Sasso among 42 newcomers in WIN’s Nov. 12 Rankings
By Mike Finn
Updated: November 12, 2019
NEWTON, Iowa — A new NCAA Div. I wrestling season has begun and 42 new wrestlers have earned Top 20 spots in WIN Magazine’s Nov. 12, 2019 Tournament Power Index and Individual Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
Among the newcomers to WIN weekly rankings were 11 Top 10-ranked wrestlers, led by Ohio State’s redshirt freshman Sammy Sasso, who is rated sixth at 149 pounds.
In the team race, Penn State, the four-time defending team champions, maintained its No. 1 ranking with eight ranked wrestlers, seven rated in the Top 8 for 120.5 TPI points. The Nittany Lions also feature four top-ranked wrestlers: Nick Lee (141), Vincenzo Joseph (165), Mark Hall (174) and defending national champion heavyweight Anthony Cassar.
Iowa, with 10 ranked wrestlers and eight in the Top 8, including two-time NCAA champ Spencer Lee (125) remained the No. 2 team with 114.5 points, followed by Wisconsin (58.5), Ohio State (51) and Oklahoma State (48.5).
The other top-ranked wrestlers are Wisconsin’s Seth Gross (133), North Carolina’s Austin O’Connor (149), NC State’s Hayden Hidlay (157), Arizona State’s Zahid Valencia (184) and Ohio State’s Kollin Moore (197).
WIN’s Tournament Power Index is a prediction of accumulated NCAA points of ranked wrestlers on a respective team associated to where they might place at the 2020 NCAA Championships, March 19-21, in Minneapolis, Minn.
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.
Nov. 12, 2019 WIN Magazine Tournament Power Index
| Rk | School | Total Rank | Top 8 Ranked | TPI Pts |
| 1. | Penn State | 8 | 7 | 120.5 |
| 2. | Iowa | 10 | 8 | 114.5 |
| 3. | Wisconsin | 5 | 4 | 58.5 |
| 4. | Ohio State | 7 | 3 | 51 |
| 5. | Oklahoma State | 7 | 4 | 48.5 |
| 6t. | Nebraska | 6 | 4 | 44.5 |
| 6t. | Northern Iowa | 5 | 4 | 44.5 |
| 8. | Minnesota | 5 | 1 | 40.5 |
| 9. | Arizona State | 6 | 3 | 39 |
| 10t. | Iowa State | 9 | 4 | 38.5 |
| 10t. | NC State | 7 | 2 | 38.5 |
| 12. | Lehigh | 6 | 3 | 36 |
| 13. | Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 32.5 |
| 14. | Princeton | 5 | 2 | 30 |
| 15. | Missouri | 5 | 2 | 27.5 |
| 16. | Pitt | 5 | 2 | 27 |
| 17. | North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 23.5 |
| 18. | Virginia | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| 19t. | Virginia Tech | 6 | 1 | 20.5 |
| 19t. | Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 20.5 |
| 19t. | Utah Valley | 4 | 2 | 20.5 |
| 22. | Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| 23. | Stanford | 5 | 2 | 16.5 |
| 24. | Purdue | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 25. | Michigan | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 26. | Cornell | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 27. | Central Michigan | 3 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 28t. | Campbell | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 28t. | Lock Haven | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 28t. | Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 31. | North Dakota State | 2 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 32. | Binghamton | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 33t. | Penn | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 33t. | Wyoming | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 35. | South Dakota State | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 36. | Illinois | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 37. | Rider | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 38t. | Army | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 38t. | Bucknell | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 38t. | Navy | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 41t. | Appalachian State | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 41t. | Clarion | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 43. | Fresno State | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 44t. | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 44t. | Drexel | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 44t. | George Mason | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 44t. | Indiana | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 44t. | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 44t. | Oregon State | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 44t. | West Virginia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 51t. | American U. | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 51t. | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 53t. | Air Force | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 53t. | CSU Bakersfield | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 53t. | Northern Colorado | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 53t. | Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nov. 12, 2019 WIN Magazine’s Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Spencer Lee | Iowa | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Jack Mueller | Virginia | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Sebastian Rivera | Northwestern | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Nick Piccininni | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Pat Glory | Princeton | So. | 5th |
| 6. | RayVon Foley | Michigan State | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Michael McGee | Old Dominion | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Alex Mackall | Iowa State | Jr. | 10th |
| 9. | Brock Hudkins | Indiana | Jr. | NR |
| 10. | Devin Schroder | Purdue | Jr. | 8th |
| 11 | Drew Hildebrandt | Central Michigan | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Jay Schwarm | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Gabe Townsell | Stanford | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Anthony Cefalo | Rider | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Michael Colaiocco | Penn | Fr. | NR |
| 16. | Jakob Camacho | NC State | RS Fr. | NR |
| 17. | Brandon Paetzell | Lehigh | Jr. | NR |
| 18. | Patrick McKee | Minnesota | RS Fr. | NR |
| 19. | Brandon Courtney | Arizona State | So. | NR |
| 20. | Sidney Flores | Air Force | So. | NR |
133 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1 | Seth Gross | Wisconsin | Gr. | 1st |
| 2 | Austin DeSanto | Iowa | Jr. | 3rd |
| 3 | Roman Bravo- Young | Penn State | So. | 4th |
| 4. | Micky Phillippi | Pitt | So. | 6th |
| 5 | Austin Gomez | Iowa State | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Charles Tucker | Cornell | Sr. | 8th |
| 7. | Cam Sykora | North Dakota St. | Sr. | 11th |
| 8. | Noah Gonser | Campbell | Sr. | 13th |
| 9. | Montorie Bridges | Wyoming | Jr. | 7th |
| 10. | Travis Piotrowski | Illinois | Sr. | 9th/125 |
| 11. | Codi Russell | Appalachian State | Jr. | NR |
| 12 | Louis Hayes | Virginia | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Anthony Madrigal | Oklahoma | So. | NR |
| 14. | Josh Kramer | Arizona State | Sr. | NR |
| 15. | Quinn Kinner | Ohio State | RSFr. | NR |
| 16. | Nick Farro | Lehigh | Jr. | NR |
| 17. | Devan Turner | Oregon State | Jr. | 19th |
| 18. | Collin Gerardi | Virginia Tech | RSFr. | NR |
| 19. | Zack Trampe | Binghamton | So | 20th |
| 20. | Casey Cobb | Navy | Jr. | NR |
141 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Nick Lee | Penn State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 2 | Luke Pletcher | Ohio State | Sr. | 2nd/133 |
| 3. | Dom Demas | Oklahoma | So. | 1st |
| 4. | Mitch McKee | Minnesota | Sr. | 3rd |
| 5. | Kyle Shoop | Lock Haven | Sr. | 4th |
| 6. | Tristan Moran | Wisconsin | Sr. | 7th |
| 7 | Grant Leeth | Missouri | So. | 8th |
| 8. | Chad Red | Nebraska | Jr. | 5th |
| 9. | Max Murin | Iowa | So. | 10th |
| 10. | Kaden Gfeller | Oklahoma State | So. | NR |
| 11. | Tariq Wilson | NC State | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Ian Parker | Iowa State | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Real Woods | Stanford | RSFr. | NR |
| 14. | Michael Carr | Illinois | Jr. | 6th |
| 15. | Sa’Derian Perry | Old Dominion | Sr. | 13th |
| 16. | Mitch Moore | Virginia Tech | So. | 14th |
| 17. | Cole Matthews | Pitt | RSFr. | NR |
| 18. | Alex Madrigal | George Mason | Sr. | 17th |
| 19. | Joshua Heil | Campbell | Jr. | 11th/133 |
| 20. | Grant Willits | Oregon State | So. | 20th |
149 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Austin O’Connor | North Carolina | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Brock Mauller | Missouri | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Pat Lugo | Iowa | Sr. | 4th |
| 4. | Boo Lewallen | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 6th |
| 5. | Max Thomsen | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Sammy Sasso | Ohio State | RSFr. | NR |
| 7. | Jarrett Degen | Iowa State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 8. | Yayha Thomas | Northwestern | So. | NR |
| 9 | Brock Zacherl | Clarion | Sr. | 9th |
| 10 | Brent Moore | Virginia Tech | So. | 7th |
| 11. | Sam Turner | Wyoming | Jr. | 10th |
| 12. | Brayton Lee | Minnesota | RSFr. | NR |
| 13. | Matt Findlay | Utah Valley | Jr. | 8th |
| 14. | Mike D’Angelo | Princeton | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Kizhan Clarke | American U. | Jr. | NR |
| 16. | Requir van der Merwe | Stanford | Jr. | 14th |
| 17. | Cole Martin | Wisconsin | Sr. | 12th |
| 18. | Russell Rohlfing | CSU Bakersfield | Jr. | 19th |
| 19. | Andrew Alirez | Northern Colorado | Fr. | NR |
| 20. | Henry Pohlmeyer | South Dakota State | Sr. | NR |
157 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Hayden Hidlay | NC State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Kaleb Young | Iowa | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Larry Early | Old Dominion | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Josh Humphreys | Lehigh | So. | 5th |
| 6. | David Carr | Iowa State | RSFr. | NR |
| 7. | Kendall Coleman | Purdue | RSFr. | NR |
| 8. | Anthony Artalona | Penn | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Brady Berge | Penn State | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Zach Hartman | Bucknell | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Ke-Shawn Hayes | Ohio State | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Jesse Dellavecchia | Rider | Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Quincey Monday | Princeton | So. | 15th |
| 14. | Zach Carson | Ohio | Sr. | 16th |
| 15. | BC LaPrade | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 18th |
| 16. | Logan Parks | Central Michigan | Sr. | 17th |
| 17. | Justin Thomas | Oklahoma | Jr. | 6th |
| 18. | Luke Weiland | Army | Sr. | 19th |
| 19. | Eric Barone | Illinois | Sr. | 12th |
| 20 | Wyatt Sheets | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 20th |
165 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Vincenzo Joseph | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Evan Wick | Wisconsin | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | David McFadden | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Isaiah White | Nebraska | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Josh Shields | Arizona State | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Demetrius Romero | Utah Valley | Sr. | 8th |
| 8. | Shane Griffith | Stanford | RSFr. | NR |
| 9. | Andrew Fogarty | North Dakota St. | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Tanner Skidgel | Navy | Jr. | 11th |
| 11. | Thomas Bullard | NC State | Jr. | 13th |
| 12. | Ebed Jarrell | Drexel | Sr. | 15th |
| 13. | Jake Wentzell | Pitt | Jr. | NR |
| 14. | Cam Coy | Virginia | So. | 16th |
| 15. | Quentin Perez | Campbell | Jr. | 17th |
| 16. | Kennedy Monday | North Carolina | Jr. | NR |
| 17. | Nick Kiusses | West Virginia | Jr. | 18th |
| 18. | Chase Straw | Iowa State | Sr. | 19th |
| 19. | Colston DeBlasi | George Mason | Sr. | 20th |
| 20. | Travis Wittlake | Oklahoma State | RSFr. | NR |
174 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Mark Hall | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Jordan Kutler | Lehigh | Sr. | 3rd |
| 3. | Michael Kemerer | Iowa | Sr. | 4th |
| 4. | Mikey Labriola | Nebraska | So. | 2nd |
| 5. | Bryce Steiert | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 7th/165 |
| 6. | Devin Skatzka | Minnesota | Sr. | 5th |
| 7. | Joe Smith | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Dylan Lydy | Purdue | Sr. | 9th |
| 9. | Anthony Valencia | Arizona State | Sr. | 8th |
| 10. | Brandon Womack | Cornell | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Ben Harvey | Army | Sr. | 14th |
| 12. | Connor Flynn | Missouri | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Kimball Bastian | Utah Valley | Sr. | 17th |
| 14. | Daniel Bullard | NC State | Jr. | NR |
| 15. | Hayden Hastings | Wyoming | So. | 18th |
| 16. | Marcus Coleman | Iowa State | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Joe Grello | Rutgers | Jr. | 13th |
| 18. | Kaleb Romero | Ohio State | So. | NR |
| 19. | Jackson Hemauer | Fresno State | So. | 18th/184 |
| 20. | Devin Kane | North Carolina | Jr. | NR |
184 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1 | Zahid Valencia | Arizona State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Shakur Rasheed | Penn State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Dakota Geer | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 7th/197 |
| 5. | Nino Bonaccorsi | Pitt | So. | 4th |
| 6. | Taylor Lujan | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 6th/174 |
| 7. | Lou DePrez | Binghamton | So. | 5th |
| 8. | Cash Wilcke | Iowa | Sr. | 7th |
| 9. | Sam Colbray | Iowa State | Jr. | 6th |
| 10. | Ben Darmstadt | Cornell | Jr. | 6th/197 |
| 11. | Hunter Bolen | Virginia Tech | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Brit Wilson | Northern Illinois | So. | 12th |
| 13. | Jelani Embree | Michigan | So. | NR |
| 14. | Trent Hidlay | NC State | RSFr. | NR |
| 15. | Dylan Wisman | Missouri | Sr. | 14th |
| 16. | Zac Braunagel | Illinois | RSFr. | NR |
| 17. | Cameron Caffey | Michigan State | So. | 8th |
| 18. | Kevin Parker | Princeton | Sr. | 17th |
| 19. | Tanner Orndorff | Utah Valley | Sr. | 9th |
| 20. | Noah Stewart | Army | Sr. | 13th |
197 pounds
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Kollin Moore | Ohio State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Patrick Brucki | Princeton | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Jacob Holschlag | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 4th |
| 4. | Jacob Warner | Iowa | So. | 5th |
| 5. | Nick Reenan | NC State | Jr. | 12th |
| 6. | Kyle Conel | Penn State | Sr. | 13th |
| 7. | Nathan Traxler | Stanford | Jr. | 9th |
| 8. | Tanner Sloan | South Dakota State | RSFr. | NR |
| 9. | Sam Schuyler | Buffalo | So. | NR |
| 10. | Eric Schultz | Nebraska | Jr. | 11th |
| 11. | Christian Brunner | Purdue | Sr. | 8th |
| 12. | Jake Woodley | Oklahoma | So. | 15th |
| 13. | Thomas Lane | Cal Poly | Sr. | NR |
| 14. | Jay Aiello | Virginia | Jr. | 17th |
| 15. | Greg Bulsak | Clarion | Jr. | 20th |
| 16. | Ethan Laird | Rider | Jr. | 14th |
| 17. | Noah Adams | West Virginia | So. | NR |
| 18. | Jake Jakobsen | Lehigh | Jr. | 10th |
| 19. | Josh Roetman | Navy | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Drew Phipps | Bucknell | Sr. | 16th |
Heavyweight
| Wt/Rk | Name | School | Yr | Prev |
| 1. | Anthony Cassar | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Gable Steveson | Minnesota | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Mason Parris | Michigan | So. | 6th |
| 4. | Trent Hillger | Wisconsin | So. | 5th |
| 5. | Tate Orndorff | Utah Valley | So. | 10th |
| 6. | Matt Stencel | Central Michigan | Jr. | 4th |
| 7. | Jordan Wood | Lehigh | Jr. | 3rd |
| 8. | Tanner Hall | Arizona State | Gr. | 7th |
| 9 | Demetrius Thomas | Pitt | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Jere Heino | Campbell | Jr. | 8th |
| 11. | Josh Hokit | Fresno State | Sr. | 3rd/197 |
| 12. | Anthony Cassioppi | Iowa | RSFr. | NR |
| 13. | Chase Singletary | Ohio State | So. | 12th |
| 14. | Zach Elam | Missouri | So. | 11th |
| 15 | Brian Andrews | Wyoming | Jr. | 13th |
| 16. | Cary Miller | Appalachian State | Jr. | 15th |
| 17. | Gannon Gremmel | Iowa State | Jr. | 16th |
| 18. | David Jensen | Nebraska | Sr. | 17th |
| 19. | Garrett Hoffman | Bucknell | Sr. | NR |
| 20. | Andrew Gunning | North Carolina | Jr. | NR |
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