Lewis pin of Valencia highlights WIN’s Feb. 11 Rankings
Photo: Missouri’s Daniel Lewis celebrated after pinning Arizona State’s Zahid Valencia in a dual meet last weekend. (Missouri photo)
NEWTON, Iowa — Daniel Lewis of Missouri, fresh off his pin against Arizona State’s defending national champion Zahid Valencia this past Friday, has moved up to No. 2 at 174 pounds to highlight WIN Magazine’s Feb. 11 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
Not all highly-ranked wrestlers, who lost last weekend, necessarily dropped in WIN’s individual rankings, which are based more on the entire season’s results. As WIN has always done with its weekly rankings, the rankings are a prediction of final NCAA tournament placements at that particular point in the season based on each wrestler’s full season of competition up until each week’s release.
This approach to rankings leads to more accurate rankings and better sets up fans for the 2019 NCAA Division I Championships, which will be held March 21-23 in Pittsburgh, Pa. It also helps determine WIN’s Tournament Power Index that predicts team finishes at the national tournament.
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.
With that in mind, Penn State (11-0) solidified its No. 1 ranking in both WIN’s Dual-Team rankings and TPI (123 points) after beating Ohio State last Friday. Both Iowa (85 TPI points) and Oklahoma State (81.5) also moved past Ohio State (75) in WIN’s TPI.
The following is a list of the current TPI, including total ranked and Top 8-ranked wrestlers per school … as well as WIN’s Dual-Team and Individual Rankings.
WIN’s Feb. 11, 2019 Tournament Power Index
| Rk. | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1. | Penn State | 9 | 7 | 123 |
| 2. | Iowa | 9 | 7 | 85 |
| 3. | Oklahoma State | 8 | 6 | 81.5 |
| 4. | Ohio State | 7 | 5 | 75 |
| 5. | Michigan | 9 | 6 | 63 |
| 6. | Nebraska | 8 | 4 | 44.5 |
| 7. | Minnesota | 6 | 4 | 44 |
| 8. | NC State | 5 | 4 | 40 |
| 9. | Missouri | 8 | 2 | 39 |
| 10. | Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 35.5 |
| 11t. | Cornell | 7 | 2 | 34 |
| 11t. | Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 34 |
| 13. | Princeton | 3 | 2 | 31.5 |
| 14. | Illinois | 6 | 2 | 30.5 |
| 15. | Lehigh | 4 | 3 | 30 |
| 16. | Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| 17. | Virginia Tech | 6 | 2 | 26.5 |
| 18. | Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| 19. | Iowa State | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| 20. | Northern Iowa | 6 | 2 | 21.5 |
| 21. | Wisconsin | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| 22. | Virginia | 3 | 2 | 16.5 |
| 23. | Wyoming | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 24. | North Carolina | 6 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 25. | Pitt | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 26. | Lock Haven | 3 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 27. | Duke | 2 | 1 | 10.5 |
| 28t. | Army | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 28t. | Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 30. | Utah Valley | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 31. | Purdue | 4 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 32. | Old Dominion | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 33. | Binghamton | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 34t. | North Dakota State | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 34t. | Stanford | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 36. | Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 36. | Fresno State | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 38. | Campbell | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38. | Navy | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 40. | CSU Bakersfield | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 40. | Drexel | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 40. | Northern Colorado | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 43t. | Bucknell | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 43t. | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 43t. | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 43t. | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 47t. | American U. | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 47t. | Brown | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 47t. | George Mason | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 47t. | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 51t. | Clarion | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t. | Ohio U. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t. | Penn | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t. | Rider | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t. | South Dakota State | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t. | VMI | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Feb. 11, 2019 Dual-Team Rankings
| Rk | School | Record | Previous |
| 1. | Penn State | 11-0 | 1st |
| 2. | Iowa | 12-0 | 2nd |
| 3. | Oklahoma State | 13-0 | 3rd |
| 4. | Michigan | 10-1 | 4th |
| 5. | Ohio State | 9-2 | 5th |
| 6. | Missouri | 15-0 | 6th |
| 7. | Cornell | 11-2 | 9th |
| 8. | Nebraska | 11-4 | 10th |
| 9. | NC State | 14-3 | 7th |
| 10. | Minnesota | 13-3 | 8th |
| 11. | Northern Iowa | 6-5 | 12th |
| 12. | Iowa State | 9-2 | 13th |
| 13. | Virginia Tech | 8-3 | 11th |
| 14. | Wyoming | 15-4 | 14th |
| 15. | Rutgers | 11-5 | 15th |
| 16. | North Carolina | 11-5 | 19th |
| 17. | Pitt | 9-3 | 20th |
| 18. | Wisconsin | 8-5 | 16th |
| 19. | Princeton | 7-6 | 18th |
| 20. | Virginia | 12-8 | 21st |
| 21. | Lehigh | 7-9 | 22nd |
| 22. | Lock Haven | 8-3 | 23rd |
| 23. | Purdue | 6-8 | 25th |
| 24. | North Dakota State | 9-5 | NR |
| 25. | Fresno State | 9-7 | 24th |
WIN’s Feb. 11, 2019 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Sebastian Rivera | Northwestern | So. | 1st |
| 2 | Spencer Lee | Iowa | So. | 2nd |
| 3 | Nick Piccininni | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4 | Ronnie Bresser | Oregon State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5 | Jack Mueller | Virginia | Jr. | 5th |
| 6 | Sean Russell | Minnesota | Sr. | 6th |
| 7 | Rayvon Foley | Michigan State | So. | 7th |
| 8 | Vitali Arujau | Cornell | Fr. | 11th |
| 9 | Brent Fleetwood | North Dakota State | Sr. | 9th |
| 10 | Ryan Millhof | Arizona State | Sr. | 10th |
| 11 | Sean Fausz | NC State | Sr. | 14th |
| 12 | Pat Glory | Princeton | Fr. | 8th |
| 13 | Travis Piotrowski | Illinois | Jr. | 13th |
| 14 | Drew Mattin | Michigan | So. | 14th |
| 15 | Zeke Moisey | Nebraska | Sr. | 15th |
| 16 | Alex Mackall | Iowa State | So. | 16th |
| 17 | Michael McGee | Old Dominion | So. | 17th |
| 18 | Jay Schwarm | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 18th |
| 19 | Rico Montoya | Northern Colorado | Sr. | 19th |
| 20 | Cole Verner | Wyoming | Jr. | 20th |
133 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Rk |
| 1 | Stevan Micic | Michigan | Jr. | 1st |
| 2 | Daton Fix | Oklahoma State | RS Fr. | 2nd |
| 3 | Austin DeSanto | Iowa | So. | 3rd |
| 4 | Nick Suriano | Rutgers | Jr. | 5th |
| 5 | Micky Phillippi | Pitt | RS Fr. | 4th |
| 6 | Tariq Wilson | NC State | So. | NR |
| 7 | Montorie Bridges | Wyoming | So. | 7th |
| 8 | Austin Gomez | Iowa State | RS Fr. | 8th |
| 9 | Luke Pletcher | Ohio State | Jr. | 6th |
| 10 | John Erneste | Missouri | Sr. | 9th |
| 11 | Ethan Lizak | Minnesota | Jr. | 10th |
| 12 | Chas Tucker | Cornell | Jr. | 11th |
| 13 | Roman Bravo-Young | Penn State | Fr. | 14th |
| 14 | Korbin Myers | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 12th |
| 15 | Josh Terao | American U. | Sr. | 15th |
| 16 | Cam Sykora | North Dakota State | Jr. | 16th |
| 17 | Gary Wayne Harding | North Carolina | Sr. | 20th |
| 18 | Ben Thornton | Purdue | Sr. | 17th |
| 19 | Sean Nickell | CSU Bakersfield | Sr. | 18th |
| 20 | Dylan Duncan | Illinois | So. | 19th |
141 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Yianni Diakomihalis | Cornell | So. | 1st |
| 2 | Joey McKenna | Ohio State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3 | Jaydin Eierman | Missouri | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4 | Michael Carr | Illinois | So. | 4th |
| 5 | Nick Lee | Penn State | So. | 5th |
| 6 | Josh Alber | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 6th |
| 7 | Mitch McKee | Minnesota | Jr. | 7th |
| 8 | Kanen Storr | Michigan | So. | 8th |
| 9 | Bryan Lantry | Buffalo | Sr. | 9th |
| 10 | Matt Findlay | Utah Valley | So. | 10th |
| 11 | Tristan Moran | Wisconsin | Jr. | 12th |
| 12 | Ian Parker | Iowa State | So. | 13th |
| 13 | Kaid Brock | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 14th |
| 14 | Sa’Derian Perry | Old Dominion | Jr. | 11th |
| 15 | Max Murin | Iowa | RS Fr. | 15th |
| 16 | Dom Demas | Oklahoma | RS Fr. | 16th |
| 17 | Sam Turner | Wyoming | So. | 17th |
| 18 | Chad Red | Nebraska | So. | 18th |
| 19 | A.C. Headlee | North Carolina | Jr. | 19th |
| 20 | Nick Gil | Navy | Sr. | 20th |
149 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Anthony Ashnault | Rutgers | Sr. | 1st |
| 2 | Matt Kolodzik | Princeton | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3 | Micah Jordan | Ohio State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4 | Kaden Gfeller | Oklahoma State | RS Fr. | 4th |
| 5 | Austin O’Connor | North Carolina | RS Fr. | 5th |
| 6 | Mitch Finesilver | Duke | Sr. | 6th |
| 7 | Justin Oliver | NC State | Sr. | 7th |
| 8 | Pat Lugo | Iowa | Sr. | 8th |
| 9 | Brock Mauller | Missouri | Fr. | 9th |
| 10 | Max Thomsen | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 10th |
| 11 | Josh Heil | Campbell | So. | 11th |
| 12 | Brady Berge | Penn State | RS Fr. | 12th |
| 13 | Jarrett Degen | Iowa State | So. | 14th |
| 14 | Requir Van Der Merwe | Stanford | So. | NR |
| 15 | Khristian Olivas | Fresno State | Jr. | 15th |
| 16 | Russell Rohlfing | CSU Bakersfield | Jr. | 16th |
| 17 | Henry Pohlmeyer | South Dakota State | Jr. | 17th |
| 18 | Anthony Artalona | Penn | Fr. | 18th |
| 19 | Jared Prince | Navy | Jr. | 19th |
| 20 | Cole Martin | Wisconsin | Jr. | 20th |
157 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Jason Nolf | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2 | Tyler Berger | Nebraska | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3 | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | So. | 3rd |
| 4 | Hayden Hidlay | NC State | So. | 4th |
| 5 | Alec Pantaleo | Michigan | Sr. | 5th |
| 6 | Kaleb Young | Iowa | So. | 7th |
| 7 | Ke-Shawn Hayes | Ohio State | Jr. | 6th |
| 8 | Steve Bleise | Minnesota | Sr. | 8th |
| 9 | Larry Early | Old Dominion | Jr. | 9th |
| 10 | Griffin Parriott | Purdue | So. | 10th |
| 11 | Eric Barone | Illinois | Jr. | 11th |
| 12 | Zach Hartman | Bucknell | Fr. | 13th |
| 13 | Jarrett Jacques | Missouri | Fr. | 12th |
| 14 | Paul Fox | Stanford | Sr. | 14th |
| 15 | John Van Brill | Rutgers | Sr. | 15th |
| 16 | Taleb Rahmani | Pitt | Jr. | 16th |
| 17 | Josh Humphreys | Lehigh | Fr. | 17th |
| 18 | Josh McClure | North Carolina | ||
| 19 | Zac Carson | Ohio U. | Jr. | 19th |
| 20 | BC LaPrade | Virginia Tech | So. | 18th |
165 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Vincenzo Joseph | Penn State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2 | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | So. | 2nd |
| 3 | Evan Wick | Wisconsin | So. | 3rd |
| 4 | Josh Shields | Arizona State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5 | Chance Marstellar | Lock Haven | Sr. | 5th |
| 6 | Isaiah White | Nebraska | Jr. | 6th |
| 7 | Branson Ashworth | Wyoming | Sr. | 7th |
| 8 | Logan Massa | Michigan | Jr. | 8th |
| 9 | Chandler Rogers | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 9th |
| 10 | Demetrius Romero | Utah Valley | Jr. | 10th |
| 11 | Bryce Steiert | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 11th |
| 12 | Mekhi Lewis | Virginia Tech | RS Fr. | 12th |
| 13 | Andrew Fogarty | North Dakota State | Jr. | 13th |
| 14 | Connor Flynn | Missouri | Jr. | 14th |
| 15 | Jon Viruet | Brown | Sr. | 15th |
| 16 | Ebed Jarrell | Drexel | Jr. | 16th |
| 17 | Joey Gunther | Illinois | Jr. | 17th |
| 18 | Jesse Dellavecchia | Rider | Jr. | 18th |
| 19 | Cam Coy | Virginia | RS Fr. | 19th |
| 20 | Kennedy Monday | North Carolina | So. | 20th |
174 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Mark Hall | Penn State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2 | Daniel Lewis | Missouri | Sr. | 4th |
| 3 | Zahid Valencia | Arizona State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 4 | Myles Amine | Michigan | Jr. | 3rd |
| 5 | Jordan Kutler | Lehigh | Jr. | 5th |
| 6 | Joe Smith | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 7th |
| 7 | David McFadden | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 8th |
| 8 | Taylor Lujan | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 6th |
| 9 | Mikey Labriola | Nebraska | RS Fr. | 9th |
| 10 | Brandon Womack | Cornell | Jr. | 10th |
| 11 | Kimball Bastian | Utah Valley | Jr. | 12th |
| 12 | Brit Wilson | Northern Illinois | RS Fr. | 13th |
| 13 | Matt Finesilver | Duke | So. | 14th |
| 14 | Dylan Lydy | Purdue | Jr. | 15th |
| 15 | Seldon Wright | Old Dominion | Sr. | 16th |
| 16 | Ben Harvey | Army | Jr. | 18th |
| 17 | Spencer Carey | Navy | Jr. | 19th |
| 18 | Devin Skatzka | Minnesota | Jr. | 17th |
| 19 | Andrew Morgan | Campbell | Jr. | 20th |
| 20 | Neal Richards | VMI | Jr. | NR |
184 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Myles Martin | Ohio State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2 | Shakur Rasheed | Penn State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3 | Zack Zavatsky | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 4th |
| 4 | Emery Parker | Illinois | Sr. | 5th |
| 5 | Nick Reenan | NC State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 6 | Ryan Preisch | Lehigh | Sr. | 6th |
| 7 | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | So. | 7th |
| 8 | Lou DePrez | Binghamton | Fr. | 8th |
| 9 | Max Dean | Cornell | So. | 9th |
| 10 | Jacobe Smith | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 10th |
| 11 | Drew Foster | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 12th |
| 12 | Cash Wilcke | Iowa | Jr. | 11th |
| 13 | Nino Bonaccorsi | Pitt | Fr. | 13th |
| 14 | Cameron Caffey | Michigan State | So. | 14th |
| 15 | Chip Ness | North Carolina | Sr. | 15th |
| 16 | Samuel Colbray | Iowa State | So. | 16th |
| 17 | Dylan Wisman | Missouri | Jr. | 17th |
| 18 | Mason Reinhardt | Wisconsin | Jr. | 18th |
| 19 | Corey Hazel | Lock Haven | Jr. | 20th |
| 20 | Jelani Embree | Michigan | Fr. | NR |
197 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Bo Nickal | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2 | Kollin Moore | Ohio State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3 | Patrick Brucki | Princeton | So. | 3rd |
| 4 | Jacob Warner | Iowa | RS Fr. | 6th |
| 5 | Willie Miklus | Iowa State | Sr. | 9th |
| 6 | Preston Weigel | Oklahoma State | Sr. | NR |
| 7 | Rocco Caywood | Army | Sr. | 4th |
| 8 | Jay Aiello | Virginia | So. | 8th |
| 9 | Christian Brunner | Purdue | Jr. | 11th |
| 10 | Nathan Traxler | Stanford | So. | 5th |
| 11 | Tom Sleigh | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 7th |
| 12 | Eric Schultz | Nebraska | So. | 12th |
| 13 | Ben Honis | Cornell | Sr. | 16th |
| 14 | Jackson Striggow | Michigan | Jr. | 13th |
| 15 | Jacob Seely | Northern Colorado | Jr. | 14th |
| 16 | Wyatt Koelling | Missouri | So. | 15th |
| 17 | Stephen Loiseau | Drexel | Sr. | 17th |
| 18 | Josh Hokit | Fresno State | Jr. | 18th |
| 19 | Tanner Orndorff | Utah Valley | Jr. | 19th |
| 20 | Greg Bulsak | Clarion | So. | 20th |
Heavyweight
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Gable Steveson | Minnesota | Fr. | 1st |
| 2 | Derek White | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3 | Anthony Cassar | Penn State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4 | Amar Dhesi | Oregon State | Sr. | 5th |
| 5 | Jordan Wood | Lehigh | So. | 7th |
| 6 | Sam Stoll | Iowa | Sr. | 6th |
| 7 | David Jensen | Nebraska | Jr. | 9th |
| 8 | Mason Parris | Michigan | Fr. | 4th |
| 9 | Youssif Hemida | Maryland | Sr. | 8th |
| 10 | Conan Jennings | Northwestern | Sr. | 13th |
| 11 | Demetrius Thomas | Pitt | Jr. | 11th |
| 12 | Matt Stencel | Central Michigan | So. | 15th |
| 13 | Trent Hillger | Wisconsin | RS Fr. | 14th |
| 14 | Jake Gunning | Buffalo | Sr. | 12th |
| 15 | Matt Voss | George Mason | Sr. | 10th |
| 16 | Thomas Haines | Lock Haven | Sr. | 16th |
| 17 | Chase Singletary | Ohio State | RS Fr. | 17th |
| 18 | Jeramy Sweany | Cornell | Sr. | 18th |
| 19 | A.J. Nevills | Fresno State | So. | 19th |
| 20 | Brian Andrews | Wyoming | So. | 20th |
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