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Lujan is new No. 1 at 184 in WIN rankings; Iowa earns No. 1 in final Dual Teams ranking

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by Mike Finn, WIN Magazine

Northern Iowa’s Taylor Lujan has taken over the top spot at 184 pounds in WIN’s Feb. 25 rankings. (Ginger Robinson photo).

NEWTON, Iowa — Northern Iowa senior Taylor Lujan has taken over the top spot at 184 pounds in WIN Magazine’s Feb. 25 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.

Lujan, who was a three-time national qualifier at 174 pounds before this year, moved into the top spot in this week’s national rankings after Arizona State’s two-time defending national champion Zahid Valencia was suspended indefinitely and Virginia Tech’s Hunter Bolen lost last weekend.

Meanwhile in the team rankings, Iowa (13-0) earned the top ranking in WIN’s final Team Dual ratings and the Hawkeyes maintained their lead in WIN’s Tournament Power Index. The Hawkeyes feature 10 ranked wrestlers, nine in the Top 8 of their weight class and three No. 1-rated wrestlers: Spencer Lee (125), Pat Lugo (149) and Michael Kemerer (174).

Penn State (12-2) remained the No. 2-rated team in both the Team Dual rankings and TPI (85). The Nittany Lions, which have won the past four NCAA titles, feature eight ranked wrestlers, five in the Top 8 and two No. 1-rated wrestlers: Nick Lee (141) and Vincenzo Joseph (165).

The remaining Top-5 duals team are No. 3 NC State (15-0), No. 4 Nebraska (11-3) and No. 5 Ohio State (10-4). In WIN’s TPI, the other Top 5 schools are No. 3 Ohio State (58 points), No. 4 Wisconsin (46) and No. 5 Princeton.

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.

The remaining top-ranked wrestlers are Wisconsin’s Seth Gross (133), Northwestern’s Ryan Deakin (157), Ohio State’s Kollin Moore (197) and Minnesota heavyweight Gable Steveson.

With the end of the regular season, programs will now focus on one of seven conference or national-qualifying tournaments that will eventually send 330 wrestlers to the NCAA tournament.

The following are dates and locations for those tournaments:

ACC

March 8

Pittsburgh, Pa.

Big Ten

March 7-8

Piscataway, N.J.

Big 12

March 7-8

Tulsa, Okla.

EIWA

March 6-7

Bethlehem, Pa.

MAC

March 7-8

DeKalb, Ill.

Pac-12

March 7

Palo Alto, Calif.

SoCon

March 8

Boone, N.C.

WIN Magazine’s Final 2019-20 Dual Team Rankings

Rk

School

W-L

Prev.

1.

Iowa

13-0

1st

2.

Penn State

12-2

2nd

3.

NC State

15-0

3rd

4.

Nebraska

11-3

4th

5.

Ohio State

10-4

5th

6.

Oklahoma State

13-3

8th

7.

Lehigh

12-3

13th

8.

Arizona State

15-2

7th

9.

Pittsburgh

10-4

10th

10.

Virginia Tech

11-3

6th

11.

North Carolina

14-3

9th

12.

Wisconsin

11-6

11th

13.

Minnesota

9-8

12th

14.

Purdue

12-5

14th

15.

Missouri

12-7

15th

16.

Princeton

9-4

17th

17.

Iowa State

10-5

25th

18.

Northern Iowa

8-4

18th

19.

Army West Point

10-3

19th

20.

North Dakota State

10-4

16th

21.

Illinois

11-4

21st

22.

South Dakota State

12-6

20th

23.

Cornell

11-7

22nd

24.

Michigan

7-6

23rd

25.

Campbell

11-2

24th

WIN Magazine’s Feb. 25, 2020 Tournament Power Index

Rank

School

Total Ranked

Top 8 Ranked

TPI Pts

1.

Iowa

10

9

136.5

2.

Penn State

8

5

85

3.

Ohio State

6

4

58

4.

Wisconsin

5

3

46

5.

Princeton

4

4

45

6t.

Nebraska

9

4

43

6t.

Oklahoma State

9

3

43

8.

Lehigh

5

5

40

9.

Northern Iowa

6

2

37

10.

Northwestern

4

2

36.5

11.

Minnesota

5

3

36

12.

NC State

6

2

35

13.

Purdue

5

4

34.5

14.

Iowa State

6

2

27.5

15t.

Arizona State

6

3

26

15t.

Virginia

3

2

26

17.

Stanford

3

2

25.5

18.

Cornell

3

2

24

19.

Pitt

5

2

23

20.

Michigan

5

1

21.5

21.

Utah Valley

3

2

20

22.

Central Michigan

4

2

18.5

23.

Oklahoma

5

1

18

24.

North Carolina

3

1

16.5

25.

West Virginia

1

1

16

26.

Missouri

2

1

14.5

27t.

Binghamton

2

1

14

27t.

South Dakota State

3

2

14

29t.

Campbell

5

1

11.5

29t.

Rider

2

1

11.5

31.

Illinois

3

1

9.5

32.

Army

6

0

7.5

33t.

Navy

1

1

5.5

33t.

Wyoming

4

0

5.5

35t.

Lock Haven

3

0

5

35t.

North Dakota State

3

0

5

37t.

American U.

3

0

4

37t.

Clarion

2

0

4

37t.

Penn

3

0

4

37t.

Rutgers

3

0

4

41.

Harvard

2

0

3.5

42t.

Michigan State

2

0

3

42t.

Northern Colorado

2

0

3

42t.

Old Dominion

2

0

3

45t.

Appalachian State

1

0

1.5

45t.

Bucknell

1

0

1.5

45t.

Buffalo

1

0

1.5

45t.

Cal Poly

1

0

1.5

45t.

Fresno State

1

0

1.5

45t.

George Mason

1

0

1.5

45t.

Indiana

1

0

1.5

45t.

Northern Illinois

1

0

1.5

45t.

Ohio

1

0

1.5

45t.

Oregon State

1

0

1.5

55t.

Cleveland State

1

0

1

55t.

Drexel

1

0

1

55t.

Edinboro

1

0

1

55t.

Kent State

1

0

1

WIN Magazine’s Feb. 25, 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.

9th

10.

Luke Werner

Lock Haven

Jr.

10th

11.

Patrick McKee

Minnesota

RS Fr.

11th

12.

Michael DeAugustino

Northwestern

RS Fr.

12th

13.

Jay Schwarm

Northern Iowa

Sr.

13th

14.

Alex Mackall

Iowa State

Jr.

14th

15.

Cage Curry

American

Jr.

15th

16.

Liam Cronin

Indiana

RSFr.

17th

17.

Trey Chalifoux

Army

Sr.

NR

18.

Jakob Camacho

NC State

RSFr.

19th

19.

Jack Medley

Michigan

Jr.

NR

20.

Killian Cardinale

Old Dominion

So.

NR

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.

Sammy Alvarez

Rutgers

Fr.

10th

10.

Montorie Bridges

Wyoming

Jr.

11th

11.

Ridge Lovett

Nebraska

Fr.

12th

12.

Taylor LaMont

Utah Valley

Jr.

13th

13.

Zack Trampe

Binghamton

So

9th

14.

Cam Sykora

North Dakota State

Sr.

14th

15.

Devan Turner

Oregon State

Jr.

15th

16.

Derek Spann

Buffalo

Jr.

17th

17.

Anthony Madrigal

Oklahoma

So.

18th

18.

Reece Witcraft

Oklahoma State

Fr.

19th

19.

Tim Rooney

Kent State

Sr.

NR

20.

T.J. Fehlman

Lock Haven

Sr.

NR

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.

Chad Red

Nebraska

Jr.

6th

6.

Max Murin

Iowa

So.

5th

7.

Ian Parker

Iowa State

Jr.

8th

8.

Mitch McKee

Minnesota

Sr.

9th

9.

Mitch Moore

Virginia Tech

So.

11th

10.

Kyle Shoop

Lock Haven

Sr.

10th

11.

Tariq Wilson

NC State

Jr.

12th

12.

Michael Blockhus

Northern Iowa

RSFr.

13th

13.

Tristan Moran

Wisconsin

Sr.

7th

14.

Joshua Heil

Campbell

Jr.

14th

15.

Dusty Hone

Oklahoma State

Jr.

15th

16.

Shakur Laney

Ohio

Sr.

16th

17.

Doug Zapf

Penn

So.

17th

18.

Dresden Simon

Central Michigan

So.

18th

19.

Zach Sherman

North Carolina

So.

19th

20.

Evan Cheek

Cleveland State

Sr.

20th

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.

8th

9.

Max Thomsen

Northern Iowa

Sr.

9th

10.

Jarrett Degen

Iowa State

Jr.

10th

11.

Andrew Alirez

Northern Colorado

Fr.

11th

12.

Brock Zacherl

Clarion

Sr.

12th

13.

Colston DiBlasi

George Mason

Sr.

16th

14.

Kanen Storr

Michigan

Jr.

14th

15.

Jarod Verkleeren

Penn State

So.

NR

16.

John Milner

Appalachian State

So.

17th

17.

Brent Moore

Virginia Tech

So.

15th

18.

Kizhan Clarke

American U.

Jr.

13th

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.

Quincey Monday

Princeton

So.

5th

5.

Jesse Dellavecchia

Rider

Sr.

7th

6.

Kaleb Young

Iowa

Jr.

4th

7.

Kendall Coleman

Purdue

RSFr.

6th

8.

Josh Humphreys

Lehigh

So.

8th

9.

Markus Hartman

Army

So.

9th

10.

Jarrett Jacques

Missouri

So.

10th

11.

Will Lewan

Michigan

RSFr.

11th

12.

Larry Early

Old Dominion

Sr.

12th

13.

Jacori Teemer

Arizona State

RSFr.

NR

14.

Wyatt Sheets

Oklahoma State

So.

19th

15.

Jared Franek

North Dakota State

RSFr.

13th

16.

Peyton Robb

Nebraska

RSFr.

17th

17.

Justin Thomas

Oklahoma

Jr.

20th

18.

Logan Parks

Central Michigan

Sr.

NR

19.

Anthony Artalona

Penn

So.

NR

20.

Jake Tucker

Michigan State

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.

7th

8.

Tanner Skidgel

Navy

Jr.

8th

9.

Andrew Fogarty

North Dakota State

Sr.

9th

10.

Kennedy Monday

North Carolina

Jr.

10th

11.

David McFadden

Virginia Tech

Sr.

11th

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.

Bryce Steiert

Northern Iowa

Sr.

6th

6.

Kaleb Romero

Ohio State

So.

7th

7.

Mikey Labriola

Nebraska

So.

5th

8.

Kimball Bastian

Utah Valley

Sr.

8th

9.

Devin Skatzka

Minnesota

Sr.

11th

10.

Anthony Valencia

Arizona State

Sr.

10th

11.

Sam Colbray

Iowa State

Jr.

12th

12.

Anthony Mantanona

Oklahoma

So.

16th

13.

Joey Gunther

Illinois

Sr.

15th

14.

Ben Harvey

Army

Sr.

9th

15.

Hayden Hastings

Wyoming

So.

14th

16.

Brandon Womack

Cornell

Sr.

18th

17.

Joe Smith

Oklahoma State

Sr.

13th

18.

Jacob Oliver

Edinboro

So.

19th

19.

Gregg Harvey

Pitt

Jr.

20th

20.

Daniel Bullard

NC State

Jr.

NR

184 pounds                                                                                                 

Wt/Rk

Name

School

Yr

Prev

1.

Taylor Lujan

Northern Iowa

Sr.

3rd

2.

Hunter Bolen

Virginia Tech

So.

2nd

3.

Trent Hidlay

NC State

RSFr.

4th

4.

Lou DePrez

Binghamton

So.

5th

5.

Nino Bonaccorsi

Pitt

So.

6th

6.

Aaron Brooks

Penn State

Fr.

7th

7.

Zach Carlson

South Dakota State

Sr.

8th

8.

Chris Weiler

Lehigh

Jr.

9th

9.

Cameron Caffey

Michigan State

So.

10th

10.

Anthony Montalvo

Oklahoma State

RSFr.

14th

11.

Abe Assad

Iowa

Fr.

11th

12.

Johnny Sebastian

Wisconsin

Sr.

12th

13.

Tanner Harvey

American U.

Jr.

13th

14.

Andrew Morgan

Campbell

Sr.

15th

15.

Taylor Venz

Nebraska

Jr.

16th

16.

Brit Wilson

Northern Illinois

So.

17th

17.

Jelani Embree

Michigan

So.

19th

18.

Noah Stewart

Army

Jr.

20th

19.

Billy Janzer

Rutgers

Fr.

NR

20.

Rocky Jordan

Ohio State

RSFr.

NR

197 pounds

Wt/Rk

Name

School

Yr

Prev

1.

Kollin Moore

Ohio State

Sr.

1st

2.

Noah Adams

West Virginia

So.

2nd

3.

Jacob Warner

Iowa

So.

4th

4.

Ben Darmstadt

Cornell

Jr.

5th

5.

Patrick Brucki

Princeton

Jr.

3rd

6.

Jay Aiello

Virginia

Jr.

6th

7.

Eric Schultz

Nebraska

Jr.

7th

8.

Christian Brunner

Purdue

Sr.

8th

9.

Tanner Sloan

South Dakota State

RSFr.

9th

10.

Greg Bulsak

Clarion

Jr.

10th

11.

Lucas Davison

Northwestern

RSFr.

11th

12.

Nathan Traxler

Stanford

Jr.

12th

13.

Kordell Norfleet

Arizona State

Jr.

13th

14.

Thomas Lane

Cal Poly

Sr.

14th

15.

Jake Woodley

Oklahoma

So.

15th

16.

Ethan Laird

Rider

Jr.

16th

17.

Dakota Geer

Oklahoma State

Jr.

17th

18.

Stephen Buchanan

Wyoming

Fr.

18th

19.

Jordan Pagano

Rutgers

Sr.

20th

20.

Shakur Rasheed

Penn State

Sr.

19th

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.

Tanner Hall

Arizona State

Gr.

8th

8.

Jordan Wood

Lehigh

Jr.

7th

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.

13th

14.

Josh Hokit

Fresno State

Sr.

14th

15.

David Jensen

Nebraska

Sr.

15th

16.

Seth Nevills

Penn State

Fr.

16th

17.

Ben Sullivan

Army

So.

17th

18.

Brian Andrews

Wyoming

Jr.

18th

19.

Dalton Robertson

Northern Colorado

Jr.

19th

20.

Quinn Miller

Virginia

So.

20th

 


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