Southern Scuffle champ Okie State remain No. 1 in WIN’s Jan. 3 ranks
By Mike Finn
Updated: January 3, 2017
NEWTON, Iowa — Following an impressive team championship at the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1-2 in Chattanooga, Tenn., where Oklahoma State set a record for points and saw four Cowboys claim individual championships, OSU retained its No. 1 spot in WIN’s Jan. 3, 2017 Tournament Power Index, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
The Cowboys (5-0), who are also ranked No. 1 in WIN Dual Team rankings, feature eight wrestlers who are listed among the Top 8 in their weights, which would also earn them All-American honors this March at the 2017 NCAA Championships in St. Louis. Oklahoma State leads the field in WIN’s weekly rankings with 100 TPI points.
Just behind OSU in both the dual rankings and TPI are No. 2 and defending NCAA champ Penn State (4-0 and 89 TPI points) and No. 3 Iowa (5-0, 88), which is also coming off a team championship at the Midlands, Dec. 29-30, in Evanston, Ill.
WIN’s TPI point totals are broken down by the following individual rankings: 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 Jan. 3, 2017 Team Dual Rankings
| Rk | School | Prev | W-L |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 1st | 5-0 |
| 2 | Penn State | 2nd | 4-0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 3rd | 5-0 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 4th | 4-0 |
| 5 | Missouri | 5th | 3-1 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 6th | 4-1 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 7th | 7-0 |
| 8 | Cornell | 8th | 3-1 |
| 9 | NC State | 9th | 3-0 |
| 10 | Lehigh | 10th | 5-1 |
| 11 | Illinois | 11th | 1-0 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 12th | 6-1 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 13th | 3-1 |
| 14 | Central Michigan | 14th | 1-0 |
| 15 | Michigan | 15th | 3-1 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 16th | 3-0 |
| 17 | South Dakota State | 17th | 3-2 |
| 18 | Stanford | 18th | 2-1 |
| 19 | Arizona State | 19th | 1-1 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | 20th | 4-2 |
| 21 | Northern Iowa | 21st | 3-2 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 22nd | 1-2 |
| 23 | Appalachian State | 23rd | 5-1 |
| 24 | Wyoming | 24th | 1-1 |
| 25 | Virginia | 25th | 4-2 |
WIN’s Jan. 3, 2017 NCAA Division I Tournament Power Index
| Rank | College | Top 8 | TPI |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 100 |
| 2 | Penn State | 6 | 89 |
| 3 | Iowa | 6 | 88 |
| 4t | Ohio State | 5 | 76 |
| 4t | Virginia Tech | 6 | 76 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 5 | 62 |
| 7 | Missouri | 4 | 55 |
| 8 | Cornell | 3 | 52 |
| 9 | Illinois | 2 | 37 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 2 | 33.5 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 2 | 32.5 |
| 12 | Arizona State | 3 | 31 |
| 13 | Lehigh | 3 | 28.5 |
| 14 | Michigan | 2 | 27 |
| 15 | Stanford | 1 | 22.5 |
| 16 | NC State | 1 | 20 |
| 17 | South Dakota State | 2 | 19 |
| 18 | Virginia | 3 | 18.5 |
| 19 | Princeton | 1 | 17 |
| 20 | Rutgers | 1 | 16.5 |
| 21t | North Dakota State | 1 | 14.5 |
| 21t | Northern Iowa | 1 | 14.5 |
| 21t | West Virginia | 2 | 14.5 |
| 24t | Central Michigan | 1 | 12 |
| 24t | Duke | 1 | 12 |
| 26t | North Carolina | 1 | 11.5 |
| 26t | Rider | 1 | 11.5 |
| 28 | Indiana | 1 | 11 |
| 29t | Penn | 1 | 10.5 |
| 29t | Wyoming | 1 | 10.5 |
| 31 | Iowa State | 1 | 10 |
| 32 | Old Dominion | 1 | 8.5 |
| 33 | Pitt | 1 | 8 |
| 34 | Edinboro | 0 | 6.5 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | 0 | 5.5 |
| 36 | Bucknell | 0 | 4.5 |
| 37t | Army | 0 | 3.5 |
| 37t | Northern Illinois | 0 | 3.5 |
| 39t | Chattanooga | 0 | 3 |
| 39t | Drexel | 0 | 3 |
| 41t | CSU Bakersfield | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t | Michigan State | 0 | 2.5 |
| 44t | American U. | 0 | 2 |
| 44t | Buffalo | 0 | 2 |
| 44t | Hofstra | 0 | 2 |
| 44t | Maryland | 0 | 2 |
| 44t | Ohio U. | 0 | 2 |
| 44t | Oregon State | 0 | 2 |
| 50t | Appalachian State | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50t | Binghamton | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50t | Campbell U. | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50t | Gardner-Webb | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50t | Navy | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50t | SIUE | 0 | 1.5 |
| 56t | Clarion | 0 | 1 |
| 56t | Northwestern | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Jan. 3, 2017 NCAA Div. I Individual Rankings
125 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Thomas Gilman | (1st) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 2 | Joey Dance | (2nd) | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
| 3 | Josh Rodriguez | (3rd) | Sr. | North Dakota State |
| 4 | Nick Suriano | (5th) | Fr. | Penn State |
| 5 | Tim Lambert | (8th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 6 | Ethan Lizak | (11th) | So. | Minnesota |
| 7 | Jack Mueller | (14th) | Fr. | Virginia |
| 8 | Darian Cruz | (6th) | Jr. | Lehigh |
| 9 | Jose Rodriguez | (9th) | RFr. | Ohio State |
| 10 | Sean Russell | (10th) | So. | Edinboro |
| 11 | Josh Terao | (19th) | Jr. | American U. |
| 12 | Dylan Peters | (4th) | Sr. | Northern Iowa |
| 13 | Nathan Kraisser | (13th) | Sr. | Campbell U. |
| 14 | Nick Piccininni | (12th) | RFr. | Oklahoma State |
| 15 | Barlow McGhee | (7th) | Jr. | Missouri |
| 16 | Alfredo Rodriguez | (15th) | Sr. | SIUE |
| 17 | Noah Gonser | (16th) | RFr. | Eastern Michigan |
| 18 | Gabe Townsell | (NR) | Fr. | Stanford |
| 19 | Shakur Laney | (NR) | So. | Ohio U. |
| 20 | Elijah Oliver | (20th) | So. | Indiana |
133 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Cory Clark | (1st) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 2 | Nathan Tomasello | (3rd) | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 3 | Eric Montoya | (5th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 4 | Zane Richards | (2nd) | Sr. | Illinois |
| 5 | Seth Gross | (4th) | So. | South Dakota State |
| 6 | Kaid Brock | (6th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 7 | Steven Micic | (7th) | Fr. | Michigan |
| 8 | Dom Forys | (8th) | Jr. | Pitt |
| 9 | Scott Parker | (11th) | So. | Lehigh |
| 10 | Josh Alber | (14th) | Jr. | Northern Iowa |
| 11 | Kevin Devoy | (13th) | Sr. | Drexel |
| 12 | Jamal Morris | (NR) | So. | NC State |
| 13 | Mitch McKee | (18th) | Fr. | Minnesota |
| 14 | Earl Hall | (9th) | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 15 | Connor Schram | (20th) | Jr. | Stanford |
| 16 | Mark Grey | (16th) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 17 | Tyler Goodwin | (17th) | Jr. | Maryland |
| 18 | Cameron Kelly | (19th) | So. | Ohio U. |
| 19 | Tyson Dippery | (12th) | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 20 | Bryan Lantry | (NR) | So. | Buffalo |
141 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Dean Heil | (1st) | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| 2 | Joey McKenna | (2nd) | So. | Stanford |
| 3 | Kevin Jack | (5th) | Jr. | NC State |
| 4 | Matt Kolodzik | (3rd) | Fr. | Princeton |
| 5 | Anthony Ashnault | (6th) | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 6 | Joseph Ward | (7th) | Sr. | North Carolina |
| 7 | George DiCamillo | (10th) | Sr. | Virginia |
| 8 | Bryce Meredith | (8th) | Jr. | Wyoming |
| 9 | Randy Cruz | (4th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 10 | Jaydin Eierman | (10th/133) | RFr. | Missouri |
| 11 | Tyler Smith | (12th) | Jr. | Bucknell |
| 12 | Logan Everett | (13th) | Sr. | Army |
| 13 | Colton McCrystal | (11th) | Jr. | Nebraska |
| 14 | Tommy Thorn | (NR) | So. | Minnesota |
| 15 | Cole Martin | (14th) | RFr. | Wisconsin |
| 16 | Javier Gasca III | (16th) | Jr. | Michigan State |
| 17 | Brock Zacherl | (17th) | So. | Clarion |
| 18 | Russell Rohlfing | (18th) | RFr. | CSU Bakersfield |
| 19 | Topher Carton | (NR) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 20 | Sal Profaci | (19th) | RFr. | Michigan |
149 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Zain Retherford | (1st) | Jr. | Penn State |
| 2 | Brandon Sorensen | (2nd) | Jr. | Iowa |
| 3 | Anthony Collica | (3rd) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 4 | Lavion Mayes | (4th) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 5 | Micah Jordan | (5th) | So. | Ohio State |
| 6 | Justin Oliver | (6th) | So. | Central Michigan |
| 7 | Solomon Chishko | (9th) | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 8 | Max Thomsen | (15th) | RFr. | Northern Iowa |
| 9 | Patricio Lugo | (7th) | So. | Edinboro |
| 10 | Laike Gardner | (8th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 11 | Cole Mendenhall | (10th) | Sr. | Wyoming |
| 12 | Joey Delgado | (13th) | Sr. | Oregon State |
| 13 | Davion Jeffries | (20th) | So. | Oklahoma |
| 14 | Sam Speno | (11th) | Sr. | NC State |
| 15 | Ken Theobold | (14th) | Sr. | Rutgers |
| 16 | Steve Bleise | (16th) | So. | Northern Illinois |
| 17 | Matt Cimato | (19th) | Sr. | Drexel |
| 18 | Joey Galasso | (NR) | So. | Cornell |
| 19 | Alfred Bannister | (12th) | So. | Maryland |
| 20 | Jordan Laster | (18th) | Sr. | Princeton |
157 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Jason Nolf | (1st) | So. | Penn State |
| 2 | Dylan Palacio | (2nd) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 3 | Joe Smith | (3rd) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 4 | Michael Kemerer | (7th) | RFr. | Iowa |
| 5 | Tyler Berger | (5th) | So. | Nebraska |
| 6 | Jordan Kutler | (10th) | RFr. | Lehigh |
| 7 | Joey Lavallee | (4th) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 8 | Andrew Atkinson | (11th) | Jr. | Virginia |
| 9 | Jake Short | (9th) | Jr. | Minnesota |
| 10 | Josh Shields | (15th) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 11 | Colin Heffernan | (6th) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 12 | Brian Murphy | (12th) | Sr. | Michigan |
| 13 | Trevor Lopez | (14th) | Sr. | Bucknell |
| 14 | Colin Holler | (16th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 15 | Archie Colgan | (19th) | Jr. | Wyoming |
| 16 | Russell Parsons | (17th) | Sr. | Army |
| 17 | John Van Brill | (NR) | So. | Rutgers |
| 18 | DaWaylon Barnes | (18th) | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| 19 | Paul Fox | (NR) | So. | Stanford |
| 20 | Clay Ream | (8th) | Jr. | North Dakota State |
165 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Isaiah Martinez | (1st) | Jr. | Illinois |
| 2 | Logan Massa | (2nd) | Fr. | Michigan |
| 3 | Isaac Jordan | (3rd) | Sr. | Wisconsin |
| 4 | Daniel Lewis | (4th) | So. | Missouri |
| 5 | Chad Walsh | (8th) | Jr. | Rider |
| 6 | Dylan Cottrell | (6th) | Sr. | West Virginia |
| 7 | Vincenzo Joseph | (7th) | RFr. | Penn State |
| 8 | Anthony Valencia | (13th) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 9 | Bryce Steiert | (11th) | So. | Northern Iowa |
| 10 | Jake Faust | (10th) | Jr. | Duke |
| 11 | Chandler Rogers | (14th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 12 | Clark Glass | (9th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 13 | Mitch Minotti | (5th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 14 | Austin Matthews | (12th) | Jr. | Edinboro |
| 15 | Branson Ashworth | (15th) | So. | Wyoming |
| 16 | Nick Wanzek | (12th/174) | Jr. | Minnesota |
| 17 | Drew Hughes | (20th) | Fr. | Michigan State |
| 18 | TeShan Campbell | (17th) | So. | Pitt |
| 19 | Seldon Wright | (NR) | So. | Old Dominion |
| 20 | Keaton Subjeck | (18th) | Jr. | Stanford |
174 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Zach Epperly | (1st) | Jr. | Virginia Tech |
| 2 | Bo Jordan | (2nd) | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 3 | Zahid Valencia | (4th) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 4 | Brian Realbuto | (5th) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 5 | Kyle Crutchmer | (6th) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 6 | Casey Kent | (3rd) | Sr. | Penn |
| 7 | Lelund Weatherspoon | (10th) | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 8 | Ryan Preisch | (17th) | So. | Lehigh |
| 9 | Taylor Lujan | (9th) | RFr. | Northern Iowa |
| 10 | Zac Brunson | (13th) | Sr. | Illinois |
| 11 | Alex Meyer | (7th) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 12 | Geno Morelli | (11th) | Sr. | Penn State |
| 13 | Myles Amine | (14th) | RFr. | Michigan |
| 14 | Jadaen Bernstein | (NR) | Jr. | Navy |
| 15 | Ethan Ramos | (8th) | Jr. | North Carolina |
| 16 | Jonathan Schleifer | (19th) | Jr. | Princeton |
| 17 | Devin Skatzka | (NR) | RFr. | Indiana |
| 18 | Jordan Pagano | (NR) | So. | Rutgers |
| 19 | David Kocer | (18th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 20 | Connor Bass | (NR) | Sr. | Duke |
184 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Gabe Dean | (1st) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 2 | Timothy Dudley | (2nd) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 3 | Bo Nickal | (3rd) | So. | Penn State |
| 4 | Nolan Boyd | (5th) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 5 | Sammy Brooks | (6th) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 6 | Nathan Jackson | (8th) | Sr. | Indiana |
| 7 | Zach Zavatsky | (7th) | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 8 | Jack Dechow | (13th) | Sr. | Old Dominion |
| 9 | Myles Martin | (4th) | So. | Ohio State |
| 10 | Pat Downey | (9th) | Jr. | Iowa State |
| 11 | Nicholas Gravina | (11th) | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 12 | Mike Macchiavello | (14th) | Jr. | NC State |
| 13 | Emery Parker | (15th) | So. | Illinois |
| 14 | Steven Schneider | (16th) | Jr. | Binghamton |
| 15 | Bryce Carr | (18th) | Jr. | Chattanooga |
| 16 | Hunter Gamble | (17th) | Sr. | Gardner-Webb |
| 17 | Dakota Geer | (20th) | Fr. | Edinboro |
| 18 | Jordan Ellingwood | (12th) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 19 | Drew Foster | (19th) | So. | Northern Iowa |
| 20 | Chip Ness | (NR) | Jr. | North Carolina |
197 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | J’den Cox | (1st) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 2 | Brett Pfarr | (2nd) | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 3 | Jared Haught | (3rd) | Jr. | Virginia Tech |
| 4 | Preston Weigel | (5th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 5 | Kollin Moore | (6th) | RFr. | Ohio State |
| 6 | Aaron Studebaker | (9th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 7 | Nate Rotert | (4th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 8 | Jake Smith | (7th) | Jr. | West Virginia |
| 9 | Kevin Beazley | (8th) | Jr. | Old Dominion |
| 10 | Brett Harner | (10th) | Sr. | Princeton |
| 11 | Shawn Scott | (11th) | Sr. | Northern Illinois |
| 12 | Matt McCutcheon | (12th) | Jr. | Penn State |
| 13 | Ryan Wolfe | (13th) | Sr. | Rider |
| 14 | Ricky Robertson | (14th) | Jr. | Wisconsin |
| 15 | Frank Mattiace | (16th) | So. | Penn |
| 16 | Matt Williams | (20th) | Jr. | CSU Bakersfield |
| 17 | Tom Sleigh | (19th) | Jr. | Bucknell |
| 18 | James Benjamin | (NR) | Sr. | Buffalo |
| 19 | Owen Scott | (NR) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 20 | Jake Berkowitz | (NR) | Sr. | Northwestern |
Heavyweight
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Kyle Snyder | (1st) | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 2 | Connor Medbery | (2nd) | Sr. | Wisconsin |
| 3 | Ty Walz | (3rd) | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
| 4 | Nick Nevills | (4th) | So. | Penn State |
| 5 | Tanner Hall | (7th) | So. | Arizona State |
| 6 | Jake Kasper | (NR) | Jr. | Duke |
| 7 | Sam Stoll | (5th) | So. | Iowa |
| 8 | Austin Schafer | (9th) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 9 | Michael Kroells | (6th) | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 10 | Collin Jensen | (10th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 11 | Nathan Butler | (11th) | Jr. | Stanford |
| 12 | Michael Hughes | (NR) | Sr. | Hofstra |
| 13 | Denzel Dejournette | (8th) | Sr. | Appalachian State |
| 14 | Jared Johnson | (14th) | Sr. | Chattanooga |
| 15 | Ryan Solomon | (15th) | Jr. | Pitt |
| 16 | Gage Hutchison | (NR) | Jr. | Eastern Michigan |
| 17 | Brooks Black | (12th) | Jr. | Illinois |
| 18 | Doug Vollaro | (13th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 19 | Michael Boykin | (NR) | Jr. | NC State |
| 20 | Ross Larson | (19th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
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