Penn State new No. 1 as Dual team; Cornell still tops TPI
By WIN
Updated: January 24, 2011
Monday, Jan. 24, 2011
NEWTON, Iowa — Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine (WIN) is releasing its ninth regular-season Tournament Power Index (TPI), individual rankings and second dual meet team rankings.
The WIN TPI is compiled by awarding points to each team for the ranked wrestlers they have in WIN’s current individual rankings that can be found below in all 10 weight classes. In a sense, it suggests how many points these teams could score at this year’s NCAA tournament in March.
Teams are awarded points based on how many potential All-Americans they could have and get advancement points for wrestlers ranked No. 9-20. The order of teams in the TPI vary greatly from dual meet rankings, as some teams have a number of highly-ranked individuals but may have holes in their dual meet line-up.
Point totals associated with individual rankings are as followed: 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 not match the final NCAA tournament points because it does not include bonus points for pins, technical falls, major decisions and forfeits/defaults.
The rankings may include wrestlers who are currently injured, but are expected to be back for the 2011 postseason. Inactivity may also result in a wrestler dropping in the rankings.
The WIN TPI does not rank team according to dual meet performances. There is a separate Top 20 national dual team rankings listing below the Tournament Power Index.
WIN’s Jan. 24, 2011 Tournament Power Index (TPI)
- Rank School TOP 8 TPI PTS
- 1 Cornell 7 89.5
- 2 Penn State 7 77.5
- 3 Boise State 4 70.5
- 4 Oklahoma State 4 60
- 5 Wisconsin 4 46
- 6 Minnesota 3 39.5
- 7 Oklahoma 2 34
- 8 Lehigh 2 33.5
- 9 Rutgers 3 31.5
- 10 Northwestern 2 30.5
- 11 Michigan 2 30
- 12 Central Michigan 2 29
- 13 Missouri 2 27.5
- 14 American U. 2 26.5
- 15T Wyoming 2 26
- 15T Arizona State 2 26
- 17T Iowa 1 24.5
- 17T Iowa State 2 24.5
- 17T Penn 3 24.5
- 20T Nebraska 1 23.5
- 20T Virginia Tech 2 23.5
- 22 Illinois 2 21.5
- 23 NC State 1 20
- 24 Indiana 2 19
- 25 Edinboro 1 18
- 26 Pittsburgh 1 17.5
- 27 Cal Poly 1 16.5
- 28 Oregon State 1 15.5
- 29T Maryland 1 14.5
- 29T Virginia 1 14.5
- 31 Purdue 1 14
- 32 Old Dominion 1 13.5
- 33 Kent State 1 13
- 34T George Mason 1 12.5
- 34T Northern Colorado 1 12.5
- 36 Stanford 1 11.5
- 37T Bucknell 1 9
- 37T The Citadel 1 9
- 39T Clarion 1 5.5
- 39T Hofstra 0 5.5
- 41T Ohio State 0 5
- 41T UNC Greensboro 0 5
- 43 Binghamton 0 4
- 44T Harvard 0 3.5
- 44T Navy 0 3.5
- 44T Ohio 0 3.5
- 44T Utah Valley 0 3.5
- 48 Northern Iowa 0 3
- 49T Cal State Bakersfield 0 2.5
- 49T No. Dakota State 0 2.5
- 51T Chattanooga 0 2
- 51T West Virginia 0 2
- 53T Air Force 0 1.5
- 53T Buffalo 0 1.5
- 53T Michigan State 0 1.5
- 53T Princeton 0 1.5
- 57T Appalachian State 0 1
- 57T Bloomsburg 0 1
- 57T VMI 0 1
WIN’S Jan. 24, 2011 Dual Meet Rankings
- Rk. School (Previous) Record
- 1. Penn State (2nd) 13-0
- 2. Cornell (1st) 5-1
- 3. Minnesota (4th) 11-3
- 4. Missouri (5th) 14-4
- 5. Boise State (6th) 6-2-1
- 6. Oklahoma State (7th) 8-2-1
- 7. Iowa (8th) 9-0-1
- 8. Oklahoma (9th) 10-1
- 9. Michigan (10th) 7-2
- 10. Rutgers (19th) 18-1
- 11. Virginia Tech (3rd) 12-3
- 12. Wisconsin (11th) 9-1-1
- 13. Lehigh (20th) 10-5
- 14. Kent State (12th) 10-5
- 15. Northwestern (15th) 15-1
- 16. American (17th) 11-4
- 17. Nebraska (13th) 10-3
- 18. Cal Poly (NR) 6-1
- 19. Oregon State (18th) 8-4-2
- 20. Illinois (16th) 3-3-2
WIN’s Jan. 24, 2011 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
- Rk. Name School Year Previous
- 1. Brandon Precin Northwestern SR 1st
- 2. Matt McDonough Iowa SO 2nd
- 3. Anthony Robles Arizona State SR 3rd
- 4. James Nicholson Old Dominion SR 4th
- 5. Zach Sanders Minnesota JR 5th
- 6. Jon Morrison Oklahoma State FR 6th
- 7. Alan Waters Missouri FR 8th
- 8. Frank Perrelli Cornell JR 9th
- 9. Ryan Mango Stanford SO 10th
- 10. Brad Pataky Penn State SR 11th
- 11. Jarrod Patterson Oklahoma SO 12th
- 12. Jarrod Garnett Virginia Tech JR 7th
- 13. Ben Kjar Utah Valley SR 13th
- 14. Nic Bedelyon Kent State JR 14th
- 15. Garrett Frey Princeton SO 15th
- 16. Trent Sprenkle North Dakota State SO 16th
- 17. Michael Martinez Wyoming JR 17th
- 18. Alan Bartelli Boise State SR 18th
- 19. Jason Lara Oregon State JR 20th
- 20. Sean Boyle Michigan SO 19th
133 pounds
- Rk Name School Year Previous
- 1. Jordan Oliver Oklahoma State SO 1st
- 2. Andrew Hochstrasser Boise State SR 2nd
- 3. Tyler Graff Wisconsin SO 3rd
- 4. Rollie Peterkin Penn SR 4th
- 5. Andrew Long Penn State SO 6th
- 6. Devin Carter Virginia Tech FR 7th
- 7. Mike Grey Cornell SR 5th
- 8. B.J. Futrell Illinois SO 8th
- 9. Lou Ruggirello Hofstra SR 9th
- 10. Scotti Sentes Central Michigan JR 10th
- 11. Flint Ray Utah Valley SR 12th
- 12. Nathan Pennesi West Virginia SO 13th
- 13. Filip Novachkov Cal Poly SR 15th
- 14. Tony Ramos Iowa FR 16th
- 15. Tyler Cox Wyoming FR 14th
- 16. Ian Paddock Ohio State SO 11th
- 17. Justin Paulson Stanford SR NR
- 18. Kyle Hutter Old Dominion SR 18th
- 19. Jordan Keller Oklahoma SO 19th
- 20. Garrett Drucker Oregon State FR 17th
141 pounds
- Rk Name School Year Previous
- 1. Kellen Russell Michigan JR 1st
- 2. Mike Thorn Minnesota SR 3rd
- 3. Boris Novachkov Cal Poly JR 4th
- 4. James Kennedy Illinois SR 2nd
- 5. Zack Bailey Oklahoma SR 5th
- 6. Andrew Alton Penn State FR 7th
- 7. Tyler Nauman Pittsburgh JR 6th
- 8. Zack Kemmerer, Penn JR 8th
- 9. Todd Schavrien Missouri SR 10th
- 10. Mike Mangrum Oregon State SO 11th
- 11. Cody Cleveland Chattanooga SR 9th
- 12. Levi Jones Boise State SR 12th
- 13. Cole Von Ohlen Air Force SO 14th
- 14. Mark Ballweg Iowa SO 15th
- 15. Chris Drouin Iowa State SR 16th
- 16. Elijah Nacita Cal State Bakersfield SR 18th
- 17. Josh Kindig Oklahoma State FR NR
- 18. Jon Kohler Maryland SR 20th
- 19. Germaine Lindsey Ohio SR 17th
- 20. Chris Diaz Virginia Tech SR 13th
149 pounds
- Rk. Name School Year Previous
- 1. Darrion Caldwell NC State SR 1st
- 2. Kyle Dake Cornell SO 2nd
- 3. Jason Chamberlain Boise State JR 3rd
- 4. Justin Gaethje No. Colorado SR 4th
- 5. Mario Mason Rutgers SO 5th
- 6. Kevin LeValley Bucknell SR 6th
- 7. Frank Molinaro Penn State JR 7th
- 8. Cole Schmitt Wisconsin SO 8th
- 9. Brian Stephens Virginia Tech SO 9th
- 10. Jamal Parks Oklahoma State JR 10th
- 11. Ivan Lopouchanski UNC-G’boro SO 12th
- 12. Don Vinson Binghamton SO 13th
- 13. Desmond Green Buffalo JR 14th
- 14. Andrew Nadhir N’western SR 11th
- 15. Eric Terrazas Illinois JR 16th
- 16. Corey Jantzen Harvard JR 17th
- 17. Kurt Kinser Indiana SR 18th
- 18. Cole Dallaserra Wyoming SR 19th
- 19. Torsten Gillespie Edinboro SR 8th
- 20. Scott Sakaguchi Oregon State SO 20th
157 pounds
- Rk. Name School Year Previous
- 1. Steve Fittery American SR 1st
- 2. Adam Hall Boise State SR 2nd
- 3. David Taylor Penn State FR 4th
- 4. Bubba Jenkins Arizona State SR 3rd
- 5. Paul Young Indiana SR 5th
- 6. Jason Welch Northwestern SO 7th
- 7. Jesse Dong Virginia Tech SR 8th
- 8. James Fleming Clarion SO 9th
- 9. Walter Peppelman Harvard SO 11th
- 10. Chase Nelson Oklahoma FR 8th
- 11. Bryce Saddoris Navy SR 14th
- 12. Kyle John, Maryland JR 11th
- 13. Daryl Cocozzo, Rutgers SR 13th
- 14. David Cheza Michigan State JR 12th
- 15. Derek St. John Iowa FR 15th
- 16. Neil Erisman Oklahoma State SR 16th
- 17. D.J. Meagher Cornell SR 17th
- 18. Vincent Salminen North Dakota State SR 18th
- 19. Brandon Zeerip Michigan FR 19th
- 20. Colton Salazar Purdue SR 20th
165 pounds
- Rk Name School Year Previous
- 1. Jordan Burroughs Nebraska SR 1st
- 2. Tyler Caldwell Oklahoma SO 6th
- 3. Justin Kerber Cornell SR 3rd
- 4. Shane Onufer Wyoming JR 4th
- 5. Josh Asper Maryland SO 7th
- 6. Turt. Luvsandorj The Citadel SO 8th
- 7. Scott Winston Rutgers SO 9th
- 8. Andrew Sorenson Iowa State JR 10th
- 9. Dallas Bailey Oklahoma State FR 5th
- 10. Colt Sponseller Ohio State SR 14th
- 11. Peter Yates Virginia Tech SO 13th
- 12. Cody Yohn Minnesota SO 11th
- 13. P.J. Gillespie Hofstra JR 12th
- 14. Ryan DesRoches Cal Poly JR 18th
- 15. Brandon Hatchett Lehigh JR 17th
- 16. Zach Toal Missouri FR 19th
- 17. Kyle Blevins Appalachian State JR NR
- 18. Mike Miller Central Michigan SR 16th
- 19. Dan Yates Michigan FR 20th
- 20. Stephen (Gabe) Burak Penn SR NR
174 pounds
- Rk. Name School YR Previous
- 1. Ed Ruth Penn State FR 1st
- 2. Jon Reader Iowa State SR 2nd
- 3. Mack Lewnes Cornell SR 3rd
- 4. Chris Henrich Virginia SR 4th
- 5. Ben Bennett C. Michigan SO 5th
- 6. Colby Covington Oregon State SR 7th
- 7. Nick Amuchastegui Stanford JR 6th
- 8. Scott Glasser Minnesota SR 8th
- 9. Luke Manuel Purdue SR 10th
- 10. Jordan Blanton Illinois JR 11th
- 11. Ryan Patrovich Hofstra JR 12th
- 12. Jacob Swartz Boise State FR 13th
- 13. Ethen Lofthouse, Iowa FR 14th
- 14. Nick Heflin Ohio State FR 9th
- 15. Mike Letts Maryland SR 18th
- 16. Austin Meys Lehigh FR 17th
- 17. Mike Benefiel Oklahoma State JR 16th
- 18. Alex Caruso, Rutgers SR 19th
- 19. Dorian Henderson Missouri SR 20th
- 20. Matt Epperly Virginia Tech SR 15th
184 pounds
- Rk. Name School YR Previous
- 1. Kirk Smith Boise State SR 1st
- 2. Chris Honeycutt Edinboro JR 2nd
- 3. Steve Bosak Cornell SO 3rd
- 4. Travis Rutt Wisconsin JR 4th
- 5. Joe LeBlanc Wyoming JR 5th
- 6. Robert Hamlin Lehigh SO 10th
- 7. Quentin Wright Penn State SO 6th
- 8. Chris Perry Oklahoma State FR 7th
- 9. Andrew Saunders UNC-G’boro SR 12th
- 10. A.J. Kissel Purdue JR 13th
- 11. Nate Schneidel Binghamton SO 11th
- 12. Kevin Steinhaus Minnesota FR 14th
- 13. Ryan Loder, Northern Iowa FR 16th
- 14. Josh Ihnen Nebraska SO 8th
- 15. Grant Gambrell Iowa SO 15th
- 16. Luke Rebertus Navy SR 9th
- 17. Erich Schmidtke Oklahoma SR 17th
- 18. Mike Larsen Missouri SO 18th
- 19. Nathan Graham Bloomsburg SR 19th
- 20. Jon Fausey Virginia FR 20th
197 pounds
- Rk. Name School YR Previous
- 1. Cam Simaz Cornell JR 2nd
- 2. Clayton Foster Oklahoma State SR 3rd
- 3. Trevor Brandvold Wisconsin SR 1st
- 4. Cayle Byers George Mason SR 4th
- 5. Dustin Kilgore Kent State JR 5th
- 6. Logan Brown Purdue SR 6th
- 7. Matt Powless Indiana JR 7th
- 8. Micah Burak Penn SO 9th
- 9. Sonny Yohn Minnesota JR 10th
- 10. Zack Giesen Stanford SR 8th
- 11. Zac Thomusseit Pitt JR 11th
- 12. Brent Haynes Missouri SO 12th
- 13. Jerome Ward Iowa State JR 13th
- 14. Anthony Biondo Michigan SR 14th
- 15. Joe Kennedy Lehigh JR 15th
- 16. Erik Schuth Ohio SR 16th
- 17. Luke Lofthouse Iowa SR 17th
- 18. Mike Salopek Virginia SO 18th
- 19. Shawn Fendone, Edinboro SR 19th
- 20. Riley Orozco Cal State Bakersfield JR 20th
Heavyweight
- Rk. Name School YR Previous
- 1. Zach Rey Lehigh JR 1st
- 2. Jarod Trice C. Michigan JR 2nd
- 3. Dom Bradley Missouri JR 4th
- 4. DJ Russo Rutgers SR 5th
- 5. Cameron Wade Penn State JR 6th
- 6. Ryan Tomei Pittsburgh SR 3rd
- 7. Ryan Flores American SO 7th
- 8. Ben Apland Michigan SO 8th
- 9. Nate Fernandez Oklahoma SR 10th
- 10. Tony Nelson Minnesota FR 13th
- 11. Tucker Lane Nebraska JR 9th
- 12. Alan Gelogaev Okla. State JR 11th
- 13. Ricardo Alcala Indiana SR 12th
- 14. Brendan Barlow Kent State SO 15th
- 15. Clayton Jack Oregon State JR 14th
- 16. Chris Brantley No. Iowa JR 16th
- 17. Jeremy Johnson Ohio FR 17th
- 18. Eric Bugenhagen Wisconsin SR NR
- 19. Peter Sturgeon UNC-Greensboro JR 18th
- 20. Josh Wine VMI SR 19th
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