Binghamton All-American Lou DePrez among eight newcomers in WIN’s Feb. 12 rankings
Photo: Lou DePrez (right), a 2021 All-American who is in his seventh season at Binghamton, has returned to WIN’s Feb. 12 national rankings; earning a No. 13 rating at 197 pounds. (Binghamton photo)
NEWTON, Iowa — Lou DePrez, who is in his seventh year of wrestling at Binghamton University (N.Y.), is among the eight NCAA Division I wrestlers who are new to the Feb. 12 WIN Magazine national rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
DePrez, who placed eighth in the 2021 NCAAs, is currently 17-1 on the season and is ranked 13th at 197 pounds. He is a graduate student from Hilton, N.Y. After redshirting as a true freshman in 2018, he earned two additional years after dealing with injuries last season and a COVID year from 2020.
Other newcomers to this week’s rankings are Arizona State’s Richard Figueroa (20th at 125) and Jesse Vasquez (18th at 133), Illinois’s Tony Madrigal (20th at 133), Oklahoma’s Willie McDougald (19th at 149), Oregon State’s Cleveland Belton (17th at 141), Purdue’s Joey Blaze (20th at 157) and Stanford’s Jaden Abas (20that 149).
Two-time NCAA defending champion Penn State (9-0) remains No. 1 in both WIN’s dual rankings and Tournament Power Index, going into tonight’s home dual with Rutgers. The Nittany Lions feature 10 ranked wrestlers, including five rated at No. 1: Beau Bartlett (141), Levi Haines (157), Carter Starocci (174), Aaron Brooks (197) and Greg Kerkvliet (Hwt).
Oklahoma State (13-0), the division’s only other undefeated team, remained No. 2 in both the dual rankings and TPI and also feature 10 ranked wrestlers, including a pair of No. 2-ranked wrestlers: Daton Fix (133) and Dustin Plott (184).
Rounding out the Top 5 in WIN’s dual rankings are No. 3. Iowa and No. 4. Iowa State and No. 5 Missouri. Rated third through fifth in the TPI are N.C. State, Iowa and Cornell.
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. 12 Dual-Team Rankings
| Rk. | School (Record) | Prev. | Upcoming Week’s Schedules |
| 1. | Penn State (9-0) | 1st | Feb. 12 vs. Rutgers; Feb. 18 vs. Nebraska |
| 2. | Oklahoma State (13-0) | 2nd | Feb. 18 vs. Oklahoma |
| 3. | Iowa (10-2) | 3rd | Feb. 18 vs. Wisconsin |
| 4. | Iowa State (12-2) | 4th | Feb. 18 Last Chance Open, Ames |
| 5. | Missouri (8-2) | 5th | Feb. 16 at NDSU; Feb. 18 at SDSU |
| 6. | Nebraska (11-1) | 9th | Feb. 18 at Penn State |
| 7. | Ohio State (14-2) | 6th | Feb. 16 at Michigan State |
| 8. | NC State (13-2) | 8th | Feb. 16 vs. Cornell; Feb. 18 at Duke |
| 9. | Michigan (6-4) | 7th | Feb. 16 at Indiana |
| 10. | Cornell (10-3) | 10th | Feb. 16 at NC State; Feb. 18 at App. State |
| 11. | Virginia Tech (8-3) | 11th | Feb. 16 at Pitt |
| 12. | Minnesota (10-2) | 12th | Feb. 16 vs. Wisconsin |
| 13. | South Dakota State (12-3) | 13th | Feb. 18 vs. Missouri |
| 14. | Rutgers (10-4) | 14th | Feb. 12 at Penn St.; Feb. 16 vs. Maryland |
| 15. | Northern Iowa (6-6) | 15th | Feb. 18 at Last Chance Open, Ames |
| 16. | Lehigh (6-3) | 16th | Feb. 17 vs. Princeton |
| 17. | Stanford (10-2) | 17th | Feb. 17 at Arizona St.; Feb. 18 vs. Ore. St. |
| 18. | West Virginia (9-5) | 18th | Feb. 18 vs. Glenville State |
| 19. | Wisconsin (9-4) | 19th | Feb. 16 at Minnesota; Feb. 18 at Iowa |
| 20. | Little Rock (14-5) | 20th | off until Feb. 25 at Lindenwood |
| 21. | Arizona State (5-5) | 23rd | Feb. 17 vs. Stanford |
| 22. | Oregon State (6-5) | 24th | Feb. 18 vs. Stanford |
| 23. | Oklahoma (5-6) | 21st | Feb. 18 at Oklahoma State |
| 24. | Maryland (4-6) | NR | Feb. 16 at Rutgers |
| 25. | Purdue (6-9) | NR | Feb. 16 vs. Illinois |
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 12 Tournament Power Index
| Rk. | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1. | Penn State | 10 | 9 | 137.5 |
| 2. | Oklahoma State | 10 | 5 | 71 |
| 3. | N.C. State | 9 | 4 | 61.5 |
| 4. | Iowa | 8 | 5 | 59 |
| 5. | Cornell | 8 | 5 | 58.5 |
| 6. | Virginia Tech | 10 | 3 | 56 |
| 7. | Iowa State | 8 | 5 | 53 |
| 8. | Michigan | 9 | 4 | 49 |
| 9. | Nebraska | 7 | 4 | 47.5 |
| 10. | Missouri | 9 | 3 | 47 |
| 11. | Arizona State | 5 | 3 | 40.5 |
| 12. | South Dakota State | 4 | 3 | 36.5 |
| 13. | Northern Iowa | 5 | 2 | 35 |
| 14. | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 30.5 |
| 15. | Lehigh | 4 | 3 | 29 |
| 16. | Northern Colorado | 3 | 2 | 26.5 |
| 17. | Ohio State | 7 | 1 | 24 |
| 18. | Purdue | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| 19. | Air Force | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 20. | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 18.5 |
| 21t. | Illinois | 4 | 2 | 17.5 |
| 21t. | Oregon State | 4 | 1 | 17.5 |
| 23. | Little Rock | 3 | 2 | 15.5 |
| 24. | Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 25. | West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 12.5 |
| 26. | Penn | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 27t. | Harvard | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 27t. | Rutgers | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 29t. | Campbell | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 29t. | Stanford | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 31. | Pitt | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 32. | Lock Haven | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 33t. | Cal Poly | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 33t. | Maryland | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 33t. | Navy | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 36. | Michigan State | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 37. | Indiana | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 38t. | North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 38t. | Ohio | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 40t. | Binghamton | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 40t. | Columbia | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 42t. | Bucknell | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 42t. | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 44t. | Princeton | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 44t. | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 44t. | Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 47t. | Franklin & Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 47t. | North Dakota State | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 47t. | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 47t. | Utah Valley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 12 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Matt Ramos | Purdue | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Drake Ayala | Iowa | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Cooper Flynn | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Stevo Poulin | Northern Colorado | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Braeden Davis | Penn State | Fr. | 5th |
| 6. | Troy Spratley | Oklahoma State | RSFr. | 7th |
| 7. | Eric Barnett | Wisconsin | Sr. | 8th |
| 8. | Anthony Noto | Lock Haven | Jr. | 9th |
| 9. | Noah Surtin | Missouri | Jr. | 11th |
| 10. | Caleb Smith | Nebraska | Gr. | 14th |
| 11. | Michael DeAugustino | Michigan | Sr. | 6th |
| 12. | Patrick McKee | Minnesota | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Tanner Jordan | South Dakota State | Sr. | 10th |
| 14. | Brandon Kaylor | Oregon State | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Jore Volk | Wyoming | So. | 13th |
| 16. | Nico Provo | Stanford | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Brett Ungar | Cornell | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Jarrett Trombley | NC State | Gr. | 18th |
| 19. | Dean Peterson | Rutgers | So. | 20th |
| 20. | Richard Figueroa | Arizona State | So. | 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. | Kai Orine | NC State | Jr. | 5th |
| 5. | Dylan Ragusin | Michigan | Jr. | 4th |
| 6. | Nasir Bailey | Little Rock | Fr. | 6th |
| 7. | Aaron Nagao | Penn State | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Evan Frost | Iowa State | RSFr. | 8th |
| 9. | Michael Colaiocco | Penn | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Dylan Shawver | Rutgers | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Nic Bouzakis | Ohio State | RSFr. | 11th |
| 12. | Sam Latona | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 13th |
| 13. | Braxton Brown | Maryland | So. | 14th |
| 14. | Julian Farber | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 12th |
| 15. | Zeth Romney | Cal Poly | RSFr. | 15th |
| 16. | Dominic Serrano | Northern Colorado | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Brendan Ferretti | Navy | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Cullen Schriever | Iowa | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Kurt Phipps | Bucknell | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Tony Madrigal | Illinois | Sr. | NR |
141 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Beau Bartlett | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Real Woods | Iowa | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Jesse Mendez | Ohio State | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Ryan Jack | NC State | Jr. | 5th |
| 5. | Cael Happel | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 4th |
| 6. | Tagen Jamison | Oklahoma State | RSFr. | 7th |
| 7. | Anthony Echemendia | Iowa State | Jr. | 8th |
| 8. | Brock Hardy | Nebraska | So. | 9th |
| 9. | Lachlan McNeil | North Carolina | So. | 6th |
| 10. | Vince Cornella | Cornell | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Tom Crook | Virginia Tech | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Sergio Lemley | Michigan | Fr. | 12th |
| 13. | Jordan Titus | West Virginia | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Josh Koderhandt | Navy | Jr. | 14th |
| 15. | Mitch Moore | Rutgers | Gr. | 17th |
| 16. | Cole Matthews | Pitt | Sr. | 18th |
| 17. | Cleveland Belton | Oregon State | Jr. | NR |
| 18. | Jesse Vasquez | Arizona State | Jr. | NR |
| 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. | Casey Swiderski | Iowa State | So. | 8th |
| 8. | Ty Watters | West Virginia | Fr. | 9th |
| 9. | Chance Lamer | Cal Poly | So. | 7th |
| 10. | Corbyn Munson | Central Michigan | Sr. | 11th |
| 11. | Dylan D’Emilio | Ohio State | Sr. | 12th |
| 12. | Caleb Rathjen | Iowa | So. | 15th |
| 13. | Ethen Miller | Maryland | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Graham Rooks | Indiana | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Logan Gioffre | Missouri | Jr. | 18th |
| 16. | Jordan Williams | Oklahoma State | RSFr. | 20th |
| 17. | Tyler Kasak | Penn State | Fr. | 10th |
| 18. | Joe Zargo | Wisconsin | Jr. | 19th |
| 19. | Willie McDougald | Oklahoma | So. | NR |
| 20. | Jaden Abas | Stanford | Jr. | 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. | 3rd |
| 4. | Vinny Zerban | Northern Colorado | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Meyer Shapiro | Cornell | Fr. | 5th |
| 6. | Jared Franek | Iowa | Gr. | 6th |
| 7. | Peyton Robb | Nebraska | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Daniel Cardenas | Stanford | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Ryder Downey | Northern Iowa | RSFr. | 9th |
| 10. | Teague Travis | Oklahoma State | So. | 12th |
| 11. | Brock Mauller | Missouri | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Cody Chittum | Iowa State | Fr. | 10th |
| 13. | Will Lewan | Michigan | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Bryce Andonian | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Ed Scott | NC State | Jr. | 15th |
| 16. | Peyten Kellar | Ohio | So. | 16th |
| 17 | Chase Saldate | Michigan State | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Paddy Gallagher | Ohio State | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Brayton Lee | Indiana | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Joey Blaze | Purdue | Fr. | NR |
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. | Julien Ramirez | Cornell | Jr. | 7th |
| 7. | Michael Caliendo | Iowa | So. | 6th |
| 8. | Peyton Hall | West Virginia | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Caleb Fish | Michigan State | Sr. | 10th |
| 10. | Cam Amine | Michigan | Sr. | 9th |
| 11. | Garrett Thompson | Ohio | Fr. | 11th |
| 12. | Giano Petrucelli | Air Force | Sr. | 15th |
| 13. | Andrew Cerniglia | Navy | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Bryce Hepner | Ohio State | So. | 16th |
| 15. | Antrell Taylor | Nebraska | RSFr. | 18th |
| 16. | Connor Brady | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 14th |
| 17. | Derek Fields | NC State | So. | 20th |
| 18. | Holden Heller | Pitt | Sr. | 17th |
| 19. | Maxx Mayfield | Northwestern | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Noah Mulvaney | Bucknell | Fr. | 12th |
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. | 4th |
| 5. | Phillip Conigliaro | Harvard | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Nick Incontrera | Penn | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Patrick Kennedy | Iowa | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Edmond Ruth | Illinois | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Peyton Mocco | Missouri | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Rocco Welsh | Ohio State | Fr. | 10th |
| 11. | Lennox Wolak | Columbia | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Jackson Turley | Rutgers | Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Adam Kemp | Cal Poly | Gr. | 14th |
| 14. | Donnell Washington | Indiana | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Luca Augustine | Pitt | So. | 12th |
| 16. | Justin McCoy | Virginia | Gr. | 16th |
| 17. | M.J. Gaitan | Iowa State | Fr. | 17th |
| 18. | Max Maylor | Wisconsin | Gr. | 18th |
| 19. | Gaven Sax | North Dakota State | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Brayden Thompson | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 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. | Isaiah Salazar | Minnesota | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Lenny Pinto | Nebraska | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Bennett Berge | South Dakota State | RSFr. | 7th |
| 7. | Bernie Truax | Penn State | Sr. | 8th |
| 8. | Chris Foca | Cornell | Sr. | 9th |
| 9. | Will Feldkamp | Iowa State | Sr. | 6th |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | Lou DePrez | Binghamton | Gr. | NR |
| 14. | Luke Stout | Princeton | Jr. | 13th |
| 15. | Andy Smith | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 15th |
| 16. | Max Shaw | North Carolina | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | John Poznanski | Rutgers | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | Mac Stout | Pitt | RSFr. | 14th |
| 19. | Evan Bockman | Utah Valley | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Nick Stemmet | Stanford | Sr. | 18th |
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. | 8th |
| 9. | Konner Doucet | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Luke Luffman | Illinois | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Nick Feldman | Ohio State | RSFr. | 11th |
| 12. | Owen Trephan | NC State | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Yaraslau Slavikouski | Rutgers | Gr. | 13th |
| 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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