Tomasello takes over top spot at 133 in WIN’s Jan 16 rankings
By Mike Finn
Updated: January 16, 2017
NEWTON, Iowa — Coming off a 24-11 victory over Iowa on Sunday, Oklahoma State remained No. 1 in WIN’s Jan 16 Dual Team rankings and increased its lead in WIN’s Tournament Power Index, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
Making the biggest individual jumps for Oklahoma State, which features 10 ranked wrestlers and eight in the Top 8 of their weight classes, were Kaid Brock (133 pounds) and Anthony Collica (149) who upset a pair of 2016 NCAA finalists and higher-ranked Hawkeyes, Cory Clark and Brandon Sorensen, respectively, in overtime last weekend in Stillwater.
Brock’s victory also moved Ohio State’s Nathan Tomasello to No. 1 in the 133-pound weight class, which marked the first time there was a change among the nation’s top-ranked wrestlers in this year’s WIN rankings.
Overall, the Cowboys (6-0) earned 104.5 points in this week’s TPI and remained ahead of defending national champion Penn State (7-0) in the dual rankings and TPI with 95.5 points.
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.
The Nittany Lions, with nine ranked wrestlers and six in the Top 8, will travel to Iowa City this Friday to take on No. 3 Iowa, which has eight ranked wrestlers and six in the Top 8 and 84 points.
Just behind the Hawkeyes is No. 4 Ohio State with eight ranked wrestlers, five in the Top 8 with 80 points. The Buckeyes’ only dual this week is against Maryland on Sunday, Jan. 22.
WIN’s Jan. 16, 2017 Tournament Power Index (TPI)
| Total | Top 8 | TPI | ||
| Rk | College | Ranked | Ranked | Points |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 8 | 104.5 |
| 2 | Penn State | 9 | 6 | 95.5 |
| 3 | Iowa | 8 | 6 | 84 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 8 | 5 | 80 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 6 | 77 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 7 | 5 | 62 |
| 7 | Missouri | 6 | 4 | 57.5 |
| 8 | Cornell | 6 | 2 | 38 |
| 9 | Arizona State | 5 | 4 | 36.5 |
| 10 | Lehigh | 8 | 3 | 35.5 |
| 11 | Illinois | 4 | 2 | 34 |
| 12t | Minnesota | 7 | 2 | 32.5 |
| 12t | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 32.5 |
| 14 | Michigan | 4 | 2 | 26.5 |
| 15 | Northern Iowa | 6 | 3 | 21.5 |
| 16 | Stanford | 5 | 1 | 21 |
| 17t | South Dakota State | 6 | 2 | 20.5 |
| 17t | NC State | 5 | 1 | 20.5 |
| 19 | Princeton | 4 | 1 | 16.5 |
| 20t | North Dakota State | 1 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 20t | Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | 15.5 |
| 20t | Rutgers | 6 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 23 | Virginia | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 25t | Rider | 2 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 25t | Duke | 3 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 27 | Indiana | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 28 | Penn | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 29 | Pitt | 3 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 30t | Edinboro | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 30t | Wyoming | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 32t | Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 32t | West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 34t | Iowa State | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 34t | Bucknell | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 34t | Oklahoma | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 37t | Army | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 37t | Chattanooga | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 37t | Drexel | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 37t | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 41t | Navy | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t | Ohio U. | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t | CSU Bakersfield | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 45t | Campbell U. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 45t | Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 45t | Appalachian State | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 45t | American U. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 45t | Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 50t | Gardner-Webb | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50t | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50t | Hofstra | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50t | SIU-Edwardsville | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 54t | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 54t | Clarion | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 54t | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 54t | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Jan. 16, 2017 Team Dual Rankings
| Rk | School | Prev | W-L |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 1st | 6-0 |
| 2 | Penn State | 2nd | 7-0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 3rd | 7-1 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 4th | 7-0 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 5th | 11-1 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 6th | 9-1 |
| 7 | Missouri | 7th | 8-2 |
| 8 | NC State | 9th | 8-1 |
| 9 | Cornell | 8th | 5-2 |
| 10 | Lehigh | 10th | 7-1 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 11th | 7-2 |
| 12 | Illinois | 12th | 2-2 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 13th | 4-1 |
| 14 | South Dakota State | 17th | 8-2 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 16th | 3-3 |
| 16 | Northern Iowa | 21st | 5-2 |
| 17 | Central Michigan | 14th | 2-1 |
| 18 | Michigan | 15th | 4-3 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 20th | 7-2 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 22nd | 5-4 |
| 21 | North Dakota State | NR | 10-3 |
| 22 | Arizona State | 19th | 6-2 |
| 23 | Appalachian State | 23rd | 9-2 |
| 24 | Stanford | 18th | 5-2 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 25th | 4-3 |
WIN’s Jan. 16, 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 | (4th) | Fr. | Penn State |
| 5 | Tim Lambert | (5th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 6 | Ethan Lizak | (6th) | So. | Minnesota |
| 7 | Jack Mueller | (7th) | Fr. | Virginia |
| 8 | Darian Cruz | (8th) | Jr. | Lehigh |
| 9 | Sean Russell | (9th) | So. | Edinboro |
| 10 | Josh Terao | (10th) | Jr. | American U. |
| 11 | Dylan Peters | (11th) | Sr. | Northern Iowa |
| 12 | Nathan Kraisser | (13th) | Sr. | Campbell U. |
| 13 | Nick Piccininni | (14th) | RFr. | Oklahoma State |
| 14 | Alfredo Rodriguez | (15th) | Sr. | SIUE |
| 15 | Shakur Laney | (16th) | So. | Ohio U. |
| 16 | Johnny Jimenez | (17th) | Jr. | Wisconsin |
| 17 | Noah Gonser | (19th) | RFr. | Eastern Michigan |
| 18 | Jose Rodriguez | (12th) | RFr. | Ohio State |
| 19 | Elijah Oliver | (20th) | So. | Indiana |
| 20 | Gabe Townsell | (18th) | Fr. | Stanford |
133 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Nathan Tomasello | (2nd) | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 2 | Kaid Brock | (6th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 3 | Cory Clark | (1st) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 4 | Eric Montoya | (3rd) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 5 | Zane Richards | (4th) | Sr. | Illinois |
| 6 | Seth Gross | (5th) | So. | South Dakota 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 | Jamal Morris | (12th) | So. | NC State |
| 13 | Mitch McKee | (13th) | Fr. | Minnesota |
| 14 | Earl Hall | (14th) | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 15 | John Erneste | (NR) | So. | Missouri |
| 16 | Connor Schram | (15th) | Jr. | Stanford |
| 17 | Bryan Lantry | (18th) | So. | Buffalo |
| 18 | Cameron Kelly | (19th) | So. | Ohio U. |
| 19 | Scott DelVecchio | (20th) | Jr | Rutgers |
| 20 | Mark Grey | (16th) | Sr. | Cornell |
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 | Jaydin Eierman | (10th) | RFr. | Missouri |
| 10 | Randy Cruz | (9th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 11 | Tyler Smith | (11th) | Jr. | Bucknell |
| 12 | Logan Everett | (12th) | Sr. | Army |
| 13 | Colton McCrystal | (13th) | Jr. | Nebraska |
| 14 | Topher Carton | (14th) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 15 | Jimmy Gulibon | (15th) | Sr. | Penn State |
| 16 | Tommy Thorn | (16th) | So. | Minnesota |
| 17 | Brock Zacherl | (17th) | So. | Clarion |
| 18 | Jared Prince | (NR) | Fr. | Navy |
| 19 | Luke Pletcher | (19th) | Fr. | Ohio State |
| 20 | Russell Rohlfing | (18th) | RFr. | CSU Bakersfield |
149 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Zain Retherford | (1st) | Jr. | Penn State |
| 2 | Anthony Collica | (3rd) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 3 | Brandon Sorensen | (2nd) | Jr. | Iowa |
| 4 | Lavion Mayes | (4th) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 5 | Micah Jordan | (5th) | So. | Ohio State |
| 6 | Justin Oliver | (6th) | So. | Central Michigan |
| 7 | Solomon Chishko | (7th) | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 8 | Max Thomsen | (8th) | RFr. | Northern Iowa |
| 9 | Laike Gardner | (10th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 10 | Joey Delgado | (11th) | Sr. | Oregon State |
| 11 | Sam Speno | (13th) | Sr. | NC State |
| 12 | Patricio Lugo | (9th) | So. | Edinboro |
| 13 | Steve Bleise | (14th) | So. | Northern Illinois |
| 14 | Matt Cimato | (15th) | Sr. | Drexel |
| 15 | Joey Galasso | (16th) | So. | Cornell |
| 16 | Davion Jeffries | (12th) | So. | Oklahoma |
| 17 | Alfred Bannister | (17th) | So. | Maryland |
| 18 | Alex Kocer | (NR) | Sr. | South Dakota State |
| 19 | Anthony Giraldo | (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 | (4th) | RFr. | Iowa |
| 3 | Tyler Berger | (5th) | So. | Nebraska |
| 4 | Jordan Kutler | (6th) | RFr. | Lehigh |
| 5 | Joe Smith | (3rd) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 6 | Joey Lavallee | (7th) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 7 | Josh Shields | (9th) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 8 | Colin Heffernan | (11th) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 9 | Brian Murphy | (12th) | Sr. | Michigan |
| 10 | Andrew Atkinson | (8th) | Jr. | Virginia |
| 11 | Clay Ream | (NR) | Jr. | North Dakota State |
| 12 | Trevor Lopez | (13th) | Sr. | Bucknell |
| 13 | Colin Holler | (14th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 14 | Russell Parsons | (15th) | Sr. | Army |
| 15 | Clark Glass | (NR) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 16 | Archie Colgan | (16th) | Jr. | Wyoming |
| 17 | John Van Brill | (17th) | So. | Rutgers |
| 18 | Sal Mastriani | (NR) | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
| 19 | Jake Short | (10th) | Jr. | Minnesota |
| 20 | May Bethea | (NR) | Jr. | Penn |
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 | Dylan Palacio | (2nd/157) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 10 | Chandler Rogers | (11th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 11 | Dylan Cottrell | (9th) | Sr. | West Virginia |
| 12 | Austin Matthews | (13th) | Jr. | Edinboro |
| 13 | Mitch Minotti | (12th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 14 | Nick Wanzek | (15th) | Jr. | Minnesota |
| 15 | TeShan Campbell | (16th) | So. | Pitt |
| 16 | Jake Faust | (10th) | Jr. | Duke |
| 17 | Branson Ashworth | (14th) | So. | Wyoming |
| 18 | Luke Zilverberg | (NR) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 19 | Yoanse Mejias | (NR) | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| 20 | Drew Hughes | (19th) | Fr. | Michigan State |
174 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Zach Epperly | (1st) | Jr. | Virginia Tech |
| 2 | Bo Jordan | (2nd) | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 3 | Zahid Valencia | (3rd) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 4 | Brian Realbuto | (4th) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 5 | Kyle Crutchmer | (5th) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 6 | Ryan Preisch | (6th) | So. | Lehigh |
| 7 | Casey Kent | (8th) | Sr. | Penn |
| 8 | Taylor Lujan | (9th) | RFr. | Northern Iowa |
| 9 | Zac Brunson | (10th) | Sr. | Illinois |
| 10 | Myles Amine | (11th) | RFr. | Michigan |
| 11 | Ethan Ramos | (15th) | Jr. | North Carolina |
| 12 | Geno Morelli | (12th) | Sr. | Penn State |
| 13 | Lelund Weatherspoon | (7th) | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 14 | Alex Meyer | (13th) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 15 | Jadaen Bernstein | (14th) | Jr. | Navy |
| 16 | David Kocer | (19th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 17 | Jim Wilson | (NR) | Sr. | Stanford |
| 18 | Connor Bass | (20th) | Sr. | Duke |
| 19 | Jonathan Schleifer | (16th) | Jr. | Princeton |
| 20 | Jordan Pagano | (18th) | So. | Rutgers |
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 | (5th) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 5 | Nolan Boyd | (4th) | 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 | Bryce Carr | (15th) | Jr. | Chattanooga |
| 16 | Hunter Gamble | (16th) | Sr. | Gardner-Webb |
| 17 | Dakota Geer | (17th) | Fr. | Edinboro |
| 18 | Drew Foster | (19th) | So. | Northern Iowa |
| 19 | Jordan Ellingwood | (18th) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 20 | Chip Ness | (20th) | 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 | (4th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 5 | Kollin Moore | (5th) | RFr. | Ohio State |
| 6 | Aaron Studebaker | (6th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 7 | Nate Rotert | (7th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 8 | Jake Smith | (8th) | Jr. | West Virginia |
| 9 | Brett Harner | (10th) | Sr. | Princeton |
| 10 | Shawn Scott | (11th) | Sr. | Northern Illinois |
| 11 | Kevin Beazley | (9th) | Jr. | Old Dominion |
| 12 | Matt McCutcheon | (12th) | Jr. | Penn State |
| 13 | Ryan Wolfe | (13th) | Sr. | Rider |
| 14 | Ricky Robertson | (14th) | Jr. | Wisconsin |
| 15 | Frank Mattiace | (15th) | So. | Penn |
| 16 | Matt Williams | (16th) | Jr. | CSU Bakersfield |
| 17 | Tom Sleigh | (17th) | Jr. | Bucknell |
| 18 | James Benjamin | (18th) | Sr. | Buffalo |
| 19 | Owen Scott | (19th) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 20 | Jake Berkowitz | (20th) | 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 | (5th) | So. | Arizona State |
| 6 | Jake Kasper | (6th) | Jr. | Duke |
| 7 | Austin Schafer | (8th) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 8 | Sam Stoll | (7th) | So. | Iowa |
| 9 | Michael Kroells | (9th) | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 10 | Collin Jensen | (10th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 11 | Denzel Dejournette | (13th) | Sr. | Appalachian State |
| 12 | Jared Johnson | (14th) | Sr. | Chattanooga |
| 13 | Michael Hughes | (12th) | Sr. | Hofstra |
| 14 | Nathan Butler | (11th) | Jr. | Stanford |
| 15 | Ryan Solomon | (15th) | Jr. | Pitt |
| 16 | Gage Hutchison | (16th) | Jr. | Eastern Michigan |
| 17 | Billy Miller | (NR) | So. | Edinboro |
| 18 | Doug Vollaro | (18th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 19 | Michael Boykin | (19th) | Jr. | NC State |
| 20 | Ross Larson | (20th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
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