WIN's Jan. 24 rankings preview battle between No. 1 Penn State and No. 2 Iowa this weekend
by Mike Finn, WIN Magazine
NEWTON, Iowa — The highly-expected meeting between Penn State and Iowa will finally happen this Friday in Iowa City. The Big Ten Conference dual meet between the No. 1 Nittany Lions and No. 2 Hawkeyes will feature 19 ranked wrestlers from WIN Magazine’s Jan. 24 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
Penn State is rated No. 1 in WIN’s Dual Rankings with a 13-0 record and Tournament Power Index with 115.5 points, while Iowa (12-0) is ranked second with 84.5 points. The Nittany Lions, which won eight NCAA titles over a nine-year period (2011-19), finished second to Iowa at the 2021 NCAA Championships last March. Rankings are through Jan. 23, 2022 results.
WIN’s Tournament Power Index predicts how many NCAA points a team could score in Detroit in March at the Division I Championships based on where their individuals are ranked at this point in the season. Excluding bonus points, the TPI is based on numbers associated with individual placements/rankings based on our current rankings below: 20 points 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.
This year’s dual should feature five head-to-head meetings between wrestlers ranked in the Top 5 in respective weights in WIN’s rankings. The following are projected matchups of ranked wrestlers:
Weight |
#1 Penn State |
#2 Iowa |
125 |
#8 - Drew Hildebrandt, Sr. |
#14 - Drake Ayala, Fr. |
133 |
#1 - Roman Bravo-Young, Jr. |
#3 – Austin DeSanto, Sr. |
141 |
#1 – Nick Lee, Sr. |
#2 – Jaydin Eierman, Sr. |
149 |
#17 – Beau Bartlett, RSFr. |
#10 – Max Murin, Sr. |
165 |
#11 – Brady Berge, Sr. |
#5 – Alex Marinelli, Sr. |
174 |
#1 – Carter Starocci, RSFr. |
#2 – Michael Kemerer, Gr. |
184 |
#1 – Aaron Brooks, So. |
#15 – Abe Assad, So. |
197 |
#3 – Max Dean, Jr. |
#4 – Jacob Warner, Sr. |
Hwt |
#3 – Greg Kerkvliet, RSFr. |
#5 – Tony Cassioppi, Jr. |
Meanwhile, the top-ranked wrestlers at each weight remain the same, including at heavyweight, where Minnesota’s No. 1 Gable Steveson is expected to meet Michigan’s No. 4 Mason Parris this Friday. This would be a rematch of the 2021 NCAA final which the Gopher won.
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 24 Tournament Power Index
Rk |
School |
Total Rank |
Top 8 |
TPI Points |
1. |
Penn State |
9 |
7 |
115.5 |
2. |
Iowa |
10 |
6 |
84.5 |
3. |
Oklahoma State |
9 |
6 |
74 |
4. |
Michigan |
9 |
6 |
71 |
5. |
Arizona State |
7 |
6 |
70.5 |
6. |
NC State |
9 |
4 |
54.5 |
7. |
Nebraska |
7 |
5 |
49 |
8t. |
Cornell |
6 |
2 |
47 |
8t. |
Ohio State |
8 |
4 |
47 |
10. |
Northwestern |
5 |
3 |
36.5 |
11. |
Stanford |
3 |
3 |
36 |
12. |
Virginia Tech |
7 |
3 |
35.5 |
13. |
Iowa State |
5 |
2 |
35 |
14. |
Minnesota |
5 |
2 |
34.5 |
15. |
Missouri |
8 |
2 |
33.5 |
16. |
Cal Poly |
3 |
2 |
32 |
17. |
North Carolina |
4 |
2 |
22.5 |
18. |
Princeton |
3 |
2 |
20 |
19. |
Rutgers |
4 |
1 |
18.5 |
20. |
Lehigh |
4 |
1 |
14 |
21t. |
Northern Iowa |
2 |
1 |
13.5 |
21t. |
Oregon State |
6 |
1 |
13.5 |
23. |
Wyoming |
6 |
1 |
13 |
24. |
Appalachian State |
1 |
1 |
12.5 |
25. |
Wisconsin |
4 |
1 |
12 |
26. |
West Virginia |
2 |
1 |
10.5 |
27. |
Central Michigan |
3 |
1 |
9.5 |
28. |
Northern Colorado |
1 |
1 |
9 |
29. |
Illinois |
3 |
1 |
8.5 |
30. |
Purdue |
4 |
0 |
6 |
31. |
Air Force |
1 |
1 |
5.5 |
32. |
Oklahoma |
4 |
0 |
5 |
33. |
South Dakota State |
3 |
0 |
4.5 |
34t. |
Michigan State |
2 |
0 |
4 |
34t. |
North Dakota State |
3 |
0 |
4 |
34t. |
Penn |
3 |
0 |
4 |
37t. |
Army-West Point |
2 |
0 |
3.5 |
37t. |
Campbell |
2 |
0 |
3.5 |
39t. |
Duke |
2 |
0 |
3 |
39t. |
Harvard |
2 |
0 |
3 |
39t. |
Indiana |
2 |
0 |
3 |
42t. |
Columbia |
2 |
0 |
2.5 |
42t. |
Northern Illinois |
2 |
0 |
2.5 |
42t. |
Utah Valley |
2 |
0 |
2.5 |
45t. |
Maryland |
1 |
0 |
2 |
45t. |
Virginia |
1 |
0 |
2 |
47t. |
Binghamton |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
47t. |
Drexel |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
49t. |
Bucknell |
1 |
0 |
1 |
49t. |
Chattanooga |
1 |
0 |
1 |
49t. |
CSU Bakersfield |
1 |
0 |
1 |
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 24 Dual Rankings
Rk |
School |
W-L |
Prev. |
Upcoming Action This Week |
1. |
Penn State |
13-0 |
1st |
at Iowa (1/28) |
2. |
Iowa |
11-0 |
2nd |
vs. Penn State (1/28) |
3. |
Oklahoma State |
10-0 |
3rd |
vs. Northern Iowa (1/29), vs. Iowa State (1/30) |
4. |
NC State |
7-1 |
4th |
at Duke (1/28) |
5. |
Michigan |
6-1 |
5th |
vs. Minnesota (1/28), at Maryland (1/30) |
6. |
Missouri |
7-3 |
6th |
at Utah Valley with Wyoming (1/29) |
7. |
Ohio State |
6-2 |
8th |
off until Feb. 4 (at Penn State) |
8. |
Iowa State |
9-1 |
13th |
at Oklahoma (1/28), at Oklahoma State (1/30) |
9. |
Virginia Tech |
5-4 |
9th |
at Pitt (1/28) |
10. |
Minnesota |
3-3 |
10th |
at Michigan (1/28) |
11. |
Nebraska |
5-2 |
11th |
off until Feb. 4 (Michigan) |
12. |
Cornell |
6-2 |
12th |
vs. Columbia & Navy (2/29) |
13. |
Wisconsin |
8-1 |
7th |
at Maryland (1/28) |
14. |
Arizona State |
4-3 |
14th |
at Cal Poly (1/24), vs. Oregon State (1/30) |
15. |
Michigan State |
8-2 |
20th |
off until Feb. 4 (at Maryland) |
16. |
South Dakota State |
9-2 |
21st |
vs. West Virginia (1/28) |
17. |
Lehigh |
8-5 |
16th |
off until Feb. 4 (Penn) |
18. |
Princeton |
2-2 |
17th |
at Harvard (1/28), at Brown (1/29) |
19. |
Pittsburgh |
6-3 |
19th |
vs. Virginia Tech (1/28) |
20. |
Purdue |
8-4 |
18th |
at Indiana (1/29) |
21. |
Rutgers |
12-4 |
15th |
off until Feb. 3 (Rider) |
22. |
Northwestern |
2-4 |
22nd |
at Illinois (1/29) |
23. |
Northern Iowa |
3-5 |
23rd |
at Oklahoma State (1/29), at Oklahoma (1/30) |
24. |
Oklahoma |
6-3 |
24th |
vs. Iowa State (1/28), vs. Northern Iowa (1/30) |
25. |
Illinois |
2-3 |
25th |
vs. Northwestern (1/29) |
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 24 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Previous |
1. |
Vito Arujau |
Cornell |
So. |
1st |
2. |
Nick Suriano |
Michigan |
Sr. |
2nd |
3. |
Pat Glory |
Princeton |
Jr. |
3rd |
4. |
Brandon Courtney |
Arizona State |
Jr. |
4th |
5. |
Trevor Mastrogiovani |
Oklahoma State |
So. |
6th |
6. |
Killian Cardinale |
West Virginia |
Sr. |
5th |
7. |
Michael DeAugustino |
Northwestern |
Jr. |
7th |
8. |
Drew Hildebrandt |
Penn State |
Sr. |
8th |
9. |
Eric Barnett |
Wisconsin |
Jr. |
9th |
10. |
Patrick McKee |
Minnesota |
Sr. |
10th |
11. |
Brandon Kaylor |
Oregon State |
So. |
11th |
12. |
Jakob Camacho |
NC State |
So. |
13th |
13. |
Taylor Lamont |
Utah Valley |
Jr. |
14th |
14. |
Drake Ayala |
Iowa |
Fr. |
12th |
15. |
Malik Heinselman |
Ohio State |
Sr. |
18th |
16. |
Devin Schroeder |
Purdue |
Sr. |
15th |
17. |
Noah Surtin |
Missouri |
So. |
16th |
18. |
Brody Teske |
Northern Iowa |
So. |
17th |
19. |
Sam Latona |
Virginia Tech |
RSFr. |
20th |
20. |
Jaret Lane |
Lehigh |
Jr. |
NR |
133 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Previous |
1. |
Roman Bravo-Young |
Penn State |
Jr. |
1st |
2. |
Daton Fix |
Oklahoma State |
Jr. |
2nd |
3. |
Austin DeSanto |
Iowa |
Sr. |
3rd |
4. |
Michael McGee |
Arizona State |
Sr. |
5th |
5. |
Chris Cannon |
Northwestern |
So. |
4th |
6. |
Korbin Myers |
Virginia Tech |
Gr. |
6th |
7. |
Lucas Byrd |
Illinois |
RSFr. |
8th |
8. |
Dylan Ragusin |
Michigan |
So. |
7th |
9. |
Michael Colaiocco |
Penn |
So. |
10th |
10. |
Rayvon Foley |
Michigan State |
Jr. |
9th |
11. |
Jamie Hernandez |
North Carolina |
Jr. |
11th |
12. |
Malyke Hines |
Lehigh |
Fr. |
12th |
13. |
Micky Phillippi |
Pitt |
Jr. |
13th |
14. |
Brock Hudkins |
Indiana |
Gr. |
NR |
15. |
Tony Madrigal |
Oklahoma |
Sr. |
15th |
16. |
Devin Turner |
Oregon State |
Sr. |
16th |
17. |
Haiden Drury |
Utah Valley |
Fr. |
17th |
18. |
Kai Orine |
NC State |
Fr. |
18th |
19. |
Chance Rich |
CSU Bakersfield |
So. |
19th |
20. |
Brayden Palmer |
Chattanooga |
So. |
20th |
141 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Previous |
1. |
Nick Lee |
Penn State |
Sr. |
1st |
2. |
Jaydin Eierman |
Iowa |
Sr. |
2nd |
3. |
Sebastian Rivera |
Rutgers |
Gr. |
3rd |
4. |
Real Woods |
Stanford |
Jr. |
4th |
5. |
Ian Parker |
Iowa State |
Sr. |
5th |
6. |
Andrew Alirez |
Northern Colorado |
RSFr. |
6th |
7. |
Kizhan Clark |
North Carolina |
Gr. |
7th |
8. |
Chad Red |
Nebraska |
Sr. |
8th |
9. |
Allan Hart |
Missouri |
Jr. |
9th |
10. |
Stevan Micic |
Michigan |
Gr. |
10th |
11. |
Dresden Simon |
Central Michigan |
Sr. |
13th |
12. |
Clay Carlson |
South Dakota State |
So. |
11th |
13. |
Grant Willits |
Oregon State |
Jr. |
12th |
14. |
Dylan D’Emilio |
Ohio State |
So. |
14th |
15. |
Cole Matthews |
Pitt |
Jr. |
15th |
16. |
Jake Bergeland |
Minnesota |
Sr. |
16th |
17. |
Matt Kasimir |
Columbia |
Jr. |
18th |
18. |
C.J. Composto |
Penn |
So. |
19th |
19. |
Carter Young |
Oklahoma State |
Fr. |
20th |
20. |
Ryan Jack |
NC State |
Fr. |
17th |
149 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Previous |
1. |
Yianni Diakomihalis |
Cornell |
Jr. |
1st |
2. |
Sammy Sasso |
Ohio State |
Jr. |
2nd |
3. |
Tariq Wilson |
NC State |
Sr. |
3rd |
4. |
Jon Millner |
Appalachian State |
Sr. |
4th |
5. |
Jaden Abas |
Stanford |
So. |
5th |
6. |
Kyle Parco |
Arizona State |
So. |
6th |
7. |
Bryce Andonian |
Virginia Tech |
So. |
7th |
8. |
Ridge Lovett |
Nebraska |
So. |
8th |
9. |
Austin Gomez |
Wisconsin |
Jr. |
16th |
10. |
Max Murin |
Iowa |
Sr. |
12th |
11. |
Yahya Thomas |
Northwestern |
Gr. |
9th |
12. |
Josh Finesilver |
Duke |
Jr. |
10th |
13. |
P.J. Ogunsanya |
Army-West Point |
Sr. |
13th |
14. |
Jarrett Degen |
Iowa State |
Sr. |
14th |
15. |
Josh Heil |
Campbell |
Sr. |
15th |
16. |
Kaden Gfeller |
Oklahoma State |
Sr. |
18th |
17. |
Beau Bartlett |
Penn State |
RSFr. |
17th |
18. |
Mike VanBrill |
Rutgers |
Sr. |
NR |
19. |
Dom Demas |
Oklahoma |
Sr. |
NR |
20. |
Anthony Artalona |
Penn |
Jr. |
19th |
157 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Previous |
1. |
David Carr |
Iowa State |
So. |
1st |
2. |
Ryan Deakin |
Northwestern |
Gr. |
2nd |
3. |
Jacori Teemer |
Arizona State |
Jr. |
3rd |
4. |
Austin O’Connor |
North Carolina |
Jr. |
4th |
5. |
Brayton Lee |
Minnesota |
Jr. |
5th |
6. |
Peyton Robb |
Nebraska |
So. |
6th |
7. |
Ed Scott |
NC State |
Fr. |
7th |
8. |
Quincy Monday |
Princeton |
Jr. |
8th |
9. |
Josh Humphreys |
Lehigh |
Jr. |
13th |
10. |
Jared Franek |
North Dakota State |
Jr. |
10th |
11. |
Wyatt Sheets |
Oklahoma State |
Sr. |
9th |
12. |
Kendall Coleman |
Purdue |
Jr. |
12th |
13. |
Jacob Wright |
Wyoming |
Sr. |
11th |
14. |
Will Lewan |
Michigan |
So. |
14th |
15. |
Kaleb Young |
Iowa |
Sr. |
15th |
16. |
Connor Brady |
Virginia Tech |
Fr. |
17th |
17. |
Justin Thomas |
Oklahoma |
Gr. |
18th |
18. |
Jarrett Jacques |
Missouri |
Jr. |
16th |
19. |
Johnny Lovett |
Central Michigan |
RSFr. |
19th |
20. |
Hunter Willits |
Oregon State |
Jr. |
NR |
165 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Previous |
1. |
Evan Wick |
Cal Poly |
Sr. |
1st |
2. |
Keegan O’Toole |
Missouri |
RSFr. |
2nd |
3. |
Shane Griffith |
Stanford |
Jr. |
4th |
4. |
Carson Kharchla |
Ohio State |
RSFr. |
6th |
5. |
Alex Marinelli |
Iowa |
Sr. |
3rd |
6. |
Travis Wittlake |
Oklahoma State |
Jr. |
5th |
7. |
Dean Hamiti |
Wisconsin |
Fr. |
7th |
8. |
Anthony Valencia |
Arizona State |
Gr. |
8th |
9. |
Julian Ramirez |
Cornell |
Fr. |
9th |
10. |
Jake Wentzel |
Pitt |
Sr. |
11th |
11. |
Brady Berge |
Penn State |
Sr. |
NR |
12. |
Cameron Amine |
Michigan |
RSFr. |
10th |
13. |
Peyton Hall |
West Virginia |
So |
13th |
14. |
Phillip Conigliaro |
Harvard |
Jr. |
12th |
15. |
Josh Ogunsanya |
Columbia |
So. |
15th |
16. |
Izzak Olejnik |
Northern Illinois |
So. |
16th |
17. |
Zach Hartman |
Bucknell |
Sr. |
17th |
18. |
Luke Weber |
North Dakota State |
Sr. |
14th |
19. |
Thomas Bullard |
NC State |
Gr. |
19th |
20. |
Cole Moody |
Wyoming |
So. |
20th |
174 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Previous |
1. |
Carter Starocci |
Penn State |
RSFr |
1st |
2. |
Michael Kemerer |
Iowa |
Gr. |
2nd |
3. |
Mekhi Lewis |
Virginia Tech |
So. |
3rd |
4. |
Hayden Hidlay |
NC State |
Sr. |
4th |
5. |
Mikey Labriola |
Nebraska |
Sr. |
6th |
6. |
Logan Massa |
Michigan |
Gr. |
5th |
7. |
Ethan Smith |
Ohio State |
Sr. |
7th |
8. |
Dustin Plott |
Oklahoma State |
So. |
8th |
9. |
Austin Murphy |
Campbell |
Jr. |
9th |
10. |
Adam Kemp |
Cal Poly |
So. |
10th |
11. |
Chris Foca |
Cornell |
So. |
11th |
12. |
Ben Pasiuk |
Army |
So. |
12th |
13. |
Hayden Hastings |
Wyoming |
Sr. |
16th |
14. |
Peyton Mocco |
Missouri |
So. |
14th |
15. |
Clay Lautt |
North Carolina |
Gr. |
20th |
16. |
Michael O’Malley |
Drexel |
Jr. |
17th |
17. |
Matt Finesilver |
Duke |
Sr. |
15th |
18. |
Gerrit Nijenhuis |
Purdue |
So. |
18th |
19. |
Bailey O’Reilly |
Minnesota |
Sr. |
19th |
20. |
Cade Devos |
South Dakota State |
So. |
13th |
184 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Previous |
1. |
Aaron Brooks |
Penn State |
So. |
1st |
2. |
Trent Hidlay |
NC State |
So. |
2nd |
3. |
Myles Amine |
Michigan |
Gr. |
3rd |
4. |
Parker Keckeisen |
Northern Iowa |
RSFr. |
4th |
5. |
Bernie Truax |
Cal Poly |
So. |
5th |
6. |
Dakota Geer |
Oklahoma State |
Sr. |
7th |
7. |
Kaleb Romero |
Ohio State |
Sr. |
11th |
8. |
Trey Munoz |
Oregon State |
RSFr. |
9th |
9. |
Kyle Cochran |
Maryland |
Sr. |
8th |
10. |
Hunter Bolen |
Virginia Tech |
Jr. |
10th |
11. |
John Poznanski |
Rutgers |
RSFr. |
6th |
12. |
Jonathan Loew |
Cornell |
Jr. |
12th |
13. |
Marcus Coleman |
Iowa State |
Jr. |
14th |
14. |
Donnell Washington |
Indiana |
Jr. |
13th |
15. |
Abe Assad |
Iowa |
So. |
16th |
16. |
Tate Samuelson |
Wyoming |
Sr. |
17th |
17. |
Taylor Venz |
Nebraska |
Sr. |
18th |
18. |
Zac Braunagel |
Illinois |
So. |
19th |
19. |
Brit Wilson |
Northern Illinois |
Jr. |
20th |
20. |
Jeremiah Kent |
Missouri |
So. |
15th |
197 pounds
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Previous |
1. |
A.J. Ferrari |
Oklahoma State |
RSFr. |
1st |
2. |
Eric Schultz |
Nebraska |
Sr. |
5th |
3. |
Max Dean |
Penn State |
Jr. |
3rd |
4. |
Jacob Warner |
Iowa |
Sr. |
4th |
5. |
Rocky Elam |
Missouri |
RSFr. |
2nd |
6. |
Patrick Brucki |
Michigan |
Sr. |
6th |
7. |
Stephan Buchanan |
Wyoming |
Jr. |
7th |
8. |
Nino Bonaccorsi |
Pitt |
Jr. |
9th |
9. |
Yonger Bastida |
Iowa State |
So. |
10th |
10. |
Cameron Caffey |
Michigan State |
Sr. |
14th |
11. |
Greg Bulsak |
Rutgers |
Sr. |
8th |
12. |
Jay Aiello |
Virginia |
Sr. |
11th |
13. |
Lou Deprez |
Binghamton |
Jr. |
13th |
14. |
Kordell Norfleet |
Arizona State |
Gr. |
12th |
15. |
Jake Woodley |
Oklahoma |
Sr. |
15th |
16. |
Thomas Penola |
Purdue |
Jr. |
16th |
17. |
Luke Stout |
Princeton |
Fr. |
17th |
18. |
Owen Pentz |
North Dakota State |
So. |
18th |
19. |
Gavin Hoffman |
Ohio State |
So. |
19th |
20. |
Isaac Trumble |
NC State |
RSFr. |
20th |
Heavyweight
Rk. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Previous |
1. |
Gable Steveson |
Minnesota |
Jr. |
1st |
2. |
Cohlton Schultz |
Arizona State |
RSFr. |
3rd |
3. |
Greg Kerkvliet |
Penn State |
RSFr. |
4th |
4. |
Mason Parris |
Michigan |
Jr. |
2nd |
5. |
Tony Cassioppi |
Iowa |
Jr. |
5th |
6. |
Jordan Wood |
Lehigh |
Sr. |
6th |
7. |
Matt Stencel |
Central Michigan |
Sr. |
7th |
8. |
Wyatt Hendrickson |
Air Force |
So. |
8th |
9. |
Lucas Davison |
Northwestern |
So. |
13th |
10. |
Nathan Traxler |
Virginia Tech |
Sr. |
10th |
11. |
Gary Traub |
Oregon State |
Gr. |
11th |
12. |
Christian Lance |
Nebraska |
Sr. |
12th |
13. |
Trent Hillger |
Wisconsin |
Sr. |
9th |
14. |
Yaraslau Slavikouski |
Harvard |
Jr. |
14th |
15. |
Tate Orndorff |
Ohio State |
Sr. |
15th |
16. |
A.J. Nevills |
South Dakota State |
So. |
NR |
17. |
Brian Andrews |
Wyoming |
Sr. |
17th |
18. |
Zach Elam |
Missouri |
So. |
16th |
19. |
Luke Luffman |
Illinois |
So. |
19th |
20. |
Lewis Fernandes |
Cornell |
So. |
20th |