Minnesota new No. 1 dual team in WIN’s Feb 10 rankings

NEWTON, Iowa  — The University of Minnesota, fresh off its Feb. 9 home victory over No. 1 Penn State, has taken over the top spot in WIN’s Feb. 10 Dual Team Ratings, while the Nittany Lions remained No. 1 in WIN’s Tournament Power Index according to the latest WIN Rankings presented by Flips Wrestling.

The Gophers, who were No. 3 before the win over Penn State and whose only loss this season was to Michigan on Jan. 19, are now 10-1. Penn State, which is 13-1, dropped to No. 2, one spot above Iowa (13-2). With Penn State losing, there are only two undefeated dual teams in Division I: No. 4 Northern Iowa (11-0) and No. 5 Cornell (10-0). Last weekend, the Panthers defeated Iowa State for the school’s first win in the series in ten years and needed criteria to hold off Mid-American Conference-foe Kent State, 19-18.

Meanwhile, in the TPI, Penn State still leads the field with 106.5 points, while Minnesota moved past Iowa into second place with an 83-77 point margin over the Hawkeyes. Oklahoma State, fresh off a win over Bedlam-rival Oklahoma, ranks fourth in the TPI with 74 points, while the No. 5 Sooners have 63.5 TPI points.

The order of teams in the TPI may vary greatly from our dual-meet rankings as some teams have a number of highly-ranked individuals but may have holes in their dual meet line-up.

The TPI is compiled by awarding points to each team with ranked wrestlers by WIN. Teams are awarded points based on how many potential NCAA All-Americans they could have next March and get advancement points for wrestlers ranked No. 9-20.

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. TPI points will not match the final NCAA tournament points because it does not include bonus points.

Not all losses affect individual rankings. WIN’s individual rankings are a projection to where wrestlers will finish in the 2014 NCAA tournament this March. The committee seeks to subjectively combine both current results with past performances over the year. For example, Minnesota’s Scott Schiller remained No. 1 at 197 pounds despite losing to Penn State’s Morgan McIntosh on Feb. 9. The Gopher, who officially fell to 24-1 on the season, has two wins this winter over Iowa State’s No. 2 Kyven Gadson.

WIN’S Feb. 10 Tournament Power Index

Rank            College                        Top 8             TPI Pts

1            Penn State            7            106.5

2            Minnesota            7            83

3            Iowa            6            77

4            Oklahoma State            5            74

5            Oklahoma            5            63.5

6            Cornell            5            57

7            Nebraska            3            50.5

8            Northern Iowa            3            46.5

9            Northwestern            3            39

10t            Edinboro            2            37

10t            Missouri            2            37

12            Ohio State            2            36.5

13            Michigan            2            31

14            Virginia            2            30

15            Illinois            1            24

16            Iowa State            2            23

17            Wisconsin            2            21.5

18            Maryland            1            20

19            Pittsburgh            2            18

20            Indiana            2            16.5

21t            Lehigh            1            14

21t            North Dakota State            1            14

23            North Carolina State            1            13.5

24t            Ohio U.            2            13

24t            Old Dominion            1            13

26t            Air Force            1            12.5

26t            Boston U.            1            12.5

28t            Bloomsburg            1            10.5

28t            Central Michigan            1            10.5

30t            Michigan State            1            9

30t            North Carolina            1            9

32            Oregon State            0            8.5

33t            American U.            1            8

33t            Kent State            0            8

35            Boise State            1            7.5

36            Chattanooga            1            7

37t            Stanford            0            5.5

37t            Wyoming            1            5.5

39            Hofstra            0            4.5

40            The Citadel            0            4

41t            Purdue            0            3.5

41t            Virginia Tech            0            3.5

41t            Penn            0            3.5

44            Cal Poly            0            3

45            Utah Valley            0            2.5

46t            Brown            0             2

46t            Columbia            0            2

48            F&M            0            1.5

49t            South Dakota State            0            1

49t            CSU Bakersfield            0            1

49t            Duke            0            1

49t            Drexel            0            1

49t            Bucknell            0            1

49t            Princeton            0             1

49t            Rutgers            0            1

WIN’s Feb. 10 Team Dual Meet Rankings              

Rk.             School             (Record)            Previous

1.             Minnesota             (10-1)            2nd

2.             Penn State             (13-1)            1st

3.             Iowa             (13-2)            3rd

4.             Northern Iowa             (11-0)            4th

5.             Cornell             (10-0)            5th

6.             Pittsburgh             (12-1)            7th

7.             Oklahoma State             (8-4)            8th

8.             Nebraska             (11-2)            6th

9.             Missouri             (8-2)            9th

10.             Michigan             (10-4)            11th

11.             Oklahoma             (8-3)            10th

12.             Wisconsin             (12-4)            12th

13.             Ohio State             (8-4)            13th

14.             Virginia             (17-3)            14th

15.             Virginia Tech             (15-3)            15th

16.             Edinboro             (8-3)            16th

17.             Illinois             (9-6)            17th

18.             Northwestern             (6-7)            18th

19.             Iowa State             (7-4)            19th

20.            North Dakota State            (8-4)            20th

WIN’s Feb. 10 Individual Rankings              

125 pounds

Rk.            Name            Previous            Yr.            School

1            Nahshon Garrett            (1st)            So.            Cornell

2            Nico Megaludis            (2nd)            Jr.            Penn State

3            Jesse Delgado            (3rd)            Jr.            Illinois

4            Josh Martinez            (4th)            So.            Air Force

5            Dylan Peters            (6th)            Fr.            Northern Iowa

6            Jarrod Patterson            (7th)            Sr.            Oklahoma

7            David Terao            (8th)            So.            American U.

8            Tyler Cox            (9th)            Jr.            Wyoming

9            Cory Clark            (NR)            Fr.            Iowa

10            Ryan Taylor            (10th)            Fr            Wisconsin

11            Evan Silver            (12th)            Jr.            Stanford

12            Ed Klimara            (13th)            Jr.            Oklahoma State

13            Korey Mines            (14th)            Jr            Edinboro

14            Tim Lambert            (11th)            Fr.            Nebraska

15            Anthony Zanetta            (15th)            Sr.            Pittsburgh

16            Caleb Richardson            (16th)            Fr.            Penn

17            Jamie Franco             (18th)            Sr.            Hofstra

18            Conor Youtsey            (19th)            Fr.            Michigan

19            Jade Rauser            (17th)            So.            Utah Valley

20            Nick Roberts            (20th)            Fr.            Ohio State

133 Pounds                                     

Rk.            Name            Previous            Yr.            School

1            Joe Colon            (1st)            Jr.            Northern Iowa

2            Tony Ramos            (2nd)            Sr.            Iowa

3            A.J. Schopp            (3rd)            Jr.            Edinboro

4            Jon Morrison             (4th)            Sr.            Oklahoma State

5            Tyler Graff            (5th)            Sr.            Wisconsin

6            Mason Beckman            (6th)            So.            Lehigh

7            Cody Brewer            (7th)            So.            Oklahoma

8            David Thorn            (8th)            Sr.            Minnesota

9            Cashe Quiroga            (17th)            Sr.            Purdue

10            Johnni DiJulius            (10th)            So.            Ohio State

11            Zane Richards            (9th)            Fr.            Illinois

12            Joe Roth            (11th)            Sr.            Central Michigan

13            Nick Soto            (12th)            Jr.            Chattanooga

14            Ryan Mango            (13th)            Sr.            Stanford

15            Mark Grey            (14th)            Fr.             Cornell

16            Devon Lotito            (15th)            So.            Cal Poly

17            Jimmy Gulibon            (16th)            Fr.            Penn State

18            Joseph Martinez            (18th)            So.             Virginia

19            Mack McGuire            (19th)            So.            Kent State

20            Shelton Mack            (NR)            Sr.            Pittsburgh

141 Pounds                                     

Rk.            Name            Previous            Yr.            School

1            Logan Stieber            (1st)            Jr.            Ohio State

2            Mitchell Port            (2nd)            Jr.            Edinboro

3            Zain Retherford            (3rd)            Fr.            Penn State

4            Chris Dardanes            (5th)            Jr.            Minnesota

5            Chris Mecate            (6th)            So.            Old Dominion

6            Evan Henderson            (4th)            Jr.            North Carolina

7            Mike Nevinger            (7th)            Sr.            Cornell

8            Zach Horan            (8th)            So.            Central Michigan

9            Ugi Khishignyam            (10th)            So.            The Citadel

10            Luke Vaith            (11th)            Sr.            Hofstra

11            Tyler Small            (12th)            Jr.            Kent State

12            Steven Rodrigues            (9th)            So.            Illinois

13            Edgar Bright            (14th)            Fr.             Pittsburgh

14            Joe Spisak            (16th)            Jr.            Virginia

15            Richard Durso            (15th)            Jr.            Franklin & Marshall

16            Steve Dutton            (NR)            Jr.            Michigan

17            Josh Dziewa            (13th)            Jr.            Iowa

18            Joey Lazor            (17th)            Sr.            Northern Iowa

19            Anthony Collica            (18th)            Fr.            Oklahoma State

20            Adam Krop            (19th)            Jr.            Princeton

149 Pounds                                     

Rk.            Name            Previous            Yr.            School

1            Drake Houdashelt            (1st)            Jr.            Missouri

2            Kendric Maple            (2nd)            Sr.            Oklahoma

3            Jake Sueflohn            (3rd)            So.            Nebraska

4            Nick Dardanes            (4th)            Jr.            Minnesota

5            Jason Tsirtsis            (5th)            Fr.            Northwestern

6            Gus Sako            (6th)            Jr.            Virginia

7            Josh Kindig            (7th)            Jr.            Oklahoma State

8            Chris Villalonga            (8th)            Sr.            Cornell

9            Scott Sakaguchi            (10th)            Sr.            Oregon State

10            Brody Grothus            (12th)            So.            Iowa

11            Eric Grajales            (9th)            Sr.            Michigan

12            David Habat            (13th)            Jr.            Edinboro

13            Mitch Minotti            (11th)            Fr.            Lehigh

14            Zach Beitz            (NR)            Fr.            Penn State

15            Ian Paddock            (15th)            Sr.            Ohio State

16            Zach Neibert            (16th)            Sr.            Virginia Tech

17            Caleb Ervin            (17th)            So.            Illinois

18            Bryce Busler            (18th)            Sr.            Bloomsburg

19            Michael DePalma            (19th)            So.            Kent State

20            Alex Richardson            (20th)            So.            Old Dominion

157 Pounds                                     

Rk.            Name            Previous            Yr.            School

1            James Green            (1st)            Jr.            Nebraska

2            Alex Dieringer            (2nd)            So.            Oklahoma State

3            Derek St. John            (3rd)            Sr.            Iowa

4            Nestor Talfur            (5th)            Sr.            Boston U.

5            Dylan Alton            (4th)            Jr.            Penn State

6            Brian Realbuto            (6th)            Fr.            Cornell

7            Isaac Jordan            (7th)            Fr.            Wisconsin

8            Taylor Walsh            (8th)            Jr.            Indiana

9            Dylan Ness            (11th)            Jr.            Minnesota

10            Roger Pena            (9th)            Sr.            Oregon State

11            Ian Miller            (10th)            So.            Kent State

12            Joey Napoli            (12th)            Sr.            Lehigh

13            Brian Murphy            (13th)            Fr.            Michigan

14            John Greisheimer            (14th)            Sr.            Edinboro

15            Zac Brunson            (15th)            Fr.            Illinois

16            Blaise Butler            (16th)            So.            Virginia

17            Tristan Warner            (17th)            Jr.            Old Dominion

18            Cody Pack            (18th)            Jr.            South Dakota State

19            Lucas Smith            (19th)            So.            Central Michigan

20            Justin DeAngelis            (20th)            Jr.            Oklahoma

165 Pounds

Rk.            Name            Previous            Yr.            School

1            David Taylor            (1st)            Sr.            Penn State

2            Tyler Caldwell            (2nd)            Sr.            Oklahoma State

3            Nick Sulzer            (3rd)            Jr.            Virginia

4            Steven Monk            (4th)            Sr.            North Dakota St

5            Nick Moore             (5th)            Jr.            Iowa

6            Dan Yates            (6th)            Sr.            Michigan

7            Pierce Harger            (7th)            Jr.            Northwestern

8            Corey Mock            (9th)            Jr.            Chattanooga

9            Cooper Moore            (8th)            Fr.            Northern Iowa

10            Jackson Morse            (10th)            Jr.            Illinois

11            Zach Toal            (11th)            Sr.            Missouri

12            Turtogtokh Luvsandorj            (14th)            Sr.            The Citadel

13            Mike Moreno            (15th)            Jr.            Iowa State

14            Joe Booth            (12th)            Sr.            Hofstra

15            Josh Veltre            (13th)            Sr.            Bloomsburg

16            Dan Zilverberg            (16th)            Jr.            Minnesota

17            Dylan Palacio            (17th)            Fr.            Cornell

18            Jim Wilson            (18th)            Fr.            Stanford

19            Chris Moon            (19th)            Jr.            Virginia Tech

20            Ryan LeBlanc            (20th)            Sr.            Indiana

174 Pounds                         

Rk.            Name            Previous            Yr.            School

1            Andrew Howe            (1st)            Sr.            Oklahoma

2            Chris Perry            (2nd)            Sr.            Oklahoma State

3            Robert Kokesh            (4th)            Jr.            Nebraska

4            Logan Storley            (6th)            Jr.            Minnesota

5            Matt Brown            (3rd)            Jr.            Penn State

6            Michael Evans            (5th)            Jr.            Iowa

7            Tyler Wilps            (7th)            Jr.            Pittsburgh

8            Tanner Weatherman            (9th)            So.            Iowa State

9            Mike Ottinger            (10th)            Jr.            Central Michigan

10            Cody Walters             (8th)            So.            Ohio U.

11            Shane Hughes            (11th)            Jr.             Columbia

12            Stephen Doty            (12th)            Sr.            Virginia

13            Hayden Zillmer            (13th)            So.            North Dakota State

14            Dominic Kastl            (14th)            Jr.            Cal Poly

15            Elliot Riddick            (15th)            Fr.            Lehigh

16            Mark Martin            (16th)            So.            Ohio State

17            Bryce Hammond            (17th)            So.            CSU Bakersfield

18            Lee Munster            (18th)            Jr.            Northwestern

19            Cody Caldwell            (19th)            So.            Northern Iowa

20            Joe Latham            (20th)            Jr.            Oregon State

184 Pounds                                     

Rk.            Name            Previous            Yr.            School

1            Ed Ruth            (1st)            Sr.            Penn State

2            Jimmy Sheptock            (2nd)            Sr.            Maryland

3            Gabe Dean            (3rd)            Fr.            Cornell

4            Ryan Loder            (5th)            Sr.            Northern Iowa

5            Kevin Steinhaus            (4th)            Sr.            Minnesota

6            Ethen Lofthouse            (6th)            Sr.            Iowa

7            Max Thomusseit            (7th)            Jr.            Pittsburgh

8            Jake Swartz            (8th)            Sr.            Boise State

9            Lorenzo Thomas            (13th)            Jr.            Penn

10            Sam Wheeler            (10th)            So.            Kent State

11            Ophir Bernstein            (9th)            Jr.            Brown

12            T.J. Dudley            (12th)            Fr.            Nebraska

13            Vic Avery            (11th)            Jr.            Edinboro

14            Kenny Courts            (14th)            So.            Ohio State

15            Jon Fausey            (15th)            Sr.            Virginia

16            Johnny Eblen            (16th)            Jr.            Missouri

17            Jack Dechow            (17th)            Fr.            Old Dominion

18            Nolan Boyd            (18th)            Fr.             Oklahoma State

19            Nick Vetterlein            (19th)            Sr.            Virginia Tech

20            Jackson Hein            (20th)            Sr.            Wisconsin

197 Pounds                                       

Rk.            Name            Previous            Yr.            School

1            Scott Schiller            (1st)            Jr.            Minnesota

2            Kyven Gadson            (2nd)            Jr.            Iowa State

3            J’den Cox            (3rd)            Fr.            Missouri

4            Morgan McIntosh            (6th)            So.            Penn State

5            Travis Rutt            (4th)            Sr.            Oklahoma

6            Nick Heflin            (5th)            Sr.            Ohio State

7            Richard Perry             (8th)            Sr.            Bloomsburg

8            Phil Wellington            (9th)            So.            Ohio U.

9            Taylor Meeks            (10th)            Jr.            Oregon State

10            Mario Gonzales            (7th)            Sr.            Illinois

11            Christian Boley            (12th)            Sr.            Maryland

12            Nathan Burak            (13th)            So.            Iowa

13            Braden Atwood            (14th)            Jr.            Purdue

14            Alex Polizzi            (15th)            Jr.            Northwestern

15            Dan Mitchell            (16th)            Sr.            American U.

16            Blake Rosholt            (11th)            Sr.            Oklahoma State

17            Nick Bonaccorsi            (17th)            So.            Pittsburgh

18            Dan Scherer            (18th)            Sr.            Stanford

19            Conner Hartmann            (19th)            So.            Duke

20            Brandon Palik            (20th)            Jr.            Drexel

Heavyweight                                                 

Rk.            Name            Previous            Yr.            School

1            Michael McMullan            (1st)            Jr.            Northwestern

2            Adam Coon            (2nd)            Fr.            Michigan

3            Nick Gwiazdowski            (3rd)            So.            NC State

4            Bobby Telford            (4th)            Jr.            Iowa

5            Adam Chalfant            (5th)            Jr.            Indiana

6            Mike McClure            (6th)            Sr.            Michigan State

7            Anthony Nelson            (7th)            Sr.            Minnesota

8            Jeremy Johnson            (8th)            Sr.            Ohio U.

9            J.T. Felix            (9th)            Sr.            Boise State

10            Connor Medberry            (10th)            So.            Wisconsin

11            Spencer Myers            (11th)            Sr.            Maryland

12            Jimmy Lawson            (12th)            Jr.            Penn State

13            Adam Fager            (13th)            Jr.            Utah Valley

14            Justin Grant            (14th)            Sr.            Bloomsburg

15            Amarveer Dhesi            (15th)            Fr.            Oregon State

16            Austin Marsden            (16th)            Jr.            Oklahoma State

17            Joe Stolfi            (18th)            Jr.            Bucknell

18            Billy Smith             (19th)            So.            Rutgers

19            Ernest James            (20th)            Sr.            Edinboro

20            Ross Larson            (17th)            Fr.            Oklahoma