17th |
20 |
Gary Wayne Harding |
North Carolina |
Sr. |
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. |
6th |
6 |
Josh Alber |
Northern Iowa |
Sr. |
9th |
7 |
Mitch McKee |
Minnesota |
Jr. |
5th |
8 |
Kanen Storr |
Michigan |
So. |
8th |
9 |
Bryan Lantry |
Buffalo |
Sr. |
7th |
10 |
Matt Findlay |
Utah Valley |
So. |
10th |
11 |
Sa’Derian Perry |
Old Dominion |
Jr. |
12th |
12 |
Tristan Moran |
Wisconsin |
Jr. |
14th |
13 |
Ian Parker |
Iowa State |
So. |
18th |
14 |
Dom Demas |
Oklahoma |
RS Fr. |
13th |
15 |
Kaid Brock |
Oklahoma State |
Jr. |
11th |
16 |
Max Murin |
Iowa |
RS Fr. |
15th |
17 |
Sam Turner |
Wyoming |
So. |
16th |
18 |
Chad Red |
Nebraska |
So. |
17th |
19 |
A.C. Headlee |
North Carolina |
Jr. |
19th |
20 |
Nick Gil |
Navy |
Sr. |
20th |
149 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Previous |
1 |
Matt Kolodzik |
Princeton |
Jr. |
1st |
2 |
Anthony Ashnault |
Rutgers |
Sr. |
2nd |
3 |
Micah Jordan |
Ohio State |
Sr. |
3rd |
4 |
Austin O'Connor |
North Carolina |
RS Fr. |
4th |
5 |
Kaden Gfeller |
Oklahoma State |
RS Fr. |
5th |
6 |
Mitch Finesilver |
Duke |
Sr. |
7th |
7 |
Justin Oliver |
NC State |
Sr. |
6th |
8 |
Pat Lugo |
Iowa |
Sr. |
8th |
9 |
Brock Mauller |
Missouri |
Fr. |
9th |
10 |
Max Thomsen |
Northern Iowa |
Jr. |
10th |
11 |
Josh Heil |
Campbell |
So. |
11th |
12 |
Brady Berge |
Penn State |
RS Fr. |
12th |
13 |
Tommy Thorn |
Minnesota |
Sr. |
16th |
14 |
Jarrett Degen |
Iowa State |
So. |
14th |
15 |
Khristian Olivas |
Fresno State |
Jr. |
15th |
16 |
Russell Rohlfing |
CSU Bakersfield |
Jr. |
13th |
17 |
Henry Pohlmeyer |
South Dakota State |
Jr. |
18th |
18 |
Davion Jeffries |
Oklahoma |
Sr. |
NR |
19 |
Anthony Artalona |
Penn |
Fr. |
19th |
20 |
Jared Prince |
Navy |
Jr. |
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. |
6th |
6 |
Ke-Shawn Hayes |
Ohio State |
Jr. |
7th |
7 |
Kaleb Young |
Iowa |
So. |
5th |
8 |
Zach Hartman |
Bucknell |
Fr. |
8th |
9 |
Steve Bleise |
Minnesota |
Sr. |
9th |
10 |
Griffin Parriott |
Purdue |
So. |
10th |
11 |
Larry Early |
Old Dominion |
Jr. |
11th |
12 |
Eric Barone |
Illinois |
Jr. |
12th |
13 |
Josh Humphreys |
Lehigh |
Fr. |
13th |
14 |
Jarrett Jacques |
Missouri |
Fr. |
14th |
15 |
Paul Fox |
Stanford |
Sr. |
NR |
16 |
John Van Brill |
Rutgers |
Sr. |
15th |
17 |
Taleb Rahmani |
Pitt |
Jr. |
17th |
18 |
BC LaPrade |
Virginia Tech |
So. |
18th |
19 |
Zac Carson |
Ohio U. |
Jr. |
19th |
20 |
Jake Keating |
Virginia |
So. |
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. |
5th |
5 |
Chance Marstellar |
Lock Haven |
Sr. |
4th |
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. |
13th |
13 |
Andrew Fogarty |
North Dakota State |
Jr. |
12th |
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 |
Thomas Bullard |
NC State |
So. |
19th |
20 |
Nick Kiussis |
West Virginia |
So. |
20th |
174 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Previous |
1 |
Mark Hall |
Penn State |
Jr. |
1st |
2 |
Zahid Valencia |
Arizona State |
Jr. |
2nd |
3 |
Myles Amine |
Michigan |
Jr. |
3rd |
4 |
Daniel Lewis |
Missouri |
Sr. |
4th |
5 |
Joe Smith |
Oklahoma State |
Jr. |
5th |
6 |
Jordan Kutler |
Lehigh |
Jr. |
7th |
7 |
David McFadden |
Virginia Tech |
Jr. |
6th |
8 |
Taylor Lujan |
Northern Iowa |
Jr. |
8th |
9 |
Mikey Labriola |
Nebraska |
RS Fr. |
9th |
10 |
Brandon Womack |
Cornell |
Jr. |
10th |
11 |
Ryan Christensen |
Wisconsin |
Sr. |
11th |
12 |
Kimball Bastian |
Utah Valley |
Jr. |
12th |
13 |
Matt Finesilver |
Duke |
So. |
13th |
14 |
Brit Wilson |
Northern Illinois |
RS Fr. |
14th |
15 |
Devin Skatzka |
Minnesota |
Jr. |
15th |
16 |
Seldon Wright |
Old Dominion |
Sr. |
16th |
17 |
Dylan Lydy |
Purdue |
Jr. |
17th |
18 |
Ben Harvey |
Army |
Jr. |
18th |
19 |
Spencer Carey |
Navy |
Jr. |
19th |
20 |
Andrew Morgan |
Campbell |
Jr. |
NR |
184 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Previous |
1 |
Myles Martin |
Ohio State |
Sr. |
1st |
2 |
Shakur Rasheed |
Penn State |
Sr. |
2nd |
3 |
Nick Reenan |
NC State |
Jr. |
4th |
4 |
Zack Zavatsky |
Virginia Tech |
Sr. |
5th |
5 |
Taylor Venz |
Nebraska |
So. |
7th |
6 |
Emery Parker |
Illinois |
Sr. |
3rd |
7 |
Ryan Preisch |
Lehigh |
Sr. |
6th |
8 |
Max Dean |
Cornell |
So. |
8th |
9 |
Drew Foster |
Northern Iowa |
Sr. |
9th |
10 |
Chip Ness |
North Carolina |
Sr. |
10th |
11 |
Lou DePrez |
Binghamton |
Fr. |
11th |
12 |
Cash Wilcke |
Iowa |
Jr. |
12th |
13 |
Jacobe Smith |
Oklahoma State |
Sr. |
13th |
14 |
Cameron Caffey |
Michigan State |
So. |
15th |
15 |
Nino Bonaccorsi |
Pitt |
Fr. |
14th |
16 |
Samuel Colbray |
Iowa State |
So. |
16th |
17 |
Dylan Wisman |
Missouri |
Jr. |
17th |
18 |
Mason Reinhardt |
Wisconsin |
Jr. |
18th |
19 |
Jackson Hemauer |
Fresno State |
RS Fr. |
19th |
20 |
Nick Gravina |
Rutgers |
Sr. |
20th |
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 |
Rocco Caywood |
Army |
Sr. |
4th |
5 |
Nathan Traxler |
Stanford |
So. |
5th |
6 |
Jacob Warner |
Iowa |
RS Fr. |
6th |
7 |
Tom Sleigh |
Virginia Tech |
Sr. |
7th |
8 |
Jay Aiello |
Virginia |
So. |
8th |
9 |
Willie Miklus |
Iowa State |
Sr. |
9th |
10 |
Dakota Geer |
Oklahoma State |
So. |
10th |
11 |
Christian Brunner |
Purdue |
Jr. |
11th |
12 |
Eric Schultz |
Nebraska |
So. |
12th |
13 |
Jackson Striggow |
Michigan |
Jr. |
13th |
14 |
Jacob Seely |
Northern Colorado |
Jr. |
14th |
15 |
Wyatt Koelling |
Missouri |
So. |
15th |
16 |
Ben Honis |
Cornell |
Sr. |
16th |
17 |
Stephen Loiseau |
Drexel |
Sr. |
17th |
18 |
Josh Hokit |
Fresno State |
Jr. |
18th |
19 |
Tanner Orndorff |
Utah Valley |
Jr. |
19th |
20 |
Greg Bulsak |
Clarion |
So. |
20th |
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 |
Sam Stoll |
Iowa |
Sr. |
4th |
5 |
Youssif Hemida |
Maryland |
Sr. |
5th |
6 |
Mason Parris |
Michigan |
Fr. |
6th |
7 |
Amar Dhesi |
Oregon State |
Sr. |
7th |
8 |
Jordan Wood |
Lehigh |
So. |
8th |
9 |
Matt Voss |
George Mason |
Sr. |
9th |
10 |
Demetrius Thomas |
Pitt |
Jr. |
10th |
11 |
Jake Gunning |
Buffalo |
Sr. |
11th |
12 |
David Jensen |
Nebraska |
Jr. |
12th |
13 |
Tate Orndorff |
Utah Valley |
Jr. |
13th |
14 |
Conan Jennings |
Northwestern |
Sr. |
14th |
15 |
Trent Hillger |
Wisconsin |
RS Fr. |
15th |
16 |
Chase Singletary |
Ohio State |
RS Fr. |
16th |
17 |
Jeramy Sweany |
Cornell |
Sr. |
17th |
18 |
Brian Andrews |
Wyoming |
So. |
18th |
19 |
Matt Stencel |
Central Michigan |
So. |
19th |
20 |
A.J. Nevills |
Fresno State |
So. |
20th |
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