Iowa and Oklahoma State moved up to No. 2 and 3 in WIN’s Jan. 29 rankings
By Mike Finn
Updated: January 29, 2024
NEWTON, Iowa — Both Iowa and Oklahoma State won a pair of duals last weekend to improve to 10-0 on the season as both the Hawkeyes and Cowboys have moved up to No. 2 and 3, respectively, in WIN Magazine’s Jan. 29 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
Iowa won road contests at Illinois and Northwestern, while Oklahoma State defeated both Northern Iowa and Iowa State, to pull behind No. 1 Penn State (7-0), the only other undefeated NCAA Div. I team.
This came after Missouri lost on the road to Cornell and fell from No. 2 to No. 5 in WIN’s dual rankings.
This also comes as Oklahoma State and Missouri will meet this weekend in Columbia, while Penn State hosts No. 6 Ohio State and Iowa travels to No. 11 Michigan; one week before the Hawkeyes entertain Penn State on Feb. 9.
Missouri remains No. 2 in WIN’s Tournament Power Index behind the top-ranked Nittany Lions and just ahead of No. 3 Iowa and both Cornell and Oklahoma State, which 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.
Penn State has four top-ranked individuals in Levi Haines (157), Carter Starocci (174), Aaron Brooks (197) and Greg Kerkvliet. The other No. 1-rated wrestlers are Purdue’s Matt Ramos (125), Cornell’s Vito Arujau (133), Iowa’s Real Woods (141), Nebraska’s Ridge Lovett (149), Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole (165) and Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen (184).
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 29 Dual-Team Rankings
| Rk. | School (Record) | Prev. | Upcoming Weekend’s Schedules |
| 1. | Penn State (7-0) | 1st | Feb. 2 vs. Ohio State |
| 2. | Iowa (10-0) | 3rd | Feb. 2 at Michigan |
| 3. | Oklahoma State (10-0) | 5th | Feb. 2 vs. Arizona State; Feb. 4 at Missouri |
| 4. | Iowa State (10-2) | 4th | Feb. 2 vs. West Virginia |
| 5. | Missouri (8-1) | 2nd | Feb. 4 vs. Oklahoma State |
| 6. | Ohio State (12-1) | 6th | Feb. 2 at Penn State; Feb. 4 at Rutgers |
| 7. | Nebraska (9-1) | 7th | Feb. 4 vs. Illinois |
| 8. | NC State (11-2) | 8th | Feb. 2 vs. North Carolina |
| 9. | Cornell (7-3) | 9th | Feb. 2 vs. Columbia |
| 10. | Virginia Tech (5-3) | 10th | Feb. 2 at Virginia |
| 11. | Michigan (5-3) | 11th | Feb. 2 vs. Iowa |
| 12. | Minnesota (6-2) | 12th | Feb. 2 vs. Maryland; Feb. 4 vs. Northwestern |
| 13. | Rutgers (10-3) | 13th | Feb. 4 vs. Ohio State |
| 14. | South Dakota State (9-2) | 14th | Feb. 1 at Wyoming; Feb. 3 at Utah Valley |
| 15. | Northern Iowa (4-5) | 15th | Feb. 4 vs. West Virginia |
| 16. | Lehigh (4-3) | 17th | Feb. 4 at Army |
| 17. | Stanford (8-2) | 18th | Feb. 4 vs. CSU Bakersfield |
| 18. | West Virginia (9-3) | 20th | Feb. 2 at Iowa State; Feb. 4 at Northern Iowa |
| 19. | Michigan State (8-3) | NR | Feb. 2 at Illinois; Feb. 4 at Indiana |
| 20. | Wisconsin (6-4) | 19th | Feb. 2 vs. Northwestern; Feb. 4 at Purdue |
| 21. | Oklahoma (5-5) | 21st | off until Feb. 9 vs. South Dakota State |
| 22. | Little Rock (11-5) | 23rd | Feb. 3 vs. Cal Poly |
| 23. | Oregon State (5-4) | 16th | Feb. 4 at Arizona State |
| 24. | Arizona State (3-4) | NR | Feb. 2 at Okla. State; Feb 4 vs. Oregon St. |
| 25. | Pitt (7-6) | 22nd | Feb. 2 at Duke |
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 29 Tournament Power Index
| Rk. | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Points |
| 1. | Penn State | 10 | 8 | 136 |
| 2. | Missouri | 9 | 6 | 69.5 |
| 3. | Iowa | 8 | 5 | 66 |
| 4t. | Cornell | 8 | 5 | 59.5 |
| 4t. | Oklahoma State | 9 | 4 | 59.5 |
| 6. | NC State | 9 | 4 | 55 |
| 7. | Virginia Tech | 10 | 3 | 54.4 |
| 8. | Michigan | 9 | 4 | 51 |
| 9. | Iowa State | 7 | 5 | 50 |
| 10. | Nebraska | 8 | 3 | 40 |
| 11. | Northern Iowa | 6 | 2 | 39 |
| 12. | Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 38.5 |
| 13. | Minnesota | 6 | 2 | 30.5 |
| 14. | Ohio State | 8 | 2 | 29 |
| 15. | South Dakota State | 5 | 2 | 28 |
| 16. | Lehigh | 4 | 2 | 25.5 |
| 17t. | Northern Colorado | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| 17t. | Purdue | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 19. | Air Force | 3 | 1 | 19.5 |
| 20t. | Oregon State | 4 | 1 | 17.5 |
| 20t. | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 17.5 |
| 22. | Lock Haven | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 23. | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 24. | Rutgers | 7 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 25t. | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 25t. | Little Rock | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 27t. | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 27t. | Penn | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 29. | West Virginia | 3 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 30. | Campbell | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 31. | Cal Poly | 3 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 32. | Pitt | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 33t. | Harvard | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 33t. | Maryland | 4 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 33t. | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 36t. | Indiana | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 36t | Michigan State | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 36t | Ohio | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 36t | Stanford | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 40. | Navy | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 41. | Bucknell | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 42t. | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 42t. | Columbia | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 42t. | Northwestern | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 45t. | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 45t. | Princeton | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 45t. | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 48t. | Franklin & Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 48t. | North Dakota State | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 48t. | Utah Valley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 29 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Matt Ramos | Purdue | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Anthony Noto | Lock Haven | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Drake Ayala | Iowa | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Cooper Flynn | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 7th |
| 5. | Noah Surtin | Missouri | Jr. | 8th |
| 6. | Stevo Poulin | Northern Colorado | So. | 10th |
| 7. | Jore Volk | Wyoming | So. | 4th |
| 8. | Eric Barnett | Wisconsin | Sr. | 11th |
| 9. | Braeden Davis | Penn State | Fr. | 12th |
| 10. | Michael DeAugustino | Michigan | Sr. | 13th |
| 11. | Patrick McKee | Minnesota | Sr. | 6th |
| 12. | Caleb Smith | Nebraska | Gr. | 9th |
| 13. | Brandon Kaylor | Oregon State | Sr. | 5th |
| 14. | Troy Spratley | Oklahoma State | RSFr. | 16th |
| 15. | Nico Provo | Stanford | So. | 14th |
| 16. | Tanner Jordan | South Dakota State | Sr. | 15th |
| 17. | Brett Ungar | Cornell | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Jarrett Trombley | NC State | Gr. | NR |
| 19. | Richard Figueroa | Arizona State | So. | NR |
| 20. | Dean Peterson | Rutgers | So. | 19th |
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. | Dylan Ragusin | Michigan | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Aaron Nagao | Penn State | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Kai Orine | NC State | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Nasir Bailey | Little Rock | Fr. | 7th |
| 8. | Evan Frost | Iowa State | RSFr. | 9th |
| 9. | Michael Colaiocco | Penn | Sr. | 10th |
| 10. | Nic Bouzakis | Ohio State | RSFr. | 11th |
| 11. | Dylan Shawver | Rutgers | So. | 8th |
| 12. | Julian Farber | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Sam Latona | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Kurt Phipps | Bucknell | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Braxton Brown | Maryland | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Zeth Romney | Cal Poly | RSFr. | 16th |
| 17. | Jacob Van Dee | Nebraska | RSFr. | 17th |
| 18. | Dominic Serrano | Northern Colorado | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Cullen Schriever | Iowa | Jr. | 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. | Cael Happel | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 7th |
| 5. | Lachlan McNeil | North Carolina | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Ryan Jack | NC State | Jr. | 4th |
| 7. | Tagen Jamison | Oklahoma State | RSFr. | 9th |
| 8. | Anthony Echemendia | Iowa State | Jr. | 6th |
| 9. | Brock Hardy | Nebraska | So. | 8th |
| 10. | Vince Cornella | Cornell | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Tom Crook | Virginia Tech | So. | 14th |
| 12. | Jordan Titus | West Virginia | So. | 15th |
| 13. | Josh Koderhandt | Navy | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Vance VomBaur | Minnesota | So. | 11th |
| 15. | Sergio Lemley | Michigan | Fr. | 17th |
| 16. | Kal Miller | Maryland | So. | 12th |
| 17. | Mitch Moore | Rutgers | Gr. | 18th |
| 18. | Cole Matthews | Pitt | Sr. | 20th |
| 19. | Malyke Hines | Lehigh | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Josh Edmond | Missouri | So. | 16th |
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. | 3rd |
| 4. | Kyle Parco | Arizona State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Austin Gomez | Michigan | Gr. | 5th |
| 6. | Kannon Webster | Illinois | Fr. | 6th |
| 7. | Dylan D’Emilio | Ohio State | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Chance Lamer | Cal Poly | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Casey Swiderski | Iowa State | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Ty Watters | West Virginia | Fr. | 10th |
| 11. | Corbyn Munson | Central Michigan | Sr. | 12th |
| 12. | Tyler Kasak | Penn State | Fr. | 13th |
| 13. | Ethen Miller | Maryland | So. | 14th |
| 14. | Graham Rooks | Indiana | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Caleb Rathjen | Iowa | So. | 16th |
| 16. | Sammy Alvarez | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 17th |
| 17. | Nash Singleton | Oregon State | RSFr. | 18th |
| 18. | Logan Gioffre | Missouri | Jr. | 11th |
| 19. | Joe Zargo | Wisconsin | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Drew Roberts | Minnesota | So. | 20th |
157 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Levi Haines | Penn State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Michael Blockhus | Minnesota | Sr. | 3rd |
| 3. | Jared Franek | Iowa | Gr. | 4th |
| 4. | Jacori Teemer | Arizona State | Sr. | 5th |
| 5. | Vinny Zerban | Northern Colorado | So. | 6th |
| 6. | Meyer Shapiro | Cornell | Fr. | 11th |
| 7. | Brock Mauller | Missouri | Sr. | 2nd |
| 8. | Peyton Robb | Nebraska | Sr. | 7th |
| 9. | Daniel Cardenas | Stanford | So. | 8th |
| 10. | Ryder Downey | Northern Iowa | RSFr. | 10th |
| 11. | Ed Scott | NC State | Jr. | 9th |
| 12. | Cody Chittum | Iowa State | Fr. | 12th |
| 13. | Will Lewan | Michigan | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Bryce Andonian | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Peyten Kellar | Ohio | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Teague Travis | Oklahoma State | So. | 16th |
| 17 | Chase Saldate | Michigan State | Sr. | 19th |
| 18. | Paddy Gallagher | Ohio State | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Brayton Lee | Indiana | Sr. | NR |
| 20. | Trevor Chumbley | Northwestern | Sr. | 20th |
165 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Keegan O’Toole | Missouri | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | David Carr | Iowa State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Mitchell Mesenbrink | Penn State | RSFr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Izzak Olejnik | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Dean Hamiti | Wisconsin | Jr. | 6th |
| 6. | Michael Caliendo | Iowa | So. | 7th |
| 7. | Julien Ramirez | Cornell | Jr. | 5th |
| 8. | Peyton Hall | West Virginia | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Cam Amine | Michigan | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Caleb Fish | Michigan State | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Garrett Thompson | Ohio | Fr. | 12th |
| 12. | Noah Mulvaney | Bucknell | Fr. | 14th |
| 13. | Andrew Cerniglia | Navy | Sr. | 15th |
| 14. | Connor Brady | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 16th |
| 15. | Giano Petrucelli | Air Force | Sr. | 17th |
| 16. | Bryce Hepner | Ohio State | So. | 19th |
| 17. | Holden Heller | Pitt | Sr. | 13th |
| 18. | Antrell Taylor | Nebraska | RSFr. | NR |
| 19. | Maxx Mayfield | Northwestern | Jr. | 20th |
| 20. | Derek Fields | NC State | So. | NR |
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. | 3rd |
| 4. | Peyton Mocco | Missouri | Sr. | 5th |
| 5. | Cade DeVos | South Dakota State | Jr. | 7th |
| 6. | Nick Incontrera | Penn | Jr. | 8th |
| 7. | Phillip Conigliaro | Harvard | Sr. | 9th |
| 8. | Patrick Kennedy | Iowa | So. | 11th |
| 9. | Edmond Ruth | Illinois | Jr. | 6th |
| 10. | Rocco Welsh | Ohio State | Fr. | NR |
| 11. | Donnell Washington | Indiana | Sr. | 12th |
| 12. | Lennox Wolak | Columbia | Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Luca Augustine | Pitt | So. | 10th |
| 14. | Jackson Turley | Rutgers | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Adam Kemp | Cal Poly | Gr. | 15th |
| 16. | Justin McCoy | Virginia | Gr. | 16th |
| 17. | Max Maylor | Wisconsin | Gr. | 17th |
| 18. | Gaven Sax | North Dakota State | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Sal Perrine | Ohio | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Andrew Sparks | Minnesota | Jr. | 20th |
184 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Parker Keckeisen | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Dustin Plott | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Trey Munoz | Oregon State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Bernie Truax | Penn State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Chris Foca | Cornell | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Isaiah Salazar | Minnesota | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Lenny Pinto | Nebraska | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Will Feldkamp | Iowa State | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Bennett Berge | South Dakota State | RSFr. | 16th |
| 10. | Sam Wolf | Air Force | Sr. | 9th |
| 11. | Clayton Whiting | Missouri | Fr. | 10th |
| 12. | Reece Heller | Pitt | Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Dylan Fishback | NC State | RSFr. | 11th |
| 14. | Layne Malczewski | Michigan State | Gr. | 14th |
| 15. | Jacob Nolan | Binghamton | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Jaden Bullock | Michigan | Jr. | 12th |
| 17. | Brian Soldano | Rutgers | So. | 17th |
| 18. | James Conway | Franklin & Marshall | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Gavin Hoffman | Ohio State | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Sam Fisher | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 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. | Stephan Buchanan | Oklahoma | Jr. | 5th |
| 5. | Jacob Cardenas | Cornell | Sr. | 6th |
| 6. | Michael Beard | Lehigh | Jr. | 7th |
| 7. | Rocky Elam | Missouri | Jr. | 4th |
| 8. | Stephen Little | Little Rock | RSFr. | 8th |
| 9. | Jaxon Smith | Maryland | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Zach Glazier | Iowa | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Luke Surber | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Silas Allred | Nebraska | So. | 12th |
| 13. | Luke Stout | Princeton | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Mac Stout | Pitt | RSFr. | 15th |
| 15. | John Poznanski | Rutgers | Jr. | 14th |
| 16. | Andy Smith | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 17th |
| 17. | Max Shaw | North Carolina | Jr. | 16th |
| 18. | Nick Stemmet | Stanford | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Evan Bockman | Utah Valley | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Wyatt Voelker | Northern Iowa | RSFr. | 20th |
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. | 3rd |
| 4. | Cohlton Schultz | Arizona State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Zach Elam | Missouri | Sr. | 6th |
| 6. | Taye Ghadiali | Campbell | Sr. | 7th |
| 7. | Lucas Davison | Michigan | Gr. | 5th |
| 8. | Yaraslau Slavikouski | Rutgers | Gr. | 8th |
| 9. | Luke Luffman | Illinois | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Nathan Taylor | Lehigh | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Konner Doucet | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Owen Trephan | NC State | Jr. | 13th |
| 13. | Nick Feldman | Ohio State | RSFr. | 17th |
| 14. | Josh Heindselman | Oklahoma | Sr. | 16th |
| 15. | Tyrell Gordon | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 14th |
| 16. | Boone McDermott | Oregon State | Sr. | 15th |
| 17. | Lewis Fernandes | Cornell | Sr. | 18th |
| 18. | Josiah Hill | Little Rock | Jr. | NR |
| 19. | Grady Griess | Navy | Sr. | 20th |
| 20. | Hunter Catka | Virginia Tech | Jr. | NR |
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