WIN’s Feb 13 Ranks Preview NWCA Nationals Championship Series
By Mike Finn
Updated: February 13, 2017
NEWTON, Iowa — The National Wrestling Coaches Association National Duals Championship Series is set for this weekend with Penn State and Oklahoma State — both undefeated and ranked No. 1 and 2, respectively, in WIN’s Feb. 13 rankings — set to meet this Sunday, Feb. 19, at 4 p.m., in Stillwater, Okla.
The rest of the match-ups in this year’s NWCA National Duals — which features the top eight Big Ten Conference teams traveling to highly-ranked non-Big Ten schools — are as follows with this week’s WIN dual rankings:
Friday, February 17
#11 Rutgers at #12 Lehigh, 7 p.m.
#16 Michigan at #7 NC State, 7 p.m.
Purdue at #14 South Dakota State, 8 p.m.
Saturday, February 18
#3 Iowa at Edinboro, 7 p.m.
Sunday, February 19
#4 Ohio State at #8 Cornell, 1 p.m.
#2 Penn State at #1 Oklahoma State, 4 p.m.
Indiana at #20 Appalachian State, 3 p.m.
#6 Nebraska at #5 Virginia Tech, 7 p.m.
In WIN’s Feb. 13 Tournament Power Index, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic, which predicts how teams will finish in this year’s NCAA Division I Championships, held March 16-18 in St. Louis, defending champion Penn State was ranked No. 1 with 103.5 TPI points, compared to 86.5 TPI points by Oklahoma State. Just behind the Cowboys are Ohio State (82.5) and Iowa (79.5).
The following is a closer look between the match-up between Penn State and Oklahoma State and where each school’s wrestler (per weight) is ranked. PSU’s starter at 133 pounds could be unranked George Carpenter or Triston Law.
| Penn State | Weight | Oklahoma State |
| #2 Nick Suriano | 125 pounds | #11 Nick Piccininni |
| 133 pounds | #5 Kaid Brock | |
| #13 Jimmy Gulibon | 141 pounds | #1 Dean Heil |
| #1 Zain Retherford | 149 pounds | #2 Anthony Collica |
| #1 Jason Nolf | 157 pounds | #6 Joe Smith |
| #4 Vincenzo Joseph | 165 pounds | #9 Chandler Rogers |
| #6 Mark Hall | 174 pounds | #8 Kyle Crutchmer |
| #2 Bo Nickal | 184 pounds | #4 Nolan Boyd |
| #9 Matt McCutcheon | 197 pounds | #8 Preston Weigel |
| #5 Nick Nevills | Heavyweight | #6 Austin Schafer |
WIN’s TPI point totals are based on how individuals will also place in this year’s NCAAs: 1st – 20 (16 All-American 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 Feb. 13, 2017 Team Dual Rankings
| Rk | School | Prev | W-L |
| 1 | Penn State | 1st | 13-0 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 2nd | 14-0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 3rd | 12-2 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 4th | 11-2 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 5th | 17-1 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 6th | 12-3 |
| 7 | NC State | 8th | 12-2 |
| 8 | Cornell | 9th | 12-2 |
| 9 | Illinois | 10th | 9-3 |
| 10 | Missouri | 7th | 10-4 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 11th | 12-4 |
| 12 | Lehigh | 12th | 9-4 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 13th | 6-5 |
| 14 | South Dakota State | 14th | 13-4 |
| 15 | Northern Iowa | 18th | 11-3 |
| 16 | Central Michigan | 16th | 9-2 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 15th | 10-6 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 19th | 5-5 |
| 19 | Michigan | 17th | 8-6 |
| 20 | Appalachian State | 20th | 13-2 |
| 21 | Arizona State | 21st | 10-4 |
| 22 | Stanford | 22nd | 10-3 |
| 23 | North Dakota State | 23rd | 14-4 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 25th | 8-6 |
| 25 | Pitt | NR | 10-5 |
WIN’s Feb. 13, 2017 Tournament Power Index
Total Top 8 TPI
| Rk. | College | Ranked | Ranked | Points |
| 1 | Penn State | 9 | 7 | 103.5 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 8 | 86.5 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 8 | 6 | 82.5 |
| 4 | Iowa | 8 | 5 | 79.5 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 7 | 5 | 67 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 5 | 63 |
| 7 | Missouri | 6 | 4 | 62 |
| 8 | Lehigh | 8 | 3 | 40.5 |
| 9 | Illinois | 7 | 2 | 40 |
| 10 | Arizona State | 4 | 4 | 37.5 |
| 11 | Cornell | 3 | 2 | 37 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 32.5 |
| 14 | Michigan | 5 | 2 | 27.5 |
| 15 | South Dakota State | 5 | 2 | 22.5 |
| 16 | NC State | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| 17t | Stanford | 3 | 1 | 18.5 |
| 17t | North Dakota State | 2 | 2 | 18.5 |
| 19 | Princeton | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 20 | Northern Iowa | 7 | 1 | 16.5 |
| 21t | Virginia | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 21t | Duke | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 23 | Rutgers | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 24 | Edinboro | 6 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 25 | Rider | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 26 | Central Michigan | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 27 | Wyoming | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 28 | West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 29t | Pitt | 3 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 29t | Indiana | 1 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 31 | Penn | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 32t | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 32t | Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 6 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 35 | Bucknell | 3 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 36 | Oregon State | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 37t | Army | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 37t | Iowa State | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | Drexel | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 40 | Appalachian St | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 41t | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t | Chattanooga | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t | Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t | Navy | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t | American U. | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 46t | Ohio U. | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 46t | Campbell U. | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 46t | SIUE | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 46t | Lock Haven | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 50t | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50t | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 52t | Gardner-Webb | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t | Clarion | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t | Utah Valley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t | CSU Bakersfield | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Feb. 13, 2017 NCAA Div. I Individual Rankings
125 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Thomas Gilman | (1st) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 2 | Nick Suriano | (2nd) | Fr. | Penn State |
| 3 | Joey Dance | (3rd) | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
| 4 | Josh Rodriguez | (4th) | Sr. | North Dakota State |
| 5 | Tim Lambert | (5th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 6 | Darian Cruz | (7th) | Jr. | Lehigh |
| 7 | Ethan Lizak | (6th) | So. | Minnesota |
| 8 | Jack Mueller | (8th) | Fr. | Virginia |
| 9 | Sean Russell | (9th) | So. | Edinboro |
| 10 | Josh Terao | (10th) | Jr. | American U. |
| 11 | Nick Piccininni | (12th) | RFr. | Oklahoma State |
| 12 | Dylan Peters | (11th) | Sr. | Northern Iowa |
| 13 | Sean Fausz | (13th) | So. | NC State |
| 14 | Drew Templeman | (15th) | So. | Wyoming |
| 15 | Alfredo Rodriguez | (19th) | Sr. | SIUE |
| 16 | Conor Youtsey | (16th) | Sr. | Michigan |
| 17 | Shakur Laney | (17th) | So. | Ohio U. |
| 18 | Kyle Akins | (18th) | So. | Buffalo |
| 19 | Jose Rodriguez | (NR) | RFr. | Ohio State |
| 20 | Nathan Kraisser | (14th) | Sr. | Campbell U. |
133 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Nathan Tomasello | (1st) | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 2 | Eric Montoya | (4th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 3 | Zane Richards | (3rd) | Sr. | Illinois |
| 4 | Seth Gross | (5th) | So. | South Dakota State |
| 5 | Kaid Brock | (6th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 6 | Cory Clark | (2nd) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 7 | Steven Micic | (7th) | Fr. | Michigan |
| 8 | Dom Forys | (8th) | Jr. | Pitt |
| 9 | Scott Parker | (9th) | So. | Lehigh |
| 10 | Kevin Devoy | (11th) | Sr. | Drexel |
| 11 | Bryan Lantry | (14th) | So. | Buffalo |
| 12 | Josh Alber | (10th) | Jr. | Northern Iowa |
| 13 | Earl Hall | (12th) | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 14 | John Erneste | (13th) | So. | Missouri |
| 15 | Joey Palmer | (15th) | Sr. | Oregon State |
| 16 | Connor Schram | (16th) | Jr. | Stanford |
| 17 | Cameron Kelly | (17th) | So. | Ohio U. |
| 18 | Mitch McKee | (18th) | Fr. | Minnesota |
| 19 | Korbin Myers | (19th) | RFr. | Edinboro |
| 20 | Jamal Morris | (20th) | So. | NC 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 | George DiCamillo | (6th) | Sr. | Virginia |
| 7 | Joseph Ward | (7th) | Sr. | North Carolina |
| 8 | Bryce Meredith | (8th) | Jr. | Wyoming |
| 9 | Jayden Eierman | (9th) | RFr. | Missouri |
| 10 | Tyler Smith | (10th) | Jr. | Bucknell |
| 11 | Randy Cruz | (12th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 12 | Logan Everett | (11th) | Sr. | Army |
| 13 | Jimmy Gulibon | (14th) | Sr. | Penn State |
| 14 | Tommy Thorn | (15th) | So. | Minnesota |
| 15 | Luke Pletcher | (17th) | Fr. | Ohio State |
| 16 | Topher Carton | (19th) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 17 | Colton McCrystal | (13th) | Jr. | Nebraska |
| 18 | Jared Prince | (18th) | Fr. | Navy |
| 19 | Brock Zacherl | (16th) | So. | Clarion |
| 20 | Michael Longo | (NR) | Jr. | Oklahoma |
149 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Zain Retherford | (1st) | Jr. | Penn State |
| 2 | Anthony Collica | (3rd) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 3 | Brandon Sorensen | (4th) | Jr. | Iowa |
| 4 | Micah Jordan | (5th) | So. | Ohio State |
| 5 | Lavion Mayes | (2nd) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 6 | Solomon Chishko | (6th) | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 7 | Max Thomsen | (10th) | RFr. | Northern Iowa |
| 8 | Justin Oliver | (7th) | So. | Central Michigan |
| 9 | Patricio Lugo | (9th) | So. | Edinboro |
| 10 | Sam Speno | (8th) | Sr. | NC State |
| 11 | Laike Gardner | (11th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 12 | Joey Delgado | (12th) | Sr. | Oregon State |
| 13 | Davion Jeffries | (13th) | So. | Oklahoma |
| 14 | Steve Bleise | (14th) | So. | Northern Illinois |
| 15 | Matt Cimato | (15th) | Sr. | Drexel |
| 16 | Alfred Bannister | (16th) | So. | Maryland |
| 17 | Alex Kocer | (17th) | Sr. | South Dakota State |
| 18 | Ken Theobold | (18th) | Sr. | Rutgers |
| 19 | Jordan Laster | (19th) | Sr. | Princeton |
| 20 | Eric Barone | (20th) | Fr. | Illinois |
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 | (5th) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 6 | Joe Smith | (6th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 7 | Clay Ream | (7th) | Jr. | North Dakota State |
| 8 | Josh Shields | (8th) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 9 | Russell Parsons | (9th) | Sr. | Army |
| 10 | Clark Glass | (10th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 11 | Colin Heffernan | (11th) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 12 | Sal Mastriani | (12th) | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
| 13 | Kyle Langenderfer | (13th) | Jr. | Illinois |
| 14 | Brian Murphy | (14th) | Sr. | Michigan |
| 15 | Archie Colgan | (15th) | Jr. | Wyoming |
| 16 | Victor Lopez | (16th) | Sr. | Bucknell |
| 17 | Jake Short | (17th) | Jr. | Minnesota |
| 18 | Thomas Bullard | (18th) | Fr. | NC State |
| 19 | May Bethea | (19th) | Jr. | Penn |
| 20 | John Van Brill | (NR) | So. | Rutgers |
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 | Vincenzo Joseph | (6th) | RFr. | Penn State |
| 5 | Chad Walsh | (5th) | Jr. | Rider |
| 6 | Anthony Valencia | (7th) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 7 | Daniel Lewis | (4th) | So. | Missouri |
| 8 | Austin Matthews | (8th) | Jr. | Edinboro |
| 9 | Chandler Rogers | (9th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 10 | Bryce Steiert | (11th) | So. | Northern Iowa |
| 11 | Dylan Palacio | (10th) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 12 | Nick Wanzek | (12th) | Jr. | Minnesota |
| 13 | Mitch Minotti | (14th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 14 | TeShan Campbell | (15th) | So. | Pitt |
| 15 | Branson Ashworth | (18th) | So. | Wyoming |
| 16 | Yoanse Mejias | (13th) | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| 17 | Dylan Cottrell | (16th) | Sr. | West Virginia |
| 18 | Lorenzo De La Riva | (19th) | RFr. | CSU Bakersfield |
| 19 | Joey Gunther | (NR) | RFr. | Iowa |
| 20 | Luke Zilverberg | (20th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
174 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Zahid Valencia | (1st) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 2 | Bo Jordan | (2nd) | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 3 | Brian Realbuto | (3rd) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 4 | Ryan Preisch | (4th) | So. | Lehigh |
| 5 | Zach Epperly | (5th) | Jr. | Virginia Tech |
| 6 | Mark Hall | (6th) | Fr. | Penn State |
| 7 | Casey Kent | (7th) | Sr. | Penn |
| 8 | Kyle Crutchmer | (8th) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 9 | Lelund Weatherspoon | (9th) | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 10 | Taylor Lujan | (10th) | 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 | Jadaen Bernstein | (15th) | Jr. | Navy |
| 16 | David Kocer | (16th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 17 | C.J. Brucki | (17th) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 18 | Austin Trott | (18th) | Sr. | Appalachian State |
| 19 | Jonathan Schleifer | (19th) | Jr. | Princeton |
| 20 | Connor Bass | (20th) | Sr. | Duke |
184 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Gabe Dean | (1st) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 2 | Bo Nickal | (2nd) | So. | Penn State |
| 3 | Sammy Brooks | (4th) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 4 | Nolan Boyd | (5th) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 5 | Timothy Dudley | (3rd) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 6 | Nathan Jackson | (6th) | Sr. | Indiana |
| 7 | Jack Dechow | (8th) | Sr. | Old Dominion |
| 8 | Myles Martin | (9th) | So. | Ohio State |
| 9 | Mike Macchiavello | (11th) | Jr. | NC State |
| 10 | Zach Zavatsky | (7th) | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 11 | Emery Parker | (12th) | So. | Illinois |
| 12 | Nicholas Gravina | (13th) | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 13 | Steven Schneider | (14th) | Jr. | Binghamton |
| 14 | Dakota Geer | (15th) | Fr. | Edinboro |
| 15 | Drew Foster | (16th) | So. | Northern Iowa |
| 16 | Bryce Carr | (17th) | Jr. | Chattanooga |
| 17 | Jordan Ellingwood | (18th) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 18 | Ville Heino | (19th) | Jr. | Campbell |
| 19 | Hunter Gamble | (NR) | Jr. | Gardner-Webb |
| 20 | Mitch Sliga | (NR) | Jr. | Northwestern |
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 | Jake Smith | (7th) | Jr. | West Virginia |
| 7 | Nate Rotert | (6th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 8 | Preston Weigel | (8th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 9 | Matt McCutcheon | (10th) | Jr. | Penn State |
| 10 | Ryan Wolfe | (11th) | Sr. | Rider |
| 11 | Brett Harner | (9th) | Sr. | Princeton |
| 12 | Kevin Beazley | (12th) | Jr. | Old Dominion |
| 13 | Austin Severn | (14th) | Sr. | Central Michigan |
| 14 | Ricky Robertson | (13th) | Jr. | Wisconsin |
| 15 | Shawn Scott | (15th) | Sr. | Northern Illinois |
| 16 | Tom Sleigh | (16th) | Jr. | Bucknell |
| 17 | Frank Mattiace | (17th) | So. | Penn |
| 18 | Brad Johnson | (19th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 19 | Jacob Holschlag | (NR) | RFr. | Northern Iowa |
| 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 | (3rd) | Jr. | Duke |
| 4 | Ty Walz | (4th) | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
| 5 | Nick Nevills | (5th) | 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 | Collin Jensen | (10th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 11 | Nathan Butler | (11th) | Jr. | Stanford |
| 12 | Ryan Solomon | (13th) | Jr. | Pitt |
| 13 | Jared Johnson | (14th) | Sr. | Chattanooga |
| 14 | Brooks Black | (15th) | Jr. | Illinois |
| 15 | Doug Vollaro | (16th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 16 | Thomas Haines | (17th) | So. | Lock Haven |
| 17 | Ross Larson | (18th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 18 | Billy Miller | (19th) | So. | Edinboro |
| 19 | Cody Crawford | (20th) | Jr. | Oregon State |
| 20 | Ray O’Donnell | (NR) | Sr. | Princeton |
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