WIN’s Dec. 5, 2011 TPI and rankings
December 5, 2011
NEWTON, Iowa — The following are WIN’s Tournament Power Index, Team Dual Meet and individual rankings. The previous rankings were Nov. 28, 2011. WIN will continue to release its TPI and individual rankings every Monday, except Dec. 26, through the NCAA qualifying tournaments in early March.
In working to compile the most accurate rankings possible, WIN Magazine seeks to subjectively combine both the most recent week’s and season’s results with past performance and proven records of consistency. The current results, in regards to who’s wrestling well, are balanced against who have proven they can win the big matches towards the end of the year and those will most likely place high or win the national tournament in March.
For example, you’ll note that Iowa’s Matt McDonough did not move off of the No. 1 ranking this week at 125, despite losing in a dual. When looking at McDonough’s season and past credentials as a former national champ, in comparison to No. 2 Zach Sanders of Minnesota, McDonough has beaten Sanders four times during their careers. Thus, no movement occurred there yet despite McDonough’s loss and Sanders being undefeated this year.
The WIN TPI is compiled by awarding points to each team for the ranked wrestlers they have in WIN’s current individual rankings that can be found below in all 10 weight classes. In a sense, it suggests how many points these teams could score at this year’s NCAA tournament, March 15-17, in St. Louis, Mo. TPI points will not match the final NCAA tournament points because it does not include bonus points for pins, technical falls, major decisions and forfeits/defaults.
Teams are awarded points based on how many potential All-Americans (Top 8 wrestlers) they could have and get advancement points for wrestlers ranked No. 9-20. The order of teams in the TPI vary greatly from dual meet rankings, as some teams have a number of highly-ranked individuals but may have holes in their dual meet line-up.
Point totals associated with individual rankings are 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); 9th/12th – 2; 13th/16th – 1.5; 17th-20th – 1.
The rankings are subject to change if wrestlers decide to change weights or take an Olympic redshirt. The WIN TPI does not rank teams according to dual meet performances.
WIN’S 2011-12 Tournament Power Index (as of Dec. 5, 2011)
Rk. School TPI Rank All-Am
1. Iowa 86.5 6
2. Penn State 83.5 5
3. Oklahoma State 81 6
4. Minnesota 63.5 6
5. Cornell 61 4
6. Lehigh 46.5 3
7. Illinois 41.5 4
8. American 37 3
9. Missouri 36 3
10. Wyoming 34 2
11. Michigan 33.5 2
12. Ohio State 32 2
13(t). Oregon State 31 2
13(t). Oklahoma 31 2
15. Virginia Tech 26.5 2
16. Cal Poly 25 2
17. Rutgers 24.5 2
18. Edinboro 24 2
19(t). Binghamton 22.5 2
19(t). Maryland 22.5 1
21(t). Stanford 22 1
21(t). Kent State 22 2
23. Iowa State 19 2
24. Penn 18.5 2
25. Northwestern 17.5 1
26(t). Pittsburgh 14.5 1
26(t). Hofstra 14.5 1
28. Clarion 14 2
29(t). Virginia 10 1
29(t). Indiana 10 1
31. Purdue 9.5 1
32(t). Air Force 9 1
32(t). Nebraska 9 0
32(t). Northern Iowa 9 1
35. Central Michigan 8.5 1
36. Ohio 7 1
37(t). West Virginia 4 0
37(t). Boise State 4 0
37(t). Boston U. 4 0
40(t). Harvard 3.5 0
40(t). Appalachian State 3.5 0
42. North Dakota St 3 0
43(t). Wisconsin 2.5 0
43(t). Buffalo 2.5 0
43(t). Michigan State 2.5 0
46(t). Bloomsburg 2 0
46(t). Navy 2 0
46(t). Lock Haven 2 0
46(t). Arizona State 2 0
46(t). Rider 2 0
46(t). North Carolina 2 0
46(t). Drexel 2 0
53(t). Northern Colorado 1.5 0
53(t). The Citadel 1.5 0
55(t). Old Dominion 1 0
55(t). Columbia 1 0
55(t). George Mason 1 0
55(t). Utah Valley 1 0
55(t). Northern Illinois 1 0
WIN’s 2011-12 Individual Rankings (as of Dec. 5, 2011)
125 pounds
Rk. Name (Prev) Year School
1. Matt McDonough (1st) Jr. Iowa
2. Zach Sanders (2nd) Sr. Minnesota
3. Nic Bedelyon (3rd) Sr. Kent State
4. Jarrod Patterson (4th) Jr. Oklahoma
5. Jesse Delgado (9th) Fr. Illinois
6. Alan Waters (5th) So. Missouri
7. Frank Perrelli (6th) Sr. Cornell
8. Matt Snyder (8th) Jr. Virginia
9. Nico Megaludis (18th) Fr. Penn State
10. Steve Bonanno (19th) Jr. Hofstra
11. Jason Lara (11th) Sr. Oregon State
12. Mark Rappo (12th) Jr. Penn
13. Levi Mele (13th) Jr. Northwestern
14. Trent Sprenkle (7th) Jr. No. Dakota State
15. Sean Boyle (15th) Jr. Michigan
16. Anthony Zanetta (10th) Jr. Pittsburgh
17. Ryak Finch (16th) Fr. Iowa State
18. Michael Martinez (14th) Sr. Wyoming
19. Johnni DiJulius (NR) Fr. Ohio State
20. Vince Rodriquez (20th) Fr. George Mason
133 pounds
Rk. Name (Prev) Year School
1. Jordan Oliver (1st) Jr. Oklahoma State
2. Tony Ramos (3rd) Jr. Iowa
3. Logan Stieber (4th) Fr. Ohio State
4. B.J. Futrell (2nd) Jr. Illinois
5. Devin Carter (5th) So. Virginia Tech
6. David Thorn (7th) So. Minnesota
7. A.J. Schopp (11th) Fr. Edinboro
8. Cashe Quiroga (8th) So. Purdue
9. Colin Johnston (9th) Jr. West Virginia
10. Nate McCormick (10th) Jr. Missouri
11. Ryan Mango (6th) Jr. Stanford
12. Jordan Keller (12th) Sr. Oklahoma
13. Steven Keith (19th) Jr. Harvard
14. Zac Stevens (13th) Sr. Michigan
15. Zach Zehner (NR) Fr. Wyoming
16. Fred Santaite (16th) Sr. Boston U.
17. Bryan Ortenzio (17th) Sr. Penn
18. Ridge Kiley (18th) Jr. Nebraska
19. Aaron Kalil (15th) Sr. Navy
20. Matt Nelson (20th) Sr. Virginia
141 pounds
Rk. Name (Prev) Year School
1. Montell Marion (3rd) Sr. Iowa
2. Kellen Russell (1st ) Sr. Michigan
3. Mike Mangrum (5th) So. Oregon State
4. Boris Novachkov (2nd) Sr. Cal Poly
5. Zack Kemmerer (4th) Sr. Penn
6. Kendric Maple (7th) So. Oklahoma
7. Matt Mariacher (8th) Sr. American
8. Josh Kindig (6th) So. Oklahoma State
9. Hunter Stieber (11th) Fr. Ohio State
10. Evan Henderson (10th) Fr. North Carolina
11. Steve Dutton (9th) So. Lehigh
12. Matt Bonson (12th) Sr. Lock Haven
13. Nick Dardenes (14th) Fr. Minnesota
14. Zach Neibert (NR) Fr. Virginia Tech
15. Kevin Smith (15th) Sr. Buffalo
16. Nick Nelson (16th) Sr. Virginia
17. Jake Sueflohn (NR) Fr. Nebraska
18. Josh Strait (18th) So. Boise State
19. Nathan Pennesi (19th) So. West Virginia
20. Tyler Small (20th) Fr. Kent State
149 pounds
Rk. Name (Prev) Year School
1. Frank Molinaro (1st) Jr. Penn State
2. Jamal Parks (2nd) Sr. Oklahoma State
3. Mario Mason (4th) Jr. Rutgers
4. Donnie Vinson (6th) Jr. Binghamton
5. Eric Grajales (15th) So. Michigan
6. Cole Van Ohlen (5th) Jr. Air Force
7. Eric Terrazas (9th) Sr. Illinois
8. Ian Miller (11th) Fr. Kent State
9. Ivan Lopouchanski (8th) So. Purdue
10. Nick Lester (10th) So. Oklahoma
11. Tyler Nauman (3rd) Sr. Pittsburgh
12. Kyle Bradley (12th) So. Missouri
13. Cole Schmitt (13th) Jr. Wisconsin
14. David Habat (NR) Fr. Edinboro
15. Dylan Ness (16th) Fr. Minnesota
16. Cam Tessari (14th) Fr. Ohio State
17. Scott Sakaguchi (7th) So. Oregon State
18. Josh Wilson (NR) Fr. Utah Valley
19. Craig Eiffert (17th) So. Cornell
20. Nick Brascetta (19th) Fr. Virginia Tech
157 pounds
Rk. Name (Prev) Year School
1. Kyle Dake (1st ) Jr. Cornell
2. Derek St. John (2nd) So. Iowa
3. Jason Welch (3rd) Jr. Northwestern
4. Jesse Dong (4th) Sr. Virginia Tech
5. Justin Lister (5th) Jr. Binghamton
6. Ganbayar Sanjaa (6th) Sr. American
7. James Fleming (7th) So. Clarion
8. Jake Deitchler (9th) Fr. Minnesota
9. Albert White (10th) Sr. Oklahoma State
10. Frank Hickman (11th) Jr. Bloomsburg
11. Walter Peppelman (8th) Jr. Harvard
12. Matt Lester (12th) So. Oklahoma
13. Jackson Morse (13th) So. Illinois
14. Steven Monk (14th) So. N. Dakota State
15. Kyle John (15th) Jr. Maryland
16. Dylan Alton (16th) Fr. Penn State
17. Drake Houdashelt (18th) Fr. Missouri
18. Josh Demas (17th) Fr. Ohio State
19. James Green (NR) Fr. Nebraska
20. R.J. Pena (19th) So. Oregon State
165 pounds
Rk. Name (Prev) Year School
1. David Taylor (1st) So. Penn State
2. Josh Asper (2nd) Jr. Maryland
3. Shane Onufer (3rd) Sr. Wyoming
4. Paul Gillespie (5th) Sr. Hofstra
5. Andrew Sorenson (7th) Sr. Iowa State
6. Scott Winston (6th) Jr. Rutgers
7. Bekzod Abdurakmanov (10th) Sr. Clarion
8. Zach Toal (8th) Jr. Missouri
9. Cody Yohn (9th) Jr. Minnesota
10. Brandon Hatchett (4th) Sr. Lehigh
11. Robert Kokesh (11th) Fr. Nebraska
12. Joe Booth (12th) Jr. Drexel
13. Kyle Blevins (15th) Jr. Appalachian State
14. Peter Yates (16th) Jr. Virginia Tech
15. Mike Evans (14th) Fr. Iowa
16. Gabe Burak (18th) Sr. Northern Colorado
17. Ben Jordan (17th) Sr. Wisconsin
18. Mark Lewandowski (NR) Jr. Buffalo
19. Eren Civan (19th) So. Columbia
20. Dan Yates (NR) So. Michigan
174 pounds
Rk. Name (Prev) Year School
1. Nick Amuchastegui (1st) Sr. Stanford
2. Ed Ruth (2nd) So. Penn State
3. Dorian Henderson (5th) Sr. Missouri
4. Ryan DesRoches (9th) Sr. Cal Poly
5. Nick Heflin (4th) So. Ohio State
6. Jordan Blanton (3rd) Jr. Illinois
7. Ethen Lofthouse (6th) So. Iowa
8. Chris Spangler (12th) Jr. Iowa State
9. Jim Resnick (7th) Jr. Rider
10. Justin Zeerip (8th) Sr. Michigan
11. Greg Zannetti (13th) Jr. Rutgers
12. Jim Sheptock (18th) So. Maryland
13. Turt. Luvsandorj (11th) Jr. The Citadel
14. Chris McNeil (14th) Sr. Oklahoma State
15. Lee Munster (15th) Fr. Northwestern
16. Nick Purdue (16th) Sr. Ohio
17. Te Edwards (10th) Sr. Old Dominion
18. Pat Martinez (NR) So. Wyoming
19. Hunter Meys (19th) Jr. Boston U.
20. Ethan Headlee (NR) Sr. Pittsburgh
184 pounds
Rk. Name (Prev) Year School
1. Robert Hamlin (1st ) Jr. Lehigh
2. Joe LeBlanc (5th) Sr. Wyoming
3. Steve Bosak (2nd) Jr. Cornell
4. Quentin Wright (3rd) Jr. Penn State
5. Chris Perry (7th) So. Oklahoma State
6. Ryan Loder (8th) So. Northern Iowa
7. Ben Bennett (9th) Sr. Central Michigan
8. Kevin Steinhaus (6th) So. Minnesota
9. Josh Ihnen (10th) Sr. Nebraska
10. Jake Swartz (12th) So. Boise State
11. Austin Trotman (11th) Sr. App. State
12. Jon Fausey (13th) So. Virginia
13. Boaz Beard (15th) So. Iowa State
14. Cody Mangrum (NR) So. Ohio State
15. Erich Schmidtke (16th) Jr. Oklahoma
16. Mike Larson (17th) Jr. Missouri
17. Luke Rebertus (NR) Sr. Navy
18. Max Thomusseit (14th) So. Pittsburgh
19. Matt Ryan (19th) So. West Virginia
20. Brad Dieckhaus (NR) Sr. Northern Illinois
197 pounds
Rk. Name (Prev) Year School
1. Cam Simaz (1st) Sr. Cornell
2. Chris Honeycutt (4th) Sr. Edinboro
3. Sonny Yohn (2nd) Sr. Minnesota
4. Cayle Byers (3rd) Jr. Oklahoma State
5. Matt Powless (5th) Sr. Indiana
6. Matt Wilps (7th) Jr. Pittsburgh
7. Joe Kennedy (8th) Sr. Lehigh
8. Micah Burak (6th) Jr. Penn
9. A.J. Kissel (9th) Sr. Purdue
10. Mario Gonzales (12th) So. Illinois
11. Keldrick Hall (13th) Jr. Oklahoma
12. Christian Boley (19th) So. Maryland
13. Dan Mitchell (10th) So. American
14. Morgan McIntosh (11th) Fr. Penn State
15. Brent Haynes (15th) Jr. Missouri
16. John Hall (16th) Sr. Boston U.
17. Tyler Dickenson (17th) Sr. Michigan State
18. Alfonso Hernandez (NR) Jr. Wyoming
19. Taylor Meeks (NR) Fr. Oregon State
20. Alex Thomas (NR) Jr. Clarion
Heavyweight
Rk. Name (Prev) Year School
1. Ryan Flores (1st) Sr. American
2. Zach Rey (2nd) Sr. Lehigh
3. Alan Gelogaev (4th) Sr. Oklahoma St.
4. Clayton Jack (7th) Sr. Oregon State
5. Cameron Wade (5th) Jr. Penn State
6. Tony Nelson (3rd) Jr. Minnesota
7. Bobby Telford (6th) Fr. Iowa
8 Jeremy Johnson (10th) So. Ohio
9. Tucker Lane (8th) Jr. Nebraska
10. Levi Cooper (9th) Jr. Arizona State
11. Peter Sturgeon (17th) Sr. Central Michigan
12. Brendan Barlow (14th) Sr. Kent State
13. Ben Apland (13th) Jr. Michigan
14. Peter Capone (NR) So. Ohio State
15. Atticus Disney (NR) So. Cal Poly
16. Mike McClure (19th) So. Michigan State
17. Matt Gibson (16th) Jr. Iowa State
18. Spenser Myers (15th) So. Maryland
19. J.T. Felix (11th) So. Boise State
20. Mike McMullen (20th) Fr. Northwestern
DUAL MEET RANKINGS
WIN’S TOP 20 DUAL TEAMS
Rk School (Prev.) W-L
1. Iowa (1st) 5-0
2. Oklahoma State (2nd) 2-0
3. Cornell (3rd) 1-0
4. Minnesota (4th) 3-2
5. Penn State (5th) 1-1
6. Illinois (6th) 6-1
7. Pittsburgh (7th) 3-0
8. Ohio State (8th) 4-0
9. Oklahoma (9th) 3-0
10. Maryland (10th) 7-0
11. Missouri (11th) 3-1
12. Michigan (12th) 1-1
13. Lehigh (13th) 5-2
14. Virginia Tech (14th) 2-1
15. Central Michigan (15th) 6-2
16. Rutgers (16th) 3-1
17. Oregon State (17th) 2-1
18. Northwestern (18th) 1-0
19. Virginia (19th) 2-1
20. Nebraska (20th) 4-0
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