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Amine new No. 1 at 197 in WIN rankings; Iowa has four No. 1 wrestlers and also top spot in TPI

by Mike Finn, WIN Magazine

Myles Amine of Michigan competing at the Big Ten Championships. Photo by Sam Janicki.

NEWTON, Iowa — Michigan’s Myles Amine has taken over the top spot at 197 pounds and Big Ten champion Iowa has solidified its role as the team-to-beat for the upcoming NCAA Division I Championships according to WIN Magazine’s March 9, 2021 national rankings.

The Wolverine senior, who has earned three All-American honors in the past at 174 pounds, is coming off a Big Ten championship victory over Nebraska’s Eric Schultz, who was ranked No. 1 in WIN’s March 1 rankings.

Meanwhile, Iowa, which will be looking for their first team championship since 2010, is expected to send 10 ranked wrestlers to the 2021 Nationals that will take place March 18-20 in St. Louis, Mo. Among those ranked wrestlers are four top-ranked wrestlers who all won conference titles last Sunday: Spencer Lee (125), Jaydin Eierman (141), Alex Marinelli (165) and Michael Kemerer (174). Overall, the Hawkeyes earned 138 points in WIN’s Tournament Power Index.

WIN’s TPI predicts approximately how many NCAA points a team will score in St. Louis, excluding bonus points, based on numbers associated with individual placements/rankings at this point in the season prior to seeds coming out: 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 1.5 points for wrestlers ranked 13-16 and 1 point for those ranked 17-20.

Penn State, which has won eight of the previous nine national tournaments, prior to the 2020 Nationals that were cancelled because of COVID-19, ranks second in WIN’s TPI with 81.5 points. The Nittany Lions feature eight ranked wrestlers, including Aaron Brooks, who is ranked No. 1 at 184 pounds.

Pac-12 champion Arizona State moved up to No. 3 in WIN’s TPI with 68 points, followed by the ACC’s top two teams in Virginia Tech and NC State.

The remaining top-ranked individuals include Oklahoma State’s Daton Fix (133), North Carolina’s Austin O’Connor (149), Northwestern’s Ryan Deakin (157) and Minnesota’s Gable Steveson (Hwt).

WIN’s rankings, following the seven national-qualifying tournaments, are a blend of both NCAA predictions and “normal” rankings based on what guys have earned throughout the shortened season and conference tournaments.

Fans will see quite a bit more movement in the rankings than normal because WIN has positioned wrestlers closer to where the rankings committee predicts these rated wrestlers will finish at the NCAAs. However, this set of rankings will vary quite a bit more from where we predict guys will get seeded this year in comparison to other years because of the shorter season, which resulted in less head-to-head match-ups of ranked individuals, meaning seeds likely will be more subjective than usual.

WIN Magazine’s March 9, 2021 Tournament Power Index

Rk

School

Total Rank

Top 8

TPI Pts

1.

Iowa

10

9

138

2.

Penn State

8

5

81.5

3.

Arizona State

7

6

68

4.

Virginia Tech

6

5

59.5

5.

NC State

8

5

59

6.

Oklahoma State

6

4

58

7.

Michigan

7

3

55

8.

Nebraska

8

4

54.5

9.

Missouri

9

4

45.5

10.

Minnesota

6

2

35

11.

Ohio State

5

3

34.5

12.

Iowa State

6

3

33

13.

Pittsburgh

4

3

30.5

14.

Central Michigan

3

2

29.5

15t.

North Carolina

6

1

27

15t.

Northwestern

5

1

27

17.

Stanford

4

2

22

18.

Northern Iowa

3

2

20.5

19.

Wyoming

5

2

19.5

20.

Rider

3

2

19

21.

Oklahoma

6

1

18

22.

Rutgers

3

1

17.5

23.

Purdue

4

2

14

24.

Utah Valley

3

1

13

25t.

Binghamton

1

1

12.5

25t.

Illinois

6

1

12.5

27.

Michigan State

4

1

11

28.

Appalachian State

5

1

10.5

29.

Virginia

5

0

8.5

30.

Northern Illinois

2

1

7.5

31.

Indiana

2

1

7

32.

West Virginia

2

1

6.5

33.

Lehigh

4

0

6

34t.

Navy

3

0

5.5

34t.

Oregon State

3

0

5.5

36t.

Northern Colorado

3

0

4.5

36t.

South Dakota State

4

0

4.5

38t.

Cal Poly

2

0

3.5

38t.

Wisconsin

2

0

3.5

40.

Army West Point

3

0

3

41.

North Dakota State

2

0

2.5

42t.

Bucknell

1

0

2

42t.

Campbell

2

0

2

42t.

Fresno State

1

0

2

42t.

Kent State

1

0

2

46t.

Clarion

1

0

1.5

46t.

Drexel

1

0

1.5

46t.

Ohio

1

0

1.5

49t.

Air Force

1

0

1

49t.

American U.

1

0

1

49t.

CSU Bakersfield

1

0

1

49t.

SIU Edwardsville

1

0

1


WIN Magazine’s March 9, 2021 Individual Rankings

125 pounds

Wt

Name

School

Year

Previous

1.

Spencer Lee

Iowa

Senior

1st

2.

Drew Hildebrandt

Central Michigan

Senior

2nd

3.

Brandon Courtney

Arizona State

Junior

3rd

4.

Sam Latona

Virginia Tech

RS Freshman

5th

5.

Jakob Camacho

NC State

Sophomore

6th

6.

Brody Teske

Northern Iowa

RS Freshman

7th

7.

Rayvon Foley

Michigan State

Junior

10th

8.

Devin Schroder

Purdue

Senior

14th

9.

Malik Heinselman

Ohio State

Junior

8th

10.

Taylor Lamont

Utah Valley

Junior

16th

11.

Michael DeAugustino

Northwestern

Sophomore

11th

12.

Liam Cronin

Nebraska

Senior

4th

13.

Jaret Lane

Lehigh

Junior

12th

14.

Dylan Ragusin

Michigan

Freshman

NR

15.

Patrick McKee

Minnesota

Sophomore

9th

16.

Logan Treaster

Navy

Senior

17th

17.

Cody Russell

Appalachian State

Senior

19th

18.

Cage Curry

American U.

Senior

20th

19.

Killian Cardinale

West Virginia

Junior

NR

20.

Justin Cardani

Illinois

Sophomore

13th


133 pounds

Wt

Name

School

Year

Previous

1.

Daton Fix

Oklahoma State

Sophomore

1st

2.

Roman Bravo-Young

Penn State

Junior

2nd

3.

Austin DeSanto

Iowa

Senior

3rd

4.

Korbin Myers

Virginia Tech

Senior

5th

5.

Mickey Phillippi

Pittsburgh

Junior

6th

6.

Matt Schmitt

Missouri

Grad.

7th

7.

Michael McGee

Arizona State

Junior

8th

8.

Lucas Byrd

Illinois

RS Freshman

11th

9.

Chris Cannon

Northwestern

Freshman

10th

10.

Louie Hayes

Virginia

Senior

14th

11.

Zach Redding

Iowa State

Freshman

12th

12.

Mosha Schwartz

Northern Colorado

Sophomore

15th

13.

Devan Turner

Oregon State

Senior

16th

14.

Jarrett Trombley

NC State

Sophomore

NR

15.

Malyke Hines

Lehigh

RS Freshman

18th

16.

Mario Guillen

Ohio

Senior

17th

17.

Tony Madrigal

Oklahoma

Junior

NR

18.

Zach Price

South Dakota State

Sophomore

9th

19.

Chance Rich

CSU Bakersfield

Sophomore

20th

20.

Ty Smith

Utah Valley

RS Freshman

NR

         

141 pounds

Wt.

Name

School

Year

Previous

1.

Jaydin Eierman

Iowa

Senior

1st

2.

Nick Lee

Penn State

Senior

2nd

3.

Sebastian Rivera

Rutgers

Grad.

3rd

4.

Chad Red Jr.

Nebraska

Senior

4th

5.

Dom Demas

Oklahoma

Junior

6th

6.

Ian Parker

Iowa State

Senior

5th

7.

Tariq Wilson

NC State

Senior

7th

8.

Allen Hart

Missouri

Junior

8th

9.

Zachary Sherman

North Carolina

Junior

9th

10.

Cody Trybus

Navy

Senior

11th

11.

D.J. Loren

Fresno State

Senior

12th

12.

Grant Willits

Oregon State

Junior

13th

13.

Real Woods

Stanford

Sophomore

NR

14.

Cole Matthews

Pittsburgh

Sophomore

14th

15.

Dylan Duncan

Illinois

Senior

10th

16.

Brian Courtney

Virginia

Junior

15th

17.

Dresden Simon

Central Michigan

Senior

16th

18.

Clay Carlson

South Dakota State

Sophomore

17th

19.

Saul Ervin

SIU-Edwardsville

Sophomore

18th

20.

McKenzie Bell

Rider

Freshman

NR


149 pounds

Wt.

Name

School

Year

Previous

1.

Austin O`Connor

North Carolina

Junior

1st

2.

Sammy Sasso

Ohio State

Sophomore

2nd

3.

Brock Mauller

Missouri

Junior

3rd

4.

Boo Lewallen

Oklahoma State

Senior

4th

5.

Bryce Andonian

Virginia Tech

Sophomore

9th

6.

Max Murin

Iowa

Junior

6th

7.

Jonathan Millner

Appalachian State

Junior

10th

8.

Jaden Abas

Stanford

RS Freshman

14th

9.

Ridge Lovett

Nebraska

Sophomore

NR

10.

Mitch Moore

Oklahoma

Junior

19th

11.

Mike Van Brill

Rutgers

Senior

NR

12.

Michael Blockhus

Minnesota

Sophomore

16th

13.

Kanen Storr

Michigan

Senior

12th

14.

Legend Lamar

Cal Poly

Freshman

NR

15.

Graham Rooks

Indiana

Sophomore

13th

16.

Griffin Parriott

Purdue

Senior

11th

17.

Andrew Alirez

Northern Colorado

Sophomore

5th

18.

Yahya Thomas

Northwestern

Junior

17th

19.

Joshua Heil

Campbell

Senior

18th

20.

P.J. Ogunsanya

Army

Junior

20th


157 pounds

Wt.

Name

School

Year

Previous

1.

Ryan Deakin

Northwestern

Senior

1st

2.

Hayden Hidlay

NC State

Senior

2nd

3.

David Carr

Iowa State

Sophomore

3rd

4.

Jesse Dellavecchia

Rider

Grad

4th

5.

Kaleb Young

Iowa

Senior

5th

6.

Brayton Lee

Minnesota

Sophomore

6th

7.

Jacori Teemer

Arizona State

Sophomore

9th

8.

Kendall Coleman

Purdue

Sophomore

7th

9.

Justin Thomas

Oklahoma

Senior

8th

10.

Jarrett Jacques

Missouri

Junior

10th

11.

Brady Berge

Penn State

Junior

11th

12.

Hunter Willits

Oregon State

Junior

15th

13.

Will Lewan

Michigan

Sophomore

12th

14.

Chase Saldate

Michigan State

Freshman

NR

15.

Jared Franek

North Dakota State

Sophomore

13th

16.

Requir Van der Merwe

Stanford

Senior

16th

17.

Markus Hartman

Army West Point

Junior

17th

18.

Justin McCoy

Virginia

Sophomore

18th

19.

Cade DeVos

South Dakota State

RS Freshman

19th

20.

Jacob Wright

Wyoming

Junior

14th


165 pounds

Wt.

Name

School

Year

Previous

1.

Alex Marinelli

Iowa

Senior

1st

2.

Anthony Valencia

Arizona State

Senior

3rd

3.

Shane Griffith

Stanford

Sophomore

4th

4.

Jake Wentzel

Pittsburgh

Senior

6th

5.

Mekhi Lewis

Virginia Tech

Sophomore

5th

6.

Keegan O’Toole

Missouri

Freshman

10th

7.

Travis Wittlake

Oklahoma State

Sophomore

2nd

8.

Ethan Smith

Ohio State

Junior

11th

9.

Zach Hartman

Bucknell

Junior

7th

10.

Tanner Skidgel

Navy

Senior

8th

11.

Jake Keating

Virginia

Senior

13th

12.

Cameron Amine

Michigan

RS Freshman

18th

13.

Peyton Robb

Nebraska

Sophomore

17th

14.

Thomas Bullard

NC State

Senior

14th

15.

Kennedy Monday

North Carolina

Senior

15th

16

Dan Braunagel

Illinois

Sophomore

9th

17.

Joe Lee

Penn State

RS Freshman

19th

18.

Andrew Sparks

Minnesota

Freshman

12th

19.

Luke Weber

North Dakota State

Senior

NR

20.

Will Formato

Appalachian State

Sophomore

NR


174 pounds

Wt.

Name

School

Year

Previous

1.

Michael Kemerer

Iowa

Grad.

1st

2.

Carter Starocci

Penn State

RS Freshman

3rd

3.

Mikey Labriola

Nebraska

Junior

2nd

4.

Logan Massa

Michigan

Senior

4th

5.

Demetrius Romero

Utah Valley

Senior

6th

6.

Kaleb Romero

Ohio State

Junior

5th

7.

Daniel Bullard

NC State

Senior

7th

8.

Donnell Washington

Indiana

RS Freshman

9th

9.

Bernie Truax

Cal Poly

Sophomore

10th

10.

Trey Munoz

Arizona State

RS Freshmen

11th

11.

Hayden Hastings

Wyoming

Junior

8th

12.

Andrew McNally

Kent State

Senior

13th

13.

Clay Lautt

North Carolina

Junior

14th

14.

Michael O`Malley

Drexel

Sophomore

15th

15.

Peyton Mocco

Missouri

Sophomore

16th

16.

Jackson Hemauer

Northern Colorado

Junior

NR

17.

Dustin Plott

Oklahoma State

Freshman

12th

18.

Austin Murphy

Campbell

Junior

17th

19.

Mason Kaufmann

Northern Illinois

Junior

18th

20.

Thomas Flitz

Appalachian State

Senior

20th


184 pounds

Wt.

Name

School

Year

Previous

1.

Aaron Brooks

Penn State

Sophomore

1st

2.

Trent Hidlay

NC State

Sophomore

2nd

3.

Hunter Bolen

Virginia Tech

Junior

3rd

4.

Lou Deprez

Binghamton

Junior

4th

5.

Parker Keckeisen

Northern Iowa

RS Freshman

5th

6.

Taylor Venz

Nebraska

Senior

9th

7.

Brit Wilson

Northern Illinois

Junior

7th

8.

Tate Samuelson

Wyoming

Junior

13th

9.

Dakota Geer

Oklahoma State

Senior

8th

10.

John Poznanski

Rutgers

Freshman

17th

11.

Nelson Brands

Iowa

Sophomore

11th

12.

Jeremiah Kent

Missouri

Sophomore

12th

13.

Chris Weiler

Wisconsin

Senior

6th

14.

Max Lyon

Purdue

Senior

15th

15.

Owen Webster

Minnesota

Grad

14th

16.

Zach Braunagel

Illinois

Sophomore

10th

17.

Alan Clothier

Appalachian State

Senior

NR

18.

Sam Colbray

Iowa State

Senior

16th

19.

Devin Kane

North Carolina

Senior

20th

20.

Layne Malczewski

Michigan State

Sophomore

19th


197 pounds

Wt.

Name

School

Year

Previous

1.

Myles Amine

Michigan

Grad

4th

2.

A.J. Ferrari

Oklahoma State

Freshman

10th

3.

Kordell Norfleet

Arizona State

Junior

5th

4.

Eric Schultz

Nebraska

Senior

1st

5.

Jacob Warner

Iowa

Junior

2nd

6.

Stephen Buchanan

Wyoming

Sophomore

7th

7.

Nino Bonaccorsi

Pittsburgh

Junior

6th

8.

Noah Adams

West Virginia

Junior

8th

9.

Jay Aiello

Virginia

Senior

9th

10.

Cameron Caffey

Michigan State

Junior

11th

11.

Lucas Davison

Northwestern

Sophomore

12th

12.

Jake Woodley

Oklahoma

Junior

13th

13.

Tanner Sloan

South Dakota State

Sophomore

3rd

14.

Rocky Elam

Missouri

Freshman

14th

15.

Michael Beard

Penn State

RS Freshman

16th

16.

Greg Bulsak

Clarion

Senior

15th

17.

Jake Jakobsen

Lehigh

Senior

17th

18.

Marcus Coleman

Iowa State

Junior

19th

19.

JT Brown

Army West Point

Junior

18th

20.

Max Shaw

North Carolina

RS Freshmen

20th


Heavyweight

Wt.

Name

School

Year

Previous

1.

Gable Steveson

Minnesota

Junior

1st

2.

Mason Parris

Michigan

Junior

2nd

3.

Tony Cassioppi

Iowa

Sophomore

3rd

4.

Matt Stencel

Central Michigan

Senior

4th

5.

Cohlton Schultz

Arizona State

RS Freshman

6th

6.

Greg Kerkvliet

Penn State

Freshman

5th

7

Gannon Gremmel

Iowa State

Senior

7th

8.

Ethan Laird

Rider

Senior

11th

9.

Trent Hillger

Wisconsin

Junior

10th

10.

Jordan Wood

Lehigh

Senior

9th

11.

Tate Orndorff

Ohio State

Junior

13th

12

Brian Andrews

Wyoming

Senior

14th

13.

Zach Elam

Missouri

Sophomore

15th

14.

Christian Lance

Nebraska

Senior

16th

15.

Carter Isley

Northern Iowa

Senior

8th

16.

Luke Luffman

Illinois

Sophomore

12th

17.

Deonte Wilson

NC State

Junior

17th

18.

Wyatt Hendrickson

Air Force

Freshman

NR

19.

Josh Heindselman

Oklahoma

RS Freshman

18th

20.

Hunter Catka

Virginia Tech

Freshman

19th

 


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