WIN Magazine’s 2022 NCAA Division I Team and Individual Ranks
Photo: Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis (right), who has not competed in an NCAA Division I Championships since 2019 when he captured a second national title, is picked to win a third championship at 149 pounds next week in Detroit, Mich.
NEWTON, Iowa — The qualifying tournaments are complete and it’s time to predict which team and individuals will perform the best at the 2022 NCAA Division I Championships that will be held March 17-19 in Detroit, Mich.
With that in mind, WIN Magazine is predicting that Penn State will win its first team championship since 2019 with the Nittany Lions followed by Michigan, Iowa, Arizona State and NC State, based on WIN’s Tournament Power Index.
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.
Unlike the regular-season rankings, this final rating predicts which wrestlers will win an individual championship and who will place among the Top 8 in their weight class to earn All-American honors.
Among the ten individual weight classes, WIN is predicting that two of Penn State’s defending national champs — Roman Bravo-Young (133) and Carter Starocci (174) — as well as Iowa State’s David Carr (157) and Minnesota’s Gable Steveson (Hwt) will repeat in this year’s tournament that will be held in Little Caesars Arena.
Meanwhile, WIN is predicting that Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis, who missed the last two national tournaments, will capture his third national championship at 149 pounds and will be joined on the individual championship stand by teammate and fellow EIWA champion Vito Arujau at 125 pounds.
The remaining four champions are expected to be Rutgers’ Sebastian Rivera (141), Cal Poly’s Evan Wick (165), Michigan’s Myles Amine (184) and Wyoming’s Stephan Buchanan. (197).
WIN Magazine’s 2022 NCAA Div. I Tournament Power Index (TPI) and Prediction
| Rk. | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Pts | |
| 1. | Penn State | 9 | 6 | 105.5 | |
| 2. | Michigan | 9 | 7 | 73 | |
| 3. | Iowa | 9 | 6 | 72.5 | |
| 4. | Arizona State | 7 | 5 | 67.5 | |
| 5. | NC State | 9 | 4 | 56.5 | |
| 6t. | Cornell | 6 | 2 | 46 | |
| 6t. | Ohio State | 8 | 4 | 46 | |
| 8. | Virginia Tech | 6 | 4 | 42.5 | |
| 9. | Iowa State | 7 | 3 | 40 | |
| 10. | Nebraska | 7 | 4 | 39.5 | |
| 11. | Missouri | 8 | 3 | 33 | |
| 12t. | Cal Poly | 4 | 2 | 32 | |
| 12t. | Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 32 | |
| 14. | Stanford | 3 | 2 | 30.5 | |
| 15. | Oklahoma State | 7 | 2 | 28.5 | |
| 16. | Princeton | 4 | 2 | 28 | |
| 17. | Northwestern | 5 | 2 | 27.5 | |
| 18. | Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 25 | |
| 19. | Wyoming | 4 | 1 | 23.5 | |
| 20. | Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 23 | |
| 21. | Northern Iowa | 5 | 1 | 19.5 | |
| 22. | West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 16.5 | |
| 23. | Pitt | 4 | 1 | 16 | |
| 24. | Appalachian State | 3 | 1 | 14.5 | |
| 25. | South Dakota State | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
| 26. | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 12.5 | |
| 27. | Northern Colorado | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 28t. | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 28t. | North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 10.5 | |
| 30t. | Central Michigan | 3 | 1 | 8.5 | |
| 30t. | Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 8.5 | |
| 30t. | Oregon State | 5 | 0 | 8.5 | |
| 30t. | Oklahoma | 5 | 0 | 8.5 | |
| 34t. | Penn | 3 | 0 | 4.5 | |
| 34t. | Purdue | 3 | 0 | 4.5 | |
| 36. | Virginia | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 37t. | Columbia | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 37t. | Duke | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 37t. | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 37t. | Utah Valley | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 40. | Army-West Point | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| 41t. | Harvard | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 41t. | Bucknell | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 41t. | Campbell | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 41t. | Drexel | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 41t. | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 46t. | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 46t. | CSU Bakersfield | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 48t. | Chattanooga | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 48t. | Indiana | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 48t. | Navy | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
WIN Magazine’s 2022 Pre-NCAA Individual Predictions
125 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Vito Arujau | Cornell | So. | 3rd |
| 2. | Nick Suriano | Michigan | Sr. | 1st |
| 3. | Pat Glory | Princeton | Jr. | 2nd |
| 4. | Brandon Courtney | Arizona State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Killian Cardinale | West Virginia | Sr. | 6th |
| 6. | Patrick McKee | Minnesota | Sr. | 13th |
| 7. | Eric Barnett | Wisconsin | Jr. | 8th |
| 8. | Michael DeAugustino | Northwestern | Jr. | 9th |
| 9. | Brandon Kaylor | Oregon State | So. | 10th |
| 10. | Jakob Camacho | NC State | So. | 12th |
| 11. | Malik Heinselman | Ohio State | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Trevor Mastrogiovani | Oklahoma State | So. | 16th |
| 13. | Drew Hildebrandt | Penn State | Sr. | 5th |
| 14. | Devin Schroder | Purdue | Sr. | 7th |
| 15. | Taylor Lamont | Utah Valley | Jr. | 15th |
| 16. | Brody Teske | Northern Iowa | So. | 19th |
| 17. | Drake Ayala | Iowa | Fr. | 14th |
| 18. | Noah Surtin | Missouri | So. | 17th |
| 19. | Sam Latona | Virginia Tech | RSFr. | 20th |
| 20. | Kysen Terukina | Iowa State | So. | 19th |
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. | Lucas Byrd | Illinois | RSFr. | 6th |
| 6. | Korbin Myers | Virginia Tech | Gr. | 5th |
| 7. | Dylan Ragusin | Michigan | So. | 10th |
| 8. | Rayvon Foley | Michigan State | Jr. | 7th |
| 9. | Micky Phillippi | Pitt | Jr. | 11th |
| 10. | Chris Cannon | Northwestern | So. | 8th |
| 11. | Michael Colaiocco | Penn | So. | 9th |
| 12. | Kyle Biscoglia | Northern Iowa | So. | 16th |
| 13. | Ramazan Attasauov | Iowa State | So. | 17th |
| 14. | Haiden Drury | Utah Valley | Fr. | 13th |
| 15. | Devin Turner | Oregon State | Sr. | 14th |
| 16. | Chance Rich | CSU Bakersfield | So. | NR |
| 17. | Codi Russell | Appalachian State | Sr. | NR |
| 18. | Kai Orine | NC State | RSFr. | NR |
| 19. | Brayden Palmer | Chattanooga | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Brock Hudkins | Indiana | Gr. | 12th |
141 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Sebastian Rivera | Rutgers | Gr. | 3rd |
| 2. | Nick Lee | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 3. | Real Woods | Stanford | Jr. | 6th |
| 4. | Jaydin Eierman | Iowa | Sr. | 2nd |
| 5. | Andrew Alirez | Northern Colorado | RSFr. | 10th |
| 6. | Clay Carlson | South Dakota St. | So. | 9th |
| 7. | Allan Hart | Missouri | Jr. | 12th |
| 8. | Chad Red | Nebraska | Sr. | 4th |
| 9. | Dresden Simon | Central Michigan | Sr. | 5th |
| 10. | Cole Matthews | Pitt | Jr. | 13th |
| 11. | Grant Willits | Oregon State | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Jake Bergeland | Minnesota | Sr. | 15th |
| 13. | Kizhan Clark | North Carolina | Gr. | 8th |
| 14. | Ryan Jack | NC State | Fr. | 20th |
| 15. | Matt Kasimir | Columbia | Jr. | 17th |
| 16. | C.J. Composto | Penn | So. | 18th |
| 17. | Ian Parker | Iowa State | Sr. | 7th |
| 18. | Stevan Micic | Michigan | Gr. | 16th |
| 19. | Dylan D’Emilio | Ohio State | So. | 14th |
| 20. | Carter Young | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 19th |
149 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | 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. | Austin Gomez | Wisconsin | Jr. | 9th |
| 8. | Ridge Lovett | Nebraska | So. | 7th |
| 9. | Max Murin | Iowa | Sr. | 10th |
| 10. | Josh Heil | Campbell | Sr. | 14th |
| 11. | Yahya Thomas | Northwestern | Gr. | 11th |
| 12. | Mike VanBrill | Rutgers | Sr. | 15th |
| 13. | Kaden Gfeller | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 16th |
| 14. | Beau Bartlett | Penn State | RSFr. | 17th |
| 15. | P.J. Ogunsanya | Army-West Point | Sr. | 13th |
| 16. | Josh Finesilver | Duke | Jr. | 12th |
| 17. | Willie McDougald | Oklahoma | RSFr. | 18th |
| 18. | Jaden Abas | Stanford | So. | 8th |
| 19. | Anthony Artalona | Penn | Jr. | 20th |
| 20. | Legend Lamer | Cal Poly | RSFr. | NR |
157 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | David Carr | Iowa State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | Gr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Jacori Teemer | Arizona State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Quincy Monday | Princeton | Jr. | 5th |
| 5. | Josh Humphreys | Lehigh | Jr. | 6th |
| 6. | Ed Scott | NC State | Fr. | 8th |
| 7. | Jared Franek | North Dakota State | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Austin O’Connor | North Carolina | Jr. | 4th |
| 9. | Brady Berge | Penn State | Sr. | 11th |
| 10. | Kaleb Young | Iowa | Sr. | 9th |
| 11. | Peyton Robb | Nebraska | So. | 10th |
| 12. | Justin Thomas | Oklahoma | Gr. | 17th |
| 13. | Will Lewan | Michigan | So. | 15th |
| 14. | Jacob Wright | Wyoming | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Kendall Coleman | Purdue | Jr. | 12th |
| 16. | Jarrett Jacques | Missouri | Jr. | 13th |
| 17. | Chase Saldate | Michigan State | So. | 18th |
| 18. | Hunter Willits | Oregon State | Jr. | 20th |
| 19. | Andrew Cerniglia | Navy | So. | NR |
| 20. | Johnny Lovett | Central Michigan | RSFr. | 19th |
165 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Evan Wick | Cal Poly | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Shane Griffith | Stanford | Jr. | 3rd |
| 3. | Keegan O’Toole | Missouri | RSFr. | 2nd |
| 4. | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | Sr. | 5th |
| 5. | Dean Hamiti | Wisconsin | Fr. | 6th |
| 6. | Carson Kharchla | Ohio State | RSFr. | 4th |
| 7. | Peyton Hall | West Virginia | So | 10th |
| 8. | Cameron Amine | Michigan | RSFr. | 9th |
| 9. | Phillip Conigliaro | Harvard | Jr. | 13th |
| 10. | Jake Wentzel | Pitt | Sr. | 12th |
| 11. | Zach Hartman | Bucknell | Sr. | 16th |
| 12. | Austin Yant | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 14th |
| 13. | Anthony Valencia | Arizona State | Gr. | 8th |
| 14. | Josh Ogunsanya | Columbia | So. | 17th |
| 15. | Luke Weber | North Dakota State | Sr. | 11th |
| 16. | Izzak Olejnik | Northern Illinois | So. | 18th |
| 17. | Julian Ramirez | Cornell | Fr. | 15th |
| 18. | Justin McCoy | Virginia | Sr. | NR |
| 19. | Thomas Bullard | NC State | Gr. | 20th |
| 20. | Will Formato | Appalachian State | Jr. | 19th |
174 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Carter Starocci | Penn State | RSFr | 1st |
| 2. | Mekhi Lewis | Virginia Tech | So. | 3rd |
| 3. | Hayden Hidlay | NC State | Sr. | 4th |
| 4. | Logan Massa | Michigan | Gr. | 5th |
| 5. | Mikey Labriola | Nebraska | Sr. | 6th |
| 6. | Michael Kemerer | Iowa | Gr. | 2nd |
| 7. | Ethan Smith | Ohio State | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Dustin Plott | Oklahoma State | So. | 10th |
| 9. | Clay Lautt | North Carolina | Gr. | 11th |
| 10. | Peyton Mocco | Missouri | So. | 15th |
| 11. | Michael O’Malley | Drexel | Jr. | 16th |
| 12. | Cade Devos | South Dakota State | So. | NR |
| 13. | Anthony Mantanona | Oklahoma | Jr. | 19th |
| 14. | Matt Finesilver | Duke | Sr. | 17th |
| 15. | Lance Runyon | Northern Iowa | RSFr. | 20th |
| 16. | Chris Foca | Cornell | So. | 14th |
| 17. | Bailey O’Reilly | Minnesota | Sr. | 18th |
| 18. | Adam Kemp | Cal Poly | So. | 13th |
| 19. | Hayden Hastings | Wyoming | Sr. | 12th |
| 20. | Ben Pasiuk | Army | So. | 9th |
184 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Myles Amine | Michigan | Gr. | 3rd |
| 2. | Aaron Brooks | Penn State | So. | 1st |
| 3. | Trent Hidlay | NC State | So. | 2nd |
| 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. | Hunter Bolen | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 12th |
| 9. | Trey Munoz | Oregon State | RSFr. | 9th |
| 10. | Jonathan Loew | Cornell | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Kyle Cochran | Maryland | Sr. | 15th |
| 12. | Keegan Moore | Oklahoma | Sr. | 14th |
| 13. | Dakota Geer | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 8th |
| 14. | Jeremiah Kent | Missouri | So. | NR |
| 15. | Brit Wilson | Northern Illinois | Jr. | 19th |
| 16. | Gavin Kane | North Carolina | RSFr. | NR |
| 17. | Zac Braunagel | Illinois | So. | NR |
| 18. | Tate Samuelson | Wyoming | Sr. | 17th |
| 19. | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | Sr. | 16th |
| 20. | Travis Stefanik | Princeton | Jr. | NR |
197 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Stephan Buchanan | Wyoming | Jr. | 3rd |
| 2. | Max Dean | Penn State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Eric Schultz | Nebraska | Sr. | 1st |
| 4. | Patrick Brucki | Michigan | Sr. | 7th |
| 5. | Nino Bonaccorsi | Pitt | Jr. | 9th |
| 6. | Yonger Bastida | Iowa State | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Jacob Warner | Iowa | Sr. | 4th |
| 8. | Rocky Elam | Missouri | RSFr. | 8th |
| 9. | Tanner Sloan | South Dakota State | Jr. | 10th |
| 10. | Cameron Caffey | Michigan State | Sr. | 5th |
| 11. | Jay Aiello | Virginia | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Jake Woodley | Oklahoma | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Lou Deprez | Binghamton | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Isaac Trumble | NC State | RSFr. | 14th |
| 15. | Kordell Norfleet | Arizona State | Gr. | 16th |
| 16. | Thomas Penola | Purdue | Jr. | 17th |
| 17. | Greg Bulsak | Rutgers | Sr. | 15th |
| 18. | Owen Pentz | North Dakota State | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Gavin Hoffman | Ohio State | Jr. | NR |
| 20. | Luke Stout | Princeton | Fr. | NR |
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. | Wyatt Hendrickson | Air Force | So. | 8th |
| 7. | Jordan Wood | Lehigh | Sr. | 6th |
| 8. | Matt Stencel | Central Michigan | Sr. | 7th |
| 9. | Lucas Davison | Northwestern | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Nathan Traxler | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 13th |
| 11. | Trent Hillger | Wisconsin | Sr. | 10th |
| 12. | Christian Lance | Nebraska | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Tate Orndorff | Ohio State | Sr. | 14th |
| 14. | Luke Luffman | Illinois | So. | 18th |
| 15. | Zach Elam | Missouri | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Lewis Fernandes | Cornell | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Sam Schuyler | Iowa State | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Luke Surber | Oklahoma State | So. | NR |
| 19. | A.J. Nevills | South Dakota State | Sr. | NR |
| 20. | Quinn Miller | Virginia | Gr. | NR |
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