Iowa & Penn State make biggest moves in WIN’s Jan. 15 Rankings
NEWTON, IOWA — Penn State and Iowa recently took the redshirts off talented freshmen with the last name Lee and both the Nittany Lions and Hawkeyes used impressive victories to move up in WIN’s Jan. 15, 2018 Tournament Power Index and Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
The Nittany Lions, winners of six of the last seven NCAA team championships, defeated No. 3 Michigan last weekend to regain the top spot with 124 TPI points. Eight Penn State wrestlers are ranked and all eight are rated in the Top 8 of their weight class, which would earn them All-American honors this March in Cleveland, Ohio. Among those talented Nittany Lions is true freshman Nick Lee, who is ranked No. 6 at 141 after Penn State removed his redshirt last weekend.
WIN’s Tournament Power Index (TPI) awards teams points for individuals ranked in the respective weight classes based on how many potential All-Americans each school could produce at the 2018 NCAA Championships this March. WIN’s TPI point totals are broken down by the following individual rankings: 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.
Penn State moved ahead of Ohio State, which was ranked No. 1 the last two WIN rankings. The Buckeyes still feature a ranked wrestler in all ten weight classes, including eight in the Top 8, and earned 121 TPI points.
Iowa, which upset Oklahoma State last Sunday, moved up two spots to No. 4 this week with 71 TPI points, just 3.5 points behind Michigan’s 74.5 TPI points. The Hawkeyes feature seven ranked wrestlers, including six in the Top 8 of their weight class. That includes 125-pound Spencer Lee, who is ranked No. 8.
The Wolverines feature eight ranked wrestlers, six in the Top 8 of their weight class.
The Hawkeyes and Wolverines will meet in a dual meet on January 27 in Iowa City. Ohio State will host Iowa on January 21.
Regarding WIN’s dual-team rankings, Penn State remains No. 1 ahead of Ohio State, Michigan, Iowa and NC State. Arizona State moved up one spot to No. 9 after winning last weekend’s Virginia Duals.
WIN’s Jan. 15, 2018 Tournament Power Index
| Rk | School | Total | Top 8 | TPI |
| Wrestlers | Wrestlers | Points | ||
| 1. | Penn State | 8 | 8 | 124 |
| 2. | Ohio State | 10 | 8 | 121 |
| 3. | Michigan | 8 | 6 | 74.5 |
| 4. | Iowa | 7 | 6 | 71 |
| 5. | NC State | 6 | 5 | 60.5 |
| 6. | Oklahoma State | 8 | 5 | 57.5 |
| 7. | Missouri | 6 | 4 | 49 |
| 8. | Arizona State | 7 | 3 | 44.5 |
| 9. | Lehigh | 8 | 3 | 42.5 |
| 10. | Virginia Tech | 5 | 4 | 38 |
| 11. | South Dakota State | 4 | 2 | 30.5 |
| 12. | Wyoming | 4 | 2 | 29 |
| 13. | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 26 |
| 14. | Minnesota | 6 | 2 | 24.5 |
| 15. | Northwestern | 5 | 2 | 22.5 |
| 16t. | Northern Iowa | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| 16t. | Rutgers | 5 | 1 | 22 |
| 18. | Central Michigan | 6 | 1 | 20 |
| 19. | Cornell | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 20. | North Carolina | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 21. | Rider | 3 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 22. | Duke | 2 | 1 | 14.5 |
| 23t. | Nebraska | 5 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 23t. | Princeton | 4 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 25. | Virginia | 3 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 26. | Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 27t. | Lock Haven | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 27t. | Navy | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 29t. | Drexel | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 29t. | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 29t. | North Dakota State | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 32t. | Edinboro | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 32t. | Stanford | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 32t. | Wisconsin | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 35t. | Hofstra | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 35t. | Penn | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 35t. | Purdue | 4 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 38. | Pitt | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 39t. | American | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 39t. | Buffalo | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 39t. | CSU Bakersfield | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 42t. | Chattanooga | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 42t. | West Virginia | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 44t. | Bucknell | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 44t. | Utah Valley | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 46t. | Northern Colorado | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 46t. | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 48t. | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 48t. | Clarion | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 50t. | Columbia | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50t. | Ohio U | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 52t. | Air Force | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t. | Appalachian State | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t. | Cleveland State | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t. | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t. | Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Jan. 15, 2018 Dual-Team Ranks
| Rank | School | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Penn State | (7-0) | 1st |
| 2 | Ohio State | (9-0) | 2nd |
| 3 | Michigan | (5-2) | 5th |
| 4 | Iowa | (10-0) | 7th |
| 5 | Lehigh | (8-1) | 4th |
| 6 | Missouri | (13-0) | 6th |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | (6-0) | 3rd |
| 8 | NC State | (10-1) | 8th |
| 9 | Arizona State | (7-2) | 10th |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | (8-2) | 9th |
| 11 | Northern Iowa | (5-2) | 11th |
| 12 | South Dakota State | (7-2) | 12th |
| 13 | Wyoming | (7-2) | 15th |
| 14 | Rutgers | (4-3) | 13th |
| 15 | Minnesota | (6-3) | 16th |
| 16 | Illinois | (3-3) | 14th |
| 17 | Nebraska | (4-3) | 19th |
| 18 | Purdue | (5-2) | 18th |
| 19 | Cornell | (4-2) | 20th |
| 20 | Central Michigan | (3-4) | 21st |
| 21 | Edinboro | (3-1) | 22nd |
| 22 | Rider | (7-2) | 23rd |
| 23 | Northwestern | (x-x) | NR |
| 24 | North Carolina | (6-8) | 24thh |
| 25 | Wisconsin | (4-1) | 17th |
WIN’s Jan. 15, 2018 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Wt/Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 125/1. | Nathan Tomasello | Ohio State | Senior | 1st |
| 125/2. | Nick Suriano | Rutgers | Sophomore | 2nd |
| 125/3. | Darian Cruz | Lehigh | Senior | 3rd |
| 125/4. | Ethan Lizak | Minnesota | Junior | 4th |
| 125/5. | Sean Fausz | NC State | Junior | 5th |
| 125/6. | Ronnie Bresser | Oregon State | Junior | 7th |
| 125/7. | Sebastian Rivera | Northwestern | RS Freshman | 8th |
| 125/8. | Spencer Lee | Iowa | Freshman | 9th |
| 125/9. | Nick Piccininni | Oklahoma State | Sophomore | 6th |
| 125/10. | Taylor Lamont | Utah Valley | RS Freshman | 10th |
| 125/11. | Sean Russell | Edinboro | Junior | 11th |
| 125/12. | Luke Welch | Purdue | Senior | 14th |
| 125/13. | Ryan Millhof | Arizona State | Junior | 17th |
| 125/14. | Zeke Moisey | West Virginia | Junior | 15th |
| 125/15. | Drew Mattin | Michigan | RS Freshman | 16th |
| 125/16. | Louie Hayes | Virginia | Freshman | 13th |
| 125/17. | Christian Moody | Oklahoma | Sophomore | 20th |
| 125/18. | Jacob Schwarm | Northern Iowa | Sophomore | 12th |
| 125/19. | Travis Piotrowski | Illinois | Sophomore | 18th |
| 125/20. | Kyle Akins | Buffalo | Junior | 19th |
133 pounds
| Wt/Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 133/1. | Seth Gross | South Dakota State | Junior | 1st |
| 133/2. | Stevan Micic | Michigan | Sophomore | 2nd |
| 133/3. | Kaid Brock | Oklahoma State | Sophomore | 3rd |
| 133/4. | Luke Pletcher | Ohio State | Sophomore | 5th |
| 133/5. | John Erneste | Missouri | Junior | 6th |
| 133/6. | Jack Mueller | Virginia | Sophomore | 4th |
| 133/7. | Austin DeSanto | Drexel | Freshman | 7th |
| 133/8. | Montorie Bridges | Wyoming | RS Freshman | 9th |
| 133/9. | Mitch McKee | Minnesota | Sophomore | 8th |
| 133/10. | Scott Parker | Lehigh | Junior | 10th |
| 133/11. | Josh Terao | American U. | Junior | 11th |
| 133/12. | Bryan Lantry | Buffalo | Junior | 12th |
| 133/13. | Scott Delvecchio | Rutgers | Senior | 13th |
| 133/14. | Dom Forys | Pitt | Senior | 14th |
| 133/15. | Cameron Kelly | Ohio U. | Junior | 15th |
| 133/16. | Korbin Myers | Edinboro | Sophomore | 16th |
| 133/17. | Anthony Cefolo | Rider | Junior | 17th |
| 133/18. | Colin Valdviez | Northwestern | Freshman | 18th |
| 133/19. | Ali Naser | Arizona State | Senior | NR |
| 133/20. | Dennis Gustafson | Virginia Tech | Senior | 19th |
141 pounds
| Wt/Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 141/1. | Bryce Meredith | Wyoming | Senior | 1st |
| 141/2. | Kevin Jack | NC State | Senior | 2nd |
| 141/3. | Dean Heil | Oklahoma State | Senior | 3rd |
| 141/4. | Yianni Diakomihalis | Cornell | Freshman | 4th |
| 141/5. | Jaydin Eierman | Missouri | Sophomore | 5th |
| 141/6. | Nick Lee | Penn State | Freshman | 7th |
| 141/7. | Josh Alber | Northern Iowa | Junior | 8th |
| 141/8. | Tommy Thorn | Minnesota | Junior | 9th |
| 141/9. | Joey McKenna | Ohio State | Junior | 6th |
| 141/10. | Brock Zacherl | Clarion | Junior | 11th |
| 141/11. | Mason Smith | Central Michigan | Sophomore | 12th |
| 141/12. | Tyler Smith | Bucknell | Senior | 13th |
| 141/13. | Chad Red | Nebraska | RS Freshman | 10th |
| 141/14. | Kanen Storr | Iowa State | RS Freshman | 16th |
| 141/15. | Russell Rohlfing | CSU Bakersfield | Sophomore | 15th |
| 141/16. | Nick Zanetta | Pitt | Senior | 14th |
| 141/17. | Nate Limmex | Purdue | Sophomore | NR |
| 141/18. | Luke Karam | Lehigh | Freshman | 17th |
| 141/19. | Eli Stickley | Wisconsin | Sophomore | 19th |
| 141/20. | Alex Madrigal | Old Dominion | Sophomore | 18th |
149 pounds
| Wt/Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 149/1. | Zain Retherford | Penn State | Senior | 1st |
| 149/2. | Brandon Sorensen | Iowa | Senior | 2nd |
| 149/3. | Justin Oliver | Central Michigan | Junior | 3rd |
| 149/4. | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | RS Freshman | 4th |
| 149/5. | Troy Heilmann | North Carolina | Senior | 5th |
| 149/6. | Matthew Kolodzik | Princeton | Sophomore | 6th |
| 149/7. | Ke-Shawn Hayes | Ohio State | Sophomore | 7th |
| 149/8. | Solomon Chishko | Virginia Tech | Junior | 8th |
| 149/9. | Max Thomsen | Northern Iowa | Sophomore | 9th |
| 149/10. | Colton McCrystal | Nebraska | Senior | 10th |
| 149/11. | Beau Donahue | NC State | Senior | 11th |
| 149/12. | Boo Lewallen | Oklahoma State | Sophomore | 12th |
| 149/13. | Grant Leeth | Missouri | Junior | 15th |
| 149/14. | Steve Bleise | Minnesota | Junior | 13th |
| 149/15. | Jason Tsirtsis | Arizona State | Senior | NR |
| 141/16. | Jared Prince | Navy | Sophomore | 16th |
| 149/17. | Eleazar Deluca | Rutgers | Senior | 18th |
| 149/18. | Ronnie Perry | Lock Haven | Senior | 19th |
| 149/19. | Cortlandt Schuyler | Lehigh | Junior | NR |
| 149/20. | Sam Krivus | Virginia | Sophomore | 17th |
157 pounds
| Wt/Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 157/1. | Jason Nolf | Penn State | Junior | 1st |
| 157/2. | Michael Kemerer | Iowa | Sophomore | 2nd |
| 157/3. | Joey Lavallee | Missouri | Senior | 3rd |
| 157/4. | Alex Pantaleo | Michigan | Junior | 4th |
| 157/5. | Josh Shields | Arizona State | Sophomore | 5th |
| 157/6. | Micah Jordan | Ohio State | Junior | 6th |
| 157/7. | Hayden Hidlay | NC State | Freshman | 7th |
| 157/8. | Clayton Ream | North Dakota State | Senior | 8th |
| 157/9. | Luke Zilverberg | South Dakota State | Senior | 9th |
| 157/10. | Archie Colgan | Wyoming | Senior | 10th |
| 157/11. | Paul Fox | Stanford | Junior | 11th |
| 157/12. | Mitch Finesilver | Duke | Junior | 12th |
| 157/13. | Tyler Berger | Nebraska | Junior | 13th |
| 157/14. | Colin Heffernan | Central Michigan | Senior | 14th |
| 157/15. | Coleman Hammond | CSU Bakersfield | Senior | 15th |
| 157/16. | Kennedy Monday | North Carolina | Freshman | 19th |
| 157/17. | Jake Short | Minnesota | Senior | 17th |
| 157/18. | Alex Mossing | Air Force | Junior | 20th |
| 157/19. | Mike D’Angelo | Princeton | Junior | NR |
| 157/16. | B.J. Clagon | Rider | Senior | 16th |
165 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 165/1. | Vincenzo Joseph | Penn State | Sophomore | 1st |
| 165/2. | Isaiah Martinez | Illinois | Senior | 2nd |
| 165/3. | Chad Walsh | Rider | Senior | 4th |
| 165/4. | David McFadden | Virginia Tech | Sophomore | 5th |
| 165/5. | Logan Massa | Michigan | Sophomore | 3rd |
| 165/6. | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | RS Freshman | 10th |
| 165/7. | Chandler Rogers | Oklahoma State | Junior | 6th |
| 165/8. | Chance Marsteller | Lock Haven | Junior | 7th |
| 165/9. | Evan Wick | Wisconsin | Freshman | 8th |
| 165/10. | Nick Wanzek | Minnesota | Senior | 9th |
| 165/11. | Richie Lewis | Rutgers | Senior | 11th |
| 165/12. | Isaiah White | Nebraska | Sophomore | 12th |
| 165/13. | Te’Shan Campbell | Ohio State | Junior | 13th |
| 165/14. | Branson Ashworth | Wyoming | Junior | 14th |
| 165/15. | Jonathan Schleifer | Princeton | Senior | 15th |
| 165/16. | Anthony Valencia | Arizona State | Sophomore | 16th |
| 165/17. | Austin Matthews | Edinboro | Senior | 17th |
| 165/18. | Gordon Wolf | Lehigh | Junior | 18th |
| 165/19. | Demetrius Romero | Utah Valley | Sophomore | 19th |
| 165/20. | Andrew Fogerty | North Dakota State | Sophomore | 20th |
174 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 174/1. | Zahid Valencia | Arizona State | Sophomore | 1st |
| 174/2. | Mark Hall | Penn State | Sophomore | 2nd |
| 174/3. | Bo Jordan | Ohio State | Senior | 3rd |
| 174/4. | Daniel Lewis | Missouri | Junior | 4th |
| 174/5. | Jordan Kutler | Lehigh | Sophomore | 5th |
| 174/6. | Taylor Lujan | Northern Iowa | Sophomore | 6th |
| 174/7. | Myles Amine | Michigan | Sophomore | 7th |
| 174/8. | Jadaen Bernstein | Navy | Senior | 8th |
| 174/9. | Keaton Subjeck | Stanford | Senior | 9th |
| 174/10. | Ethan Ramos | North Carolina | Senior | 10th |
| 174/11. | David Kocer | South Dakota State | Senior | 11th |
| 174/12. | Jacobe Smith | Oklahoma State | Senior | 12th |
| 174/13. | Brandon Womack | Cornell | Junior | 13th |
| 174/14. | Yoanse Mejias | Oklahoma | Senior | 14th |
| 174/15. | Dylan Lydy | Purdue | Sophomore | 15th |
| 174/16. | Johnny Sebastian | Northwestern | Junior | 19th |
| 174/17. | C.J. Brucki | Central Michigan | Senior | 18th |
| 174/18. | Ryan Christensen | Wisconsin | Junior | 16th |
| 174/19. | Drew Hughes | Michigan State | Sophomore | 17th |
| 174/20. | Forrest Pryzbysz | Appalachian State | Senior | 20th |
184 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 184/1. | Bo Nickal | Penn State | Junior | 1st |
| 184/2. | Myles Martin | Ohio State | Junior | 2nd |
| 184/3. | Pete Renda | NC State | Senior | 3rd |
| 184/4. | Ryan Preisch | Lehigh | Junior | 4th |
| 184/5. | Dominic Abounader | Michigan | Senior | 5th |
| 184/6. | Emery Parker | Illinois | Junior | 6th |
| 184/7. | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | RS Freshman | 7th |
| 184/8. | Zack Zavatsky | Virginia Tech | Junior | 8th |
| 184/9. | Ricky Robertson | Wisconsin | Senior | 9th |
| 184/10. | Drew Foster | Northern Iowa | Junior | 10th |
| 184/11. | Steven Schneider | Binghamton | Senior | 12th |
| 184/12. | Bryce Carr | Chattanooga | Senior | 13th |
| 184/13. | Max Dean | Cornell | Freshman | 14th |
| 184/14. | Chip Ness | North Carolina | Junior | NR |
| 184/15. | Dylan Gabel | Northern Colorado | Junior | 15th |
| 184/16. | Nick Gravina | Rutgers | Senior | 11th |
| 184/17. | Jordan Ellingwood | Central Michigan | Senior | 16th |
| 184/18. | Mitch Bowman | Iowa | Junior | NR |
| 184/19. | Michael Coleman | Navy | Senior | NR |
| 184/20. | Nick Corba | Cleveland State | Senior | 17th |
197 pounds
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 197/1. | Kollin Moore | Ohio State | Sophomore | 1st |
| 197/2. | Preston Weigel | Oklahoma State | Junior | 2nd |
| 197/3. | Jared Haught | Virginia Tech | Senior | 3rd |
| 197/4. | Mike Macchiavello | NC State | Senior | 4th |
| 197/5. | Cash Wilcke | Iowa | Sophomore | 5th |
| 197/6. | Anthony Cassar | Penn State | Sophomore | 6th |
| 197/7. | Nate Rotert | South Dakota State | Senior | 7th |
| 197/8. | Frank Mattiace | Penn | Senior | 8th |
| 197/9. | Kevin Beazley | Michigan | Graduate | 9th |
| 197/10. | Patrick Brucki | Princeton | Freshman | 10th |
| 197/11. | Jeric Kasunic | American U. | Senior | 11th |
| 197/12. | Jake Smith | West Virginia | Senior | 12th |
| 197/13. | Willie Miklus | Missouri | Senior | 13th |
| 197/14. | Ben Darmstadt | Cornell | Freshman | 15th |
| 197/15. | Scottie Boykin | Chattanooga | Junior | 18th |
| 197/16. | Jacob Holschlag | Northern Iowa | Sophomore | 14th |
| 197/17. | Matt Williams | CSU Bakersfield | Senior | 16th |
| 197/18. | Daniel Chaid | North Carolina | Senior | 17th |
| 197/19. | Tom Sleigh | Bucknell | Senior | 19th |
| 197/20. | Jacob Seely | Northern Colorado | Sophomore | 20th |
Heavyweight
| Rank | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| Hwt/1. | Kyle Snyder | Ohio State | Senior | 1st |
| Hwt/2. | Adam Coon | Michigan | Graduate | 2nd |
| Hwt/3. | Sam Stoll | Iowa | Junior | 3rd |
| Hwt/4. | Jacob Kasper | Duke | Senior | 4th |
| Hwt/5. | Nick Nevills | Penn State | Junior | 5th |
| Hwt/6. | Tanner Hall | Arizona State | Junior | 6th |
| Hwt/7. | Youssif Hemida | Maryland | Junior | 7th |
| Hwt/8. | Mike Hughes | Hofstra | Senior | 8th |
| Hwt/9. | Derek White | Oklahoma State | Junior | 9th |
| Hwt/10. | Nathan Butler | Stanford | Senior | 10th |
| Hwt/11. | Amarveer Dhesi | Oregon State | Senior | 11th |
| Hwt/12. | Ryan Solomon | Pitt | Senior | 12th |
| Hwt/13. | Thomas Haines | Lock Haven | Junior | 13th |
| Hwt/14. | Jordan Wood | Lehigh | RS Freshman | 14th |
| Hwt/15. | Billy Miller | Edinboro | Junior | 15th |
| Hwt/16. | Garrett Ryan | Columbia | Senior | 16th |
| Hwt/17. | Conan Jennings | Northwestern | Junior | 17th |
| Hwt/18. | Matt Stencel | Central Michigan | RS Freshman | 18th |
| Hwt/19. | Shawn Streck | Purdue | RS Freshman | 19th |
| Hwt/20. | Jake Gunning | Buffalo | Sophomore | 20th |
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