Ramos back at No. 1 at 125 pounds in WIN’s rankings; Iowa moves up to No. 3 in TPI
by Mike Finn, WIN Magazine
NEWTON, Iowa — In what has been a revolving door this season at 125 pounds, where three different wrestlers have been ranked No. 1, Purdue’s Matt Ramos has returned as that weight’s top-ranked wrestler in WIN Magazine’s Jan. 15 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
The Boilermaker junior, last year’s national runner-up and preseason No. 1 wrestler at 125, moved back into the top spot after Lock Haven’s Anthony Noto lost to Havard’s Diego Sotelo last weekend and fell to No. 3. Iowa’s Drake Ayala, who has won eight straight matches, is now rated No. 2 at 125 before his Jan. 15 meeting with Minnesota’s No. 7 Pat McKee and a Jan. 19 dual with Ramos.Har
Penn State remains the top-ranked team in both the dual rankings (4-0) and Tournament Power Index (129) as the Nittany Lions feature nine ranked wrestlers, including four No. 1-rated wrestlers: Levi Haines (157), Carter Starocci (174), Aaron Brooks (197) and Greg Kerkvliet (Hwt). Penn State also had an additional wrestler join the rankings this week in 149-pound Tyler Kasak (13th).
There are 10 wrestlers who are new to this week’s rankings, including Iowa’s Zach Glazier, who upset Nebraska’s Big Ten champ Silas Allred last Friday, and is ranked No. 10.
This addition to the individual ranking also moved Iowa from No. 6 to No. 3 in WIN’s TPI with 64.5 points; just four points behind No. 2 Missouri. There are then three schools separated by less than two points in the TPI: 4. Nebraska (63); 5. NC State (62) and 6. Oklahoma State (61.5)
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WIN’s TPI predicts how high a team would finish in this year’s NCAA Division I Championships based on a point total associated with individual placement and advancement points that could be scored at the 2024 NCAAs.
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., in March, if that event was held now.
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 15 Dual-Team Rankings
Rk./School (Record)/Prev./Upcoming Weekend’s Schedules
1. Penn State (4-0) 1st Jan. 19 at Michigan; Jan. 21 at Michigan State
2. Missouri (7-0) 2nd Jan. 20 at UNI Open
3. Iowa (6-0) 3rd Jan. 15 vs. Minnesota; Jan. 19 vs. Purdue
4. Iowa State (9-1) 4th off until Jan. 26 at Oklahoma
5. Oklahoma State (7-0) 5th Jan. 21 vs. Oregon State
6. Ohio State (9-1) 6th Jan. 19 vs. Maryland; Jan. 21 at Wisconsin
7. Nebraska (5-1) 7th Jan. 19 at Minnesota; Jan. 21 vs Purdue
8. NC State (10-2) 9th off until Jan. 26 at Pitt
9. Cornell (4-3) 8th off until Jan. 27 vs. Harvard & Brown
10. Virginia Tech (4-3) 10th off until Jan. 26 vs. North Carolina
11. Michigan (4-1) 11th Jan. 19 vs. Penn State; Jan. 21 vs. Rutgers
12. Minnesota (5-0) 12th Jan. 15 at Iowa; Jan. 19 vs. Nebraska
13. Rutgers (9-1) 13th Jan. 19 at Michigan State; Jan. 21 at Michigan
14. South Dakota State (6-2) 14th Jan. 19 vs. No. Colorado; Jan. 21 vs. Cal Poy
15. Oregon State (4-2) 15th Jan. 19 vs. Cal Poly; Jan. 21 at Okla. State
16. Stanford (5-2) 16th Jan. 21 at Penn & at Drexel
17. Pitt (7-4) 17th Jan. 21 vs. Arizona State
18. Navy (6-2) 18th Jan. 20 at Lehigh; Jan. 21 at Binghamton
19. Northern Iowa (3-4) 19th Jan. 20 home for UNI Open
20. Lehigh (2-3) 21st Jan. 19 vs. Penn; Jan. 20 vs. Navy
21. Wisconsin (6-1) NR Jan. 21 vs. Ohio State
22. West Virginia (8-2) 22nd off until Jan. 26 vs. Missouri
23. Oklahoma (4-3) 20th off until Jan. 26 vs. Iowa State; Jan. 27 vs UNI
24. Little Rock (9-4) NR Jan. 19 vs. Arizona State
25. Penn (1-2) NR Jan. 19 at Lehigh; Jan. 21 vs. Stanford
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 15 Tournament Power Index (TPI)
Rk./School/Total Ranked/Top 8/TPI Pts
1. Penn State 9 8 129
2. Missouri 9 5 68.5
3. Iowa 8 4 64.5
4. Nebraska 8 4 63
5. NC State 8 5 62
6. Oklahoma State 8 4 61.5
7. Cornell 8 4 57
8. Michigan 8 4 49
9. Virginia Tech 9 3 45.5
10. Iowa State 8 3 45
11. Ohio State 7 3 38
12. Arizona State 3 3 37.5
13. Northern Iowa 6 2 32
14. Oregon State 5 2 26
15. South Dakota State 6 2 25
16. Air Force 3 2 23.5
17. Lehigh 4 2 23
18t. Purdue 1 1 20
18t. Rutgers 7 2 20
20. Minnesota 6 2 17
21t. Lock Haven 1 1 13.5
21t. Wisconsin 4 1 13.5
23. Wyoming 1 1 12.5
24t. Little Rock 2 2 12
24t. Northern Colorado 3 1 12
26t. North Carolina 2 1 11.5
26t. Oklahoma 2 1 11.5
28. Pitt 6 0 10
29. Stanford 3 1 9.5
30. West Virginia 3 1 9
31t Cal Poly 3 1 8.5
31t. Penn 3 1 8.5
33. Maryland 4 0 7
34. Campbell 1 1 6.5
35. Indiana 4 0 6
36. Michigan State 3 0 4
37. Navy 3 0 3.5
38t. Central Michigan 2 0 3
38t. Columbia 2 0 3
38t. Ohio 2 0 3
41. Bucknell 2 0 2.5
42t. Harvard 1 0 2
42t. North Dakota State 2 0 2
44t. Binghamton 1 0 1.5
44t. Princeton 1 0 1.5
44t. Virginia 1 0 1.5
47t. Chattanooga 1 0 1
47t. Franklin & Marshall 1 0 1
47t. Northwestern 1 0 1
47t. Utah Valley 1 0 1
WIN Magazine’s Jan 15 Individual Rankings
Wt/Name/School/Yr./Previous
125 pounds
1. Matt Ramos Purdue Jr. 2nd
2. Drake Ayala Iowa So. 3rd
3. Anthony Noto Lock Haven Jr. 1st
4. Jore Volk Wyoming So. 4th
5. Caleb Smith Nebraska Gr. 5th
6. Brandon Kaylor Oregon State Sr. 7th
7. Patrick McKee Minnesota Sr. 8th
8. Cooper Flynn Virginia Tech Fr. 9th
9. Noah Surtin Missouri Jr. 12th
10. Stevo Poulin Northern Colorado So. 6th
11. Nico Provo Stanford So. 10th
12. Dean Peterson Rutgers So. 11th
13. Eric Barnett Wisconsin Sr. 14th
14. Tanner Jordan South Dakota State Sr. 15th
15. Troy Spratley Oklahoma State RSFr. 16th
16. Brett Ungar Cornell So. 13th
17. Jakob Camacho NC State Jr. 17th
18. Brayden Palmer Chattanooga Sr. 18th
19. Michael DeAugustino Michigan Sr. 19th
20. Kysen Terukina Iowa State Jr. 20th
133 pounds
1. Vito Arujau Cornell Sr. 1st
2. Daton Fix Oklahoma State Sr. 2nd
3. Ryan Crookham Lehigh Fr. 3rd
4. Aaron Nagao Penn State So. 4th
5. Kai Orine NC State Jr. 5th
6. Dylan Ragusin Michigan Jr. NR
7. Nasir Bailey Little Rock Fr. 6th
8. Dylan Shawver Rutgers So. 7th
9. Evan Frost Iowa State RSFr. 8th
10. Michael Colaiocco Penn Sr. 9th
11. Nic Bouzakis Ohio State RSFr. 10th
12. Julian Farber Northern Iowa Jr. 11th
13. Sam Latona Virginia Tech Jr. 13th
14. Kurt Phipps Bucknell Sr. 14th
15. Braxton Brown Maryland So. 15th
16. Zeth Romney Cal Poly RSFr. 16th
17. Jacob Van Dee Nebraska RSFr. NR
18. Dominic Serrano Northern Colorado So. 18th
19. Brody Teske Iowa Sr. 12th
20. Derrick Cardinal South Dakota State So. 20th
141 pounds
1. Real Woods Iowa Sr. 1st
2. Beau Bartlett Penn State Sr. 2nd
3. Jesse Mendez Ohio State So. 3rd
4. Ryan Jack NC State Jr. 4th
5. Lachlan McNeil North Carolina So. 5th
6. Tagen Jamison Oklahoma State RSFr. 6th
7. Anthony Echemendia Iowa State Jr. 7th
8. Cael Happel Northern Iowa Jr. 8th
9. Brock Hardy Nebraska So. 9th
10. Vince Cornella Cornell So. 10th
11. Mitch Moore Rutgers Gr. 11th
12. Kal Miller Maryland So. 12th
13. Tom Crook Virginia Tech So. 13th
14. Vance VomBaur Minnesota So. 14th
15. Josh Koderhandt Navy Jr. 15th
16. Jordan Titus West Virginia So. 16th
17. Josh Edmond Missouri So. 17th
18. Malyke Hines Lehigh Jr. 18th
19. C.J. Composto Penn So. 19th
20. Cole Matthews Pitt Sr. 20th
149 pounds
1. Ridge Lovett Nebraska Jr. 1st
2. Caleb Henson Virginia Tech So. 2nd
3. Jackson Arrington NC State So. 3rd
4. Kyle Parco Arizona State Jr. 4th
5. Austin Gomez Michigan Gr. 6th
6. Kannon Webster Illinois Fr. 8th
7. Dylan D’Emilio Ohio State Sr. 5th
8. Chance Lamer Cal Poly So. 7th
9. Casey Swiderski Iowa State So. 9th
10. Ty Watters West Virginia Fr. 12th
11. Logan Gioffre Missouri Jr. NR
12. Corbyn Munson Central Michigan Sr. 13th
13. Tyler Kasak Penn State Fr. NR
14. Ethen Miller Maryland So. 14th
15. Graham Rooks Indiana Sr. 11th
16. Drew Roberts Minnesota So. 15th
17. Kellyn March North Dakota State Sr. 16th
18. Nash Singleton Oregon State RSFr. 17th
19. Caleb Rathjen Iowa So. 18th
20. Joe Zargo Wisconsin Jr. 19th
157 pounds
1. Levi Haines Penn State So. 1st
2. Jared Franek Iowa Gr. 2nd
3. Peyton Robb Nebraska Sr. 3rd
4. Jacori Teemer Arizona State Sr. 4th
5. Brock Mauller Missouri Sr. 5th
6. Vinny Zerban Northern Colorado So. 6th
7. Daniel Cardenas Stanford So. 7th
8. Ed Scott NC State Jr. 8th
9. Ryder Downey Northern Iowa RSFr. 9th
10. Meyer Shapiro Cornell Fr. 10th
11. Cody Chittum Iowa State Fr. NR
12. Will Lewan Michigan Sr. 11th
13. Bryce Andonian Virginia Tech Sr. 12th
14. Peyten Kellar Ohio So. 13th
15. Paddy Gallagher Ohio State So. 14th
16. Teague Travis Oklahoma State So. 17th
17. Michael Blockhus Minnesota Sr. 15th
18. Trevor Chumbley Northwestern Sr. 16th
19. Chase Saldate Michigan State Sr. 18th
20. Johnny Lovett Central Michigan Sr. 20th
165 pounds
1. Keegan O’Toole Missouri Jr. 1st
2. David Carr Iowa State Sr. 3rd
3. Izzak Olejnik Oklahoma State Sr. 2nd
4. Julien Ramirez Cornell Jr. 4th
5. Dean Hamiti Wisconsin Jr. 6th
6. Mitchell Mesenbrink Penn State RSFr. 7th
7. Michael Caliendo Iowa So. 8th
8. Peyton Hall West Virginia Jr. 9th
9. Cam Amine Michigan Sr. 5th
10. Holden Heller Pitt Sr. 10th
11. Caleb Fish Michigan State Sr. 11th
12. Matt Olguin Oregon State Sr. 12th
13. Derek Gilcher Indiana Sr. 13th
14. Garrett Thompson Ohio Fr. 14th
15. Joshua Ogunsanya Columbia Sr. 15th
16. Connor Brady Virginia Tech Jr. 16th
17. Noah Mulvaney Bucknell Fr. 17th
18. Andrew Cerniglia Navy Sr. NR
19. Giano Petrucelli Air Force Sr. 20th
20. Tanner Cook South Dakota State Sr. 19th
174 pounds
1. Carter Starocci Penn State Sr. 1st
2. Mekhi Lewis Virginia Tech Sr. 2nd
3. Shane Griffith Michigan Sr. 3rd
4. Carson Kharchla Ohio State Sr. 4th
5. Peyton Mocco Missouri Sr. 5th
6. Edmond Ruth Illinois Jr. 6th
7. Cade DeVos South Dakota State Jr. 7th
8. Nick Incontrera Penn Jr. 8th
9. Phillip Conigliaro Harvard Sr. 12th
10. Luca Augustine Pitt So. 13th
11. Patrick Kennedy Iowa So. 14th
12. Donnell Washington Indiana Sr. 10th
13. Lennox Wolak Columbia Sr. 15th
14. Jackson Turley Rutgers Sr. 19th
15. Adam Kemp Cal Poly Gr. 16th
16. Justin McCoy Virginia Gr. 11th
17. Max Maylor Wisconsin Gr. NR
18. Gaven Sax North Dakota State Jr. 20th
19. Bubba Wilson Nebraska Jr. 18th/165
20. Andrew Sparks Minnesota Jr. NR
184 pounds
1. Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa Jr. 1st
2. Dustin Plott Oklahoma State Sr. 2nd
3. Lenny Pinto Nebraska So. 3rd
4. Trey Munoz Oregon State Jr. 4th
5. Bernie Truax Penn State Sr. 5th
6. Chris Foca Cornell Sr. 6th
7. Sam Wolf Air Force Sr. 7th
8. Isaiah Salazar Minnesota Sr. 8th
9. Will Feldkamp Iowa State Sr. 9th
10. Clayton Whiting Missouri Fr. 10th
11. Dylan Fishback NC State RSFr. 11th
12. Brian Soldano Rutgers So. 12th
13. Reece Heller Pitt Sr. 14th
14. Jaden Bullock Michigan Jr. 18th
15. Jacob Nolan Binghamton Sr. 15th
16. Bennett Berge South Dakota State RSFr. 16th
17. Layne Malczewski Michigan State Gr. 13th
18. James Conway Franklin & Marshall Jr. 17th
19. Gavin Hoffman Ohio State Sr. 19th
20. Sam Fisher Virginia Tech Jr. NR
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. Stephen Little Little Rock RSFr. 8th
9. Jaxon Smith Maryland So. 9th
10. Zach Glazier Iowa Sr. NR
11. Luke Surber Oklahoma State Sr. 10th
12. Silas Allred Nebraska So. 11th
13. Luke Stout Princeton Jr. 13th
14. John Poznanski Rutgers Jr. 12th
15. Mac Stout Pitt RSFr. 16th
16. Max Shaw North Carolina Jr. 15th
17. Andy Smith Virginia Tech Jr. 17th
18. Nick Stemmet Stanford Sr. 18th
19. Evan Bockman Utah Valley Sr. 19th
20. Wyatt Voelker Northern Iowa RSFr. 20th
Heavyweight
1. Greg Kerkvliet Penn State Sr. 1st
2. Wyatt Hendrickson Air Force Sr. 2nd
3. Yonger Bastida Iowa State Sr. 3rd
4. Cohlton Schultz Arizona State Jr. 4th
5. Lucas Davison Michigan Gr. 5th
6. Zach Elam Missouri Sr. 6th
7. Taye Ghadiali Campbell Sr. 7th
8. Yaraslau Slavikouski Rutgers Gr. 8th
9. Luke Luffman Illinois Jr. 9th
10. Nathan Taylor Lehigh So. 11th
11. Konner Doucet Oklahoma State Jr. 12th
12. Dayton Pitzer Pitt RSFr. 10th
13. Boone McDermott Oregon State Sr. 13th
14. Owen Trephan NC State Jr. 14th
15. Tyrell Gordon Northern Iowa Sr. 15th
16. Josh Heindselman Oklahoma Sr. 16th
17. Nick Feldman Ohio State RSFr. 17th
18. Grady Griess Navy Sr. 18th
19. Lewis Fernandes Cornell Sr. 19th
20. Jacob Bullock Indiana Sr. 20th