WIN Magazine’s Dec. 16 NCAA Division I Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic
By Mike Finn
Updated: December 16, 2024
Photo: Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole (left) and Penn State’s Levi Haines have both won NCAA titles at lighter weights in the past. This year, they are ranked No. 1 and 2 at 174 pounds by WIN Magazine and could meet this weekend at the Journeyman Duals in Nashville, Tenn. (Photos by Tony Rotundo)
NEWTON, Iowa — The holidays are upon the college wrestling world and many of the top teams, listed in WIN Magazine’s Dec. 16 national rankings, will be in action one more weekend before Christmas at neutral-site dual meets.
The biggest event will be happening in Nashville, Tenn., where five teams ranked in WIN’s Dual Team Rankings — No. 1 Penn State, No. 5 Ohio State, No. 10 Iowa State, No. 13 Missouri and No. 19 Little Rock — will compete. This could include a featured meeting between the top-two ranked wrestlers and a pair of national champions at 174 pounds: Missouri’s No. 1 Keegan O’Toole and Penn State’s No. 2-ranked Levi Haines.
Meanwhile, there are also scheduled duals between No. 3 Oklahoma State hosting No. 7 Virginia Tech on Dec. 19 and No. 6 NC State traveling to No. 9 Cornell on Dec. 22.
With most schools taking semester exams last weekend, there was little action and few changes in WIN’s Dec. 16 Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic. This includes WIN’s Tournament Power Index, where the top five schools are Penn State (138 TPI points), Oklahoma State (78), Iowa (75), Minnesota (64.5) and Virginia Tech (58.5).
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.
Meanwhile, Penn State continues to feature three No. 1-ranked wrestlers — Tyler Kasak (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165) and Carter Starocci (184) — while the other top-ranked wrestlers are Purdue’s Matt Ramos (125), Lehigh’s Ryan Crookham (133), Ohio State’s Jesse Mendez (141), Virginia Tech’s Caleb Henson (149), Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole (174), Iowa’s Stephen Buchanan (197) and Minnesota’s Gable Steveson (Hwt).
WIN Magazine’s Dec. 16 Top-20 Dual Teams
| Rk. | School | W-L | Prev. | Upcoming Action |
| 1. | Penn State | 3-0 | 1st | Dec. 22 vs Binghamton, Little Rock & Missouri |
| 2. | Iowa | 6-0 | 2nd | off until Dec. 29-30, Soldier Salute |
| 3. | Oklahoma State | 5-0 | 3rd | Dec. 19 vs. Virginia Tech |
| 4. | Nebraska | 3-0 | 4th | Dec. 20 vs. Augustana/Neb-Kearney |
| 5. | Ohio State | 4-0 | 5th | Dec. 21 vs. North Carolina, Lock Haven, Iowa State |
| 6. | NC State | 5-0 | 6th | Dec. 22 at Cornell |
| 7. | Virginia Tech | 3-0 | 7th | Dec. 19 at Oklahoma State |
| 8. | Minnesota | 4-0 | 8th | off until Dec. 29-30, at Soldier Salute |
| 9. | Cornell | 1-0 | 9th | Dec. 22 vs NC State |
| 10. | Iowa State | 2-2 | 10th | Dec. 21 vs. Lock Haven, North Carolina, Ohio State |
| 11. | Michigan | 3-0 | 11th | off until Jan. 10 vs. Maryland |
| 12. | Northern Iowa | 3-0 | 12th | off until Dec. 29-30 at Soldier Salute |
| 13. | Missouri | 1-3 | 13th | Dec. 22 vs Binghamton, Little Rock, Penn State |
| 14. | Illinois | 6-0 | 14th | off until Jan. 10 vs. Ohio State |
| 15. | South Dakota State | 1-2 | 15th | Dec. 20 at Rider (Pitt, Maryland) |
| 16. | Stanford | 4-1 | 16th | off until Dec. 29-30 at Midlands |
| 17. | Rutgers | 8-2 | 17th | off until Dec. 29-30 at Midlands |
| 18. | Lehigh | 1-2 | 18th | off until Dec. 22, Sheridan Tournament |
| 19. | Little Rock | 4-0 | NR | Dec. 16 vs. Chattanooga |
| 20. | Oklahoma | 3-1 | 20th | Dec. 21 vs. Chattanooga, CSU Bakersfield, Southeast CC |
WIN Magazine’s Dec. 16 Tournament Power Index
| Rk | School | Total | Top 8 | TPI |
| Rank | Rank | Pts | ||
| 1. | Penn State | 10 | 9 | 138 |
| 2. | Oklahoma State | 10 | 6 | 78.5 |
| 3. | Iowa | 7 | 6 | 75 |
| 4. | Minnesota | 8 | 6 | 64.5 |
| 5. | Virginia Tech | 9 | 4 | 58.5 |
| 6. | Nebraska | 8 | 4 | 52 |
| 7. | Ohio State | 8 | 4 | 47.5 |
| 8. | Missouri | 6 | 3 | 46 |
| 9. | Northern Iowa | 8 | 3 | 39.5 |
| 10. | Iowa State | 8 | 3 | 38 |
| 11t. | Cornell | 6 | 2 | 31.5 |
| 11t. | Stanford | 5 | 3 | 31.5 |
| 13. | Little Rock | 5 | 2 | 29.5 |
| 14. | West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 28.5 |
| 15. | Lehigh | 4 | 1 | 26 |
| 16. | NC State | 5 | 3 | 25.5 |
| 17. | South Dakota State | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| 18t. | Illinois | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| 18t. | Michigan | 5 | 1 | 23 |
| 20. | Purdue | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| 21. | Northern Colorado | 4 | 1 | 20.5 |
| 22. | Cal Poly | 2 | 2 | 16.5 |
| 23. | Pitt | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 24. | Ohio | 2 | 1 | 14.5 |
| 25t. | Penn | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 25t. | Utah Valley | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 27. | CSU Bakersfield | 1 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 28. | Campbell | 2 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 29. | Maryland | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 30. | Rutgers | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 31t. | Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 31t. | Oklahoma | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 31t. | Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 34. | Navy | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 35. | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 36. | North Carolina | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 37. | Oregon State | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 38t. | Northwestern | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 38t. | Princeton | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 40. | Lock Haven | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 41t. | Army West Point | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t. | Binghamton | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 43t. | Central Michigan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 43t. | Rider | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 45t. | Bucknell | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 45t. | Columbia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 45t. | Indiana | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 45t. | SIU-Edwardsville | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN Magazine’s Dec. 16 Individual Rankings
125 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Matt Ramos | Purdue | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Troy Spratley | Oklahoma State | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Eddie Ventresca | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Caleb Smith | Nebraska | Grad. | 4th |
| 5. | Vincent Robinson | NC State | RS Fr. | 5th |
| 6. | Luke Lilledahl | Penn State | Fr. | 6th |
| 7. | Jore Volk | Wyoming | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Cooper Flynn | Minnesota | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Brendan McCrone | Ohio State | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Sheldon Seymour | Lehigh | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Stevo Poulin | Northern Colorado | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Dean Peterson | Rutgers | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Nico Provo | Stanford | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Maximo Renteria | Oregon State | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Kysen Terukina | Iowa State | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Tanner Jordan | South Dakota State | RS Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Nick Babin | Pitt | RS Sr. | 18th |
| 18. | Spencer Moore | North Carolina | Jr. | 19th |
| 19. | Greg Diakomihalis | Cornell | Sr. | 20th |
| 20. | Max Gallagher | Penn | So. | NR |
133 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Ryan Crookham | Lehigh | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Nasir Bailey | Little Rock | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Lucas Byrd | Illinois | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Drake Ayala | Iowa | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Zeth Romney | Cal Poly | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Evan Frost | Iowa State | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Nic Bouzakis | Ohio State | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Tyler Knox | Stanford | RS Fr. | 8th |
| 9. | Braeden Davis | Penn State | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Anthony Noto | Lock Haven | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Dylan Ragusin | Michigan | Grad. | 11th |
| 12. | Ethan Oakley | North Carolina | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Reece Witcraft | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Domenic Zaccone | Campbell | Grad. | 14th |
| 15. | Jacob Van Dee | Nebraska | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Dominick Serrano | Northern Colorado | Jr. | 17th |
| 17. | Cory Land | Northern Iowa | So. | 18th |
| 18. | Dylan Shawver | Rutgers | Sr. | 16th |
| 19. | Connor McGonagle | Virginia Tech | Grad. | 19th |
| 20. | Cleveland Belton | Oklahoma | Sr. | 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. | Vance VomBaur | Minnesota | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Tagen Jamison | Oklahoma State | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Brock Hardy | Nebraska | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Cael Happel | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Josh Koderhandt | Navy | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Sergio Lemley | Michigan | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Mosha Schwartz | Oklahoma | RS Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | CJ Composto | Penn | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Sam Latona | Virginia Tech | Grad. | 14th |
| 13. | Kai Orine | NC State | RS Sr. | 15th |
| 14. | Jordan Titus | West Virginia | Jr. | 12th |
| 15. | Vince Cornella | Cornell | Jr. | 13th |
| 16. | Haiden Drury | Utah Valley | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Dylan Chappell | Bucknell | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | Wyatt Henson | Lock Haven | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Josh Edmond | Missouri | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Jacob Frost | Iowa State | So. | 20th |
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. | 11th |
| 12. | Jaden Abas | Stanford | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Logan Gioffre | Missouri | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Jordan Williams | Little Rock | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Alek Martin | South Dakota State | Jr. | 15th |
| 16. | Willie McDougald | Oklahoma | Jr. | 19th |
| 17. | Jesse Vasquez | Arizona State | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Caleb Tyus | SIU-Edwardsville | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Carter Young | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 16th |
| 20. | Sammy Alvarez | Rider | Sr. | 20th |
157 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Tyler Kasak | Penn State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Meyer Shapiro | Cornell | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Antrell Taylor | Nebraska | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Peyten Kellar | Ohio | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Ryder Downey | Northern Iowa | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Tommy Askey | Minnesota | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Ethen Miller | Maryland | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Ed Scott | NC State | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Paddy Gallagher | Ohio State | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Joey Blaze | Purdue | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Caleb Fish | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Jude Swisher | Penn | So. | 12th |
| 13. | Trevor Chumbley | Northwestern | RS Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Cody Chittum | Iowa State | So. | NR |
| 15. | Rafael Hipolito | Virginia Tech | RS Fr. | 15th |
| 16. | Chase Saldate | Michigan | Grad. | 16th |
| 17. | Ethan Stiles | Oregon State | Fr. | 17th |
| 18. | Vince Zerban | Northern Colorado | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Matt Bianchi | Little Rock | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Johnny Lovett | Central Michigan | Sr. | 20th |
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. | Terrell Barraclough | Utah Valley | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Hunter Garvin | Stanford | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Julian Ramirez | Cornell | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Will Miller | Appalachian State | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Cam Amine | Oklahoma State | RS Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Andrew Sparks | Minnesota | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Bubba Wilson | Nebraska | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | M.J. Gaitan | Iowa State | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Drake Rhodes | South Dakota State | So. | 12th |
| 13. | Braeden Scoles | Illinois | Fr. | 13th |
| 14. | Nico Ruiz | Arizona State | Fr. | 14th |
| 15. | Brock Mantanona | Michigan | Fr. | 15th |
| 16. | Gunner Filipowicz | Army West Point | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Maxx Mayfield | Northwestern | Sr. | NR |
| 18. | Jack Thomsen | Northern Iowa | Sr. | NR |
| 19. | Tyler Lillard | Indiana | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Cameron Steed | Missouri | So. | 20th |
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 State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Lorenzo Norman | Stanford | RS Fr. | 4th |
| 5. | Lennox Wolak | Virginia Tech | Grad. | 5th |
| 6. | Nick Incontrera | Penn | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Nelson Brands | Iowa | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Cade Devos | South Dakota State | RS Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Gaven Sax | Oklahoma | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Simon Ruiz | Cornell | Fr. | 10th |
| 11. | Jared Simma | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Garrett Thompson | Ohio | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Luca Augustine | Pitt | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Danny Wask | Navy | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Brevin Cassella | Binghamton | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Lenny Pinto | Nebraska | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | Danny Braunagel | Illinois | RS Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Clayton Whiting | Minnesota | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Jackson Turley | Rutgers | Grad. | 19th |
| 20. | Alex Cramer | Central Michigan | Sr. | 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. | Reece Heller | Pitt | Grad. | 5th |
| 6. | Colton Hawks | Missouri | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Gabe Arnold | Iowa | RS Fr. | 7th |
| 8. | Max McEnelly | Minnesota | Fr. | 8th |
| 9. | Chris Foca | Cornell | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Dylan Fishback | NC State | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Silas Allred | Nebraska | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Jaxon Smith | Maryland | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Edmond Ruth | Illinois | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | T.J. Stewart | Virginia Tech | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Ryder Rogotzke | Ohio State | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Evan Bockman | Iowa State | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Gavin Kane | North Carolina | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Brian Soldano | Rutgers | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Aaron Ayserov | Columbia | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Isaac Dean | Rider | Jr. | 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. | Isaiah Salazar | Minnesota | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Andy Smith | Virginia Tech | RS Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Josh Barr | Penn State | Fr. | 8th |
| 9. | Michael Beard | Lehigh | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Luke Surber | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Trey Munoz | Oregon State | RS Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | John Poznanski | Rutgers | 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. | 17th |
| 17. | Mac Stout | Pitt | So. | 18th |
| 18. | Luke Geog | Ohio State | So. | 19th |
| 19. | Zach Glazier | South Dakota State | Sr. | 20th |
| 20. | Evan Bates | Northwestern | Jr. | 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. | Isaac Trumble | NC State | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Cohlton Schultz | Arizona State | RS Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Yaraslau Slavikouski | Rutgers | Grad. | 9th |
| 10. | Luke Luffman | Illinois | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Owen Trephan | Lehigh | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Jimmy Mullen | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 12th |
| 13. | Josh Heindselman | Oklahoma | Grad. | 13th |
| 14. | Seth Nevills | Maryland | Grad. | 14th |
| 15. | Lance Runyon | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Dayton Pitzer | Pitt | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Ben Kueter | Iowa | RS Fr. | 17th |
| 18. | Cory Day | Binghamton | Grad. | 18th |
| 19. | Lucas Stoddard | Army West Point | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Josiah Hill | Little Rock | Sr. | 20th |
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