WIN's Updated College Rankings (without Ivy League teams)
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by Mike Finn, WIN Magazine
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the late-November issue of WIN Magazine. USA Wrestling members receive a discount on WIN Magazine subscriptions. Click here or call 888-305-0606 to subscribe to WIN Magazine.
Many college wrestling historians look at 1928 — the year of the first NCAA Championships — as the beginning of this great college sport that has averaged over 105,000 fans every tournament over the past decade and was scheduled to be held in Minneapolis’ NFL football stadium last March before the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the annual three-day event.
But college wrestling had already earned plenty of respect before Iowa State hosted the first national tournament … primarily because of what Ivy League schools had done since at least 1905. That was the first year that college wrestling’s oldest postseason event — the “Easterns” which are now known as the Eastern Intercollegiate Wresting Association tournament — was held in Philadelphia.
During those early days, Ivy League schools won the first 13 titles, including seven by Cornell University, which has tallied 25 all-time EIWA championships over the past 115 years.
Unfortunately, none of the six current Ivy League schools — Cornell, Princeton, Brown, Columbia, Penn and Harvard — that wrestle will be part of the 2020-21 NCAA equation after the Ivy League announced on Nov. 12 that the league was canceling all winter sports seasons because of the pandemic.
Click here to view full WIN article concerning Ivy League wrestling
The following are WIN Magazine’s 2020-21 Tournament Power Index and Individual Rankings, as of Nov. 18 and after the Ivy League announced that winter sports – including wrestling – would be cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes six schools that sponsor wrestling: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Penn and Princeton.
The following TPI is compiled by adding the potential NCAA points that would be associated with each school’s ranked wrestlers.
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.
Many college wrestling historians look at 1928 — the year of the first NCAA Championships — as the beginning of this great college sport that has averaged over 105,000 fans every tournament over the past decade and was scheduled to be held in Minneapolis’ NFL football stadium last March before the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the annual three-day event.
But college wrestling had already earned plenty of respect before Iowa State hosted the first national tournament … primarily because of what Ivy League schools had done since at least 1905. That was the first year that college wrestling’s oldest postseason event — the “Easterns” which are now known as the Eastern Intercollegiate Wresting Association tournament — was held in Philadelphia.
During those early days, Ivy League schools won the first 13 titles, including seven by Cornell University, which has tallied 25 all-time EIWA championships over the past 115 years.
Unfortunately, none of the six current Ivy League schools — Cornell, Princeton, Brown, Columbia, Penn and Harvard — that wrestle will be part of the 2020-21 NCAA equation after the Ivy League announced on Nov. 12 that the league was canceling all winter sports seasons because of the pandemic.
Click here to view full WIN article concerning Ivy League wrestling
The following are WIN Magazine’s 2020-21 Tournament Power Index and Individual Rankings, as of Nov. 18 and after the Ivy League announced that winter sports – including wrestling – would be cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes six schools that sponsor wrestling: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Penn and Princeton.
The following TPI is compiled by adding the potential NCAA points that would be associated with each school’s ranked wrestlers.
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.
| Rk. | School | Tot. Rank | Top 8 | Pts |
| 1. | Iowa | 10 | 8 | 122.5 |
| 2. | Michigan | 8 | 5 | 77 |
| 3. | Oklahoma State | 7 | 7 | 64 |
| 4. | Nebraska | 8 | 5 | 56.5 |
| 5. | Iowa State | 8 | 6 | 53 |
| 6. | NC State | 8 | 4 | 46.5 |
| 7. | Penn State | 4 | 3 | 43.5 |
| 8. | Ohio State | 6 | 3 | 42.5 |
| 9. | Virginia Tech | 4 | 2 | 39.5 |
| 10. | Rutgers | 5 | 2 | 37.5 |
| 11. | Minnesota | 5 | 2 | 33.5 |
| 12. | Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 33 |
| 13t. | Arizona State | 5 | 3 | 29 |
| 13t. | Stanford | 4 | 2 | 29 |
| 15. | Purdue | 6 | 2 | 28.5 |
| 16. | Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 28 |
| 17. | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 27.5 |
| 18t. | Missouri | 7 | 2 | 27 |
| 18t. | Pitt | 5 | 3 | 27 |
| 20. | North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 26 |
| 21. | Oklahoma | 6 | 2 | 23.5 |
| 22. | West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| 23. | Lehigh | 4 | 2 | 20.5 |
| 24. | Virginia | 4 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 25. | Rider | 2 | 1 | 14.5 |
| 26. | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 27t. | Binghamton | 2 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 27t. | Northern Colorado | 5 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 29. | Utah Valley | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 30. | Navy | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 31t. | South Dakota State | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 31t. | Wyoming | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 33t. | Clarion | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 33t. | Illinois | 4 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 35. | Northern Iowa | 3 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 36. | American U. | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 37t. | Army West Point | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 37t. | Fresno State | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 39. | Northern Illinois | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 40t. | Chattanooga | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 40t. | Indiana | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 42t. | Appalachian State | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 42t. | Campbell | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 42t. | Hofstra | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 42t. | Lock Haven | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 42t. | North Dakota State | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 42t. | Oregon State | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 48. | Edinboro | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 49t. | Bucknell | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 49t. | Drexel | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 49t. | Kent State | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 52t. | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t. | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Nov. 18, 2020 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Wt. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Spencer Lee | Iowa | Senior | 1st |
| 2. | Rayvon Foley | Michigan State | Junior | 3rd |
| 3. | Devin Schroder | Purdue | Senior | 4th |
| 4. | Drew Hildebrandt | Central Michigan | Senior | 5th |
| 5. | Michael DeAugustino | Northwestern | Sophomore | 6th |
| 6. | Brandon Paetzell | Lehigh | Senior | 7th |
| 7. | Brandon Courtney | Arizona State | Junior | 8th |
| 8. | Jakob Camacho | NC State | Sophomore | 9th |
| 9. | Alex Mackall | Iowa State | Senior | 10th |
| 10. | Luke Werner | Lock Haven | Senior | 11th |
| 11. | Jack Medley | Michigan | Junior | 12th |
| 12. | Brock Hudkins | Indiana | Senior | 13th |
| 13. | Gage Curry | American | Senior | 14th |
| 14. | Liam Cronin | Nebraska | Senior | 15th |
| 15. | Justin Cardani | Illinois | Sophomore | 16th |
| 16. | Patrick McKee | Minnesota | Sophomore | 18th |
| 17. | Fabian Gutierrez | Chattanooga | Senior | 19th |
| 18. | Killian Cardinale | West Virginia | Junior | NR |
| 19. | Nicolas Aguilar | Rutgers | Sophomore | NR |
| 20. | Malik Heinselman | Ohio State | Junior | NR |
133 pounds
| Wt. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Nick Suriano | Rutgers | Junior | 1st |
| 2. | Daton Fix | Oklahoma State | Sophomore | 2nd |
| 3. | Stevan Micic | Michigan | Grad. | 3rd |
| 4. | Roman Bravo-Young | Penn State | Junior | 4th |
| 5. | Austin DeSanto | Iowa | Senior | 5th |
| 6. | Mickey Phillippi | Pittsburgh | Junior | 6th |
| 7. | Ridge Lovett | Nebraska | Sophomore | 7th |
| 8. | Austin Gomez | Iowa State | Junior | 8th |
| 9. | Devan Turner | Oregon State | Senior | 9th |
| 10. | Mosha Schwartz | Northern Colorado | Sophomore | 10th |
| 11. | Anthony Madrigal | Oklahoma | Junior | 11th |
| 12. | Taylor LaMont | Utah Valley | Junior | 12th |
| 13. | Matt Schmitt | Missouri | Grad. | 13th |
| 14. | Jack Skudlarczyk | Northern Iowa | Junior | 14th |
| 15. | Zack Trampe | Binghamton | Junior | 15th |
| 16. | Michael McGee | Arizona State | Junior | 16th |
| 17. | Jarrett Trombley | NC State | Sophomore | 17th |
| 18. | Cole Manley | Lock Haven | Junior | 18th |
| 19. | Derek Spann | Buffalo | Senior | 19th |
| 20. | Drew Marten | Central Michigan | Junior | 20th |
141 pounds
| Wt. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Jaydin Eierman | Iowa | Senior | 2nd |
| 2. | Nick Lee | Penn State | Senior | 3rd |
| 3. | Sebastian Rivera | Rutgers | Grad. | 4th |
| 4. | Real Woods | Stanford | Sophomore | 5th |
| 5. | Ian Parker | Iowa State | Senior | 6th |
| 6. | Chad Red Jr. | Nebraska | Senior | 7th |
| 7. | Dom Demas | Oklahoma | Junior | 8th |
| 8. | Kaid Brock | Oklahoma State | Senior | 9th |
| 9. | Joshua Heil | Campbell | Senior | 10th |
| 10. | Zachary Sherman | North Carolina | Junior | 11th |
| 11. | Dresden Simon | Central Michigan | Senior | 12th |
| 12. | Michael Blockhus | Northern Iowa | Sophomore | 13th |
| 13. | Grant Leeth | Missouri | Senior | 14th |
| 14. | Tariq Wilson | NC State | Senior | 15th |
| 15. | DJ Lloren | Fresno State | Senior | 16th |
| 16. | Cole Matthews | Pittsburgh | Sophomore | 17th |
| 17. | Cody Trybus | Navy | Senior | 18tht |
| 18. | Grant Willits | Oregon State | Junior | 19th |
| 19. | Dylan Duncan | Illinois | Senior | NR |
| 20. | Parker Filius | Purdue | Junior | NR |
149 pounds
| Wt. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Austin O`Connor | North Carolina | Junior | 1st |
| 2. | Sammy Sasso | Ohio State | Sophomore | 2nd |
| 3. | Brock Mauller | Missouri | Junior | 3rd |
| 4. | Boo Lewallen | Oklahoma State | Senior | 4th |
| 5. | Brayton Lee | Minnesota | Sophomore | 5th |
| 6. | Jarrett Degen | Iowa State | Senior | 6th |
| 7. | Kanen Storr | Michigan | Senior | 7th |
| 8. | Andrew Alirez | Northern Colorado | Sophomore | 8th |
| 9. | Kizhan Clarke | American | Senior | 9th |
| 10. | Max Murin | Iowa | Junior | 10th |
| 11. | Griffin Parriott | Purdue | Senior | 11th |
| 12. | Jonathan Millner | Appalachian State | Junior | 12th |
| 13. | Jarod Verkleeren | Penn State | Junior | 13th |
| 14. | Bryce Andonian | Virginia Tech | Sophomore | 14th |
| 15. | Mitch Moore | Oklahoma | Junior | 15th |
| 16. | Graham Rooks | Indiana | Sophomore | 16th |
| 17. | Yahya Thomas | Northwestern | Junior | 17th |
| 18. | Alec Hagan | Ohio | Junior | 18th |
| 19. | Tanner Smith | Chattanooga | Junior | 19th |
| 20. | Jimmy Hoffman | Lehigh | Junior | NR |
157 pounds
| Wt. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | Senior | 1st |
| 2. | Hayden Hidlay | NC State | Senior | 2nd |
| 3. | David Carr | Iowa State | Sophomore | 3rd |
| 4. | Jesse Dellavecchia | Rider | Grad | 4th |
| 5. | Kendall Coleman | Purdue | Sophomore | 5th |
| 6. | Josh Humphreys | Lehigh | Junior | 6th |
| 7. | Wyatt Sheets | Oklahoma State | Junior | 7th |
| 8. | Kaleb Young | Iowa | Senior | 8th |
| 9. | Jacori Teemer | Arizona State | Sophomore | 9th |
| 10. | Will Lewan | Michigan | Sophomore | 10th |
| 11. | Markus Hartman | Army West Point | Junior | 11th |
| 12. | Peyton Robb | Nebraska | Sophomore | 13th |
| 13. | Jared Franek | North Dakota State | Sophomore | 14th |
| 14. | Justin Thomas | Oklahoma | Senior | 15th |
| 15. | Jarrett Jacques | Missouri | Junior | 16th |
| 16. | Justin Ruffin | SIU Edwardsville | Junior | 17th |
| 17. | Jacob Wright | Wyoming | Junior | 18th |
| 18. | Justin McCoy | Virginia | Sophomore | 19th |
| 19. | Tyler Eischens | Stanford | Sophomore | 20th |
| 20. | Ryan Thomas | Minnesota | Sophomore | NR |
165 pounds
| Wt. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Mehki Lewis | Virginia Tech | Sophomore | 1st |
| 2. | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | Senior | 2nd |
| 3. | Shane Griffith | Stanford | Sophomore | 3rd |
| 4. | Travis Wittlake | Oklahoma State | Sophomore | 4th |
| 5. | Anthony Valencia | Arizona State | Senior | 5th |
| 6. | Tanner Skidgel | Navy | Senior | 6th |
| 7. | Thomas Bullard | NC State | Senior | 7th |
| 8. | Jake Wentzel | Pittsburgh | Senior | 8th |
| 9. | Ethan Smith | Ohio State | Junior | 9th |
| 10. | Dan Braunagel | Illinois | Sophomore | 10th |
| 11. | Zach Hartman | Bucknell | Junior | 11th |
| 12. | Kennedy Monday | North Carolina | Senior | 13th |
| 13. | Jake Tucker | Michigan State | Senior | 14th |
| 14. | Izzak Olejnik | Northern Illinois | Sophomore | 15th |
| 15. | Tanner Cook | South Dakota State | Sophomore | 16th |
| 16. | Peyton Mocco | Missouri | Sophomore | 17th |
| 17. | Bailee O`Reilly | Minnesota | Junior | 18th |
| 18. | Ricky Stamm | Hofstra | Senior | 19th |
| 19. | Cam Coy | Virginia | Junior | 20th |
| 20. | Emil Soehnlen | Purdue | Sophomore | NR |
174 pounds
| Wt. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Michael Kemerer | Iowa | Grad. | 1st |
| 2. | Logan Massa | Michigan | Senior | 2nd |
| 3. | Mikey Labriola | Nebraska | Junior | 3rd |
| 4. | Kaleb Romero | Ohio State | Junior | 4th |
| 5. | Anthony Mantanona | Oklahoma | Junior | 5th |
| 6. | Demetrius Romero | Utah Valley | Senior | 6th |
| 7. | Samuel Colbray | Iowa State | Senior | 7th |
| 8. | Anthony Montalvo | Oklahoma State | Sophomore | 8th |
| 9. | Clay Lautt | North Carolina | Junior | 9th |
| 10. | Daniel Bullard | NC State | Senior | 10th |
| 11. | Gregg Harvey | Pittsburgh | Senior | 11th |
| 12. | Andrew McNally | Kent State | Senior | 12th |
| 13. | Hayden Hastings | Wyoming | Junior | 13th |
| 14. | Jacob Oliver | Edinboro | Junior | 14th |
| 15. | Jackson Hemauer | Fresno State | Junior | 15th |
| 16. | Joe Grello | Rutgers | Grad. | 16th |
| 17. | Thomas Flitz | Appalachian State | Senior | 17th |
| 18. | Austin Kraisser | Campbell | Senior | 18th |
| 19. | Sage Heiler | Hofstra | Senior | 19th |
| 20. | Michael O`Malley | Drexel | Sophomore | 20th |
184 pounds
| Wt. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Myles Amine | Michigan | Grad | 2nd |
| 2. | Hunter Bolen | Virginia Tech | Junior | 3rd |
| 3. | Aaron Brooks | Penn State | Sophomore | 4th |
| 4 | Trent Hidlay | NC State | Sophomore | 5th |
| 5. | Lou Deprez | Binghamton | Junior | 6th |
| 6. | Nino Bonaccorsi | Pittsburgh | Junior | 7th |
| 7. | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | Senior | 8th |
| 8. | Dakota Geer | Oklahoma State | Senior | 9th |
| 9. | Abe Assad | Iowa | Sophomore | 10th |
| 10. | Chris Weiler | Wisconsin | Senior | 11th |
| 11. | Rocky Jordan | Ohio State | Sophomore | 12th |
| 12. | Zach Braunagel | Illinois | Sophomore | 13th |
| 13. | Brit Wilson | Northern Illinois | Junior | 14th |
| 14. | Tanner Harvey | American | Senior | 15th |
| 15. | Matthew Waddell | Chattanooga | Junior | 16th |
| 16. | Jelani Embree | Michigan | Junior | 17th |
| 17. | Marcus Coleman | Iowa State | Junior | 18th |
| 18. | Alan Clothier | Northern Colorado | Senior | 19th |
| 19. | Tate Samuelson | Wyoming | Junior | 20th |
| 20. | Max Lyon | Purdue | Senior | NR |
197 pounds
| Wt. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Noah Adams | West Virginia | Junior | 1st |
| 2. | Eric Schultz | Nebraska | Senior | 2nd |
| 3. | Jacob Warner | Iowa | Junior | 4th |
| 4. | Jay Aiello | Virginia | Senior | 5th |
| 5. | Cameron Caffey | Michigan State | Junior | 6th |
| 6. | Kordell Norfleet | Arizona State | Junior | 7th |
| 7. | Greg Bulsak | Clarion | Senior | 8th |
| 8. | Tanner Sloan | South Dakota State | Sophomore | 9th |
| 9. | Nathan Traxler | Stanford | Senior | 10th |
| 10. | Lucas Davison | Northwestern | Sophomore | 11th |
| 11. | Ethan Laird | Rider | Senior | 12th |
| 12. | Jake Woodley | Oklahoma | Junior | 13th |
| 13. | Jake Jakobsen | Lehigh | Senior | 14th |
| 14. | Stephen Buchanan | Wyoming | Sophomore | 15th |
| 15. | JT Brown | Army West Point | Junior | 16th |
| 16. | Billy Janzer | Rutgers | Sophomore | 17th |
| 17. | Jacob Seely | Northern Colorado | Senior | 18th |
| 18. | Bryan McLaughlin | Drexel | Junior | 19th |
| 19. | Wyatt Koelling | Missouri | Senior | 20th |
| 20. | Gage Braun | Northern Illinois | Sophomore | NR |
Heavyweight
| Wt. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Gable Steveson | Minnesota | Junior | 1st |
| 2. | Mason Parris | Michigan | Junior | 2nd |
| 3. | Tony Cassioppi | Iowa | Sophomore | 3rd |
| 4. | Matt Stencel | Central Michigan | Senior | 4th |
| 5. | Trent Hillger | Wisconsin | Junior | 5th |
| 6. | Tate Orndorff | Ohio State | Junior | 6th |
| 7. | Zach Elam | Missouri | Sophomore | 7th |
| 8 | Gannon Gremmel | Iowa State | Senior | 9th |
| 9. | Brian Andrews | Wyoming | Senior | 10th |
| 10. | Carter Isley | Northern Iowa | Senior | 11th |
| 11. | Dalton Robertson | Northern Colorado | Senior | 12th |
| 12. | John Borst | Virginia Tech | Junior | 13th |
| 13. | Christian Lance | Nebraska | Senior | 14th |
| 14. | A.J. Nevills | Fresno State | Junior | 15th |
| 15. | Deonte Wilson | NC State | Junior | 16th |
| 16. | Brandon Metz | North Dakota State | Junior | 17th |
| 17. | Ben Sullivan | Army West Point | Junior | 18th |
| 18. | Quinn Miller | Virginia | Junior | 19th |
| 19. | Jon Spaulding | Edinboro | Senior | 20th |
| 20. | Zach Knighton-Ward | Hofstra | Junior | NR |
