WIN’s Dec. 23 updated TPI, Dual-Meet Rankings and Individual Rankings
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by Tristan Warner, WIN Magazine
Braeden Scoles of Illinois (back) avenged an early-season loss to Lehigh’s Max Brignola last weekend at the Collegiate Wrestling Duals in Nashville, Tenn.
NEWTON, Iowa — WIN’s Dec. 23 updated Tournament Power Index (TPI), Top-20 Dual-Meet Team Rankings and Individual Rankings set the stage for the upcoming holiday tournaments, including the storied Ken Kraft Midlands Championships as well as the Southern Scuffle.
No movement was seen in this week’s Top-20 Dual-Meet Rankings, as Oklahoma State defeated Nebraska for the second time this season and Ohio State outlasted Iowa State at the Collegiate Duals in Nashville, Tenn.
Minimal movement was seen in the TPI. Illinois gained eight points, from 33 to 41, to supplant previous No. 9 Stanford, after 165-pound Illini Braeden Scoles ascended the individual rankings at 165 lbs. after notching a win over Lehigh’s Max Brignola.
The Top-5 teams in the Tournament Power Index remained the same with Penn State No. 1, while Iowa State, Ohio State, Iowa and Oklahoma State rounded out the Top 5, respectively.
WIN’s TPI projects where programs could finish at the 2026 NCAA Division I Championships, which will be held March 19-21 in Cleveland.
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.
Penn State features five top-ranked wrestlers with Nittany Lions Shayne Van Ness (149), PJ Duke (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165), Levi Haines (174) and Josh Barr (197) headlining their respective weight classes. Also ranked No. 1 are three defending national champions in Vincent Robinson of NC State (125), Lucas Byrd of Illinois (133), and Jesse Mendez of Ohio State (141), as well as Angelo Ferrari of Iowa (184) and Yonger Bastida of Iowa State (285).
WIN will continue to update the Tournament Power Index, Individual Rankings and Dual-Meet Rankings each Tuesday of the 2025-26 season.
| Rk | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1. | Penn State | 10 | 8 | 138 |
| 2. | Iowa State | 10 | 6 | 98 |
| 3. | Ohio State | 10 | 8 | 91.5 |
| 4. | Iowa | 10 | 7 | 89 |
| 5. | Oklahoma State | 10 | 5 | 69.5 |
| 6. | NC State | 8 | 3 | 55 |
| 7. | Nebraska | 9 | 5 | 54.5 |
| 8. | Cornell | 5 | 3 | 45.5 |
| 9. | Illinois | 6 | 3 | 41 |
| 10. | Stanford | 7 | 3 | 33.5 |
| t11. | Arizona State | 4 | 2 | 26 |
| t11. | Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 26 |
| 13. | Lehigh | 5 | 3 | 25.5 |
| 14. | Virginia Tech | 7 | 1 | 23.5 |
| 15. | West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 22.5 |
| t16. | Missouri | 5 | 1 | 22 |
| t16. | Penn | 3 | 2 | 22 |
| 18. | Little Rock | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| 19. | Wyoming | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| 20. | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| 21. | Purdue | 2 | 1 | 17.5 |
| 22. | Northern Iowa | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 23. | Rutgers | 6 | 1 | 12.5 |
| t24. | Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| t24. | South Dakota State | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| t26. | Michigan | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| t26. | Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 28. | Navy | 2 | 1 | 10.5 |
| 29. | Princeton | 3 | 1 | 9.5 |
| t30. | Cal Poly | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| t30. | Franklin & Marshall | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 32. | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| t33. | Maryland | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| t33. | Pitt | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 35. | Army West Point | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| t36. | North Carolina | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| t36. | Ohio | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| t36. | Rider | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 39. | Utah Valley | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| t40. | George Mason | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| t40. | Northern Colorado | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| t40. | SIU-Edwardsville | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| t43. | Bucknell | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| t43. | Chattanooga | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| t43. | Columbia | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| t43. | Lock Haven | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| t43. | North Dakota State | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| t48. | Edinboro | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| t48. | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rk. | School | W-L | Prev. | Upcoming Action |
| 1. | Penn State | 6-0 | 1st | vs. Rutgers, Jan. 10 |
| 2. | Ohio State | 10-0 | 2nd | at Oregon State, Jan. 4 |
| 3. | Iowa State | 3-1 | 3rd | at Stanford, Jan. 4, at ASU, Jan. 6 |
| 4. | Iowa | 7-2 | 4th | at Soldier Salute, Jan. 3-4 |
| 5. | Oklahoma State | 8-1 | 5th | at Southern Scuffle, Jan. 3-4 |
| 6. | Nebraska | 6-3 | 6th | vs. Northern Iowa, Jan. 3 |
| 7. | Virginia Tech | 4-2 | 7th | at Southern Scuffle, Jan. 3-4 |
| 8. | Illinois | 7-2 | 8th | at Midlands, Dec. 29-30 |
| 9. | NC State | 8-3 | 9th | vs. Virginia, Jan. 9 |
| 10. | Minnesota | 6-2 | 10th | at Soldier Salute, Jan. 3-4 |
| 11. | Cornell | 1-3 | 11th | at Southern Scuffle, Jan. 3-4 |
| 12. | Northern Iowa | 3-3 | 12th | at Nebraska, Jan. 3 |
| 13. | Missouri | 6-6 | 13th | at Soldier Salute, Jan. 3-4 |
| 14. | Michigan | 4-2 | 14th | vs. Michigan State, Jan. 9 |
| 15. | South Dakota State | 3-0 | 15th | vs. Arizona State, Jan. 2 |
| 16. | Oklahoma | 7-1 | 16th | vs. Oklahoma State, Jan. 11 |
| 17. | Rutgers | 6-4 | 17th | at Penn State, Jan. 10 |
| 18. | Stanford | 2-3 | 18th | at Midlands, Dec. 29-30 |
| 19. | Pitt | 7-1 | 19th | at Midlands, Dec. 29-30 |
| 20. | Lehigh | 3-6 | 20th | vs. Cornell, Jan. 10 |
125 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Vincent Robinson | NC State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Troy Spratley | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Eddie Ventresca | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Luke Lilledahl | Penn State | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Sheldon Seymour | Lehigh | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Nic Bouzakis | Ohio State | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Dean Peterson | Iowa | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Jett Strickenberger | West Virginia | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Jore Volk | Minnesota | Jr. | 11th |
| 10. | Stevo Poulin | Iowa State | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Nicolar Rivera | Wisconsin | Jr. | 12th |
| 12. | Maximo Renteria | Oregon State | Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Nico Provo | Stanford | Jr. | 9th |
| 14. | Jacob Moran | Indiana | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Marc-Anthony McGowan | Princeton | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Spencer Moore | Illinois | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Kysen Terukina | North Carolina | Sr. | UR |
| 18. | Trever Anderson | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 17th |
| 19. | Tyler Klinsky | Rider | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Brady Roark | SDSU | So. | 20th |
133 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Lucas Byrd | Illinois | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Ben Davino | Ohio State | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Evan Frost | Iowa State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Drake Ayala | Iowa | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Marcus Blaze | Penn State | Fr. | 5th |
| 6. | Kyler Larkin | Arizona State | Fr. | 6th |
| 7. | Jacob Van Dee | Nebraska | Jr. | 8th |
| 8. | Zan Fugitt | Wisconsin | So. | 7th |
| 9. | Dominick Serrano | Northern Colorado | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Tyler Ferrara | Cornell | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Dillon Campbell | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 11th |
| 12. | Tyler Knox | Stanford | So. | 12th |
| 13. | Dylan Shawver | Rutgers | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Ronnie Ramirez | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 14th |
| 15. | Braxton Brown | Maryland | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Luke Willochell | Wyoming | Fr. | 16th |
| 17. | Derrick Cardinal | South Dakota State | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Zach Redding | NC State | Sr. | 19th |
| 19. | Julian Farber | Northern Iowa | Sr. | UR |
| 20. | Ethan Oakley | North Carolina | Sr. | 18th |
141 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Jesse Mendez | Ohio State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Anthony Echemendia | Iowa State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Sergio Vega | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Brock Hardy | Nebraska | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | CJ Composto | Penn | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Vance VomBaur | Minnesota | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Zeth Romney | Cal Poly | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Joey Olivieri | Rutgers | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Ryan Jack | NC State | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Eli Griffin | Rider | Sr. | 11th |
| 11. | Cory Land | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 12th |
| 12. | Nasir Bailey | Iowa | Jr. | 14th |
| 13. | Aaron Nagao | Penn State | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Vince Cornella | Cornell | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Wyatt Henson | Lock Haven | Sr. | 16th |
| 16. | Julian Tagg | South Dakota State | Sr. | 17th |
| 17. | Braden Basile | Army West Point | Jr. | 18th |
| 18. | Haiden Drury | Utah Valley | Sr. | 19th |
| 19. | Danny Pucino | Illinois | Sr. | 20th |
| 20. | Tom Crook | Virginia Tech | Jr. | UR |
149 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Shayne Van Ness | Penn State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Jaxon Joy | Cornell | Fr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Kaleb Larkin | Arizona State | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Jacob Frost | Iowa State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Cross Wasilewski | Penn | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Aden Valencia | Stanford | Fr. | 6th |
| 7. | Eligh Rivera | Princeton | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Ethan Stiles | Ohio State | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Ryder Block | Iowa | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Jack Gioffre | Oklahoma | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Koy Buesgens | NC State | So. | 12th |
| 12. | Caleb Tyus | SIU-Edwardsville | Sr. | 15th |
| 13. | Josh Edmond | Missouri | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | David Evans | Utah Valley | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Lachlan McNeil | Michigan | Sr. | 16th |
| 16. | Joe Zargo | Wisconsin | Sr. | 17th |
| 17. | Casey Swiderski | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 18th |
| 18. | Chance Lamer | Nebraska | Sr. | 11th |
| 19. | Caleb Rathjen | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 20th |
| 20. | Kaden Cassidy | George Mason | Sr. | UR |
157 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | PJ Duke | Penn State | Fr. | 1st |
| 2. | Ty Watters | West Virginia | So. | 3rd |
| 3. | Vinny Zerban | Iowa State | Sr. | 4th |
| 4. | Landon Robideau | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 2nd |
| 5. | Meyer Shapiro | Cornell | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Daniel Cardenas | Stanford | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Kannon Webster | Illinois | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Brandon Cannon | Ohio State | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Antrell Taylor | Nebraska | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Jude Swisher | Penn | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Jordan Williams | Iowa | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Jackson Arrington | NC State | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Ethen Miller | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Cody Chittum | Chattanooga | Jr. | 14th |
| 15. | Logan Rozynski | Lehigh | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Stoney Buell | Purdue | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | DJ McGee | George Mason | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | Jared Hill | Wyoming | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Jaivon Jones | Little Rock | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Cam Catrabone | Michigan | Fr. | 20th |
165 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Mitchell Mesenbrink | Penn State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Joey Blaze | Purdue | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Dee Lockett | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Michael Caliendo | Iowa | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Braeden Scoles | Illinois | So. | 9th |
| 6. | Hunter Garvin | Stanford | Jr. | 5th |
| 7. | Max Brignola | Lehigh | Sr. | 6th |
| 8. | Matt Bianchi | Little Rock | Sr. | 7th |
| 9. | Will Denny | NC State | Fr. | 10th |
| 10. | Nicco Ruiz | Arizona State | So. | 12th |
| 11. | Ryder Downey | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 8th |
| 12. | Connor Euton | Iowa State | So. | 15th |
| 13. | Paddy Gallagher | Ohio State | Sr. | 11th |
| 14. | Andrew Sparks | Minnesota | Sr. | 13th |
| 15. | LJ Araujo | Nebraska | Fr. | 14th |
| 16. | Ryan Burton | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 18th |
| 17. | Tyler Lillard | Indiana | Jr. | UR |
| 18. | Maxx Mayfield | Missouri | Sr. | 17th |
| 19. | Bryce Hepner | North Carolina | Sr. | UR |
| 20. | Ty Whalen | Princeton | Jr. | 19th |
174 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Levi Haines | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Simon Ruiz | Cornell | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Patrick Kennedy | Iowa | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Carson Kharchla | Ohio State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Matthew Singleton | NC State | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Danny Wask | Navy | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Christopher Minto | Nebraska | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Carter Schubert | Oklahoma | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Alex Facundo | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Lenny Pinto | Rutgers | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Lorenzo Norman | Stanford | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Garrett Thompson | Ohio | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Cameron Steed | Missouri | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Beau Mantanona | Michigan | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Luca Augustine | Pitt | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Jared Simma | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Nick Hamilton | Virginia | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | Brody Conley | West Virginia | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | MJ Gaitan | Iowa State | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Moses Espinoza-Owens | SDSU | So. | 20th |
184 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Angelo Ferrari | Iowa | Fr. | 1st |
| 2. | Aeoden Sinclair | Missouri | Fr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Max McEnelly | Minnesota | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Rocco Welsh | Penn State | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Dylan Fishback | Ohio State | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Silas Allred | Nebraska | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | James Conway | Franklin & Marshall | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Brock Mantanona | Michigan | Fr. | 8th |
| 9. | Zack Ryder | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 9th |
| 10. | Jaxon Smith | Maryland | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Brian Soldano | Oklahoma | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Eddie Neitenbach | Wyoming | So. | 12th |
| 13. | Isaac Dean | Iowa State | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Aidan Brenot | North Dakota State | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Aaron Ayzerov | Columbia | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | S. Cartagena-Walsh | Rutgers | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Jared McGill | Edinboro | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Sal Perrine | Ohio | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Sam Goin | Indiana | Fr. | 19th |
| 20. | Rylan Rogers | Lehigh | Jr. | 20th |
197 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Josh Barr | Penn State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Rocky Elam | Iowa State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Stephen Little | Little Rock | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Joey Novak | Wyoming | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Justin Rademacher | Oregon State | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Massoma Endene | Iowa | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Bennett Berge | SDSU | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Cody Merrill | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 8th |
| 9. | Sonny Sasso | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 9th |
| 10. | Camden McDanel | Nebraska | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Evan Bates | Missouri | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Mac Stout | Pitt | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Luke Geog | Ohio State | So. | 13th |
| 14. | DJ Parker | Oklahoma | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Gabe Sollars | Indiana | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Dillon Bechtold | Bucknell | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Branson John | Maryland | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Wolfgang Frable | Army West Point | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Remy Cotton | Rutgers | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Angelo Posada | Stanford | Fr. | 20th |
Heavyweight
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Yonger Bastida | Iowa State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Isaac Trumble | NC State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | AJ Ferrari | Nebraska | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Nick Feldman | Ohio State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Ben Kueter | Iowa | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Braxton Amos | Wisconsin | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Nathan Taylor | Lehigh | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Wyatt Voelker | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Luke Luffman | Illinois | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Jimmy Mullen | Virginia Tech | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Konner Doucet | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Christian Carroll | Wyoming | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Taye Ghadiali | Michigan | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Cole Mirasola | Penn State | Fr. | 14th |
| 15. | Spencer Lanosga | Navy | Fr. | 15th |
| 16. | Brady Colbert | Army West Point | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Dayton Pitzer | Pitt | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | Hunter Catka | Rutgers | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | David Szuba | Arizona State | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Luke Rasmussen | South Dakota State | Jr. | 20th |
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