WIN’s Nov. 21 Rankings set stage for tomorrow’s NWCA All-Star Meet
Photo: The featured match of the 2022 NWCA All-Star Classic, set to take place tomorrow in Austin, Texas, is a 2022 NCAA finals rematch at 174 pounds between Penn State’s Carter Starocci (right) and Virginia Tech’s Mekhi Lewis. Starocci edged Lewis in overtime last year. Heading into this match between two NCAA champs, the Nittany Lion is ranked No. 1 and the Hokie is rated No. 2 in WIN’s Nov. 21 national rankings. (John Sachs photo)
NEWTON, Iowa — The lineups are set for Tuesday’s NWCA All-Star Classic in Austin, Texas, and several of those match-ups will be between wrestlers who are ranked in the Top 5 of their weight class in WIN Magazine’s Nov. 21 Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
The most notable matches will come at 174 pounds, where Penn State’s No. 1 Carter Starocci will take on Virginia Tech’s No. 2 Mekhi Lewis in a battle between two NCAA champions which is also a rematch of the 2022 NCAA final where the Nittany Lion prevailed in overtime.
Penn State, which is ranked No. 1 as a team in WIN’s Tournament Power Index and Dual Rankings will send two other wrestlers to the All-Star Classic. That includes two-time NCAA champ Aaron Brooks, ranked No. 1 at 184 pounds, who will meet Northern Iowa’s No. 2-ranked Parker Keckeisen. Meanwhile, Penn State’s No. 2-ranked heavyweight Greg Kerkvliet will take on Iowa’s No. 4-ranked Anthony Cassioppi.
Iowa remains No. 2 behind Penn State in both the TPI and Dual rankings, while there is a difference among the other teams in the two different team rankings. Ohio State, Arizona State and Missouri ranked third, fourth and five in the Dual Rankings, while Arizona State, Missouri and Cornell hold those spots in the TPI which rates teams based on their placement potential for the NCAA Championships at this point in the season.
WIN’s individual ranking are actually a projection of where individuals will finish at their respective weight classes during next March’s Division I Championships in Tulsa, Okla. WIN’s Tournament Power Index is a total of a team’s possible NCAA points if their wrestlers finished where they are currently ranked. The following is a breakdown of the points from the TPI, based on a wrestler’s ranking: 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 Nov. 21 Dual Rankings
| Rk | Team | Record | Upcoming |
| 1. | Penn State | (1-0) | at Rider (Dec. 2) |
| 2. | Iowa | (4-0) | vs. Penn (Nov. 26) |
| 3. | Ohio State | (3-0) | at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite (Dec. 2) |
| 4. | Arizona State | (2-0) | at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite (Dec. 2) |
| 5. | Missouri | (1-1) | vs. West Virginia (Dec. 2) |
| 6. | Michigan | (3-0) | at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite (Dec. 2) |
| 7. | Iowa State | (5-0) | Cyclone Open (Nov. 26) |
| 8. | Oklahoma State | (3-0) | vs. Minnesota (Dec. 4) |
| 9. | NC State | (5-0) | at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite (Dec. 2) |
| 10. | Virginia Tech | (0-1) | at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite (Dec. 2) |
| 11. | Minnesota | (1-0) | at South Dakota State (Nov. 27) |
| 12. | Wisconsin | (3-1) | at Cyclone Open (Nov. 26) |
| 13. | Northwestern | (0-0) | at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite (Dec. 2) |
| 14. | Cornell | (0-1) | at Mat Town Open (Nov. 27) |
| 15. | North Carolina | (1-2) | vs. Appalachian State (Dec. 15) |
| 16. | Penn | (0-0) | at Iowa (Nov. 26) |
| 17. | Nebraska | (1-2) | at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite (Dec. 2) |
| 18. | North Dakota State | (2-0) | vs. Minnesota (Dec. 9) |
| 19. | Rutgers | (3-1) | vs. Penn & Drexel in Newark, NJ (Dec. 4) |
| 20. | Northern Iowa | (0-0) | at Cyclone Open (Nov. 26) |
| 21. | Lehigh | (3-2) | vs. Penn State (Dec. 4) |
| 22. | Pittsburgh | (2-1) | at Illinois (Dec. 3) |
| 23. | Oklahoma | (2-1) | vs. Oklahoma State (Dec. 11) |
| 24 | Cal Poly | (1-0) | at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite (Dec. 2) |
| 25 | Oregon State | (2-1) | at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite (Dec. 2) |
WIN Magazine’s Nov. 21 Tournament Power Index
| Rk | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1. | Penn State | 7 | 5 | 99 |
| 2. | Iowa | 8 | 5 | 76 |
| 3. | Arizona State | 7 | 4 | 56 |
| 4. | Missouri | 9 | 4 | 54.5 |
| 5. | Cornell | 8 | 4 | 54 |
| 6. | Ohio State | 9 | 5 | 52.5 |
| 7. | Michigan | 6 | 4 | 47.5 |
| 8. | Minnesota | 6 | 3 | 46.5 |
| 9. | Iowa State | 8 | 4 | 45.5 |
| 10. | Virginia Tech | 8 | 4 | 42.5 |
| 11. | Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 41 |
| 12. | Oklahoma State | 7 | 2 | 38 |
| 13. | Princeton | 3 | 2 | 37.5 |
| 14. | Wisconsin | 8 | 3 | 35.5 |
| 15. | Pitt | 5 | 2 | 30.5 |
| 16. | NC State | 6 | 2 | 29 |
| 17. | Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 28 |
| 18. | North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 25 |
| 19. | Northern Iowa | 6 | 1 | 24 |
| 20. | Penn | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| 21. | Stanford | 3 | 1 | 18.5 |
| 22. | Appalachian State | 2 | 1 | 17.5 |
| 23t. | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 23t. | Wyoming | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| 25. | Cal Poly | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 26. | West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 27. | North Dakota State | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 28t. | Lehigh | 4 | 1 | 10.5 |
| 28t. | Utah Valley | 2 | 1 | 10.5 |
| 30. | Northern Colorado | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 31. | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 32. | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 33. | South Dakota State | 4 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 34. | Oklahoma | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 35t. | Drexel | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 35t. | Rutgers | 5 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 37t. | Michigan State | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 37t. | Purdue | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 39. | Binghamton | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 40. | Harvard | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 41. | Virginia | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 42t. | Campbell | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 42t. | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 44t. | Indiana | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 44t. | Kent State | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 44t. | Rider | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 47t. | Army | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 47t. | Bucknell | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 47t. | Chattanooga | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 47t. | Navy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN Magazine’s Nov. 21 NCAA Div. I Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 125-1 | Spencer Lee | Iowa | Sr | 1st |
| 125-2 | Pat Glory | Princeton | Sr. | 2nd |
| 125-3 | Michael DeAugustino | Northwestern | Sr. | 3rd |
| 125-4 | Pat McKee | Minnesota | Sr. | 4th |
| 125-5 | Brandon Courtney | Arizona State | Gr. | 5th |
| 125-6 | Brandon Kaylor | Oregon State | Jr. | 6th |
| 125-7 | Killian Cardinale | West Virginia | Sr. | 7th |
| 125-8 | Eric Barnett | Wisconsin | Sr. | 8th |
| 125-9 | Trevor Mastrogiovanni | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 9th |
| 125-10 | Matt Ramos | Purdue | So. | 10th |
| 125-11 | Malik Heinselman | Ohio State | Sr. | 11th |
| 125-12 | Noah Surtin | Missouri | So. | 12th |
| 125-13 | Caleb Smith | Appalachian State | So. | 14th |
| 125-14 | Anthony Noto | Lock Haven | So. | 13th |
| 125-15 | Joey Prata | Oklahoma | Gr. | 15th |
| 125-16 | Kysen Terukina | Iowa State | Jr. | 16th |
| 125-17 | Eddie Ventresca | Virginia Tech | RSFr. | 20th |
| 125-18 | Dylan Shawver | Rutgers | So. | 18th |
| 125-19 | Antonio Lorenzo | Cal Poly | So. | NR |
| 125-20 | Ryan Miller | Penn | So. | 19th |
133 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 133-1 | Roman Bravo-Young | Penn State | Gr. | 1st |
| 133-2 | Daton Fix | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 133-3 | Vito Arujau | Cornell | Jr. | 3rd |
| 133-4 | Michael McGee | Arizona State | Sr. | 4th |
| 133-5 | Chris Cannon | Northwestern | Jr. | 5th |
| 133-6 | Dylan Ragusin | Michigan | So. | 6th |
| 133-7 | Lucas Byrd | Illinois | So. | 7th |
| 133-8 | Sam Latona | Virginia Tech | So. | 11th |
| 133-9 | RayVon Foley | Michigan State | Gr. | 9th |
| 133-10 | Micky Phillippi | Pitt | Sr. | 8th |
| 133-11 | Michael Colaiocco | Penn | Jr. | 10th |
| 133-12 | Jesse Mendez | Ohio State | Fr. | 12th |
| 133-13 | Haiden Drury | Utah Valley | So. | 15th |
| 133-14 | Zach Redding | Iowa State | Jr. | 16th |
| 133-15 | Brody Teske | Iowa | Jr. | 19th |
| 133-16 | Kyle Biscoglia | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 13th |
| 133-17 | Aaron Nagao | Minnesota | So. | NR |
| 133-18 | Joe Heilmann | Rutgers | Jr. | NR |
| 133-19 | Connor McGonagle | Lehigh | Jr. | NR |
| 133-20 | Taylor LaMont | Wisconsin | Gr. | 20th |
141 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 141-1 | Cole Matthews | Pitt | Sr. | 1st |
| 141-2 | Real Woods | Iowa | Sr. | 2nd |
| 141-3 | Jakob Bergeland | Minnesota | Gr. | 3rd |
| 141-4 | CJ Composto | Penn | Jr. | 4th |
| 141-5 | Andrew Alirez | Northern Colorado | Jr. | 5th |
| 141-6 | Ryan Jack | NC State | So. | 8th |
| 141-7 | Casey Swiderski | Iowa State | Fr. | 10th |
| 141-8 | Dylan Droegemueller | North Dakota State | Sr. | 9th |
| 141-9 | Allan Hart | Missouri | Sr. | 7th |
| 141-10 | Clay Carlson | South Dakota State | Sr. | 6th |
| 141-11 | Frankie Tal Shahar | Northwestern | Jr. | 13th |
| 141-12 | Beau Bartlett | Penn State | Jr. | 14th |
| 141-13 | Cole Mattin | Michigan | Jr. | 15th |
| 141-14 | Vince Cornella | Cornell | Fr. | NR |
| 141-15 | Joseph Zargo | Wisconsin | So. | 12th |
| 141-16 | Tom Crook | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 17th |
| 141-17 | Sammy Alvarez | Rutgers | Jr. | 19th |
| 141-18 | Mosha Schwartz | Oklahoma | Jr. | 20th |
| 141-19 | Brock Hardy | Nebraska | So. | NR |
| 141-20 | Darren Miller | Bucknell | Sr. | NR |
149 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 149-1 | Yianni Diakomihalis | Cornell | Sr. | 1st |
| 149-2 | Jon Millner | Appalachian State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 149-3 | Sammy Sasso | Ohio State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 149-4 | Austin Gomez | Wisconsin | Sr. | 4th |
| 149-5 | Kyle Parco | Arizona State | So. | 6th |
| 149-6 | Brock Mauler | Missouri | Jr. | 5th |
| 149-7 | Max Murin | Iowa | Sr. | 7th |
| 149-8 | Yahya Thomas | Northwestern | Gr. | 9th |
| 149-9 | Mitch Moore | Oklahoma | Gr. | 10th |
| 149-10 | Doug Zapf | Penn | Sr. | NR |
| 149-11 | Caleb Henson | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 11th |
| 149-12 | Michael Blockhus | Minnesota | Sr. | 12th |
| 149-13 | Paniro Johnson | Iowa State | Fr. | 13th |
| 149-14 | Dom Demas | Cal Poly | Sr. | 15th |
| 149-15 | Jaden Abas | Stanford | Jr. | 16th |
| 149-16 | Colin Realbuto | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 17th |
| 148-17 | Shayne Van Ness | Penn State | RSFr. | NR |
| 149-18 | Jackson Arrington | NC State | Fr. | NR |
| 149-19 | Jarod Verkleeren | Virginia | Gr. | 20th |
| 149-20 | Zach Sherman | North Carolina | Gr. | 19th |
157 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 157-1 | Quincy Monday | Princeton | Sr. | 1st |
| 157-2 | Brayton Lee | Minnesota | Sr. | 2nd |
| 157-3 | Peyton Robb | Nebraska | Jr. | 3rd |
| 157-4 | Austin O’Connor | North Carolina | Gr. | 4th |
| 157-5 | Bryan Andonian | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 5th |
| 157-6 | Will Lewan | Michigan | Sr. | 6th |
| 157-7 | Josh Humphreys | Lehigh | Sr. | 7th |
| 157-8 | Jared Franek | North Dakota State | Sr. | 9th |
| 157-9 | Kendell Coleman | Purdue | Sr. | 10th |
| 157-10 | Anthony Artalona | Penn | Sr. | 8th/149 |
| 157-11 | Jarrett Jacques | Missouri | Sr. | 11th |
| 157-12 | Ed Scott | NC State | So. | 8th |
| 157-13 | Jacob Wright | Wyoming | Gr. | 13th |
| 157-14 | Kaden Gfeller | Oklahoma State | Sr. | NR |
| 157-15 | Chase Saldate | Michigan State | Jr. | 16th |
| 157-16 | Garrett Model | Wisconsin | Gr. | 17th |
| 157-17 | Derek Holschlag | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 18th |
| 157-18 | Paddy Gallagher | Ohio State | RSFr. | 19th |
| 157-19 | Daniel Cardenas | Stanford | Fr. | NR |
| 157-20 | Dazjon Casto | Pitt | Sr. | 14th |
165 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 165-1 | Keegan O’Toole | Missouri | So. | 1st |
| 165-2 | Shane Griffith | Stanford | Sr. | 2nd |
| 165-3 | David Carr | Iowa State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 165-4 | Cameron Amine | Michigan | Jr. | 4th |
| 165-5 | Dean Hamiti | Wisconsin | So. | 5th |
| 165-6 | Carson Kharchla | Ohio State | Jr. | 6th |
| 165-7 | Peyton Hall | West Virginia | Jr. | 7th |
| 165-8 | Julian Ramirez | Cornell | So. | 8th |
| 165-9 | Justin McCoy | Virginia | Sr. | 9th |
| 165-10 | Izzak Olenjnik | Northern Illinois | Sr. | 10th |
| 165-11 | Austin Yant | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 11th |
| 165-12 | Wyatt Sheets | Oklahoma State | Gr. | 12th/157 |
| 165-13 | Josh Ogunsanya | Columbia | Jr. | 13th |
| 165-14 | Matt Olguin | Oregon State | So. | 15th |
| 165-15 | Patrick Kennedy | Iowa | So. | 16th |
| 165-16 | Enrique Munguia | Kent State | So. | NR |
| 165-17 | Tony Negron | Arizona State | Jr. | 17th |
| 165-18 | Holden Heller | Pitt | Jr. | 18th |
| 165-19 | Michael Calliendo | North Dakota State | RSFr. | 19th |
| 165-20 | Dan Braunagel | Illinois | Jr. | 20th |
174 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 174-1 | Carter Starocci | Penn State | Jr. | 1st |
| 174-2 | Mekhi Lewis | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 2nd |
| 174-3 | Dustin Plott | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 174-4 | Mickey Labriola | Nebraska | Sr. | 4th |
| 174-5 | Clay Lautt | North Carolina | Gr. | 5th |
| 174-6 | Demetrius Romero | Utah Valley | Sr. | 6th |
| 174-7 | Michael O’Malley | Drexel | Sr. | 8th |
| 174-8 | Ethan Smith | Ohio State | Sr. | 9th |
| 174-9 | Hayden Hastings | Wyoming | Gr. | 10th |
| 174-10 | Peyton Mocco | Missouri | Jr. | 11th |
| 174-11 | Philip Conigliaro | Harvard | Jr. | 12th |
| 174-12 | Lance Runyon | Northern Iowa | So. | 13th |
| 174-13 | Cade DeVos | South Dakota State | Jr. | 18th |
| 174-14 | Donnell Washington | Indiana | Jr. | NR |
| 174-15 | Jackson Turley | Rutgers | Jr. | 7th |
| 174-16 | Chris Foca | Cornell | Jr. | 16th |
| 174-17 | Darrion Roberts | Oklahoma | Sr. | 17th |
| 174-18 | Edmond Ruth | Illinois | So. | 19th |
| 174-19 | Ben Pasiuk | Army | Jr. | 14th |
| 174-20 | Rocky Jordan | Chattanooga | Sr. | NR |
184 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 184-1 | Aaron Brooks | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 184-2 | Parker Keckeisen | Northern Iowa | So. | 2nd |
| 184-3 | Trent Hidlay | NC State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 184-4 | Kaleb Romero | Ohio State | Sr. | 4th |
| 184-5 | Marcus Coleman | Iowa State | Sr. | 5th |
| 184-6 | Jonathan Loew | Cornell | Sr. | 6th |
| 184-7 | Trey Munoz | Oregon State | So. | 7th |
| 184-8 | Hunter Bolen | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 8th |
| 184-9 | Travis Wittlake | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 9th |
| 184-10 | Abe Assad | Iowa | Jr. | 11th |
| 184-11 | Matt Finesilver | Michigan | Gr. | 15th |
| 184-12 | Brian Soldano | Rutgers | Fr. | 13th |
| 184-13 | Layne Malczewski | Michigan State | Sr. | 16th |
| 184-14 | Gavin Kane | North Carolina | So. | 19th |
| 184-15 | Isaiah Salazar | Minnesota | Jr. | 12th |
| 184-16 | Travis Stefanik | Princeton | Sr. | 14th |
| 184-17 | Caleb Hopkins | Campbell | Sr. | 17th |
| 184-18 | Anthony Montalvo | Arizona State | Jr. | 20th |
| 184-19 | Sean Harman | Missouri | So. | NR |
| 184-20 | Tate Samuelson | Lehigh | Sr. | 10th |
197 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 197-1 | Max Dean | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 197-2 | Jacob Warner | Iowa | Sr. | 2nd |
| 197-3 | Stephen Buchanan | Wyoming | Sr. | 3rd |
| 197-4 | Bernie Truax | Cal Poly | Jr. | 4th |
| 197-5 | Rocky Elam | Missouri | So. | 5th |
| 197-6 | Yonger Bastida | Iowa State | Jr. | 6th |
| 197-7 | Nino Bonaccorsi | Pitt | Sr. | 8th |
| 197-8 | Lou DePrez | Binghamton | Gr. | NR |
| 197-9 | Michael Beard | Lehigh | So. | 7th |
| 197-10 | Isaac Trumble | NC State | Jr. | 11th |
| 197-11 | Tanner Sloan | South Dakota State | Sr. | 12th |
| 197-12 | Thomas Penola | Purdue | Sr. | 10th |
| 197-13 | Gavin Hoffman | Ohio State | Sr. | 13th |
| 197-14 | Braxton Amos | Wisconsin | So. | 14th |
| 197-15 | Ethan Laird | Rider | Sr. | 19th |
| 197-16 | Kordell Norfleet | Arizona State | Sr. | 9th |
| 197-17 | Luke Surber | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 15th |
| 197-18 | Cameron Caffey | Michigan State | Gr. | 16th |
| 197-19 | Jacob Cardenas | Cornell | Jr. | 17th |
| 197-20 | Silas Allred | Nebraska | So. | 18th |
Heavyweight
| Wt | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| Hwt-1 | Cohlton Schultz | Arizona State | So. | 1st |
| Hwt-2 | Greg Kerkvliet | Penn State | Jr. | 2nd |
| Hwt-3 | Mason Parris | Michigan | Sr. | 3rd |
| Hwt-4 | Tony Cassioppi | Iowa | Sr. | 4th |
| Hwt-5 | Lucas Davison | Northwestern | Sr. | 5th |
| Hwt-6 | Wyatt Hendrickson | Air Force | Jr. | 6th |
| Hwt-7 | Zach Elam | Missouri | Jr. | 7th |
| Hwt-8 | Tate Orndorff | Ohio State | Sr. | 9th |
| Hwt-9 | Sam Schuyler | Iowa State | Sr. | 10th |
| Hwt-10 | Trent Hillger | Wisconsin | Gr. | 11th |
| Hwt-11 | Lewis Fernandes | Cornell | Jr. | 8th |
| Hwt-12 | AJ Nevills | South Dakota State | Gr. | 13th |
| Hwt-13 | Yaraslau Slavikouski | Harvard | Sr. | NR |
| Hwt-14 | Josh Heindselman | Oklahoma | Jr. | 14th |
| Hwt-15 | Ben Goldin | Penn | Sr. | 15th |
| Hwt-16 | Tyrie Houghton | NC State | Sr. | 16th |
| Hwt-17 | Isaac Reid | Lock Haven | Jr. | 17th |
| Hwt-18 | Taye Ghadali | Campbell | Jr. | 18th |
| Hwt-19 | Grady Griess | Navy | Jr. | NR |
| Hwt-20 | Hunter Catka | Virginia Tech | So. | 20th |
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