Meredith and Jack move up to No. 1 and 2 at 141 in WIN’s Jan. 8 rankings
By Mike Finn
Updated: January 8, 2018
NEWTON, Iowa — Wyoming’s Bryce Meredith and NC State’s Kevin Jack — both coming off victories over Oklahoma State’s two-time champ Dean Heil in the past two weeks — have moved to the top two spots, respectively, at 141 pounds in WIN’s Jan. 8 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
WIN’s latest rankings, based on results through Jan. 7, also included a pair of true freshmen wrestlers with the same last name — Penn State’s Nick Lee, 7th at 141 and Iowa’s Spencer Lee, 9th at 125 — as both finished high at the Southern Scuffle and Midlands, respectively.
Overall, Ohio State — with a wrestler ranked at all 10 weights, including nine rated in the Top 8 of their weight class — remained WIN’s No. 1-rated team in the Tournament Power Index with 125.5 TPI points.
The Buckeyes are followed by Southern Scuffle team champ Penn State (121.5 points), Michigan (78), Oklahoma State (67) and NC State (60.5). Iowa made the biggest jump to No. 6 with 59.5, followed by Missouri (48), Arizona State (43), Lehigh (41.5) and Virginia Tech (35.5).
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.
In WIN’s dual-team rankings, Penn State (5-0) remained No. 1, followed by Ohio State (8-0), Oklahoma State (6-0), Lehigh (6-1) and Michigan (5-1).
Among notable upcoming dual meets, seventh-ranked Iowa entertains No. 3 Oklahoma State, Jan. 14, and No. 5 Michigan, Jan. 27, while No. 2 Ohio State travels to No. 1 Penn State on Feb. 3.
WIN’s Jan. 8, 2018 Tournament Power Index (TPI)
| Rank | School | Top 8 | Total Ranked | TPI |
| Wrestlers | Wrestlers | Points | ||
| 1. | Ohio State | 9 | 10 | 125.5 |
| 2. | Penn State | 8 | 8 | 121.5 |
| 3. | Michigan | 6 | 8 | 78 |
| 4. | Oklahoma State | 5 | 8 | 67 |
| 5. | NC State | 5 | 6 | 60.5 |
| 6. | Iowa | 4 | 6 | 59.5 |
| 7. | Missouri | 4 | 6 | 48 |
| 8. | Arizona State | 3 | 6 | 43 |
| 9. | Lehigh | 3 | 7 | 41.5 |
| 10. | Virginia Tech | 4 | 5 | 35.5 |
| 11. | South Dakota State | 2 | 4 | 30.5 |
| 12. | Illinois | 2 | 4 | 27 |
| 13. | Wyoming | 1 | 4 | 25.5 |
| 14. | Minnesota | 2 | 6 | 24.5 |
| 15. | Rutgers | 1 | 5 | 22.5 |
| 16. | Northern Iowa | 2 | 6 | 22 |
| 17. | Northwestern | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| 18. | Central Michigan | 1 | 6 | 20.5 |
| 19. | Cornell | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 20. | Virginia | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 21t. | North Carolina | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 21t. | Rider | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 23. | Duke | 1 | 2 | 14.5 |
| 24. | Nebraska | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 25. | Princeton | 1 | 4 | 13.5 |
| 26. | Wisconsin | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 27. | Lock Haven | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 28. | Oregon State | 1 | 2 | 8.5 |
| 29. | Navy | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 30t. | Drexel | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 30t. | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 30t. | North Dakota State | 1 | 2 | 6.5 |
| 30t. | Penn | 1 | 2 | 6.5 |
| 34t. | Edinboro | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 34t. | Stanford | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 36. | Hofstra | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 37t. | American U. | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 37t. | Pitt | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 39. | CSU Bakersfield | 0 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 40t. | Buffalo | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 40t. | Purdue | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 42. | West Virginia | 0 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 43. | Utah Valley | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 44t. | Bucknell | 0 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 44t. | Chattanooga | 0 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 44t. | Northern Colorado | 0 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 44t. | Oklahoma | 0 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 48t. | Binghamton | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 48t. | Clarion | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 50t. | Columbia | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 50t. | Iowa State | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 50t. | Ohio U. | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 53t. | Air Force | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 53t. | Appalachian State | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 53t. | Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 53t. | Cleveland State | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 53t. | Michigan State | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 53t. | Old Dominion | 0 | 1 | 1 |
WIN’s Jan. 8, 2018 Dual-Team Ranks
| Rank | School | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Penn State | (5-0) | 1st |
| 2 | Ohio State | (8-0) | 2nd |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | (6-0) | 3rd |
| 4 | Lehigh | (6-1) | 4th |
| 5 | Michigan | (5-1) | 5th |
| 6 | Missouri | (12-0) | 6th |
| 7 | Iowa | (9-0) | 7th |
| 8 | NC State | (10-1) | 9th |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | (5-1) | 8th |
| 10 | Arizona State | (3-2) | 12th |
| 11 | Northern Iowa | (2-1) | 13th |
| 12 | South Dakota State | (5-2) | 15th |
| 13 | Rutgers | (3-3) | 16th |
| 14 | Illinois | (3-2) | 17th |
| 15 | Wyoming | (5-2) | NR |
| 16 | Minnesota | (6-3) | 10th |
| 17 | Wisconsin | (4-0) | 18th |
| 18 | Purdue | (5-2) | 20th |
| 19 | Nebraska | (3-3) | 14th |
| 20 | Cornell | (4-2) | 11th |
| 21 | Central Michigan | (3-4) | 19th |
| 22 | Edinboro | (3-1) | 21st |
| 23 | Rider | (2-1) | 24th |
| 24 | North Carolina | (6-7) | 25thh |
| 25 | Navy | (4-0) | NR |
WIN’s Jan. 8, 2018 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Wt/Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 125/1. | Nathan Tomasello | Ohio State | Senior | 1st |
| 125/2. | Nick Suriano | Rutgers | Sophomore | 2nd |
| 125/3. | Darian Cruz | Lehigh | Senior | 4th |
| 125/4. | Ethan Lizak | Minnesota | Junior | 5th |
| 125/5. | Sean Fausz | NC State | Junior | 6th |
| 125/6. | Nick Piccininni | Oklahoma State | Sophomore | 3rd |
| 125/7. | Ronnie Bresser | Oregon State | Junior | 10th |
| 125/8. | Sebastian Rivera | Northwestern | RS Freshman | 8th |
| 125/9. | Spencer Lee | Iowa | Freshman | NR |
| 125/10. | Taylor Lamont | Utah Valley | RS Freshman | 9th |
| 125/11. | Sean Russell | Edinboro | Junior | 7th |
| 125/12. | Jacob Schwarm | Northern Iowa | Sophomore | 19th |
| 125/13. | Louie Hayes | Virginia | Freshman | 16th |
| 125/14. | Luke Welch | Purdue | Senior | 18th |
| 125/15. | Zeke Moisey | West Virginia | Junior | NR |
| 125/16. | Drew Mattin | Michigan | RS Freshman | 13th |
| 125/17. | Ryan Millhof | Arizona State | Junior | 11th |
| 125/18. | Travis Piotrowski | Illinois | Sophomore | 14th |
| 125/19. | Kyle Akins | Buffalo | Junior | 15th |
| 125/20. | Christian Moody | Oklahoma | Sophomore | 17th |
133 pounds
| Wt/Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 133/1. | Seth Gross | South Dakota State | Junior | 1st |
| 133/2. | Stevan Micic | Michigan | Sophomore | 4th |
| 133/3. | Kaid Brock | Oklahoma State | Sophomore | 3rd |
| 133/4. | Jack Mueller | Virginia | Sophomore | 6th |
| 133/5. | Luke Pletcher | Ohio State | Sophomore | 7th |
| 133/6. | John Erneste | Missouri | Junior | 8th |
| 133/7. | Austin DeSanto | Drexel | Freshman | 11th |
| 133/8. | Mitch McKee | Minnesota | Sophomore | 5th |
| 133/9. | Montorie Bridges | Wyoming | RS Freshman | 19th |
| 133/10. | Scott Parker | Lehigh | Junior | 2nd |
| 133/11. | Josh Terao | American U. | Junior | 9th |
| 133/12. | Bryan Lantry | Buffalo | Junior | 10th |
| 133/13. | Scott Delvecchio | Rutgers | Senior | 12th |
| 133/14. | Dom Forys | Pitt | Senior | 13th |
| 133/15. | Cameron Kelly | Ohio U. | Junior | 14th |
| 133/16. | Korbin Myers | Edinboro | Sophomore | 17th |
| 133/17. | Anthony Cefolo | Rider | Junior | 16th |
| 133/18. | Colin Valdviez | Northwestern | Freshman | NR |
| 133/19. | Dennis Gustafson | Virginia Tech | Senior | 18th |
| 133/20. | Dylan Duncan | Illinois | Freshman | 15th |
141 pounds
| Wt/Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 141/1. | Bryce Meredith | Wyoming | Senior | 3rd |
| 141/2. | Kevin Jack | NC State | Senior | 4th |
| 141/3. | Dean Heil | Oklahoma State | Senior | 1st |
| 141/4. | Yianni Diakomihalis | Cornell | Freshman | 2nd |
| 141/5. | Jaydin Eierman | Missouri | Sophomore | 5th |
| 141/6. | Joey McKenna | Ohio State | Junior | 6th |
| 141/7. | Nick Lee | Penn State | Freshman | NR |
| 141/8. | Josh Alber | Northern Iowa | Junior | 7th |
| 141/9. | Tommy Thorn | Minnesota | Junior | 9th |
| 141/10. | Chad Red | Nebraska | RS Freshman | 8th |
| 141/11. | Brock Zacherl | Clarion | Junior | 11th |
| 141/12. | Mason Smith | Central Michigan | Sophomore | 17th |
| 141/13. | Tyler Smith | Bucknell | Senior | 12th |
| 141/14. | Nick Zanetta | Pitt | Senior | 14th |
| 141/15. | Russell Rohlfing | CSU Bakersfield | Sophomore | 15th |
| 141/16. | Kanen Storr | Iowa State | RS Freshman | 16th |
| 141/17. | Luke Karam | Lehigh | Freshman | 19th |
| 141/18. | Alex Madrigal | Old Dominion | Sophomore | 20th |
| 141/19. | Eli Stickley | Wisconsin | Sophomore | 13th |
| 141/20. | A.C. Headlee | North Carolina | Sophomore | NR |
149 pounds
| Wt/Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 149/1. | Zain Retherford | Penn State | Senior | 1st |
| 149/2. | Brandon Sorensen | Iowa | Senior | 2nd |
| 149/3. | Justin Oliver | Central Michigan | Junior | 4th |
| 149/4. | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | RS Freshman | 8th |
| 149/5. | Troy Heilmann | North Carolina | Senior | 3rd |
| 149/6. | Matthew Kolodzik | Princeton | Sophomore | 7th |
| 149/7. | Ke-Shawn Hayes | Ohio State | Sophomore | 5th |
| 149/8. | Solomon Chishko | Virginia Tech | Junior | 10th |
| 149/9. | Max Thomsen | Northern Iowa | Sophomore | 6th |
| 149/10. | Colton McCrystal | Nebraska | Senior | 11th |
| 149/11. | Beau Donahue | NC State | Senior | 15th |
| 149/12. | Boo Lewallen | Oklahoma State | Sophomore | 9th |
| 149/13. | Steve Bleise | Minnesota | Junior | 13th |
| 149/14. | Josh Maruca | Arizona State | Sophomore | 12th |
| 149/15. | Grant Leeth | Missouri | Junior | 17th |
| 141/16. | Jared Prince | Navy | Sophomore | 10th/141 |
| 149/17. | Sam Krivus | Virginia | Sophomore | 20th |
| 149/18. | Eleazar Deluca | Rutgers | Senior | 19th |
| 149/19. | Ronnie Perry | Lock Haven | Senior | 16th |
| 149/20. | Michael Sprague | American U. | Junior | NR |
157 pounds
| Wt/Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 157/1. | Jason Nolf | Penn State | Junior | 1st |
| 157/2. | Michael Kemerer | Iowa | Sophomore | 2nd |
| 157/3. | Joey Lavallee | Missouri | Senior | 3rd |
| 157/4. | Alex Pantaleo | Michigan | Junior | 4th |
| 157/5. | Josh Shields | Arizona State | Sophomore | 5th |
| 157/6. | Micah Jordan | Ohio State | Junior | 6th |
| 157/7. | Hayden Hidlay | NC State | Freshman | 7th |
| 157/8. | Clayton Ream | North Dakota State | Senior | 10th |
| 157/9. | Luke Zilverberg | South Dakota State | Senior | 9th |
| 157/10. | Archie Colgan | Wyoming | Senior | 14th |
| 157/11. | Paul Fox | Stanford | Junior | 15th |
| 157/12. | Mitch Finesilver | Duke | Junior | 11th |
| 157/13. | Tyler Berger | Nebraska | Junior | 13th |
| 157/14. | Colin Heffernan | Central Michigan | Senior | 12th |
| 157/15. | Coleman Hammond | CSU Bakersfield | Senior | 17th |
| 157/16. | B.J. Clagon | Rider | Senior | 8th |
| 157/17. | Jake Short | Minnesota | Senior | 19th |
| 157/18. | Andrew Atkinson | Virginia | Senior | 16th |
| 157/19. | Kennedy Monday | North Carolina | Freshman | NR |
| 157/20. | Alex Mossing | Air Force | Junior | NR |
165 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 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. | Chance Marsteller | Lock Haven | Junior | 7th |
| 165/8. | Evan Wick | Wisconsin | Freshman | 8th |
| 165/9. | Nick Wanzek | Minnesota | Senior | 9th |
| 165/10. | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | RS Freshman | 12th |
| 165/11. | Richie Lewis | Rutgers | Senior | 13th |
| 165/12. | Isaiah White | Nebraska | Sophomore | 10th |
| 165/13. | Te-Shan Campbell | Ohio State | Junior | 11th |
| 165/14. | Branson Ashworth | Wyoming | Junior | 17th |
| 165/15. | Jonathan Schleifer | Princeton | Senior | 15th |
| 165/16. | Anthony Valencia | Arizona State | Sophomore | 14th |
| 165/17. | Austin Matthews | Edinboro | Senior | 16th |
| 165/18. | Gordon Wolf | Lehigh | Junior | 19th |
| 165/19. | Demetrius Romero | Utah Valley | Sophomore | 18th |
| 165/20. | Andrew Fogerty | North Dakota State | Sophomore | NR |
174 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 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 | 4th |
| 174/5. | Jordan Kutler | Lehigh | Sophomore | 5th |
| 174/6. | Taylor Lujan | Northern Iowa | Sophomore | 7th |
| 174/7. | Myles Amine | Michigan | Sophomore | 6th |
| 174/8. | Jadaen Bernstein | Navy | Senior | 8th |
| 174/9. | Keaton Subjeck | Stanford | Senior | 9th |
| 174/10. | Ethan Ramos | North Carolina | Senior | 11th |
| 174/11. | David Kocer | South Dakota State | Senior | 15th |
| 174/12. | Jacobe Smith | Oklahoma State | Senior | 12th |
| 174/13. | Brandon Womack | Cornell | Junior | 10th |
| 174/14. | Yoanse Mejias | Oklahoma | Senior | 13th |
| 174/15. | Dylan Lydy | Purdue | Sophomore | NR |
| 174/16. | Ryan Christensen | Wisconsin | Junior | 14th |
| 174/17. | Drew Hughes | Michigan State | Sophomore | 16th |
| 174/18. | C.J. Brucki | Central Michigan | Senior | 17th |
| 174/19. | Johnny Sebastian | Northwestern | Junior | NR |
| 174/20. | Forrest Pryzbysz | Appalachian State | Senior | 20th |
184 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 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 | 4th |
| 184/5. | Dominic Abounader | Michigan | Senior | 5th |
| 184/6. | Emery Parker | Illinois | Junior | 9th |
| 184/7. | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | RS Freshman | 6th |
| 184/8. | Zack Zavatsky | Virginia Tech | Junior | 7th |
| 184/9. | Ricky Robertson | Wisconsin | Senior | 8th |
| 184/10. | Drew Foster | Northern Iowa | Junior | 10th |
| 184/11. | Nick Gravina | Rutgers | Senior | 11th |
| 184/12. | Steven Schneider | Binghamton | Senior | 12th |
| 184/13. | Bryce Carr | Chattanooga | Senior | 13th |
| 184/14. | Max Dean | Cornell | Freshman | 14th |
| 184/15. | Dylan Gabel | Northern Colorado | Junior | 15th |
| 184/16. | Jordan Ellingwood | Central Michigan | Senior | 20th |
| 184/17. | Nick Corba | Cleveland State | Senior | 16th |
| 184/18. | Kevin Parker | Princeton | Sophomore | NR |
| 184/19. | Joe Heyob | Penn | Senior | 19th |
| 184/20. | C.J. LaFragola | Brown | Junior | NR |
197 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 197/1. | Kollin Moore | Ohio State | Sophomore | 1st |
| 197/2. | Preston Weigel | Oklahoma State | Junior | 3rd |
| 197/3. | Jared Haught | Virginia Tech | Senior | 2nd |
| 197/4. | Mike Macchiavello | NC State | Senior | 4th |
| 197/5. | Cash Wilcke | Iowa | Sophomore | 10th |
| 197/6. | Anthony Cassar | Penn State | Sophomore | 5th |
| 197/7. | Nate Rotert | South Dakota State | Senior | 8th |
| 197/8. | Frank Mattiace | Penn | Senior | 13th |
| 197/9. | Kevin Beazley | Michigan | Graduate | 9th |
| 197/10. | Patrick Brucki | Princeton | Freshman | NR |
| 197/11. | Jeric Kasunic | American U. | Senior | 11th |
| 197/12. | Jake Smith | West Virginia | Senior | 7th |
| 197/13. | Willie Miklus | Missouri | Senior | 6th |
| 197/14. | Jacob Holschlag | Northern Iowa | Sophomore | 20th |
| 197/15. | Ben Darmstadt | Cornell | Freshman | NR |
| 197/16. | Matt Williams | CSU Bakersfield | Senior | 12th |
| 197/17. | Daniel Chaid | North Carolina | Senior | 19th |
| 197/18. | Scottie Boykin | Chattanooga | Junior | 16th |
| 197/19. | Tom Sleigh | Bucknell | Senior | 17th |
| 197/20. | Jacob Seely | Northern Colorado | Sophomore | NR |
Heavyweight
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| Hwt/1. | Kyle Snyder | Ohio State | Senior | 1st |
| Hwt/2. | Adam Coon | Michigan | Graduate | 2nd |
| Hwt/3. | Sam Stoll | Iowa | Junior | 8th |
| Hwt/4. | Jacob Kasper | Duke | Senior | 5th |
| Hwt/5. | Nick Nevills | Penn State | Junior | 3rd |
| Hwt/6. | Tanner Hall | Arizona State | Junior | 4th |
| Hwt/7. | Youssif Hemida | Maryland | Junior | 7th |
| Hwt/8. | Mike Hughes | Hofstra | Senior | 9th |
| Hwt/9. | Derek White | Oklahoma State | Junior | 10th |
| Hwt/10. | Nathan Butler | Stanford | Senior | 11th |
| Hwt/11. | Amarveer Dhesi | Oregon State | Senior | 6th |
| Hwt/12. | Ryan Solomon | Pitt | Senior | 12th |
| Hwt/13. | Thomas Haines | Lock Haven | Junior | 15th |
| Hwt/14. | Jordan Wood | Lehigh | RS Freshman | 16th |
| Hwt/15. | Billy Miller | Edinboro | Junior | 14th |
| Hwt/16. | Garrett Ryan | Columbia | Senior | 18th |
| Hwt/17. | Conan Jennings | Northwestern | Junior | 17th |
| Hwt/18. | Matt Stencel | Central Michigan | RS Freshman | NR |
| Hwt/19. | Shawn Streck | Purdue | RS Freshman | NR |
| Hwt/20. | Jake Gunning | Buffalo | Sophomore | 20th |
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