Feb 14 WIN rankings preview top final regular-season duals
By Mike Finn
Updated: February 14, 2022
Photos: After earning All-American honors at lighter weights, NC State’s Hayden Hidlay (left, a three-time AA at 157) and Virginia Tech’s Mekhi Lewis (a 2019 NCAA champ at 165 pounds) are expected to face-off at 174 pounds this Sunday in a regular-season finale between the highly-ranked programs.
NEWTON, Iowa — The 2021-22 regular season is coming to an end this upcoming weekend, one final time for NCAA Div. I wrestlers to place themselves in WIN Magazine’s weekly rankings, present by Cliff Keen Athletic … and improve their postseason seedings in conference and national tournaments that start in March.
Penn State (16-0, 118 TPI points) and Iowa (13-1, 84) continue to rank as the top two programs in WIN’s Dual Rankings and Tournament Power Index. The remaining top 5 teams in the TPI include No. 3 Arizona State (71), No. 4 Michigan (66.5) and Oklahoma State (59.5). The other highly-ranked dual teams are No. 3 NC State, No. 4 Michigan and No. 5 Missouri.
WIN’s Tournament Power Index predicts how many NCAA points a team could score in Detroit in March at the Division I Championships based on where their individuals are ranked at this point in the season. Excluding bonus points, the TPI is compiled from numbers associated with individual placements/rankings based on our current rankings below: 20 points 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.
In WIN’s Dual rankings, Penn made its first appearance in WIN’s ranking (No. 20) after the Quakers defeated Princeton (previously No. 19), 20-13, last weekend in a dual between the Ivy League schools.
Among the more notable final regular-season meetings will take place this Sunday in Raleigh, N.C., where NC State – ranked No. 3 in WIN’s Dual rankings and 7th in the WIN’s TPI — will host Virginia Tech — ranked 9th and 11th by WIN — in a dual that was first cancelled Jan. 21 because of pandemic protocols.
This Wolfpack-Hokies Dual features four match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
| 125 — #13 Jakob Camacho vs. #19 Sam Latona |
| 149 — #6 Tariq Wilson vs. #6 Bryce Andonian |
| 174 — #4 Hayden Hidlay vs. #3 Mekhi Lewis |
| 184 — #2 Trent Hidlay vs. #12 Hunter Bolen |
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 14 Tournament Power Index (TPI)
| Rk. | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1. | Penn State | 9 | 7 | 118 |
| 2. | Iowa | 9 | 6 | 84 |
| 3. | Arizona State | 7 | 6 | 71 |
| 4. | Michigan | 9 | 5 | 66.5 |
| 5. | Oklahoma State | 9 | 5 | 59.5 |
| 6. | Ohio State | 7 | 4 | 49 |
| 7. | NC State | 7 | 3 | 48 |
| 8. | Nebraska | 7 | 4 | 46 |
| 9. | Iowa State | 8 | 3 | 42.5 |
| 10. | Cornell | 7 | 2 | 40.5 |
| 11. | Virginia Tech | 6 | 3 | 37.5 |
| 12. | Northwestern | 5 | 3 | 35.5 |
| 13. | Minnesota | 6 | 2 | 35 |
| 14. | Missouri | 7 | 2 | 32 |
| 15t. | Cal Poly | 3 | 2 | 31.5 |
| 15t. | Stanford | 3 | 3 | 31.5 |
| 17. | Princeton | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| 18. | North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| 19. | Rutgers | 5 | 1 | 19.5 |
| 20. | Wyoming | 5 | 1 | 18.5 |
| 21. | Northern Iowa | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 22. | Lehigh | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 23. | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 14.5 |
| 24. | Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 25. | Appalachian State | 2 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 26. | Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 27t. | Illinois | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 27t. | Oregon State | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 29t. | North Dakota State | 3 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 29t. | Pitt | 5 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 29t. | West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 32. | Campbell | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 33. | Purdue | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 34. | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 35. | Penn | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 36. | Oklahoma | 4 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 37. | South Dakota State | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 38t. | Army-West Point | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 38t. | Indiana | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 40t. | Duke | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 40t. | Harvard | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 40t. | Utah Valley | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 43t. | Columbia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 43t. | Northern Colorado | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 43t. | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 43t. | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 47t. | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 47t. | Drexel | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 47t. | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50t. | Bucknell | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50t. | Chattanooga | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 14 Team Dual Rankings
| Rk. | School | W-L | Prv. | Upcoming Matches |
| 1. | Penn State | 16-0 | 1st | vs. Rider (2/20) |
| 2. | Iowa | 13-1 | 2nd | at Nebraska (2/20) |
| 3. | NC State | 11-1 | 3rd | vs. North Carolina (2/18), vs Virginia Tech (2/20) |
| 4. | Michigan | 11-1 | 4th | at Central Michigan (2/20) |
| 5. | Missouri | 11-3 | 5th | vs. Iowa State (2/16) |
| 6. | Iowa State | 14-1 | 6th | at Missouri (2/16) |
| 7. | Ohio State | 9-3 | 7th | off until Big Tens (3-5/6) |
| 8. | Oklahoma State | 11-4 | 8th | vs. Bucknell (2/18), vs. Oklahoma (2/20) |
| 9. | Virginia Tech | 8-3 | 9th | at Virginia (2/18), at NC State (2/20) |
| 10. | Nebraska | 6-4 | 10th | vs. Iowa (2/20) |
| 11. | Cornell | 12-2 | 11th | at Wisconsin (2/20) |
| 12. | Arizona State | 8-4 | 12th | vs. Lehigh (2/19) |
| 13. | Minnesota | 4-6 | 13th | off until Big Tens (3-5/6) |
| 14. | Wisconsin | 10-2 | 14th | vs. Northern Iowa (2/17), vs Cornell (2/20) |
| 15. | Northern Iowa | 7-6 | 18th | vs. Wisconsin (2/17) |
| 16. | Purdue | 10-4 | 16th | at Northwestern (2/19) |
| 17. | Rutgers | 14-5 | 17th | vs. Princeton (2/18) |
| 18. | Northwestern | 6-4 | 24th | vs. Purdue (2/19) |
| 19. | Michigan State | 9-4 | 15th | vs. Central Michigan (2/18) |
| 20. | Penn | 7-2 | NR | at American (2/20) |
| 21. | Princeton | 6-4 | 19th | at Rutgers (2/18) |
| 22. | South Dakota State | 12-4 | 21st | vs. North Dakota State (2/20) |
| 23. | Pittsburgh | 7-6 | 22nd | at Duke (2/18) |
| 24. | Central Michigan | 12-2 | 23rd | vs. Michigan State (2/18), vs Michigan (2/20) |
| 25. | North Carolina | 8-5 | 25th | at NC State (2/18) |
WIN Magazine’s Feb 14 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Nick Suriano | Michigan | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Pat Glory | Princeton | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Vito Arujau | Cornell | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Brandon Courtney | Arizona State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Michael DeAugustino | Northwestern | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Drew Hildebrandt | Penn State | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Killian Cardinale | West Virginia | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Trevor Mastrogiovani | Oklahoma State | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Eric Barnett | Wisconsin | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Devin Schroder | Purdue | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Brandon Kaylor | Oregon State | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Malik Heinselman | Ohio State | Sr. | 15th |
| 13. | Jakob Camacho | NC State | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Patrick McKee | Minnesota | Sr. | 12th |
| 15. | Taylor Lamont | Utah Valley | Jr. | 14th |
| 16. | Brody Teske | Northern Iowa | So. | 18th |
| 17. | Noah Surtin | Missouri | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Kysen Terukina | Iowa State | So. | 16th |
| 19. | Sam Latona | Virginia Tech | RSFr. | 19th |
| 20. | Ryan Miller | Penn | Fr. | 20th |
133 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Roman Bravo-Young | Penn State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Daton Fix | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Austin DeSanto | Iowa | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Michael McGee | Arizona State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Korbin Myers | Virginia Tech | Gr. | 5th |
| 6. | Lucas Byrd | Illinois | RSFr. | 6th |
| 7. | Rayvon Foley | Michigan State | Jr. | 10th |
| 8. | Chris Cannon | Northwestern | So. | 7th |
| 9. | Michael Colaiocco | Penn | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Dylan Ragusin | Michigan | So. | 8th |
| 11. | Micky Phillippi | Pitt | Jr. | 16th |
| 12. | Brock Hudkins | Indiana | Gr. | 12th |
| 13. | Haiden Drury | Utah Valley | Fr. | 15th |
| 14. | Devin Turner | Oregon State | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Malyke Hines | Lehigh | Fr. | 11th |
| 16. | Kyle Biscoglia | Northern Iowa | So. | NR |
| 17. | Ramazan Attasauov | Iowa State | So. | 13th |
| 18. | Joe Heilmann | North Carolina | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Brayden Palmer | Chattanooga | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Joe Olivieri | Rutgers | Fr. | 20th |
141 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Nick Lee | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Jaydin Eierman | Iowa | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Sebastian Rivera | Rutgers | Gr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Real Woods | Stanford | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Ian Parker | Iowa State | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Chad Red | Nebraska | Sr. | 7th |
| 7. | Dresden Simon | Central Michigan | Sr. | 8th |
| 8. | Kizhan Clark | North Carolina | Gr. | 10th |
| 9. | Clay Carlson | South Dakota St. | So. | 11th |
| 10. | Andrew Alirez | Northern Colorado | RSFr. | 6th |
| 11. | Allan Hart | Missouri | Jr. | 9th |
| 12. | Cole Matthews | Pitt | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Grant Willits | Oregon State | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Dylan D’Emilio | Ohio State | So. | 15th |
| 15. | Jake Bergeland | Minnesota | Sr. | 14th |
| 16. | Stevan Micic | Michigan | Gr. | 16th |
| 17. | Matt Kasimir | Columbia | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | C.J. Composto | Penn | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Carter Young | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 19th |
| 20. | Ryan Jack | NC State | Fr. | 20th |
149 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Yianni Diakomihalis | Cornell | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Sammy Sasso | Ohio State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Tariq Wilson | NC State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Jon Millner | Appalachian State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Kyle Parco | Arizona State | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Bryce Andonian | Virginia Tech | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Ridge Lovett | Nebraska | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Jaden Abas | Stanford | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Austin Gomez | Wisconsin | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Max Murin | Iowa | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Yahya Thomas | Northwestern | Gr. | 11th |
| 12. | Josh Finesilver | Duke | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | P.J. Ogunsanya | Army-West Point | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Josh Heil | Campbell | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Mike VanBrill | Rutgers | Sr. | 16th |
| 16. | Kaden Gfeller | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 14th |
| 17. | Beau Bartlett | Penn State | RSFr. | 17th |
| 18. | Willie McDougald | Oklahoma | RSFr. | 18th |
| 19. | Jarrett Degen | Iowa State | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Anthony Artalona | Penn | Jr. | 20th |
157 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | David Carr | Iowa State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | Gr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Jacori Teemer | Arizona State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Austin O’Connor | North Carolina | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Brayton Lee | Minnesota | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Quincy Monday | Princeton | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Josh Humphreys | Lehigh | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Jared Franek | North Dakota State | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Peyton Robb | Nebraska | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Ed Scott | NC State | Fr. | 10th |
| 11. | Kendall Coleman | Purdue | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Will Lewan | Michigan | So. | 12th |
| 13. | Kaleb Young | Iowa | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Wyatt Sheets | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Jarrett Jacques | Missouri | Jr. | 15th |
| 16. | Jacob Wright | Wyoming | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Justin Thomas | Oklahoma | Gr. | 17th |
| 18. | Elijah Cleary | Pitt | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Johnny Lovett | Central Michigan | RSFr. | 19th |
| 20. | Hunter Willits | Oregon State | Jr. | 20th |
165 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Evan Wick | Cal Poly | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Keegan O’Toole | Missouri | RSFr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Shane Griffith | Stanford | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Carson Kharchla | Ohio State | RSFr. | 4th |
| 5. | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Dean Hamiti | Wisconsin | Fr. | 6th |
| 7. | Travis Wittlake | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 8th |
| 8. | Anthony Valencia | Arizona State | Gr. | 7th |
| 9. | Luke Weber | North Dakota State | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Cameron Amine | Michigan | RSFr. | 10th |
| 11. | Brady Berge | Penn State | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Peyton Hall | West Virginia | So | 12th |
| 13. | Jake Wentzel | Pitt | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Phillip Conigliaro | Harvard | Jr. | 14th |
| 15. | Austin Yant | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 15th |
| 16. | Julian Ramirez | Cornell | Fr. | 16th |
| 17. | Josh Ogunsanya | Columbia | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Izzak Olejnik | Northern Illinois | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Zach Hartman | Bucknell | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Will Formato | Appalachian State | Jr. | NR |
174 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Carter Starocci | Penn State | RSFr | 1st |
| 2. | Michael Kemerer | Iowa | Gr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Mekhi Lewis | Virginia Tech | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Hayden Hidlay | NC State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Logan Massa | Michigan | Gr. | 5th |
| 6. | Mikey Labriola | Nebraska | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Ethan Smith | Ohio State | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Austin Murphy | Campbell | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Ben Pasiuk | Army | So. | 10th |
| 10. | Dustin Plott | Oklahoma State | So. | 11th |
| 11. | Clay Lautt | North Carolina | Gr. | 12th |
| 12. | Hayden Hastings | Wyoming | Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Adam Kemp | Cal Poly | So. | 9th |
| 14. | Chris Foca | Cornell | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Sean Harman | Missouri | RSFr. | 15th |
| 16. | Michael O’Malley | Drexel | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | Matt Finesilver | Duke | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Bailey O’Reilly | Minnesota | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Anthony Mantanona | Oklahoma | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Lance Runyon | Northern Iowa | RSFr. | 20th |
184 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Aaron Brooks | Penn State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Trent Hidlay | NC State | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Myles Amine | Michigan | Gr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Parker Keckeisen | Northern Iowa | RSFr. | 4th |
| 5. | Bernie Truax | Cal Poly | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Kaleb Romero | Ohio State | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Marcus Coleman | Iowa State | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Dakota Geer | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 9th |
| 9. | Trey Munoz | Oregon State | RSFr. | 10th |
| 10. | Jonathan Loew | Cornell | Jr. | 11th |
| 11. | John Poznanski | Rutgers | RSFr. | 12th |
| 12. | Hunter Bolen | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 8th |
| 13. | Donnell Washington | Indiana | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Kyle Cochran | Maryland | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | Sr. | 14th |
| 16. | Abe Assad | Iowa | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Tate Samuelson | Wyoming | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Brit Wilson | Northern Illinois | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Max Lyon | Purdue | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Isaiah Salazar | Minnesota | So. | 20th |
197 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | A.J. Ferrari | Oklahoma State | RSFr. | 1st |
| 2. | Eric Schultz | Nebraska | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Max Dean | Penn State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Stephan Buchanan | Wyoming | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Jacob Warner | Iowa | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Rocky Elam | Missouri | RSFr. | 6th |
| 7. | Cameron Caffey | Michigan State | Sr. | 9th |
| 8. | Patrick Brucki | Michigan | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Nino Bonaccorsi | Pitt | Jr. | 7th |
| 10. | Yonger Bastida | Iowa State | So. | 11th |
| 11. | Tanner Sloan | South Dakota State | Jr. | NR |
| 12. | Jay Aiello | Virginia | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Jake Woodley | Oklahoma | Sr. | 10th |
| 14. | Lou Deprez | Binghamton | Jr. | 13th |
| 15. | Isaac Trumble | NC State | RSFr. | 17th |
| 16. | Greg Bulsak | Rutgers | Sr. | 15th |
| 17. | Kordell Norfleet | Arizona State | Gr. | 14th |
| 18. | Thomas Penola | Purdue | Jr. | 16th |
| 19. | Owen Pentz | North Dakota State | So. | 18th |
| 20. | Jacob Cardenas | Cornell | So. | 20th |
Heavyweight
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Gable Steveson | Minnesota | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Cohlton Schultz | Arizona State | RSFr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Tony Cassioppi | Iowa | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Greg Kerkvliet | Penn State | RSFr. | 4th |
| 5. | Mason Parris | Michigan | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Jordan Wood | Lehigh | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Matt Stencel | Central Michigan | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Wyatt Hendrickson | Air Force | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Lucas Davison | Northwestern | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Nathan Traxler | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Gary Traub | Oregon State | Gr. | 11th |
| 12. | Christian Lance | Nebraska | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Trent Hillger | Wisconsin | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Yaraslau Slavikouski | Harvard | Jr. | 14th |
| 15. | Tate Orndorff | Ohio State | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Brian Andrews | Wyoming | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Zach Elam | Missouri | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Lewis Fernandes | Cornell | So. | 19th |
| 19. | Sam Schuyler | Iowa State | Sr. | 20th |
| 20. | Luke Luffman | Illinois | So. | 18th |
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