WIN’s Jan. 27 rankings feature this week’s meeting between top-ranked teams and wrestlers
Photo: Iowa’s Alex Marinelli (right) tried to secure a takedown against Penn State’s Vincenzo Joseph in last year’s Big Ten Championship final at 165 pounds, which the Hawkeye won in Minneapolis. The two are expected to be one of two meetings between top-ranked wrestlers this Friday in Iowa City, where No. 1 Iowa will host No. 2 Penn State. (WIN file photo)
NEWTON, Iowa — The much-anticipated and sold-out meeting between Iowa and Penn State is set for this Friday, Jan. 31, in Iowa City, and the Hawkeyes and Nittany Lions remain rated No. 1 and 2, respectively, in WIN Magazine’s Jan. 27 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
Iowa (8-0) leads in WIN’s Dual Team Rankings and continues to feature 10 ranked wrestlers, all rated in the Top 8 of their weight class and leads WIN’s Tournament Power Index with 128.5 points. Penn State (7-1), the defending national champion, is ranked No. 2 in the Dual rankings and currently features seven ranked wrestlers for 81.5 TPI points.
The upcoming dual will also feature two meetings between top-rated wrestlers when Penn State’s No. 1 Vincenzo Joseph will take on Iowa’s No. 2 Alex Marinelli at 165 pounds, while PSU’s No. 1 Mark Hall will face Iowa’s No. 2 Michael Kemerer at 174 pounds.
Iowa’s only top-ranked wrestler is Spencer Lee at 125 pounds, while Penn State features another No. 1-rated wrestler in Nick Lee at 141 pounds.
The biggest change among the individual rankings comes at 149 pounds, where Oklahoma State’s Boo Lewallen is now rated No. 1 after Iowa’s Pat Lugo lost to Ohio State’s Sammy Sasso last weekend. The Hawkeye dropped to No. 2 and is followed by North Carolina’s Austin O’Connor.
The other top-ranked individuals remain Wisconsin’s Seth Gross (133), Arizona State’s Zahid Valencia (184), Ohio State’s Kollin Moore (197) and Minnesota heavyweight Gable Steveson.
WIN’s individual rankings are predictions to where wrestles might place at the 2020 NCAA Championships, March 19-21, in Minneapolis, Minn., and WIN’s Tournament Power Index is a prediction of accumulated NCAA points of those ranked wrestlers.
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 Magazine’s Jan. 27, 2020 Dual Team Rankings
| Rk | School | W-L | Prev. |
| 1. | Iowa | 8-0 | 1st |
| 2. | Penn State | 7-1 | 2nd |
| 3. | NC State | 11-0 | 3rd |
| 4. | Ohio State | 8-2 | 5th |
| 5. | Nebraska | 6-3 | 7th |
| 6. | Virginia Tech | 8-1 | 4th |
| 7. | Arizona State | 9-1 | 9th |
| 8. | Oklahoma State | 8-2 | 6th |
| 9. | Wisconsin | 8-3 | 8th |
| 10. | Pittsburgh | 7-2 | 10th |
| 11. | North Carolina | 9-1 | 18th |
| 12. | Purdue | 11-2 | 12th |
| 13. | Lehigh | 8-3 | 13th |
| 14. | Northern Iowa | 5-3 | 16th |
| 15. | Cornell | 8-5 | 15th |
| 16. | Stanford | 8-1 | 17th |
| 17. | Northwestern | 3-4 | 14th |
| 18. | Minnesota | 7-5 | 11th |
| 19. | Princeton | 2-4 | 19th |
| 20. | Army West Point | 8-2 | 20th |
| 21. | Missouri | 10-5 | 21st |
| 22. | South Dakota State | 7-4 | 22nd |
| 23. | Illinois | 5-3 | 23rd |
| 24. | Michigan | 5-3 | NR |
| 25. | Wyoming | 6-7 | 24th |
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 27 Tournament Power Index
| Rk. | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1. | Iowa | 10 | 10 | 128.5 |
| 2 | Penn State | 7 | 5 | 81.5 |
| 3t. | Ohio State | 5 | 4 | 54.5 |
| 3t. | Wisconsin | 6 | 4 | 54.5 |
| 5t. | Arizona State | 6 | 3 | 41.5 |
| 5t. | Oklahoma State | 8 | 2 | 41.5 |
| 7. | Nebraska | 9 | 3 | 41 |
| 8. | Purdue | 5 | 4 | 40.5 |
| 9t. | Minnesota | 6 | 3 | 39.5 |
| 9t. | Princeton | 3 | 3 | 39.5 |
| 11. | Lehigh | 6 | 4 | 39 |
| 12. | Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 37.5 |
| 13. | NC State | 6 | 2 | 37 |
| 14t. | Iowa State | 7 | 3 | 32.5 |
| 14t. | Stanford | 3 | 3 | 32.5 |
| 16. | Northern Iowa | 6 | 2 | 29.5 |
| 17. | Virginia Tech | 7 | 2 | 25.5 |
| 18. | Cornell | 3 | 2 | 25 |
| 19t. | Pitt | 5 | 2 | 22.5 |
| 19t. | Virginia | 3 | 2 | 22.5 |
| 21. | Michigan | 4 | 1 | 20.5 |
| 22. | North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 18.5 |
| 23. | Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | 16.5 |
| 24. | Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 15.5 |
| 25t. | Missouri | 2 | 1 | 14.5 |
| 25t. | Utah Valley | 3 | 2 | 14.5 |
| 27. | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 28. | Binghamton | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 29t. | Illinois | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 29t. | North Dakota State | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 31t. | Navy | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 31t. | Rider | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 33t. | Campbell | 5 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 33t. | Penn | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 35. | Northern Colorado | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 36t. | Army | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 36t. | South Dakota State | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 38t. | Fresno State | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 38t. | Wyoming | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 40t. | American U. | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 40t. | Clarion | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 40t. | Harvard | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 40t. | Lock Haven | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 44t. | Old Dominion | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 44t. | Rutgers | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 46. | Ohio | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 47. | Indiana | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 48t. | Air Force | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 48t. | Bucknell | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 48t. | Chattanooga | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 48t. | George Mason | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 48t. | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 48t. | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 48t. | Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 55t. | Bloomsburg | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 55t. | Cal Poly | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 55t. | Cleveland State | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 55t. | Drexel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 55t. | VMI | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 27, 2020 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. | 3rd |
| 4. | Nick Piccininni | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Brandon Paetzell | Lehigh | Jr. | 7th |
| 6. | Devin Schroder | Purdue | Jr. | 5th |
| 7. | Michael Colaiocco | Penn | Fr. | 9th |
| 8. | Drew Hildebrandt | Central Michigan | Jr. | 10th |
| 9. | Michael DeAugustino | Northwestern | RS Fr. | 6th |
| 10. | Brandon Courtney | Arizona State | So. | 11th |
| 11. | Patrick McKee | Minnesota | RS Fr. | 12th |
| 12. | Alex Mackall | Iowa State | Jr. | 13th |
| 13. | Logan Treaster | Navy | Jr. | 16th |
| 14. | Sidney Flores | Air Force | So. | 15th |
| 15. | Joey Prata | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 14th |
| 16. | Luke Werner | Lock Haven | Jr. | 18th |
| 17. | Liam Cronin | Indiana | RSFr. | NR |
| 18. | Killian Cardinale | Old Dominion | So. | NR |
| 19. | Danny Vega | South Dakota State | Jr. | 20th |
| 20. | Jack Medley | Michigan | So. | NR |
133 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Seth Gross | Wisconsin | Gr. | 1st |
| 2. | Austin DeSanto | Iowa | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Sebastian Rivera | Northwestern | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Roman Bravo-Young | Penn State | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Charles Tucker | Cornell | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Micky Phillippi | Pitt | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Cam Sykora | North Dakota St. | Sr. | 8th |
| 8. | Travis Piotrowski | Illinois | Sr. | 9th |
| 9. | Noah Gonser | Campbell | Sr. | 10th |
| 10. | Sammy Alvarez | Rutgers | Fr. | 11th |
| 11. | Montorie Bridges | Wyoming | Jr. | 7th |
| 12. | Zack Trampe | Binghamton | So | 12th |
| 13. | Nick Farro | Lehigh | Jr. | 15th |
| 14. | Devan Turner | Oregon State | Jr. | 17th |
| 15. | Ridge Lovett | Nebraska | Fr. | 18th |
| 16. | Todd Small | Iowa State | Jr. | 14th |
| 17. | Louie Hayes | Virginia | Jr. | 13th |
| 18. | Jack Skudlarczyk | Northern Iowa | So. | NR |
| 19. | Reece Witcraft | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 19th |
| 20. | Anthony Madrigal | Oklahoma | So. | 20th |
141 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Nick Lee | Penn State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2 | Luke Pletcher | Ohio State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Real Woods | Stanford | RSFr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Dom Demas | Oklahoma | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Chad Red | Nebraska | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Tristan Moran | Wisconsin | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Max Murin | Iowa | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Ian Parker | Iowa State | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Mitch McKee | Minnesota | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Zach Sherman | North Carolina | So. | 11th |
| 11. | Kyle Shoop | Lock Haven | Sr. | 13th |
| 12. | Tariq Wilson | NC State | Jr. | 14th |
| 13. | Mitch Moore | Virginia Tech | So. | 15th |
| 14. | Michael Blockhus | Northern Iowa | RSFr. | NR |
| 15. | Joshua Heil | Campbell | Jr. | 10th |
| 16. | Dusty Hone | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 12th |
| 17. | Evan Cheek | Cleveland State | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Shakur Laney | Ohio | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Doug Zapf | Penn | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Dylan Duncan | Illinois | Jr. | 20th |
149 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Boo Lewallen | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 2. | Pat Lugo | Iowa | Sr. | 1st |
| 3. | Austin O’Connor | North Carolina | So. | 2nd |
| 4. | Brock Mauller | Missouri | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Sammy Sasso | Ohio State | RSFr. | 6th |
| 6. | Brayton Lee | Minnesota | RSFr. | 5th |
| 7. | Jarrett Degen | Iowa State | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Andrew Alirez | Northern Colorado | Fr. | 8th |
| 9. | Brock Zacherl | Clarion | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Kizhan Clarke | American U. | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Max Thomsen | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Kanen Storr | Michigan | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Henry Pohlmeyer | South Dakota State | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Collin Purinton | Nebraska | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Brent Moore | Virginia Tech | So. | 16th |
| 16. | Colston DiBlasi | George Mason | Sr. | 17th |
| 17. | John Milner | Appalachian State | So. | 18th |
| 18. | Griffin Parriott | Purdue | Jr. | 15th |
| 19. | Cole Martin | Wisconsin | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Graham Rooks | Indiana | RSFr. | 20th |
157 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Hayden Hidlay | NC State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | David Carr | Iowa State | RSFr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Kaleb Young | Iowa | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Quincey Monday | Princeton | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Kendall Coleman | Purdue | RSFr. | 6th |
| 7. | Jesse Dellavecchia | Rider | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Josh Humphreys | Lehigh | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Jarrett Jacques | Missouri | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Markus Hartman | Army | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Larry Early | Old Dominion | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Jacob Wright | Fresno State | So. | 16th |
| 13. | Will Lewan | Michigan | RSFr. | 17th |
| 14. | Zac Carson | Ohio | Sr. | 18th |
| 15. | Jared Franek | North Dakota State | RSFr. | NR |
| 16. | Justin Thomas | Oklahoma | Jr. | 13th |
| 17. | Peyton Robb | Nebraska | RSFr. | 12th |
| 18. | A.C. Headlee | North Carolina | Sr. | 20th |
| 19. | BC LaPrade | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 14th |
| 20. | Taleb Rahmani | Pitt | Sr. | 19th |
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. | 4th |
| 4. | Isaiah White | Nebraska | Sr. | 5th |
| 5. | Josh Shields | Arizona State | Sr. | 6th |
| 6. | Shane Griffith | Stanford | RSFr. | 7th |
| 7. | David McFadden | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 3rd |
| 8. | Tanner Skidgel | Navy | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Travis Wittlake | Oklahoma State | RSFr. | 9th |
| 10. | Andrew Fogarty | North Dakota St. | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Ethan Smith | Ohio State | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Kennedy Monday | North Carolina | Jr. | 16th |
| 13. | Danny Braunagel | Illinois | Fr. | 12th |
| 14. | Philip Conigliaro | Harvard | Fr. | 13th |
| 15. | Zach Hartman | Bucknell | So. | 14th |
| 16. | Jake Wentzell | Pitt | Jr. | 15th |
| 17. | Quentin Perez | Campbell | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | Ebed Jarrell | Drexel | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Thomas Bullard | NC State | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Cael McCormick | Army | Sr. | NR |
174 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Mark Hall | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Michael Kemerer | Iowa | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Jordan Kutler | Lehigh | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Dylan Lydy | Purdue | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Bryce Steiert | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Mikey Labriola | Nebraska | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Kaleb Romero | Ohio State | So. | 8th |
| 8. | Devin Skatzka | Minnesota | Sr. | 7th |
| 9. | Kimball Bastian | Utah Valley | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Joey Gunther | Illinois | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Ben Harvey | Army | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Anthony Valencia | Arizona State | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Hayden Hastings | Wyoming | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Joe Smith | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 19th |
| 15. | Sam Colbray | Iowa State | Jr. | 14th |
| 16. | Brandon Womack | Cornell | Sr. | 15th |
| 17. | Neal Richards | VMI | Sr. | 16th |
| 18. | Jackson Hemauer | Fresno State | So. | 17th |
| 19. | Daniel Bullard | NC State | Jr. | 18th |
| 20. | Spencer Carey | Navy | Jr. | 20th |
184 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1 | Zahid Valencia | Arizona State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Trent Hidlay | NC State | RSFr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Taylor Lujan | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Hunter Bolen | Virginia Tech | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Lou DePrez | Binghamton | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Nino Bonaccorsi | Pitt | So. | 7th |
| 7. | Aaron Brooks | Penn State | Fr. | 6th |
| 8. | Abe Assad | Iowa | Fr. | 8th |
| 9. | Zach Carlson | South Dakota State | Sr. | 10th |
| 10. | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | Jr. | 9th |
| 11. | Chris Weiler | Lehigh | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Johnny Sebastian | Wisconsin | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Tanner Harvey | American U. | Jr. | 15th |
| 14. | Cameron Caffey | Michigan State | So. | NR |
| 15 | Brit Wilson | Northern Illinois | So. | 13th |
| 16. | Matt Waddell | Chattanooga | So. | 17th |
| 17. | Anthony Montalvo | Oklahoma State | RSFr. | 18th |
| 18. | Andrew Morgan | Campbell | Sr. | 20th |
| 19. | Trevor Allard | Bloomsburg | Sr. | 16th |
| 20. | Owen Webster | Minnesota | Sr. | NR |
197 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Kollin Moore | Ohio State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Patrick Brucki | Princeton | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Ben Darmstadt | Cornell | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Noah Adams | West Virginia | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Nathan Traxler | Stanford | Jr. | 6th |
| 6. | Christian Brunner | Purdue | Sr. | 5th |
| 7. | Jacob Warner | Iowa | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Jay Aiello | Virginia | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Dakota Geer | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Kordell Norfleet | Arizona State | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Lucas Davison | Northwestern | RSFr. | 12th |
| 12. | Eric Schultz | Nebraska | Jr. | 13th |
| 13. | Tanner Sloan | South Dakota State | RSFr. | 16th |
| 14. | Greg Bulsak | Clarion | Jr. | 15th |
| 15. | Ethan Laird | Rider | Jr. | 17th |
| 16. | Jake Woodley | Oklahoma | So. | 11th |
| 17. | Thomas Lane | Cal Poly | Sr. | 18th |
| 18. | Jordan Pagano | Rutgers | Sr. | 20th |
| 19. | Shakur Rasheed | Penn State | Sr. | 14th |
| 20. | Nick Reenan | NC State | Jr. | 19th |
Heavyweight
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Gable Steveson | Minnesota | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Mason Parris | Michigan | So. | 2nd |
| 3 | Anthony Cassioppi | Iowa | RSFr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Tate Orndorff | Utah Valley | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Matt Stencel | Central Michigan | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Trent Hillger | Wisconsin | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Jordan Wood | Lehigh | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Tanner Hall | Arizona State | Gr. | 8th |
| 9. | Yaraslau Slavikouski | Harvard | Fr. | 9th |
| 10. | Jere Heino | Campbell | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Demetrius Thomas | Pitt | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Gannon Gremmel | Iowa State | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Seth Nevills | Penn State | Fr. | 13th |
| 14. | Carter Isley | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 14th |
| 15. | Josh Hokit | Fresno State | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Christian Lance | Nebraska | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | John Borst | Virginia Tech | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Ben Sullivan | Army | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Brian Andrews | Wyoming | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Dalton Robertson | Northern Colorado | Jr. | 20th |
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