Final WIN Rankings feature three new No. 1 wrestlers
By Mike Finn
Updated: March 12, 2019
NEWTON, Iowa — The 2019 NCAA Division I National Championships are about a week a way and three wrestlers have taken over the top spots in their individual weights, according to WIN Magazine’s final 2018-19 Tournament Power Index and Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
Following the eight national-qualifying tournaments, which were held last week, Oklahoma State’s Daton Fix at 133 pounds and heavyweight Derek White … and Iowa’s Alex Marinelli at 165 pounds are now ranked No. 1 at their weight classes.
This came after Michigan’s Stevan Micic (133 pounds) medically forfeited three straight bouts after making his conference semifinal and finished sixth in the Big Tens, where two other previously top-ranked wrestlers lost conference championship tilts: Penn State’s 165-pound Vincenzo Joseph (vs. Marinelli) and Minnesota’s Gable Steveson (vs. Penn State’s Anthony Cassar).
The other seven top-ranked wrestlers remain the same, including three from Penn State — Jason Nolf (157), Mark Hall (174) and Bo Nickal (197) — with the others being Northwestern’s Sebastian Rivera (125), Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis (141), Rutgers’ Anthony Ashnault (149) and Ohio State’s Myles Martin (184).
In WIN’s Tournament Power Index, Big Ten champion Penn State remains No. 1 with 123 points and is predicted to claim a fourth-straight team championship, March 21-23 in Pittsburgh, and has seven of its nine ranked wrestlers currently in the top 8 of their weight class.
Oklahoma State, fresh off a seventh-straight Big 12 team championship, is ranked No. 2 in the Tournament Power Index with 90.5 points as six of nine ranked Cowboys are picked to earn All-American honors.
The remaining top-five teams are Ohio State (80), Iowa (69.5) and Michigan (57).
WIN’s March 12, 2019 Tournament Power Index
| Rk. | School | Total | Top 8 | TPI |
| Ranked | Ranked | Points | ||
| 1. | Penn State | 9 | 7 | 123 |
| 2. | Oklahoma State | 9 | 6 | 90.5 |
| 3. | Ohio State | 9 | 5 | 80 |
| 4. | Iowa | 8 | 6 | 69.5 |
| 5. | Michigan | 7 | 5 | 57 |
| 6. | Missouri | 9 | 4 | 52.5 |
| 7. | Minnesota | 7 | 5 | 52 |
| 8. | Nebraska | 7 | 4 | 41.5 |
| 9. | Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 38.5 |
| 10. | Cornell | 6 | 2 | 37.5 |
| 11. | Lehigh | 5 | 3 | 32 |
| 12t. | Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 32 |
| 12t. | Princeton | 3 | 3 | 31 |
| 14. | Arizona State | 5 | 2 | 30 |
| 15. | Virginia Tech | 6 | 3 | 28 |
| 16. | NC State | 7 | 1 | 24.5 |
| 17. | Oregon | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 18. | Wisconsin | 5 | 2 | 23.5 |
| 19. | Pitt | 4 | 2 | 23 |
| 20. | Iowa State | 8 | 1 | 20.5 |
| 21. | Illinois | 5 | 1 | 19.5 |
| 22. | Northern Iowa | 6 | 2 | 17.5 |
| 23. | Duke | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 24. | Lock Haven | 4 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 25. | Virginia | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 26. | Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 27t. | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 27t. | Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 27t. | Wyoming | 4 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 30. | North Dakota State | 2 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 31t. | Purdue | 5 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 31t. | Stanford | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 33. | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 34t. | Old Dominion | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 34t. | Utah Valley | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 36t. | Binghamton | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| 36t. | Campbell | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38t. | Drexel | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 38t. | Navy | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 38t. | Ohio U. | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t. | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 41t. | Fresno State | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 41t. | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 41t. | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 41t. | West Virginia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 46t. | American U. | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 46t. | Army | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 46t. | Bucknell | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 46t. | Gardner Webb | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 46t. | George Mason | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 46t. | Indiana | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 46t. | Penn | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 46t. | Rider | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 54t. | Appalachian State | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 54t. | CSU Bakersfield | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 54t. | VMI | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s March 12, 2019 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Sebastian Rivera | Northwestern | So. | 1st |
| 2 | Nick Piccininni | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3 | Spencer Lee | Iowa | So. | 3rd |
| 4 | Ronnie Bresser | Oregon State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5 | Jack Mueller | Virginia | Jr. | 5th |
| 6 | Sean Russell | Minnesota | Sr. | 6th |
| 7 | Brent Fleetwood | North Dakota State | Sr. | 8th |
| 8 | Pat Glory | Princeton | Fr. | 12th |
| 9 | Vitali Arujau | Cornell | Fr. | 7th |
| 10 | Ryan Millhof | Arizona State | Sr. | 10th |
| 11 | Rayvon Foley | Michigan State | So. | 9th |
| 12 | Sean Fausz | NC State | Sr. | 11th |
| 13 | Travis Piotrowski | Illinois | Jr. | 13th |
| 14 | Michael McGee | Old Dominion | So. | 16th |
| 15 | Alex Mackall | Iowa State | So. | 20th |
| 16 | Elijah Oliver | Indiana | Sr. | NR |
| 17 | Jay Schwarm | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 17th |
| 18 | Drew Mattin | Michigan | So. | 14th |
| 19 | Drew Hildebrandt | Central Michigan | So. | NR |
| 20 | Christian Moody | Oklahoma | Jr. | NR |
133 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Rk |
| 1 | Daton Fix | Oklahoma State | RS Fr. | 2nd |
| 2 | Nick Suriano | Rutgers | Jr. | 4th |
| 3 | Micky Phillippi | Pitt | RS Fr. | 5th |
| 4 | Stevan Micic | Michigan | Jr. | 1st |
| 5 | Ethan Lizak | Minnesota | Jr. | 11th |
| 6 | Austin DeSanto | Iowa | So. | 3rd |
| 7 | John Erneste | Missouri | Sr. | 8th |
| 8 | Montorie Bridges | Wyoming | So. | 7th |
| 9 | Tariq Wilson | NC State | So. | 6th |
| 10 | Chas Tucker | Cornell | Jr. | 10th |
| 11 | Austin Gomez | Iowa State | RS Fr. | 9th |
| 12 | Luke Pletcher | Ohio State | Jr. | 13th |
| 13 | Roman Bravo-Young | Penn State | Fr. | 12th |
| 14 | Korbin Myers | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 14th |
| 15 | Josh Terao | American U. | Sr. | 15th |
| 16 | Gary Wayne Harding | North Carolina | Sr. | 16th |
| 17 | Ben Thornton | Purdue | Sr. | 17th |
| 18 | Sean Nickell | CSU Bakersfield | Sr. | 18th |
| 19 | Matt Schmitt | West Virginia | So. | NR |
| 20 | Dylan Duncan | Illinois | So. | 20th |
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 | Nick Lee | Penn State | So. | 5th |
| 5 | Mitch McKee | Minnesota | Jr. | 7th |
| 6 | Kanen Storr | Michigan | So. | 8th |
| 7 | Dom Demas | Oklahoma | RS Fr. | 14th |
| 8 | Josh Alber | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 6th |
| 9 | Tristan Moran | Wisconsin | Jr. | 10th |
| 10 | Bryan Lantry | Buffalo | Sr. | 11th |
| 11 | Ian Parker | Iowa State | So. | 12th |
| 12 | Chad Red | Nebraska | So. | 19th |
| 13 | Kaid Brock | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 13th |
| 14 | Michael Carr | Illinois | So. | 4th |
| 15 | Cameron Kelly | Ohio U. | Sr. | 18th |
| 16 | Nick Gil | Navy | Sr. | 16th |
| 17 | Sam Turner | Wyoming | So. | 15th |
| 18 | Max Murin | Iowa | RS Fr. | 20th |
| 19 | Sa’Derian Perry | Old Dominion | Jr. | 17th |
| 20 | Kyle Shoop | Lock Haven | Jr. | NR |
149 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Anthony Ashnault | Rutgers | Sr. | 1st |
| 2 | Micah Jordan | Ohio State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3 | Mitch Finesilver | Duke | Sr. | 4th |
| 4 | Matt Kolodzik | Princeton | Jr. | 3rd |
| 5 | Brock Mauller | Missouri | Fr. | 8th |
| 6 | Kaden Gfeller | Oklahoma State | RS Fr. | 9th |
| 7 | Austin O’Connor | North Carolina | RS Fr. | 5th |
| 8 | Pat Lugo | Iowa | Sr. | 7th |
| 9 | Jarrett Degen | Iowa State | So. | 14th |
| 10 | Josh Heil | Campbell | So. | 11th |
| 11 | Requir Van Der Merwe | Stanford | So. | 15th |
| 12 | Justin Oliver | NC State | Sr. | 6th |
| 13 | Anthony Artalona | Penn | Fr. | 16th |
| 14 | Max Thomsen | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 10th |
| 15 | Brady Berge | Penn State | RS Fr. | 13th |
| 16 | Cole Martin | Wisconsin | Jr. | 17th |
| 17 | Davion Jeffries | Oklahoma | Sr. | 20th |
| 18 | Tommy Thorn | Minnesota | Sr. | NR |
| 19 | Josh Maruca | Arizona State | Jr. | 18th |
| 20 | Christian Monserrat | West Virginia | Sr. | 19th |
157 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Jason Nolf | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2 | Tyler Berger | Nebraska | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3 | Hayden Hidlay | NC State | So. | 4th |
| 4 | Alec Pantaleo | Michigan | Sr. | 5th |
| 5 | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | So. | 3rd |
| 6 | Kaleb Young | Iowa | So. | 6th |
| 7 | Steve Bleise | Minnesota | Sr. | 8th |
| 8 | Ke-Shawn Hayes | Ohio State | Jr. | 7th |
| 9 | Jarrett Jacques | Missouri | Fr. | 11th |
| 10 | Larry Early | Old Dominion | Jr. | 9th |
| 11 | Taleb Rahmani | Pitt | Jr. | 13th |
| 12 | Eric Barone | Illinois | Jr. | 10th |
| 13 | Josh Humphreys | Lehigh | Fr. | 16th |
| 14 | Zach Hartman | Bucknell | Fr. | 12th |
| 15 | John Van Brill | Rutgers | Sr. | 15th |
| 16 | Christian Pagdilao | Arizona State | Sr. | 20th |
| 17 | BC LaPrade | Virginia Tech | So. | 19th |
| 18 | Zac Carson | Ohio U. | Jr. | 18th |
| 19 | Griffin Parriott | Purdue | So. | 17th |
| 20 | Chase Straw | Iowa State | Jr. | NR |
165 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | So. | 2nd |
| 2 | Vincenzo Joseph | Penn State | Jr. | 1st |
| 3 | Evan Wick | Wisconsin | So. | 3rd |
| 4 | Josh Shields | Arizona State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5 | Chance Marstellar | Lock Haven | Sr. | 5th |
| 6 | Logan Massa | Michigan | Jr. | 8th |
| 7 | Isaiah White | Nebraska | Jr. | 6th |
| 8 | Mekhi Lewis | Virginia Tech | RS Fr. | 10th |
| 9 | Demetrius Romero | Utah Valley | Jr. | 11th |
| 10 | Bryce Steiert | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 12th |
| 11 | Branson Ashworth | Wyoming | Sr. | 7th |
| 12 | Andrew Fogarty | North Dakota State | Jr. | 13th |
| 13 | Joe Smith | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 9th |
| 14 | Jesse Dellavecchia | Rider | Jr. | 18th |
| 15 | Te’Shan Campbell | Ohio State | Sr. | 20th |
| 16 | Tyler Marinelli | Gardner Webb | Sr. | NR |
| 17 | Connor Flynn | Missouri | Jr. | 14th |
| 18 | Ebed Jarrell | Drexel | Jr. | 16th |
| 19 | Thomas Bullard | NC State | So. | NR |
| 20 | Josh Finesilver | Duke | So. | NR |
174 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Mark Hall | Penn State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2 | Daniel Lewis | Missouri | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3 | Zahid Valencia | Arizona State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4 | Myles Amine | Michigan | Jr. | 4th |
| 5 | Jordan Kutler | Lehigh | Jr. | 5th |
| 6 | Jacobe Smith | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 6th |
| 7 | David McFadden | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 7th |
| 8 | Taylor Lujan | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 8th |
| 9 | Mikey Labriola | Nebraska | RS Fr. | 9th |
| 10 | Brit Wilson | Northern Illinois | RS Fr. | 12th |
| 11 | Dylan Lydy | Purdue | Jr. | 14th |
| 12 | Devin Skatzka | Minnesota | Jr. | 19th |
| 13 | Matt Finesilver | Duke | So. | 13th |
| 14 | Brandon Womack | Cornell | Jr. | 15th |
| 15 | Kimball Bastian | Utah Valley | Jr. | 11th |
| 16 | Ethan Smith | Ohio State | Fr. | 16th |
| 17 | Neal Richards | VMI | Jr. | 20th |
| 18 | Andrew Morgan | Campbell | Jr. | NR |
| 19 | Vincent Deprez | Binghamton | Sr. | NR |
| 20 | Spencer Carey | Navy | Jr. | NR |
184 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Myles Martin | Ohio State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2 | Shakur Rasheed | Penn State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3 | Emery Parker | Illinois | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4 | Zack Zavatsky | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 5th |
| 5 | Max Dean | Cornell | So. | 6th |
| 6 | Ryan Preisch | Lehigh | Sr. | 4th |
| 7 | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | So. | 8th |
| 8 | Nino Bonaccorsi | Pitt | Fr. | 11th |
| 9 | Nick Reenan | NC State | Jr. | 7th |
| 10 | Lou DePrez | Binghamton | Fr. | 9th |
| 11 | Drew Foster | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 13th |
| 12 | Samuel Colbray | Iowa State | So. | 12th |
| 13 | Dakota Geer | Oklahoma State | So. | 10th |
| 14 | Chip Ness | North Carolina | Sr. | 14th |
| 15 | Cash Wilcke | Iowa | Jr. | 15th |
| 16 | Max Lyon | Purdue | So. | 17th |
| 17 | Corey Hazel | Lock Haven | Jr. | 19th |
| 18 | Dylan Wisman | Missouri | Jr. | 20th |
| 19 | Nick Gravina | Rutgers | Gr. | NR |
| 20 | Mason Reinhardt | Wisconsin | Jr. | 18th |
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 | Preston Weigel | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5 | Jacob Warner | Iowa | RS Fr. | 5th |
| 6 | Willie Miklus | Iowa State | Sr. | 6th |
| 7 | Eric Schultz | Nebraska | So. | 12th |
| 8 | Nathan Traxler | Stanford | So. | 10th |
| 9 | Christian Brunner | Purdue | Jr. | 9th |
| 10 | Ben Honis | Cornell | Sr. | 13th |
| 11 | Malik McDonald | NC State | Sr. | NR |
| 12 | Jay Aiello | Virginia | So. | 8th |
| 13 | Tom Sleigh | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 11th |
| 14 | Stephen Loiseau | Drexel | Sr. | 18th |
| 15 | Rocco Caywood | Army | Sr. | 7th |
| 16 | Jake Jakobsen | Lehigh | So. | NR |
| 17 | Isaiah Hokit | Fresno State | Jr. | NR |
| 18 | Jake Woodley | Oklahoma | RSFr. | NR |
| 19 | Randall Diabe | Appalachian State | Sr. | NR |
| 20 | Wyatt Koelling | Missouri | So. | 17th |
Heavyweight
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Derek White | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 2 | Anthony Cassar | Penn State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 3 | Gable Steveson | Minnesota | Fr. | 1st |
| 4 | Amar Dhesi | Oregon State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5 | Jordan Wood | Lehigh | So. | 5th |
| 6 | Matt Stencel | Central Michigan | So. | 6th |
| 7 | Youssif Hemida | Maryland | Sr. | 13th |
| 8 | Trent Hillger | Wisconsin | RS Fr. | 8th |
| 9 | Demetrius Thomas | Pitt | Jr. | 10th |
| 10 | Conan Jennings | Northwestern | Sr. | 12th |
| 11 | David Jensen | Nebraska | Jr. | 9th |
| 12 | Mason Parris | Michigan | Fr. | 7th |
| 13 | Thomas Haines | Lock Haven | Sr. | 17th |
| 14 | Matt Voss | George Mason | Sr. | 15th |
| 15 | Chase Singletary | Ohio State | RS Fr. | 16th |
| 16 | Zach Elam | Missouri | Fr. | NR |
| 17 | Tate Orndorff | Utah Valley | RS Fr. | NR |
| 18 | Gannon Gremmel | Iowa State | Sr. | NR |
| 19 | A.J. Nevills | Fresno State | So. | 19th |
| 20 | Brian Andrews | Wyoming | So. | 20th |
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