WIN Magazine’s Nov. 26 TPI and Individual Rankings
By Mike Finn
Updated: November 26, 2024
Nov. 26, 2024
NEWTON, Iowa — As the calendar turns to December, the top six teams and all 10 top-ranked individuals remain the same from the previous week in WIN Magazine’s Nov. 26 TPI and Individual Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
Penn State remains the No. 1 program as the Nittany Lions feature nine ranked wrestlers to earn 118 Tournament Power Index points. The defending national champs are followed by Iowa (91.5), Oklahoma State (62), Minnesota (52.5), Nebraska (52) and Missouri (50).
WIN’s TPI projects where programs would finish in the 2025 NCAA Division I Championships, which will be held March 20-22 in Philadelphia, if every wrestler finished the season where they are ranked now.
The following is a breakdown of those individual TPI points per ranking: 20 for 1st, 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.
Penn State and Iowa each feature two top-ranked wrestlers with Nittany Lions Mitchell Mesenbrink (165) and Carter Starocci (184) and Hawkeyes Jacori Teemer (157) and Stephen Buchanan (197) atop their weights. The other six No. 1-rated wrestlers are from different schools are: Arizona State’s Richard Figueroa (125), Lehigh’s Ryan Crookham (133), Ohio State’s Jesse Mendez (141), Virginia Tech’s Caleb Henson (149), Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole (174) and Minnesota’s Gable Steveson (Hwt.).
WIN will announce its first dual-team rankings next Monday, Dec. 2.
WIN’s Nov. 26 Tournament Power Index
| Rk | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1. | Penn State | 9 | 7 | 118 |
| 2. | Iowa | 8 | 7 | 91.5 |
| 3. | Oklahoma State | 8 | 5 | 62 |
| 4. | Minnesota | 9 | 4 | 52.5 |
| 5. | Nebraska | 8 | 4 | 52 |
| 6. | Missouri | 8 | 3 | 50 |
| 7. | Iowa State | 9 | 5 | 46.5 |
| 8. | Ohio State | 9 | 3 | 44.0 |
| 9. | South Dakota State | 5 | 4 | 41 |
| 10. | Virginia Tech | 9 | 2 | 40.5 |
| 11. | Cornell | 7 | 2 | 39.5 |
| 12. | Michigan | 6 | 3 | 38 |
| 13. | Lehigh | 5 | 2 | 34.5 |
| 14. | Northern Iowa | 4 | 3 | 34 |
| 15t. | Northern Colorado | 3 | 2 | 31.5 |
| 15t | Stanford | 5 | 4 | 31.5 |
| 17t. | Arizona State | 4 | 2 | 29 |
| 17t. | Little Rock | 4 | 2 | 29 |
| 17t. | West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 29 |
| 20. | Illinois | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| 21. | Purdue | 2 | 1 | 17.5 |
| 22. | NC State | 5 | 2 | 16.5 |
| 23t. | Ohio | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 23t. | Pitt | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 23t. | Rutgers | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 26. | CSU Bakersfield | 1 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 27t. | Campbell | 2 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 27t. | Utah Valley | 2 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 29. | Penn | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 30. | Oklahoma | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 31. | Cal Poly | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 32. | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 33. | Oregon State | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 34t. | Maryland | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 34t. | North Carolina | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 36. | Wyoming | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 37t. | Navy | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 37t. | Northwestern | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 39. | Princeton | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 40. | Binghamton | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 41t. | Army West Point | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t. | Indiana | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t. | Lock Haven | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 44. | Bucknell | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 45t. | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 45t. | SIU-Edwardsville | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 47t. | Columbia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 47t. | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nov 26 Individual Rankings
125 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Richard Figueroa | Arizona State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Matt Ramos | Purdue | Sr. | 3rd |
| 3. | Caleb Smith | Nebraska | Grad. | 4th |
| 4. | Stevo Poulin | Northern Colorado | Jr. | 5th |
| 5. | Troy Spratley | Oklahoma State | So. | 7th |
| 6. | Tanner Jordan | South Dakota State | RS Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Nico Provo | Stanford | Jr. | 8th |
| 8. | Vincent Robinson | NC State | RS Fr. | 10th |
| 9. | Jore Volk | Wyoming | Jr. | 2nd |
| 10. | Noah Surtin | Missouri | RS Sr. | 9th |
| 11. | Brendan McCrone | Ohio State | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Sheldon Seymour | Lehigh | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Dean Peterson | Rutgers | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Eddie Ventresca | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 14th |
| 15. | Kysen Terukina | Iowa State | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Maximo Renteria | Oregon State | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Spencer Moore | North Carolina | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | Nick Babin | Pitt | RS Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Cooper Flynn | Minnesota | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Greg Diakomihalis | Cornell | Sr. | 20th |
133 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Ryan Crookham | Lehigh | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Nasir Bailey | Little Rock | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Dylan Ragusin | Michigan | Grad. | 3rd |
| 4. | Lucas Byrd | Illinois | Sr. | 5th |
| 5. | Drake Ayala | Iowa | Jr. | 8th |
| 6. | Evan Frost | Iowa State | So. | 4th |
| 7. | Dylan Shawver | Rutgers | Sr. | 6th |
| 8. | Tyler Knox | Stanford | RS Fr. | 9th |
| 9. | Tyler Wells | Minnesota | So. | 10th |
| 10. | Braeden Davis | Penn State | So. | 11th |
| 11. | Nic Bouzakis | Ohio State | So. | NR |
| 12. | Ethan Oakley | North Carolina | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Anthony Noto | Lock Haven | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Domenic Zaccone | Campbell | Grad. | 14th |
| 15. | Jacob Van Dee | Nebraska | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Connor McGonagle | Virginia Tech | Grad. | 16th |
| 17. | Cleveland Belton | Oklahoma | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Brett Ungar | Cornell | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Zeth Romney | Cal Poly | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Dominick Serrano | Northern Colorado | Jr. | 20th |
141 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Jesse Mendez | Ohio State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Andrew Alirez | Northern Colorado | Grad. | 2nd |
| 3. | Beau Bartlett | Penn State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Brock Hardy | Nebraska | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Cael Happel | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Vance VomBaur | Minnesota | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Tagen Jamison | Oklahoma State | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Sergio Lemley | Michigan | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Josh Koderhandt | Navy | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Mosha Schwartz | Oklahoma | RS Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | CJ Composto | Penn | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Jordan Titus | West Virginia | Jr. | 14th |
| 13. | Vince Cornella | Cornell | Jr. | 15th |
| 14. | Sam Latona | Virginia Tech | Grad. | 12th |
| 15. | Haiden Drury | Utah Valley | Sr. | NR |
| 16. | Kai Orine | NC State | RS Sr. | 13th |
| 17. | Dylan Chappell | Bucknell | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | Wyatt Henson | Lock Haven | Jr. | 16th |
| 19. | Josh Edmond | Missouri | Jr. | 18th |
| 20. | Zach Redding | Iowa State | Sr. | NR |
149 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Caleb Henson | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Shayne Van Ness | Penn State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Ty Watters | West Virginia | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Kyle Parco | Iowa | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Ridge Lovett | Nebraska | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Anthony Echemendia | Iowa State | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Chance Lamer | Cal Poly | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Dylan D’Emilio | Ohio State | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Lachlan McNeil | North Carolina | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Kannon Webster | Illinois | RS Fr. | 10th |
| 11. | Ty Whalen | Princeton | Jr. | 13th |
| 12. | Jordan Williams | Little Rock | So. | 12th |
| 13. | Jaden Abas | Stanford | Sr. | NR |
| 14. | Logan Gioffre | Missouri | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Alek Martin | South Dakota State | Jr. | 16th |
| 16. | Caleb Tyus | SIU-Edwardsville | Sr. | 17th |
| 17. | Jesse Vasquez | Arizona State | Sr. | 20th |
| 18. | Joe Zargo | Wisconsin | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Willie McDougald | Oklahoma | Jr. | NR |
| 20. | Gabe Willochell | Wyoming | Jr. | NR |
157 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Jacori Teemer | Iowa | Grad. | 1st |
| 2. | Meyer Shapiro | Cornell | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Tyler Kasak | Penn State | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Peyten Kellar | Ohio | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Antrell Taylor | Nebraska | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Tommy Askey | Minnesota | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Ryder Downey | Northern Iowa | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Paniro Johnson | Iowa State | So. | 9th |
| 9. | Vince Zerban | Northern Colorado | Jr. | 11th |
| 10. | Trevor Chumbley | Northwestern | RS Sr. | 13th |
| 11. | Ethen Miller | Maryland | Jr. | 12th |
| 12. | Ed Scott | NC State | Sr. | 14th |
| 13. | Johnny Lovett | Central Michigan | Sr. | 10th |
| 14. | Ethan Stiles | Oregon State | Fr. | 17th |
| 15. | Jude Swisher | Penn | So. | 20th |
| 16. | Joey Blaze | Purdue | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Rafael Hipolito | Virginia Tech | RS Fr. | 15th |
| 18. | Chase Saldate | Michigan | Grad. | 19th |
| 19. | Paddy Gallagher | Ohio State | Jr. | NR |
| 20. | Teague Travis | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 18th |
165 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Mitchell Mesenbrink | Penn State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Michael Caliendo | Iowa | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Peyton Hall | West Virginia | RS Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Julian Ramirez | Cornell | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Terrell Barraclough | Utah Valley | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Hunter Garvin | Stanford | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Will Miller | Appalachian State | Sr. | 8th |
| 8. | M.J. Gaitan | Iowa State | So. | 9th |
| 9. | Maxx Mayfield | Northwestern | Sr. | 10th |
| 10. | Cam Amine | Oklahoma State | RS Sr. | 7th |
| 11. | Andrew Sparks | Minnesota | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Braeden Scoles | Illinois | Fr. | 18th |
| 13. | Tyler Lillard | Indiana | So. | 12th |
| 14. | Nico Ruiz | Arizona State | Fr. | NR |
| 15. | Max Brignola | Lehigh | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Gunner Filipowicz | Army West Point | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Bubba Wilson | Nebraska | Sr. | 20th |
| 18. | Matt Olguin | Oregon State | Sr. | 14th |
| 19. | Cameron Steed | Missouri | So. | 13th |
| 20. | Brock Mantanona | Michigan | Fr. | NR |
174 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Keegan O’Toole | Missouri | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Levi Haines | Penn State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Dean Hamiti | Oklahoma St. | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Cade Devos | South Dakota State | RS Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Lennox Wolak | Virginia Tech | Grad. | 5th |
| 6. | Lorenzo Norman | Stanford | RS Fr. | 6th |
| 7. | Nick Incontrera | Penn | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Nelson Brands | Iowa | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Carson Kharchla | Ohio State | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Gaven Sax | Oklahoma | Sr. | 11th |
| 11. | Simon Ruiz | Cornell | Fr. | 12th |
| 12. | Danny Wask | Navy | So. | 14th |
| 13. | Luca Augustine | Pitt | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Lenny Pinto | Nebraska | Jr. | 10th |
| 15. | Garrett Thompson | Ohio | Jr. | 15th |
| 16. | Brevin Cassella | Binghamton | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Danny Braunagel | Illinois | RS Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Jackson Turley | Rutgers | Grad. | 18th |
| 19. | Myles Takats | Bucknell | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Clayton Whiting | Minnesota | So. | 20th |
184 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Carter Starocci | Penn State | RS Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Parker Keckeisen | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Dustin Plott | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Bennett Berge | South Dakota State | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Colton Hawks | Missouri | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Reece Heller | Pitt | Grad. | 6th |
| 7. | Gabe Arnold | Iowa | RS Fr. | 8th |
| 8. | Chris Foca | Cornell | Sr. | 9th |
| 9. | Edmond Ruth | Illinois | Sr. | 10th |
| 10. | Dylan Fishback | NC State | So. | 11th |
| 11. | Silas Allred | Nebraska | Jr. | 12th |
| 12. | Max McEnelly | Minnesota | Fr. | 13th |
| 13. | Jaxon Smith | Maryland | Jr. | 14th |
| 14. | T.J. Stewart | Virginia Tech | So. | 7th |
| 15. | Ryder Rogotzke | Ohio State | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Evan Bockman | Iowa State | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Brian Soldano | Rutgers | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | Aaron Ayserov | Columbia | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Jaden Bullock | Michigan | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | DJ Washington | Indiana | Sr. | 20th |
197 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Stephen Buchanan | Iowa | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Jacob Cardenas | Michigan | Grad. | 2nd |
| 3. | Rocky Elam | Missouri | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | A.J. Ferrari | CSU Bakersfield | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Stephen Little | Little Rock | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Michael Beard | Lehigh | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Isaiah Salazar | Minnesota | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Zach Glazier | South Dakota State | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Andy Smith | Virginia Tech | RS Sr. | 10th |
| 10. | John Poznanski | Rutgers | Sr. | 9th |
| 11. | Luke Surber | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Trey Munoz | Oregon State | RS Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Wyatt Voelker | Northern Iowa | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Joseph Novak | Wyoming | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Zac Braunagel | Illinois | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Luke Stout | Princeton | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Christian Carroll | Iowa State | RS Fr. | 17th |
| 18. | Mac Stout | Pitt | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Luke Geog | Ohio State | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Josh Barr | Penn State | Fr. | NR |
Heavyweight
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Gable Steveson | Minnesota | Grad. | 1st |
| 2. | Greg Kerkvliet | Penn State | RS Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Wyatt Hendrickson | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Yonger Bastida | Iowa State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Taye Ghadiali | Campbell | Grad. | 5th |
| 6. | Nick Feldman | Ohio State | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Cohlton Schultz | Arizona State | RS Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Isaac Trumble | NC State | Jr. | NR |
| 9. | Yaraslau Slavikouski | Rutgers | Grad. | 9th |
| 10. | Luke Luffman | Illinois | Sr. | 11th |
| 11. | Owen Trephan | Lehigh (transfer) | Jr. | 10th |
| 12. | Josh Heindselman | Oklahoma | Grad. | 12th |
| 13. | Jimmy Mullen | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 13th |
| 14. | Seth Nevills | Maryland | Grad. | 14th |
| 15. | Dayton Pitzer | Pitt | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Cory Day | Binghamton | Grad. | 16th |
| 17. | Ben Kueter | Iowa | RS Fr. | 17th |
| 18. | Lucas Stoddard | Army West Point | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Josiah Hill | Little Rock | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Seth Nitzel | Missouri | Jr. | 20th |
