WIN’s Top 5 in TPI rankings remain steady, heading into busy last week of regular season
by Mike Finn, WIN Magazine
NEWTON, Iowa — As college wrestling heads into its final week of the regular season, individuals will be trying to improve on their post-season seeds for both conference/qualifier tournaments and the NCAAs — including in several Top-10 matchups this weekend like the Arizona State vs. Lehigh dual — according to WIN Magazine’s Feb. 17 Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
The Sun Devils vs. Mountain Hawks dual, Friday night in Bethlehem, Pa., will feature a battle between Lehigh’s No. 5 Brandon Paetzell vs. No. 8 Brandon Courtney at 125; Lehigh’s No. 3 Jordan Kutler vs. ASU’s No. 10 Anthony Valencia at 174 and at heavyweight where Lehigh’s No. 7 Jordan Wood takes on ASU’s No. 8 Tanner Hall.
Meanwhile, the Top 5 teams in WIN’s Tournament Power Index and all top-ranked wrestlers remain the same heading into this weekend.
Iowa leads the TPI with ten ranked wrestlers, nine in the Top 8 of their weight class for 140 points, followed by No. 2 Penn State (7/5/81), No. 3 Ohio State (5/4/54.5), No. 4 Wisconsin (5/4/51) and No. 5 Princeton (4/4/46).
The No. 1-rated wrestlers include three from Iowa — Spencer Lee (125), Pat Lugo (149) and Michael Kemerer (174) — two from Penn State — Nick Lee (141) and Vincenzo Joseph (165) — as well as Wisconsin’s Seth Gross (133), Northwestern’s Ryan Deakin (157), Arizona State’s Zahid Valencia (184), Ohio State’s Kollin Moore (197) and Minnesota heavyweight Gable Steveson.
WIN’s TPI is a prediction of where teams could finish in the 2020 NCAA Division I Championships, March 19-21, in Minneapolis, and is based on teams’ individual rankings and predictions to where wrestlers might place at the NCAAs.
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. 17, 2020 Dual Team Rankings
Rk |
School |
W-L |
Prev. |
This Week |
1. |
Iowa |
12-0 |
1st |
vs. Oklahoma State |
2. |
Penn State |
11-2 |
2nd |
vs. American U. |
3. |
NC State |
14-0 |
3rd |
vs. Duke |
4. |
Nebraska |
10-3 |
4th |
at Minnesota |
5. |
Ohio State |
10-4 |
5th |
off until Big 10s |
6. |
Virginia Tech |
11-2 |
6th |
at Pitt |
7. |
Arizona State |
14-1 |
7th |
at Lehigh/at North Carolina |
8. |
Oklahoma State |
13-2 |
8th |
at Iowa |
9. |
North Carolina |
13-2 |
9th |
at Virginia/vs. Arizona State |
10. |
Pittsburgh |
9-4 |
10th |
vs. Virginia Tech |
11. |
Wisconsin |
11-5 |
11th |
vs. Northern Iowa |
12. |
Minnesota |
9-7 |
12th |
vs. Nebraska |
13. |
Lehigh |
10-3 |
13th |
at Penn/vs. Arizona State |
14. |
Purdue |
12-5 |
16th |
off until Big 10s |
15. |
Missouri |
11-7 |
17th |
vs. Iowa State |
16. |
North Dakota State |
9-3 |
NR |
at So. Dakota St./at Iowa St. |
17. |
Princeton |
8-4 |
19th |
vs. Rutgers |
18. |
Northern Iowa |
7-4 |
14th |
at Wisconsin |
19. |
Army West Point |
9-3 |
21st |
at Navy |
20. |
South Dakota State |
12-5 |
22nd |
vs. North Dakota State |
21. |
Illinois |
9-4 |
18th |
vs. Fresno State |
22. |
Cornell |
10-7 |
20th |
at Lock Haven |
23. |
Michigan |
6-4 |
23rd |
at Edinboro |
24. |
Campbell |
10-2 |
24th |
at Davidson |
25. |
Iowa State |
9-4 |
NR |
at Missouri/vs. No. Dakota St. |
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 17, 2020 Tournament Power Index
Rk. |
School |
Total Ranked |
Top 8 |
TPI Pts |
1. |
Iowa |
10 |
9 |
140 |
2. |
Penn State |
7 |
5 |
81 |
3. |
Ohio State |
5 |
4 |
54.5 |
4. |
Wisconsin |
5 |
4 |
51 |
5. |
Princeton |
4 |
4 |
46 |
6. |
Nebraska |
9 |
4 |
45 |
7. |
Arizona State |
6 |
4 |
43.5 |
8. |
Oklahoma State |
9 |
3 |
42.5 |
9. |
Lehigh |
5 |
4 |
37.5 |
10. |
Purdue |
5 |
4 |
37 |
11. |
Northwestern |
4 |
2 |
36.5 |
12. |
NC State |
5 |
2 |
33 |
13. |
Minnesota |
5 |
2 |
32.5 |
14. |
Northern Iowa |
6 |
2 |
29 |
15t. |
Iowa State |
7 |
2 |
27.5 |
15t. |
Virginia |
4 |
2 |
27.5 |
17. |
Stanford |
3 |
2 |
25.5 |
18. |
Virginia Tech |
5 |
1 |
22.5 |
19. |
Pitt |
5 |
2 |
22 |
20. |
Cornell |
3 |
2 |
21 |
21. |
Michigan |
4 |
1 |
20.5 |
22. |
Utah Valley |
3 |
2 |
19.5 |
23t. |
Central Michigan |
3 |
2 |
17.5 |
23t. |
North Carolina |
4 |
1 |
17.5 |
23t. |
Oklahoma |
5 |
1 |
17.5 |
26. |
West Virginia |
1 |
1 |
16 |
27t. |
Missouri |
2 |
1 |
14.5 |
27t. |
South Dakota State |
4 |
2 |
14.5 |
29. |
Binghamton |
2 |
1 |
12 |
30. |
Campbell |
5 |
1 |
11.5 |
31. |
Illinois |
3 |
1 |
9.5 |
32. |
Rider |
2 |
1 |
8 |
33. |
Army |
5 |
0 |
7 |
34. |
Navy |
2 |
1 |
6.5 |
35. |
Wyoming |
4 |
0 |
5.5 |
36. |
North Dakota State |
3 |
0 |
5 |
37. |
American U. |
3 |
0 |
4.5 |
38t. |
Clarion |
2 |
0 |
4 |
38t. |
Lock Haven |
2 |
0 |
4 |
40t. |
Harvard |
2 |
0 |
3.5 |
40t. |
Michigan State |
2 |
0 |
3.5 |
42t. |
Fresno State |
2 |
0 |
3 |
42t. |
Northern Colorado |
2 |
0 |
3 |
42t. |
Ohio |
2 |
0 |
3 |
42t. |
Penn |
2 |
0 |
3 |
42t. |
Rutgers |
2 |
0 |
3 |
47t. |
Indiana |
2 |
0 |
2 |
47t. |
Old Dominion |
1 |
0 |
2 |
49t. |
Bucknell |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
49t. |
Cal Poly |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
49t. |
George Mason |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
49t. |
Oregon State |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
53t. |
Appalachian State |
1 |
0 |
1 |
53t. |
Buffalo |
1 |
0 |
1 |
53t. |
Chattanooga |
1 |
0 |
1 |
53t. |
Cleveland State |
1 |
0 |
1 |
53t. |
Drexel |
1 |
0 |
1 |
53t. |
Edinboro |
1 |
0 |
1 |
53t. |
Northern Illinois |
1 |
0 |
1 |
53t. |
VMI |
1 |
0 |
1 |
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 17, 2020 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
Wt/Rk |
Name |
School |
Yr |
Prev |
1. |
Spencer Lee |
Iowa |
Jr. |
1st |
2. |
Jack Mueller |
Virginia |
Sr. |
2nd |
3. |
Pat Glory |
Princeton |
So. |
3rd |
4. |
Nick Piccininni |
Oklahoma State |
Sr. |
4th |
5. |
Brandon Paetzell |
Lehigh |
Jr. |
5th |
6. |
Devin Schroder |
Purdue |
Jr. |
6th |
7. |
Drew Hildebrandt |
Central Michigan |
Jr. |
7th |
8. |
Brandon Courtney |
Arizona State |
So. |
8th |
9. |
Michael Colaiocco |
Penn |
Fr. |
11th |
10. |
Luke Werner |
Lock Haven |
Jr. |
13th |
11. |
Patrick McKee |
Minnesota |
RS Fr. |
10th |
12. |
Michael DeAugustino |
Northwestern |
RS Fr. |
12th |
13. |
Jay Schwarm |
Northern Iowa |
Sr. |
19th |
14. |
Alex Mackall |
Iowa State |
Jr. |
9th |
15. |
Cage Curry |
American |
Jr. |
17th |
16. |
Danny Vega |
South Dakota State |
Jr. |
18th |
17. |
Liam Cronin |
Indiana |
RSFr. |
20th |
18. |
Logan Treaster |
Navy |
Jr. |
NR |
19. |
Jakob Camacho |
NC State |
RSFr. |
NR |
20. |
Joey Prata |
Virginia Tech |
Jr. |
16th |
133 pounds
Wt/Rk |
Name |
School |
Yr |
Prev |
1. |
Seth Gross |
Wisconsin |
Gr. |
1st |
2. |
Roman Bravo-Young |
Penn State |
So. |
2nd |
3. |
Austin DeSanto |
Iowa |
Jr. |
3rd |
4. |
Sebastian Rivera |
Northwestern |
Jr. |
4th |
5. |
Charles Tucker |
Cornell |
Sr. |
5th |
6. |
Micky Phillippi |
Pitt |
So. |
6th |
7. |
Travis Piotrowski |
Illinois |
Sr. |
7th |
8. |
Noah Gonser |
Campbell |
Sr. |
8th |
9. |
Zack Trampe |
Binghamton |
So |
9th |
10. |
Sammy Alvarez |
Rutgers |
Fr. |
10th |
11. |
Montorie Bridges |
Wyoming |
Jr. |
11th |
12. |
Ridge Lovett |
Nebraska |
Fr. |
12th |
13. |
Taylor Lamont |
Utah Valley |
Jr. |
13th |
14. |
Cam Sykora |
North Dakota St. |
Sr. |
14th |
15. |
Devan Turner |
Oregon State |
Jr. |
15th |
16. |
Louie Hayes |
Virginia |
Jr. |
16th |
17. |
Derek Spann |
Buffalo |
Jr. |
17th |
18. |
Anthony Madrigal |
Oklahoma |
So. |
18th |
19. |
Reece Witcraft |
Oklahoma State |
Fr. |
19th |
20. |
Todd Small |
Iowa State |
Jr. |
20th |
141 pounds
Wt/Rk |
Name |
School |
Yr |
Prev |
1. |
Nick Lee |
Penn State |
Jr. |
1st |
2 |
Luke Pletcher |
Ohio State |
Sr. |
2nd |
3. |
Real Woods |
Stanford |
RSFr. |
3rd |
4. |
Dom Demas |
Oklahoma |
So. |
4th |
5. |
Max Murin |
Iowa |
So. |
8th |
6. |
Chad Red |
Nebraska |
Jr. |
5th |
7. |
Tristan Moran |
Wisconsin |
Sr. |
6th |
8. |
Ian Parker |
Iowa State |
Jr. |
7th |
9. |
Mitch McKee |
Minnesota |
Sr. |
9th |
10. |
Kyle Shoop |
Lock Haven |
Sr. |
10th |
11. |
Mitch Moore |
Virginia Tech |
So. |
13th |
12. |
Tariq Wilson |
NC State |
Jr. |
11th |
13. |
Michael Blockhus |
Northern Iowa |
RSFr. |
14th |
14. |
Joshua Heil |
Campbell |
Jr. |
15th |
15. |
Dusty Hone |
Oklahoma State |
Jr. |
16th |
16. |
Shakur Laney |
Ohio |
Sr. |
17th |
17. |
Doug Zapf |
Penn |
So. |
18th |
18. |
Dresden Simon |
Central Michigan |
So. |
20th |
19. |
Zach Sherman |
North Carolina |
So. |
12th |
20. |
Evan Cheek |
Cleveland State |
Sr. |
NR |
149 pounds
Wt/Rk |
Name |
School |
Yr |
Prev |
1. |
Pat Lugo |
Iowa |
Sr. |
1st |
2. |
Boo Lewallen |
Oklahoma State |
Jr. |
2nd |
3. |
Austin O'Connor |
North Carolina |
So. |
3rd |
4. |
Brock Mauller |
Missouri |
So. |
4th |
5. |
Sammy Sasso |
Ohio State |
RSFr. |
5th |
6. |
Matt Kolodzik |
Princeton |
Sr. |
6th |
7. |
Brayton Lee |
Minnesota |
RSFr. |
7th |
8. |
Henry Pohlmeyer |
South Dakota State |
Sr. |
9th |
9. |
Max Thomsen |
Northern Iowa |
Sr. |
13th |
10. |
Jarrett Degen |
Iowa State |
Jr. |
8th |
11. |
Andrew Alirez |
Northern Colorado |
Fr. |
10th |
12. |
Brock Zacherl |
Clarion |
Sr. |
11th |
13. |
Kizhan Clarke |
American U. |
Jr. |
12th |
14. |
Kanen Storr |
Michigan |
Jr. |
14th |
15. |
Brent Moore |
Virginia Tech |
So. |
15th |
16. |
Colston DiBlasi |
George Mason |
Sr. |
16th |
17. |
John Milner |
Appalachian State |
So. |
17th |
18. |
Graham Rooks |
Indiana |
RSFr. |
18th |
19. |
Collin Purinton |
Nebraska |
Sr. |
19th |
20. |
Griffin Parriott |
Purdue |
Jr. |
20th |
157 pounds
Wt/Rk |
Name |
School |
Yr |
Prev |
1. |
Ryan Deakin |
Northwestern |
Jr. |
1st |
2. |
Hayden Hidlay |
NC State |
Jr. |
2nd |
3. |
David Carr |
Iowa State |
RSFr. |
3rd |
4. |
Kaleb Young |
Iowa |
Jr. |
4th |
5. |
Quincey Monday |
Princeton |
So. |
5th |
6. |
Kendall Coleman |
Purdue |
RSFr. |
6th |
7. |
Jesse Dellavecchia |
Rider |
Sr. |
7th |
8. |
Josh Humphreys |
Lehigh |
So. |
8th |
9. |
Markus Hartman |
Army |
So. |
9th |
10. |
Jarrett Jacques |
Missouri |
So. |
11th |
11. |
Will Lewan |
Michigan |
RSFr. |
12th |
12. |
Larry Early |
Old Dominion |
Sr. |
10th |
13. |
Jared Franek |
North Dakota State |
RSFr. |
13th |
14. |
Jacob Wright |
Fresno State |
So. |
14th |
15. |
Zac Carson |
Ohio |
Sr. |
15th |
16. |
Jake Tucker |
Michigan State |
Jr. |
17th |
17. |
Peyton Robb |
Nebraska |
RSFr. |
18th |
18. |
A.C. Headlee |
North Carolina |
Sr. |
19th |
19. |
Wyatt Sheets |
Oklahoma State |
So. |
NR |
20. |
Justin Thomas |
Oklahoma |
Jr. |
16th |
165 pounds
Wt/Rk |
Name |
School |
Yr |
Prev |
1. |
Vincenzo Joseph |
Penn State |
Sr. |
1st |
2. |
Alex Marinelli |
Iowa |
Jr. |
2nd |
3. |
Evan Wick |
Wisconsin |
Jr. |
3rd |
4. |
Isaiah White |
Nebraska |
Sr. |
4th |
5. |
Shane Griffith |
Stanford |
RSFr. |
5th |
6. |
Josh Shields |
Arizona State |
Sr. |
6th |
7. |
Travis Wittlake |
Oklahoma State |
RSFr. |
8th |
8. |
Tanner Skidgel |
Navy |
Jr. |
9th |
9. |
Andrew Fogarty |
North Dakota State |
Sr. |
10th |
10. |
Kennedy Monday |
North Carolina |
Jr. |
11th |
11. |
David McFadden |
Virginia Tech |
Sr. |
7th |
12. |
Ethan Smith |
Ohio State |
So. |
12th |
13. |
Philip Conigliaro |
Harvard |
Fr. |
13th |
14. |
Zach Hartman |
Bucknell |
So. |
14th |
15. |
Danny Braunagel |
Illinois |
Fr. |
15th |
16. |
Thomas Bullard |
NC State |
Jr. |
16th |
17. |
Quentin Perez |
Campbell |
Jr. |
17th |
18. |
Ebed Jarrell |
Drexel |
Sr. |
18th |
19. |
Jake Wentzell |
Pitt |
Jr. |
19th |
20. |
Cael McCormick |
Army |
Sr. |
20th |
174 pounds
Wt/Rk |
Name |
School |
Yr |
Prev |
1. |
Michael Kemerer |
Iowa |
Sr. |
1st |
2. |
Mark Hall |
Penn State |
Sr. |
2nd |
3. |
Jordan Kutler |
Lehigh |
Sr. |
3rd |
4. |
Dylan Lydy |
Purdue |
Sr. |
4th |
5. |
Mikey Labriola |
Nebraska |
So. |
6th |
6. |
Bryce Steiert |
Northern Iowa |
Sr. |
5th |
7. |
Kaleb Romero |
Ohio State |
So. |
7th |
8. |
Kimball Bastian |
Utah Valley |
Sr. |
9th |
9. |
Ben Harvey |
Army |
Sr. |
10th |
10. |
Anthony Valencia |
Arizona State |
Sr. |
11th |
11. |
Devin Skatzka |
Minnesota |
Sr. |
8th |
12. |
Sam Colbray |
Iowa State |
Jr. |
17th |
13. |
Joe Smith |
Oklahoma State |
Sr. |
12th |
14. |
Hayden Hastings |
Wyoming |
So. |
13th |
15. |
Joey Gunther |
Illinois |
Sr. |
14th |
16. |
Anthony Mantanona |
Oklahoma |
So. |
18th |
17. |
Neal Richards |
VMI |
Sr. |
16th |
18. |
Brandon Womack |
Cornell |
Sr. |
15th |
19. |
Jacob Oliver |
Edinboro |
So. |
19th |
20. |
Gregg Harvey |
Pitt |
Jr. |
20th |
184 pounds
Wt/Rk |
Name |
School |
Yr |
Prev |
1 |
Zahid Valencia |
Arizona State |
Sr. |
1st |
2. |
Hunter Bolen |
Virginia Tech |
So. |
4th |
3. |
Taylor Lujan |
Northern Iowa |
Sr. |
3rd |
4. |
Trent Hidlay |
NC State |
RSFr. |
2nd |
5. |
Lou DePrez |
Binghamton |
So. |
5th |
6. |
Nino Bonaccorsi |
Pitt |
So. |
6th |
7. |
Aaron Brooks |
Penn State |
Fr. |
7th |
8. |
Zach Carlson |
South Dakota State |
Sr. |
8th |
9. |
Chris Weiler |
Lehigh |
Jr. |
9th |
10. |
Cameron Caffey |
Michigan State |
So. |
10th |
11. |
Abe Assad |
Iowa |
Fr. |
11th |
12. |
Johnny Sebastian |
Wisconsin |
Sr. |
12th |
13. |
Tanner Harvey |
American U. |
Jr. |
13th |
14. |
Anthony Montalvo |
Oklahoma State |
RSFr. |
14th |
15. |
Andrew Morgan |
Campbell |
Sr. |
15th |
16. |
Taylor Venz |
Nebraska |
Jr. |
16th |
17. |
Brit Wilson |
Northern Illinois |
So. |
17th |
18. |
Matt Waddell |
Chattanooga |
So. |
18th |
19. |
Jelani Embree |
Michigan |
So. |
19th |
20. |
Noah Stewart |
Army |
Jr. |
20th |
197 pounds
Wt/Rk |
Name |
School |
Yr |
Prev |
1. |
Kollin Moore |
Ohio State |
Sr. |
1st |
2. |
Noah Adams |
West Virginia |
So. |
3rd |
3. |
Patrick Brucki |
Princeton |
Jr. |
4th |
4. |
Jacob Warner |
Iowa |
So. |
5th |
5. |
Ben Darmstadt |
Cornell |
Jr. |
2nd |
6. |
Jay Aiello |
Virginia |
Jr. |
6th |
7. |
Eric Schultz |
Nebraska |
Jr. |
9th |
8. |
Christian Brunner |
Purdue |
Sr. |
12th |
9. |
Tanner Sloan |
South Dakota State |
RSFr. |
13th |
10. |
Greg Bulsak |
Clarion |
Jr. |
14th |
11. |
Lucas Davison |
Northwestern |
RSFr. |
8th |
12. |
Nathan Traxler |
Stanford |
Jr. |
7th |
13. |
Kordell Norfleet |
Arizona State |
Jr. |
15th |
14. |
Thomas Lane |
Cal Poly |
Sr. |
17th |
15. |
Jake Woodley |
Oklahoma |
So. |
16th |
16. |
Ethan Laird |
Rider |
Jr. |
10th |
17. |
Dakota Geer |
Oklahoma State |
Jr. |
11th |
18. |
Stephen Buchanan |
Wyoming |
Fr. |
19th |
19. |
Shakur Rasheed |
Penn State |
Sr. |
18th |
20. |
Jordan Pagano |
Rutgers |
Sr. |
20th |
Heavyweight
Wt/Rk |
Name |
School |
Yr |
Prev |
1. |
Gable Steveson |
Minnesota |
So. |
1st |
2. |
Mason Parris |
Michigan |
So. |
2nd |
3. |
Anthony Cassioppi |
Iowa |
RSFr. |
3rd |
4. |
Tate Orndorff |
Utah Valley |
So. |
4th |
5. |
Matt Stencel |
Central Michigan |
Jr. |
5th |
6. |
Trent Hillger |
Wisconsin |
So. |
6th |
7. |
Jordan Wood |
Lehigh |
Jr. |
7th |
8. |
Tanner Hall |
Arizona State |
Gr. |
8th |
9. |
Yaraslau Slavikouski |
Harvard |
Fr. |
9th |
10. |
Jere Heino |
Campbell |
Jr. |
10th |
11. |
Demetrius Thomas |
Pitt |
Sr. |
11th |
12. |
Gannon Gremmel |
Iowa State |
Jr. |
12th |
13. |
Carter Isley |
Northern Iowa |
Jr. |
14th |
14. |
Josh Hokit |
Fresno State |
Sr. |
15th |
15. |
David Jensen |
Nebraska |
Sr. |
16th |
16. |
Seth Nevills |
Penn State |
Fr. |
13th |
17. |
Ben Sullivan |
Army |
So. |
17th |
18. |
Brian Andrews |
Wyoming |
Jr. |
18th |
19. |
Dalton Robertson |
Northern Colorado |
Jr. |
20th |
20. |
Quinn Miller |
Virginia |
So. |
NR |
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