Oklahoma State, Iowa State and Ohio State make big jumps in WIN’s Jan. 8 rankings
By Mike Finn
Updated: January 8, 2024
Photo: Troy Spratley (left) of Oklahoma State defeated NC State’s Jakob Camacho, 7-2, at 125 pounds to ignite the Cowboys to a 22-12 victory. The Cowboys are now 5-0 and ranked No. 5 in WIN’s Dual-Team rankings and moved up to No. 3 in WIN’s Tournament Power Index. (Photo by Tony Rotundo/WrestlersAreWarriors.com)
NEWTON, Iowa — Oklahoma State scored a big dual-meet victory over NC State last weekend to make big jumps in WIN Magazine’s Jan. 8 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
The Cowboys, coming off a 22-12 road victory over the Wolfpack last Friday, remain undefeated (5-0) and moved up three spots to No. 5 in WIN’s dual rankings. And with seven ranked wrestlers, Oklahoma State is now rated No. 3 in WIN’s Tournament Power Index.
Iowa State also moved up three spots from No. 7 to No. 4 in the dual rankings after the Cyclones (8-1) earned two road wins at Arizona State and Cal Baptist. Meanwhile, Ohio State moved from No. 10 to No. 6 in the dual rankings with a home victory over Cornell last weekend.
Penn State, Missouri and Iowa remain the top three teams in the dual-meet rankings, while the Nittany Lions and Tigers are still the top two schools in WIN’s Tournament Power Index, while NC State and Nebraska are tied for fourth in the TPI.
WIN’s TPI 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 at 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., in March, if that event was held now.
All No. 1-ranked wrestlers remained in the top spots in each of the 10 weight classes.
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 8 Dual-Team Rankings
| Rk. | School (Record) | Prev. | Upcoming Weekend’s Schedules |
| 1. | Penn State (3-0) | 1st | Jan. 14 vs. Indiana |
| 2. | Missouri (6-0) | 2nd | Jan. 10 at Stanford |
| 3. | Iowa (5-0) | 3rd | Jan. 12 at Nebraska |
| 4. | Iowa State (8-1) | 7th | Jan. 12 vs. Utah Valley; Jan. 14 vs. Pitt |
| 5. | Oklahoma State (5-0) | 8th | Jan. 12 at Pitt; Jan. 14 at West Virginia |
| 6. | Ohio State (8-1) | 10th | Jan. 12 vs. Illinois |
| 7. | Nebraska (5-0) | 9th | Jan. 12 vs. Iowa |
| 8. | Cornell (4-2) | 5th | Jan. 13 at Lehigh |
| 9. | NC State (10-3) | 4th | off until Jan. 26 at Pitt |
| 10. | Virginia Tech (3-2) | 11th | Jan. 12 vs. Appalachian State |
| 11. | Michigan (2-1) | 6th | Jan. 12 at Maryland; Jan. 14 vs. Michigan St. |
| 12. | Minnesota (5-0) | 12th | Jan. 15 at Iowa |
| 13. | Rutgers (5-1) | 13th | Jan. 12 vs. Indiana; Jan. 14 at Purdue |
| 14. | South Dakota State (4-2) | 14th | Jan. 12-13 at Virginia Duals |
| 15. | Oregon State (4-2) | 15th | off until Jan. 19 vs. Cal Poly |
| 16. | Stanford (5-1) | 16th | Jan. 10 vs. Missouri |
| 17. | Pitt (7-3) | 17th | Jan. 12 vs. Oklahoma State; Jan. 14 at Iowa State |
| 18. | Navy (6-0) | 18th | Jan. 12 vs. Oklahoma; Jan. 13 vs. South Dakota St. |
| 19. | Northern Iowa (2-4) | 19th | Jan. 13 vs. Utah Valley |
| 20. | Oklahoma (4-2) | 20th | Jan. 12-13 at Virginia Duals |
| 21. | Lehigh (0-3) | 21st | Jan. 12 vs. Binghamton |
| 22. | West Virginia (7-1) | 22nd | Jan. 14 vs. Oklahoma State |
| 23. | Arizona State (2-3) | 23rd | off until Jan. 19 at Little Rock |
| 24. | North Carolina (6-3) | 24th | Jan. 12 vs. Penn |
| 25. | Maryland (2-1) | 25th | Jan. 12 vs. Michigan; Jan. 14 vs. Northwestern |
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 8 Tournament Power Index
| Rk. | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1. | Penn State | 8 | 8 | 125 |
| 2. | Missouri | 8 | 5 | 66.5 |
| 3. | Oklahoma State | 7 | 4 | 63.5 |
| 4t. | NC State | 8 | 5 | 62 |
| 4t. | Nebraska | 7 | 4 | 62 |
| 6. | Iowa | 7 | 4 | 59.5 |
| 7. | Cornell | 8 | 4 | 57 |
| 8. | Michigan | 7 | 4 | 46.5 |
| 9. | Iowa State | 7 | 4 | 44 |
| 10. | Virginia Tech | 9 | 2 | 43 |
| 11. | Ohio State | 7 | 3 | 41.5 |
| 12. | Arizona State | 3 | 3 | 37.5 |
| 13. | Northern Iowa | 6 | 2 | 32 |
| 14. | Oregon State | 7 | 2 | 25.5 |
| 15. | South Dakota State | 6 | 2 | 25 |
| 16. | Air Force | 3 | 2 | 23.5 |
| 17. | Lehigh | 4 | 2 | 23 |
| 18. | Rutgers | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| 19. | Lock Haven | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 20. | Northern Colorado | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| 21. | Illinois | 3 | 2 | 16.5 |
| 22. | Purdue | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 23. | Minnesota | 5 | 2 | 15.5 |
| 24. | Little Rock | 2 | 2 | 14.5 |
| 25. | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 26t. | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 26t. | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 26t. | Stanford | 4 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 26t. | Wisconsin | 3 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 30. | Pitt | 7 | 0 | 10.5 |
| 31. | Cal Poly | 3 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 32. | Penn | 3 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 33. | Maryland | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 34t. | Campbell | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 34t. | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 36. | West Virginia | 3 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 37. | Michigan State | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 38t. | Central Michigan | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 38t. | Navy | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 40t. | Columbia | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 40t. | Ohio | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 42t. | Bucknell | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 42t. | North Dakota State | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 44t. | Appalachian State | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 44t. | Harvard | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 44t. | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 47t. | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 47t. | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 47t. | Princeton | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50t. | Army West Point | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50t. | Chattanooga | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50t. | Drexel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50t. | Franklin & Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50t. | Utah Valley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 8 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Anthony Noto | Lock Haven | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Matt Ramos | Purdue | Jr. | 3rd |
| 3. | Drake Ayala | Iowa | So. | 4th |
| 4. | Jore Volk | Wyoming | So. | 7th |
| 5. | Caleb Smith | Nebraska | Gr. | 2nd |
| 6. | Stevo Poulin | Northern Colorado | So. | 9th |
| 7. | Brandon Kaylor | Oregon State | Sr. | 5th |
| 8. | Patrick McKee | Minnesota | Sr. | 12th |
| 9. | Cooper Flynn | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 16th |
| 10. | Nico Provo | Stanford | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Dean Peterson | Rutgers | So. | 13th |
| 12. | Noah Surtin | Missouri | Jr. | 14th |
| 13. | Brett Ungar | Cornell | So. | 6th |
| 14. | Eric Barnett | Wisconsin | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Tanner Jordan | South Dakota State | Sr. | 18th |
| 16. | Troy Spratley | Oklahoma State | RSFr. | 19th |
| 17. | Jakob Camacho | NC State | Jr. | 11th |
| 18. | Brayden Palmer | Chattanooga | Sr. | 17th |
| 19. | Michael DeAugustino | Michigan | Sr. | 8th |
| 20. | Kysen Terukina | Iowa State | Jr. | 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. | 3rd |
| 4. | Aaron Nagao | Penn State | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Kai Orine | NC State | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Nasir Bailey | Little Rock | Fr. | 8th |
| 7. | Dylan Shawver | Rutgers | So. | 10th |
| 8. | Evan Frost | Iowa State | RSFr. | 9th |
| 9. | Michael Colaiocco | Penn | Sr. | 7th |
| 10. | Nic Bouzakis | Ohio State | RSFr. | 11th |
| 11. | Julian Farber | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 13th |
| 12. | Brody Teske | Iowa | Sr. | 14th |
| 13. | Sam Latona | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 15th |
| 14. | Kurt Phipps | Bucknell | Sr. | 16th |
| 15. | Braxton Brown | Maryland | So. | 12th |
| 16. | Zeth Romney | Cal Poly | RSFr. | 17th |
| 17. | Ethan Oakley | Appalachian State | So. | 18th |
| 18. | Dominic Serrano | Northern Colorado | So. | 19th |
| 19. | Vince Santaniello | Pitt | RSFr. | NR |
| 20. | Derrick Cardinal | South Dakota State | So. | 20th |
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. | 3rd |
| 4. | Ryan Jack | NC State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Lachlan McNeil | North Carolina | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Tagen Jamison | Oklahoma State | RSFr. | 6th |
| 7. | Anthony Echemendia | Iowa State | Jr. | 8th |
| 8. | Cael Happel | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 9th |
| 9. | Brock Hardy | Nebraska | So. | 7th |
| 10. | Vince Cornella | Cornell | So. | 11th |
| 11. | Mitch Moore | Rutgers | Gr. | 12th |
| 12. | Kal Miller | Maryland | So. | 10th |
| 13. | Tom Crook | Virginia Tech | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Vance VomBaur | Minnesota | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Josh Koderhandt | Navy | Jr. | 15th |
| 16. | Jordan Titus | West Virginia | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Josh Edmond | Missouri | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Malyke Hines | Lehigh | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | C.J. Composto | Penn | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Cole Matthews | Pitt | Sr. | 20th |
149 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Ridge Lovett | Nebraska | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Caleb Henson | Virginia Tech | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Jackson Arrington | NC State | So. | 4th |
| 4. | Kyle Parco | Arizona State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 5. | Dylan D’Emilio | Ohio State | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Austin Gomez | Michigan | Gr. | 6th |
| 7. | Chance Lamer | Cal Poly | So. | 8th |
| 8. | Kannon Webster | Illinois | Fr. | 9th |
| 9. | Casey Swiderski | Iowa State | So. | 7th |
| 10. | Jaden Abas | Stanford | Sr. | 11th |
| 11. | Graham Rooks | Indiana | Sr. | 12th |
| 12. | Ty Watters | West Virginia | Fr. | 15th |
| 13. | Corbyn Munson | Central Michigan | Sr. | 19th |
| 14. | Ethen Miller | Maryland | So. | 10th |
| 15. | Drew Roberts | Minnesota | So. | 13th |
| 16. | Kellyn March | North Dakota State | Sr. | 14th |
| 17. | Nash Singleton | Oregon State | RSFr. | NR |
| 18. | Caleb Rathjen | Iowa | So. | 16th |
| 19. | Joe Zargo | Wisconsin | Jr. | 17th |
| 20. | Trae McDaniel | Army West Point | So. | 18th |
157 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Levi Haines | Penn State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Jared Franek | Iowa | Gr. | 4th |
| 3. | Peyton Robb | Nebraska | Sr. | 2nd |
| 4. | Jacori Teemer | Arizona State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 5. | Brock Mauller | Missouri | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Vinny Zerban | Northern Colorado | So. | 7th |
| 7. | Daniel Cardenas | Stanford | So. | 8th |
| 8. | Ed Scott | NC State | Jr. | 6th |
| 9. | Ryder Downey | Northern Iowa | RSFr. | 13th |
| 10. | Meyer Shapiro | Cornell | Fr. | NR |
| 11. | Will Lewan | Michigan | Sr. | 10th |
| 12. | Bryce Andonian | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 9th |
| 13. | Peyten Kellar | Ohio | So. | 12th |
| 14. | Paddy Gallagher | Ohio State | So. | 11th |
| 15. | Michael Blockhus | Minnesota | Sr. | 14th |
| 16. | Trevor Chumbley | Northwestern | Sr. | 15th |
| 17. | Teague Travis | Oklahoma State | So. | NR |
| 18. | Chase Saldate | Michigan State | Sr. | 17th |
| 19. | Tommy Askey | Appalachian State | Jr. | 16th |
| 20. | Johnny Lovett | Central Michigan | Sr. | 19th |
165 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Keegan O’Toole | Missouri | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Izzak Olejnik | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | David Carr | Iowa State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Julien Ramirez | Cornell | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Cam Amine | Michigan | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Dean Hamiti | Wisconsin | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Mitchell Mesenbrink | Penn State | RSFr. | 7th |
| 8. | Michael Caliendo | Iowa | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Peyton Hall | West Virginia | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Holden Heller | Pitt | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Caleb Fish | Michigan State | Sr. | 14th |
| 12. | Matt Olguin | Oregon State | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Derek Gilcher | Indiana | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Garrett Thompson | Ohio | Fr. | 11th |
| 15. | Joshua Ogunsanya | Columbia | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Connor Brady | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | Noah Mulvaney | Bucknell | Fr. | 19th |
| 18. | Bubba Wilson | Nebraska | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Tanner Cook | South Dakota State | Sr. | 17th |
| 20. | Giano Petrucelli | Air Force | Sr. | 20th |
174 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Carter Starocci | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Mekhi Lewis | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Shane Griffith | Michigan | Sr. | 7th |
| 4. | Carson Kharchla | Ohio State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Peyton Mocco | Missouri | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Edmond Ruth | Illinois | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Cade DeVos | South Dakota State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 8. | Nick Incontrera | Penn | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Travis Wittlake | Oregon State | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Donnell Washington | Indiana | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Justin McCoy | Virginia | Gr. | 11th |
| 12. | Phillip Conigliaro | Harvard | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Luca Augustine | Pitt | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Patrick Kennedy | Iowa | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Lennox Wolak | Columbia | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Adam Kemp | Cal Poly | Gr. | 16th |
| 17. | Alex Cramer | Central Michigan | Sr. | 17th |
| 18 | Mickey O’Malley | Drexel | Gr. | 18th |
| 19. | Jackson Turley | Rutgers | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Gaven Sax | North Dakota State | Jr. | 20th |
184 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Parker Keckeisen | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Dustin Plott | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 3. | Lenny Pinto | Nebraska | So. | 4th |
| 4. | Trey Munoz | Oregon State | Jr. | 5th |
| 5. | Bernie Truax | Penn State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 6. | Chris Foca | Cornell | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Sam Wolf | Air Force | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Isaiah Salazar | Minnesota | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Will Feldkamp | Iowa State | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Clayton Whiting | Missouri | Fr. | 11th |
| 11. | Dylan Fishback | NC State | RSFr. | 12th |
| 12. | Brian Soldano | Rutgers | So. | 10th |
| 13. | Layne Malczewski | Michigan State | Gr. | 13th |
| 14. | Reece Heller | Pitt | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Jacob Nolan | Binghamton | Sr. | 17th |
| 16. | Bennett Berge | South Dakota State | RSFr. | NR |
| 17. | James Conway | Franklin & Marshall | Jr. | 16th |
| 18. | Jaden Bullock | Michigan | Jr. | 14th |
| 19. | Gavin Hoffman | Ohio State | Sr. | 18th |
| 20. | David Key | Navy | Sr. | 20th |
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. | 8th |
| 9. | Jaxon Smith | Maryland | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Luke Surber | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Silas Allred | Nebraska | So. | 11th |
| 12. | John Poznanski | Rutgers | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Luke Stout | Princeton | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Sonny Sasso | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 14th |
| 15. | Max Shaw | North Carolina | Jr. | 16th |
| 16. | Mac Stout | Pitt | RSFr. | 17th |
| 17. | Andy Smith | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 18th |
| 18. | Nick Stemmet | Stanford | Sr. | 19th |
| 19. | Evan Bockman | Utah Valley | Sr. | 20th |
| 20. | Wyatt Voelker | Northern Iowa | RSFr. | NR |
Heavyweight
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Greg Kerkvliet | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Wyatt Hendrickson | Air Force | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Yonger Bastida | Iowa State | Sr. | 4th |
| 4. | Cohlton Schultz | Arizona State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 5. | Lucas Davison | Michigan | Gr. | 5th |
| 6. | Zach Elam | Missouri | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Taye Ghadiali | Campbell | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Yaraslau Slavikouski | Rutgers | Gr. | 8th |
| 9. | Luke Luffman | Illinois | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Dayton Pitzer | Pitt | RSFr. | 10th |
| 11. | Nathan Taylor | Lehigh | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Konner Doucet | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Boone McDermott | Oregon State | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Owen Trephan | NC State | Jr. | 14th |
| 15. | Tyrell Gordon | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Josh Heindselman | Oklahoma | Sr. | 17th |
| 17. | Nick Feldman | Ohio State | RSFr. | 18th |
| 18. | Grady Griess | Navy | Sr. | 16th |
| 19. | Lewis Fernandes | Cornell | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Jacob Bullock | Indiana | Sr. | 20th |
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