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 |