NC State moves up in WIN’s Dec. 7 Rankings and Tournament Power Index
By Mike Finn
Updated: December 7, 2015
Dec. 7, 2015
NEWTON, Iowa — North Carolina State, coming off an impressive road victory over Oklahoma State on Dec. 6, has moved up five spots to No. 5 in WIN’s Dual Team rankings to highlight the magazine’s NCAA Division I rankings for Dec. 7.
With six wrestlers appearing among WIN’s individual rankings, including two-time defending national champion Nick Gwiazdowski, ranked No. 1 at heavyweight, the undefeated Wolfpack (9-0) are also currently ranked No. 7 in WIN’s latest Tournament Power Index.
While all ten wrestlers, ranked No. 1 at their weight classes, remain the same in this week’s rankings, there are 14 new wrestlers who appear in this week’s ratings. That includes Purdue’s Chad Welch (ninth at 165), who finished second at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational last weekend as well as Virginia Tech’s Zack Zavatsky (seventh at 184), Missouri’s Dan Lewis (tenth at 165) and CSU’s Bakersfield’s Reuben Franklin (ninth at 197), who all finished third at the CKLV.
Penn State, after crowning seven champions at its Nittany Lion Open last Sunday, remains the top-ranked team in WIN’s Dual ratings, followed by Iowa, Virginia Tech, Nebraska and NC State.
Meanwhile, Iowa remains No. 1 in WIN’s TPI, which predicts where teams will finish in this season’s NCAA Division I Championships in New York City (March 17-19), based on individual ratings at this point in the season. Just behind the Hawkeyes (with 86.5 TPI points) are Oklahoma State (80.5), Penn State (77), Missouri (63) and Virginia Tech (61).
WIN’s TPI point totals are broken down as followed: 1st – 20 (16 AA points + 4 advancement points); 2nd – 16 (12+4); 3rd – 13.5 (10+3.5); 4th – 12.5 (9+3.5); 5th – 10 (7+3); 6th – 9 (6+3); 7th – 6.5 (4+2.5); 8th – 5.5 (3+2.5). Additional points for other rankings include: 9th/12th – 2; 13th/16th – 1.5; 17th-20th – 1. TPI points will be lower than the final actual NCAA tournament points because it does not include bonus points.
WIN’s Dec. 7, 2015 Dual Rankings
| Rk. | Team | Record | Previous |
| 1. | Penn State | 4-0 | 1st |
| 2. | Iowa | 7-0 | 2nd |
| 3. | Virginia Tech | 3-1 | 4th |
| 4. | Nebraska | 6-0 | 5th |
| 5. | North Carolina State | 9-0 | 10th |
| 6. | Missouri | 2-0 | 8th |
| 7. | Oklahoma State | 2-2 | 3rd |
| 8. | Ohio State | 3-0 | 7th |
| 9. | Lehigh | 6-1 | 6th |
| 10. | Illinois | 8-0 | 9th |
| 11. | Oklahoma | 5-0 | 11th |
| 12. | Rutgers | 9-1 | 12th |
| 13. | Michigan | 3-1 | 13th |
| 14. | Cornell | 1-2 | 14th |
| 15. | North Carolina | 4-1 | 15th |
| 16. | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 16th |
| 17. | Iowa State | 2-2 | 17th |
| 18. | Ohio U. | 3-0 | 18th |
| 19. | Purdue | 5-1 | 19th |
| 20. | Princeton | 2-3 | 20th |
| 21. | Minnesota | 4-4 | 21st |
| 22. | Virginia | 4-2 | 22nd |
| 23. | Old Dominion | 3-1 | 23rd |
| 24. | Oregon State | 2-3 | 24th |
| 25. | Northern Iowa | 1-3 | 25th |
WIN’s Dec. 7, 2015 Tournament Power Index (TPI)
| Rk | College | Top 8 | TPI |
| 1 | Iowa | 6 | 86.5 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 80.5 |
| 3 | Penn State | 6 | 77 |
| 4 | Missouri | 5 | 63 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 61 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 3 | 53.5 |
| 7 | NC State | 4 | 52.5 |
| 8 | Cornell | 3 | 52 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 5 | 50 |
| 10 | Illinois | 4 | 48.5 |
| 11 | Michigan | 3 | 40 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 3 | 33.5 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 2 | 30 |
| 14 | Old Dominion | 2 | 28 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 2 | 27 |
| 16 | Stanford | 2 | 23.5 |
| 17 | North Carolina | 2 | 22.5 |
| 18 | Lehigh | 1 | 21.5 |
| 19 | Oregon State | 2 | 21 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 2 | 20.5 |
| 21 | Kent State | 1 | 20 |
| 22 | Edinboro | 1 | 17 |
| 23 | Duke | 1 | 14.5 |
| 24 | Northwestern | 1 | 13.5 |
| 25t | Arizona State | 1 | 13 |
| 25t | Central Michigan | 2 | 13 |
| 27 | South Dakota State | 1 | 12 |
| 28 | Iowa State | 1 | 11.5 |
| 29 | Virginia | 1 | 11 |
| 30 | Penn | 1 | 10.5 |
| 31t | Northern Iowa | 0 | 8.5 |
| 31t | Ohio U. | 1 | 8.5 |
| 33 | Princeton | 0 | 5 |
| 34t | Rider | 0 | 4.5 |
| 34t | West Virginia | 0 | 4.5 |
| 36t | American | 0 | 4 |
| 36t | CSU Bakersfield | 0 | 4 |
| 36t | Navy | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | Harvard | 0 | 3.5 |
| 40t | Army | 0 | 3 |
| 40t | Bucknell | 0 | 3 |
| 40t | North Dakota State | 0 | 3 |
| 40t | Pitt | 0 | 3 |
| 40t | Purdue | 0 | 3 |
| 45 | Wyoming | 0 | 2.5 |
| 46t | Appalachian State | 0 | 2 |
| 46t | Cleveland State | 0 | 2 |
| 46t | Drexel | 0 | 2 |
| 46t | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 2 |
| 46t | Northern Colorado | 0 | 2 |
| 51t | Hofstra | 0 | 1.5 |
| 51t | Indiana | 0 | 1.5 |
| 51t | Utah Valley | 0 | 1.5 |
| 54t | Air Force | 0 | 1 |
| 54t | Boise State | 0 | 1 |
| 54t | Columbia | 0 | 1 |
| 54t | Franklin & Marshall | 0 | 1 |
| 54t | Maryland | 0 | 1 |
| 54t | The Citadel | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Dec. 7, 2015 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Nathan Tomasello | Ohio State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Thomas Gilman | Iowa | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Joey Dance | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Nico Megaludis | Penn State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Eddie Klimara | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 6th |
| 6. | Barlow McGhee | Missouri | So. | 11th |
| 7. | Tim Lambert | Nebraska | Jr. | 12th |
| 8. | Ronnie Bresser | Oregon State | So. | 13th |
| 9. | Ryan Millhof | Oklahoma | So. | 16th |
| 10. | Paul Petrov | Bucknell | Sr. | 15th |
| 11. | David Terao | American U. | Sr. | 7th |
| 12. | Dylan Peters | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 5th |
| 13. | Josh Rodriguez | North Dakota St. | Jr. | 14th |
| 14. | Chasen Tolbert | Utah Valley | Sr. | 9th |
| 15. | Darian Cruz | Lehigh | So. | 17th |
| 16. | Zeke Moisey | West Virginia | So. | 8th |
| 17. | Conor Youtsey | Michigan | Jr. | 10th |
| 18. | Trey Andrews | No. Colorado | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Sean McCabe | Rutgers | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Dalton Macri | Cornell | Fr. | 20th |
133 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Cory Clark | Iowa | Jr. | 2nd |
| 2. | Nahshon Garrett | Cornell | Sr. | 4th |
| 3. | Cody Brewer | Oklahoma | Sr. | 1st |
| 4. | Ryan Taylor | Wisconsin | Jr. | 3rd |
| 5. | Zane Richards | Illinois | Jr. | 6th |
| 6. | George DiCamillo | Virginia | Jr. | 9th |
| 7. | Earl Hall | Iowa State | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Jordan Conaway | Penn State | Sr. | 10th |
| 9. | Eric Montoya | Nebraska | Jr. | 11th |
| 10. | Rossi Bruno | Michigan | Sr. | 5th |
| 11. | Mason Beckman | Lehigh | Jr. | 13th |
| 12. | Josh Alber | Northern Iowa | Fr. | 18th |
| 13. | Johnni DiJulius | Ohio State | Sr. | 8th |
| 14. | Joey Ward | North Carolina | Jr. | 12th |
| 15. | Mack McGuire | Kent State | Jr. | 14th |
| 16. | Brance Simms | South Dakota State | Sr. | 15th |
| 17. | Zach Synon | Missouri | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | Anthony Giraldo | Rutgers | RSFr. | 19th |
| 19. | Josh Martinez | Air Force | Sr. | 20th |
| 20. | Joey Palmer | Oregon State | Jr. | NR |
141 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Dean Heil | Oklahoma State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Chris Mecate | Old Dominion | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Kevin Jack | NC State | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Anthony Ashnault | Rutgers | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Joey McKenna | Stanford | Fr. | 5th |
| 6. | Micah Jordan | Ohio State | Fr. | 8th |
| 7. | Evan Henderson | North Carolina | Sr. | 6th |
| 8. | Solomon Chishko | Virginia Tech | So. | 7th |
| 9. | Randy Cruz | Lehigh | Jr. | 10th |
| 10. | Mike Racciato | Pittsburgh | Jr. | 12th |
| 11. | Todd Preston | Harvard | Sr. | 15th |
| 12. | Tommy Thorn | Minnesota | RSFr. | NR |
| 13. | Jimmy Gulibon | Penn State | Jr. | 11th |
| 14. | Bryce Meredith | Wyoming | So. | 16th |
| 15. | Matt Manley | Missouri | Jr. | 20th |
| 16. | Jamel Hudson | Hofstra | Jr. | 9th |
| 17. | Anthony Abidin | Nebraska | Sr. | 14th |
| 18. | Richard Durso | Franklin & Marshall | Sr. | 19th |
| 19. | Tyler Smith | Bucknell | So. | NR |
| 20. | Jameson Oster | Northwestern | Sr. | NR |
149 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Brandon Sorensen | Iowa | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Zain Retherford | Penn State | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Lavion Mayes | Missouri | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Jason Tsirtsis | Northwestern | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Alex Richardson | Old Dominion | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | C.J. Cobb | Penn | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Jake Sueflohn | Nebraska | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Collin Heffernan | Central Michigan | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Jake Short | Minnesota | So. | 14th |
| 10. | Anthony Collica | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 9th |
| 11. | Matt Cimato | Drexel | Jr. | 13th |
| 12. | Gabe Moreno | Iowa State | Jr. | 10th |
| 13. | Alex Pantaleo | Michigan | So. | 18th |
| 14. | Michael DePalma | Kent State | Sr. | 16th |
| 15. | Matt Kraus | Arizona State | Sr. | 19th |
| 16. | Davion Jeffries | Oklahoma | Fr. | 17th |
| 17. | B.J. Clagon | Rider | So. | 12th |
| 18. | Chris Perez | Princeton | Sr. | 20th |
| 19. | Geo Martinez | Boise State | So. | 11th |
| 20. | Sal Mastriani | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 15th |
157 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Isaiah Martinez | Illinois | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Ian Miller | Kent State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Jason Nolf | Penn State | RSFr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Nick Brascetta | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Thomas Gantt | NC State | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Cody Pack | So. Dakota State | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Brian Murphy | Michigan | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Luke Smith | Central Michigan | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | John Boyle | American U. | Sr. | 13th |
| 10. | Dylan Cottrell | West Virginia | Jr. | 11th |
| 11. | Joey LaVallee | Missouri | Jr. | 12th |
| 12. | Chad Walsh | Rider | So. | 16th |
| 13. | Mitch Minotti | Lehigh | Sr. | 9th |
| 14. | Russell Parsons | Army | Jr. | NR |
| 15. | Bryce Steiert | Northern Iowa | Fr. | NR |
| 16. | Tyler Berger | Nebraska | RSFr. | 14th |
| 17. | Lou Mascola | Maryland | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Aaron Walker | The Citadel | Jr. | 10th |
| 19. | Doug Welch | Purdue | Sr. | 15th |
| 20. | Jake Ryan | Ohio State | RSFr. | 19th |
165 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Alex Dieringer | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Isaac Jordan | Wisconsin | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Ethan Ramos | North Carolina | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Jim Wilson | Stanford | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Anthony Perrotti | Rutgers | Sr. | 7th |
| 6. | Austin Wilson | Nebraska | Sr. | 8th |
| 7. | Max Rohskopf | NC State | Jr. | 9th |
| 8. | Stephen Rodriguez | Illinois | Sr. | 13th |
| 9. | Chad Welch | Purdue | Sr. | NR |
| 10. | Daniel Lewis | Missouri | RSFr. | NR |
| 11. | Clark Glass | Oklahoma | So. | 6th |
| 12. | Tanner Weatherman | Iowa State | Sr. | 11th |
| 13. | Cooper Moore | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 5th |
| 14. | Duke Pickett | Cornell | Sr. | 18th |
| 15. | Devon Gobbo | Harvard | Sr. | NR |
| 16. | Connor Brennan | Rider | Sr. | 14th |
| 17. | Garrett Sutton | Michigan | So. | 10th |
| 18. | Seth Thomas | Oregon State | Sr. | 16th |
| 19. | Dave McFadden | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 12th |
| 20. | Jake Faust | Duke | So. | 17th |
174 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Bo Jordan | Ohio State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Kyle Crutchmer | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Brian Realbuto | Cornell | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Blaise Butler | Missouri | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Zac Brunson | Illinois | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Alex Meyer | Iowa | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Bo Nickal | Penn State | RSFr. | 7th |
| 8. | Zach Epperly | Virginia Tech | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Cody Walters | Ohio U. | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Mike Ottinger | Central Michigan | Sr. | 14th |
| 11. | Bryce Hammond | Bakersfield | Sr. | 15th |
| 12. | Jadaen Bernstein | Navy | So. | 19th |
| 13. | Micah Barnes | Nebraska | Jr. | 16th |
| 14. | Ricky Robertson | Wisconsin | So. | 20th |
| 15. | Brian Harvey | Army | Sr. | 13th |
| 16. | Nate Jackson | Indiana | Jr. | 17th |
| 17. | Matt Reed | Oklahoma | Jr. | 10th |
| 18. | Ben Stroh | Wyoming | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Lelund Weatherspoon | Iowa State | Jr. | 12th |
| 20. | Davonte Mahomes | Michigan | RSFr. | NR |
184 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Gabe Dean | Cornell | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Victor Avery | Edinboro | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Timothy Dudley | Nebraska | Jr. | 5th |
| 4. | Nathaniel Brown | Lehigh | Sr. | 6th |
| 5. | Blake Stauffer | Arizona State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 6. | Sammy Brooks | Iowa | Jr. | 8th |
| 7. | Zack Zavatsky | Virginia Tech | So. | NR |
| 8. | Willie Miklus | Missouri | So. | 7th |
| 9. | Jack Dechow | Old Dominion | Jr. | 10th |
| 10. | Domenic Abounader | Michigan | Jr. | 12th |
| 11. | Kenny Courts | Ohio State | Sr. | 9th |
| 12. | Matt Miller | Navy | Sr. | 14th |
| 13. | Hayden Zillmer | North Dakota St. | Sr. | 4th |
| 14. | Lorenzo Thomas | Penn | Sr. | 13th |
| 15. | Matt McCutcheon | Penn State | So. | 11th |
| 16. | Jeff Koepke | Illinois | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | Abram Ayala | Princeton | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Pete Renda | NC State | Jr. | 11th/174 |
| 19. | Alex Utley | North Carolina | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Andrew Romanchik | Ohio U. | Sr. | 20th |
197 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Morgan McIntosh | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | J’den Cox | Missouri | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Conner Hartmann | Duke | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Nathan Burak | Iowa | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Brett Pfarr | Minnesota | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Max Huntley | Michigan | Sr. | 8th |
| 7. | Aaron Studebaker | Nebraska | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Phillip Wellington | Ohio U. | Sr. | 9th |
| 9. | Reuben Franklin | CSU Bakersfield | Sr. | NR |
| 10. | Jared Haught | Virginia Tech | So. | 6th |
| 11. | Zach Nye | Virginia | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Anthony Abro | Eastern Michigan | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Nate Rotert | So. Dakota State | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Brett Harner | Princeton | Jr. | 14th |
| 15. | Brad Johnson | Oklahoma | Jr. | 17th |
| 16. | Mike Boykin | NC State | So. | 15th |
| 17. | Trent Noon | Northern Colorado | Sr. | NR |
| 18. | Jake Smith | West Virginia | Jr. | 10th |
| 19. | Vincent Pickett | Edinboro | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Cody Crawford | Oregon State | So. | 20th |
Heavyweight
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Nick Gwiazdowski | NC State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Adam Coon | Michigan | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Ty Walz | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Amarveer Dhesi | Oregon State | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Austin Marsden | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Billy Smith | Rutgers | Sr. | 7th |
| 7. | Michael Kroells | Minnesota | Jr. | 8th |
| 8. | Ross Larson | Oklahoma | Jr. | 9th |
| 9. | Riley Shaw | Cleveland State | Sr. | 10th |
| 10. | Denzel Dejournette | Appalachian St. | Sr. | 11th |
| 11. | Max Wessell | Lehigh | Sr. | 13th |
| 12. | Colin Jensen | Nebraska | Jr. | 15th |
| 13. | Brooks Black | Illinois | So. | 16th |
| 14. | Tanner Hall | Arizona State | Fr. | NR |
| 15. | Blaize Cabell | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 6th |
| 16. | Ray O’Donnell | Princeton | Jr. | 14th |
| 17. | Nathan Butler | Stanford | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Garrett Ryan | Columbia | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Mimmo Lytle | Kent State | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Ryan Solomon | Pittsburgh | So. | 20th |
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