Penn State and Okie State remain No. 1 in WIN’s Nov 23 Dual and TPI rankings
By Mike Finn
Updated: November 23, 2015
NEWTON, Iowa — After three weeks of the NCAA Division I wrestling season, Penn State and Oklahoma State are among the teams most thankful this week as both the Nittany Lions and Cowboys remained No. 1, respectively, in either WIN’s Dual Team Rankings or Tournament Power Index (TPI), which were updated and released today.
Penn State, led by top-ranked Morgan McIntosh at 197 pounds and coming off road wins at CSU Bakersfield and Stanford, improved its record to 4-0 … and also features five Top 8-ranked wrestlers of their weight, which would earn them All-American points in the 2016 NCAAs. The Lions are now within 2.5 points of Iowa for second place in WIN’s current TPI.
Oklahoma State and Iowa, which both feature six wrestlers in the Top 8, remain the top teams in the TPI as the Cowboys have tallied 86.5 points, compared to Iowa with 75. Penn State is in third place with 73.5 points. Virginia Tech, which also has six wrestlers in the Top 8, is rated fourth with 65 TPI points, followed by the defending national champion Ohio State with 56.5 points.
WIN’s team TPI point totals are based on how many points a wrestler would receive at the 2016 NCAAs — held March 17-19 in New York City — based on their current individual ranking: 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 actual NCAA tournament points because it does not include bonus points.
The team making the biggest jump in WIN’s dual-team rankings was Oklahoma, which moved from 16 to 11 after defeating Michigan, 23-12, on Sunday (Nov. 22) in Norman, Okla. The Wolverines fell from No. 5 to 13 in WIN’s dual rankings.
WIN’s Nov 23, 2015 Team Dual Rankings
| Rk. | Team | Record | Previous |
| 1. | Penn State | 4-0 | 1st |
| 2. | Iowa | 5-0 | 2nd |
| 3. | Oklahoma State | 0-1 | 3rd |
| 4. | Virginia Tech | 2-1 | 4th |
| 5. | Nebraska | 4-0 | 6th |
| 6. | Lehigh | 4-1 | 7th |
| 7. | Ohio State | 2-0 | 8th |
| 8. | Missouri | 1-0 | 9th |
| 9. | Illinois | 5-0 | 10th |
| 10. | North Carolina State | 7-0 | 11th |
| 11. | Oklahoma | 5-0 | 16th |
| 12. | Cornell | 1-0 | 12th |
| 13. | Michigan | 3-1 | 5th |
| 14. | Rutgers | 7-1 | 13th |
| 15. | North Carolina | 3-1 | 14th |
| 16. | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 17th |
| 17. | Iowa State | 2-1 | 18th |
| 18. | Ohio U. | 3-0 | 20th |
| 19. | Purdue | 4-1 | 21st |
| 20. | Minnesota | 4-3 | 23rd |
| 21. | Virginia | 4-2 | 24th |
| 22. | Old Dominion | 3-1 | 25th |
| 23. | Oregon State | 2-3 | 15th |
| 24. | Northern Iowa | 1-2 | NR |
| 25. | Princeton | 0-0 | NR |
WIN’s Nov. 23, 2015 Tournament Power Index (TPI)
| Rank | College | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 86.5 |
| 2 | Iowa | 6 | 75 |
| 3 | Penn State | 5 | 73.5 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 65 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 4 | 56.5 |
| 6 | Cornell | 3 | 50 |
| 7 | NC State | 3 | 49 |
| 8 | Missouri | 4 | 47.5 |
| 9 | Michigan | 4 | 46 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 4 | 45.5 |
| 11 | Illinois | 3 | 44 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 2 | 37 |
| 13 | Northern Iowa | 3 | 31 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 2 | 30.5 |
| 15 | Rutgers | 3 | 26.5 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 2 | 25.5 |
| 17 | Old Dominion | 2 | 24.5 |
| 18 | Stanford | 2 | 24 |
| 19t | Northwestern | 1 | 21 |
| 19t | Kent State | 1 | 21 |
| 21 | Lehigh | 1 | 18.5 |
| 22 | Edinboro | 1 | 17 |
| 23 | Oregon State | 1 | 16.5 |
| 24 | Minnesota | 2 | 15.5 |
| 25t | Arizona State | 1 | 14.5 |
| 25t | Duke | 1 | 14.5 |
| 27 | North Dakota State | 1 | 14 |
| 28 | Iowa State | 1 | 13.5 |
| 29 | South Dakota State | 1 | 12 |
| 30 | West Virginia | 1 | 9.5 |
| 31 | Central Michigan | 1 | 9 |
| 32 | American | 1 | 8 |
| 33t | Ohio U. | 0 | 7 |
| 33t | Penn | 1 | 7 |
| 35 | Princeton | 0 | 4.5 |
| 36t | Rider | 0 | 4 |
| 36t | Virginia | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Wyoming | 0 | 3.5 |
| 39t | Purdue | 0 | 2.5 |
| 39t | Pitt | 0 | 2.5 |
| 39t | Navy | 0 | 2.5 |
| 39t | Maryland | 0 | 2.5 |
| 43t | Hofstra | 0 | 2 |
| 43t | Cleveland State | 0 | 2 |
| 43t | Boise State | 0 | 2 |
| 43t | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 2 |
| 43t | The Citadel | 0 | 2 |
| 43t | Appalachian State | 0 | 2 |
| 43t | Columbia | 0 | 2 |
| 43t | Utah Valley | 0 | 2 |
| 51t | Bucknell | 0 | 1.5 |
| 51t | Harvard | 0 | 1.5 |
| 51t | Bakersfield | 0 | 1.5 |
| 51t | Army | 0 | 1.5 |
| 55t | Air Force | 0 | 1 |
| 55t | SIU-Edwardsville | 0 | 1 |
| 55t | Drexel | 0 | 1 |
| 55t | Franklin & Marshall | 0 | 1 |
| 55t | Indiana | 0 | 1 |
| 55t | Northern Colorado | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Nov. 23, 2015 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Nathan Tomasello | Ohio State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Thomas Gilman | Iowa | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Joey Dance | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Nico Megaludis | Penn State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Dylan Peters | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Eddie Klimara | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 8th |
| 7. | David Terao | American U. | Sr. | 9th |
| 8. | Zeke Moisey | West Virginia | So. | 6th |
| 9. | Chasen Tolbert | Utah Valley | Sr. | 19th |
| 10. | Conor Youtsey | Michigan | Jr. | 7th |
| 11. | Barlow McGhee | Missouri | So. | NR |
| 12. | Tim Lambert | Nebraska | Jr. | 11th |
| 13. | Ronnie Bresser | Oregon State | So. | 12th |
| 14. | Josh Rodriguez | North Dakota St. | Jr. | 14th |
| 15. | Paul Petrov | Bucknell | Sr. | 13th |
| 16. | Ryan Millhof | Oklahoma | So. | NR |
| 17. | Darian Cruz | Lehigh | So. | 15th |
| 18. | Dalton Macri | Cornell | Fr. | 17th |
| 19. | Trey Andrews | No. Colorado | Jr. | 16th |
| 20. | Nathan Boston | Iowa State | RSFr. | 20th |
133 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Cody Brewer | Oklahoma | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Cory Clark | Iowa | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Ryan Taylor | Wisconsin | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Nahshon Garrett | Cornell | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Rossi Bruno | Michigan | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Zane Richards | Illinois | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Earl Hall | Iowa State | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Johnni DiJulius | Ohio State | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | George DiCamillo | Virginia | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Jordan Conaway | Penn State | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Eric Montoya | Nebraska | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Joey Ward | North Carolina | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Mason Beckman | Lehigh | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Geoffrey Alexander | Maryland | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Mack McGuire | Kent State | Jr. | 16th |
| 16. | Brance Simms | South Dakota State | Sr. | NR |
| 17. | Josh Alber | Northern Iowa | Fr. | NR |
| 18. | Anthony Giraldo | Rutgers | RSFr. | 19th |
| 19. | Kevin Norstrem | Virginia Tech | So. | 15th |
| 20. | Josh Martinez | Air Force | Sr. | 10th/125 |
141 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Dean Heil | Oklahoma State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Chris Mecate | Old Dominion | Sr. | 3rd |
| 3. | Kevin Jack | NC State | So. | 4th |
| 4. | Anthony Ashnault | Rutgers | So. | 5th |
| 5. | Joey McKenna | Stanford | Fr. | 6th |
| 6. | Evan Henderson | North Carolina | Sr. | 7th |
| 7. | Solomon Chishko | Virginia Tech | So. | 8th |
| 8. | Micah Jordan | Ohio State | Fr. | 9th |
| 9. | Jamel Hudson | Hofstra | Jr. | 13th |
| 10. | Randy Cruz | Lehigh | Jr. | 11th |
| 11. | Anthony Abidin | Nebraska | Sr. | 10th |
| 12. | Jimmy Gulibon | Penn State | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Mike Racciato | Pittsburgh | Jr. | 14th/149 |
| 14. | Todd Preston | Harvard | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Bryce Meredith | Wyoming | So. | NR |
| 16. | Jordan Laster | Princeton | Jr. | 19th |
| 17. | George Fisher | Michigan | So. | 14th |
| 18. | Danny Sabatello | Purdue | Jr. | NR |
| 19. | Trevor Jauch | Northern Iowa | Sr. | NR |
| 20. | Richard Durso | Franklin & Marshall | Sr. | NR |
149 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Jason Tsirtsis | Northwestern | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Brandon Sorensen | Iowa | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Zain Retherford | Penn State | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Jake Sueflohn | Nebraska | Sr. | 5th |
| 5. | Anthony Collica | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 6th |
| 6. | Lavion Mayes | Missouri | Jr. | 2nd/141 |
| 7. | Alex Richardson | Old Dominion | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | C.J. Cobb | Penn | Sr. | 10th |
| 9. | Collin Heffernan | Central Michigan | So. | 11th |
| 10. | Tywan Claxton | Ohio U. | Sr. | 13th |
| 11. | Gabe Moreno | Iowa State | Jr. | 15th |
| 12. | Geo Martinez | Boise State | So. | 17th |
| 13. | B.J. Clagon | Rider | So. | 9th |
| 14. | Sal Mastriani | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 12th |
| 15. | Michael DePalma | Kent State | Sr. | 18th |
| 16. | Davion Jeffries | Oklahoma | Fr. | NR |
| 17. | Alex Pantaleo | Michigan | So. | 8th |
| 18. | Matt Kraus | Arizona State | Sr. | 19th |
| 19. | Kyle Langenderfer | Illinois | So. | NR |
| 20. | Matt Cimato | Drexel | Jr. | 20th |
157 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Isaiah Martinez | Illinois | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Ian Miller | Kent State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Jason Nolf | Penn State | RSFr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Nick Brascetta | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Thomas Gantt | NC State | Sr. | 6th |
| 6. | Cody Pack | So. Dakota State | Sr. | 7th |
| 7. | Brian Murphy | Michigan | So. | 5th |
| 8. | Luke Smith | Central Michigan | Sr. | 10th |
| 9. | Mitch Minotti | Lehigh | Sr. | 11th |
| 10. | Aaron Walker | The Citadel | Jr. | 12th |
| 11. | Dylan Cottrell | West Virginia | Jr. | 8th |
| 12. | Dylan Palacio | Cornell | Jr. | 13th |
| 13. | Joey LaVallee | Missouri | Jr. | 14th |
| 14. | John Boyle | American U. | Sr. | 9th |
| 15. | Tyler Berger | Nebraska | RSFr. | 16th |
| 16. | Doug Welch | Purdue | Sr. | 18th |
| 17. | Chad Walsh | Rider | So. | 19th |
| 18. | Lou Mascola | Maryland | Sr. | 20th |
| 19. | Markus Scheidel | Columbia | Jr. | NR |
| 20. | Jake Ryan | Ohio State | RSFr. | NR |
165 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Alex Dieringer | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Isaac Jordan | Wisconsin | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Ethan Ramos | North Carolina | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Jim Wilson | Stanford | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Cooper Moore | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Clark Glass | Oklahoma | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Anthony Perrotti | Rutgers | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Austin Wilson | Nebraska | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Max Rohskopf | NC State | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Garrett Sutton | Michigan | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Tanner Weatherman | Iowa State | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Dave McFadden | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 12th |
| 13. | Stephen Rodriguez | Illinois | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Connor Brennan | Rider | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Shakur Rasheed | Penn State | RSFr. | NR |
| 16. | Seth Thomas | Oregon State | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Jake Faust | Duke | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Duke Pickett | Cornell | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Connor McMahon | SIU-Edwardsville | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Johnny Sebastian | Northwestern | RSFr. | 20th |
174 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Bo Jordan | Ohio State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Kyle Crutchmer | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Brian Realbuto | Cornell | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Blaise Butler | Missouri | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Zac Brunson | Illinois | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Alex Meyer | Iowa | Jr. | 8th |
| 7. | Bo Nickal | Penn State | RSFr. | 9th |
| 8. | Zach Epperly | Virginia Tech | So. | 7th |
| 9. | Cody Walters | Ohio U. | Sr. | 6th |
| 10. | Matt Reed | Oklahoma | Jr. | 11th |
| 11. | Pete Renda | NC State | Jr. | 10th |
| 12. | Lelund Weatherspoon | Iowa State | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Brian Harvey | Army | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Mike Ottinger | Central Michigan | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Bryce Hammond | Bakersfield | Sr. | 14th |
| 16. | Micah Barnes | Nebraska | Jr. | NR |
| 17. | Nate Jackson | Indiana | Jr. | 19th |
| 18. | Ben Stroh | Wyoming | Jr. | 16th |
| 19. | Jadaen Bernstein | Navy | So. | NR |
| 20. | Ricky Robertson | Wisconsin | So. | 20th |
184 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Gabe Dean | Cornell | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Victor Avery | Edinboro | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Blake Stauffer | Arizona State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Hayden Zillmer | North Dakota St. | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Timothy Dudley | Nebraska | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Nathaniel Brown | Lehigh | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Willie Miklus | Missouri | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Sammy Brooks | Iowa | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Kenny Courts | Ohio State | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Jack Dechow | Old Dominion | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Matt McCutcheon | Penn State | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Domenic Abounader | Michigan | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Lorenzo Thomas | Penn | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Abram Ayala | Princeton | Sr. | 15th/197 |
| 15. | Jordan Rogers | Oklahoma State | So. | 14th |
| 16. | Matt Miller | Navy | Sr. | 15th |
| 17. | Jeff Koepke | Illinois | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | Cole Baxter | Kent State | Sr. | NR |
| 19. | Alex Utley | North Carolina | Sr. | 18th |
| 20. | Andrew Romanchik | Ohio U. | Sr. | 20th |
197 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Morgan McIntosh | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | J’den Cox | Missouri | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Conner Hartmann | Duke | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Nathan Burak | Iowa | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Brett Pfarr | Minnesota | Jr. | 6th |
| 6. | Jared Haught | Virginia Tech | So. | 7th |
| 7. | Aaron Studebaker | Nebraska | Jr. | 8th |
| 8. | Max Huntley | Michigan | Sr. | 9th |
| 9. | Phillip Wellington | Ohio U. | Sr. | 5th |
| 10. | Jake Smith | West Virginia | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Zach Nye | Virginia | Sr. | 12th |
| 12. | Anthony Abro | Eastern Michigan | Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Nate Rotert | So. Dakota State | So. | 14th |
| 14. | Brett Harner | Princeton | Jr. | NR |
| 15. | Mike Boykin | NC State | So. | NR |
| 16. | John Bolich | Lehigh | Jr. | 19th |
| 17. | Brad Johnson | Oklahoma | Jr. | 18th |
| 18. | Mark Martin | Ohio State | Sr. | NR |
| 19. | Vincent Pickett | Edinboro | Sr. | 20th |
| 20. | Cody Crawford | Oregon State | So. | 11th |
Heavyweight
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Nick Gwiazdowski | NC State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Adam Coon | Michigan | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Ty Walz | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Amarveer Dhesi | Oregon State | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Austin Marsden | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Blaize Cabell | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Billy Smith | Rutgers | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Michael Kroells | Minnesota | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Colin Jensen | Nebraska | Jr. | 10th |
| 10. | Ross Larson | Oklahoma | Jr. | 11th |
| 11. | Riley Shaw | Cleveland State | Sr. | 12th |
| 12. | Denzel Dejournette | Appalachian St. | Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Brooks Black | Illinois | So. | 14th |
| 14. | Nick Tavanello | Ohio State | Jr. | 15th |
| 15. | Max Wessell | Lehigh | Sr. | 20th |
| 16. | Nathan Butler | Stanford | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Tanner Harms | Wyoming | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Garrett Ryan | Columbia | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Mimmo Lytle | Kent State | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Ryan Soloman | Pittsburgh | So. | 9th |
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