#1 Penn State edges #2 Ohio State in WIN’s Feb. 5 Rankings
By Mike Finn
Updated: February 5, 2018
Feb. 5, 2018
NEWTON, Iowa — One point separated Penn State and Ohio State in a dual last weekend and the top two schools in NCAA Division I retained their positions — with almost equally-close ranking points — in WIN’s Feb. 5, 2018 Tournament Power Index, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
The Nittany Lions, who edged the Buckeyes, 19-18, last Saturday, continue to feature eight ranked wrestlers and lead the field with 124 TPI points. Ohio State, with 10 ranked wrestlers, has nine in the Top 8, and is ranked second with 120.5 points.
WIN’s Tournament Power Index (TPI) awards team 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.
All 10 top-ranked wrestlers retained their No. 1 ranking, including Ohio State’s 197-pound Kollin Moore (17-1), despite a 6-3 road loss to Penn State’s Anthony Cassar. WIN considers all of the wrestlers’ quality wins vs. losses over the entire year. And at this point in the season at 197 pounds, the positioning of the wrestlers is complex. No. 2 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) was pinned this year by Moore and No. 7 Willie Miklus (Missouri). No. 3 Preston Weigel (Oklahoma State) has a win over No. 5 Mike Macchiavello (NC State) but a loss against Miklus. And No. 4 Cassar, who has been sharing the starting spot for Penn State with teammate and Southern Scuffle champ Shakur Rasheed, has a win over No. 9 Frank Mattiace of Penn, but suffered losses to Bucknell’s Garrett Hoffman and Northern Iowa’s No. 13 Jacob Holschlag. So, despite his first loss of the year, Moore stays No. 1.
WIN’s Feb. 5, 2018 Tournament Power Index
| Rank | School | Total | Top 8 | TPI |
| Ranked | Ranked | Points | ||
| 1. | Penn State | 8 | 8 | 124 |
| 2. | Ohio State | 10 | 9 | 120.5 |
| 3. | Iowa | 7 | 6 | 78 |
| 4. | Missouri | 7 | 6 | 65.5 |
| 5. | NC State | 7 | 5 | 65 |
| 6. | Michigan | 9 | 5 | 63.5 |
| 7. | Oklahoma State | 8 | 6 | 59 |
| 8. | Lehigh | 6 | 3 | 43 |
| 9. | Virginia Tech | 6 | 3 | 39 |
| 10. | Arizona State | 6 | 2 | 37.5 |
| 11. | Wyoming | 5 | 2 | 31 |
| 12t. | Illinois | 4 | 2 | 28 |
| 12t. | Rutgers | 6 | 1 | 28 |
| 14. | South Dakota State | 5 | 1 | 27 |
| 15. | Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 26.5 |
| 16. | Cornell | 5 | 2 | 26 |
| 17. | Northern Iowa | 6 | 3 | 24.5 |
| 18. | Central Michigan | 6 | 1 | 19 |
| 19t. | Duke | 3 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 19t. | Wisconsin | 5 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 21. | Lock Haven | 3 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 22. | North Carolina | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 23. | Drexel | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 24t. | Nebraska | 6 | 0 | 9.5 |
| 24t. | Stanford | 3 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 26. | Hofstra | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 27t. | Navy | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 27t. | Virginia | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 29t. | Minnesota | 4 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 29t. | Utah Valley | 3 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 31t. | Clarion | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 31t. | Princeton | 4 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 31t. | Rider | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 34. | Edinboro | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 35. | Purdue | 4 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 36t. | American U. | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 36t. | CSU Bakersfield | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 36t. | Oregon State | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 39. | Oklahoma | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 40t. | Pitt | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 40t. | West Virginia | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 42. | Chattanooga | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 43t. | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 43t. | Bucknell | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 43t. | Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 43t. | Indiana | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 43t. | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 43t. | Northern Colorado | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 43t. | Penn | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 50t. | Columbia | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50t. | Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50t. | Ohio U. | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50t. | Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
WIN Feb 5, 2018 Dual Rankings
| Rank | School | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Penn State | (12-0) | 1st |
| 2 | Ohio State | (12-1) | 2nd |
| 3 | Michigan | (9-2) | 3rd |
| 4 | Iowa | (11-2) | 4th |
| 5 | Missouri | (17-0) | 5th |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | (10-2) | 6th |
| 7 | NC State | (13-1) | 7th |
| 8 | Arizona State | (10-2) | 8th |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | (13-2) | 9th |
| 10 | Lehigh | (9-3) | 10th |
| 11 | South Dakota State | (11-2) | 11th |
| 12 | Wyoming | (10-3) | 13th |
| 13 | Northern Iowa | (5-4) | 12th |
| 14 | Cornell | (9-2) | 14th |
| 15 | Nebraska | (8-4) | 15th |
| 16 | Rutgers | (6-6) | 16th |
| 17 | Minnesota | (5-6) | 17th |
| 18 | Illinois | (7-3) | 18th |
| 19 | Northwestern | (8-4) | 20th |
| 20 | Central Michigan | (7-4) | 21st |
| 21 | Edinboro | (6-3) | 22nd |
| 22 | Rider | (11-4) | 19th |
| 23 | Purdue | (8-6) | 23rd |
| 24 | North Carolina | (8-9) | 24th |
| 25 | Wisconsin | (6-2) | 25th |
WIN’s Feb. 5, 2018 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Wt/Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 125/1. | Nick Suriano | Rutgers | Sophomore | 1st |
| 125/2. | Darian Cruz | Lehigh | Senior | 2nd |
| 125/3. | Spencer Lee | Iowa | Freshman | 3rd |
| 125/4. | Nathan Tomasello | Ohio State | Senior | 4th |
| 125/5. | Sebastian Rivera | Northwestern | RS Freshman | 5th |
| 125/6. | Sean Fausz | NC State | Junior | 6th |
| 125/7. | Nick Piccininni | Oklahoma State | Sophomore | 7th |
| 125/8. | Taylor Lamont | Utah Valley | RS Freshman | 9th |
| 125/9. | Ethan Lizak | Minnesota | Junior | 8th |
| 125/10. | Ronnie Bresser | Oregon State | Junior | 10th |
| 125/11. | Sean Russell | Edinboro | Junior | 11th |
| 125/12. | Ryan Millhof | Arizona State | Junior | 12th |
| 125/13. | Drew Mattin | Michigan | Freshman | 13th |
| 125/14. | Zeke Moisey | West Virginia | Junior | 15th |
| 125/15. | Luke Welch | Purdue | Senior | 14th |
| 125/16. | Louie Hayes | Virginia | RS Freshman | 16th |
| 125/17. | Christian Moody | Oklahoma | Sophomore | 17th |
| 125/18. | Connor Brown | South Dakota State | Freshman | 18th |
| 125/19. | Travis Piotrowski | Illinois | Sophomore | 19th |
| 125/20. | Jacob Schwarm | Northern Iowa | Sophomore | 20th |
133 pounds
| Wt/Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 133/1. | Seth Gross | South Dakota State | Junior | 1st |
| 133/2. | Stevan Micic | Michigan | Sophomore | 2nd |
| 133/3. | Kaid Brock | Oklahoma State | Sophomore | 3rd |
| 133/4. | Luke Pletcher | Ohio State | Sophomore | 4th |
| 133/5. | Austin DeSanto | Drexel | Freshman | 6th |
| 133/6. | John Erneste | Missouri | Junior | 5th |
| 133/7. | Montorie Bridges | Wyoming | RS Freshman | 7th |
| 133/8. | Jack Mueller | Virginia | Sophomore | 8th |
| 133/9. | Scott Parker | Lehigh | Junior | 9th |
| 133/10. | Mitch McKee | Minnesota | Sophomore | 10th |
| 133/11. | Josh Terao | American U. | Junior | 11th |
| 133/12. | Dom Forys | Pitt | Senior | 12th |
| 133/13. | Jason Renterina | Nebraska | Freshman | 13th |
| 133/14. | Scott Delvecchio | Rutgers | Senior | 14th |
| 133/15. | Cameron Kelly | Ohio U. | Junior | 15th |
| 133/16. | Korbin Myers | Edinboro | Sophomore | 16th |
| 133/17. | Bryan Lantry | Buffalo | Junior | 17th |
| 133/18. | Sean Nickell | CSU Bakersfield | Junior | 18th |
| 133/19. | Dennis Gustafson | Virginia Tech | Senior | 19th |
| 133/20. | Tariq Wilson | NC State | RS Freshman | NR |
141 pounds
| Wt/Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 141/1. | Bryce Meredith | Wyoming | Senior | 1st |
| 141/2. | Kevin Jack | NC State | Senior | 2nd |
| 141/3. | Jaydin Eierman | Missouri | Sophomore | 3rd |
| 141/4. | Yianni Diakomihalis | Cornell | Freshman | 4th |
| 141/5. | Dean Heil | Oklahoma State | Senior | 5th |
| 141/6. | Joey McKenna | Ohio State | Junior | 9th |
| 141/7. | Brock Zacherl | Clarion | Junior | 10th |
| 141/8. | Nick Lee | Penn State | Freshman | 6th |
| 141/9. | Josh Alber | Northern Iowa | Junior | 7th |
| 141/10. | Mason Smith | Central Michigan | Sophomore | 11th |
| 141/11. | Tyler Smith | Bucknell | Senior | 12th |
| 141/12. | Michael Carr | Illinois | RS Freshman | 17th |
| 141/13. | Tommy Thorn | Minnesota | Junior | 8th |
| 141/14. | Ian Parker | Iowa State | RS Freshman | 15th |
| 141/15. | Chad Red | Nebraska | RS Freshman | 16th |
| 141/16. | Alex Madrigal | Old Dominion | Sophomore | 14th |
| 141/17. | Luke Karam | Lehigh | RS Freshman | 19th |
| 141/18. | Nate Limmex | Purdue | Sophomore | 20th |
| 141/19. | Cole Weaver | Indiana | Junior | 18th |
| 141/20. | Brent Moore | Virginia Tech | RS Freshman | 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. | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | RS Freshman | 3rd |
| 149/4. | Justin Oliver | Central Michigan | Junior | 5th |
| 149/5. | Grant Leeth | Missouri | Junior | 10th |
| 149/6. | Ke-Shawn Hayes | Ohio State | Sophomore | 7th |
| 149/7. | Troy Heilmann | North Carolina | Senior | 4th |
| 149/8. | Max Thomsen | Northern Iowa | Sophomore | 9th |
| 149/9. | Matthew Kolodzik | Princeton | Sophomore | 6th |
| 149/10. | Beau Donahue | NC State | Senior | 12th |
| 149/11. | Boo Lewallen | Oklahoma State | Sophomore | 13th |
| 149/12. | Jason Tsirtsis | Arizona State | Senior | 14th |
| 149/13. | Jared Prince | Navy | Sophomore | 15th |
| 149/14. | Eleazar Deluca | Rutgers | Senior | 16th |
| 149/15. | Zander Wick | Wisconsin | RS Freshman | NR |
| 149/16. | Ronnie Perry | Lock Haven | Senior | 19th |
| 149/17. | Malik Amine | Michigan | Junior | 18th |
| 149/18. | Sam Turner | Wyoming | RS Freshmen | NR |
| 149/19. | Sam Krivus | Virginia | Sophomore | 20th |
| 149/20. | Davion Jeffries | Oklahoma | 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. | Hayden Hidlay | NC State | RS Freshman | 3rd |
| 157/4. | Joey Lavallee | Missouri | Senior | 4th |
| 157/5. | Josh Shields | Arizona State | Sophomore | 5th |
| 157/6. | Alex Pantaleo | Michigan | Junior | 6th |
| 157/7. | Micah Jordan | Ohio State | Junior | 7th |
| 157/8. | Clayton Ream | North Dakota State | Senior | 8th |
| 157/9. | Archie Colgan | Wyoming | Senior | 9th |
| 157/10. | Luke Zilverberg | South Dakota State | Senior | 10th |
| 157/11. | Paul Fox | Stanford | Junior | 11th |
| 157/12. | Mitch Finesilver | Duke | Junior | 12th |
| 157/13. | Kennedy Monday | North Carolina | RS Freshman | 16th |
| 157/14. | Tyler Berger | Nebraska | Junior | 13th |
| 157/15. | Colin Heffernan | Central Michigan | Senior | 14th |
| 157/16. | Coleman Hammond | CSU Bakersfield | Senior | 15th |
| 157/17. | Solomon Chishko | Virginia Tech | Junior | 8th/149 |
| 157/18. | Andrew Crone | Wisconsin | Senior | 18th |
| 157/19. | Mike D’Angelo | Princeton | Junior | 19th |
| 157/20. | John Van Brill | Rutgers | Junior | 20th |
165 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 165/1. | Vincenzo Joseph | Penn State | Sophomore | 1st |
| 165/2. | Isaiah Martinez | Illinois | Senior | 2nd |
| 165/3. | David McFadden | Virginia Tech | Sophomore | 3rd |
| 165/4. | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | RS Freshman | 4th |
| 165/5. | Evan Wick | Wisconsin | RS Freshman | 5th |
| 165/6. | Chance Marsteller | Lock Haven | Junior | 6th |
| 165/7. | Chad Walsh | Rider | Senior | 7th |
| 165/8. | Chandler Rogers | Oklahoma State | Junior | 8th |
| 165/9. | Nick Wanzek | Minnesota | Senior | 9th |
| 165/10. | Logan Massa | Michigan | Sophomore | 10th |
| 165/11. | Richie Lewis | Rutgers | Senior | 11th |
| 165/12. | Isaiah White | Nebraska | Sophomore | 12th |
| 165/13. | Branson Ashworth | Wyoming | Junior | 13th |
| 165/14. | Jonathan Schleifer | Princeton | Senior | 14th |
| 165/15. | Anthony Valencia | Arizona State | Sophomore | 15th |
| 165/16. | Te’Shan Campbell | Ohio State | Junior | 16th |
| 165/17. | Austin Matthews | Edinboro | Senior | 17th |
| 165/18. | Demetrius Romero | Utah Valley | Sophomore | 18th |
| 165/19. | Jon Jay Chavez | Cornell | Junior | 19th |
| 165/20. | Keilan Torres | Northern Colorado | Senior | 20th |
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 | 6th |
| 174/7. | Myles Amine | Michigan | Sophomore | 7th |
| 174/8. | Jadaen Bernstein | Navy | Senior | 8th |
| 174/9. | Keaton Subjeck | Stanford | Senior | 9th |
| 174/10. | Dylan Lydy | Purdue | Sophomore | 15th |
| 174/11. | David Kocer | South Dakota State | Senior | 13th |
| 174/12. | Brandon Womack | Cornell | Junior | 14th |
| 174/13. | Jacobe Smith | Oklahoma State | Senior | 11th |
| 174/14. | Ethan Ramos | North Carolina | Senior | 10th |
| 174/15. | Johnny Sebastian | Northwestern | Junior | 16th |
| 174/16. | Yoanse Mejias | Oklahoma | Senior | 12th |
| 174/17. | C.J. Brucki | Central Michigan | Senior | 17th |
| 174/18. | Devin Slatzka | Indiana | Sophomore | 18th |
| 174/19. | Matt Finesilver | Duke | Freshman | 20th |
| 174/20. | Kimball Bastian | Utah Valley | Sophomore | NR |
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 | 6th |
| 184/7. | Zack Zavatsky | Virginia Tech | Junior | 7th |
| 184/8. | Drew Foster | Northern Iowa | Junior | 8th |
| 184/9. | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | RS Freshman | 9th |
| 184/10. | Ricky Robertson | Wisconsin | Senior | 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. | Chip Ness | North Carolina | Junior | 15th |
| 184/16. | Canten Marriott | Missouri | RS Freshman | 17th |
| 184/17. | Michael Coleman | Navy | Senior | 19th |
| 184/18. | Dylan Gabel | Northern Colorado | Junior | 16th |
| 184/19. | Jordan Ellingwood | Central Michigan | Senior | 20th |
| 184/20. | Mitch Bowman | Iowa | Junior | 18th |
197 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 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. | Anthony Cassar | Penn State | Sophomore | 5th |
| 197/5. | Mike Macchiavello | NC State | Senior | 4th |
| 197/6. | Ben Darmstadt | Cornell | Freshman | 8th |
| 197/7. | Willie Miklus | Missouri | Senior | 9th |
| 197/8. | Cash Wilcke | Iowa | Sophomore | 7th |
| 197/9. | Frank Mattiace | Penn | Senior | 10th |
| 197/10. | Jeric Kasunic | American U. | Senior | 13th |
| 197/11. | Nate Rotert | South Dakota State | Senior | 6th |
| 197/12. | Patrick Brucki | Princeton | Freshman | 11th |
| 197/13. | Jacob Holschlag | Northern Iowa | Sophomore | 15th |
| 197/14. | Kevin Beazley | Michigan | Graduate | 12th |
| 197/15. | Jake Smith | West Virginia | Senior | 16th |
| 197/16. | Matt Williams | CSU Bakersfield | Senior | 17th |
| 197/17. | Daniel Chaid | North Carolina | Senior | 18th |
| 197/18. | Eric Schultz | Nebraska | RS Freshman | NR |
| 197/19. | Scottie Boykin | Chattanooga | Junior | 14th |
| 197/20. | Hunter Ritter | Wisconsin | Sophomore | 19th |
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 | 3rd |
| Hwt/4. | Jacob Kasper | Duke | Senior | 4th |
| Hwt/5. | Nick Nevills | Penn State | Junior | 5th |
| Hwt/6. | Mike Hughes | Hofstra | Senior | 6th |
| Hwt/7. | Derek White | Oklahoma State | Junior | 7th |
| Hwt/8. | Nathan Butler | Stanford | Senior | 8th |
| Hwt/9. | Tanner Hall | Arizona State | Junior | 9th |
| Hwt/10. | Amarveer Dhesi | Oregon State | Senior | 10th |
| Hwt/11. | Youssif Hemida | Maryland | Junior | 11th |
| Hwt/12. | Thomas Haines | Lock Haven | Junior | 12th |
| Hwt/13. | Jordan Wood | Lehigh | RS Freshman | 13th |
| Hwt/14. | Billy Miller | Edinboro | Junior | 14th |
| Hwt/15. | Garrett Ryan | Columbia | Senior | 16th |
| Hwt/16. | Conan Jennings | Northwestern | Junior | 17th |
| Hwt/17. | Ryan Solomon | Pitt | Senior | 15th |
| Hwt/18. | Matt Stencel | Central Michigan | RS Freshman | 18th |
| Hwt/19. | Shawn Streck | Purdue | RS Freshman | 19th |
| Hwt/20. | Jake Gunning | Buffalo | Sophomore | 20th |
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