WIN’s Final Rankings before the start of the NCAA qualifying tournaments
By Mike Finn
Updated: February 23, 2016
NEWTON, Iowa — The 2015-16 regular season has officially ended with Penn State claiming the NWCA National Duals championship this past Sunday and the Nittany Lions remain the NCAA Div. I team to beat in the postseason according to WIN’s Feb. 23 national rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
With Jason Nolf (157), Bo Nickal (174) and Morgan McIntosh (197) leading their weight classes, Penn State is projected to finish with six All-Americans and earn 103 Tournament Power Index points in this week’s TPI, which projects how many points a school could earn in this year’s NCAA tournament, March 17-19, in New York City.
WIN’s TPI point totals are broken down as follows: 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). Additional points for other rankings include: 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.
This week’s rankings also show there are five other teams with a potential group of All-Americans who could challenge PSU: No. 2 Iowa, No. 3 Oklahoma State, No. 4 Virginia Tech and No. 5 Ohio State, which scored between 71 and 78.5 points in this week’s TPI.
Next up for the Division I schools are one of eight different qualifying tournaments. They include, in chronological order:
- Pac 12, Feb. 27 in Tempe, Ariz.
- Eastern Wrestling League, March 5 in Lock Haven, Pa.
- Southern Conference, March 5 in Asheville, N.C.
- Big Ten Conference, March 5-6 in Iowa City, Iowa
- Big 12 Conference, March 5-6 in Kansas City, Mo.
- Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association, March 5-6 in Princeton, N.J.
- Mid-American Conference, March 5-6 in Ypsilanti, Mich.
- Atlantic Coast Conference, March 6 in Charlottesville, Va.
WIN’s Feb. 23 Tournament Power Index
| Rank | College | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1 | Penn State | 6 | 103 |
| 2 | Iowa | 6 | 78.5 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 77.5 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 76 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 4 | 71 |
| 6 | Cornell | 4 | 64.5 |
| 7 | Illinois | 4 | 58.5 |
| 8 | NC State | 4 | 57 |
| 9 | Missouri | 5 | 53 |
| 10 | Michigan | 4 | 40.5 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 3 | 33.5 |
| 12 | Lehigh | 2 | 27.5 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 2 | 22.5 |
| 14t | Minnesota | 1 | 20 |
| 14t | North Carolina | 2 | 20 |
| 14t | Stanford | 1 | 20 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 1 | 19.5 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 1 | 18 |
| 19 | Kent State | 1 | 17 |
| 20 | Edinboro | 1 | 16 |
| 21 | Arizona State | 1 | 15.5 |
| 22 | Duke | 1 | 15 |
| 23 | Northern Iowa | 1 | 14.5 |
| 24t | Northwestern | 1 | 12 |
| 24t | Oregon State | 2 | 12 |
| 26 | South Dakota State | 1 | 11.5 |
| 27 | CSU Bakersfield | 1 | 11 |
| 28t | Ohio U. | 1 | 10.5 |
| 28t | Virginia | 1 | 10.5 |
| 30 | Central Michigan | 1 | 10 |
| 31 | Iowa State | 1 | 9.5 |
| 32 | Appalachian State | 1 | 9 |
| 33 | North Dakota State | 1 | 7 |
| 34 | Old Dominion | 0 | 6.5 |
| 35 | Purdue | 1 | 5.5 |
| 36t | Penn | 0 | 5 |
| 36t | West Virginia | 0 | 5 |
| 38 | American | 0 | 4 |
| 39t | Rider | 0 | 3.5 |
| 39t | Wyoming | 0 | 3.5 |
| 41t | Bucknell | 0 | 3 |
| 41t | Indiana | 0 | 3 |
| 41t | Navy | 0 | 3 |
| 41t | Princeton | 0 | 3 |
| 45 | Cleveland State | 0 | 2.5 |
| 46t | Boise State | 0 | 2 |
| 46t | Drexel | 0 | 2 |
| 46t | Franklin & Marshall | 0 | 2 |
| 46t | Harvard | 0 | 2 |
| 46t | Maryland | 0 | 2 |
| 51t | Michigan State | 0 | 1.5 |
| 51t | Pittsburgh | 0 | 1.5 |
| 53t | Army | 0 | 1 |
| 53t | Binghamton | 0 | 1 |
| 53t | Campbell | 0 | 1 |
| 53t | Chattanooga | 0 | 1 |
| 53t | Columbia | 0 | 1 |
| 53t | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 1 |
| 53t | Northern Colorado | 0 | 1 |
| 53t | Utah Valley | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Feb. 23 Dual-Team Rankings
| Rk. | Team | Record | Previous |
| 1. | Penn State | 16-0 | 1st |
| 2. | North Carolina State | 23-1 | 5th |
| 3. | Iowa | 16-1 | 2nd |
| 4. | Oklahoma State | 13-3 | 3rd |
| 5. | Virginia Tech | 14-2 | 4th |
| 6. | Missouri | 14-2 | 6th |
| 7. | Lehigh | 13-3 | 7th |
| 8. | Michigan | 13-3 | 8th |
| 9. | Ohio State | 11-3 | 9th |
| 10. | Nebraska | 11-6 | 10th |
| 11. | Illinois | 12-5 | 11th |
| 12. | Cornell | 6-5 | 12th |
| 13. | Oklahoma | 10-5 | 13th |
| 14. | Rutgers | 16-5 | 14th |
| 15. | North Carolina | 12-5 | 15th |
| 16. | Kent State | 15-3 | 16th |
| 17. | Minnesota | 10-8 | 17th |
| 18. | Pittsburgh | 10-6 | 18th |
| 19. | Arizona State | 12-7 | 19th |
| 20. | Iowa State | 10-6 | 20th |
| 21. | Duke | 6-9 | NR |
| 22. | Oregon State | 10-6 | 22nd |
| 23. | Central Michigan | 11-5 | 23rd |
| 24. | Purdue | 9-8 | 21st |
| 25. | Virginia | 6-7 | 25th |
WIN’s Feb. 23 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Prev |
| 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. | Eddie Klimara | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Dylan Peters | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Darian Cruz | Lehigh | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Ronnie Bresser | Oregon State | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Ryan Millhof | Oklahoma | So. | 9th |
| 10. | David Terao | American U. | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Barlow McGhee | Missouri | So. | 12th |
| 12. | Tim Lambert | Nebraska | Jr. | 11th |
| 13. | Zeke Moisey | West Virginia | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Paul Petrov | Bucknell | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Josh Rodriguez | North Dakota State | Jr. | 15th |
| 16. | Drew Templeman | Wyoming | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | Sean Fausz | NC State | RSFr. | 17th |
| 18. | Connor Schram | Stanford | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Chasen Tolbert | Utah Valley | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Elijah Oliver | Indiana | Fr. | 20th |
133 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Prev |
| 1. | Nahshon Garrett | Cornell | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Zane Richards | Illinois | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Cory Clark | Iowa | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Cody Brewer | Oklahoma | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Jordan Conaway | Penn State | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | George DiCamillo | Virginia | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Earl Hall | Iowa State | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Eric Montoya | Nebraska | Jr. | 9th |
| 9. | Mack McGuire | Kent State | Jr. | 10th |
| 10. | Ryan Taylor | Wisconsin | Jr. | 11th |
| 11. | Geoffrey Alexander | Maryland | Sr. | 8th |
| 12. | Cameron Kelly | Ohio U. | Fr. | 12th |
| 13. | Johnni DiJulius | Ohio State | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Rossi Bruno | Michigan | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Emilio Saavedra | Old Dominion | RSFr. | 15th |
| 16. | Gary Wayne Harding | Oklahoma State | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Anthony Giraldo | Rutgers | RSFr. | 17th |
| 18. | Nathan Kraisser | Campbell | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Josh Alber | Northern Iowa | Fr. | 19th |
| 20. | Dom Malone | Northwestern | Sr. | 20th |
141 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Prev |
| 1. | Dean Heil | Oklahoma State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Joey McKenna | Stanford | Fr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Kevin Jack | NC State | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Micah Jordan | Ohio State | Fr. | 4th |
| 5. | Solomon Chishko | Virginia Tech | RSFr. | 5th |
| 6. | Anthony Ashnault | Rutgers | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Joey Ward | North Carolina | Jr. | 8th |
| 8. | Matt Manley | Missouri | Jr. | 7th |
| 9. | Tommy Thorn | Minnesota | RSFr. | 9th |
| 10. | Richard Durso | Franklin & Marshall | Sr. | 11th |
| 11. | Todd Preston | Harvard | Sr. | 12th |
| 12. | Bryce Meredith | Wyoming | So. | 13th |
| 13. | Randy Cruz | Lehigh | Jr. | 14th |
| 14. | Mike Racciato | Pittsburgh | Jr. | 10th |
| 15. | Chris Mecate | Old Dominion | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Javier Gasca | Michigan State | So. | 17th |
| 17. | Zach Horan | Central Michigan | Sr. | 18th |
| 18. | Jameston Oster | Northwestern | Sr. | 16th |
| 19. | Jimmy Gulibon | Penn State | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Anthony Abidin | Nebraska | Sr. | 20th |
149 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Prev |
| 1. | Brandon Sorensen | Iowa | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Zain Retherford | Penn State | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Jake Sueflohn | Nebraska | Sr. | 4th |
| 4. | Lavion Mayes | Missouri | Jr. | 3rd |
| 5. | Jason Tsirtsis | Northwestern | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Alex Pantaleo | Michigan | So. | 9th |
| 7. | Anthony Collica | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 8th |
| 8. | Justin Oliver | Central Michigan | RSFr. | NR |
| 9. | Evan Henderson | North Carolina | Sr. | 6th |
| 10. | Alex Richardson | Old Dominion | Sr. | 7th |
| 11. | Matt Cimato | Drexel | Jr. | 10th |
| 12. | Geo Martinez | Boise State | So. | 11th |
| 13. | Mitch Finesilver | Duke | So. | 12th |
| 14. | B.J. Clagon | Rider | So. | 13th |
| 15. | Jake Short | Minnesota | So. | 14th |
| 16. | Andrew Crone | Wisconsin | So. | 15th |
| 17. | Matt Kraus | Arizona State | Sr. | 16th |
| 18. | C.J. Cobb | Penn | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Michael DePalma | Kent State | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Tyson Dippery | Rutgers | So. | 20th |
157 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Prev |
| 1. | Jason Nolf | Penn State | RSFr. | 1st |
| 2. | Isaiah Martinez | Illinois | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Thomas Gantt | NC State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Ian Miller | Kent State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Cody Pack | South Dakota State | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Nick Brascetta | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Dylan Palacio | Cornell | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Joe Smith | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 8th |
| 9. | Richie Lewis | Rutgers | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Brian Murphy | Michigan | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Mitch Minotti | Lehigh | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | John Boyle | American U. | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Dylan Cottrell | West Virginia | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Bryce Steiert | Northern Iowa | Fr. | 14th |
| 15. | Edwin Cooper | Iowa | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Luke Smith | Central Michigan | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Jake Ryan | Ohio State | RSFr. | NR |
| 18. | Chad Walsh | Rider | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Markus Scheidel | Columbia | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | May Bethea | Penn | So. | 20th |
165 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Prev |
| 1. | Alex Dieringer | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Isaac Jordan | Wisconsin | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Bo Jordan | Ohio State | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Stephen Rodriguez | Illinois | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Daniel Lewis | Missouri | RSFr. | 5th |
| 6. | Max Rohskopf | NC State | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Anthony Perrotti | Rutgers | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Chad Welch | Purdue | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Tanner Weatherman | Iowa State | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Austin Wilson | Nebraska | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Duke Pickett | Cornell | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Ryan Preisch | Lehigh | Fr. | 12th |
| 13. | Cooper Moore | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Jim Wilson | Stanford | Jr. | 14th |
| 15. | John Staudenmayer | North Carolina | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Shakur Rasheed | Penn State | RSFr. | 16th |
| 17. | Jake Faust | Duke | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Clark Glass | Oklahoma | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Dave McFadden | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 19th |
| 20. | Seth Thomas | Oregon State | Sr. | 20th |
174 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Prev |
| 1. | Bo Nickal | Penn State | RSFr. | 1st |
| 2. | Brian Realbuto | Cornell | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Zach Epperly | Virginia Tech | So. | 4th |
| 4. | Zac Brunson | Illinois | Jr. | 5th |
| 5. | Ethan Ramos | North Carolina | So. | 3rd |
| 6. | Alex Meyer | Iowa | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Cody Walters | Ohio U. | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Blaise Butler | Missouri | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Kyle Crutchmer | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Bryce Hammond | CSU Bakersfield | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Mike Ottinger | Central Michigan | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Nate Jackson | Indiana | Jr. | 13th |
| 13. | Casey Kent | Penn | Sr. | 14th |
| 14. | Jon Schleifer | Princeton | So. | 15th |
| 15. | Myles Martin | Ohio State | RSFr. | 16th |
| 16. | Matt Reed | Oklahoma | Jr. | 17th |
| 17. | Brian Harvey | Army | Sr. | 18th |
| 18. | Jadaen Bernstein | Navy | So. | 19th |
| 19. | Nick Wanzek | Minnesota | So. | NR |
| 20. | Lelund Weatherspoon | Iowa State | Jr. | 20th |
184 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Prev |
| 1. | Gabe Dean | Cornell | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Victor Avery | Edinboro | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Nathaniel Brown | Lehigh | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Blake Stauffer | Arizona State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Domenic Abounader | Michigan | Jr. | 9th |
| 6. | Zack Zavatsky | Virginia Tech | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Timothy Dudley | Nebraska | Jr. | 5th |
| 8. | Hayden Zillmer | North Dakota State | Sr. | 7th |
| 9. | Nolan Boyd | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 10th |
| 10. | Matt Miller | Navy | Sr. | 11th |
| 11. | Pete Renda | NC State | Jr. | 17th |
| 12. | Sammy Brooks | Iowa | Jr. | 8th |
| 13. | Willie Miklus | Missouri | So. | 12th |
| 14. | Jack Dechow | Old Dominion | Jr. | 13th |
| 15. | Lorenzo Thomas | Penn | Sr. | 14th |
| 16. | Jeff Koepke | Illinois | Jr. | 15th |
| 17. | Matt McCutcheon | Penn State | So. | 16th |
| 18. | Kenny Courts | Ohio State | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Nicholas Gravina | Rutgers | So. | 20th |
| 20. | Steve Schneider | Binghamton | So. | NR |
197 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Prev |
| 1. | Morgan McIntosh | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | J’den Cox | Missouri | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Brett Pfarr | Minnesota | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Conner Hartmann | Duke | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Nathan Burak | Iowa | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Reuben Franklin | CSU Bakersfield | Sr. | 8th |
| 7. | Jared Haught | Virginia Tech | So. | 9th |
| 8. | Max Huntley | Michigan | Sr. | 6th |
| 9. | Aaron Studebaker | Nebraska | Jr. | 7th |
| 10. | Mike Boykin | NC State | So. | 11th |
| 11. | Phillip Wellington | Ohio U. | Sr. | 12th |
| 12. | Jake Smith | West Virginia | Jr. | 13th |
| 13. | Brett Harner | Princeton | Jr. | 10th |
| 14. | Zach Nye | Virginia | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Nate Rotert | South Dakota State | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Kyle Conel | Kent State | RSFr. | 16th |
| 17. | Trent Noon | Northern Colorado | Sr. | 18th |
| 18. | Sam Wheeler | Cleveland State | Sr. | 19th |
| 19. | Anthony Abro | Eastern Michigan | Sr. | 20th |
| 20. | Ryan Wolfe | Rider | Jr. | NR |
Heavyweight
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Prev |
| 1. | Kyle Snyder | Ohio State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Nick Gwiazdowski | NC State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Ty Walz | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 4th |
| 4. | Adam Coon | Michigan | Jr. | 3rd |
| 5. | Austin Marsden | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Denzel Dejournette | Appalachian State | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Sam Stoll | Iowa | Fr. | 8th |
| 8. | Amarveer Dhesi | Oregon State | So. | 9th |
| 9. | Max Wessell | Lehigh | Sr. | 7th |
| 10. | Michael Kroells | Minnesota | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Billy Smith | Rutgers | Sr. | 12th |
| 12. | Tanner Hall | Arizona State | Fr. | 11th |
| 13. | Blaize Cabell | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Joe Stolfi | Bucknell | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Nathan Butler | Stanford | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Riley Shaw | Cleveland State | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Nick Nevills | Penn State | RSFr. | 17th |
| 18. | Ross Larson | Oklahoma | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Colin Jensen | Nebraska | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Jared Johnson | Chattanooga | Jr. | 20th |
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