Penn State’s Bartlett takes over top spot at 141 in WIN’s Feb. 5 rankings
Photo: Penn State’s Beau Bartlett (right) edged Ohio State’s Jesse Mendez, 4-1 in sudden victory at 141 pounds last Friday night in State College. The Nittany Lion will be ranked No. 1 by WIN when his top-ranked team will face No. 3 Iowa this Friday in Iowa City, where Bartlett should meet the Hawkeyes’ Real Woods who was No. 1 last week before getting upset at Michigan. (Photo by Mark Selders, Penn State Athletics)
NEWTON, Iowa — Penn State’s Beau Bartlett has taken over the top spot at 141 pounds in WIN Magazine’s Feb. 5 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
This advancement by the Nittany Lion comes after he defeated Ohio State’s No. 3 Jesse Mendez last weekend … and before Penn State travels to face Iowa this Friday in Iowa City, where Bartlett is scheduled to meet No. 2 Real Woods. The Hawkeye senior was ranked No. 1 at 141 before he was upset by Michigan’s Sergio Lemley last weekend.
Overall, Penn State (8-0) leads both WIN’s dual rankings and Tournament Power Index with 137.5 points as the Nittany Lions features 10 ranked wrestlers, including four other No. 1-ranked wrestlers: Levi Haines (157), Carter Starocci (174), Aaron Brooks (197) and Greg Kerkvliet (Hwt).
Oklahoma State (12-0), coming off a road victory over Missouri, remains the only other undefeated dual team in NCAA Division I wrestling and is ranked second in both WIN’s dual rankings and TPI with 65.5 points. The Cowboys also feature 10 ranked wrestlers, including seniors like Daton Fix (2nd/133), Izzak Olejnik (4th/165) and Dustin Plott (2nd/184) and four freshmen: Troy Spratley (7th/125), Tagen Jamison (7th/141), Jordan Williams (20th/149) and Brayden Thompson (20th/174). (Plott does have an additional COVID year of eligibility remaining.)
Iowa and Iowa State are both ranked third and fourth, respectively, in both the dual rankings and TPI. Missouri is ranked No. 5 in the dual rankings, while Michigan is rated fifth 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.
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 5 Dual-Team Rankings
| Rk. | School (Record) | Prev. | Upcoming Weekend’s Schedules |
| 1. | Penn State (8-0) | 1st | Feb. 9 at Iowa |
| 2. | Oklahoma State (12-0) | 3rd | Feb. 10 vs. South Dakota State |
| 3. | Iowa (10-1) | 2nd | Feb. 9 vs. Penn State |
| 4. | Iowa State (11-2) | 4th | Feb. 11 vs. Northern Iowa |
| 5. | Missouri (8-2) | 5th | off until Feb. 16 at North Dakota State |
| 6. | Ohio State (13-2) | 6th | Feb. 11 vs. Indiana |
| 7. | Michigan (6-3) | 11th | Feb. 9 at Nebraska |
| 8. | NC State (12-2) | 8th | Feb. 9 vs. Virginia |
| 9. | Nebraska (10-1) | 7th | Feb. 9 vs. Michigan |
| 10. | Cornell (8-3) | 9th | Feb. 9 at Princeton; Feb. 10 at Penn |
| 11. | Virginia Tech (6-3) | 10th | Feb. 9 vs. Duke; Feb. 10 vs. George Mason |
| 12. | Minnesota (8-2) | 12th | Feb. 9 at Illinois; Feb. 11 at Purdue |
| 13. | South Dakota State (11-2) | 14th | Feb. 9 at Oklahoma; Feb. 10 at Oklahoma State |
| 14. | Rutgers (10-4) | 13th | off until Feb. 12 at Penn State |
| 15. | Northern Iowa (5-5) | 15th | Feb. 11 at Iowa State |
| 16. | Lehigh (5-3) | 16th | Feb. 9 vs. Bucknell |
| 17. | Stanford (9-2) | 17th | Feb. 11 vs. Cal Poly |
| 18. | West Virginia (9-5) | 18th | off until Feb. 18 vs. Glenville State |
| 19. | Wisconsin (8-4) | 20th | Feb. 11 vs. Illinois |
| 20. | Little Rock (12-5) | 22nd | Feb. 11 vs. CSU Bakersfield & SIU-Edwardsville |
| 21. | Oklahoma (5-5) | 21st | Feb. 9 vs. South Dakota State |
| 22. | Michigan State (9-4) | 19th | Feb. 11 at Maryland |
| 23. | Arizona State (4-5) | 24th | Feb. 9 at Cal Poly |
| 24. | Oregon State (5-5) | 23rd | Feb. 10 at Wyoming |
| 25. | Pitt (8-6) | 25th | Feb. 9 at North Carolina |
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 5 Tournament Power Index
| Rk. | School | Total Rank | Top 8 Rank | TPI Pts |
| 1. | Penn State | 10 | 9 | 137.5 |
| 2. | Oklahoma State | 10 | 5 | 65.5 |
| 3. | Iowa | 8 | 5 | 61 |
| 4. | Iowa State | 9 | 6 | 59 |
| 5. | Michigan | 9 | 5 | 58.5 |
| 6. | NC State | 9 | 4 | 56.5 |
| 7. | Virginia Tech | 10 | 3 | 54.5 |
| 8. | Cornell | 8 | 4 | 52.5 |
| 9. | Missouri | 9 | 3 | 46.5 |
| 10. | Nebraska | 7 | 3 | 43 |
| 11. | Northern Iowa | 6 | 2 | 39 |
| 12. | Arizona State | 3 | 3 | 38.5 |
| 13. | South Dakota State | 6 | 3 | 37 |
| 14. | Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 32 |
| 15. | Lehigh | 4 | 3 | 29 |
| 16. | Northern Colorado | 3 | 2 | 26.5 |
| 17. | Ohio State | 7 | 1 | 24 |
| 18. | 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. | Illinois | 3 | 2 | 16.5 |
| 23. | Little Rock | 3 | 2 | 15.5 |
| 24. | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 25. | Penn | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 26. | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 10.5 |
| 27. | Harvard | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 28. | Cal Poly | 3 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 29t. | Campbell | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 29t. | Rutgers | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 29t. | West Virginia | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 32. | Stanford | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 33. | Pitt | 5 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 34. | Maryland | 4 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 35. | Navy | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 36. | Michigan State | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 37. | Indiana | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 38. | Ohio | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 39t. | Bucknell | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 39t. | Columbia | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 41t. | Lock Haven | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 41t. | Northwestern | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 43t. | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 43t. | Princeton | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 43t. | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 43t. | Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 47t. | Franklin & Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 47t. | North Dakota State | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 47t. | Utah Valley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 5 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Matt Ramos | Purdue | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Drake Ayala | Iowa | So. | 3rd |
| 3. | Cooper Flynn | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 4th |
| 4. | Stevo Poulin | Northern Colorado | So. | 6th |
| 5. | Braeden Davis | Penn State | Fr. | 9th |
| 6. | Michael DeAugustino | Michigan | Sr. | 10th |
| 7. | Troy Spratley | Oklahoma State | RSFr. | 14th |
| 8. | Eric Barnett | Wisconsin | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Anthony Noto | Lock Haven | Jr. | 2nd |
| 10. | Tanner Jordan | South Dakota State | Sr. | 16th |
| 11. | Noah Surtin | Missouri | Jr. | 5th |
| 12. | Patrick McKee | Minnesota | Sr. | 11th |
| 13. | Jore Volk | Wyoming | So. | 7th |
| 14. | Caleb Smith | Nebraska | Gr. | 12th |
| 15. | Brandon Kaylor | Oregon State | Sr. | 13th |
| 16. | Nico Provo | Stanford | So. | 15th |
| 17. | Brett Ungar | Cornell | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Jarrett Trombley | NC State | Gr. | 18th |
| 19. | Kysen Terukina | Iowa State | Jr. | NR |
| 20. | Dean Peterson | Rutgers | So. | 20th |
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. | Kai Orine | NC State | Jr. | 6th |
| 6. | Nasir Bailey | Little Rock | Fr. | 7th |
| 7. | Aaron Nagao | Penn State | So. | 5th |
| 8. | Evan Frost | Iowa State | RSFr. | 8th |
| 9. | Michael Colaiocco | Penn | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Dylan Shawver | Rutgers | So. | 11th |
| 11. | Nic Bouzakis | Ohio State | RSFr. | 10th |
| 12. | Julian Farber | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Sam Latona | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Braxton Brown | Maryland | So. | 15th |
| 15. | Zeth Romney | Cal Poly | RSFr. | 16th |
| 16. | Dominic Serrano | Northern Colorado | So. | 18th |
| 17. | Brendan Ferretti | Navy | So. | NR |
| 18. | Cullen Schriever | Iowa | Jr. | 19th |
| 19. | Kurt Phipps | Bucknell | Sr. | 14th |
| 20. | Derrick Cardinal | South Dakota State | So. | 20th |
141 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Beau Bartlett | Penn State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 2. | Real Woods | Iowa | Sr. | 1st |
| 3. | Jesse Mendez | Ohio State | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Cael Happel | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Ryan Jack | NC State | Jr. | 6th |
| 6. | Lachlan McNeil | North Carolina | So. | 5th |
| 7. | Tagen Jamison | Oklahoma State | RSFr. | 7th |
| 8. | Anthony Echemendia | Iowa State | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Brock Hardy | Nebraska | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Vince Cornella | Cornell | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Tom Crook | Virginia Tech | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Sergio Lemley | Michigan | Fr. | 15th |
| 13. | Jordan Titus | West Virginia | So. | 12th |
| 14. | Josh Koderhandt | Navy | Jr. | 13th |
| 15. | Vance VomBaur | Minnesota | So. | 14th |
| 16. | Kal Miller | Maryland | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Mitch Moore | Rutgers | Gr. | 17th |
| 18. | Cole Matthews | Pitt | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Malyke Hines | Lehigh | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Josh Edmond | Missouri | So. | 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. | 3rd |
| 4. | Kyle Parco | Arizona State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Austin Gomez | Michigan | Gr. | 5th |
| 6. | Kannon Webster | Illinois | Fr. | 6th |
| 7. | Chance Lamer | Cal Poly | So. | 8th |
| 8. | Casey Swiderski | Iowa State | So. | 9th |
| 9. | Ty Watters | West Virginia | Fr. | 10th |
| 10. | Tyler Kasak | Penn State | Fr. | 12th |
| 11. | Corbyn Munson | Central Michigan | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Dylan D’Emilio | Ohio State | Sr. | 7th |
| 13. | Ethen Miller | Maryland | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Graham Rooks | Indiana | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Caleb Rathjen | Iowa | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Alek Martin | South Dakota State | So. | NR |
| 17. | Nash Singleton | Oregon State | RSFr. | 17th |
| 18. | Logan Gioffre | Missouri | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Joe Zargo | Wisconsin | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Jordan Williams | Oklahoma State | RSFr. | NR |
157 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Levi Haines | Penn State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Michael Blockhus | Minnesota | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Jacori Teemer | Arizona State | Sr. | 4th |
| 4. | Vinny Zerban | Northern Colorado | So. | 5th |
| 5. | Meyer Shapiro | Cornell | Fr. | 6th |
| 6. | Jared Franek | Iowa | Gr. | 3rd |
| 7. | Peyton Robb | Nebraska | Sr. | 8th |
| 8. | Daniel Cardenas | Stanford | So. | 9th |
| 9. | Ryder Downey | Northern Iowa | RSFr. | 10th |
| 10. | Cody Chittum | Iowa State | Fr. | 12th |
| 11. | Brock Mauller | Missouri | Sr. | 7th |
| 12. | Teague Travis | Oklahoma State | So. | 16th |
| 13. | Will Lewan | Michigan | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Bryce Andonian | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Ed Scott | NC State | Jr. | 11th |
| 16. | Peyten Kellar | Ohio | So. | 15th |
| 17 | Chase Saldate | Michigan State | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Paddy Gallagher | Ohio State | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Brayton Lee | Indiana | Sr. | 19th |
| 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. | 5th |
| 6. | Michael Caliendo | Iowa | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Julien Ramirez | Cornell | Jr. | 7th |
| 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. | 11th |
| 12. | Noah Mulvaney | Bucknell | Fr. | 12th |
| 13. | Andrew Cerniglia | Navy | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Connor Brady | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 14th |
| 15. | Giano Petrucelli | Air Force | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Bryce Hepner | Ohio State | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Holden Heller | Pitt | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Antrell Taylor | Nebraska | RSFr. | 18th |
| 19. | Maxx Mayfield | Northwestern | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Derek Fields | NC State | So. | 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. | 3rd |
| 4. | Cade DeVos | South Dakota State | Jr. | 5th |
| 5. | Phillip Conigliaro | Harvard | Sr. | 7th |
| 6. | Nick Incontrera | Penn | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Patrick Kennedy | Iowa | So. | 8th |
| 8. | Edmond Ruth | Illinois | Jr. | 9th |
| 9. | Peyton Mocco | Missouri | Sr. | 4th |
| 10. | Rocco Welsh | Ohio State | Fr. | 10th |
| 11. | Lennox Wolak | Columbia | Sr. | 12th |
| 12. | Luca Augustine | Pitt | So. | 13th |
| 13. | Jackson Turley | Rutgers | Sr. | 14th |
| 14. | Adam Kemp | Cal Poly | Gr. | 15th |
| 15. | Donnell Washington | Indiana | Sr. | 11th |
| 16. | Justin McCoy | Virginia | Gr. | 16th |
| 17. | M.J. Gaitan | Iowa State | Fr. | NR |
| 18. | Max Maylor | Wisconsin | Gr. | 17th |
| 19. | Gaven Sax | North Dakota State | Jr. | 18th |
| 20. | Brayden Thompson | Oklahoma State | Fr. | NR |
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. | Isaiah Salazar | Minnesota | Sr. | 6th |
| 5. | Lenny Pinto | Nebraska | So. | 7th |
| 6. | Will Feldkamp | Iowa State | Sr. | 8th |
| 7. | Bennett Berge | South Dakota State | RSFr. | 9th |
| 8. | Bernie Truax | Penn State | Sr. | 4th |
| 9. | Chris Foca | Cornell | Sr. | 5th |
| 10. | Sam Wolf | Air Force | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Clayton Whiting | Missouri | Fr. | 11th |
| 12. | Reece Heller | Pitt | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Dylan Fishback | NC State | RSFr. | 13th |
| 14. | Layne Malczewski | Michigan State | Gr. | 14th |
| 15. | Jacob Nolan | Binghamton | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Jaden Bullock | Michigan | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | Brian Soldano | Rutgers | So. | 17th |
| 18. | James Conway | Franklin & Marshall | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Aaron Ayzerov | Columbia | Jr. | NR |
| 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. | 4th |
| 5. | Jacob Cardenas | Cornell | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Michael Beard | Lehigh | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Rocky Elam | Missouri | Jr. | 7th |
| 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. | 14th |
| 15. | Andy Smith | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 16th |
| 16. | Max Shaw | North Carolina | Jr. | 17th |
| 17. | John Poznanski | Rutgers | Jr. | 15th |
| 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. | 5th |
| 6. | Taye Ghadiali | Campbell | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Lucas Davison | Michigan | Gr. | 7th |
| 8. | Nathan Taylor | Lehigh | So. | 10th |
| 9. | Konner Doucet | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 11th |
| 10. | Luke Luffman | Illinois | Jr. | 9th |
| 11. | Nick Feldman | Ohio State | RSFr. | 13th |
| 12. | Owen Trephan | NC State | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Yaraslau Slavikouski | Rutgers | Gr. | 8th |
| 14. | Josh Heindselman | Oklahoma | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Tyrell Gordon | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Boone McDermott | Oregon State | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Lewis Fernandes | Cornell | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Josiah Hill | Little Rock | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Grady Griess | Navy | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Hunter Catka | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 20th |
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