Upsets at Midlands & Scuffle lead to many changes in Jan. 5 Ranks
Jan. 5, 2015
NEWTON, Iowa —There were plenty of upsets in the recent Midlands and Southern Scuffle college wrestling tournaments, which in turn have led to many changes in WIN’s Jan. 5, 2015 Tournament Power Index Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
Among the biggest changes saw Minnesota’s Chris Dardanes, Cornell’s Gabe Dean and NC State’s Nick Gwiazdowski take over the top spots at 133, 184 and heavyweight, respectively.
The results from the those two tournaments, which took place in Evanston, Ill. (Dec. 29-30) and Chattanooga, Tenn. (Jan. 1-2) also saw several lower or unranked wrestlers move into the Top 10 of their weight classes.
Among the more notable moves came at 125 pounds, where Chattanooga’s Sean Boyle (above) moved from No. 20 to 8, and 157 where a trio of unranked wrestlers moved into the top 10: Virginia Tech’s Nick Brascetta (No. 6), The Citadel’s Aaron Walker (No. 8) and Penn State’s Dylan Ness (No. 9).
In WIN’s team rankings, the University of Minnesota remains No. 1 in the Tournament Power Index (TPI) and Team Dual Meet rankings after winning six titles at the Aloha Open in Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 30.
The University of Iowa, which set a Midlands record for points in winning the tournament for a 24th time, is ranked No. 2 in both polls.
The University of Missouri, which saw three wrestlers — Alan Waters (125), Lavion Mayes (141) and J’den Cox (197) — win championships at the Southern Scuffle has moved into third place in the TPI.
WIN’s TPI is based on where a school is projected to finish in next March’s NCAA Division I Championships in St. Louis, based on schools’ currently ranked individuals and not on a school’s dual-meet record.
Point totals are broken down by the following projected placements: 1st – 20 (16 AA points + 4 advancement points); 2nd – 16 (12+4); 3rd – 13.5 (10+3.5); 4th – 12.5 (9+3.5); 5th – 10 (7+3); 6th – 9 (6+3); 7th – 6.5 (4+2.5); 8th – 5.5 (3+2.5); 9th/12th – 2; 13th/16th – 1.5; 17th-20th – 1. TPI points will be lower than the final NCAA tournament points because it does not include bonus points.
WIN’s next updated TPI, Team Dual and Individual rankings will be announced on Monday, Jan. 12, 2015.
WIN’s Jan. 5 Tournament Power Index (TPI) Rankings
| Rank | College | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1 | Minnesota | 5 | 86.5 |
| 2 | Iowa | 7 | 79.5 |
| 3 | Missouri | 5 | 71 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 6 | 66 |
| 5 | Illinois | 5 | 63.5 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 54.5 |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 52.5 |
| 8 | Edinboro | 4 | 50.5 |
| 9 | Cornell | 3 | 49 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 3 | 44.5 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 2 | 42 |
| 12 | Iowa State | 3 | 38 |
| 13 | Penn State | 3 | 37 |
| 14 | Michigan | 4 | 34.5 |
| 15 | Virginia | 2 | 27.5 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 2 | 26.5 |
| 17 | NC State | 1 | 22.5 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 1 | 19 |
| 19 | Pitt | 1 | 18 |
| 20t | Penn | 1 | 17 |
| 20t | Old Dominion | 1 | 17 |
| 22 | Kent State | 1 | 15.5 |
| 23 | Northern Iowa | 1 | 15 |
| 24 | Lehigh | 1 | 13.5 |
| 25 | Duke | 1 | 12.5 |
| 26 | Ohio U. | 1 | 12 |
| 27 | Indiana | 1 | 11.5 |
| 28 | Rutgers | 1 | 10.5 |
| 29 | Arizona State | 1 | 9 |
| 30t | North Dakota State | 1 | 7.5 |
| 30t | Boise State | 1 | 7.5 |
| 32 | Chattanooga | 1 | 6.5 |
| 33 | Wyoming | 0 | 6 |
| 34t | Pittsburgh | 1 | 5.5 |
| 34t | The Citadel | 1 | 5.5 |
| 36 | Oregon State | 0 | 4.5 |
| 37t | Bucknell | 0 | 3.5 |
| 37t | Stanford | 0 | 3.5 |
| 37t | South Dakota State | 0 | 3.5 |
| 40t | Appalachian State | 0 | 3 |
| 40t | Air Force | 0 | 3 |
| 42t | CSU Bakersfield | 0 | 2.5 |
| 42t | Drexel | 0 | 2.5 |
| 42t | Harvard | 0 | 2.5 |
| 45t | Army | 0 | 2 |
| 45t | Princeton | 0 | 2 |
| 45t | Michigan State | 0 | 2 |
| 45t | North Carolina | 0 | 2 |
| 45t | Utah Valley | 0 | 2 |
| 45t | Purdue | 0 | 2 |
| 45t | Northern Colorado | 0 | 2 |
| 45t | Navy | 0 | 2 |
| 45t | Central Michigan | 0 | 2 |
| 54t | Hofstra | 0 | 1.5 |
| 54t | Brown | 0 | 1.5 |
| 54t | Cleveland State | 0 | 1.5 |
| 54t | West Virginia | 0 | 1.5 |
| 58t | Maryland | 0 | 1 |
| 58t | Rider | 0 | 1 |
| 58t | Buffalo | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Jan. 5, 2015 Team Dual Rankings
| Rk | School | Previous | Record |
| 1 | Minnesota | 1st | 6-0 |
| 2 | Iowa | 2nd | 7-0 |
| 3 | Cornell | 3rd | 6-0 |
| 4 | Penn State | 4th | 5-0 |
| 5 | Missouri | 5th | 12-0 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 6th | 4-1 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 7th | 4-3 |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 8th | 3-1 |
| 9 | Illinois | 9th | 6-1 |
| 10 | Edinboro | 10th | 6-2 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | 11th | 4-2 |
| 12 | Michigan | 12th | 2-1 |
| 13 | Rider | 13th | 6-1 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 14th | 5-1 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 15th | 4-1 |
| 16 | Lehigh | 16th | 7-3 |
| 17 | Virginia | 17th | 5-2 |
| 18 | Iowa State | 18th | 4-1 |
| 19 | Northwestern | 19th | 8-1 |
| 20 | Rutgers | 20th | 9-1 |
WIN’s Jan. 5, 2015 Individual Rankings
125 Pounds
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Jesse Delgado | 1st | Sr. | Illinois |
| 2 | Alan Waters | 3rd | Sr. | Missouri |
| 3 | Nahshon Garrett | 2nd | Jr. | Cornell |
| 4 | Joey Dance | 5th | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 5 | Thomas Gilman | 4th | So. | Iowa |
| 6 | Dylan Peters | 6th | So. | Northern Iowa |
| 7 | Nathan Tomasello | 8th | RS Fr. | Ohio State |
| 8 | Sean Boyle | 20th | Sr. | Chattanooga |
| 9 | Eddie Klimara | 9th | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 10 | Tim Lambert | 17th | So. | Nebraska |
| 11 | Jordan Conaway | 7th | Jr. | Penn State |
| 12 | Trey Andrews | 12th | So. | Northern Colorado |
| 13 | Ronnie Bresser | 13th | Fr. | Oregon State |
| 14 | Josh Martinez | 14th | Jr. | Air Force |
| 15 | Tyler Cox | 10th | Sr. | Wyoming |
| 16 | Paul Petrov | 15th | Jr. | Bucknell |
| 17 | Kory Mines | NR | Sr. | Edinboro |
| 18 | Max Soria | 18th | Sr. | Buffalo |
| 19 | Josh Rodriguez | 19th | So. | North Dakota State |
| 20 | Evan Silver | 11th | Jr. | Stanford |
133 Pounds
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Chris Dardanes | 2nd | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 2 | Cody Brewer | 3rd | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| 3 | Zane Richards | 6th | So. | Illinois |
| 4 |
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1st | Sr. | Edinboro |
| 5 | Cory Clark | 4th | So. | Iowa |
| 6 | Johnni DiJulius | 10th | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 7 | Earl Hall | 15th | Jr. | Iowa State |
| 8 | Rossi Bruno | 9th | Jr. | Michigan |
| 9 | Mason Beckman | 5th | Jr. | Lehigh |
| 10 | Ryan Taylor | 16th | So. | Wisconsin |
| 11 | James Gulibon | 7th | So. | Penn State |
| 12 | Javier Gasca | 13th | RSFr | Michigan State |
| 13 | George DiCamillo | 12th | So. | Virginia |
| 14 | Levi Wolfensperger | 14th | Sr. | Northern Iowa |
| 15 | Caleb Richardson | NR | So. | Penn |
| 16 | Kevin Devoy | 19th | So. | Drexel |
| 17 | Geoffrey Alexander | 8th | Sr. | Maryland |
| 18 | Mack McGuire | 17th | Jr. | Kent State |
| 19 | Matt Manley | 18th | So. | Missouri |
| 20 | Nick Soto | 20th | Sr. | Chattanooga |
141 Pounds
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Logan Stieber | 1st | Sr. | Ohio State |
| 2 | Mitchell Port | 2nd | Sr. | Edinboro |
| 3 | Devin Carter | 3rd | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
| 4 | Nick Dardanes | 4th | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 5 | Lavion Mayes | 6th | So. | Missouri |
| 6 | Stephen Dutton | 9th | Sr. | Michigan |
| 7 | Geo Martinez | 14th | Fr, | Boise State |
| 8 | Anthony Ashnault | 11th | RSFr. | Rutgers |
| 9 | Zach Horan | 7th | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 10 | Josh Dziewa | 8th | Sr. | Iowa |
| 11 | Chris Mecate | 13th | Jr. | Old Dominion |
| 12 | Anthony Abidin | NR | Jr. | Nebraska |
| 13 | Mike Morales | 15th | Sr. | West Virginia |
| 14 | Dean Heil | 12th | RSFr. | Oklahoma State |
| 15 | Jamel Hudson | 20th | So. | Hofstra |
| 16 | Steven Rodrigues | NR | Jr. | Illinois |
| 17 | Todd Preston | 17th | Sr. | Harvard |
| 18 | Joe Spisak | 18th | Sr. | Virginia |
| 19 | Sam Speno | 19th | Jr. | NC State |
| 20 | Joey Ward | NR | So. | North Carolina |
149 Pounds
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Jason Tsirtsis | 1st | So. | Northwestern |
| 2 | Josh Kindig | 2nd | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 3 | Drake Houdashelt | 3rd | Sr. | Missouri |
| 4 | David Habat | 5th | Sr. | Edinboro |
| 5 | Chris Villalonga | 6th | Sr. | Cornell |
| 6 | Tywan Claxton | 7th | Sr. | Ohio U. |
| 7 | Brandon Sorenson | 16th | RSFr. | Iowa |
| 8 | Edgar Bright | 10th | So. | Pittsburgh |
| 9 | Hunter Stieber | 4th | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 10 | Dylan Cottrell | 10th | So. | Appalachian State |
| 11 | Sal Mastriani | 14th | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 12 | Zach Beitz | 15th | So. | Penn State |
| 13 |
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8th | Sr. | Penn |
| 14 | Alex Richardson | 9th | Jr. | Old Dominion |
| 15 | Gabe Moreno | 12th | So. | Iowa State |
| 16 | Gus Sako | 11th | Sr. | Virginia |
| 17 | Ken Theobold | 18th | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 18 | Victor Lopez | NR | So. | Bucknell |
| 19 | Adam Krop | NR | Sr. | Princeton |
| 20 | Matt Cimato | NR | So. | Drexel |
157 Pounds
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Dylan Ness | 1st | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 2 | James Green | 2nd | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 3 | Ian Miller | 3rd | Jr. | Kent State |
| 4 | Isaiah Martinez | 5th | RSFr. | Illinois |
| 5 | Josh Demas | 6th | Sr. | Ohio State |
| 6 | Nick Brascetta | NR | Jr. | Virginia Tech |
| 7 | Austin Matthews | 8th | So. | Edinboro |
| 8 | Aaron Walker | NR | So. | The Citadel |
| 9 | Dylan Alton | NR | Sr. | Penn State |
| 10 | Brian Realbuto | 4th | So. | Cornell |
| 11 | Cody Pack | 10th | Sr. | South Dakota State |
| 12 | Russell Parsons | 11th | So. | Army |
| 13 | Anthony Collica | 14th | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 14 | Brian Murphy | 17th | So. | Michigan |
| 15 | Mike Kelly | NR | Sr. | Iowa |
| 16 | Joe LaVallee | 7th | So. | Missouri |
| 17 | Justin DeAngelis | 9th | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 18 | Anthony Perrotti | 12th | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 19 | Alex Elder | 19th | Sr. | Oregon State |
| 20 | Chad Walsh | NR | So. | Rider |
165 Pounds
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Alex Dieringer | 1st | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| 2 | Nick Sulzer | 2nd | Sr. | Virginia |
| 3 | Mike Moreno | 3rd | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 4 | Isaac Jordan | 4th | So. | Wisconsin |
| 5 | Taylor Walsh | 6th | Sr. | Indiana |
| 6 | Pierce Harger | 8th | Sr. | Northwestern |
| 7 | Bo Jordan | 9th | RSFr. | Ohio State |
| 8 | Jackson Morse | 10th | Sr. | Illinois |
| 9 | Peyton Walsh | 14th | Sr. | Navy |
| 10 | Dylan Palacio | 5th | So. | Cornell |
| 11 | Nick Moore | 7th | Sr. | Iowa |
| 12 | Cooper Moore | 11th | So. | Northern Iowa |
| 13 | Taylor Massa | 12th | So. | Michigan |
| 14 | Jim Wilson | 13th | So. | Stanford |
| 15 | Casey Kent | 15th | Jr. | Penn |
| 16 | Jesse Stafford | 17th | Sr. | Air Force |
| 17 | Adam Fierro | NR | Jr. | CSU Bakersfield |
| 18 | Ethan Ramos | NR | RSFr. | North Carolina |
| 19 | Nick Wanzek | 16th | RSFr. | Minnesota |
| 20 | Dakota Friesth | NR | Sr. | Wyoming |
174 Pounds
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Robert Kokesh | 1st | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 2 | Mike Evans | 2nd | Sr. | Iowa |
| 3 | Logan Storley | 3rd | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 4 | Matt Brown | 4th | Sr. | Penn State |
| 5 | Zach Epperly | 7th | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 6 | Zac Brunson | 9th | So. | Illinois |
| 7 | Blaise Butler | 8th | Jr. | Virginia |
| 8 | John Eblen | NR | Sr. | Missouri |
| 9 | Tyler Wilps | 5th | Sr. | Pittsburgh |
| 10 | Tanner Weatherman | 6th | Jr. | Iowa State |
| 11 | Cody Walters | 10th | Jr. | Ohio U. |
| 12 | Mark Martin | 11th | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 13 | Bryce Hammond | 12th | Jr. | CSU Bakersfield |
| 14 | Pete Renda | 13th | So. | NC State |
| 15 | Nathan Jackson | 14th | So. | Indiana |
| 16 | Andy McCully | 17th | So. | Wyoming |
| 17 | Caleb Marsh | 18th | Sr. | Kent State |
| 18 | Jordan Rogers | 19th | Fr. | Oklahoma State |
| 19 | Keaton Subjeck | 15th | RSFr. | Stanford |
| 20 | Phil Bakuckas | 20th | So. | Rutgers |
184 Pounds
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Gabe Dean | 2nd | So. | Cornell |
| 2 | Max Thomusseit | 1st | Sr. | Pittsburgh |
| 3 | Jack Dechow | 3rd | So. | Old Dominion |
| 4 | Lorenzo Thomas | 4th | Sr. | Penn |
| 5 | Nathaniel Brown | 5th | Jr. | Lehigh |
| 6 | Blake Stauffer | 6th | Jr. | Arizona State |
| 7 | Sam Brooks | 7th | So. | Iowa |
| 8 | Hayden Zillmer | 8th | Jr. | North Dakota State |
| 9 | Taylor Meeks | 12th | Sr. | Oregon State |
| 10 | Victor Avery | 10th | Jr. | Edinboro |
| 11 | Brett Pfarr | 9th | So. | Minnesota |
| 12 | Kenny Courts | 14th | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 13 | Domenic Abounader | 17th | So. | Michigan |
| 14 | Nikko Reyes | 15th | So. | Illinois |
| 15 | Willie Miklus | 18th | RSFr. | Missouri |
| 16 | Ophir Bernstein | 13th | Sr. | Brown |
| 17 | Ricky Robertson | 16th | RSFr. | Wisconsin |
| 18 | T.J. Dudley | NR | So. | Nebraska |
| 19 | Lelund Weatherspoon | 19th | So. | Iowa State |
| 20 | Cody Caldwell | 20th | Jr. | Northern Iowa |
197 Pounds
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | J’den Cox | 1st | So. | Missouri |
| 2 | Scott Schiller | 3rd | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 3 | Kyven Gadson | 2nd | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 4 | Conner Hartman | 5th | Jr. | Duke |
| 5 | Morgan McIntosh | 6th | Jr. | Penn State |
| 6 | Nathan Burak | 7th | Jr. | Iowa |
| 7 | Kyle Snyder | 4th | Fr. | Ohio State |
| 8 | Max Huntley | 8th | Sr. | Michigan |
| 9 | Timmy McCall | 16th | Sr. | Wisconsin |
| 10 | Alex Polizzi | 10th | Sr. | Northwestern |
| 11 | Shane Woods | 11th | Sr. | Wyoming |
| 12 | Braden Atwood | 12th | Sr. | Purdue |
| 13 | James Fox | NR | Sr. | Harvard |
| 14 | Elliot Riddick | 14th | So. | Lehigh |
| 15 | Nate Rotert | 13th | RSFr. | South Dakota State |
| 16 | Jace Bennett | 15th | Sr. | Cornell |
| 17 | Zach Nye | 19th | Jr. | Virginia |
| 18 | Abram Ayala | 9th | Jr. | Princeton |
| 19 | Cody Dixon | NR | Sr. | Boise State |
| 20 | Phillip Wellington | 20th | Jr. | Ohio U. |
Heavyweight
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Nick Gwiazdowski | 2nd | Jr. | NC State |
| 2 | Bobby Telford | 3rd | Sr. | Iowa |
| 3 | Michael McMullan | 1st | Sr. | Northwestern |
| 4 | Austin Marsden | 4th | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| 5 | Adam Coon | 5th | So. | Michigan |
| 6 | Connor Medbery | 6th | Jr. | Wisconsin |
| 7 | Jimmy Lawson | 7th | Sr. | Penn State |
| 8 | Ty Walz | 8th | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 9 | Adam Fager | 9th | Sr. | Utah Valley |
| 10 | William Smith | 11th | So. | Rutgers |
| 11 | Ross Larson | 13th | So. | Oklahoma |
| 12 | Devin Mellon | 14th | Sr. | Missouri |
| 13 | Michael Kroells | 12th | So. | Minnesota |
| 14 | Nick Tavanello | 15th | So. | Ohio State |
| 15 | Blaize Cabell | 17th | Jr. | Northern Iowa |
| 16 | Riley Shaw | 19th | Jr. | Cleveland State |
| 17 | Joe Stolfi | 20th | Jr. | Bucknell |
| 18 | Evan Knutson | 16th | Sr. | North Dakota State |
| 19 | Collin Jensen | 19th | So. | Nebraska |
| 20 | Denzel Dejournette | 10th | So. | Appalachian State |
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