Lehigh surges into Top 10 in WIN Rankings; Forrest makes collegiate debut for OSU
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by Tristan Warner, WIN Magazine
Luke Stanich earning a victory during the 2024 NCAA National Championships
NEWTON, Iowa — As programs nationwide brace for the start of their respective conference dual-meet slates, WIN has an updated batch of Tournament Power Index (TPI) rankings, Top-20 dual-meet teams and individual rankings.
Ohio State (96.5) reclaimed the No. 2 slot in this week’s updated TPI, sliding ahead of Iowa State (94) and Iowa (86.5), while Oklahoma State (77.5) added eight points to its total count to maintain its grasp on the No. 5 slot. Penn State remains No. 1 with 138.5 TPI points.
Lehigh made a surge into the Top 10 of the TPI after welcoming back past All-Americans Ryan Crookham and Luke Stanich over the weekend.
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 | 138.5 |
| 2. | Ohio State | 10 | 8 | 96.5 |
| 3. | Iowa State | 10 | 6 | 94 |
| 4. | Iowa | 10 | 8 | 86.5 |
| 5. | Oklahoma State | 10 | 6 | 77.5 |
| 6. | NC State | 7 | 5 | 63.5 |
| 7. | Nebraska | 9 | 5 | 54 |
| 8. | Cornell | 6 | 4 | 48.5 |
| 9. | Lehigh | 7 | 5 | 43.5 |
| 10. | Illinois | 6 | 3 | 40 |
| 11. | Minnesota | 6 | 2 | 30 |
| 12. | Arizona State | 5 | 2 | 28.5 |
| 13. | Stanford | 6 | 2 | 26.5 |
| 14. | Missouri | 6 | 1 | 23.5 |
| 15. | Virginia Tech | 6 | 1 | 21.5 |
| 16. | West Virginia | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| 17. | Little Rock | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 18. | Wyoming | 4 | 1 | 17.5 |
| 19. | Purdue | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| t20. | Rutgers | 5 | 1 | 14.5 |
| t20. | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 14.5 |
| 22. | Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 23. | Michigan | 5 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 24. | Penn | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 25. | Navy | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 26. | South Dakota State | 4 | 1 | 9.5 |
| t27. | Franklin & Marshall | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| t27. | Oklahoma | 4 | 0 | 6.5 |
| t29. | Maryland | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| t29. | Northern Iowa | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| t29. | Pitt | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| t32. | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 5.5 |
| t32. | North Carolina | 4 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 34. | Princeton | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 35. | Ohio | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| t36. | Army West Point | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| t36. | Bucknell | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| t38. | Northern Colorado | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| t38. | Rider | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| t38. | SIU-Edwardsville | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| t38. | Utah Valley | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| t42. | Cal Poly | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| t42. | Columbia | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| t42. | Lock Haven | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| t42. | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| t42. | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| t47. | Citadel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| t47. | North Dakota State | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rk. | School | W-L | Prev. | Upcoming Action |
| 1. | Penn State | 7-0 | 1st | at Iowa, Jan. 16; at NWU, Jan. 18 |
| 2. | Ohio State | 12-0 | 2nd | at Minnesota, Jan. 23 |
| 3. | Iowa State | 6-1 | 3rd | H. Nichols Cyclone Open, Jan. 18 |
| 4. | Iowa | 8-2 | 4th | vs. Penn State, Jan. 18 |
| 5. | Oklahoma State | 9-1 | 5th | at Mizzou, Jan. 23; vs. UVU, Jan. 25 |
| 6. | Nebraska | 8-3 | 6th | at Minnesota, Jan. 16 |
| 7. | Virginia Tech | 5-2 | 7th | vs. App State, Jan. 16 |
| 8. | Minnesota | 7-2 | 10th | vs. Nebraska, Jan. 16 |
| 9. | NC State | 9-3 | 9th | at Stanford, Jan. 16; at CSUB, Jan. 18 |
| 10. | Illinois | 7-3 | 8th | at MSU, Jan. 16; at Michigan, Jan. 18 |
| 11. | Lehigh | 5-6 | 20th | vs. Navy, Jan. 17; at Princeton, Jan. 18 |
| 12. | Northern Iowa | 8-4 | 12th | at H. Nichols Cyclone Open, Jan. 18 |
| 13. | Missouri | 6-6 | 13th | at ASU, Jan. 15, at UVU, Jan. 17 |
| 14. | Cornell | 2-4 | 11th | vs. Army West Point, Jan. 16 |
| 15. | South Dakota State | 8-1 | 15th | at UVU, Jan. 16; at Wyoming, Jan. 18 |
| 16. | Michigan | 5-2 | 14th | at Rutgers, Jan. 16; vs. Ill., Jan. 18 |
| 17. | Rutgers | 6-5 | 17th | vs. Mich., Jan. 16; vs. Purdue, Jan. 18 |
| 18. | Stanford | 3-4 | 18th | vs. NC State, Jan. 16 |
| 19. | Pitt | 7-2 | 19th | vs. WVU, Jan. 16; at Duke, Jan. 18 |
| 20. | Oklahoma | 7-2 | 16th | vs. Air Force, Jan. 16; at WVU, Jan. 18 |
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. | 9th |
| 10. | Stevo Poulin | Iowa State | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Nicolar Rivera | Wisconsin | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Maximo Renteria | Oregon State | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Nico Provo | Stanford | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Jacob Moran | Indiana | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Marc-Anthony McGowan | Princeton | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Spencer Moore | Illinois | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Mack Mauger | Missouri | Fr. | 18th |
| 18. | Kysen Terukina | North Carolina | Sr. | 19th |
| 19. | Brady Roark | SDSU | So. | 20th |
| 20. | Ezekiel Witt | NDSU | Fr. | UR |
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. | Marcus Blaze | Penn State | Fr. | 5th |
| 5. | Kyler Larkin | Arizona State | Fr. | 6th |
| 6. | Ryan Crookham | Lehigh | So. | UR |
| 7. | Drake Ayala | Iowa | Sr. | 4th |
| 8. | Jacob Van Dee | Nebraska | Jr. | 7th |
| 9. | Dominick Serrano | Northern Colorado | Sr. | 8th |
| 10. | Tyler Knox | Stanford | So. | 9th |
| 11. | Zan Fugitt | Wisconsin | So. | 12th |
| 12. | Dillon Campbell | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 11th |
| 13. | Jax Forrest | Oklahoma State | Fr. | UR |
| 14. | Sean Spidle | Northwestern | Sr. | UR |
| 15. | Evan Mougalian | Penn | Jr. | 14th |
| 16. | Ethan Oakley | North Carolina | Sr. | 15th |
| 17. | Braxton Brown | Maryland | Sr. | 10th |
| 18. | Zach Redding | NC State | Sr. | 17th |
| 19. | Julian Farber | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 18th |
| 20. | Tyler Ferrara | Cornell | So. | 19th |
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. | Vance VomBaur | Minnesota | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Joey Olivieri | Rutgers | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Luke Stanich | Lehigh | So. | UR |
| 8. | Vince Cornella | Cornell | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | CJ Composto | Penn | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Eli Griffin | Rider | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Ryan Jack | NC State | Sr. | 7th |
| 12. | Braeden Davis | Penn State | Jr. | UR |
| 13. | Zeth Romney | Cal Poly | Jr. | 12th |
| 14. | Cory Land | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 11th |
| 15. | Luke Simcox | North Carolina | Fr. | 14th |
| 16. | Wyatt Henson | Lock Haven | Sr. | 15th |
| 17. | Nasir Bailey | Iowa | Jr. | 16th |
| 18. | Braden Basile | Army West Point | Jr. | 17th |
| 19. | Haiden Drury | Utah Valley | Sr. | 18th |
| 20. | Danny Pucino | Illinois | Sr. | 19th |
149 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Shayne Van Ness | Penn State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Jaxon Joy | Cornell | Fr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Aden Valencia | Stanford | Fr. | 4th |
| 4. | Jacob Frost | Iowa State | Jr. | 5th |
| 5. | Ethan Stiles | Ohio State | So. | 6th |
| 6. | Koy Buesgens | NC State | So. | 9th |
| 7. | Ryder Block | Iowa | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Cross Wasilewski | Penn | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Caleb Tyus | SIU-Edwardsville | Sr. | 11th |
| 10. | Carter Young | Maryland | Sr. | 19th |
| 11. | Casey Swiderski | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 17th |
| 12. | Eligh Rivera | Princeton | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Josh Edmond | Missouri | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Lachlan McNeil | Michigan | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Joe Zargo | Wisconsin | Sr. | 16th |
| 16. | Chance Lamer | Nebraska | Sr. | 18th |
| 17. | Kaden Cassidy | George Mason | Sr. | 20th |
| 18. | Gabe Willochell | Wyoming | Sr. | UR |
| 19. | David Evans | Utah Valley | Sr. | 14th |
| 20. | Collin Gaj | Virginia Tech | Fr. | UR |
157 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | PJ Duke | Penn State | Fr. | 1st |
| 2. | Landon Robideau | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 4th |
| 3. | Kaleb Larkin | Arizona State | Fr. | 3rd (149) |
| 4. | Ty Watters | West Virginia | So. | 2nd |
| 5. | Vinny Zerban | Iowa State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 6. | Meyer Shapiro | Cornell | Jr. | 5th |
| 7. | Daniel Cardenas | Stanford | Jr. | 6th |
| 8. | Brandon Cannon | Ohio State | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Antrell Taylor | Nebraska | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Jude Swisher | Penn | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Kannon Webster | Illinois | So. | 7th |
| 12. | Jordan Williams | Iowa | Jr. | 11th |
| 13. | Logan Rozynski | Lehigh | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Colton Washleski | Virginia | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Cam Catrabone | Michigan | Fr. | 16th |
| 16. | Chance McLane | Arizona State | Sr. | 17th |
| 17. | Stoney Buell | Purdue | Sr. | 18th |
| 18. | Cael Swensen | South Dakota State | Jr. | 19th |
| 19. | Charlie Millard | Minnesota | Fr. | 20th |
| 20. | Dylan Evans | Pitt | So. | 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. | Braeden Scoles | Illinois | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Max Brignola | Lehigh | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Matt Bianchi | Little Rock | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Will Denny | NC State | Fr. | 8th |
| 9. | Nicco Ruiz | Arizona State | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Ryder Downey | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Connor Euton | Iowa State | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Paddy Gallagher | Ohio State | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Andrew Sparks | Minnesota | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | LJ Araujo | Nebraska | Fr. | 14th |
| 15. | Bryce Hepner | North Carolina | Sr. | 16th |
| 16. | Maxx Mayfield | Missouri | Sr. | 17th |
| 17. | Tyler Lillard | Indiana | Jr. | 15th |
| 18. | Ty Whalen | Princeton | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Ryan Burton | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 19th |
| 20. | Thomas Snipes | Citadel | Jr. | 20th |
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. | Alex Facundo | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 9th |
| 9. | Carter Schubert | Oklahoma | So. | 8th |
| 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. | Brody Conley | West Virginia | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | MJ Gaitan | Iowa State | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Moses Espinoza-Owens | SDSU | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Myles Takats | Bucknell | Jr. | 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. | Aaron Ayzerov | Columbia | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Shane Cartagena-Walsh | Rutgers | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Sam Goin | Indiana | Fr. | 18th |
| 17. | Christian Hansen | Cornell | Sr. | 20th |
| 18. | Ian Bush | West Virginia | Jr. | UR |
| 19. | Rylan Rogers | Lehigh | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Sal Perrine | Ohio | Sr. | 17th |
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. | Mac Stout | Pitt | Jr. | 12th |
| 10. | Camden McDanel | Nebraska | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Evan Bates | Missouri | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Sonny Sasso | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 9th |
| 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. | Rune Lawrence | West Virginia | Fr. | UR |
| 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. | Luke Luffman | Illinois | Sr. | 9th |
| 9. | Konner Doucet | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 11th |
| 10. | Koy Hopke | Minnesota | Fr. | 12th |
| 11. | Jimmy Mullen | Virginia Tech | So. | 10th |
| 12. | Christian Carroll | Wyoming | Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Dayton Pitzer | Pitt | Jr. | 17th |
| 14. | Taye Ghadiali | Michigan | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Cole Mirasola | Penn State | Fr. | 15th |
| 16. | Brady Colbert | Army West Point | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Spencer Lanosga | Navy | Fr. | UR |
| 18. | Hunter Catka | Rutgers | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | David Szuba | Arizona State | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Juan Mora | Oklahoma | Sr. | UR |
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