WIN releases new individual rankings and TPI leading into NWCA All-Star Classic
by Mike Finn, WIN Magazine
NEWTON, Iowa — With the 2023 NWCA All-Star Classic set to be held Tuesday night in State College, Pa., there will be five wrestlers and two match-ups of the top two wrestlers who are rated in WIN Magazine’s Nov. 20 Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
The following are the nine matchups of NCAA Division I wrestlers who will wrestle at Rec Hall and their current WIN rankings:
• 125 – No. 1 Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) vs. No. 4. Matt Ramos (Purdue)
• 133 – No. 4 Sam Latona, Virginia Tech vs. Connor McGonagle, Lehigh
• 141 – No. 3 Lachlan McNeil, North Carolina vs. Josh Koderhandt, Navy
• 149 – No. 2 Shayne Van Ness, Penn State vs. No. 3 Kyle Parco, Arizona State
• 165 – No. 4 Dean Hamiti, Wisconsin vs. No. 6 Izzak Olejnik, Oklahoma State
• 174 – No. 1 Carter Starocci, Penn State vs. No. 3 Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech
• 184 – No. 1 Parker Keckeisen, Northern Iowa vs. No. 2 Bernie Truax, Penn State
• 197 – No. 1 Aaron Brooks, Penn State vs. No. 3 Tanner Sloan, South Dakota State
• 285 – No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet, Penn State vs. No. 2 Wyatt Hendrickson, Air Force
Meanwhile the other five top-ranked wrestlers are Cornell’s Vito Arujau (133), Iowa’s Real Woods (141), Nebraska’s Ridge Lovett (149), Penn State’s Levi Haines (157) and Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole.
In WIN’s Tournament Power Index, Penn State remains No. 1 with nine ranked wrestlers with 148 points. The Nittany Lions are followed by Cornell and Missouri, which are tied for second with 67 points.
WIN’s TPI is based on a point total associated with individual placement and advancement points that could be scored in the 2024 NCAAs if wrestlers finish where they are ranked. The following is a breakdown of those points: 20 for 1st place, 16 for 2nd, 13.5 for 3rd, 12.5 for 4th, 10 for 5th, 9 for 6th, 6.5 for 7th and 5.5 for 8th. Wrestlers ranked 9-12 earn two points each, followed by one and a half points for wrestlers ranked 13-16 and one point for those ranked 17-20.
Also, it should be noted that WIN’s individual rankings are not necessarily simply an update of recent wins and losses, but more of a prediction at this point in the season of where wrestlers would be seeded at the 2024 NCAAs, which will be held in Kansas City, Mo., next March, if that event was held now.
WIN Magazine’s Nov. 20 Tournament Power Index (TPI)
Rk./School/Total Ranked/Top 8/TPI Points
1. Penn State 9 9 148
2t Cornell 7 6 67
2t. Missouri 7 6 67
4. NC State 8 5 62
5. Michigan 6 5 59.5
6. Iowa 7 4 55.5
7. Virginia Tech 7 4 54
8. Nebraska 7 3 53.5
9. Oklahoma State 7 4 47
10. Arizona State 5 4 44.5
11. Iowa State 7 3 39.5
12. Ohio State 8 3 33
13. South Dakota State 5 3 31
14. Illinois 6 3 26.5
15. Northern Iowa 4 1 25
16. Minnesota 3 2 24.5
17. Oregon State 5 2 23.5
18. North Carolina 3 2 21.5
19. Lock Haven 1 1 20
20. Air Force 2 1 18
21. Rutgers 7 1 16
22. Lehigh 4 2 15.5
23. Wisconsin 2 1 14.5
24. Oklahoma 4 1 15
25. Purdue 1 1 12.5
26. Cal Poly 2 1 11.5
27. Pitt 6 0 10.5
28. Stanford 4 1 10
29. Maryland 3 1 8.5
30. Indiana 4 0 6
31t. Navy 3 0 5.5
31t. Northwestern 3 0 5.5
33. Michigan State 3 0 5
34. Penn 3 0 4.5
35t. Campbell 3 0 4
35t. West Virginia 3 0 4
37t. Columbia 3 0 3.5
37t. Northern Colorado 2 0 3.5
39t. Central Michigan 3 0 3
39t. Princeton 2 0 3
41. Utah Valley 2 0 2.5
42t. Binghamton 1 0 2
42t. Drexel 1 0 2
42t. Little Rock 1 0 2
42t. North Dakota State 1 0 2
42t. Ohio 2 0 2
42t. Rider 1 0 2
42t. Virginia 1 0 2
49t. Appalachian State 2 0 1.5
49t. Chattanooga 1 0 1.5
49t. SIU-Edwardsville 1 0 1.5
52t. American U. 1 0 1
52t. Army West Point 1 0 1
52t. Franklin & Marshall 1 0 1
52t. George Mason 1 0 1
52t. Harvard 1 0 1
52t. Wyoming 1 0 1
WIN Magazine’s Nov. 20 Individual Rankings
Wt/Name/School/Yr./Previous
125 pounds
125-1. Anthony Noto Lock Haven Jr. 1st
125-2. Jakob Camacho NC State Jr. 2nd
125-3. Patrick McKee Minnesota Sr. 3rd
125-4. Matt Ramos Purdue Jr. 5th
125-5. Brett Ungar Cornell So. 7th
125-6. Michael DeAugustino Michigan Sr. 9th
125-7. Richard Figueroa Arizona State Jr. 8th
125-8. Brandon Kaylor Oregon State Sr. 16th
125-9. Stevo Poulin Northern Colorado So. 10th
125-10. Dean Peterson Rutgers So. 11th
125-11. Eric Barnett Wisconsin Sr. 4th
125-12. Noah Surtin Missouri Jr. 12th
125-13. Drake Ayala Iowa So. 6th
125-14. Brayden Palmer Chattanooga Sr. 13th
125-15. Caleb Smith Nebraska Gr. 15th
125-16. Troy Spratley Oklahoma State RSFr. 18th
125-17. Jore Volk Wyoming So. 17th
125-18. Kysen Terukina Iowa State Sr. NR
125-19. Jack Maida American U. Jr. 19th
125-20. Nico Provo Stanford So. 20th
133 pounds
133-1. Vito Arujau Cornell Sr. 1st
133-2. Daton Fix Oklahoma State Sr. 2nd
133-3. Aaron Nagao Penn State So. 3rd
133-4. Sam Latona Virginia Tech Jr. 4th
133-5. Kai Orine NC State Jr. 5th
133-6. Lucas Byrd Illinois Jr. 6th
133-7. Ryan Crookham Lehigh Fr. 8th
133-8. Brody Teske Iowa Sr. 10th
133-9. Chris Cannon Michigan Sr. 7th
133-10. Julian Chlebove Arizona State Jr. 12th
133-11. Michael Colaiocco Penn Sr. 9th
133-12. Dylan Shawver Rutgers So. 13th
133-13. Angelo Rini Columbia Sr. 14th
133-14. Haiden Drury Utah Valley Jr. 11th
133-15. Brendan Ferretti Navy So. 15th
133-16. Vincent Santaniello Pitt Fr. 16th
133-17. Nic Bouzakis Ohio State RSFr. 17th
133-18. Domenic Zaccone Campbell Sr. 18th
133-19. Gabe Whisenhunt Oregon State RSFr. 19th
133-20. Ethan Oakley Appalachian State So. 20th
141 pounds
141-1. Real Woods Iowa Sr. 1st
141-2. Beau Bartlett Penn State Sr. 2nd
141-3. Lachlan McNeil North Carolina So. 3rd
141-4. Brock Hardy Nebraska So. 4th
141-5. Jesse Mendez Ohio State So. 5th
141-6. Clay Carlson South Dakota State Sr. 6th
141-7. Ryan Jack NC State Jr. 7th
141-8. Vince Cornella Cornell So. 8th
141-9. Cole Matthews Pitt Sr. 9th
141-10. Mosha Schwartz Oklahoma Sr. 10th
141-11. Cael Happel Northern Iowa Jr. 11th
141-12. Frankie Tal Shahar Northwestern Jr. 12th
141-13. Mitch Moore Rutgers Gr. 13th
141-14. Malyke Hines Lehigh Jr. 14th
141-15. Kal Miller Maryland So. 15th
141-16. Josh Edmond Missouri So. 16th
141-17. Tagen Jamison Oklahoma State RSFs. 17th
141-18. Anthony Echemendia Iowa State Jr. 10th/149
141-19. C.J. Composto Penn So. 20th
141-20. Vance Vombaur Minnesota So. NR
149 pounds
149-1. Ridge Lovett Nebraska Jr. 1st
149-2. Shayne Van Ness Penn State So. 2nd
149-3. Kyle Parco Arizona State Jr. 3rd
149-4. Caleb Henson Virginia Tech So. 4th
149-5. Chance Lamer Cal Poly So. 5th
149-6. Jackson Arrington NC State So. 6th
149-7. Dylan D’Emilio Ohio State Sr. 7th
149-8. Ethen Miller Maryland So. 8th
149-9. Quinn Kinner Rider Sr. 11th
149-10. Jaden Abas Stanford Sr. 9th
149-11. Kannon Webster Illinois Fr. NR
149-12. Kellyn March North Dakota State Sr. 13th
149-13. Graham Rooks Indiana Sr. 14th
149-14. Casey Swiderski Iowa State So. NR
149-15. Victor Voinovich Iowa So. 15th
149-16. Caleb Tyus SIU-Edwardsville Jr. 16th
149-17. Nate Higley George Mason So. 17th
149-18. Trae McDaniel Army West Point So. 18th
149-19. Ty Watters West Virginia Fr. 19th
149-20. Corbyn Munson Central Michigan Sr. 12th
157 pounds
157-1. Levi Haines Penn State So. 1st
157-2. Jared Franek Iowa Gr. 2nd
157-3. Peyton Robb Nebraska Sr. 3rd
157-4. Bryce Andonian Virginia Tech Sr. 4th
157-5. Jacori Teemer Arizona State Sr. 5th
157-6. Will Lewan Michigan Sr. 6th
157-7. Brock Mauller Missouri Sr. 7th
157-8. Daniel Cardenas Stanford So. 8th
157-9. Ed Scott NC State Jr. 9th
157-10. Trevor Chumbley Northwestern Sr. 11th
157-11. Paddy Gallagher Ohio State So. 13th
157-12. Cody Chittum Iowa State Fr. NR
157-13. Vinny Zerban Northern Colorado So. 15th
157-14. Chase Saldate Michigan State Sr. 10th
157-15. Cael Swensen South Dakota State So. 14th
157-16. Tommy Askey Appalachian State Jr. 16th
157-17. Peyten Kellar Ohio So. 17th
157-18. Johnny Lovett Central Michigan Sr. 18th
157-19. Andrew Clark Rutgers Jr. 19th
157-20. Brayton Lee Indiana Sr. 20th
165 pounds
165-1. Keegan O’Toole Missouri Jr. 1st
165-2. David Carr Iowa State Sr. 2nd
165-3. Cam Amine Michigan Sr. 3rd
165-4. Dean Hamiti Wisconsin Jr. 4th
165-5. Michael Caliendo Iowa So. 5th
165-6. Izzak Olejnik Oklahoma State Sr. 6th
165-7. Mitchell Mesenbrink Penn State RSFr. 7th
165-8. Julien Ramirez Cornell Jr. 8th
165-9. Holden Heller Pitt Sr. 11th
165-10. Matt Olguin Oregon State Sr. 12th
165-11. Peyton Hall West Virginia Jr. 13th
165-12. Bubba Wilson Nebraska Jr. 10th
165-13. Tanner Cook South Dakota State Sr. 14th
165-14. Derek Gilcher Indiana Sr. 16th
165-15. Dan Braunagel Illinois Sr. 15th
165-16. Caleb Fish Michigan State Sr. 9th
165-17. Garrett Thompson Ohio Fr. NR
165-18. Joshua Ogunsanya Columbia Sr. 18th
165-19. Isaac Wilcox Ohio State Sr. 19th
165-20. Connor Brady Virginia Tech Jr. 20th
174 pounds
174-1. Carter Starocci Penn State Sr. 1st
174-2. Chris Foca Cornell Sr. 2nd
174-3. Mekhi Lewis Virginia Tech Sr. 3rd
174-4 Shane Griffith Michigan Sr. 4th
174-5. Carson Kharchla Ohio State Sr. 5th
174-6. Peyton Mocco Missouri Sr. 6th
174-7. Edmond Ruth Illinois Jr. 7th
174-8. Cade DeVos South Dakota State Jr. 8th
174-9. Donnell Washington Indiana Sr. 9th
174-10. Mickey O’Malley Drexel Gr. 10th
174-11. Sam Wolf Air Force Sr. 11th
174-12. Justin McCoy Virginia Gr. 15th
174-13. Nick Incontrera Penn Jr. 16th
174-14. Adam Kemp Cal Poly Gr. 17th
174-15. Luca Augustine Pitt So. 18th
174-16. Tate Picklo Oklahoma Jr. 13th
174-17. Gabe Arnold Iowa Fr. NR
174-18. Lennox Wolak Columbia Sr. 19th
174-19. Alex Cramer Central Michigan Sr. 20th
174-20. Phillip Conigliaro Harvard Sr. NR
184 pounds
184-1. Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa Jr. 1st
184-2. Bernie Truax Penn State Sr. 2nd
184-3. Trey Munoz Oregon State Jr. 3rd
184-4. Dustin Plott Oklahoma State Sr. 4th
184-5. Isaiah Salazar Minnesota Sr. 5th
184-6. Will Feldkamp Iowa State Sr. 6th
184-7. Gavin Kane North Carolina Jr. 7th
184-8. Colton Hawks Missouri So. 8th
184-9. Lenny Pinto Nebraska So. 13th
184-10. Jacob Nolan Binghamton Sr. 9th
184-11. David Key Navy Sr. 11th
184-12. Layne Malczewski Michigan State Gr. 12th
184-13. Brian Soldano Rutgers So. 10th
184-14. Reece Heller Pitt Sr. 14th
184-15. Troy Fisher Northwestern Sr. 15th
184-16. Gavin Hoffman Ohio State Sr. 13th/197
184-17. Jonathan Loew Cornell Sr. 17th
184-18. Dylan Fishback NC State RSFr. NR
184-19. Nate Dugan Princeton Sr. 19th
184-20. Caleb Hopkins Campbell Gr. 20th
197 pounds
197-1. Aaron Brooks Penn State Sr. 1st
197-2. Trent Hidlay NC State Sr. 2nd
197-3. Tanner Sloan South Dakota State Sr. 3rd
197-4. Rocky Elam Missouri Jr. 4th
197-5. Stephan Buchanan Oklahoma Jr. 5th
197-6. Jacob Cardenas Cornell Sr. 6th
197-7. Michael Beard Lehigh Jr. 7th
197-8. Luke Surber Oklahoma State Sr. 9th
197-9. Stephen Little Little Rock RSFr. 10th
197-10. Luke Stout Princeton Jr. 16th
197-11. Zac Braunagel Illinois Sr. 11th
197-12. Silas Allred Nebraska So. 8th
197-13. Jaxon Smith Maryland So. 14th
197-14. Nick Stemmet Stanford Sr. 15th
197-15. John Poznanski Rutgers Jr. 17th
197-16. Max Shaw North Carolina Jr. 18th
197-17. Evan Bockman Utah Valley Sr. 12th
197-18. Wyatt Voelker Northern Iowa RSFr. 19th
197-19. Andy Smith Virginia Tech Jr. 20th
197-20. John Crawford Franklin & Marshall Sr. NR
Heavyweight
Hwt-1. Greg Kerkvliet Penn State Sr. 1st
Hwt-2. Wyatt Hendrickson Air Force Sr. 2nd
Hwt-3. Lucas Davison Michigan Gr. 3rd
Hwt-4. Cohlton Schultz Arizona State Jr. 4th
Hwt-5. Zach Elam Missouri Sr. 5th
Hwt-6. Yonger Bastida Iowa State Sr. 6th
Hwt-7. Yaraslau Slavikouski Rutgers Gr. 7th
Hwt-8. Luke Luffman Illinois Jr. 8th
Hwt-9. Grady Griess Navy Sr. 9th
Hwt-10. Dayton Pitzer Pitt RSFr. 10th
Hwt-11. Tyrell Gordon Northern Iowa Sr. 11th
Hwt-12. Taye Ghadiali Campbell Sr. 12th
Hwt-13. Owen Trephan NC State Jr. 13th
Hwt-14. Josh Heindselman Oklahoma Sr. 14th
Hwt-15. Boone McDermott Oregon State Sr. 15th
Hwt-16. Konner Doucet Oklahoma State Jr. 16th
Hwt-17. Nathan Taylor Lehigh So. 17th
Hwt-18. Nick Feldman Ohio State RSFr. 18th
Hwt-19. Hunter Catka Virginia Tech Jr. 19th
Hwt-20. Michael Wolfgram West Virginia Sr. 20th