Penn State is the dominant No. 1 in WIN’s Dec. 23 rankings. Oklahoma State is No. 2 in TPI, Iowa is No. 2 in dual rankings

NEWTON, Iowa — It’s two days before Christmas and Penn State could be the merriest of NCAA Division I teams in WIN Magazine’s Dec. 23 Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.

The Nittany Lions, coming off an impressive showing at the Journeyman Collegiate Duals, are ranked No. 1 in WIN’s dual-team rankings at 6-0 and hold a 64-point margin (146-82) over second-place Oklahoma State in WIN Magazine’s Tournament Power Index.

WIN’s TPI projects where programs would finish in the 2025 NCAA Division I Championships, which will be held March 20-22 in Philadelphia, if every wrestler finished the season where they are ranked now. The following is a breakdown of those individual TPI points per ranking: 20 for 1st, 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.

All 10 wrestlers in Penn State’s starting lineup are ranked in the Top 8 of their weight classes, including three wrestlers who are ranked No. 1 at their weight class: Tyler Kasak (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165) and Carter Starocci (184)

The other Top 5 programs in WIN’s TPI includes Oklahoma State (82), Iowa (75), Minnesota (74.5) and Virginia Tech (53.5). In WIN’s dual-team rankings, Iowa is rated No. 2, followed by Oklahoma State, Nebraska and Ohio State.

The other top-ranked individual wrestlers are Purdue’s Matt Ramos (125), Lehigh’s Ryan Crookham (133), Ohio State’s Jesse Mendez (141), Virginia Tech’s Caleb Henson (149), Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole (174), Iowa’s Stephen Buchanan (197) and Minnesota’s Gable Steveson (Hwt).

The next WIN rankings will come out Jan. 6, 2025, after notable tournaments like the Midlands (Dec. 29-30), Soldier Salute (Dec. 29-30) and the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 4-5) before most programs begin their conference schedules.

WIN Magazine’s Dec. 23 Top-20 Dual Teams

Rk./School/W-L/Previous/Upcoming Action

1. Penn State 6-0 1st off until Jan. 10 vs. Michigan State

2. Iowa 6-0 2nd Dec. 29-30 at Soldier Salute

3. Oklahoma State 6-0 3rd off until Jan. 3 vs. Air Force

4. Nebraska 5-0 4th off until Jan. 5 at Northern Iowa

5. Ohio State 7-0 5th off until Jan. 5 vs. Oregon State

6. NC State 6-0 6th off until Jan. 10 vs. Duke

7. Virginia Tech 3-1 7th off until Jan. 4 at Southern Scuffle

8. Minnesota 4-0 8th Dec. 29-30 at Soldier Salute

9. Cornell 1-1 9th off until Jan. 3 at Missouri

10. Iowa State 4-3 10th off until Jan. 8 at West Virginia

11. Michigan 3-0 11th off until Jan. 10 vs. Maryland

12. Northern Iowa 3-0 12th Dec. 29-30 at Soldier Salute

13. Illinois 6-0 14th off until Jan. 10 vs. Ohio State

14. Stanford 4-1 16th Dec. 29-30 at Midlands

15. South Dakota State 5-2 15th Dec. 29-30 at Soldier Salute

16. Rutgers 8-2 17th Dec. 29-30 at Midlands

17. Little Rock 7-1 19th off until Jan. 4 at Southern Scuffle

18. Lehigh 1-2 18th off until Jan. 11 at Binghamton

19. Missouri 2-5 13th off until Jan. 3 vs. Cornell

20. Oklahoma 6-1 20th off until Jan. 4 at Southern Scuffle

WIN Magazine’s Dec. 23 Tournament Power Index

Rk./School/Total Ranked/Top 8/TPI Points

1. Penn State 10 10 146

2. Oklahoma State 10 7 82

3. Iowa 7 6 75

4. Minnesota 9 6 74.5

5. Virginia Tech 10 2 53.5

6. Nebraska 8 4 51.5

7. Ohio State 9 3 48.5

8. Iowa State 8 4 42

9, Northern Iowa 8 3 40.5

10. Missouri 5 2 35

11t, Cornell 4 3 32.5

11t. Stanford 5 3 32.5

13. Lehigh 4 2 30.5

14. Illinois 8 1 27.5

15. West Virginia 2 2 27

16. NC State 6 2 23.5

17. South Dakota State 5 2 22.5

18. Purdue 2 1 22

19 Michigan 4 1 21

20. Northern Colorado 4 1 20.5

21. Cal Poly 2 2 18

22. Penn 4 1 15

23t. Little Rock 5 1 14.5

23t. Ohio 2 1 14.5

25. Utah Valley 2 1 14

26. CSU Bakersfield 1 1 13.5

27. Maryland 4 1 11

28. Campbell 1 1 10

29t. North Carolina 4 1 9.5

29t. Rutgers 6 0 9.5

31. Arizona State 3 1 9

32t. Oklahoma 5 0 8

32t. Wyoming 2 1 8

34t. Navy 2 1 7

34t. Pitt 5 0 7

36. Appalachian State 1 1 6.5

37. Northwestern 2 1 5.5

38. Oregon State 3 0 4.5

39. Princeton 2 0 3.5

40. Rider 3 0 3

41t. Army-West Point 2 0 2.5

41t. Binghamton 2 0 2.5

43. Indiana 2 0 2

44. Bucknell 1 0 1.5

45. Central Michigan 1 0 1

45. Chattanooga 1 0 1

45. SIU-Edwardsville 1 0 1

45. Virginia 1 0 1

WIN Magazine’s Dec. 23 Individual Rankings

Wt/Name/School/Yr./Previous

125 Pounds

1. Matt Ramos Purdue Sr. 1st

2. Troy Spratley Oklahoma State So. 2nd

3. Eddie Ventresca Virginia Tech Jr. 3rd

4. Caleb Smith Nebraska Grad. 4th

5. Vincent Robinson NC State RS Fr. 5th

6. Luke Lilledahl Penn State Fr. 6th

7. Jore Volk Wyoming Jr. 7th

8. Cooper Flynn Minnesota Jr. 8th

9. Brendan McCrone Ohio State So. 9th

10. Sheldon Seymour Lehigh Jr. 10th

11. Stevo Poulin Northern Colorado Jr. 11th

12. Dean Peterson Rutgers Sr. 12th

13. Nico Provo Stanford Jr. 13th

14. Maximo Renteria Oregon State Sr. 14th

15. Kysen Terukina Iowa State Sr. 15th

16. Tanner Jordan South Dakota State RS Sr. 16th

17. Nick Babin Pitt RS Sr. 17th

18. Spencer Moore North Carolina Jr. 18th

19. Greg Diakomihalis Cornell Sr. 19th

20. Max Gallagher Penn So. 20th

133 Pounds

1. Ryan Crookham Lehigh So. 1st

2. Lucas Byrd Illinois Sr. 3rd

3. Drake Ayala Iowa Jr. 4th

4. Zeth Romney Cal Poly So. 5th

5. Evan Frost Iowa State So. 6th

6. Nic Bouzakis Ohio State So. 7th

7. Tyler Knox Stanford RS Fr. 8th

8. Braeden Davis Penn State So. 9th

9. Nasir Bailey Little Rock So. 2nd

10. Tyler Wells Minnesota So. NR

11. Reece Witcraft Oklahoma State Sr. 13th

12. Jacob Van Dee Nebraska So. 15th

13. Dominick Serrano Northern Colorado Jr. 16th

14. Kai Orine NC State RSSr. 13th/141

15. Cory Land Northern Iowa So. 17th

16. Dylan Shawver Rutgers Sr. 18th

17. Connor McGonagle Virginia Tech Grad. 19th

18. Braxton Brown Maryland Jr. NR

19. Cleveland Belton Oklahoma Sr. 20th

20. Ethan Oakley North Carolina Jr. 12th

141 Pounds

1. Jesse Mendez Ohio State Jr. 1st

2. Andrew Alirez Northern Colorado Grad. 2nd

3. Beau Bartlett Penn State Sr. 3rd

4. Vance VomBaur Minnesota Jr. 4th

5. Tagen Jamison Oklahoma State So. 5th

6. Brock Hardy Nebraska Jr. 6th

7. Cael Happel Northern Iowa Sr. 7th

8. Josh Koderhandt Navy Sr. 8th

9. Sergio Lemley Michigan So. 9th

10. Mosha Schwartz Oklahoma RS Sr. 10th

11. CJ Composto Penn Sr. 11th

12. Sam Latona Virginia Tech Grad. 12th

13. Haiden Drury Utah Valley Sr. 16th

14. Josh Edmond Missouri Jr. 19th

15. Dylan Chappell Bucknell Jr. 17th

16. Chris Cannon Northwestern Sr. NR

17. Jacob Frost Iowa State So. 20th

18. Danny Pucino Illinois Sr. NR

19. Joey Olivieri Rutgers Jr. NR

20. Isaiah Powe Chattanooga So. NR

149 Pounds

1. Caleb Henson Virginia Tech Jr. 1st

2. Shayne Van Ness Penn State Jr. 2nd

3. Ty Watters West Virginia So. 3rd

4. Kyle Parco Iowa Sr. 4th

5. Ridge Lovett Nebraska Sr. 5th

6. Anthony Echemendia Iowa State Sr. 6th

7. Lachlan McNeil North Carolina Jr. 9th

8. Chance Lamer Cal Poly Jr. 7th

9. Dylan D’Emilio Ohio State Sr. 8th

10. Kannon Webster Illinois RS Fr. 10th

11. Ty Whalen Princeton Jr. 11th

12. Jaden Abas Stanford Sr. 12th

13. Logan Gioffre Missouri Sr. 13th

14. Jordan Williams Little Rock So. 14th

15. Willie McDougald Oklahoma Jr. 16th

16. Jesse Vasquez Arizona State Sr. 17th

17. Caleb Tyus SIU-Edwardsville Sr. 18th

18. Carter Young Oklahoma State Jr. 19th

19. Sammy Alvarez Rider Sr. 20th

20. Logan Gioffre Missouri Sr. NR

157 Pounds

1. Tyler Kasak Penn State So. 1st

2. Meyer Shapiro Cornell So. 2nd

3. Antrell Taylor Nebraska So. 3rd

4. Peyten Kellar Ohio Jr. 4th

5. Ryder Downey Northern Iowa So. 5th

6. Tommy Askey Minnesota Sr. 6th

7. Ethen Miller Maryland Jr. 7th

8. Cody Chittum Iowa State So. 14th

9. Paddy Gallagher Ohio State Jr. 9th

10. Ed Scott NC State Sr. 8th

11. Joey Blaze Purdue So. 10th

12. Jude Swisher Penn So. 12th

13. Trevor Chumbley Northwestern RS Sr. 13th

14. Rafael Hipolito Virginia Tech RS Fr. 15th

15. Caleb Fish Oklahoma State Sr. 11th

16. Chase Saldate Michigan Grad. 16th

17. Ethan Stiles Oregon State Fr. 17th

18. Vince Zerban Northern Colorado Jr. 18th

19. Matt Bianchi Little Rock Jr. 19th

20. Johnny Lovett Central Michigan Sr. 20th

165 Pounds

1. Mitchell Mesenbrink Penn State So. 1st

2. Michael Caliendo Iowa Jr. 2nd

3. Peyton Hall West Virginia RS Sr. 3rd

4. Terrell Barraclough Utah Valley Sr. 4th

5. Hunter Garvin Stanford So. 5th

6. Julian Ramirez Cornell Sr. 6th

7. Will Miller Appalachian State Sr. 7th

8. Cam Amine Oklahoma State RS Sr. 8th

9. Andrew Sparks Minnesota Sr. 9th

10. Drake Rhodes South Dakota State So. 12th

11. Braeden Scoles Illinois Fr. 13th

12. Nico Ruiz Arizona State Fr. 14th

13. Maxx Mayfield Northwestern Sr. 17th

14. Bubba Wilson Nebraska Sr. 10th

15. Brock Mantanona Michigan Fr. 15th

16. Gunner Filipowicz Army West Point So. 16th

17. Jack Thomsen Northern Iowa Sr. 18th

18. Tyler Lillard Indiana So. 19th

19. Nick Hamilton Virginia So. NR

20. Mac Church Virginia Tech Fr. NR

174 Pounds

1. Keegan O’Toole Missouri Sr. 1st

2. Levi Haines Penn State Jr. 2nd

3. Dean Hamiti Oklahoma State Sr. 3rd

4. Lorenzo Norman Stanford RS Fr. 4th

5. Nick Incontrera Penn Sr. 6th

6. Lennox Wolak Virginia Tech Grad. 5th

7. Nelson Brands Iowa Sr. 7th

8. Cade Devos South Dakota State RS Sr. 8th

9. Gaven Sax Oklahoma Sr. 9th

10. Carson Kharchla Ohio State Sr. NR

11. Jared Simma Northern Iowa Jr. 11th

12. Garrett Thompson Ohio Jr. 12th

13. Luca Augustine Pitt Jr. 13th

14. Danny Wask Navy So. 14th

15. Brevin Cassella Binghamton Sr. 15th

16. Matt Singleton NC State So. NR

17. Lenny Pinto Nebraska Jr. 16th

18. Danny Braunagel Illinois RS Sr. 17th

19. Clayton Whiting Minnesota So. 18th

20. Jackson Turley Rutgers Grad. 19th

184 Pounds

1. Carter Starocci Penn State RS Sr. 1st

2. Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa Sr. 2nd

3. Dustin Plott Oklahoma State Sr. 3rd

4. Bennett Berge South Dakota State So. 4th

5. Max McEnelly Minnesota Fr. 8th

6. Colton Hawks Missouri Jr. 6th

7. Chris Foca Cornell Sr. 9th

8. Gabe Arnold Iowa RS Fr. 7th

9. Silas Allred Nebraska Jr. 11th

10. Dylan Fishback NC State So. 10th

11. Jaxon Smith Maryland Jr. 12th

12. Edmond Ruth Illinois Sr. 13th

13. Reece Heller Pitt Grad. 5th

14. Evan Bockman Iowa State Sr. 16th

15. T.J. Stewart Virginia Tech So. 14th

16. Ryder Rogotzke Ohio State So. 15th

17. Gavin Kane North Carolina Sr. 17th

18. Isaac Dean Rider Jr. 20th

19. Donnell Washington Indiana Sr. NR

20. Brock Delsignore Little Rock Sr. NR

197 Pounds

1. Stephen Buchanan Iowa Sr. 1st

2. Jacob Cardenas Michigan Grad. 2nd

3. A.J. Ferrari CSU Bakersfield Jr. 4th

4. Isaiah Salazar Minnesota Sr. 6th

5. Josh Barr Penn State Fr. 8th

6. Stephen Little Little Rock So. 5th

7. Michael Beard Lehigh Sr. 9th

8. Luke Surber Oklahoma State Sr. 10th

9. Andy Smith Virginia Tech RS Sr. 7th

10. Trey Munoz Oregon State RS Sr. 11th

11. John Poznanski Rutgers Sr. 12th

12. Wyatt Voelker Northern Iowa So. 13th

13. Joseph Novak Wyoming So. 14th

14. Zac Braunagel Illinois Sr. 15th

15. Luke Stout Princeton Sr. 16th

16. Mac Stout Pitt So. 17th

17. Luke Geog Ohio State So. 18th

18. Evan Bates Northwestern Jr. 20th

19. Zach Glazier South Dakota State Sr. 19th

20. Christian Carroll Iowa State RSFr. NR

Heavyweight

1. Gable Steveson Minnesota Grad. 1st

2. Greg Kerkvliet Penn State RS Sr. 2nd

3. Wyatt Hendrickson Oklahoma State Sr. 3rd

4. Yonger Bastida Iowa State Sr. 4th

5. Taye Ghadiali Campbell Grad. 5th

6. Nick Feldman Ohio State So. 6th

7. Isaac Trumble NC State Jr. 7th

8. Cohlton Schultz Arizona State RS Sr. 8th

9. Yaraslau Slavikouski Rutgers Grad. 9th

10. Luke Luffman Illinois Sr. 10th

11. Owen Trephan Lehigh Jr. 11th

12. Jimmy Mullen Virginia Tech Fr. 12th

13. Josh Heindselman Oklahoma Grad. 13th

14. Seth Nevills Maryland Grad. 14th

15. Lance Runyon Northern Iowa Sr. 15th

16. Dayton Pitzer Pitt So. 16th

17. Ben Kueter Iowa RS Fr. 17th

18. Cory Day Binghamton Grad. 18th

19. Lucas Stoddard Army West Point So. 19th

20. David Szuba Rider Sr. NR