Iowa-Penn State ranked #1/#2 in WIN’s Preseason College Poll
By Mike Finn
Updated: September 11, 2019
NEWTON, Iowa — The University of Iowa wrestling program, owners of 23 all-time NCAA team titles, is ranked No. 1 in WIN Magazine’s 2019-20 Preseason NCAA Tournament Power Index and Individual Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletics.
The Hawkeyes, whose last NCAA title came in 2010, features seven returning All-Americans — including two-time NCAA champion Spencer Lee at 125 pounds — and have nine ranked wrestlers for 106.5 TPI points.
Penn State, which has won the last four NCAA team championships and eight over the past nine years, is ranked second with 97 TPI points as eight Nittany Lions are ranked in the pre-season poll. That includes five past All-Americans, including three past champions in heavyweight Anthony Cassar (2019), 165-pound Vincenzo Joseph (2017-18) and 174-pound Mark Hall (2017).
The next three ranked teams are Wisconsin (51.5 TPI points), Nebraska (50) and Lehigh (42.5).
WIN’s rankings could change once teams decide on what weights wrestlers will compete and if certain guys will redshirt or not. The preseason rankings also do not include true or redshirt freshmen. They’ll be be added once the season begins in November and have wrestled varsity matches.
WIN’s Tournament Power Index is a prediction of accumulated NCAA points of ranked wrestlers on a respective team associated to where they might place at the 2020 NCAA Championships, March 19-21, in Minneapolis, Minn.
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.
There are seven ranked wrestlers who have won NCAA championships, including two at 133 pounds: Nick Suriano, who captured Rutgers’ first NCAA title last year, and Seth Gross, who transferred to Wisconsin after winning South Dakota State’s first Division I national champion.
Another returning champion is Arizona State senior Zahid Valencia, who has moved up to 184 pounds this winter after winning titles at 174 pounds the past two seasons.
WIN’s Dual-Team rankings will be announced on Dec. 2, 2019.
WIN’s 2019-20 NCAA Div. I Tournament Power Index
| Rank | School | Total | Top 8 | TPI Points |
| Ranked | Ranked | |||
| 1. | Iowa | 9 | 8 | 106.5 |
| 2. | Penn State | 8 | 5 | 97 |
| 3. | Wisconsin | 6 | 3 | 51.5 |
| 4. | Nebraska | 6 | 4 | 50 |
| 5. | Lehigh | 5 | 4 | 42.5 |
| 6. | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 40 |
| 7. | Iowa State | 8 | 3 | 39.5 |
| 8t. | Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 39 |
| 8t. | Ohio State | 5 | 2 | 39 |
| 10. | Oklahoma State | 5 | 4 | 38 |
| 11. | Pitt | 4 | 3 | 30 |
| 12. | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 32.5 |
| 13t. | Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 31.5 |
| 13t. | Princeton | 6 | 2 | 31.5 |
| 15. | Missouri | 6 | 2 | 28 |
| 16. | Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 27 |
| 17t. | NC State | 4 | 1 | 25.5 |
| 17t. | Virginia Tech | 6 | 2 | 25.5 |
| 19. | Northern Iowa | 4 | 3 | 25 |
| 20. | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 22.5 |
| 21t. | Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | 21.5 |
| 21t. | Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 21.5 |
| 23. | Virginia | 4 | 1 | 20.5 |
| 24t. | Cornell | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| 24t. | Purdue | 6 | 2 | 20 |
| 26t. | Central Michigan | 3 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 26t. | Lock Haven | 3 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 26t. | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 15.5 |
| 29. | Illinois | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 30t. | Wyoming | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 30t. | Utah Valley | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 32. | Campbell | 6 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 33. | Binghamton | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 34. | Stanford | 4 | 1 | 10.5 |
| 35t. | Fresno State | 4 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 35t. | Penn | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 37t. | Army | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 37t. | Rider | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 39. | North Dakota St. | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 40. | Bucknell | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 41t. | Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 41t. | Clarion | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 41t. | Navy | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 41t. | Ohio | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 41t. | West Virginia | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 46t. | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 46t. | Oregon State | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 48t. | Appalachian State | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 48t. | Drexel | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 48t. | Kent State | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 51t. | American U. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t. | Bloomsburg | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t | Chattanooga | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t | CSU Bakersfield | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t | George Mason | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t | Northern Colorado | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t | SIU-Edwardsville | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019-20 WIN Magazine’s Preseason Rankings
125 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Record/’19 NCAA |
| 1. | Spencer Lee | Iowa | Jr. | 23-3/1st |
| 2. | Jack Mueller | Virginia | Sr. | 21-1/2nd |
| 3. | Sebastian Rivera | Northwestern | Jr. | 30-2/3rd |
| 4. | Nick Piccininni | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 34-2/5th |
| 5. | Pat Glory | Princeton | So. | 30-7/6th |
| 6. | RayVon Foley | Michigan State | Jr. | 36-6/7th |
| 7. | Michael McGee | Old Dominion | Jr. | 31-6/NQ |
| 8. | Devin Schroder | Purdue | Jr. | 21-13/NQ |
| 9. | Travis Piotrowski | Illinois | Sr. | 21-12/NQ |
| 10. | Alex Mackall | Iowa State | Jr. | 27-12/NQ |
| 11. | Drew Hildebrandt | Central Michigan | Jr. | 20-10/NQ |
| 12. | Jay Schwarm | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 16-12/NQ |
| 13. | Gabe Townsell | Stanford | Sr. | 19-12/NQ |
| 14. | Cole Verner | Wyoming | Sr. | 23-15/NQ |
| 15. | Anthony Cefalo | Rider | Sr. | 19-8/NQ |
| 16. | Korbin Meink | Campbell | Jr. | 15-13/NQ |
| 17. | Cage Curry | American U. | Jr. | 23-13/NQ |
| 18. | Christian Moody | Oklahoma | Sr. | 13-11/NQ |
| 19. | Trey Chalifoux | Army | Sr. | 22-15/NQ |
| 20. | Willy Girard | Bloomsburg | Sr. | 23-13/NQ |
133 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Record/’19 NCAA |
| 1. | Nick Suriano | Rutgers | Sr. | 29-3/1st |
| 2. | Seth Gross | Wisconsin | Gr. | Injured/’18 1st |
| 3. | Luke Pletcher | Ohio State | Sr. | 27-7/4th |
| 4. | Austin DeSanto | Iowa | Jr. | 23-6/5th |
| 5. | Austin Gomez | Iowa State | So. | 24-7/NQ |
| 6. | Micky Phillippi | Pitt | So. | 21-4/NQ |
| 7. | Montorie Bridges | Wyoming | Jr. | 31-10/NQ |
| 8. | Charles Tucker | Cornell | Sr. | 28-6/NQ |
| 9. | Korbin Myers | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 20-10/NQ |
| 10. | Matt Schmitt | West Virginia | Jr. | 18-8/NQ |
| 11. | Cam Sykora | North Dakota St. | Sr. | 21-10/NQ |
| 12. | Louis Hayes | Virginia | Jr. | Redshirted |
| 13. | Noah Gonser | Campbell | Sr. | 21-10/NQ |
| 14. | Taylor LaMont | Utah Valley | So. | Injured |
| 15. | Mario Guillen | Ohio | Jr. | 17-5/NQ |
| 16. | Derek Spann | Buffalo | Jr. | 21-6/NQ |
| 17. | DJ Fehlman | Lock Haven | Sr. | 36-8/NQ |
| 18. | Gary Joint | Fresno State | So. | 18-15/NQ |
| 19. | Devan Turner | Oregon State | Jr. | 21-11/NQ |
| 20. | Zack Trampe | Binghamton | So. | 16-6/NQ |
141 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Record/’19 NCAA |
| 1. | Dom Demas | Oklahoma | So. | 34-9/4th |
| 2. | Nick Lee | Penn State | Jr. | 31-4/5th |
| 3. | Mitch McKee | Minnesota | Sr. | 24-8/6th |
| 4. | Kyle Shoop | Lock Haven | Sr. | 35-8/7th |
| 5. | Chad Red | Nebraska | Jr. | 22-14/8th |
| 6. | Michael Carr | Illinois | Jr. | 14-7/NQ |
| 7. | Tristan Moran | Wisconsin | Sr. | 26-11//NQ |
| 8. | Grant Leeth | Missouri | So. | Injured |
| 9. | Mason Smith | Campbell | Jr. | Transfer |
| 10. | Max Murin | Iowa | So. | 17-10/NQ |
| 11. | Tariq Wilson | NC State | Jr. | 17-5/NQ-133 |
| 12. | Kanen Storr | Michigan | Jr. | 26-8/NQ |
| 13. | Ian Parker | Iowa State | Jr. | 24-9/NQ |
| 14. | Sa’Derian Perry | Old Dominion | Sr. | 24-10/NQ |
| 15. | Mitch Moore | Virginia Tech | So. | 18-9/NQ |
| 16. | Pat D’Arcy | Princeton | Sr. | Injured |
| 17. | Nate Limmex | Purdue | Sr. | 19-17/NQ |
| 18. | Alex Madrigal | George Mason | Jr. | Transfer |
| 19. | Anthony Sparacio | Binghamton | Sr. | 28-12/NQ |
| 20. | Chris Debien | Chattanooga | Sr. | 24-13/NQ |
149 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Record/’19 NCAA |
| 1. | Austin O’Connor | North Carolina | So. | 34-6/3rd |
| 2. | Brock Mauller | Missouri | So. | 33-/6th. |
| 3. | Jarrett Degen | Iowa State | Jr. | 29-8/7th |
| 4. | Pat Lugo | Iowa | Sr. | 23-10/8th |
| 5. | Max Thomsen | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 24-10/NQ |
| 6. | Boo Lewallen | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Injured |
| 7. | Brent Moore | Virginia Tech | So. | Injured |
| 8. | Matt Findlay | Utah Valley | Jr. | 17-4/NQ |
| 9. | Brock Zacherl | Clarion | Sr. | Injured |
| 10. | Sam Turner | Wyoming | Jr. | 32-14/NQ-141 |
| 11. | Joshua Heil | Campbell | Jr. | 24-8/NQ |
| 12. | Cole Martin | Wisconsin | Sr. | 20-13/NQ |
| 13. | Joshua Maruca | Arizona State | Sr. | 17-14/NQ |
| 14. | Requir van der Merwe | Stanford | Jr. | 24-8/NQ |
| 15. | Mike D’Angelo | Princeton | Sr. | did not wrestle |
| 16. | Khristian Olivas | Fresno State | Sr. | 21-13/NQ |
| 17. | Griffin Parriott | Purdue | Jr. | 17-13/NQ-157 |
| 18. | Jarod Verkleeren | Penn State | So. | Reserve |
| 19. | Russell Rohlfing | CSU Bakersfield | Jr. | 18-13/NQ |
| 20. | Luke Karam | Lehigh | Jr. | Injured |
157 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Record/’19 NCAA |
| 1. | Hayden Hidlay | NC State | Jr. | 24-4/4th |
| 2. | Kaleb Young | Iowa | Jr. | 24-7/5th |
| 3. | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | Jr. | 33-7/6th |
| 4. | Larry Early | Old Dominion | Sr. | 25-8/8th |
| 5. | Josh Humphreys | Lehigh | So. | 22-8/NQ |
| 6. | Justin Thomas | Oklahoma | Jr. | 24-11/NQ |
| 7. | Taleb Rahmani | Pitt | Sr. | 19-8/NQ |
| 8. | Anthony Artalona | Penn | So. | 29-7/NQ-149 |
| 9. | Brady Berge | Penn State | So. | 20-5/NQ-149 |
| 10. | Zach Hartman | Bucknell | So. | 28-9/NQ |
| 11. | Ke-Shawn Hayes | Ohio State | Sr. | 21-11/NQ |
| 12. | Eric Barone | Illinois | Sr. | 18-16/NQ |
| 13. | Jesse Dellavecchia | Rider | Sr. | 26-7/NQ-165 |
| 14. | Jarrett Jacques | Missouri | So. | 28-8/NQ |
| 15. | Quincey Monday | Princeton | So. | 24-13/NQ |
| 16. | Zach Carson | Ohio | Sr. | 19-11/NQ |
| 17. | Logan Parks | Central Michigan | Sr. | 23-14/NQ |
| 18. | BC LaPrade | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 18-11/NQ |
| 19. | Luke Weiland | Army | Sr. | 25-12/NQ |
| 20 | Wyatt Sheets | Oklahoma State | Jr. | Reserve |
165 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Record/’19 NCAA |
| 1. | Vincenzo Joseph | Penn State | Sr. | 27-2/2nd |
| 2. | Evan Wick | Wisconsin | Jr. | 32-6/4th |
| 3. | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | Jr. | 27-2/7th |
| 4. | David McFadden | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 24-4/5th-174 |
| 5. | Isaiah White | Nebraska | Sr. | 25-9/5th |
| 6. | Josh Shields | Arizona State | Sr. | 30-6/6th |
| 7. | Bryce Steiert | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 26-10/8th |
| 8. | Logan Massa | Michigan | Sr. | 23-7/NQ |
| 9. | Demetrius Romero | Utah Valley | Sr. | 28-5/NQ |
| 10. | Andrew Fogarty | North Dakota St. | Sr. | 22-6/NQ |
| 11. | Joey Gunther | Illinois | Sr. | 20-15/NQ |
| 12. | Tanner Skidgel | Navy | Jr. | 21-10/NQ |
| 13. | Troy Keller | Buffalo | Sr. | 19-8/NQ |
| 14. | Thomas Bullard | NC State | Jr. | 21-10/NQ |
| 15. | Josh McClure | North Carolina | Jr. | 20-13/NQ |
| 16. | Ebed Jarrell | Drexel | Sr. | 22-6/NQ |
| 17. | Cam Coy | Virginia | So. | 19-16/NQ |
| 18. | Quentin Perez | Campbell | Jr. | Redshirted |
| 19. | Nick Kiusses | West Virginia | Jr. | 19-12/NQ |
| 20. | Chase Straw | Iowa State | Sr. | 22-12/NQ-157 |
174 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Record/’19 NCAA |
| 1. | Mark Hall | Penn State | Sr. | 30-1/2nd |
| 2. | Myles Amine | Michigan | Sr. | 22-4/3rd |
| 3. | Mikey Labriola | Nebraska | So. | 30-9/6th |
| 4. | Jordan Kutler | Lehigh | Sr. | 25-6/7th |
| 5. | Michael Kemerer | Iowa | Sr. | Injured/2x AA-157 |
| 6. | Devin Skatzka | Minnesota | Sr. | 30-11/8th |
| 7. | Taylor Lujan | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 26-7 |
| 8. | Joe Smith | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 21-8/NQ-165/2x AA |
| 9. | Anthony Valencia | Arizona State | Sr. | Injured |
| 10. | Dylan Lydy | Purdue | Sr. | 29-10/NQ |
| 11. | Brandon Womack | Cornell | Sr. | 22-10/NQ |
| 12. | Ethan Smith | Ohio State | So. | 20-13/NQ |
| 13. | Connor Flynn | Missouri | Sr. | 21-9/NQ |
| 14. | Joe Grello | Rutgers | Jr. | 18-11/NQ |
| 15. | Ben Harvey | Army | Sr. | 31-11/NQ |
| 16. | Andrew McNally | Kent State | Jr. | 32-9/NQ |
| 17. | Marcus Coleman | Iowa State | So. | 28-14/NQ |
| 18. | Kimball Bastian | Utah Valley | Sr. | 19-12/NQ |
| 19. | Hayden Hastings | Wyoming | So. | 26-15/NQ |
| 20. | Drew Hughes | Michigan State | Jr. | 26-15/NQ |
184 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Record/’19 NCAA |
| 1. | Zahid Valencia | Arizona State | Sr. | 31-2/1st-174 |
| 2. | Shakur Rasheed | Penn State | Sr. | 20-2/NQ |
| 3. | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | Jr. | 24-9/NQ |
| 4. | Nino Bonaccorsi | Pitt | So. | 21-6/NQ |
| 5. | Lou DePrez | Binghamton | So. | 33-7/NQ |
| 6. | Sam Colbray | Iowa State | Jr. | 28-8/NQ |
| 7. | Cash Wilcke | Iowa | Sr. | 23-8/NQ |
| 8. | Cameron Caffey | Michigan State | So. | 31-9/NQ |
| 9. | Tanner Orndorff | Utah Valley | Sr. | 20-14/NQ-197 |
| 10. | Corey Hazel | Lock Haven | Sr. | 17-5/NQ |
| 11. | Hunter Bolen | Virginia Tech | So. | Redshirted |
| 12. | Brit Wilson | Northern Illinois | So. | 25-7/NQ |
| 13. | Noah Stewart | Army | Sr. | 20-12/NQ |
| 14. | Dylan Wisman | Missouri | Sr. | 17-9/NQ |
| 15. | Max Lyon | Purdue | Jr. | 24-14/NQ |
| 16. | Tate Samuelson | Wyoming | So. | 24-9/NQ |
| 17. | Kevin Parker | Princeton | Sr. | 22-13/NQ |
| 18. | Jackson Hemauer | Fresno State | So. | 23-13/NQ |
| 19. | Johnny Sebastian | Wisconsin | Sr. | Redshirted |
| 20. | Bob Coleman | Oregon State | Sr. | 17-16/NQ |
197 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Record/’19 NCAA |
| 1. | Kollin Moore | Ohio State | Sr. | 23-3/2nd |
| 2. | Patrick Brucki | Princeton | Jr. | 33-3/4th |
| 3. | Josh Hokit | Fresno State | Sr. | 27-8/5th |
| 4. | Jacob Warner | Iowa | So. | 22-6/7th |
| 5. | Ben Darmstadt | Cornell | Jr. | Injured/’18 AA |
| 6. | Dakota Geer | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 30-7/7th-184 |
| 7. | Christian Brunner | Purdue | Sr. | 25-11/NQ |
| 8. | Nathan Traxler | Stanford | Jr. | 30-7/NQ |
| 9. | Jake Jakobsen | Lehigh | Jr. | 12-9/NQ |
| 10. | Eric Schultz | Nebraska | Jr. | 23-13/NQ |
| 11. | Nick Reenan | NC State | Jr. | 16-6/NQ-184 |
| 12. | Kyle Conel | Penn State | Sr. | Transfer/’18 AA |
| 13. | Ethan Laird | Rider | Jr. | 22-13/NQ |
| 14. | Jake Woodley | Oklahoma | So. | 22-10/NQ |
| 15. | Drew Phipps | Bucknell | Sr. | 25-12/NQ |
| 16. | Jay Aiello | Virginia | Jr. | 24-8/NQ |
| 17. | Hunter Ritter | Minnesota | Sr. | Transfer |
| 18. | Josh Roetman | Navy | Sr. | 26-12/NQ |
| 19. | Greg Bulsak | Clarion | Jr. | 17-8/NQ |
| 20. | Brandon Whitman | North Carolina | So. | 17-15/NQ |
Heavyweight
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Record/’19 NCAA |
| 1. | Anthony Cassar | Penn State | Sr. | 30-1/1st |
| 2. | Gable Steveson | Minnesota | So. | 35-2/3rd |
| 3. | Jordan Wood | Lehigh | Jr. | 25-5/4th |
| 4. | Matt Stencel | Central Michigan | Jr. | 31-6/7th |
| 5. | Trent Hillger | Wisconsin | So. | 25-9/8th |
| 6. | Mason Parris | Michigan | So. | 32-9/NQ |
| 7. | Tanner Hall | Arizona State | Gr. | Redshirted/’18 AA |
| 8. | Jere Heino | Campbell | Jr. | Redshirted |
| 9. | Demetrius Thomas | Pitt | Sr. | 27-6/NQ |
| 10. | Tate Orndorff | Utah Valley | So. | 26-9/NQ |
| 11. | Zach Elam | Missouri | So. | 25-11/NQ |
| 12. | Chase Singletary | Ohio State | So. | 21-9/NQ. |
| 13. | Brian Andrews | Wyoming | Jr. | 35-12/NQ |
| 14. | A.J. Nevills | Fresno State | Jr. | 24-9/NQ |
| 15. | Cary Miller | Appalachian State | Jr. | 24-13/NQ |
| 16. | Gannon Gremmel | Iowa State | Jr. | 26-15/NQ |
| 17. | David Jensen | Nebraska | Sr. | 16-9/NQ |
| 18. | Colton McKiernan | SIU-Edwardsville | So. | 21-14/NQ |
| 19. | Haydn Maley | Stanford | So. | 23-12/NQ |
| 20. | Will Hillard | Old Dominion | Jr. | 16-6 |
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