Northwestern’s Deakin new No. 1 at 157 in WIN’s Dec. 9 Rankings
Photo: Northwestern’s Ryan Deakin (top), who finished sixth in last year’s NCAA tournament, defeated NC State’s Hayden Hidlay for the 157-pound championship in last weekend’s Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and is now rated No. 1 at that weight in WIN’s Dec. 9 rankings. (Photo by Mark Lundy)
NEWTON, Iowa — Northwestern All-American Ryan Deakin knocked off two highly-ranked wrestlers in capturing last weekend’s Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and now the Wildcat junior has taken over the top spot at 157 pounds in WIN Magazine’s Dec. 9 Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
The movement of Deakin, who defeated NC State’s No. 1 Hayden Hidlay and Iowa State’s No. 3 David Carr last Saturday, is one of several changes for Northwestern, which now is tied for ninth place in WIN’s Tournament Power Index. Fellow All-American Sebastian Rivera has moved up from 125 and is ranked No. 3 at 133 pounds. Joining the national rankings for Northwestern is redshirt freshman Michael DeAugustino, who is rated No. 10 at 125.
While the remaining top-ranked wrestlers remained the same, there were several changes in the Top 10 at different weight classes. Minnesota’s Brayton Lee and Purdue’s Dylan Lydy each captured championships at the CKLV last weekend and now were ranked No. 5 and No. 4, respectively, at 149 and 174 pounds.
In team rankings, Iowa and Penn State hold the top two spots in WIN’s Tournament Power Index and Dual Rankings.
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.
All 10 Hawkeyes are rated, including a pair of top-ranked wrestlers in Spencer Lee (125) and Austin DeSanto (133), giving Iowa 135 TPI points. Penn State, with 98.5 TPI points, saw a change in its line-up as they pulled the redshirt off true freshman Aaron Brooks, who is now rated No. 9 at 184 pounds.
A total of 15 wrestlers entered national rankings for the first time, including Nebraska’s true freshman Ridge Lovett (11th at 133), Northern Iowa’s Michael Blockhaus (15th at 141) and a pair of Rutgers wrestlers: Nicolas Aguilar (19th at 125) and Sammy Alvarez (15th at 133).
WIN Magazine’s Dec. 9, 2019 Dual Rankings
| Rk | School | W-L | Prev. |
| 1. | Iowa | 4-0 | 1st |
| 2. | Penn State | 3-1 | 2nd |
| 3. | Nebraska | 4-0 | 3rd |
| 4. | NC State | 6-0 | 4th |
| 5. | Virginia Tech | 3-0 | 5th |
| 6. | Oklahoma State | 3-1 | 6th |
| 7. | Ohio State | 3-1 | 7th |
| 8. | Wisconsin | 6-1 | 8th |
| 9. | Arizona State | 5-0 | 9th |
| 10. | Pittsburgh | 4-1 | 10th |
| 11. | Princeton | 1-2 | 11th |
| 12. | Iowa State | 1-1 | 12th |
| 13. | Northwestern | 2-1 | 15th |
| 14. | Wyoming | 1-1 | 13th |
| 15. | Northern Iowa | 0-2 | 16th |
| 16. | Lehigh | 1-3 | 14th |
| 17. | Cornell | 0-2 | 17th |
| 18. | Army West Point | 4-1 | 18th |
| 19. | Stanford | 3-1 | 19th |
| 20. | Minnesota | 1-2 | 20th |
| 21. | Illinois | 3-1 | 21st |
| 22. | Missouri | 2-2 | 22nd |
| 23. | North Carolina | 3-1 | 23rd |
| 24. | Michigan | 1-1 | 24th |
| 25 | Central Michigan | 2-1 | NR |
WIN Magazine’s Dec. 9 Tournament Power Index
| Rk. | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | Pts |
| 1. | Iowa | 10 | 9 | 135 |
| 2. | Penn State | 8 | 5 | 98.5 |
| 3. | Ohio State | 6 | 3 | 50.5 |
| 4. | Nebraska | 9 | 4 | 47.5 |
| 5t. | Minnesota | 5 | 4 | 46.5 |
| 5t. | Wisconsin | 5 | 4 | 46.5 |
| 7. | NC State | 7 | 3 | 46 |
| 8. | Oklahoma State | 5 | 4 | 45.5 |
| 9t. | Arizona State | 7 | 3 | 41 |
| 9t. | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 41 |
| 11. | Purdue | 5 | 4 | 39 |
| 12. | Northern Iowa | 7 | 3 | 38.5 |
| 13. | Princeton | 4 | 3 | 35.5 |
| 14. | Iowa State | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| 15. | Pitt | 5 | 2 | 29.5 |
| 16. | Missouri | 7 | 2 | 28.5 |
| 17. | Virginia Tech | 6 | 2 | 25 |
| 18. | Utah Valley | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| 19. | Lehigh | 6 | 1 | 21.5 |
| 20. | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| 21. | Virginia | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| 22. | Stanford | 5 | 2 | 16.5 |
| 23t. | Cornell | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 23t. | Michigan | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 23t. | Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 26. | Old Dominion | 4 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 27t. | Campbell | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 27t. | Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 29. | Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 30t. | Binghamton | 2 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 30t. | Northern Colorado | 2 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 32. | Rider | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 33. | Indiana | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 34. | Wyoming | 4 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 35. | Fresno State | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 36t. | American U. | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 36t. | Clarion | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 36t. | Penn | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 36t. | Rutgers | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 40t. | Army | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 40t. | Bucknell | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 40t. | Navy | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 43t. | Appalachian State | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 43t. | Ohio | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 45t. | Cal Poly | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 45t. | Lock Haven | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 47t. | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 47t. | South Dakota State | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 49t. | Bloomsburg | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 49t. | Drexel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 49t. | Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 49t. | West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN Magazine’s Dec. 9, 2019 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Spencer Lee | Iowa | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Jack Mueller | Virginia | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Pat Glory | Princeton | So. | 5th |
| 4. | Nick Piccininni | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Devin Schroder | Purdue | Jr. | 9th |
| 6. | RayVon Foley | Michigan State | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Brock Hudkins | Indiana | Jr. | 8th |
| 8. | Drew Hildebrandt | Central Michigan | Jr. | 10th |
| 9. | Brandon Paetzell | Lehigh | Jr. | 13th |
| 10. | Michael DeAugustino | Northwestern | RS Fr. | NR |
| 11. | Joey Prata | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 20th |
| 12. | Alex Mackall | Iowa State | Jr. | 7th |
| 13. | Patrick McKee | Minnesota | RS Fr. | 15th |
| 14. | Michael Colaiocco | Penn | Fr. | 12th |
| 15. | Brandon Courtney | Arizona State | So. | 16th |
| 16. | Jay Schwarm | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 18th |
| 17. | Gabe Townsell | Stanford | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Killian Cardinale | Old Dominion | So. | 19th |
| 19. | Nicolas Aguilar | Rutgers | RS Fr. | NR |
| 20. | Cage Curry | American U. | Jr. | NR |
133 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Austin DeSanto | Iowa | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Seth Gross | Wisconsin | Gr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Sebastian Rivera | Northwestern | Jr. | 3rd/125 |
| 4. | Roman Bravo-Young | Penn State | So. | 3rd |
| 5. | Micky Phillippi | Pitt | So. | 4th |
| 6. | Charles Tucker | Cornell | Sr. | 5th |
| 7. | Cam Sykora | North Dakota St. | Sr. | 6th |
| 8. | Noah Gonser | Campbell | Sr. | 7th |
| 9. | Montorie Bridges | Wyoming | Jr. | 8th |
| 10. | Travis Piotrowski | Illinois | Sr. | 9th |
| 11. | Ridge Lovett | Nebraska | Fr. | NR |
| 12. | Zack Trampe | Binghamton | So | 11th |
| 13. | Louis Hayes | Virginia | Jr. | 10th |
| 14. | Nick Farro | Lehigh | Jr. | 16th |
| 15. | Sammy Alvarez | Rutgers | Fr. | NR |
| 16. | Allan Hart | Missouri | So. | 17th |
| 17. | Todd Small | Iowa State | Jr. | NR |
| 18. | Mosha Schwartz | Northern Colorado | Fr. | NR |
| 19. | Josh Kramer | Arizona State | Sr. | 13th |
| 20. | Jarrett Trombley | NC State | RSFr. | 15th |
141 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Nick Lee | Penn State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2 | Luke Pletcher | Ohio State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Mitch McKee | Minnesota | Sr. | 4th |
| 4. | Dom Demas | Oklahoma | So. | 3rd |
| 5. | Chad Red | Nebraska | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Max Murin | Iowa | So. | 7th |
| 7. | Tristan Moran | Wisconsin | Sr. | 9th |
| 8. | Grant Leeth | Missouri | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Ian Parker | Iowa State | Jr. | 11th |
| 10. | Real Woods | Stanford | RSFr. | 12th |
| 11. | Joshua Heil | Campbell | Jr. | 13th |
| 12. | Kyle Shoop | Lock Haven | Sr. | 6th |
| 13. | Sa’Derian Perry | Old Dominion | Sr. | 14th |
| 14. | Shakur Laney | Ohio | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Michael Blockhaus | Northern Iowa | RSFr. | NR |
| 16. | Tariq Wilson | NC State | Jr. | 10th |
| 17. | Mitch Moore | Virginia Tech | So. | 16th |
| 18. | Alex Madrigal | George Mason | Sr. | 17th |
| 19. | Sam Turner | Wyoming | Jr. | 18th |
| 20. | Grant Willits | Oregon State | So. | 20th |
149 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Austin O’Connor | North Carolina | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Brock Mauller | Missouri | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Pat Lugo | Iowa | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Boo Lewallen | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Brayton Lee | Minnesota | RSFr. | 9th |
| 6. | Sammy Sasso | Ohio State | RSFr. | 5th |
| 7. | Jarrett Degen | Iowa State | Jr. | 6th |
| 8. | Yayha Thomas | Northwestern | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Max Thomsen | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 7th |
| 10. | Griffin Parriott | Purdue | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Mike D’Angelo | Princeton | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Brock Zacherl | Clarion | Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Kizhan Clarke | American U. | Jr. | 14th |
| 14. | Requir van der Merwe | Stanford | Jr. | 15th |
| 15. | Cole Martin | Wisconsin | Sr. | 16th |
| 16. | Andrew Alirez | Northern Colorado | Fr. | 17th |
| 17. | Brent Moore | Virginia Tech | So. | 12th |
| 18. | Collin Purinton | Nebraska | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Michael Carr | Illinois | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | John Milner | Appalachian State | So. | 20th |
157 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | Jr. | 2nd |
| 2. | Hayden Hidlay | NC State | Jr. | 1st |
| 3. | David Carr | Iowa State | RSFr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Kaleb Young | Iowa | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Larry Early | Old Dominion | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Kendall Coleman | Purdue | RSFr. | 6th |
| 7. | Quincey Monday | Princeton | So. | 8th |
| 8. | Jesse Dellavecchia | Rider | Sr. | 7th |
| 9. | Brady Berge | Penn State | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Anthony Artalona | Penn | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Jarrett Jacques | Missouri | So. | 13th |
| 12. | Taleb Rahmani | Pitt | Sr. | 14th |
| 13. | Josh Humphreys | Lehigh | So. | NR |
| 14. | Jacob Wright | Fresno State | So. | NR |
| 15. | Justin Thomas | Oklahoma | Jr. | 15th |
| 16. | Peyton Robb | Nebraska | RSFr. | 16th |
| 17. | Zach Carson | Ohio | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | BC LaPrade | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Jake Tucker | Michigan State | Jr. | 20th |
| 20. | Will Lewan | Michigan | RSFr. | 12th |
165 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Vincenzo Joseph | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Evan Wick | Wisconsin | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Isaiah White | Nebraska | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | David McFadden | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Josh Shields | Arizona State | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Demetrius Romero | Utah Valley | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Shane Griffith | Stanford | RSFr. | 8th |
| 9. | Tanner Skidgel | Navy | Jr. | 10th |
| 10. | Jake Wentzell | Pitt | Jr. | 11th |
| 11. | Andrew Fogarty | North Dakota St. | Sr. | 9th |
| 12. | Zach Hartman | Bucknell | So. | 12th |
| 13. | Travis Wittlake | Oklahoma State | RSFr. | 14th |
| 14. | Thomas Bullard | NC State | Jr. | 20th |
| 15. | Ethan Smith | Ohio State | So. | 13th |
| 16. | Cam Coy | Virginia | So. | 15th |
| 17. | Quentin Perez | Campbell | Jr. | 16th |
| 18. | Ebed Jarrell | Drexel | Sr. | 17th |
| 19. | Kennedy Monday | North Carolina | Jr. | 18th |
| 20. | Shane Jones | Old Dominion | Sr. | 19th |
174 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Mark Hall | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Michael Kemerer | Iowa | Sr. | 3rd |
| 3. | Jordan Kutler | Lehigh | Sr. | 2nd |
| 4. | Dylan Lydy | Purdue | Sr. | 8th |
| 5. | Bryce Steiert | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 4th |
| 6. | Mikey Labriola | Nebraska | So. | 5th |
| 7. | Joe Smith | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 6th |
| 8. | Devin Skatzka | Minnesota | Sr. | 7th |
| 9. | Anthony Valencia | Arizona State | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Kimball Bastian | Utah Valley | Sr. | 12th |
| 11. | Kaleb Romero | Ohio State | So. | 14th |
| 12. | Jackson Hemauer | Fresno State | So. | 17th |
| 13. | Hayden Hastings | Wyoming | So. | 10th |
| 14. | Ben Harvey | Army | Sr. | 11th |
| 15. | Brandon Womack | Cornell | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Marcus Coleman | Iowa State | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Daniel Bullard | NC State | Jr. | 13th |
| 18. | Dean Sherry | Rider | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Jeremiah Kent | Missouri | RS Fr. | 19th |
| 20. | Joe Grello | Rutgers | Jr. | 20th |
184 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1 | Zahid Valencia | Arizona State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Trent Hidlay | NC State | RSFr. | 6th |
| 3. | Nino Bonaccorsi | Pitt | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Taylor Lujan | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 2nd |
| 5. | Hunter Bolen | Virginia Tech | So. | 11th |
| 6. | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | Jr. | 5th |
| 7. | Lou DePrez | Binghamton | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Ben Darmstadt | Cornell | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Aaron Brooks | Penn State | Fr. | NR |
| 10. | Sam Colbray | Iowa State | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Nelson Brands | Iowa | RSFr. | 9th |
| 12. | Zac Braunagel | Illinois | RSFr. | 12th |
| 13. | Andrew Morgan | Campbell | Sr. | 14th |
| 14. | Noah Stewart | Army | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Jelani Embree | Michigan | So. | 16th |
| 16. | Brit Wilson | Northern Illinois | So. | 17th |
| 17. | Dylan Wisman | Missouri | Sr. | NR |
| 18. | Cameron Caffey | Michigan State | So. | 13th |
| 19. | Tanner Harvey | American U. | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Trevor Allard | Bloomsburg | Sr. | 20th |
197 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Kollin Moore | Ohio State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Jacob Warner | Iowa | So. | 3rd |
| 3. | Patrick Brucki | Princeton | Jr. | 2nd |
| 4. | Dakota Geer | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Jacob Holschlag | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Nick Reenan | NC State | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Nathan Traxler | Stanford | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Christian Brunner | Purdue | Sr. | 11th |
| 9. | Kordell Norfleet | Arizona State | Jr. | 8th |
| 10. | Thomas Lane | Cal Poly | Sr. | 13th |
| 11. | Shakur Rasheed | Penn State | Sr. | 4th/184 |
| 12. | Jake Woodley | Oklahoma | So. | 12th |
| 13. | Eric Schultz | Nebraska | Jr. | 9th |
| 14. | Greg Bulsak | Clarion | Jr. | NR |
| 15. | Tanner Sloan | South Dakota State | RSFr. | 10th |
| 16. | Ethan Laird | Rider | Jr. | 15th |
| 17. | Noah Adams | West Virginia | So. | 16th |
| 18. | Josh Roetman | Navy | Sr. | 17th |
| 19. | Jake Jakobsen | Lehigh | Jr. | 20th |
| 20. | Tanner Orndorff | Utah Valley | Sr. | 18th/184 |
Heavyweight
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Anthony Cassar | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Gable Steveson | Minnesota | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Mason Parris | Michigan | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Tate Orndorff | Utah Valley | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Anthony Cassioppi | Iowa | RSFr. | 5th |
| 6. | Trent Hillger | Wisconsin | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Matt Stencel | Central Michigan | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Tanner Hall | Arizona State | Gr. | 8th |
| 9. | Chase Singletary | Ohio State | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Demetrius Thomas | Pitt | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Jordan Wood | Lehigh | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Jere Heino | Campbell | Jr. | 12th |
| 13 | Josh Hokit | Fresno State | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Zach Elam | Missouri | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Cary Miller | Appalachian State | Jr. | 15th |
| 16. | Gannon Gremmel | Iowa State | Jr. | NR |
| 17. | Carter Isley | Northern Iowa | Jr. | NR |
| 18. | Christian Lance | Nebraska | Sr. | 16th |
| 19. | Brian Andrews | Wyoming | Jr. | 18th |
| 20. | Garrett Hoffman | Bucknell | Sr. | 17th |
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