Four wrestlers take over top spots on team; appear in WIN’s Feb. 1 rankings
NEWTON, Iowa — As the calendar turns to February and NCAA Division I programs are solidifying their line-ups for the postseason, four wrestlers have replaced ranked teammates for now in WIN’s rankings and are among 15 newcomers in WIN’s Feb. 1 Top-20 listing.
The four guys who replaced ranked teammates are: Northern Iowa’s Kyle Biscoglia (15th at 133), NC State’s Ryan Jack (18th at 133), Stanford’s Requir Van der Merwe (16th at 157) and Penn State’s Seth Nevills (11th at heavyweight). Meanwhile, the weight class with the most new wrestlers is 133 pounds, where Northwestern’s Chris Cannon (14th) and Air Force’s Jared Van Vleet (19th) appear for the first time in WIN’s weekly rankings.
Individuals making the biggest jumps in their weight class were NC State’s Jakob Camacho (from sixth to third at 125) and Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen, who moved from No. 13 to No. 7 at 184 pounds.
In the team rankings, Iowa remains No. 1 in both the dual rankings (3-0, after beating Illinois) and WIN’s Tournament Power Index, which tallies potential NCAA points from ranked wrestlers and how team may finish in the 2021 NCAA Division I Championships in March. With a wrestler ranked at all 10 weight classes, including nine in the Top 8 of their weight classes, the Hawkeyes lead the TPI field with 134 points.
Michigan, which is expected to come to an end of a 14-day pause of activities on Feb. 7, remains ranked No. 2 in WIN’s TPI with 85.5 points and No. 3 in WIN’s dual rankings. Oklahoma State (67.5) and Penn State (56.5) are ranked third and fourth in the TPI and join NC State and Missouri with nine ranked wrestlers.
The following is a breakdown of how the TPI is determined by WIN’s rankings: 20 for 1st, 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 Feb. 1, 2021 Tournament Power Index
Rk | School | Total Rank | Top 8 Rank | TPI Pts |
1. | Iowa | 10 | 9 | 134 |
2. | Michigan | 8 | 6 | 85.5 |
3. | Oklahoma State | 9 | 5 | 67.5 |
4. | Penn State | 9 | 4 | 56.5 |
5. | NC State | 9 | 4 | 55 |
6. | Nebraska | 7 | 4 | 53 |
7. | Virginia Tech | 6 | 3 | 47 |
8. | Iowa State | 7 | 4 | 43.5 |
9. | Arizona State | 8 | 3 | 40.5 |
10. | Ohio State | 6 | 3 | 40 |
11. | Missouri | 9 | 3 | 37.5 |
12. | Northwestern | 5 | 2 | 35 |
13. | Minnesota | 5 | 2 | 33.5 |
14. | Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | 29.5 |
15. | North Carolina | 6 | 1 | 29 |
16. | Pitt | 4 | 2 | 23.5 |
17. | Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 21 |
18t. | Northern Iowa | 5 | 2 | 20 |
18t. | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 20 |
20. | Stanford | 3 | 1 | 16.5 |
21. | South Dakota State | 3 | 1 | 16 |
22t. | Illinois | 6 | 1 | 15 |
22t. | Virginia | 6 | 1 | 15 |
24t. | Northern Colorado | 4 | 1 | 13.5 |
24t. | Rider | 2 | 1 | 13.5 |
26t. | Lehigh | 3 | 2 | 12 |
26t. | Navy | 3 | 1 | 12 |
28t. | Oklahoma | 5 | 1 | 11.5 |
28t. | Purdue | 4 | 1 | 11.5 |
28t. | Utah Valley | 2 | 1 | 11.5 |
31t. | Binghamton | 2 | 1 | 11 |
31t. | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 11 |
33. | Duke | 1 | 1 | 9 |
34. | Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 8 |
35t. | Bucknell | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
35t. | Clarion | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
35t. | Wyoming | 5 | 0 | 6.5 |
38. | Oregon State | 3 | 0 | 4 |
39. | Appalachian State | 2 | 0 | 3 |
40t. | American U. | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
40t. | Army West Point | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
40t. | Indiana | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
40t. | North Dakota State | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
44t. | Edinboro | 1 | 0 | 2 |
44t. | Kent State | 1 | 0 | 2 |
44t. | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 2 |
47t. | Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
47t. | Hofstra | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
49t. | Air Force | 1 | 0 | 1 |
49t. | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
49t. | Campbell | 1 | 0 | 1 |
49t. | Chattanooga | 1 | 0 | 1 |
49t. | Drexel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
49t. | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN Magazine’s Feb 1, 2021 Team Dual Rankings
Rk. | School | W-L | Previous |
1. | Iowa | 3-0 | 1st |
2. | Penn State | 2-0 | 2nd |
3. | Michigan | 3-0 | 3rd |
4. | Oklahoma State | 7-0 | 4th |
5. | Missouri | 9-0 | 5th |
6. | Nebraska | 4-1 | 6th |
7. | NC State | 5-0 | 7th |
8. | Virginia Tech | 7-0 | 8th |
9. | Arizona State | 2-0 | 9th |
10. | Illinois | 4-1 | 10th |
11. | Ohio State | 4-1 | 11th |
12. | Iowa State | 6-2 | 12th |
13. | Minnesota | 4-2 | 13th |
14. | North Carolina | 2-2 | 15th |
15. | Navy | 3-1 | 16th |
16. | Pitt | 3-2 | 14th |
17. | Wisconsin | 1-3 | 17th |
18. | Purdue | 2-3 | 18th |
19. | Northern Iowa | 3-2 | 19th |
20. | Oklahoma | 5-3 | 23rd |
21. | Rutgers | 0-4 | 22nd |
22. | Northwestern | 1-4 | 24th |
23. | Virginia | 2-1 | 25th |
24. | Michigan State | 1-2 | NR |
25. | Binghamton | 3-1 | NR |
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 1, 2021 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
Wt | Name | School | Year | Previous |
1. | Spencer Lee | Iowa | Senior | 1st |
2. | Drew Hildebrandt | Central Michigan | Senior | 2nd |
3. | Jakob Camacho | NC State | Sophomore | 6th |
4. | Brandon Courtney | Arizona State | Junior | 4th |
5. | Michael DeAugustino | Northwestern | Sophomore | 7th |
6. | Dylan Ragusin | Michigan | Freshman | 9th |
7. | Liam Cronin | Nebraska | Senior | 10th |
8. | Sam Latona | Virginia Tech | RS Freshman | 11th |
9 | Brody Teske | Northern Iowa | RS Freshman | 12th |
10. | Patrick McKee | Minnesota | Sophomore | 16th |
11. | Devin Schroder | Purdue | Senior | 3rd |
12. | Malik Heinselman | Ohio State | Junior | NR |
13. | Rayvon Foley | Michigan State | Junior | 5th |
14. | Justin Cardani | Illinois | Sophomore | 13th |
15. | Taylor Lamont | Utah Valley | Junior | 15th |
16. | Trevor Mastrogiovanni | Oklahoma State | Freshman | 14th |
17. | Brock Hudkins | Indiana | Senior | 17th |
18. | Connor Brown | Missouri | Junior | 18th |
19. | Cage Curry | American U. | Senior | 19th |
20. | Jaret Lane | Lehigh | Junior | 20th |
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 | 7th |
8. | Brandon Paetzell | Lehigh | Senior | 8th |
9. | Korbin Myers | Virginia Tech | Senior | 9th |
10. | Mosha Schwartz | Northern Colorado | Sophomore | 10th |
11. | Matt Schmitt | Missouri | Grad. | 11th |
12. | Zach Price | South Dakota State | Sophomore | 12th |
13. | Devan Turner | Oregon State | Senior | 14th |
14. | Chris Cannon | Northwestern | Freshman | NR |
15. | Kyle Biscoglia | Northern Iowa | Sophomore | NR |
16. | Jamie Hernandez | North Carolina | Junior | 16th |
17. | Louie Hayes | Virginia | Senior | 17th |
18. | Ryan Jack | NC State | Freshman | NR |
19. | Jared Van Vleet | Air Force | Junior | NR |
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 | 4th |
5. | Kaid Brock | Oklahoma State | Senior | 5th |
6. | Allen Hart | Missouri | Junior | 6th |
7. | Ian Parker | Iowa State | Senior | 7th |
8. | Dom Demas | Oklahoma | Junior | 8th |
9. | Tariq Wilson | NC State | Senior | 10th |
10. | Zachary Sherman | North Carolina | Junior | 9th |
11. | Dylan Duncan | Illinois | Senior | 11th |
12. | Cody Trybus | Navy | Senior | 12th |
13. | D.J. Loren | Fresno State | Senior | 13th |
14. | Grant Willits | Oregon State | Junior | 15th |
15. | Brian Courtney | Virginia | Junior | 20th |
16. | Cole Matthews | Pittsburgh | Sophomore | 14th |
17. | Dresden Simon | Central Michigan | Senior | NR |
18. | Pete Lipari | Arizona State | Senior | 18th |
19. | Derek Spann | Buffalo | Senior | 16th |
20. | Zach Trampe | Binghamton | Senior | NR |
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. | Max Murin | Iowa | Junior | 7th |
8. | Kanen Storr | Michigan | Senior | 8th |
9. | Mike Carr | Illinois | Junior | 9th |
10. | Griffin Parriott | Purdue | Senior | 10th |
11. | Jonathan Millner | Appalachian State | Junior | 12th |
12. | Bryce Andonian | Virginia Tech | Sophomore | 13th |
13. | Yahya Thomas | Northwestern | Junior | 14th |
14. | Graham Rooks | Indiana | Sophomore | 15th |
15. | Jaden Abas | Stanford | RS Freshman | 16th |
16. | Jarod Verkleeren | Penn State | Junior | 11th |
17. | Joshua Heil | Campbell | Senior | 17th |
18. | Mitch Moore | Oklahoma | Junior | 18th |
19. | Casey Cobb | Navy | Senior | 20th |
20. | Tanner Smith | Chattanooga | Junior | 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. | Kaleb Young | Iowa | Senior | 8th |
6. | Brayton Lee | Minnesota | Sophomore | 9th |
7. | Kendall Coleman | Purdue | Sophomore | 5th |
8. | Josh Humphreys | Lehigh | Junior | 6th |
9. | Wyatt Sheets | Oklahoma State | Junior | 7th |
10. | Will Lewan | Michigan | Sophomore | 10th |
11. | Jacori Teemer | Arizona State | Sophomore | 12th |
12. | Justin Thomas | Oklahoma | Senior | 11th |
13. | Jarrett Jacques | Missouri | Junior | 13th |
14. | Brady Berge | Penn State | Junior | 14th |
15. | Jared Franek | North Dakota St. | Sophomore | 15th |
16. | Requir Van der Merwe | Stanford | Senior | NR |
17. | Markus Hartman | Army West Point | Junior | 16th |
18. | Hunter Willits | Oregon State | Junior | 17th |
19. | Justin McCoy | Virginia | Sophomore | 18th |
20. | Jacob Wright | Wyoming | Junior | 19th |
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. | Tanner Skidgel | Navy | Senior | 6th |
7. | Zach Hartman | Bucknell | Junior | 7th |
8. | Dan Braunagel | Illinois | Sophomore | 8th |
9. | Ethan Smith | Ohio State | Junior | 9th |
10. | Jake Wentzel | Pittsburgh | Senior | 10th |
11. | Kennedy Monday | North Carolina | Senior | 11th |
12. | Keegan O’Toole | Missouri | Freshman | 12th |
13. | Andrew Sparks | Minnesota | Freshman | 13th |
14. | Jake Keating | Virginia | Senior | 14th |
15. | Thomas Bullard | NC State | Senior | 15th |
16. | Tanner Cook | South Dakota State | Sophomore | 16th |
17. | Peyton Robb | Nebraska | Sophomore | 17th |
18. | Joe Lee | Penn State | RS Freshman | 18th |
19. | Cameron Amine | Michigan | RS Freshman | 19th |
20. | Jake Tucker | Michigan State | Senior | 20th |
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. | Matt Finesilver | Duke | Junior | 7th |
7. | Carter Starocci | Penn State | RS Freshman | 6th |
8. | Daniel Bullard | NC State | Senior | 9th |
9. | Jacob Oliver | Edinboro | Junior | NR |
10. | Devin Kane | North Carolina | Senior | 8th |
11. | Andrew McNally | Kent State | Senior | 10th |
12. | Trey Munoz | Arizona State | RS Freshmen | 11th |
13. | Dustin Plott | Oklahoma State | Freshman | 12th |
14. | Hayden Hastings | Wyoming | Junior | 13th |
15. | Jackson Hemauer | Northern Colorado | Junior | 14th |
16. | Sage Heller | Hofstra | Senior | 15th |
17. | Julien Broderson | Iowa State | RS Freshmen | 18th |
18. | Michael O`Malley | Drexel | Sophomore | 17th |
19. | Lance Runyon | Northern Iowa | RS Freshman | 19th |
20. | Thomas Flitz | Appalachian State | Senior | 20th |
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 | Chris Weiler | Wisconsin | Senior | 8th |
7. | Parker Keckeisen | Northern Iowa | RS Freshman | 13th |
8. | Dakota Geer | Oklahoma State | Senior | 6th |
9. | Zach Braunagel | Illinois | Sophomore | 10th |
10. | Nelson Brands | Iowa | Sophomore | 7th |
11. | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | Senior | 9th |
12. | Brit Wilson | Northern Illinois | Junior | 11th |
13. | Jeremiah Kent | Missouri | Sophomore | 12th |
14. | Tanner Harvey | American | Senior | 14th |
15. | Clay Lautt | North Carolina | Junior | 16th |
16. | Sam Colbray | Iowa State | Senior | 17th |
17. | Owen Webster | Minnesota | Grad | NR |
18. | Tate Samuelson | Wyoming | Junior | 19th |
19. | Max Lyon | Purdue | Senior | 18th |
20. | John Poznanski | Rutgers | Freshman | NR |
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. | Tanner Sloan | South Dakota State. | Sophomore | 7th |
5. | Nino Bonaccorsi | Pittsburgh | Junior | 8th |
6. | Jay Aiello | Virginia | Senior | 4th |
7. | Greg Bulsak | Clarion | Senior | 6th |
8. | Cameron Caffey | Michigan State | Junior | 5th |
9. | A.J. Ferrari | Oklahoma State | Freshman | 12th |
10. | Lucas Davison | Northwestern | Sophomore | 11th |
11. | Kordell Norfleet | Arizona State | Junior | 9th |
12. | Jake Woodley | Oklahoma | Junior | 13th |
13. | Rocky Elam | Missouri | Freshman | 14th |
14. | Stephen Buchanan | Wyoming | Sophomore | 15th |
15. | Isaac Trumble | NC State | Freshmen | 16th |
16. | JT Brown | Army West Point | Junior | 17th |
17. | Michael Beard | Penn State | RS Freshman | 18th |
18. | Jacob Seely | Northern Colorado | Senior | 19th |
19. | Gavin Hoffman | Ohio State | Sophomore | 20th |
20. | Yonger Bastida | Iowa State | Freshman | NR |
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 | Gannon Gremmel | Iowa State | Senior | 6th |
6. | Carter Isley | Northern Iowa | Senior | 8th |
7. | Tate Orndorff | Ohio State | Junior | 9th |
8. | Zach Elam | Missouri | Sophomore | 10th |
9. | Trent Hillger | Wisconsin | Junior | 7th |
10. | Luke Luffman | Illinois | Sophomore | 11th |
11. | Seth Nevills | Penn State | Sophomore | NR |
12. | Cohlton Schultz | Arizona State | RS Freshman | 12th |
13 | Brian Andrews | Wyoming | Senior | 13th |
14. | Christian Lance | Nebraska | Senior | 15th |
15. | John Borst | Virginia Tech | Junior | 14th |
16. | Deonte Wilson | NC State | Junior | 17th |
17. | Josh Heindselman | Oklahoma | RS Freshman | NR |
18. | Brandon Metz | North Dakota State | Junior | 18th |
19. | Ethan Laird | Rider | Senior | 19th |
20. | Quinn Miller | Virginia | Junior | 20th |