Four points separate four programs in WIN’s Feb. 17 Tournament Power Index as team-trophy race heats up
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by Tristan Warner, WIN Magazine
Yonger Bastida competing at the 2025 Cliff Keen Invitational
NEWTON, Iowa — The scene is set for the final week of the regular season, and WIN’s Feb. 17 updated Tournament Power Index (TPI), dual-team rankings and individual rankings provide context for where programs stand as the final dual meets of the 2025-26 season are contested through Sunday, Feb. 22.
In this week’s TPI, Oklahoma State (88) narrowly moved back into second place, just 0.5 points ahead of Iowa State (87.5). Only one point separates the Cyclones from No. 4 Ohio State (86.5), while Nebraska (84) is also surging for another team trophy, as the Huskers currently sit at No. 5 in WIN’s Feb. 17 TPI. First-place Penn State (152) gained four more points this week with Marcus Blaze moving up to No. 2 at 133 lbs.
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 Luke Lilledahl (125), Shayne Van Ness (149), 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 Lucas Byrd of Illinois (133), Jesse Mendez of Ohio State (141) and Antrell Taylor of Nebraska (157). Missouri freshman Aeoden Sinclair is ranked No. 1 at 184, while Yonger Bastida of Iowa State maintains his grasp atop the 285-pound rankings.
WIN will continue to update the Tournament Power Index, individual rankings and dual-meet rankings each Tuesday of the 2025-26 season. Be sure to check back every Wednesday as WIN will also be providing a weekly ASICS Race for the Dan Hodge Trophy Update.
WIN’s Feb. 17 Tournament Power Index
| Rk | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1. | Penn State | 10 | 8 | 152 |
| 2. | Oklahoma State | 10 | 8 | 88 |
| 3. | Iowa State | 10 | 7 | 87.5 |
| 4. | Ohio State | 10 | 7 | 86.5 |
| 5. | Nebraska | 9 | 7 | 84 |
| 6. | NC State | 7 | 5 | 58 |
| 7. | Iowa | 9 | 5 | 57.5 |
| 8. | Cornell | 6 | 4 | 52 |
| 9. | Virginia Tech | 8 | 3 | 39.5 |
| 10. | Lehigh | 6 | 4 | 34.5 |
| 11. | Minnesota | 7 | 2 | 31 |
| 12. | Illinois | 7 | 1 | 30 |
| 13. | Missouri | 5 | 1 | 26.5 |
| 14. | Little Rock | 3 | 2 | 23.5 |
| 15. | Michigan | 5 | 2 | 23 |
| 16. | Arizona State | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 17. | Stanford | 6 | 1 | 17.5 |
| 18. | Purdue | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 19. | Wyoming | 3 | 1 | 16.5 |
| 20. | West Virginia | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| t21. | SIU-Edwardsville | 1 | 1 | 13.5 |
| t21. | South Dakota State | 4 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 23. | Rutgers | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 24. | Wisconsin | 5 | 1 | 11.5 |
| t25. | Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| t25. | Pitt | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 27. | Franklin & Marshall | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 28. | Navy | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| t29. | Northern Iowa | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| t29. | Oklahoma | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 31. | Penn | 4 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 32. | North Carolina | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| t33. | Army West Point | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| t33. | Maryland | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 35. | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 36. | Rider | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 37. | Princeton | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38. | Columbia | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 39. | Northern Colorado | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| t40. | Lock Haven | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| t40. | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| t40. | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| t40. | Utah Valley | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| t44. | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| t44. | Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| t44. | Drexel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| t44. | Gardner-Webb | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Feb. 17 Top 20 Dual-Meet Teams
| Rk. | School | W-L | Prev. | Upcoming Action |
| 1. | Penn State | 14-0 | 1st | vs. Princeton, Feb. 20 |
| 2. | Ohio State | 18-1 | 2nd | at Big Ten Championship, March 7-8 |
| 3. | Oklahoma State | 15-1 | 3rd | vs. Iowa, Feb. 22 |
| 4. | Iowa State | 10-2 | 4th | vs. Missouri, Feb. 22 |
| 5. | Iowa | 12-5 | 5th | at Oklahoma State, Feb. 22 |
| 6. | Nebraska | 12-6 | 6th | at Utah Valley, Feb. 21 |
| 7. | Virginia Tech | 10-3 | 8th | vs. Duke, Feb. 20 |
| 8. | NC State | 14-4 | 9th | vs. Cornell, Feb. 20 |
| 9. | Minnesota | 11-5 | 7th | at Big Ten Championship, March 7-8 |
| 10. | Lehigh | 11-6 | 10th | at Arizona State, Feb. 21 |
| 11. | Missouri | 11-7 | 11th | at Iowa State, Feb. 22 |
| 12. | Illinois | 12-5 | 15th | at Big Ten Championship, March 7-8 |
| 13. | South Dakota State | 12-4 | 14th | vs. North Dakota State, Feb. 22 |
| 14. | Michigan | 9-5 | 12th | at Central Michigan, Feb. 22 |
| 15. | Rutgers | 13-5 | 16th | at Hofstra, Feb. 18 |
| 16. | Stanford | 6-6 | 17th | at North Carolina, Feb. 20 |
| 17. | Wisconsin | 12-4 | UR | at Northern Iowa, Feb. 22 |
| 18. | Northern Iowa | 10-8 | 13th | vs. Wisconsin, Feb. 22 |
| 19. | West Virginia | 10-5 | 20th | at Lock Haven, Feb. 21 |
| 20. | Pitt | 10-4 | 18th | vs. Virginia, Feb. 20 |
WIN’s Feb. 17 Individual Rankings
125 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Luke Lilledahl | Penn State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Eddie Ventresca | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Nic Bouzakis | Ohio State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Troy Spratley | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Vincent Robinson | NC State | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Sheldon Seymour | Lehigh | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Dean Peterson | Iowa | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Stevo Poulin | Iowa State | Sr. | 10th |
| 9. | Nico Provo | Stanford | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Maximo Renteria | Oregon State | Sr. | 11th |
| 11. | Marc-Anthony McGowan | Princeton | So. | 12th |
| 12. | Spencer Moore | Illinois | Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Jore Volk | Minnesota | Jr. | 14th |
| 14. | Jett Strickenberger | West Virginia | Sr. | 8th |
| 15. | Kysen Terukina | North Carolina | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Jacob Moran | Indiana | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Trever Anderson | Northern Iowa | Jr. | UR |
| 18. | Nicolar Rivera | Wisconsin | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Brady Roark | SDSU | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Tyler Klinsky | Rider | Sr. | 20th |
133 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Lucas Byrd | Illinois | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Marcus Blaze | Penn State | Fr. | 4th |
| 3. | Ben Davino | Ohio State | So. | 2nd |
| 4. | Evan Frost | Iowa State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 5. | Jax Forrest | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 7th |
| 6. | Drake Ayala | Iowa | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Aaron Seidel | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 9th |
| 8. | Kyler Larkin | Arizona State | Fr. | 5th |
| 9. | Jacob Van Dee | Nebraska | Jr. | 8th |
| 10. | Tyler Knox | Stanford | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Zan Fugitt | Wisconsin | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Dominick Serrano | Northern Colorado | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Sean Spidle | Northwestern | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Braxton Brown | Maryland | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Gunner Andrick | West Virginia | Fr. | 19th |
| 16. | Zach Redding | NC State | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Tyler Ferrara | Cornell | So. | 18th |
| 18. | Ethan Berginc | Army West Point | Sr. | 20th |
| 19. | Evan Mougalian | Penn | Jr. | 14th |
| 20. | TK Davis | Gardner-Webb | So. | UR |
141 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Jesse Mendez | Ohio State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Sergio Vega | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Anthony Echemendia | Iowa State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Brock Hardy | Nebraska | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Vance VomBaur | Minnesota | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Joey Olivieri | Rutgers | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Luke Stanich | Lehigh | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Vince Cornella | Cornell | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Luke Simcox | North Carolina | Fr. | 10th |
| 10. | Nasir Bailey | Iowa | Jr. | 11th |
| 11. | Braeden Davis | Penn State | Jr. | 12th |
| 12. | Eli Griffin | Rider | Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Ryan Jack | NC State | Sr. | 14th |
| 14. | CJ Composto | Penn | Sr. | 9th |
| 15. | Wyatt Henson | Lock Haven | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Braden Basile | Army West Point | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | Danny Pucino | Illinois | Sr. | 18th |
| 18. | Jack Consiglio | Stanford | Fr. | 19th |
| 19. | Julian Tagg | South Dakota State | 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. | Caleb Tyus | SIU-Edwardsville | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Koy Buesgens | NC State | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Collin Gaj | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 5th |
| 6. | Aden Valencia | Stanford | Fr. | 6th |
| 7. | Casey Swiderski | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Jacob Frost | Iowa State | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Ethan Stiles | Ohio State | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Carter Young | Maryland | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Joe Zargo | Wisconsin | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Cross Wasilewski | Penn | So. | 12th |
| 13. | Lachlan McNeil | Michigan | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Ryder Block | Iowa | So. | 15th |
| 15. | David Evans | Utah Valley | Sr. | 16th |
| 16. | Chance Lamer | Nebraska | Sr. | 17th |
| 17. | Eligh Rivera | Princeton | Jr. | 14th |
| 18. | Brock Herman | Little Rock | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Drew Roberts | Minnesota | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Caleb Rathjen | Northern Iowa | Sr. | UR |
157 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Antrell Taylor | Nebraska | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | PJ Duke | Penn State | Fr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Landon Robideau | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Meyer Shapiro | Cornell | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Kaleb Larkin | Arizona State | Fr. | 5th |
| 6. | Vinny Zerban | Iowa State | Sr. | 7th |
| 7. | Ty Watters | West Virginia | So. | 6th |
| 8. | Brandon Cannon | Ohio State | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Daniel Cardenas | Stanford | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Charlie Millard | Minnesota | Fr. | 10th |
| 11. | Kannon Webster | Illinois | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Jude Swisher | Penn | So. | 15th |
| 13. | Logan Rozynski | Lehigh | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Cam Catrabone | Michigan | Fr. | 14th |
| 15. | Jordan Williams | Iowa | Jr. | 12th |
| 16. | Dylan Evans | Pitt | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Ethen Miller | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Teague Travis | Missouri | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Laird Root | North Carolina | Fr. | 19th |
| 20. | Luke Mechler | Wisconsin | Sr. | UR |
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. | Max Brignola | Lehigh | Sr. | 6th |
| 6. | Matt Bianchi | Little Rock | Sr. | 7th |
| 7. | Will Denny | NC State | Fr. | 8th |
| 8. | LJ Araujo | Nebraska | Fr. | 11th |
| 9. | Ryder Downey | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Nicco Ruiz | Arizona State | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Braeden Scoles | Illinois | So. | 5th |
| 12. | Andrew Sparks | Minnesota | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Connor Euton | Iowa State | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Paddy Gallagher | Ohio State | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Maxx Mayfield | Missouri | Sr. | 16th |
| 16. | Mac Church | Virginia Tech | So. | UR |
| 17. | Tyler Lillard | Indiana | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | Bryce Hepner | North Carolina | Sr. | 15th |
| 19. | Cesar Alvan | Columbia | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Gunner Filipowicz | Army West Point | Jr. | 20th |
174 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Levi Haines | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Simon Ruiz | Cornell | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Christopher Minto | Nebraska | So. | 4th |
| 4. | Carson Kharchla | Ohio State | Sr. | 5th |
| 5. | Matthew Singleton | NC State | Jr. | 6th |
| 6. | Patrick Kennedy | Iowa | Sr. | 3rd |
| 7. | Danny Wask | Navy | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Alex Facundo | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Carter Schubert | Oklahoma | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Cameron Steed | Missouri | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Beau Mantanona | Michigan | So. | 11th |
| 12. | MJ Gaitan | Iowa State | Jr. | 16th |
| 13. | Garrett Thompson | Ohio | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Luca Augustine | Pitt | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Jared Simma | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Brody Conley | West Virginia | Jr. | 12th |
| 17. | Moses Espinoza-Owens | SDSU | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Jasiah Queen | Drexel | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Carter Baer | Binghamton | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Brody Baumann | Purdue | Jr. | 20th |
184 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Aeoden Sinclair | Missouri | Fr. | 1st |
| 2. | Rocco Welsh | Penn State | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Angelo Ferrari | Iowa | Fr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Max McEnelly | Minnesota | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Silas Allred | Nebraska | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | James Conway | Franklin & Marshall | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Dylan Fishback | Ohio State | Jr. | 8th |
| 8. | Brock Mantanona | Michigan | Fr. | 7th |
| 9. | Eddie Neitenbach | Wyoming | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Zack Ryder | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 10th |
| 11. | Brian Soldano | Oklahoma | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Isaac Dean | Iowa State | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Ian Bush | West Virginia | Jr. | 16th |
| 14. | Aaron Ayzerov | Columbia | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Chris Moore | Illinois | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Nick Fox | Northern Iowa | So. | 13th |
| 17. | Christian Hansen | Cornell | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Sam Goin | Indiana | Fr. | 18th |
| 19. | Shane Cartagena-Walsh | Rutgers | So. | 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. | Bennett Berge | SDSU | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Justin Rademacher | Oregon State | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Mac Stout | Pitt | Jr. | 8th |
| 8. | Camden McDanel | Nebraska | So. | 9th |
| 9. | Cody Merrill | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 7th |
| 10. | DJ Parker | Oklahoma | Sr. | 12th |
| 11. | Sonny Sasso | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 15th |
| 12. | Evan Bates | Missouri | Sr. | 10th |
| 13. | Angelo Posada | Stanford | Fr. | 13th |
| 14. | Rune Lawrence | West Virginia | Fr. | 14th |
| 15. | Branson John | Maryland | So. | UR |
| 16. | Luke Geog | Ohio State | So. | 11th |
| 17. | Remy Cotton | Rutgers | So. | 16th |
| 18. | Andrew Reall | Brown | So. | 17th |
| 19. | Brock Zurawski | Rider | So. | 18th |
| 20. | Gabe Sollars | Indiana | Sr. | 19th |
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. | 4th |
| 4. | Taye Ghadiali | Michigan | Sr. | 6th |
| 5. | Nick Feldman | Ohio State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 6. | Konner Doucet | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 7th |
| 7. | Nathan Taylor | Lehigh | Jr. | 11th |
| 8. | Braxton Amos | Wisconsin | Sr. | 5th |
| 9. | Ben Kueter | Iowa | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Koy Hopke | Minnesota | Fr. | 10th |
| 11. | Cole Mirasola | Penn State | Fr. | 16th |
| 12. | Christian Carroll | Wyoming | Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Jimmy Mullen | Virginia Tech | So. | 12th |
| 14. | Luke Luffman | Illinois | Sr. | 8th |
| 15. | Dayton Pitzer | Pitt | Jr. | 14th |
| 16. | Brady Colbert | Army West Point | So. | 15th |
| 17. | Spencer Lanosga | Navy | Fr. | 17th |
| 18. | Hunter Catka | Rutgers | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | David Szuba | Arizona State | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Juan Mora | Oklahoma | Sr. | 20th |
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