Top-ranked Lions to host Cowboys in top Dual event
By Mike Finn
Updated: February 15, 2016
NEWTON, Iowa — Penn State, which will play host to Oklahoma State in this weekend’s NWCA Dual Meet Championship Series, remained No. 1 in WIN’s Feb. 15 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
The Penn State-Oklahoma State dual, which will take place Sunday, Feb. 21, is one of eight dual matchups where eight Big Ten Conference schools will host eight non-Big Ten schools, including a Feb. 22 meeting between No. 2 Iowa and ACC runner-up NC State.
The Wolfpack appeared to be in the running to face Penn State before Virginia Tech upset NC State, 19-14, last Friday to claim the ACC team title.
The following is a list of all eight match-ups in the NWCA Dual Meet Series:
- Friday, Feb. 19, 8:30 p.m. ET: Iowa State (Big 12) at Minnesota
- Saturday: Feb. 20, 8 p.m. ET: Lehigh (EIWA) at Rutgers
- Sunday, Feb. 21, 1 p.m. ET: Appalachian State (SoCon) at Indiana
- Sunday, Feb. 21, 3 p.m. ET: Missouri (MAC) at Nebraska
- Sunday, Feb. 21, 2 p.m. ET: Virginia Tech (ACC) at Michigan
- Sunday, Feb. 21, 5 p.m. ET: Oklahoma State (Big 12) at Penn State
- Monday, Feb. 22, 7 p.m. ET: Edinboro (EWL) at Ohio State
- Monday, Feb. 22, 8 p.m. ET: NC State (ACC) at Iowa
The undefeated Nittany Lions (15-0) are also ranked No. 1 in WIN’s Tournament Power Index, which predicts where teams will finish in the 2016 NCAA Division I Championships, March 17-19, in New York City.
WIN’s TPI point totals are broken down as follows: 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.
The ten top-ranked individuals remain No. 1 in this week’s rankings, including Oklahoma State’s Dean Heil, who defeated Stanford’s No. 2 Joey McKenna in sudden victory on Feb. 14.
Meanwhile, Wisconsin’s Isaac Jordan, ranked third in last week’s rankings, is now ranked No. 2 after he defeated his first cousin and second-ranked Bo Jordan of Ohio State, 6-4, on Feb. 12 in Columbus, Ohio.
WIN’s Feb. 15 Tournament Power Index (TPI)
| Rank | College | Top 8 | TPI |
| 1 | Penn State | 6 | 103.5 |
| 2 | Iowa | 7 | 81 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 76.5 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 4 | 70 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 69.5 |
| 6 | Cornell | 4 | 64.5 |
| 7t | Illinois | 4 | 56 |
| 7t | NC State | 4 | 56 |
| 9 | Missouri | 5 | 55.5 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 3 | 37 |
| 11t | Lehigh | 3 | 32 |
| 11t | Michigan | 2 | 32 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 3 | 29.5 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 2 | 22.5 |
| 15 | Stanford | 1 | 20 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 1 | 19.5 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 1 | 19 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 1 | 17.5 |
| 19t | Edinboro | 1 | 17 |
| 19t | Kent State | 1 | 17 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 1 | 16 |
| 22 | Duke | 1 | 15.5 |
| 23 | Northern Iowa | 1 | 14.5 |
| 24 | Northwestern | 1 | 12.5 |
| 25t | Ohio U. | 1 | 11.5 |
| 25t | South Dakota State | 1 | 11.5 |
| 27 | Old Dominion | 1 | 11 |
| 28 | Virginia | 1 | 10.5 |
| 29 | Iowa State | 1 | 9.5 |
| 30 | Appalachian State | 1 | 9 |
| 31 | Oregon State | 1 | 8.5 |
| 32 | North Dakota State | 1 | 8 |
| 33 | CSU Bakersfield | 1 | 7.5 |
| 34t | Central Michigan | 0 | 5.5 |
| 34t | Maryland | 1 | 5.5 |
| 34t | Purdue | 1 | 5.5 |
| 37 | Penn | 0 | 5 |
| 38 | West Virginia | 0 | 4.5 |
| 39 | American U. | 0 | 4 |
| 40 | Princeton | 0 | 3.5 |
| 41t | Bucknell | 0 | 3 |
| 41t | Navy | 0 | 3 |
| 41t | Wyoming | 0 | 3 |
| 44t | Cleveland State | 0 | 2.5 |
| 44t | Indiana | 0 | 2.5 |
| 44t | Rider | 0 | 2.5 |
| 47t | Boise State | 0 | 2 |
| 47t | Drexel | 0 | 2 |
| 47t | Franklin & Marshall | 0 | 2 |
| 47t | Harvard | 0 | 2 |
| 47t | Pitt | 0 | 2 |
| 52t | Air Force | 0 | 1 |
| 52t | Army | 0 | 1 |
| 52t | Campbell | 0 | 1 |
| 52t | Chattanooga | 0 | 1 |
| 52t | Columbia | 0 | 1 |
| 52t | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 1 |
| 52t | Northern Colorado | 0 | 1 |
| 52t | Utah Valley | 0 | 1 |
| 52t | Michigan State | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Feb. 15 Dual-Team Rankings
| Rk. | Team | Record | Previous |
| 1. | Penn State | 15-0 | 1st |
| 2. | Iowa | 16-0 | 2nd |
| 3. | Oklahoma State | 12-2 | 4th |
| 4. | Virginia Tech | 13-2 | 6th |
| 5. | North Carolina State | 22-1 | 3rd |
| 6. | Missouri | 13-2 | 5th |
| 7. | Lehigh | 13-2 | 7th |
| 8. | Michigan | 13-2 | 8th |
| 9. | Ohio State | 10-3 | 9th |
| 10. | Nebraska | 11-5 | 10th |
| 11. | Illinois | 12-5 | 12th |
| 12. | Cornell | 6-5 | 13th |
| 13. | Oklahoma | 10-5 | 11th |
| 14. | Rutgers | 15-5 | 15th |
| 15. | North Carolina | 12-4 | 14th |
| 16. | Kent State | 15-3 | 17th |
| 16. | Minnesota | 9-8 | 16th |
| 18. | Pittsburgh | 9-6 | 18th |
| 19. | Arizona State | 12-7 | 19th |
| 20. | Iowa State | 10-5 | 20th |
| 21. | Purdue | 8-7 | 22nd |
| 22. | Oregon State | 10-6 | 25th |
| 23. | Central Michigan | 9-5 | 24th |
| 24. | Wisconsin | 3-7 | 23rd |
| 25. | Virginia | 6-6 | 21st |
WIN’s Feb. 15 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Prev |
| 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. | 5th |
| 6. | Dylan Peters | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Darian Cruz | Lehigh | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Ronnie Bresser | Oregon State | So. | 9th |
| 9. | Ryan Millhof | Oklahoma | So. | 8th |
| 10. | David Terao | American U. | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Tim Lambert | Nebraska | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Barlow McGhee | Missouri | So. | 12th |
| 13. | Zeke Moisey | West Virginia | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Paul Petrov | Bucknell | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Josh Rodriguez | North Dakota State | Jr. | 15th |
| 16. | Drew Templeman | Wyoming | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | Sean Fausz | NC State | RSFr. | 17th |
| 18. | Connor Schram | Stanford | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Chasen Tolbert | Utah Valley | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Elijah Oliver | Indiana | Fr. | 20th |
133 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Prev |
| 1. | Nahshon Garrett | Cornell | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Zane Richards | Illinois | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Cory Clark | Iowa | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Cody Brewer | Oklahoma | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Jordan Conaway | Penn State | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | George DiCamillo | Virginia | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Earl Hall | Iowa State | Sr. | 8th |
| 8. | Geoffrey Alexander | Maryland | Sr. | 9th |
| 9. | Eric Montoya | Nebraska | Jr. | 10th |
| 10. | Mack McGuire | Kent State | Jr. | 11th |
| 11. | Ryan Taylor | Wisconsin | Jr. | 7th |
| 12. | Cameron Kelly | Ohio U. | Fr. | 17th |
| 13. | Johnni DiJulius | Ohio State | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Rossi Bruno | Michigan | Sr. | 12th |
| 15. | Emilio Saavedra | Old Dominion | RSFr. | 14th |
| 16. | Gary Wayne Harding | Oklahoma State | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Anthony Giraldo | Rutgers | RSFr. | 15th |
| 18. | Nathan Kraisser | Campbell | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Josh Alber | Northern Iowa | Fr. | 19th |
| 20. | Dom Malone | Northwestern | Sr. | 20th |
141 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Prev |
| 1. | Dean Heil | Oklahoma State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Joey McKenna | Stanford | Fr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Kevin Jack | NC State | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Micah Jordan | Ohio State | Fr. | 4th |
| 5. | Solomon Chishko | Virginia Tech | RSFr. | 5th |
| 6. | Anthony Ashnault | Rutgers | So. | 7th |
| 7. | Matt Manley | Missouri | Jr. | 8th |
| 8. | Joey Ward | North Carolina | Jr. | 10th |
| 9. | Tommy Thorn | Minnesota | RSFr. | 9th |
| 10. | Mike Racciato | Pittsburgh | Jr. | 6th |
| 11. | Richard Durso | Franklin & Marshall | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Todd Preston | Harvard | Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Bryce Meredith | Wyoming | So. | 14th |
| 14. | Randy Cruz | Lehigh | Jr. | 16th |
| 15. | Chris Mecate | Old Dominion | Sr. | 12th |
| 16. | Jameston Oster | Northwestern | Sr. | 18th |
| 17. | Javier Gasca | Michigan State | So. | 20th |
| 18. | Zach Horan | Central Michigan | Sr. | 19th |
| 19. | Jimmy Gulibon | Penn State | Jr. | 15th |
| 20. | Anthony Abidin | Nebraska | Sr. | 17th |
149 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Prev |
| 1. | Brandon Sorensen | Iowa | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Zain Retherford | Penn State | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Lavion Mayes | Missouri | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Jake Sueflohn | Nebraska | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Jason Tsirtsis | Northwestern | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Evan Henderson | North Carolina | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Alex Richardson | Old Dominion | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Anthony Collica | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Alex Pantaleo | Michigan | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Matt Cimato | Drexel | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Geo Martinez | Boise State | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Mitch Finesilver | Duke | So. | 12th |
| 13. | B.J. Clagon | Rider | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Jake Short | Minnesota | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Andrew Crone | Wisconsin | So. | 16th |
| 16. | Matt Kraus | Arizona State | Sr. | 18th |
| 17. | Colin Heffernan | Central Michigan | So. | NR |
| 18. | C.J. Cobb | Penn | Sr. | 15th |
| 19. | Michael DePalma | Kent State | Sr. | 17th |
| 20. | Tyson Dippery | Rutgers | So. | 20th |
157 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Prev |
| 1. | Jason Nolf | Penn State | RSFr. | 1st |
| 2. | Isaiah Martinez | Illinois | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Thomas Gantt | NC State | Sr. | 4th |
| 4. | Ian Miller | Kent State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 5. | Cody Pack | South Dakota State | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Nick Brascetta | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Dylan Palacio | Cornell | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Joe Smith | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 8th |
| 9. | Richie Lewis | Rutgers | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Brian Murphy | Michigan | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Mitch Minotti | Lehigh | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | John Boyle | American U. | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Dylan Cottrell | West Virginia | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Bryce Steiert | Northern Iowa | Fr. | 15th |
| 15. | Edwin Cooper | Iowa | Sr. | 16th |
| 16. | Luke Smith | Central Michigan | Sr. | 14th |
| 17. | Austin Matthews | Edinboro | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Chad Walsh | Rider | So. | 19th |
| 19. | Markus Scheidel | Columbia | Jr. | NR |
| 20. | May Bethea | Penn | So. | 18th |
165 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Prev |
| 1. | Alex Dieringer | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Isaac Jordan | Wisconsin | Jr. | 3rd |
| 3. | Bo Jordan | Ohio State | So. | 2nd |
| 4. | Stephen Rodriguez | Illinois | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Daniel Lewis | Missouri | RSFr. | 5th |
| 6. | Max Rohskopf | NC State | Jr. | 7th |
| 7. | Anthony Perrotti | Rutgers | Sr. | 8th |
| 8. | Chad Welch | Purdue | Sr. | 6th |
| 5. | Tanner Weatherman | Iowa State | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Austin Wilson | Nebraska | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Duke Pickett | Cornell | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Ryan Preisch | Lehigh | Fr. | 12th |
| 13. | Cooper Moore | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 14th |
| 14. | Jim Wilson | Stanford | Jr. | 15th |
| 15. | John Staudenmayer | North Carolina | Sr. | 13th |
| 16. | Shakur Rasheed | Penn State | RSFr. | 17th |
| 17. | Jake Faust | Duke | So. | NR |
| 18. | Clark Glass | Oklahoma | Jr. | NR |
| 19. | Dave McFadden | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 16th |
| 20. | Seth Thomas | Oregon State | Sr. | 18th |
174 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Prev |
| 1. | Bo Nickal | Penn State | RSFr. | 1st |
| 2. | Brian Realbuto | Cornell | Jr. | 3rd |
| 3. | Ethan Ramos | North Carolina | So. | 4th |
| 4. | Zach Epperly | Virginia Tech | So. | 5th |
| 5. | Zac Brunson | Illinois | Jr. | 2nd |
| 6. | Alex Meyer | Iowa | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Cody Walters | Ohio U. | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Blaise Butler | Missouri | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Kyle Crutchmer | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Bryce Hammond | CSU Bakersfield | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Mike Ottinger | Central Michigan | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Davonte Mahomes | Michigan | RSFr. | 12th |
| 13. | Nate Jackson | Indiana | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Casey Kent | Penn | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Jon Schleifer | Princeton | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Myles Martin | Ohio State | RSFr. | 16th |
| 17. | Matt Reed | Oklahoma | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | Brian Harvey | Army | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Jadaen Bernstein | Navy | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Lelund Weatherspoon | Iowa State | Jr. | 20th |
184 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Prev |
| 1. | Gabe Dean | Cornell | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Victor Avery | Edinboro | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Nathaniel Brown | Lehigh | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Blake Stauffer | Arizona State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Timothy Dudley | Nebraska | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Zack Zavatsky | Virginia Tech | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Hayden Zillmer | North Dakota State | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Sammy Brooks | Iowa | Jr. | 9th |
| 9. | Domenic Abounader | Michigan | Jr. | 10th |
| 10. | Nolan Boyd | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 11th |
| 11. | Matt Miller | Navy | Sr. | 12th |
| 12. | Willie Miklus | Missouri | So. | 8th |
| 13. | Jack Dechow | Old Dominion | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Lorenzo Thomas | Penn | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Jeff Koepke | Illinois | Jr. | 15th |
| 16. | Matt McCutcheon | Penn State | So. | 16th |
| 17 | Pete Renda | NC State | Jr. | 18th |
| 18. | Kenny Courts | Ohio State | Sr. | 17th |
| 19. | Andrew Romanchik | Ohio U. | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Nicholas Gravina | Rutgers | So. | 20th |
197 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Prev |
| 1. | Morgan McIntosh | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | J’den Cox | Missouri | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Brett Pfarr | Minnesota | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Connor Hartmann | Duke | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Nathan Burak | Iowa | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Max Huntley | Michigan | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Aaron Studebaker | Nebraska | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Reuben Franklin | CSU Bakersfield | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Jared Haught | Virginia Tech | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Brett Harner | Princeton | Jr. | 11th |
| 11. | Mike Boykin | NC State | So. | 13th |
| 12. | Phillip Wellington | Ohio U. | Sr. | 10th |
| 13. | Jake Smith | West Virginia | Jr. | 14th |
| 14. | Zach Nye | Virginia | Sr. | 12th |
| 15. | Nate Rotert | South Dakota State | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Kyle Conel | Kent State | RSFr. | 16th |
| 17. | Parker Hines | Air Force | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | Trent Noon | Northern Colorado | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Sam Wheeler | Cleveland State | Sr. | NR |
| 20. | Anthony Abro | Eastern Michigan | Sr. | 20th |
Heavyweight
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Prev |
| 1. | Kyle Snyder | Ohio State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Nick Gwiazdowski | NC State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Adam Coon | Michigan | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Ty Walz | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Austin Marsden | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Denzel Dejournette | Appalachian State | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Max Wessell | Lehigh | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Sam Stoll | Iowa | Fr. | 8th |
| 9. | Amarveer Dhesi | Oregon State | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Michael Kroells | Minnesota | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Tanner Hall | Arizona State | Fr. | 11th |
| 12. | Billy Smith | Rutgers | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Blaize Cabell | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Joe Stolfi | Bucknell | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Nathan Butler | Stanford | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Riley Shaw | Cleveland State | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Nick Nevills | Penn State | RSFr. | NR |
| 18. | Ross Larson | Oklahoma | Jr. | 17th |
| 19. | Colin Jensen | Nebraska | Jr. | 18th |
| 20. | Jared Johnson | Chattanooga | Jr. | 19th |
