WIN Div. I Rankings released; 100 in rankings could compete in Vegas, including four No. 1s
by Mike Finn, WIN Magazine
NEWTON, Iowa — The Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational is rated among the top regular-season tournaments and the 41st annual event, which will be held this Friday and Saturday (Dec. 1-2), could include nearly 100 wrestlers who are rated in the Top 20 in WIN Magazine’s Nov. 27 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
This year’s CKLV, which will be held in the Westgate Paradise Event Center in Las Vegas, also features four wrestlers who are rated No. 1 by WIN: NC State’s Jakob Camacho (125), Cornell’s Vito Arujau (133), Nebraska’s Ridge Lovett (149) and Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen (184).
Camacho could face No. 2 Matt Ramos of Purdue in Las Vegas. Ramos, the preseason No. 1 pick who lost twice this season, moved up after beating Lock Haven’s Anthony Noto, last week’s No. 1, in the All-Star Classic in State College, Pa.
Arujau, the defending NCAA champ, could meet Oklahoma State’s No. 2 Daton Fix, the three-time NCAA runner-up at this year’s CKLV.
Meanwhile, Lovett could face three in the top five at his weight in Vegas: Arizona State’s No. 3 Kyle Parco, Virginia Tech’s No. 4 Caleb Henson and Cal Poly’s No. 5 Chance Lamer. Keckeisen, who beat Penn State’s No. 2 Bernie Truax in last week’s NWCA All-Star Classic, could face Oregon State’s No. 3 Trey Munoz and Oklahoma State’s No. 5 Dustin Plott in Las Vegas.
In WIN’s Tournament Power Index, Penn State continues to lead with 150.5 points and features four top-ranked wrestlers, including three — Carter Starocci (174), Aaron Brooks (197) and Greg Kerkvliet (Hwt) — who all won matches at the All-Star Classic last week. The Nittany Lions, who host Lehigh this coming Sunday, are followed by NC State (68.5), Missouri (67.5), and Cornell and Michigan (66), which are tied for fifth in the TPI.
Other top-ranked wrestlers are Iowa’s Real Woods (141), Penn State’s Levi Haines (157) and Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole (165).
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.
There are seven newcomers to this week’s rankings: Iowa’s Patrick Kennedy (174), Iowa State’s Evan Frost (133), Maryland Braxton Brown (133), Minnesota’s Michael Blockhus (157), Blaine Brenner (165) and Andrew Sparks (184), and Pitt’s Mac Stout (197).
WIN Magazine will announce its first dual rankings in the Dec. 4 weekly rankings release.
WIN Magazine’s Nov. 27 Tournament Power Index
Rank/School/Total Ranked/Top 8/TPI Points
1. Penn State 9 9 150.5
2. NC State 8 5 68.5
3. Missouri 8 6 67.5
4t. Cornell 7 6 66
4t. Michigan 6 6 66
6. Virginia Tech 7 4 54
7. Nebraska 7 3 53.5
8. Iowa 7 3 49.5
9t. Arizona State 5 5 48
9t. Oklahoma State 7 4 48
11. Ohio State 8 3 35.5
12. Iowa State 8 2 34.5
13. South Dakota State 4 3 30.5
14. Oregon State 5 2 27
15. Northern Iowa 4 1 25
16. North Carolina 3 2 21.5
17. Minnesota 6 2 19.5
18t. Air Force 2 1 18
18t. Lehigh 4 2 18
20. Illinois 3 2 16.5
21t. Purdue 1 1 16
21t. Rutgers 7 1 16
23. Oklahoma 4 1 14.5
24. Lock Haven 1 1 13.5
25. Wisconsin 2 1 12
26. Cal Poly 2 1 11.5
27. Maryland 4 1 10.5
28t. Pitt 6 0 10
28t. Stanford 4 1 10
30. Indiana 4 1 9.5
31. Navy 3 0 5.5
32. Northwestern 3 0 5
33t. Columbia 3 0 4.5
33t. Michigan State 3 0 4.5
35. West Virginia 3 0 4
36. Northern Colorado 2 0 3.5
37t. Campbell 2 0 3
37t. Central Michigan 3 0 3
37t. Princeton 2 0 3
37t. Utah Valley 2 0 3
41. Appalachian State 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. Chattanooga 1 0 1.5
49t. SIU Edwardsville 1 0 1.5
51t. American U. 1 0 1
51t. Army West Point 1 0 1
51t. Franklin & Marshall 1 0 1
51t. George Mason 1 0 1
51t. Harvard 1 0 1
51t. Wyoming 1 0 1
WIN Magazine’s Nov. 27 Individual Rankings
Wt/Name/School/Yr./Previous
125 pounds
1. Jakob Camacho NC State Jr. 1st
2. Matt Ramos Purdue Jr. 2nd
3. Anthony Noto Lock Haven Jr. 3rd
4. Brett Ungar Cornell So. 5th
5. Michael DeAugustino Michigan Sr. 6th
6. Brandon Kaylor Oregon State Sr. 8th
7. Richard Figueroa Arizona State Jr. 7th
8. Patrick McKee Minnesota Sr. 4th
9. Stevo Poulin Northern Colorado So. 9th
10. Drake Ayala Iowa So. 13th
11. Dean Peterson Rutgers So. 10th
12. Eric Barnett Wisconsin Sr. 11th
13. Noah Surtin Missouri Jr. 12th
14. Brayden Palmer Chattanooga Sr. 14th
15. Caleb Smith Nebraska Gr. 15th
16. Troy Spratley Oklahoma State RSFr. 16th
17. Jore Volk Wyoming So. 17th
18. Kysen Terukina Iowa State Sr. 18th
19. Jack Maida American U. Jr. 19th
20. Nico Provo Stanford So. 20th
133 pounds
1. Vito Arujau Cornell Sr. 1st
2. Daton Fix Oklahoma State Sr. 2nd
3. Aaron Nagao Penn State So. 3rd
4. Kai Orine NC State Jr. 4th
5. Sam Latona Virginia Tech Jr. 5th
6. Ryan Crookham Lehigh Fr. 7th
7. Chris Cannon Michigan Sr. 9th
8. Julian Chlebove Arizona State Jr. 10th
9. Michael Colaiocco Penn Sr. 11th
10. Dylan Shawver Rutgers So. 12th
11. Evan Frost Iowa State RSFr. NR
12. Angelo Rini Columbia Sr. 13th
13. Haiden Drury Utah Valley Jr. 14th
14. Brendan Ferretti Navy So. 15th
15. Brody Teske Iowa Sr. 8th
16. Nic Bouzakis Ohio State RSFr. 17th
17. Braxton Brown Maryland So. NR
18. Gabe Whisenhunt Oregon State RSFr. 19th
19. Domenic Zaccone Campbell Sr. 18th
20. Ethan Oakley Appalachian State So. 20th
141 pounds
1. Real Woods Iowa Sr. 1st
2. Beau Bartlett Penn State Sr. 2nd
3. Lachlan McNeil North Carolina So. 3rd
4. Brock Hardy Nebraska So. 4th
5. Jesse Mendez Ohio State So. 5th
6. Clay Carlson South Dakota State Sr. 6th
7. Ryan Jack NC State Jr. 7th
8. Vince Cornella Cornell So. 8th
9. Mosha Schwartz Oklahoma Sr. 10th
10. Cael Happel Northern Iowa Jr. 11th
11. Kal Miller Maryland So. 15th
12. Cole Matthews Pitt Sr. 9th
13. Mitch Moore Rutgers Gr. 13th
14. Malyke Hines Lehigh Jr. 14th
15. Frankie Tal Shahar Northwestern Jr. 12th
16. Josh Edmond Missouri So. 16th
17. Tagen Jamison Oklahoma State RSFs. 17th
18. Anthony Echemendia Iowa State Jr. 18th
19. C.J. Composto Penn So. 19th
20. Vance Vombaur Minnesota So. 20th
149 pounds
1. Ridge Lovett Nebraska Jr. 1st
2. Shayne Van Ness Penn State So. 2nd
3. Kyle Parco Arizona State Jr. 3rd
4. Caleb Henson Virginia Tech So. 4th
5. Chance Lamer Cal Poly So. 5th
6. Jackson Arrington NC State So. 6th
7. Dylan D’Emilio Ohio State Sr. 7th
8. Ethen Miller Maryland So. 8th
9. Quinn Kinner Rider Sr. 9th
10. Jaden Abas Stanford Sr. 10th
11. Kannon Webster Illinois Fr. 11th
12. Kellyn March North Dakota State Sr. 12th
13. Graham Rooks Indiana Sr. 13th
14. Casey Swiderski Iowa State So. 14th
15. Victor Voinovich Iowa So. 15th
16. Caleb Tyus SIU-Edwardsville Jr. 16th
17. Nate Higley George Mason So. 17th
18. Trae McDaniel Army West Point So. 18th
19. Ty Watters West Virginia Fr. 19th
20. Corbyn Munson Central Michigan Sr. 20th
157 pounds
1. Levi Haines Penn State So. 1st
2. Jared Franek Iowa Gr. 2nd
3. Peyton Robb Nebraska Sr. 3rd
4. Bryce Andonian Virginia Tech Sr. 4th
5. Jacori Teemer Arizona State Sr. 5th
6. Will Lewan Michigan Sr. 6th
7. Brock Mauller Missouri Sr. 7th
8. Daniel Cardenas Stanford So. 8th
9. Ed Scott NC State Jr. 9th
10. Trevor Chumbley Northwestern Sr. 10th
11. Paddy Gallagher Ohio State So. 11th
12. Cody Chittum Iowa State Fr. 12th
13. Vinny Zerban Northern Colorado So. 13th
14. Chase Saldate Michigan State Sr. 14th
15. Michael Blockhus Minnesota Sr. NR
16. Tommy Askey Appalachian State Jr. 16th
17. Peyten Kellar Ohio So. 17th
18. Johnny Lovett Central Michigan Sr. 18th
19. Andrew Clark Rutgers Jr. 19th
20. Brayton Lee Indiana Sr. 20th
165 pounds
1. Keegan O’Toole Missouri Jr. 1st
2. David Carr Iowa State Sr. 2nd
3. Cam Amine Michigan Sr. 3rd
4. Izzak Olejnik Oklahoma State Sr. 4th
5. Dean Hamiti Wisconsin Jr. 5th
6. Mitchell Mesenbrink Penn State RSFr. 7th
7. Michael Caliendo Iowa So. 6th
8. Julien Ramirez Cornell Jr. 8th
9. Holden Heller Pitt Sr. 9th
10. Matt Olguin Oregon State Sr. 10th
11. Peyton Hall West Virginia Jr. 11th
12. Bubba Wilson Nebraska Jr. 12th
13. Derek Gilcher Indiana Sr. 14th
14. Blaine Brenner Minnesota So. NR
15. Tanner Cook South Dakota State Sr. 13th
16. Caleb Fish Michigan State Sr. 16th
17. Garrett Thompson Ohio Fr. 17th
18. Joshua Ogunsanya Columbia Sr. 18th
19. Isaac Wilcox Ohio State Sr. 19th
20. Connor Brady Virginia Tech Jr. 20th
174 pounds
1. Carter Starocci Penn State Sr. 1st
2. Mekhi Lewis Virginia Tech Sr. 3rd
3 Shane Griffith Michigan Sr. 4th
4. Carson Kharchla Ohio State Sr. 5th
5. Peyton Mocco Missouri Sr. 6th
6. Edmond Ruth Illinois Jr. 7th
7. Cade DeVos South Dakota State Jr. 8th
8. Donnell Washington Indiana Sr. 9th
9. Patrick Kennedy Iowa So. NR
10. Mickey O’Malley Drexel Gr. 10th
11. Sam Wolf Air Force Sr. 11th
12. Justin McCoy Virginia Gr. 12th
13. Nick Incontrera Penn Jr. 13th
14. Adam Kemp Cal Poly Gr. 14th
15. Luca Augustine Pitt So. 15th
16. Lennox Wolak Columbia Sr. 18th
17. Tate Picklo Oklahoma Jr. 16th
18. Alex Cramer Central Michigan Sr. 19th
19. Phillip Conigliaro Harvard Sr. 20th
20 Andrew Sparks Minnesota Jr. NR
184 pounds
1. Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa Jr. 1st
2. Bernie Truax Penn State Sr. 2nd
3. Trey Munoz Oregon State Jr. 3rd
4. Chris Foca Cornell Sr. 2nd/174
5. Dustin Plott Oklahoma State Sr. 4th
6. Isaiah Salazar Minnesota Sr. 5th
7. Gavin Kane North Carolina Jr. 7th
8. Colton Hawks Missouri So. 8th
9. Lenny Pinto Nebraska So. 9th
10. Will Feldkamp Iowa State Sr. 6th
11. Jacob Nolan Binghamton Sr. 10th
12. David Key Navy Sr. 11th
13. Layne Malczewski Michigan State Gr. 12th
14. Brian Soldano Rutgers So. 13th
15. Reece Heller Pitt Sr. 14th
16. Troy Fisher Northwestern Sr. 15th
17. Gavin Hoffman Ohio State Sr. 16th
18. Jonathan Loew Cornell Sr. 17th
19. Dylan Fishback NC State RSFr. 18th
20. Nate Dugan Princeton Sr. 19th
197 pounds
1. Aaron Brooks Penn State Sr. 1st
2. Trent Hidlay NC State Sr. 2nd
3. Tanner Sloan South Dakota State Sr. 3rd
4. Rocky Elam Missouri Jr. 4th
5. Stephan Buchanan Oklahoma Jr. 5th
6. Jacob Cardenas Cornell Sr. 6th
7. Michael Beard Lehigh Jr. 7th
8. Luke Surber Oklahoma State Sr. 8th
9. Stephen Little Little Rock RSFr. 9th
10. Luke Stout Princeton Jr. 10th
11. Silas Allred Nebraska So. 12th
12. Jaxon Smith Maryland So. 13th
13. Nick Stemmet Stanford Sr. 14th
14. John Poznanski Rutgers Jr. 15th
15. Max Shaw North Carolina Jr. 16th
16. Evan Bockman Utah Valley Sr. 17th
17. Wyatt Voelker Northern Iowa RSFr. 18th
18. Andy Smith Virginia Tech Jr. 19th
19. Mac Stout Pitt RSFr. NR
20. John Crawford Franklin & Marshall Sr. 20th
Heavyweight
1. Greg Kerkvliet Penn State Sr. 1st
2. Wyatt Hendrickson Air Force Sr. 2nd
3. Lucas Davison Michigan Gr. 3rd
4. Cohlton Schultz Arizona State Jr. 4th
5. Zach Elam Missouri Sr. 5th
6. Yonger Bastida Iowa State Sr. 6th
7. Yaraslau Slavikouski Rutgers Gr. 7th
8. Luke Luffman Illinois Jr. 8th
9. Grady Griess Navy Sr. 9th
10. Dayton Pitzer Pitt RSFr. 10th
11. Tyrell Gordon Northern Iowa Sr. 11th
12. Taye Ghadiali Campbell Sr. 12th
13. Owen Trephan NC State Jr. 13th
14. Josh Heindselman Oklahoma Sr. 14th
15. Boone McDermott Oregon State Sr. 15th
16. Konner Doucet Oklahoma State Jr. 16th
17. Nathan Taylor Lehigh So. 17th
18. Nick Feldman Ohio State RSFr. 18th
19. Hunter Catka Virginia Tech Jr. 19th
20. Michael Wolfgram West Virginia Sr. 20t