Arizona State’s Valencia takes over top spot at 174 in Jan 30 Rankings
By Mike Finn
Updated: January 30, 2017
NEWTON, Iowa — Arizona State’s Zahid Valencia has taken over the No. 1 position at 174 pounds while Penn State and Oklahoma State remain the top teams in WIN’s Jan. 30 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
Valencia, a redshirt freshman who has compiled a 27-0 record with bonus points in 19 of his victories — including eight by pin — moved into the top spot in his weight class after previously top-ranked Virginia Tech’s Zach Epperly lost in overtime to Lehigh’s Ryan Preisch last Friday. Valencia edged out Ohio State’s Bo Jordan — who is 9-0 with eight bonus-points wins, including three by fall — in this week’s rankings.
Meanwhile, both Penn State and Oklahoma State are now the only undefeated teams at 10-0 — after Ohio State lost to Iowa on Friday. The Nittany Lions are ranked No. 1 in WIN Tournament Power Index, while the Cowboys, No. 2 in the TPI, rank ahead of the Lions in WIN’s Dual Team rankings.
The two teams could meet in the upcoming NWCA National Duals Series, Feb. 19, when Oklahoma State could host Penn State in a dual meet if the Lions win the Big Ten dual season. Penn State and Ohio State, which fell behind Iowa in WIN’s Dual rankings, are scheduled to wrestle this Friday in State College, Pa.
WIN’s TPI point totals are based on how individuals of each team are projected to finish in the 2017 NCAA Championships, March 16-18, in St. Louis, with Top-8 finishers (All-Americans) given the following points: 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. 30, 2017 Tournament Power Index (TPI)
| Total | Top 8 | TPI | ||
| Rank | School | Ranked | Ranked | Points |
| 1 | Penn State | 9 | 7 | 103.5 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 8 | 86.5 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 8 | 5 | 82.5 |
| 4 | Iowa | 7 | 5 | 79.5 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 6 | 67 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 7 | 5 | 63 |
| 7 | Missouri | 6 | 4 | 62 |
| 8 | Lehigh | 8 | 3 | 40.5 |
| 9 | Illinois | 6 | 2 | 40 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 7 | 3 | 37.5 |
| 11 | Cornell | 4 | 2 | 37 |
| 12 | Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 34 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 32.5 |
| 14 | Michigan | 5 | 2 | 27.5 |
| 15 | South Dakota State | 5 | 2 | 22.5 |
| 16 | Stanford | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| 17t | Northern Iowa | 6 | 2 | 18.5 |
| 17t | NC State | 4 | 1 | 18.5 |
| 19 | North Dakota State | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 20 | Princeton | 4 | 1 | 16.5 |
| 21t | Duke | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 21t | Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 23 | Virginia | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 24 | Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 25 | Rider | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 26 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 27 | Indiana | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 28 | Edinboro | 6 | 0 | 9.5 |
| 29t | Pitt | 3 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 29t | Penn | 3 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 31 | Wyoming | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 32t | West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 32t | Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 5 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 35 | Iowa State | 3 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 36 | Bucknell | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 37t | Army | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 37t | Appalachian State | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | Drexel | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 40 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 41t | Navy | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t | Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t | Campbell U. | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t | Ohio U. | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t | Chattanooga | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 46t | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 46t | American U. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 46t | Hofstra | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 46t | Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 50t | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50t | Clarion | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 51t | CSU Bakersfield | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t | SIUE | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t | Lock Haven | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t | Northern Colorado | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t | Purdue | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t | Utah Valley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t | Gardner-Webb | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Jan. 30, 2017 Team Dual Rankings
| Rk | School | Prev | W-L |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 1st | 10-0 |
| 2 | Penn State | 2nd | 10-0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 4th | 8-2 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 3rd | 8-1 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 5th | 15-1 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 6th | 12-1 |
| 7 | Missouri | 7th | 9-3 |
| 8 | NC State | 8th | 10-1 |
| 9 | Cornell | 9th | 9-2 |
| 10 | Illinois | 12th | 6-2 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 11th | 10-3 |
| 12 | Lehigh | 10th | 8-4 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 13th | 6-2 |
| 14 | South Dakota State | 14th | 10-3 |
| 15 | Michigan | 19th | 7-4 |
| 16 | Northern Iowa | 16th | 9-2 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 17th | 8-4 |
| 18 | Central Michigan | 18th | 3-2 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 15th | 3-4 |
| 20 | North Dakota State | 21st | 10-3 |
| 21 | Stanford | 22nd | 8-2 |
| 22 | Appalachian State | 23rd | 11-2 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 24th | 7-4 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 25th | 6-5 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh | 20th | 8-4 |
WIN’s Jan. 30, 2017 NCAA Div. I Individual Rankings
125 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Thomas Gilman | (1st) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 2 | Nick Suriano | (4th) | Fr. | Penn State |
| 3 | Joey Dance | (2nd) | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
| 4 | Josh Rodriguez | (3rd) | Sr. | North Dakota State |
| 5 | Tim Lambert | (5th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 6 | Ethan Lizak | (6th) | So. | Minnesota |
| 7 | Darian Cruz | (8th) | Jr. | Lehigh |
| 8 | Jack Mueller | (7th) | Fr. | Virginia |
| 9 | Sean Russell | (9th) | So. | Edinboro |
| 10 | Josh Terao | (10th) | Jr. | American U. |
| 11 | Dylan Peters | (11th) | Sr. | Northern Iowa |
| 12 | Nick Piccininni | (13th) | RFr. | Oklahoma State |
| 13 | Conor Youtsey | (NR) | Sr. | Michigan |
| 14 | Shakur Laney | (14th) | So. | Ohio U. |
| 15 | Johnny Jimenez | (15th) | Jr. | Wisconsin |
| 16 | Nathan Kraisser | (12th) | Sr. | Campbell U. |
| 17 | Noah Gonser | (16th) | RFr. | Eastern Michigan |
| 18 | Jose Rodriguez | (17th) | RFr. | Ohio State |
| 19 | Alfredo Rodriguez | (18th) | Sr. | SIUE |
| 20 | Elijah Oliver | (19th) | So. | Indiana |
133 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Nathan Tomasello | (1st) | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 2 | Cory Clark | (2nd) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 3 | Zane Richards | (3rd) | Sr. | Illinois |
| 4 | Eric Montoya | (4th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 5 | Seth Gross | (5th) | 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 | (9th) | So. | Lehigh |
| 10 | Josh Alber | (10th) | Jr. | Northern Iowa |
| 11 | Kevin Devoy | (11th) | Sr. | Drexel |
| 12 | Connor Schram | (16th) | Jr. | Stanford |
| 13 | Earl Hall | (14th) | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 14 | John Erneste | (15th) | So. | Missouri |
| 15 | Bryan Lantry | (17th) | So. | Buffalo |
| 16 | Mitch McKee | (13th) | Fr. | Minnesota |
| 17 | Cameron Kelly | (18th) | So. | Ohio U. |
| 18 | Luke Welch | (20th) | Jr. | Purdue |
| 19 | Korbin Myers | (19th) | RFr. | Edinboro |
| 20 | Colby Smith | (NR) | Fr. | Appalachian State |
141 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Dean Heil | (1st) | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| 2 | Joey McKenna | (2nd) | So. | Stanford |
| 3 | Kevin Jack | (3rd) | Jr. | NC State |
| 4 | Matt Kolodzik | (4th) | Fr. | Princeton |
| 5 | Anthony Ashnault | (5th) | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 6 | Joseph Ward | (6th) | Sr. | North Carolina |
| 7 | George DiCamillo | (7th) | Sr. | Virginia |
| 8 | Bryce Meredith | (8th) | Jr. | Wyoming |
| 9 | Jayden Eierman | (9th) | RFr. | Missouri |
| 10 | Tyler Smith | (11th) | Jr. | Bucknell |
| 11 | Logan Everett | (12th) | Sr. | Army |
| 12 | Randy Cruz | (10th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 13 | Colton McCrystal | (13th) | Jr. | Nebraska |
| 14 | Jimmy Gulibon | (14th) | Sr. | Penn State |
| 15 | Tommy Thorn | (16th) | So. | Minnesota |
| 16 | Brock Zacherl | (17th) | So. | Clarion |
| 17 | Luke Pletcher | (19th) | Fr. | Ohio State |
| 18 | Jared Prince | (18th) | Fr. | Navy |
| 19 | Topher Carton | (15th) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 20 | Russell Rohlfing | (20th) | RFr. | CSU Bakersfield |
149 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Zain Retherford | (1st) | Jr. | Penn State |
| 2 | Lavion Mayes | (4th) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 3 | Anthony Collica | (2nd) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 4 | Brandon Sorensen | (3rd) | Jr. | Iowa |
| 5 | Micah Jordan | (5th) | So. | Ohio State |
| 6 | Solomon Chishko | (7th) | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 7 | Justin Oliver | (6th) | So. | Central Michigan |
| 8 | Max Thomsen | (8th) | RFr. | Northern Iowa |
| 9 | Joey Delgado | (10th) | Sr. | Oregon State |
| 10 | Sam Speno | (11th) | Sr. | NC State |
| 11 | Patricio Lugo | (12th) | So. | Edinboro |
| 12 | Laike Gardner | (9th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 13 | Steve Bleise | (13th) | So. | Northern Illinois |
| 14 | Matt Cimato | (14th) | Sr. | Drexel |
| 15 | Joey Galasso | (15th) | So. | Cornell |
| 16 | Davion Jeffries | (16th) | So. | Oklahoma |
| 17 | Alfred Bannister | (17th) | So. | Maryland |
| 18 | Alex Kocer | (18th) | Sr. | South Dakota State |
| 19 | Ken Theobold | (19th) | Sr. | Rutgers |
| 20 | Jordan Laster | (20th) | Sr. | Princeton |
157 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Jason Nolf | (1st) | So. | Penn State |
| 2 | Michael Kemerer | (2nd) | RFr. | Iowa |
| 3 | Tyler Berger | (3rd) | So. | Nebraska |
| 4 | Jordan Kutler | (4th) | RFr. | Lehigh |
| 5 | Joey Lavallee | (6th) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 6 | Joe Smith | (5th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 7 | Colin Heffernan | (8th) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 8 | Clay Ream | (9th) | Jr. | North Dakota State |
| 9 | Josh Shields | (7th) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 10 | Russell Parsons | (11th) | Sr. | Army |
| 11 | Clark Glass | (12th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 12 | Sal Mastriani | (17th) | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
| 13 | Kyle Langenderfer | (18th) | Jr. | Illinois |
| 14 | Archie Colgan | (13th) | Jr. | Wyoming |
| 15 | Victor Lopez | (10th) | Sr. | Bucknell |
| 16 | Brian Murphy | (16th) | Sr. | Michigan |
| 17 | Jake Short | (19th) | Jr. | Minnesota |
| 18 | Thomas Bullard | (NR) | Fr. | NC State |
| 19 | May Bethea | (20th) | Jr. | Penn |
| 20 | Andrew Atkinson | (17th) | Jr. | Virginia |
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 | (5th) | Jr. | Rider |
| 6 | Vincenzo Joseph | (6th) | RFr. | Penn State |
| 7 | Anthony Valencia | (7th) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 8 | Bryce Steiert | (8th) | So. | Northern Iowa |
| 9 | Chandler Rogers | (10th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 10 | Dylan Palacio | (9th) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 11 | Austin Matthews | (11th) | Jr. | Edinboro |
| 12 | Nick Wanzek | (12th) | Jr. | Minnesota |
| 13 | Mitch Minotti | (NR) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 14 | TeShan Campbell | (14th) | So. | Pitt |
| 15 | Dylan Cottrell | (17th) | Sr. | West Virginia |
| 16 | Jake Faust | (16th) | Jr. | Duke |
| 17 | Yoanse Mejias | (15th) | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| 18 | Branson Ashworth | (18th) | So. | Wyoming |
| 19 | Luke Zilverberg | (19th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 20 | Keilan Torres | (NR) | Jr. | Northern Colorado |
174 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Zahid Valencia | (3rd) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 2 | Bo Jordan | (2nd) | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 3 | Brian Realbuto | (4th) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 4 | Ryan Preisch | (5th) | So. | Lehigh |
| 5 | Zach Epperly | (1st) | Jr. | Virginia Tech |
| 6 | Mark Hall | (10th) | Fr. | Penn State |
| 7 | Casey Kent | (6th) | Sr. | Penn |
| 8 | Kyle Crutchmer | (7th) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 9 | Lelund Weatherspoon | (8th) | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 10 | Taylor Lujan | (9th) | RFr. | Northern Iowa |
| 11 | Ethan Ramos | (11th) | Jr. | North Carolina |
| 12 | Myles Amine | (12th) | RFr. | Michigan |
| 13 | Alex Meyer | (13th) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 14 | Zac Brunson | (14th) | Sr. | Illinois |
| 15 | David Kocer | (15th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 16 | Jadaen Bernstein | (16th) | Jr. | Navy |
| 17 | Jim Wilson | (17th) | Sr. | Stanford |
| 18 | Connor Bass | (19th) | Sr. | Duke |
| 19 | Jonathan Schleifer | (20th) | Jr. | Princeton |
| 20 | Austin Trott | (NR) | Sr. | Appalachian State |
184 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Gabe Dean | (1st) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 2 | Bo Nickal | (2nd) | So. | Penn State |
| 3 | Timothy Dudley | (3rd) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 4 | Sammy Brooks | (4th) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 5 | Nolan Boyd | (5th) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 6 | Nathan Jackson | (6th) | Sr. | Indiana |
| 7 | Zach Zavatsky | (7th) | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 8 | Jack Dechow | (8th) | Sr. | Old Dominion |
| 9 | Myles Martin | (9th) | So. | Ohio State |
| 10 | Pat Downey | (10th) | Jr. | Iowa State |
| 11 | Mike Macchiavello | (11th) | Jr. | NC State |
| 12 | Emery Parker | (12th) | So. | Illinois |
| 13 | Nicholas Gravina | (13th) | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 14 | Steven Schneider | (14th) | Jr. | Binghamton |
| 15 | Dakota Geer | (16th) | Fr. | Edinboro |
| 16 | Drew Foster | (17th) | So. | Northern Iowa |
| 17 | Bryce Carr | (15th) | Jr. | Chattanooga |
| 18 | Jordan Ellingwood | (18th) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 19 | Hunter Gamble | (20th) | Sr. | Gardner-Webb |
| 20 | Ville Heino | (NR) | Jr. | Campbell |
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 | Kollin Moore | (4th) | RFr. | Ohio State |
| 5 | Aaron Studebaker | (5th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 6 | Nate Rotert | (6th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 7 | Preston Weigel | (7th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 8 | Jake Smith | (8th) | Jr. | West Virginia |
| 9 | Brett Harner | (9th) | Sr. | Princeton |
| 10 | Matt McCutcheon | (11th) | Jr. | Penn State |
| 11 | Ryan Wolfe | (12th) | Sr. | Rider |
| 12 | Austin Severn | (NR) | Sr. | Central Michigan |
| 13 | Kevin Beazley | (13th) | Jr. | Old Dominion |
| 14 | Ricky Robertson | (14th) | Jr. | Wisconsin |
| 15 | Shawn Scott | (10th) | Sr. | Northern Illinois |
| 16 | Tom Sleigh | (17th) | Jr. | Bucknell |
| 17 | Frank Mattiace | (15th) | So. | Penn |
| 18 | James Benjamin | (16th) | Sr. | Buffalo |
| 19 | Brad Johnson | (18th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 20 | Tanner Orndorff | (20th) | RFr. | Utah Valley |
Heavyweight
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Kyle Snyder | (1st) | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 2 | Connor Medbery | (2nd) | Sr. | Wisconsin |
| 3 | Jake Kasper | (5th) | Jr. | Duke |
| 4 | Ty Walz | (3rd) | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
| 5 | Nick Nevills | (4th) | So. | Penn State |
| 6 | Austin Schafer | (6th) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 7 | Michael Kroells | (7th) | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 8 | Tanner Hall | (8th) | So. | Arizona State |
| 9 | Denzel Dejournette | (9th) | Sr. | Appalachian State |
| 10 | Nathan Butler | (10th) | Jr. | Stanford |
| 11 | Collin Jensen | (11th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 12 | Michael Hughes | (13th) | Sr. | Hofstra |
| 13 | Ryan Solomon | (14th) | Jr. | Pitt |
| 14 | Jared Johnson | (12th) | Sr. | Chattanooga |
| 15 | Brooks Black | (NR) | Jr. | Illinois |
| 16 | Doug Vollaro | (16th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 17 | Thomas Haines | (NR) | So. | Lock Haven |
| 18 | Ross Larson | (18th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 19 | Gage Hutchison | (20th) | Jr. | Eastern Michigan |
| 20 | Billy Miller | (15th) | So. | Edinboro |
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