Missouri & Illinois make big jumps in WIN’s Jan. 18 rankings
NEWTON, Iowa — The wrestling programs at Missouri and Illinois made the most notable jumps in the Jan. 18 national rankings by WIN Magazine.
The Tigers, with nine ranked wrestlers, moved up two spots to No. 5 in WIN’s dual ranks by collecting a pair of road wins over Iowa State and Northern Iowa to remain unbeaten (7-0) in this season that will consist of only dual meets. Meanwhile the Illini — unranked a week ago — defeated both Ohio State and Wisconsin to improve to 3-0 and now feature six wrestlers in WIN’s individual rankings. Illini heavyweight Luke Luffman also joined the national rankings (No. 11) after he collected victories over the Buckeyes’ Tate Orndorff and the Badgers’ Trent Hillger.
The University of Iowa, coming off a 31-6 home victory over Nebraska in its season-opener last Friday, remained the No. 1 team in both WIN’s dual rankings and Tournament Power Index, which is compiled by tallying the potential NCAA points associated with individual rankings. The Hawkeyes, with all 10 wrestlers rated in the Top 8 of their weight class, have 133 TPI points. The only change to the Iowa lineup saw sophomore Nelson Brands, coming off a victory over Nebraska’s Taylor Venz, replace teammate Abe Assad and move to No. 7 in the individual rankings.
The remaining top 4 teams — Penn State, Michigan and Oklahoma State — remain the same in WIN’s team rankings and each team features nine ranked wrestlers.
Penn State, which saw its season-opener last Friday postponed because of COVID issues, remains No. 2 in the Dual rankings and No. 4 in WIN’s TPI with 67.5 points. Five of the Nittany Lions are ranked in the Top 8, including redshirt freshmen Greg Kerklvliet (No. 5 at heavyweight) and Carter Starocci (No. 6 at 174).
Michigan and Oklahoma State are ranked No. 3 and 4, respectively, in both team rankings. The Wolverines, coming off a win over Indiana, improved to 3-0 on the season and feature five in the Top 8, including a pair of All-Americans — Stevan Micic (133) and Myles Amine (184) — who have yet to compete this season.
The Cowboys, now 4-0 after victories over SIU-Edwardsville and Little Rock, feature six Top-8 wrestlers, including top-ranked Daton Fix, who has yet to wrestle for the Cowboys this winter.
The following are WIN’s team and individual rankings. The TPI points are awarded for individual rankings; 20 for 1st place, 16 for 2nd, 13.5 for 3rd, 12.5 for 4th, 10 for 5th, 9 for 6th, 6.5 for 7th and 5.5 for 8th. Wrestlers ranked 9-12 earn two points each, followed by 1.5 points for wrestlers ranked 13-16 and 1 point for those ranked 17-20.
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 18 Tournament Power Index
| Rk. | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1. | Iowa | 10 | 10 | 133 |
| 2. | Michigan | 9 | 5 | 80.5 |
| 3. | Oklahoma State | 9 | 6 | 74.5 |
| 4. | Penn State | 9 | 5 | 67.5 |
| 5. | Nebraska | 8 | 3 | 49.5 |
| 6. | NC State | 8 | 3 | 46 |
| 7. | Iowa State | 7 | 5 | 45.5 |
| 8. | Virginia Tech | 6 | 2 | 43 |
| 9. | Arizona State | 7 | 3 | 38.5 |
| 10. | Ohio State | 5 | 2 | 34.5 |
| 11. | North Carolina | 6 | 2 | 32.5 |
| 12t. | Missouri | 9 | 2 | 31.5 |
| 12t. | Pitt | 5 | 3 | 31.5 |
| 14. | Purdue | 6 | 2 | 31 |
| 15. | Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 30 |
| 16t. | Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| 16t. | Minnesota | 5 | 1 | 26 |
| 18. | Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 22.5 |
| 19. | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 21 |
| 20. | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 21t. | Stanford | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| 21t. | Virginia | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| 23. | Oklahoma | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 24. | Lehigh | 3 | 2 | 15.5 |
| 25t. | Northern Colorado | 4 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 25t, | Rider | 2 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 27t. | Illinois | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 27t. | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 29. | Utah Valley | 2 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 30. | Binghamton | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 31. | Navy | 3 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 32. | Northern Iowa | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 33. | South Dakota State | 3 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 34t. | Clarion | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 34t. | Duke | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 36t. | Bucknell | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 36t. | Wyoming | 4 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 38. | Army West Point | 4 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 39. | Oregon State | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 40. | Appalachian State | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 41t. | Campbell | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 41t. | Fresno State | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 43t. | American U. | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 43t. | Indiana | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 43t. | North Dakota State | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 46. | Kent State | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 47t. | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 47t | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 49t. | Drexel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 49t. | George Mason | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 49t. | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 18, 2021 Team Dual Rankings
| Rk. | School | W-L | Previous |
| 1. | Iowa | 1-0 | 1st |
| 2. | Penn State | 0-0 | 2nd |
| 3. | Michigan | 3-0 | 3rd |
| 4. | Oklahoma State | 4-0 | 5th |
| 5. | Missouri | 7-0 | 7th |
| 6. | Nebraska | 1-1 | 4th |
| 7. | NC State | 3-0 | 6th |
| 8. | Virginia Tech | 4-0 | 9th |
| 9. | Arizona State | 2-0 | 11th |
| 10. | Illinois | 3-0 | NR |
| 11. | Ohio State | 1-1 | 8th |
| 12. | Iowa State | 3-1 | 10th |
| 13. | Minnesota | 2-1 | 12th |
| 14. | Pitt | 3-0 | 13th |
| 15. | North Carolina | 1-0 | 14th |
| 16. | Purdue | 1-0 | 16th |
| 17. | Navy | 2-1 | NR |
| 18. | Rutgers | 0-1 | 15th |
| 19. | Oklahoma | 2-1 | 19th |
| 20. | Stanford | 0-0 | 18th |
| 21. | Northern Iowa | 2-1 | 21st |
| 22. | Northern Colorado | 3-0 | 22nd |
| 23. | Army-West Point | 1-0 | 23rd |
| 24. | Wisconsin | 0-2 | 20th |
| 25. | Northwestern | 0-1 | 24th |
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 18, 2021 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Spencer Lee | Iowa | Senior | 1st |
| 2. | Devin Schroder | Purdue | Senior | 3rd |
| 3. | Drew Hildebrandt | Central Michigan | Senior | 4th |
| 4. | Brandon Courtney | Arizona State | Junior | 6th |
| 5. | Rayvon Foley | Michigan State | Junior | 2nd |
| 6. | Jakob Camacho | NC State | Sophomore | 7th |
| 7. | Michael DeAugustino | Northwestern | Sophomore | 5th |
| 8. | Alex Mackall | Iowa State | Senior | 8th |
| 9. | Dylan Ragusin | Michigan | Freshman | 9th |
| 10. | Liam Cronin | Nebraska | Senior | 10th |
| 11. | Justin Cardani | Illinois | Sophomore | 11th |
| 12. | Sam Latona | Virginia Tech | RS Freshman | 12th |
| 13. | Trevor Mastrogiovanni | Oklahoma State | Freshman | 13th |
| 14. | Taylor Lamont | Utah Valley | Junior | 15th |
| 15. | Patrick McKee | Minnesota | Sophomore | 17th |
| 16 | Brody Teske | Northern Iowa | RS Freshman | 20th |
| 17. | Brock Hudkins | Indiana | Senior | 16th |
| 18. | Connor Brown | Missouri | Junior | 14th |
| 19. | Cage Curry | American U. | Senior | NR |
| 20. | Jaret Lane | Lehigh | Junior | NR |
133 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Daton Fix | Oklahoma State | Sophomore | 1st |
| 2. | Stevan Micic | Michigan | Grad. | 2nd |
| 3. | Roman Bravo-Young | Penn State | Junior | 3rd |
| 4. | Austin DeSanto | Iowa | Senior | 4th |
| 5. | Mickey Phillippi | Pittsburgh | Junior | 5th |
| 6. | Michael McGee | Arizona State | Junior | 6th |
| 7. | Sammy Alvarez | Rutgers | Sophomore | NR |
| 8. | Brandon Paetzell | Lehigh | Senior | 7th |
| 9. | Korbin Myers | Virginia Tech | Senior | 8th |
| 10. | Mosha Schwartz | Northern Colorado | Sophomore | 9th |
| 11. | Matt Schmitt | Missouri | Grad. | 10th |
| 12. | Jack Skudlarczyk | Northern Iowa | Junior | 12th |
| 13. | Zach Price | South Dakota St. | Sophomore | 13th |
| 14. | Devan Turner | Oregon State | Senior | 14th |
| 15. | Jarrett Trombley | NC State | Sophomore | 15th |
| 16. | Jamie Hernandez | North Carolina | Junior | 16th |
| 17. | Louie Hayes | Virginia | Senior | 17th |
| 18. | Anthony Madrigal | Oklahoma | Junior | 11th |
| 19. | Andrew Wert | Army | Sophomore | 19th |
| 20 | Mario Guillen | Ohio | Senior | 20th |
141 pounds
| Wt. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Jaydin Eierman | Iowa | Senior | 1st |
| 2. | Nick Lee | Penn State | Senior | 2nd |
| 3. | Sebastian Rivera | Rutgers | Grad. | 3rd |
| 4. | Chad Red Jr. | Nebraska | Senior | 5th |
| 5. | Dom Demas | Oklahoma | Junior | 6th |
| 6. | Kaid Brock | Oklahoma State | Senior | 7th |
| 7. | Allen Hart | Missouri | Junior | 10th |
| 8. | Ian Parker | Iowa State | Senior | 4th |
| 9. | Zachary Sherman | North Carolina | Junior | 8th |
| 10. | Tariq Wilson | NC State | Senior | 9th |
| 11. | Dylan Duncan | Illinois | Senior | 11th |
| 12. | Cody Trybus | Navy | Senior | 12th |
| 13. | D.J. Loren | Fresno State | Senior | 13th |
| 14. | Cole Matthews | Pittsburgh | Sophomore | 14th |
| 15. | Grant Willits | Oregon State | Junior | 15th |
| 16. | Derek Spann | Buffalo | Senior | 16th |
| 17. | Parker Filius | Purdue | Junior | 17th |
| 18. | Pete Lipari | Arizona State | Senior | 18th |
| 19. | Alex Madrigal | George Mason | Senior | 19th |
| 20. | Brian Courtney | Virginia | Junior | 20th |
149 pounds
| Wt. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Austin O`Connor | North Carolina | Junior | 1st |
| 2. | Sammy Sasso | Ohio State | Sophomore | 2nd |
| 3. | Brock Mauller | Missouri | Junior | 3rd |
| 4. | Boo Lewallen | Oklahoma State | Senior | 4th |
| 5. | Jarrett Degen | Iowa State | Senior | 5th |
| 6. | Andrew Alirez | Northern Colorado | Sophomore | 6th |
| 7. | Kanen Storr | Michigan | Senior | 7th |
| 8. | Max Murin | Iowa | Junior | 8th |
| 9. | Mike Carr | Illinois | Junior | 9th |
| 10. | Griffin Parriott | Purdue | Senior | 10th |
| 11. | Jarod Verkleeren | Penn State | Junior | 11th |
| 12. | Jonathan Millner | Appalachian State | Junior | 12th |
| 13. | Bryce Andonian | Virginia Tech | Sophomore | 13th |
| 14. | Yahya Thomas | Northwestern | Junior | 14th |
| 15. | Graham Rooks | Indiana | Sophomore | 15th |
| 16. | Jaden Abas | Stanford | RS Freshman | 16th |
| 17. | Joshua Heil | Campbell | Senior | 17th |
| 18. | Mitch Moore | Oklahoma | Junior | 18th |
| 19. | Brock Hardy | Nebraska | Freshman | NR |
| 20. | Casey Cobb | Navy | Senior | NR |
157 pounds
| Wt. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | Senior | 1st |
| 2. | Hayden Hidlay | NC State | Senior | 2nd |
| 3. | David Carr | Iowa State | Sophomore | 3rd |
| 4. | Jesse Dellavecchia | Rider | Grad | 4th |
| 5. | Kendall Coleman | Purdue | Sophomore | 5th |
| 6. | Josh Humphreys | Lehigh | Junior | 6th |
| 7. | Wyatt Sheets | Oklahoma State | Junior | 7th |
| 8. | Kaleb Young | Iowa | Senior | 8th |
| 9. | Brayton Lee | Minnesota | Sophomore | 9th |
| 10. | Will Lewan | Michigan | Sophomore | 10th |
| 11. | Justin Thomas | Oklahoma | Senior | 12th |
| 12. | Jacori Teemer | Arizona State | Sophomore | 13th |
| 13. | Jarrett Jacques | Missouri | Junior | 14th |
| 14. | Brady Berge | Penn State | Junior | NR |
| 15. | Jared Franek | North Dakota St. | Sophomore | 15th |
| 16. | Markus Hartman | Army West Point | Junior | 11th |
| 17. | Hunter Willits | Oregon State | Junior | 19th |
| 18. | Justin McCoy | Virginia | Sophomore | 18th |
| 19. | Jacob Wright | Wyoming | Junior | 17th |
| 20. | Tyler Eischens | Stanford | Sophomore | 20th |
165 pounds
| Wt. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Mekhi Lewis | Virginia Tech | Sophomore | 1st |
| 2. | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | Senior | 2nd |
| 3. | Shane Griffith | Stanford | Sophomore | 3rd |
| 4. | Travis Wittlake | Oklahoma State | Sophomore | 4th |
| 5. | Anthony Valencia | Arizona State | Senior | 5th |
| 6. | Jake Wentzel | Pittsburgh | Senior | 6th |
| 7. | Tanner Skidgel | Navy | Senior | 7th |
| 8. | Zach Hartman | Bucknell | Junior | 9th |
| 9. | Dan Braunagel | Illinois | Sophomore | 11th |
| 10. | Ethan Smith | Ohio State | Junior | NR |
| 11. | Kennedy Monday | North Carolina | Senior | 12th |
| 12. | Keegan O’Toole | Missouri | Freshman | 16th |
| 13. | Andrew Sparks | Minnesota | Freshman | 17th |
| 14. | Jake Keating | Virginia | Senior | NR |
| 15. | Thomas Bullard | NC State | Senior | 8th |
| 16. | Tanner Cook | South Dakota State | Sophomore | 15th |
| 17. | Peyton Robb | Nebraska | Sophomore | 18th |
| 18. | Joe Lee | Penn State | RS Freshman | 19th |
| 19. | Cameron Amine | Michigan | RS Freshman | 20th |
| 20. | Jake Tucker | Michigan State | Senior | 13th |
174 pounds
| Wt. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Michael Kemerer | Iowa | Grad. | 1st |
| 2. | Logan Massa | Michigan | Senior | 2nd |
| 3. | Mikey Labriola | Nebraska | Junior | 3rd |
| 4. | Kaleb Romero | Ohio State | Junior | 4th |
| 5. | Demetrius Romero | Utah Valley | Senior | 5th |
| 6. | Carter Starocci | Penn State | RS Freshman | 6th |
| 7. | Matt Finesilver | Duke | Junior | 7th |
| 8. | Devin Kane | North Carolina | Senior | 8th |
| 9. | Gregg Harvey | Pittsburgh | Senior | 9th |
| 10. | Daniel Bullard | NC State | Senior | 10th |
| 11. | Andrew McNally | Kent State | Senior | 11th |
| 12. | Trey Munoz | Arizona State | RS Freshmen | 12th |
| 13. | Dustin Plott | Oklahoma State | Freshman | 13th |
| 14. | Anthony Mantanona | Oklahoma | Junior | 14th |
| 15. | Jackson Hemauer | Northern Colorado | Junior | 15th |
| 16. | Thomas Flitz | Appalachian State | Senior | 16th |
| 17. | Emil Soehnlen | Purdue | Sophomore | 17th |
| 18. | Joe Grello | Rutgers | Grad. | 18th |
| 19. | Michael O`Malley | Drexel | Sophomore | 19th |
| 20. | Jake Allar | Minnesota | Junior | NR |
184 pounds
| Wt. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Myles Amine | Michigan | Grad | 1st |
| 2. | Hunter Bolen | Virginia Tech | Junior | 2nd |
| 3. | Aaron Brooks | Penn State | Sophomore | 3rd |
| 4 | Trent Hidlay | NC State | Sophomore | 4th |
| 5. | Lou Deprez | Binghamton | Junior | 5th |
| 6. | Dakota Geer | Oklahoma State | Senior | 7th |
| 7. | Nelson Brands | Iowa | Sophomore | NR |
| 8 | Chris Weiler | Wisconsin | Senior | 9th |
| 9. | Zach Braunagel | Illinois | Sophomore | 11th |
| 10. | Rocky Jordan | Ohio State | Sophomore | 10th |
| 11. | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | Senior | 6th |
| 12. | Andrew Morgan | Campbell | Senior | NR |
| 13. | Brit Wilson | Northern Illinois | Junior | 12th |
| 14. | Tanner Harvey | American | Senior | 14th |
| 15. | Clay Lautt | North Carolina | Junior | 15th |
| 16. | Jeremiah Kent | Missouri | Sophomore | 18th |
| 17. | Jelani Embree | Michigan | Junior | 16th |
| 18. | Sam Colbray | Iowa State | Senior | 17th |
| 19. | Tate Samuelson | Wyoming | Junior | 19th |
| 20. | Max Lyon | Purdue | Senior | 20th |
197 pounds
| Wt. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Noah Adams | West Virginia | Junior | 1st |
| 2. | Eric Schultz | Nebraska | Senior | 2nd |
| 3. | Jacob Warner | Iowa | Junior | 3rd |
| 4. | Jay Aiello | Virginia | Senior | 4th |
| 5. | Cameron Caffey | Michigan State | Junior | 5th |
| 6. | Nino Bonaccorsi | Pittsburgh | Junior | 6th |
| 7. | Greg Bulsak | Clarion | Senior | 7th |
| 8. | Tanner Sloan | South Dakota St. | Sophomore | 8th |
| 9. | Kordell Norfleet | Arizona State | Junior | 9th |
| 10. | Nathan Traxler | Stanford | Senior | 10th |
| 11. | Lucas Davison | Northwestern | Sophomore | 11th |
| 12. | A.J. Ferrari | Oklahoma State | Freshman | 12th |
| 13. | Jake Woodley | Oklahoma | Junior | 13th |
| 14. | Rocky Elam | Missouri | Freshman | 15th |
| 15. | Stephen Buchanan | Wyoming | Sophomore | 16th |
| 16. | Billy Janzer | Rutgers | Sophomore | 17th |
| 17. | JT Brown | Army West Point | Junior | 19th |
| 18. | Michael Beard | Penn State | RS Freshman | 20th |
| 19. | Jacob Seely | Northern Colorado | Senior | 18th |
| 20. | Yonger Bastida | Iowa State | Freshman | NR |
Heavyweight
| Wt. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Gable Steveson | Minnesota | Junior | 1st |
| 2. | Mason Parris | Michigan | Junior | 2nd |
| 3. | Tony Cassioppi | Iowa | Sophomore | 3rd |
| 4. | Matt Stencel | Central Michigan | Senior | 4th |
| 5. | Greg Kerkvliet | Penn State | RS Freshman | 8th |
| 6 | Gannon Gremmel | Iowa State | Senior | 9th |
| 7. | Trent Hillger | Wisconsin | Junior | 5th |
| 8. | Carter Isley | Northern Iowa | Senior | 10th |
| 9. | Tate Orndorff | Ohio State | Junior | 6th |
| 10. | Zach Elam | Missouri | Sophomore | 7th |
| 11. | Luke Luffman | Illinois | Sophomore | NR |
| 12 | Brian Andrews | Wyoming | Senior | 11th |
| 13. | John Borst | Virginia Tech | Junior | 12th |
| 14. | Christian Lance | Nebraska | Senior | 13th |
| 15. | A.J. Nevills | Fresno State | Junior | 14th |
| 16. | Deonte Wilson | NC State | Junior | 15th |
| 17. | Brandon Metz | North Dakota State | Junior | 16th |
| 18. | Ben Sullivan | Army West Point | Junior | 17th |
| 19. | Ethan Laird | Rider | Senior | 18th |
| 20. | Quinn Miller | Virginia | Junior | 19th |
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