Nebraska’s Venz among 20 newcomers in WIN’s Dec. 4 Rankings
Dec. 4, 2017
NEWTON, Iowa — There are 20 wrestlers who are new to WIN’s Dec. 4 Individual Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic. That includes Nebraska’s redshirt freshman Taylor Venz, who is rated No. 6 at 184 pounds after finishing third at the Las Vegas Invitational while three Wisconsin Badgers joined the rankings: sophomore Eli Stickley (16th at 141), redshirt freshman Zander Wick (19th at 149) and sophomore Hunter Ritter (18th at 197).
Meanwhile, Cornell freshman Yianni Diakomihalis made one of the bigger jumps — moving from ninth to third at 141 pounds — after winning the CKLV championship last weekend.
In WIN’s latest team rankings Penn State, which rallied from a 15-0 deficit to beat Lehigh, 23-19, on Sunday, Dec. 3, retained its No. 1 ranking in both WIN’s Dual Rankings and Tournament Power Index.
The Nittany Lions, winners of six of the last seven NCAA championships, feature seven ranked wrestlers in this week’s rankings, all of whom are ranked in the Top 8 of their weight class — including top-ranked: Zain Retherford (149), Jason Nolf (157), Vincenzo Joseph (165) and Bo Nickal (184) — to tally 119 TPI 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 could 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.
Ohio State, coming off a second straight Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational championship without some of its ranked wrestlers, remained No. 2 with 113 TPI points. The Buckeyes have a rated wrestler at all 10 weight classes, including three top-ranked wrestlers: Nathan Tomasello (125), Kollin Moore (197) and Kyle Snyder (Hwt).
Oklahoma State and Michigan remained No. 3 and 4 as both schools feature eight ranked wrestlers, six in the Top 8 of their weight classes.
The other top-ranked wrestlers are South Dakota State’s Seth Gross (133), Oklahoma State Dean Heil (141) and Arizona State’s Zahid Valencia, who was named O.W. of last weekend’s CKLV.
| WIN Dual Team Rankings for Dec. 4, 2017 | ||||
| Rank | School | Record | Previous | |
| 1 | Penn State | (4-0) | 1st | |
| 2 | Ohio State | (3-0) | 2nd | |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | (3-0) | 3rd | |
| 4 | Lehigh | (4-1) | 4th | |
| 5 | Michigan | (1-1) | 5th | |
| 6 | Missouri | (6-0) | 6th | |
| 7 | Iowa | (5-0) | 7th | |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | (3-1) | 8th | |
| 9 | NC State | (8-0) | 9th | |
| 10 | Nebraska | (2-0) | 10th | |
| 11 | Minnesota | (2-1) | 11th | |
| 12 | Cornell | (1-0) | 12th | |
| 13 | Rutgers | (3-1) | 13th | |
| 14 | Arizona State | (2-2) | 14th | |
| 15 | Northern Iowa | (1-1) | 15th | |
| 16 | South Dakota State | (3-2) | 16th | |
| 17 | Illinois | (1-1) | 17th | |
| 18 | Central Michigan | (1-1) | 18th | |
| 19 | Purdue | (3-0) | 19th | |
| 20 | Wisconsin | (2-0) | 20th | |
| 21 | Edinboro | (2-1) | 21st | |
| 22 | Oklahoma | (1-2) | 22nd | |
| 23 | Lock Haven | (1-0) | NR | |
| 24 | Rider | (2-1) | 23rd | |
| 25 | North Carolina | (1-2) | 24th | |
WIN’s Dec. 4, 2017 Tournament Power Index (TPI)
| Rk | School | Total Ranked Wrestlers | Top 8 | TPI Points |
| 1 | Penn State | 7 | 7 | 119.5 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 10 | 8 | 113 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 6 | 79.5 |
| 4 | Michigan | 8 | 6 | 74.5 |
| 5 | Missouri | 6 | 5 | 54 |
| 6 | Lehigh | 6 | 4 | 53.5 |
| 7 | NC State | 5 | 4 | 52 |
| 8 | Arizona State | 6 | 3 | 47 |
| 9 | Rutgers | 7 | 3 | 43.5 |
| 10 | Iowa | 5 | 3 | 38.5 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 35.5 |
| 12 | South Dakota State | 4 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 6 | 2 | 26.5 |
| 14 | Northern Iowa | 5 | 3 | 24 |
| 15 | Illinois | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 5 | 2 | 20.5 |
| 17 | Cornell | 5 | 1 | 19.5 |
| 18 | Central Michigan | 6 | 1 | 19 |
| 19t | Wyoming | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 19t | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 19t | Rider | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 19t | Wisconsin | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 23 | Princeton | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 24t | Virginia | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 24t | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 26 | Duke | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 27 | Edinboro | 4 | 1 | 10.5 |
| 28t | Maryland | 3 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 28t | Navy | 4 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 28t | Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 28t | Lock Haven | 3 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 32 | Stanford | 4 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 33t | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 33t | CSU Bakersfield | 5 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 35 | Pitt | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 36 | Buffalo | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 37 | American U. | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 38t | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38t | Penn | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38t | Chattanooga | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38t | Utah Valley | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38t | Binghamton | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38t | Drexel | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 44t | Michigan State | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 44t | Bucknell | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 44t | Appalachian State | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 47t | Clarion | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 47t | Hofstra | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 47t | North Dakota State | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 47t | Iowa State | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 51t | Northern Colorado | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 51t | Campbell | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 51t | Cleveland State | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 51t | Ohio U. | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 55t | Purdue | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 55t | Columbia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 55t | Harvard | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 55t | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Individual Rankings for Dec. 4, 2017
125 pounds
| Wt/Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Nathan Tomasello | Ohio State | Senior | 1st |
| 2. | Nick Suriano | Rutgers | Sophomore | 2nd |
| 3. | Nick Piccininni | Oklahoma State | Sophomore | 4th |
| 4. | Darian Cruz | Lehigh | Senior | 5th |
| 5. | Ethan Lizak | Minnesota | Junior | 3rd |
| 6. | Sean Fausz | NC State | Junior | 7th |
| 7. | Sean Russell | Edinboro | Junior | 8th |
| 8. | Ronnie Bresser | Oregon State | Junior | 12th |
| 9. | Sebastian Rivera | Northwestern | RS Freshman | 11th |
| 10. | Kyle Akins | Buffalo | Junior | 10th |
| 11. | Taylor Lamont | Utah Valley | RS Freshman | 17th |
| 12. | Ryan Millhof | Arizona State | Junior | 6th |
| 13. | Connor Schram | Stanford | Senior | 9th |
| 14. | Drew Mattin | Michigan | RS Freshman | NR |
| 15. | Travis Piotrowski | Illinois | Sophomore | 15th |
| 16. | Louie Hayes | Virginia | Freshman | 16th |
| 17. | Christian Moody | Oklahoma | Sophomore | 19th |
| 18. | Luke Welch | Purdue | Senior | 14th |
| 19. | Jacob Schwarm | Northern Iowa | Sophomore | NR |
| 20. | Brock Hudkins | Northern Illinois | Sophomore | 20th |
133 pounds
| Wt/Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Seth Gross | South Dakota State | Junior | 1st |
| 2. | Scott Parker | Lehigh | Junior | 3rd |
| 3. | Kaid Brock | Oklahoma State | Sophomore | 4th |
| 4. | Stevan Micic | Michigan | Sophomore | 2nd |
| 5. | Mitch McKee | Minnesota | Sophomore | 5th |
| 6. | Jack Mueller | Virginia | Sophomore | 7th |
| 8. | Luke Pletcher | Ohio State | Sophomore | 11th |
| 7. | John Erneste | Missouri | Junior | 8th |
| 9. | Josh Terao | American U. | Junior | 13th |
| 10. | Bryan Lantry | Buffalo | Junior | 9th |
| 11. | Scott Delvecchio | Rutgers | Senior | 10th |
| 12. | Austin DeSanto | Drexel | Freshman | 20th |
| 13. | Dom Forys | Pitt | Senior | 6th |
| 14. | Cameron Kelly | Ohio U. | Junior | 17th |
| 15. | Dylan Duncan | Illinois | Freshman | 15th |
| 16. | Anthony Cefolo | Rider | Junior | 19th |
| 17. | Korbin Myers | Edinboro | Sophomore | NR |
| 18. | Ian Parker | Iowa State | RS Freshman | NR |
| 19. | Dennis Gustafson | Virginia Tech | Senior | NR |
| 20. | Sean Nickell | CSU Bakersfield | Junior | 14th |
141 pounds
| Wt/Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Dean Heil | Oklahoma State | Senior | 1st |
| 2. | Kevin Jack | NC State | Senior | 2nd |
| 3. | Yianni Diakomihalis | Cornell | Freshman | 9th |
| 4. | Bryce Meredith | Wyoming | Senior | 3rd |
| 5. | Jaydin Eierman | Missouri | Sophomore | 4th |
| 6. | Anthony Ashnault | Rutgers | Senior | 5th |
| 7. | Joey McKenna | Ohio State | Junior | 6th |
| 8. | Josh Alber | Northern Iowa | Junior | 12th |
| 9. | Chad Red | Nebraska | RS Freshman | 13th |
| 10. | Tommy Thorn | Minnesota | Junior | 7th |
| 11. | Jared Prince | Navy | Sophomore | 10th |
| 12. | Brock Zacherl | Clarion | Junior | 11th |
| 13. | Ryan Diehl | Maryland | Junior | 14th |
| 14. | Nick Zanetta | Pitt | Senior | NR |
| 15. | Tyler Smith | Bucknell | Senior | 16th |
| 16. | Eli Stickley | Wisconsin | Sophomore | NR |
| 17. | Russell Rohlfing | CSU Bakersfield | Sophomore | 17th |
| 18. | Kanen Storr | Iowa State | RS Freshman | 20th |
| 19. | Mason Smith | Central Michigan | Sophomore | 18th |
| 20. | Javier Gasca III | Michigan State | Senior | 8th |
149 pounds
| Wt/Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Zain Retherford | Penn State | Senior | 1st |
| 2. | Brandon Sorensen | Iowa | Senior | 2nd |
| 3. | Matthew Kolodzik | Princeton | Sophomore | 4th |
| 4. | Justin Oliver | Central Michigan | Junior | 7th |
| 5. | Troy Heilmann | North Carolina | Senior | 12th |
| 6. | Max Thomsen | Northern Iowa | Sophomore | 3rd |
| 7. | Boo Lewallen | Oklahoma State | Sophomore | NR |
| 8. | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | RS Freshman | 8th |
| 9. | Ke-Shawn Hayes | Ohio State | Sophomore | 11th |
| 10. | Colton McCrystal | Nebraska | Senior | 6th |
| 11. | Solomon Chishko | Virginia Tech | Junior | 9th |
| 12. | Josh Maruca | Arizona State | Sophomore | 13th |
| 13. | Steve Bleise | Minnesota | Junior | 10th |
| 14. | Alfred Bannister | Maryland | Junior | 14th |
| 15. | Matt Zovistoski | Appalachian State | Junior | 16th |
| 16. | Ronnie Perry | Lock Haven | Senior | 19th |
| 17. | Grant Leeth | Missouri | Junior | 18th |
| 18. | Eleazar Deluca | Rutgers | Senior | 15th |
| 19. | Zander Wick | Wisconsin | RS Freshman | NR |
| 20. | Jamal Morris | NC State | Junior | 20th |
157 pounds
| Wt/Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Jason Nolf | Penn State | Junior | 1st |
| 2. | Joey Lavallee | Missouri | Senior | 2nd |
| 3. | Michael Kemerer | Iowa | Sophomore | 3rd |
| 4. | Richie Lewis | Rutgers | Senior | 5th |
| 5. | Alex Pantaleo | Michigan | Junior | 8th |
| 6. | Josh Shields | Arizona State | Sophomore | 6th |
| 7. | Micah Jordan | Ohio State | Junior | 7th |
| 8. | Tyler Berger | Nebraska | Junior | 4th |
| 9. | Paul Fox | Stanford | Junior | 12th |
| 10. | Archie Colgan | Wyoming | Senior | 13th |
| 11. | Colin Heffernan | Central Michigan | Senior | 9th |
| 12. | B.J. Clagon | Rider | Senior | 11th |
| 13. | Luke Zilverberg | South Dakota State | Senior | 14th |
| 14. | Coleman Hammond | CSU Bakersfield | Senior | NR |
| 15. | Clayton Ream | North Dakota State | Senior | 10th |
| 16. | Andrew Atkinson | Virginia | Senior | 16th |
| 17. | Mitch Finesilver | Duke | Junior | 17th |
| 18. | Taleb Rahmani | Pitt | Senior | 20th |
| 19. | Tristan Rifanburg | Binghamton | Sophomore | NR |
| 20. | Jake Short | Minnesota | Senior | 18th |
165 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Vincenzo Joseph | Penn State | Sophomore | 1st |
| 2. | Isaiah Martinez | Illinois | Senior | 2nd |
| 3. | Logan Massa | Michigan | Sophomore | 3rd |
| 4. | Chad Walsh | Rider | Senior | 4th |
| 5. | David McFadden | Virginia Tech | Sophomore | 5th |
| 6. | Chandler Rogers | Oklahoma State | Junior | 6th |
| 7. | Chance Marsteller | Lock Haven | Junior | 8th |
| 8. | Evan Wick | Wisconsin | Freshman | 17th |
| 9. | Nick Wanzek | Minnesota | Senior | 7th |
| 10. | Isaiah White | Nebraska | Sophomore | 11th |
| 11. | Te-Shan Campbell | Ohio State | Junior | 9th |
| 12. | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | RS Freshman | 12th |
| 13. | Anthony Valencia | Arizona State | Sophomore | 10th |
| 14. | Jonathan Schleifer | Princeton | Senior | 19th |
| 15. | Austin Matthews | Edinboro | Senior | 16th |
| 16. | Branson Ashworth | Wyoming | Junior | 13th |
| 17. | Demetrius Romero | Utah Valley | Sophomore | NR |
| 18. | Gordon Wolf | Lehigh | Junior | NR |
| 19. | Jon Jay Chaves | Cornell | Junior | 20th |
| 20. | Lorenzo DeLaRiva | CSU Bakersfield | Sophomore | 18th |
174 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Zahid Valencia | Arizona State | Sophomore | 1st |
| 2. | Mark Hall | Penn State | Sophomore | 2nd |
| 3. | Bo Jordan | Ohio State | Senior | 3rd |
| 4. | Daniel Lewis | Missouri | Junior | 4th |
| 5. | Jordan Kutler | Lehigh | Sophomore | 5th |
| 6. | Myles Amine | Michigan | Sophomore | 8th |
| 7. | Taylor Lujan | Northern Iowa | Sophomore | 6th |
| 8. | Jadaen Bernstein | Navy | Senior | 7th |
| 9. | Keaton Subjeck | Stanford | Senior | 12th |
| 10. | Yoanse Mejias | Oklahoma | Senior | 14th |
| 11. | Brandon Womack | Cornell | Junior | 9th |
| 12. | Ethan Ramos | North Carolina | Senior | 10th |
| 13. | Jacobe Smith | Oklahoma State | Senior | 11th |
| 14. | Ryan Christensen | Wisconsin | Junior | 13th |
| 15. | C.J. Brucki | Central Michigan | Senior | 15th |
| 16. | Drew Hughes | Michigan State | Sophomore | 16th |
| 17. | David Kocer | South Dakota State | Senior | 17th |
| 18. | Josef Johnson | Harvard | Senior | 18th |
| 19. | Jordan Pagano | Rutgers | Junior | 20th |
| 20. | Forrest Pryzbysz | Appalachian State | Senior | NR |
184 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Bo Nickal | Penn State | Junior | 1st |
| 2. | Myles Martin | Ohio State | Junior | 2nd |
| 3. | Pete Renda | NC State | Senior | 3rd |
| 4. | Ryan Preisch | Lehigh | Junior | 4th |
| 5. | Dominic Abounader | Michigan | Senior | 5th |
| 6. | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | RS Freshman | NR |
| 7. | Zack Zavatsky | Virginia Tech | Junior | 7th |
| 8. | Ricky Robertson | Wisconsin | Senior | 6th |
| 9. | Emery Parker | Illinois | Junior | 9th |
| 10. | Drew Foster | Northern Iowa | Junior | 8th |
| 11. | Nick Gravina | Rutgers | Senior | 11th |
| 12. | Steven Schneider | Binghamton | Senior | 12th |
| 13. | Bryce Carr | Chattanooga | Senior | 13th |
| 14. | Max Dean | Cornell | Freshman | 14th |
| 15. | Dylan Gabel | Northern Colorado | Junior | 15th |
| 16. | Nick Corba | Cleveland State | Senior | 16th |
| 17. | Mitch Sliga | Northwestern | Senior | 17th |
| 18. | Joe Heyob | Penn | Senior | 18th |
| 19. | Jordan Ellingwood | Central Michigan | Senior | 10th |
| 20. | Michael Coleman | Navy | Senior | 20th |
197 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Kollin Moore | Ohio State | Sophomore | 1st |
| 2. | Jared Haught | Virginia Tech | Senior | 2nd |
| 3. | Preston Weigel | Oklahoma State | Junior | 3rd |
| 4. | Mike Macchiavello | NC State | Senior | 6th |
| 5. | Anthony Cassar | Penn State | Sophomore | 7th |
| 6. | Willie Miklus | Missouri | Senior | 9th |
| 7. | Jake Smith | West Virginia | Senior | 5th |
| 8. | Nate Rotert | South Dakota State | Senior | 8th |
| 9. | Kevin Beazley | Michigan | Graduate | 4th |
| 10. | Frank Mattiace | Penn | Senior | 10th |
| 11. | Jeric Kasunic | American U. | Senior | 15th |
| 12. | Matt Williams | CSU Bakersfield | Senior | 11th |
| 13. | Cash Wilcke | Iowa | Sophomore | 12th |
| 14. | Corey Griego | Oregon State | Junior | 13th |
| 15. | Ben Honis | Cornell | Junior | NR |
| 16. | Scottie Boykin | Chattanooga | Junior | 17th |
| 17. | Tom Sleigh | Bucknell | Senior | 19th |
| 18. | Hunter Ritter | Wisconsin | Sophomore | NR |
| 19. | Stephen Loiseau | Drexel | Junior | NR |
| 20. | Steban Cervantes | Navy | Senior | 20th |
Heavyweight
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Kyle Snyder | Ohio State | Senior | 1st |
| 2. | Adam Coon | Michigan | Graduate | 2nd |
| 3. | Nick Nevills | Penn State | Junior | 3rd |
| 4. | Tanner Hall | Arizona State | Junior | 5th |
| 5. | Jacob Kasper | Duke | Senior | 6th |
| 6. | Amarveer Dhesi | Oregon State | Senior | 4th |
| 7. | Youssif Hemida | Maryland | Junior | 7th |
| 8. | Sam Stoll | Iowa | Junior | 8th |
| 9. | Mike Hughes | Hofstra | Senior | 10th |
| 10. | Derek White | Oklahoma State | Junior | 11th |
| 11. | Nathan Butler | Stanford | Senior | 12th |
| 12. | Ryan Solomon | Pitt | Senior | 9th |
| 13. | Jere Heino | Campbell | Junior | 13th |
| 14. | Billy Miller | Edinboro | Junior | 14th |
| 15. | Thomas Haines | Lock Haven | Junior | 16th |
| 16. | Jordan Wood | Lehigh | RS Freshman | 17th |
| 17. | Conan Jennings | Northwestern | Junior | 18th |
| 18. | Garrett Ryan | Columbia | Senior | 19th |
| 19. | Newton Smerchek | Central Michigan | Senior | 20th |
| 20. | Jake Gunning | Buffalo | Sophomore | NR |
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