Oklahoma State jumps to No. 3 in WIN’s Nov. 20 Rankings
By Mike Finn
Updated: November 20, 2017
NEWTON, Iowa — Oklahoma State made the biggest move in WIN’s Nov. 20, 2017 Tournament Power Index as the Cowboys moved ahead of Michigan and are now rated No. 3 in WIN’s weekly rankings. The Cowboys feature eight ranked wrestlers, including six in the Top 8, for 81.5 points.
WIN’s Tournament Power Index (TPI) awards teams points for individuals ranked in the respective weight classes based on how many potential All-Americans each school will produce at the 2018 NCAA Championships this March. 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.
Meanwhile, No. 1 Penn State is coming off a team championship at the Keystone Classic, where Penn State crowned seven individual titlists. The Nittany Lions now feature nine ranked wrestlers, including newcomer Jered Cortez at 141 pounds. Overall, the Lions feature six Top-8-ranked wrestlers, including four top-ranked wrestlers, to tally 118.5 TPI points.
Ohio State, with a ranked wrestler at all 10 weights, including a trio of No. 1-rated Buckeyes, remained in second place with 111 TPI points.
No. 4 Michigan, with seven Top-8-ranked wrestlers, is in fourth place with 79 TPI points.
WIN will announce its dual-team rankings on Monday, Nov. 27.
WIN’s Nov. 20, 2017 Tournament Power Index
| Rk | School | Total | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1 | Penn State | 9 | 6 | 118.5 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 10 | 7 | 111 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 6 | 81.5 |
| 4 | Michigan | 7 | 7 | 79 |
| 5 | Arizona State | 6 | 4 | 51.5 |
| 6 | Lehigh | 7 | 3 | 50 |
| 7 | Missouri | 7 | 4 | 47.5 |
| 8 | NC State | 5 | 3 | 46 |
| 9 | Rutgers | 7 | 3 | 42.5 |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 4 | 41.5 |
| 11 | Iowa | 5 | 3 | 39 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 6 | 4 | 38.5 |
| 13 | Northern Iowa | 4 | 3 | 30 |
| 14 | South Dakota State | 4 | 1 | 28 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 21.5 |
| 16 | Illinois | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| 17 | Wyoming | 3 | 1 | 16.5 |
| 18t | Oregon State | 3 | 1 | 15.5 |
| Rider | 3 | 1 | 15.5 | |
| 20 | Central Michigan | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 21 | Princeton | 2 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 22 | Maryland | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 24 | Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 25t | Duke | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 27t | Navy | 3 | 1 | 9.5 |
| Pitt | 3 | 1 | 9.5 | |
| 29 | Virginia | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 30 | Edinboro | 3 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 31t | Cornell | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Lock Haven | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Stanford | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| 34 | Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 35 | Northwestern | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 36 | CSU Bakersfield | 4 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 37t | North Carolina | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| 39t | American | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Binghamton | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Northern Colorado | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Penn | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Purdue | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 44t | Campbell | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Utah Valley | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| 46t | Bucknell | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Clarion | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Hofstra | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| North Dakota State | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ohio U. | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 51t | Appalachian State | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Chattanooga | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Cleveland State | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 54t | Columbia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Drexel | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Harvard | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Indiana | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Nov. 20, 2017 Individual Rankings
125 lbs
| Wt/Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
|
125/1. |
Nathan Tomasello | Ohio State | Senior | 1st |
| 125/2. | Nick Suriano | Rutgers | Sophomore | 2nd |
| 125/3. | Ethan Lizak | Minnesota | Junior | 5th |
| 125/4. | Nick Piccininni | Oklahoma State | Sophomore | 3rd |
| 125/5. | Darian Cruz | Lehigh | Senior | 4th |
| 125/6. | Ryan Millhof | Arizona State | Junior | 6th |
| 125/7. | Sean Fausz | NC State | Junior | 8th |
| 125/8. | Sean Russell | Edinboro | Junior | 9th |
| 125/9. | Connor Schram | Stanford | Senior | 7th |
| 125/10. | Kyle Akins | Buffalo | Junior | 10th |
| 125/11. | Shakur Laney | Ohio U. | Junior | 11th |
| 125/12. | Sebastian Rivera | Northwestern | RS Freshman | 12th |
| 125/13. | Ronnie Bresser | Oregon State | Junior | 13th |
| 125/14. | Luke Welch | Purdue | Senior | 14th |
| 125/15. | Travis Piotrowski | Illinois | Sophomore | 17th |
| 125/16. | Barlow McGhee | Missouri | Senior | 18th |
| 125/17. | Taylor Lamont | Utah Valley | RS Freshman | 19th |
| 125/18. | Louie Hayes | Virginia | Freshman | NR |
| 125/19. | Christian Moody | Oklahoma | Sophomore | NR |
| 125/20. | Brock Hudkins | Northern Illinois | Sophomore | 15th |
| 133 lbs | ||||
| 133/1. | Seth Gross | South Dakota State | Junior | 1st |
| 133/2. | Stevan Micic | Michigan | Sophomore | 2nd |
| 133/3. | Scott Parker | Lehigh | Junior | 3rd |
| 133/4. | Kaid Brock | Oklahoma State | Sophomore | 4th |
| 133/5. | Bryan Lantry | Buffalo | Junior | 5th |
| 133/6. | Mitch McKee | Minnesota | Sophomore | 6th |
| 133/7. | Dom Forys | Pitt | Senior | 7th |
| 133/8. | Jack Mueller | Virginia | Sophomore | 8th |
| 133/9. | John Erneste | Missouri | Junior | 9th |
| 133/10. | Scott Delvecchio | Rutgers | Senior | 10th |
| 133/11. | Luke Pletcher | Ohio State | Sophomore | 11th |
| 133/12. | Tyler Goodwin | Maryland | Senior | 12th |
| 133/13. | Josh Terao | American U. | Junior | 18th |
| 133/14. | Sean Nickell | CSU Bakersfield | Junior | NR |
| 133/15. | Dylan Duncan | Illinois | Freshman | 16th |
| 133/16. | Corey Keener | Penn State | Senior | 15th |
| 133/17. | Nathan Boston | Campbell | Junior | 13th |
| 133/18. | Emilio Saavedra | Fresno State | Junior | 14th |
| 133/19. | Ian Parker | Iowa State | Freshman | 20th |
| 133/20. | Austin DeSanto | Drexel | Freshman | NR |
| 141 lbs | ||||
| 141/1. | Dean Heil | Oklahoma State | Senior | 1st |
| 141/2. | Kevin Jack | NC State | Senior | 2nd |
| 141/3. | Bryce Meredith | Wyoming | Senior | 3rd |
| 141/4. | Jaydin Eierman | Missouri | Sophomore | 4th |
| 141/5. | Anthony Ashnault | Rutgers | Senior | 5th |
| 141/6. | Joey McKenna | Ohio State | Junior | 6th |
| 141/7. | Tommy Thorn | Minnesota | Junior | 7th |
| 141/8. | Javier Gasca III | Michigan State | Senior | 8th |
| 141/9. | Yianni Diakomihalis | Cornell | Freshman | 10th |
| 141/10. | Jared Prince | Navy | Sophomore | 11th |
| 141/11. | Brock Zacherl | Clarion | Junior | 13th |
| 141/12. | Josh Alber | Northern Iowa | Junior | 12th |
| 141/13. | Chad Red | Nebraska | RS Freshman | 14th |
| 141/14. | Ryan Diehl | Maryland | Junior | 16th |
| 141/15. | Mike Longo | Oklahoma | Senior | NR |
| 141/16. | Tyler Smith | Bucknell | Senior | 9th |
| 141/17. | Russell Rohlfing | CSU Bakersfield | Sophomore | NR |
| 141/18. | Mason Smith | Central Michigan | Sophomore | NR |
| 141/19. | Jered Cortez | Penn State | Junior | NR |
| 141/20. | Kanen Storr | Iowa State | RS Freshm | 15th |
| 149 lbs | ||||
| 149/1. | Zain Retherford | Penn State | Senior | 1st |
| 149/2. | Brandon Sorensen | Iowa | Senior | 2nd |
| 149/3. | Max Thomsen | Northern Iowa | Sophomore | 3rd |
| 149/4. | Matthew Kolodzik | Princeton | Sophomore | 4th |
| 149/5. | Geo Martinez | Oklahoma State | Senior | 6th |
| 149/6. | Solomon Chishko | Virginia Tech | Junior | 7th |
| 149/7. | Justin Oliver | Central Michigan | Junior | 5th |
| 149/8. | Colton McCrystal | Nebraska | Senior | 8th |
| 149/9. | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | RS Freshman | 9th |
| 149/10. | Steve Bleise | Minnesota | Junior | 10th |
| 149/11. | Ke-Shawn Hayes | Ohio State | Sophomore | 11th |
| 149/12. | Troy Heilmann | North Carolina | Senior | 12th |
| 149/13. | Josh Maruca | Arizona State | Sophomore | 13th |
| 149/14. | Alfred Bannister | Maryland | Junior | 14th |
| 149/15. | Eleazar Deluca | Rutgers | Senior | 17th |
| 149/16. | Matt Zovistoski | Appalachian State | Junior | 16th |
| 149/17. | Ronnie Perry | Lock Haven | Senior | 19th |
| 149/18. | Jamal Morris | NC State | Junior | 20th |
| 149/19. | Davion Jeffries | Oklahoma | Junior | 18th |
| 149/20. | Grant Leeth | Missouri | Junior | 15th |
| 157 lbs | ||||
| 157/1. | Jason Nolf | Penn State | Junior | 1st |
| 157/2. | Joey Lavallee | Missouri | Senior | 2nd |
| 157/3. | Michael Kemerer | Iowa | Sophomore | 3rd |
| 157/4. | Tyler Berger | Nebraska | Junior | 4th |
| 157/5. | Richie Lewis | Rutgers | Senior | 5th |
| 157/6. | Josh Shields | Arizona State | Sophomore | 6th |
| 157/7. | Micah Jordan | Ohio State | Junior | 8th |
| 157/8. | Alex Pantaleo | Michigan | Junior | 7th |
| 157/9. | Colin Heffernan | Central Michigan | Senior | 9th |
| 157/10. | Clayton Ream | North Dakota State | Senior | 11th |
| 157/11. | B.J. Clagon | Rider | Senior | 12th |
| 157/12. | Paul Fox | Stanford | Junior | 13th |
| 157/13. | Archie Colgan | Wyoming | Senior | 14th |
| 157/14. | Luke Zilverberg | South Dakota State | Senior | 18th |
| 157/15. | Ian Brown | Lehigh | Junior | NR |
| 157/16. | Andrew Atkinson | Virginia | Senior | 16th |
| 157/17. | Mitch Finesilver | Duke | Junior | 17th |
| 157/18. | Jake Short | Minnesota | Senior | 10th |
| 157/19. | Andrew Crone | Wisconsin | Senior | NR |
| 157/20. | Taleb Rahmani | Pitt | Senior | 20th |
| 165 lbs | ||||
| 165/1. | Vincenzo Joseph | Penn State | Sophomore | 1st |
| 165/2. | Isaiah Martinez | Illinois | Senior | 2nd |
| 165/3. | Logan Massa | Michigan | Sophomore | 3rd |
| 165/4. | Chad Walsh | Rider | Senior | 4th |
| 165/5. | David McFadden | Virginia Tech | Sophomore | 5th |
| 165/6. | Chandler Rogers | Oklahoma State | Junior | 6th |
| 165/7. | Nick Wanzek | Minnesota | Senior | 7th |
| 165/8. | Chance Marsteller | Lock Haven | Junior | 8th |
| 165/9. | Te-Shan Campbell | Ohio State | Junior | 9th |
| 165/10. | Anthony Valencia | Arizona State | Sophomore | 10th |
| 165/11. | Isaiah White | Nebraska | Sophomore | 14th |
| 165/12. | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | RS Freshman | 13th |
| 165/13. | Branson Ashworth | Wyoming | Junior | 11th |
| 165/14. | Kellan Torres | Northern Colorado | Senior | 16th |
| 165/15. | Cole Walter | Lehigh | Sophomore | 17th |
| 165/16. | Austin Matthews | Edinboro | Senior | 12th |
| 165/17. | Evan Wick | Wisconsin | Freshman | 20th |
| 165/18. | Lorenzo DeLaRiva | CSU Bakersfield | Sophomore | 18th |
| 165/19. | Bryce Martin | Indiana | Junior | NR |
| 165/20. | Jonathan Schleifer | Princeton | Senior | 15th |
| 174 lbs | ||||
| 174/1. | Zahid Valencia | Arizona State | Sophomore | 1st |
| 174/2. | Mark Hall | Penn State | Sophomore | 2nd |
| 174/3. | Bo Jordan | Ohio State | Senior | 3rd |
| 174/4. | Daniel Lewis | Missouri | Junior | 5th |
| 174/5. | Jordan Kutler | Lehigh | Sophomore | 9th |
| 174/6. | Taylor Lujan | Northern Iowa | Sophomore | 8th |
| 174/7. | Jadaen Bernstein | Navy | Senior | 7th |
| 174/8. | Myles Amine | Michigan | Sophomore | 4th |
| 174/9. | Brandon Womack | Cornell | Junior | 6th |
| 174/10. | Ethan Ramos | North Carolina | Senior | 10th |
| 174/11. | Jacobe Smith | Oklahoma State | Senior | 12th |
| 174/12. | Keaton Subjeck | Stanford | Senior | 13th |
| 174/13. | Ryan Christensen | Wisconsin | Junior | 14th |
| 174/14. | Yoanse Mejias | Oklahoma | Senior | 15th |
| 174/15. | C.J. Brucki | Central Michigan | Senior | 11th |
| 174/16. | Drew Hughes | Michigan State | Sophomore | 16th |
| 174/17. | David Kocer | South Dakota State | Senior | 20th |
| 174/18. | Josef Johnson | Harvard | Senior | NR |
| 174/19. | Will Schany | Virginia | Junior | 19th |
| 174/20. | Jordan Pagano | Rutgers | Junior | 18th |
| 184 lbs | ||||
| 184/1. | Bo Nickal | Penn State | Junior | 1st |
| 184/2. | Myles Martin | Ohio State | Junior | 2nd |
| 184/3. | Pete Renda | NC State | Senior | 3rd |
| 184/4. | Ryan Preisch | Lehigh | Junior | 6th |
| 184/5. | Dominic Abounader | Michigan | Senior | 4th |
| 184/6. | Ricky Robertson | Wisconsin | Senior | 11th |
| 184/7. | Zack Zavatsky | Virginia Tech | Junior | 7th |
| 184/8. | Drew Foster | Northern Iowa | Junior | 5th |
| 184/9. | Emery Parker | Illinois | Junior | 8th |
| 184/10. | Jordan Ellingwood | Central Michigan | Senior | 9th |
| 184/11. | Nick Gravina | Rutgers | Senior | 10th |
| 184/12. | Steven Schneider | Binghamton | Senior | 12th |
| 184/13. | Bryce Carr | Chattanooga | Senior | 13th |
| 184/14. | Max Dean | Cornell | Freshman | NR |
| 184/15. | Dylan Gabel | Northern Colorado | Junior | 14th |
| 184/16. | Nick Corba | Cleveland State | Senior | 16th |
| 184/17. | Mitch Sliga | Northwestern | Senior | 17th |
| 184/18. | Joe Heyob | Penn | Senior | 19th |
| 184/19. | Alex DeCiantis | Drexel | Senior | 20th |
| 184/20. | Michael Fagg-Daves | Rider | Senior | NR |
| 197 lbs | ||||
| 197/1. | Kollin Moore | Ohio State | Sophomore | 1st |
| 197/2. | Jared Haught | Virginia Tech | Senior | 2nd |
| 197/3. | Preston Weigel | Oklahoma State | Junior | 3rd |
| 197/4. | Kevin Beazley | Michigan | Graduate | 4th |
| 197/5. | Jake Smith | West Virginia | Senior | 6th |
| 197/6. | Mike Macchiavello | NC State | Senior | 8th |
| 197/7. | Anthony Cassar | Penn State | Sophomore | NR |
| 197/8. | Nate Rotert | South Dakota State | Senior | 9th |
| 197/9. | Frank Mattiace | Penn | Senior | 10th |
| 197/10. | Willie Miklus | Missouri | Senior | 5th |
| 197/11. | Matt Williams | CSU Bakersfield | Senior | 11th |
| 197/12. | Cash Wilcke | Iowa | Sophomore | 12th |
| 197/13. | Corey Griego | Oregon State | Junior | 14th |
| 197/14. | Ben Honis | Cornell | Junior | 15th |
| 197/15. | Jeric Kasunic | American U. | Senior | 19th |
| 197/16. | Christian Brunner | Purdue | Sophomore | 13th |
| 197/17. | Ben Darmstadt | Cornell | Freshman | NR |
| 197/18. | Daniel Chaid | North Carolina | Senior | 16th |
| 197/19. | Tom Sleigh | Bucknell | Senior | 17th |
| 197/20. | Steban Cervantes | Navy | Senior | 18th |
| Hwt | ||||
| Hwt/1. | Kyle Snyder | Ohio State | Senior | 1st |
| Hwt/2. | Adam Coon | Michigan | Graduate | 2nd |
| Hwt/3. | Nick Nevills | Penn State | Junior | 4th |
| Hwt/4. | Amarveer Dhesi | Oregon State | Senior | 3rd |
| Hwt/5. | Tanner Hall | Arizona State | Junior | 5th |
| Hwt/6. | Jacob Kasper | Duke | Senior | 6th |
| Hwt/7. | Youssif Hemida | Maryland | Junior | 7th |
| Hwt/8. | Sam Stoll | Iowa | Junior | 8th |
| Hwt/9. | Ryan Solomon | Pitt | Senior | 9th |
| Hwt/10. | Mike Hughes | Hofstra | Senior | 11th |
| Hwt/11. | Derek White | Oklahoma State | Junior | 12th |
| Hwt/12. | Nathan Butler | Stanford | Senior | 10th |
| Hwt/13. | Jere Heino | Campbell | Junior | 13th |
| Hwt/14. | Billy Miller | Edinboro | Junior | 16th |
| Hwt/15. | Dustin Dennison | Utah Valley | Senior | 15th |
| Hwt/16. | Thomas Haines | Lock Haven | Junior | 18th |
| Hwt/17. | Jordan Wood | Lehigh | RS Freshman | 19th |
| Hwt/18. | Conan Jennings | Northwestern | Junior | 14th |
| Hwt/19. | Garrett Ryan | Columbia | Senior | 17th |
| Hwt/20. | Newton Smerchek | Central Michigan | Senior | 20th |
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