Oklahoma State’s Olejnik and Stanford’s Provo make biggest jumps in WIN’s Dec. 4 Rankings
Photos: Izzak Olejnik (left) of Oklahoma State and Stanford’s Nico Provo were among the 10 individual winners at last weekend’s Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. With those wins, each wrestler moved up to No. 2 in their respective weight classes of 165 and 125 pounds. (Sam Janicki photos)
NEWTON, Iowa — NCAA Division I college wrestling started the month of December with a bang, especially at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, where there were plenty of upsets, which impacted WIN Magazine’s Dec. 4 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
While all 10 No.1-ranked individual remained on top of their weight classes, there were plenty of other changes.
Among the more notable changes to this week’s rankings saw Oklahoma State’s Issak Olejnik (165) and Stanford’s Nico Provo (125) move up to No. 2 in their weight classes after winning individual titles in Las Vegas last weekend. Olejnik, a senior transfer from Northern Illinois, was ranked fourth a week ago, while Provo, a sophomore, climbed all the way from a No. 20 ranking on Nov. 27.
Also, there are 14 individual newcomers to these rankings.
In the team rankings, defending champ Penn State holds a big lead in WIN’s Tournament Power Index (TPI), which predicts how high a team would finish in this year’s NCAA Division I Championships based on a point total associated with individual placement and advancement points that could be scored in the 2024 NCAAs.
The following is a breakdown of those points: 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 one and a half points for wrestlers ranked 13-16 and one point for those ranked 17-20.
Also, it should be noted that WIN’s individual rankings are not necessarily simply an update of recent wins and losses, but more of a prediction at this point in the season of where wrestlers would be seeded at the 2024 NCAAs, which will be held in Kansas City, Mo., next March, if that event was held now.
The Nittany Lions feature nine ranked wrestlers for 144.5 TPI points, followed by NC State (79.5), Missouri and Nebraska (66 points each) and Cornell (64.5).
Penn State, which opened its dual-meet season with a victory over Lehigh this past weekend, is also rated No. 1 in WIN’s first dual-team rankings of the season. The other Top-5 dual teams are No. 2 NC State (7-0), No. 3 Missouri (2-0), No. 4 Iowa (4-0) and No. 5 Ohio State (4-0).
WIN’s Dec. 4 Dual-Team Rankings
| Rk. | School (Record) | This week’s schedule |
| 1. | Penn State (1-0) | vs. Hofstra, Dec. 10 |
| 2. | NC State (7-0) | off until Dec. 19 |
| 3. | Missouri (2-0) | vs. Wyoming, Dec. 8 |
| 4. | Iowa (4-0) | vs. Columbia, Dec. 8 |
| 5. | Ohio State (4-0) | vs. Pitt, Dec. 10 |
| 6. | Cornell (1-0) | off until Dec. 18 |
| 7. | Michigan (2-0) | off until Jan. 4 |
| 8. | Iowa State (3-1) | off until Dec. 18 |
| 9. | Nebraska (2-0) | off until Dec. 16 |
| 10. | Virginia Tech (2-1) | off until Dec. 17 |
| 11. | Oklahoma State (1-0) | vs. Lehigh, Dec. 8; at Oklahoma, Dec. 10 |
| 12. | Minnesota (4-0) | vs. North Dakota State, Dec. 10 |
| 13. | Rutgers (3-1) | vs. Princeton, Dec. 8; vs Buffalo, Dec. 10 |
| 14. | South Dakota State (3-1) | off until Dec. 16 |
| 15. | Oregon State (3-1) | off until Dec. 15 |
| 16. | Northern Iowa (0-0) | vs. Columbia, Dec. 10 |
| 17. | Stanford (2-0) | off until Dec. 17 |
| 18. | Navy (4-0) | vs. Ohio, Dec. 10 |
| 19. | Oklahoma (3-1) | vs. Oklahoma State, Dec. 10 |
| 20. | Pitt (5-1) | at Ohio State, Dec. 10 |
| 21. | Lehigh (0-2) | at Oklahoma State, Dec. 8 |
| 22. | West Virginia (4-1) | at Air Force, Dec. 8; at No. Colorado, Dec. 10 |
| 23. | Arizona State (1-1) | off until Dec. 29 |
| 24. | North Carolina (5-2) | off until Dec. 16 |
| 25. | Maryland (1-1) | at Morgan State, Dec. 10 |
WIN Magazine’s Dec. 4 Tournament Power Index (TPI)
| Rk. | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Points |
| 1. | Penn State | 9 | 9 | 144.5 |
| 2. | NC State | 8 | 6 | 79.5 |
| 3t. | Missouri | 8 | 5 | 66 |
| 3t. | Nebraska | 6 | 5 | 66 |
| 5. | Cornell | 7 | 5 | 64.5 |
| 6. | Oklahoma State | 7 | 4 | 56.5 |
| 7. | Iowa State | 7 | 5 | 49 |
| 8. | Virginia Tech | 5 | 4 | 46 |
| 9. | Michigan | 7 | 5 | 45.5 |
| 10. | Iowa | 7 | 3 | 44.5 |
| 11. | Ohio State | 8 | 3 | 43 |
| 12. | Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 40.5 |
| 13. | Northern Iowa | 6 | 2 | 35 |
| 14. | South Dakota State | 6 | 2 | 32.5 |
| 15. | Stanford | 5 | 2 | 26 |
| 16. | Lehigh | 4 | 2 | 22.5 |
| 17. | Oregon State | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| 18. | Air Force | 2 | 2 | 21.5 |
| 19t. | Oklahoma | 5 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 19t. | Rutgers | 7 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 21t. | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 21t. | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 23. | Lock Haven | 1 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 24. | Cal Poly | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 25. | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 10.5 |
| 26t. | Minnesota | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 26t. | Pitt | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 28. | Indiana | 3 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 29. | Campbell | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 30t. | Little Rock | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 30t. | Maryland | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 32. | Penn | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 33t. | Michigan State | 3 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 33t. | Purdue | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 35. | Navy | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 36. | Columbia | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 37t. | Northern Colorado | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 37t | West Virginia | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 39. | Ohio | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 40t. | Central Michigan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 40t. | Northwestern | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 40t. | Wyoming | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 43. | Appalachian State | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 44t. | North Dakota State | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 44t. | Princeton | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 44t. | Rider | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 44t. | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 48t. | Chattanooga | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 48t. | Harvard | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50t. | American U. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50t. | Army West Point | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50t. | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50t. | Drexel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50t. | Utah Valley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN Magazine’s Dec. 4 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Jakob Camacho | NC State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Nico Provo | Stanford | So. | 20th |
| 3. | Brett Ungar | Cornell | So. | 4th |
| 4. | Anthony Noto | Lock Haven | Jr. | 3rd |
| 5. | Caleb Smith | Nebraska | Gr. | 15th |
| 6. | Michael DeAugustino | Michigan | Sr. | 5th |
| 7. | Brandon Kaylor | Oregon State | Sr. | 6th |
| 8. | Matt Ramos | Purdue | Jr. | 2nd |
| 9. | Patrick McKee | Minnesota | Sr. | 8th |
| 10. | Stevo Poulin | Northern Colorado | So. | 9th |
| 11. | Drake Ayala | Iowa | So. | 10th |
| 12. | Dean Peterson | Rutgers | So. | 11th |
| 13. | Eric Barnett | Wisconsin | Sr. | 12th |
| 14. | Noah Surtin | Missouri | Jr. | 13th |
| 15. | Brayden Palmer | Chattanooga | Sr. | 14th |
| 16. | Jore Volk | Wyoming | So. | 17th |
| 17. | Tanner Jordan | South Dakota State | Sr. | NR |
| 18. | Troy Spratley | Oklahoma State | RSFr. | 16th |
| 19. | Jack Maida | American U. | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Max Gallagher | Penn | Fr. | NR |
133 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Vito Arujau | Cornell | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Daton Fix | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Ryan Crookham | Lehigh | Fr. | 6th |
| 4. | Kai Orine | NC State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Aaron Nagao | Penn State | So. | 3rd |
| 6. | Sam Latona | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 5th |
| 7. | Chris Cannon | Michigan | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Evan Frost | Iowa State | RSFr. | 11th |
| 9. | Michael Colaiocco | Penn | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Dylan Shawver | Rutgers | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Nic Bouzakis | Ohio State | RSFr. | 16th |
| 12. | Angelo Rini | Columbia | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Domenic Zaccone | Campbell | Sr. | 19th |
| 14. | Braxton Brown | Maryland | So. | 17th |
| 15. | Brody Teske | Iowa | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Julian Farber | Northern Iowa | Jr. | NR |
| 17. | Derrick Cardinal | South Dakota State | So. | NR |
| 18. | Ethan Oakley | Appalachian State | So. | 20th |
| 19. | Julian Chlebove | Arizona State | Jr. | 8th |
| 20. | Brendan Ferretti | Navy | So. | 14th |
141 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Real Woods | Iowa | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Beau Bartlett | Penn State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Jesse Mendez | Ohio State | So. | 5th |
| 4. | Ryan Jack | NC State | Jr. | 7th |
| 5. | Lachlan McNeil | North Carolina | So. | 3rd |
| 6. | Cael Happel | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 10th |
| 7. | Tagen Jamison | Oklahoma State | RSFs. | 17th |
| 8. | Brock Hardy | Nebraska | So. | 4th |
| 9. | Anthony Echemendia | Iowa State | Jr. | 18th |
| 10. | Clay Carlson | South Dakota State | Sr. | 6th |
| 11. | Kal Miller | Maryland | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Vince Cornella | Cornell | So. | 8th |
| 13. | Mitch Moore | Rutgers | Gr. | 13th |
| 14. | Mosha Schwartz | Oklahoma | Sr. | 9th |
| 15. | Malyke Hines | Lehigh | Jr. | 14th |
| 16. | Josh Koderhandt | Navy | Jr. | NR |
| 17. | Frankie Tal Shahar | Northwestern | Jr. | 15th |
| 18. | Cole Matthews | Pitt | Sr. | 12th |
| 19. | Josh Edmond | Missouri | So. | 16th |
| 20. | C.J. Composto | Penn | So. | 19th |
149 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Ridge Lovett | Nebraska | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Shayne Van Ness | Penn State | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Caleb Henson | Virginia Tech | So. | 4th |
| 4. | Kyle Parco | Arizona State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 5. | Dylan D’Emilio | Ohio State | Sr. | 7th |
| 6. | Chance Lamer | Cal Poly | So. | 5th |
| 7. | Jackson Arrington | NC State | So. | 6th |
| 8. | Casey Swiderski | Iowa State | So. | 14th |
| 9. | Quinn Kinner | Rider | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Jaden Abas | Stanford | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Kannon Webster | Illinois | Fr. | 11th |
| 12. | Kellyn March | North Dakota State | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Ethen Miller | Maryland | So. | 8th |
| 14. | Drew Roberts | Minnesota | So. | NR |
| 15. | Victor Voinovich | Iowa | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Graham Rooks | Indiana | Sr. | 13th |
| 17. | Trae McDaniel | Army West Point | So. | 18th |
| 18. | Corbyn Munson | Central Michigan | Sr. | 20th |
| 19. | Willie McDougald | Oklahoma | So. | NR |
| 20. | Ty Watters | West Virginia | Fr. | 19th |
157 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Levi Haines | Penn State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Peyton Robb | Nebraska | Sr. | 3rd |
| 3. | Jacori Teemer | Arizona State | Sr. | 5th |
| 4. | Jared Franek | Iowa | Gr. | 2nd |
| 5. | Brock Mauller | Missouri | Sr. | 7th |
| 6. | Ed Scott | NC State | Jr. | 9th |
| 7. | Bryce Andonian | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 4th |
| 8. | Daniel Cardenas | Stanford | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Will Lewan | Michigan | Sr. | 6th |
| 10. | Chase Saldate | Michigan State | Sr. | 14th |
| 11. | Paddy Gallagher | Ohio State | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Vinny Zerban | Northern Colorado | So. | 13th |
| 13. | Peyten Kellar | Ohio | So. | 17th |
| 14. | Michael Blockhus | Minnesota | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Ryder Downey | Northern Iowa | RSFr. | NR |
| 16. | Tommy Askey | Appalachian State | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | Trevor Chumbley | Northwestern | Sr. | 10th |
| 18. | Cody Chittum | Iowa State | Fr. | 12th |
| 19. | Johnny Lovett | Central Michigan | Sr. | 18th |
| 20. | Andrew Clark | Rutgers | Jr. | 19th |
165 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Keegan O’Toole | Missouri | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Izzak Olejnik | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 4th |
| 3. | David Carr | Iowa State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 4. | Julien Ramirez | Cornell | Jr. | 8th |
| 5. | Cam Amine | Michigan | Sr. | 3rd |
| 6. | Dean Hamiti | Wisconsin | Jr. | 5th |
| 7. | Mitchell Mesenbrink | Penn State | RSFr. | 6th |
| 8. | Michael Caliendo | Iowa | So. | 7th |
| 9. | Holden Heller | Pitt | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Garrett Thompson | Ohio | Fr. | 17th |
| 11. | Peyton Hall | West Virginia | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Matt Olguin | Oregon State | Sr. | 10th |
| 13. | Derek Gilcher | Indiana | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Tanner Cook | South Dakota State | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Joseph Bianchi | Little Rock | Jr. | NR |
| 16. | Caleb Fish | Michigan State | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Hunter Garvin | Stanford | RSFr. | NR |
| 18. | Joshua Ogunsanya | Columbia | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Isaac Wilcox | Ohio State | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Blaine Brenner | Minnesota | So. | 14th |
174 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Carter Starocci | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Mekhi Lewis | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Cade DeVos | South Dakota State | Jr. | 7th |
| 4. | Carson Kharchla | Ohio State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Peyton Mocco | Missouri | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Edmond Ruth | Illinois | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Shane Griffith | Michigan | Sr. | 3rd |
| 8. | Donnell Washington | Indiana | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Nick Incontrera | Penn | Jr. | 13th |
| 10. | Travis Wittlake | Oregon State | Sr. | NR |
| 11. | Justin McCoy | Virginia | Gr. | 12th |
| 12. | Adam Kemp | Cal Poly | Gr. | 14th |
| 13. | Luca Augustine | Pitt | So. | 15th |
| 14. | Patrick Kennedy | Iowa | So. | 9th |
| 15. | Lennox Wolak | Columbia | Sr. | 16th |
| 16. | Phillip Conigliaro | Harvard | Sr. | 19th |
| 17 | Andrew Sparks | Minnesota | Jr. | 20th |
| 18. | Alex Cramer | Central Michigan | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Mickey O’Malley | Drexel | Gr. | 10th |
| 20. | Tate Picklo | Oklahoma | Jr. | 17th |
184 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Parker Keckeisen | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Bernie Truax | Penn State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Dustin Plott | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 5th |
| 4. | Lenny Pinto | Nebraska | So. | 9th |
| 5. | Trey Munoz | Oregon State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 6. | Will Feldkamp | Iowa State | Sr. | 10th |
| 7. | Chris Foca | Cornell | Sr. | 4th |
| 8. | Sam Wolf | Air Force | Sr. | 11th/174 |
| 9. | Colton Hawks | Missouri | So. | 8th |
| 10. | Isaiah Salazar | Minnesota | Sr. | 6th |
| 11. | Layne Malczewski | Michigan State | Gr. | 13th |
| 12. | Brian Soldano | Rutgers | So. | 14th |
| 13. | Jaden Bullock | Michigan | Jr. | NR |
| 14. | Reece Heller | Pitt | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Dylan Fishback | NC State | RSFr. | 19th |
| 16. | Gavin Kane | North Carolina | Jr. | 7th |
| 17. | David Key | Navy | Sr. | 12th |
| 18. | Jacob Nolan | Binghamton | Sr. | 11th |
| 19. | Gavin Hoffman | Ohio State | Sr. | 17th |
| 20. | Troy Fisher | Northwestern | Sr. | 16th |
197 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Aaron Brooks | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Trent Hidlay | NC State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Tanner Sloan | South Dakota State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Rocky Elam | Missouri | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Stephan Buchanan | Oklahoma | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Jacob Cardenas | Cornell | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Michael Beard | Lehigh | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Stephen Little | Little Rock | RSFr. | 9th |
| 9. | Jaxon Smith | Maryland | So. | 12th |
| 10. | Luke Surber | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 8th |
| 11. | Silas Allred | Nebraska | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Luke Stout | Princeton | Jr. | 10th |
| 13. | John Poznanski | Rutgers | Jr. | 14th |
| 14. | Nick Stemmet | Stanford | Sr. | 13th |
| 15. | Joey Novak | Wyoming | Fr. | NR |
| 16. | Max Shaw | North Carolina | Jr. | 15th |
| 17. | Wyatt Voelker | Northern Iowa | RSFr. | 17th |
| 18. | Andy Smith | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Mac Stout | Pitt | RSFr. | 19th |
| 20. | Evan Bockman | Utah Valley | Sr. | 16th |
Heavyweight
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Greg Kerkvliet | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Wyatt Hendrickson | Air Force | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Cohlton Schultz | Arizona State | Jr. | 4th |
| 4. | Yonger Bastida | Iowa State | Sr. | 6th |
| 5. | Lucas Davison | Michigan | Gr. | 3rd |
| 6. | Zach Elam | Missouri | Sr. | 5th |
| 7. | Taye Ghadiali | Campbell | Sr. | 12th |
| 8. | Yaraslau Slavikouski | Rutgers | Gr. | 7th |
| 9. | Luke Luffman | Illinois | Jr. | 8th |
| 10. | Dayton Pitzer | Pitt | RSFr. | 10th |
| 11. | Tyrell Gordon | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Josh Heindselman | Oklahoma | Sr. | 14th |
| 13. | Konner Doucet | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 16th |
| 14. | Boone McDermott | Oregon State | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Owen Trephan | NC State | Jr. | 13th |
| 16. | Grady Griess | Navy | Sr. | 9th |
| 17. | Nathan Taylor | Lehigh | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Nick Feldman | Ohio State | RSFr. | 18th |
| 19. | Lewis Fernandes | Cornell | Sr. | NR |
| 20. | Michael Wolfgram | West Virginia | Sr. | 20th |
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