Top-ranked Penn State and Iowa separated by 2.5 points in WIN’s Updated Preseason Rankings
Penn State and Iowa remain top two teams in WIN’s Update Div. I Rankings
Oct. 11, 2019
NEWTON, Iowa — Penn State and Iowa remain the top two teams and are separated by 2.5 points in WIN Magazine’s Updated Preseason Tournament Power Index and Individual Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
These updated preseason rankings, as of Oct. 11, include changes and additions to WIN’s original preseason rankings. This includes Michigan’s four wrestlers, who participated in last year’s NCAA tournament and will take Olympic redshirts: All-Americans Stevan Micic (133 pounds), Logan Massa (165) and Myles Amine (174) and national qualifier Kanen Storr (141).
Another big change in the individual rankings that affected the top two teams was the addition of Penn State’s Roman Bravo-Young, the returning All-American (8th at 133) who was omitted in WIN’s initial preseason poll in September. The addition of his ranking points jumped Penn State over Iowa in this early October TPI.
Penn State now leads in WIN Tournament Power Index with 109 points. The Nittany Lions feature nine ranked wrestlers, six rated in the Top 8 of their weight class, including former NCAA champions Vincenzo Joseph (165), Mark Hall (174) and heavyweight Anthony Cassar, who are ranked No. 1 in WIN’s preseason poll.
Iowa is ranked second with 106.5 points. That Hawkeyes also feature nine ranked wrestlers and eight in the Top 8 and two-time defending national champion Spencer Lee at 125 pounds.
The remaining Top 5 teams are Wisconsin (55.5), Nebraska (52.5) and Arizona State (42.5).
Other returning past national champions include Seth Gross (133), who transferred from South Dakota State to Wisconsin, and Arizona State’s two-time NCAA champ Zahid Valencia (184).
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.
WIN’s 2019-20 Updated NCAA Div. I Tournament Power Index
(As of Oct. 11, 2019)
| Rk | School | Total Ranked | Top 8 Ranked | TPI Points |
| 1. | Penn State | 9 | 6 | 109 |
| 2. | Iowa | 9 | 8 | 106.5 |
| 3. | Wisconsin | 6 | 4 | 55.5 |
| 4. | Nebraska | 6 | 4 | 52.5 |
| 5. | Arizona State | 5 | 4 | 42.5 |
| 6. | Ohio State | 5 | 2 | 42 |
| 7t. | Iowa State | 8 | 3 | 40.5 |
| 7t. | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 40.5 |
| 9t. | Lehigh | 5 | 3 | 40 |
| 9t. | Northern Iowa | 5 | 4 | 40 |
| 11. | Oklahoma State | 5 | 4 | 35.5 |
| 12t. | Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 31.5 |
| 12t. | Princeton | 6 | 2 | 31.5 |
| 14. | Pitt | 4 | 3 | 30 |
| 15. | Missouri | 6 | 2 | 28.5 |
| 16. | Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 27 |
| 17t. | NC State | 4 | 1 | 25.5 |
| 17t. | Virginia Tech | 6 | 2 | 25.5 |
| 19t. | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 21.5 |
| 19t. | Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | 21.5 |
| 21. | Virginia | 4 | 1 | 20.5 |
| 22. | Fresno State | 5 | 1 | 18.5 |
| 23. | Utah Valley | 6 | 2 | 17.5 |
| 24. | Purdue | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 25. | Cornell | 3 | 2 | 16.5 |
| 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 |
| 30. | Campbell | 7 | 1 | 14.5 |
| 31. | Wyoming | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 32. | Binghamton | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 33. | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 34. | Stanford | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 35. | Penn | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 36. | Army | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 37. | Rider | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 38. | North Dakota State | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 39t. | Bucknell | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 39t. | Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 41t. | Clarion | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 41t. | Navy | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 41t. | Ohio | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 41t. | Oregon State | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 41t. | West Virginia | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 46t. | George Mason | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 46t. | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 48t. | Appalachian State | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 48t. | Drexel | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 48t. | Kent State | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 48t. | Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 52t. | American U. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t. | Bloomsburg | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t. | Chattanooga | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t. | CSU Bakersfield | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t. | SIU-Edwardsville | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Updated NCAA Div. I Preseason Individual Rankings
(As of Oct. 11, 2019)
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 | Seth Gross | Wisconsin | Gr. | Redshirted |
| 2 | Luke Pletcher | Ohio State | Sr. | 27-7/4th |
| 3 | Austin DeSanto | Iowa | Jr. | 23-6/5th |
| 4 | Roman Bravo- Young | Penn State | So. | 25-7/8th |
| 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 | Ian Parker | Iowa State | Jr. | 24-9/NQ |
| 13 | Sa’Derian Perry | Old Dominion | Sr. | 24-10/NQ |
| 14 | Mitch Moore | Virginia Tech | So. | 18-9/NQ |
| 15 | Pat D’Arcy | Princeton | Sr. | Injured |
| 16 | Nate Limmex | Purdue | Sr. | 19-17/NQ |
| 17 | Alex Madrigal | George Mason | Jr. | Transfer |
| 18 | Anthony Sparacio | Binghamton | Sr. | 28-12/NQ |
| 19. | Chris Debien | Chattanooga | Sr. | 24-13/NQ |
| 20. | Grant Willits | Oregon State | So. | 18-10/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. | 33-5/6th |
| 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. | Demetrius Romero | Utah Valley | Sr. | 28-5/NQ |
| 9. | Andrew Fogarty | North Dakota St. | Sr. | 22-6/NQ |
| 10. | Joey Gunther | Illinois | Sr. | 20-15/NQ |
| 11. | Tanner Skidgel | Navy | Jr. | 21-10/NQ |
| 12. | Troy Keller | Buffalo | Sr. | 19-8/NQ |
| 13. | Thomas Bullard | NC State | Jr. | 21-10/NQ |
| 14. | Josh McClure | North Carolina | Jr. | 20-13/NQ |
| 15. | Ebed Jarrell | Drexel | Sr. | 22-6/NQ |
| 16. | Cam Coy | Virginia | So. | 19-16/NQ |
| 17 | Quentin Perez | Campbell | Jr. | Redshirted |
| 18. | Nick Kiusses | West Virginia | Jr. | 19-12/NQ |
| 19. | Chase Straw | Iowa State | Sr. | 22-12/NQ-157 |
| 20. | Colston DeBlasi | George Mason | Sr. | 29-14/NQ |
174 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Record/’19 NCAA |
| 1. | Mark Hall | Penn State | Sr. | 30-1/2nd |
| 2. | Mikey Labriola | Nebraska | So. | 30-9/6th |
| 3. | Jordan Kutler | Lehigh | Sr. | 25-6/7th |
| 4. | Michael Kemerer | Iowa | Sr. | Redshirted |
| 5. | Devin Skatzka | Minnesota | Sr. | 30-11/8th. |
| 6. | Taylor Lujan | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 26-7 |
| 7. | Joe Smith | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 21-8/NQ-165 |
| 8 | Anthony Valencia | Arizona State | Sr. | Injured |
| 9. | Dylan Lydy | Purdue | Sr. | 29-10/NQ |
| 10. | Brandon Womack | Cornell | Sr. | 22-10/NQ |
| 11. | Ethan Smith | Ohio State | So. | 20-13/NQ |
| 12. | Connor Flynn | Missouri | Sr. | 21-9/NQ |
| 13. | Joe Grello | Rutgers | Jr. | 18-11/NQ |
| 14. | Ben Harvey | Army | Sr. | 31-11/NQ |
| 15. | Andrew McNally | Kent State | Jr. | 32-9/NQ |
| 16. | Marcus Coleman | Iowa State | So. | 28-14/NQ |
| 17. | Kimball Bastian | Utah Valley | Sr. | 19-12/NQ |
| 18. | Hayden Hastings | Wyoming | So. | 26-15/NQ |
| 19. | Drew Hughes | Michigan State | Jr. | 26-15/NQ |
| 20. | Andrew Morgan | Campbell | Sr. | 26-10/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 Holschlag | Northern Iowa | Sr. | Redshirt/’18 AA (5) |
| 5. | Jacob Warner | Iowa | So. | 22-6/7th |
| 6 | Ben Darmstadt | Cornell | Jr. | Injured/’18 AA |
| 7. | Dakota Geer | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 30-7/7th-184 |
| 8. | Christian Brunner | Purdue | Sr. | 25-11/NQ |
| 9. | Nathan Traxler | Stanford | Jr. | 30-7/NQ |
| 10. | Jake Jakobsen | Lehigh | Jr. | 12-9/NQ |
| 11. | Eric Schultz | Nebraska | Jr. | 23-13/NQ |
| 12. | Nick Reenan | NC State | Jr. | 16-6/NQ-184 |
| 13 | Kyle Conel | Penn State | Sr. | Transfer |
| 14. | Ethan Laird | Rider | Jr. | 22-13/NQ |
| 15. | Jake Woodley | Oklahoma | So. | 22-10/NQ |
| 16. | Drew Phipps | Bucknell | Sr. | 25-12/NQ |
| 17. | Jay Aiello | Virginia | Jr. | 24-8/NQ |
| 18 | Hunter Ritter | Minnesota | Sr. | Transfer |
| 19. | Josh Roetman | Navy | Sr. | 26-12/NQ |
| 20. | Greg Bulsak | Clarion | Jr. | 17-8/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 |
| 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/dnq |
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