WIN’s Jan. 17 Rankings previews upcoming dual between highly-ranked Penn State and Michigan
By Mike Finn
Updated: January 17, 2022
Photos: Michigan’s Myles Amine (left), a four-time All-American and 2020 Olympic bronze medalist, is ranked No. 3 at 184 pounds after competing at 197 last season. He is expected to meet Penn State’s Aaron Brooks — one of four returning national champs for the Lions — this Friday when the Wolverines host top-ranked Penn State this Friday in Ann Arbor, Mich.
NEWTON, Iowa — The 2022 NCAA Division I Championships are two months away, but many of the sport’s top teams will learn a lot more of where they stand in their preparation for the Nationals in March over the next two weeks when several top teams face each other.
Based on the current Jan. 17 Tournament Power Index and Dual/Individual Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen, top-ranked Penn State will test its mettle this Friday when the Nittany Lions travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., and take on Michigan, rated No. 5 in WIN Dual Rankings and third in the TPI.
Among the most notable of Top-10 meetings between Penn State and Michigan include PSU’s No. 1 Nick Lee vs. UM’s No. 10 Stevan Micic at 141; PSU’s No. 1 Carter Starocci vs. UM’s No. 5 Logan Massa at 174; PSU’s No. 1 Aaron Brooks vs. UM’s No. 3 Myles Amine at 184; PSU’s No. 3 Max Dean vs. UM’s No. 6 Pat Brucki and PSU’s No. 4 Greg Kerkvliet vs. UM’s No. 2 Mason Parris at Hwt.
Meanwhile, second-ranked Iowa, which hosts Penn State on Jan. 28, will travel to Columbus, Ohio, this weekend to face No. 10 Ohio State, while No. 4 NC State will host No. 9 Virginia Tech in an ACC battle this Friday in Raleigh, N.C.
The following are WIN Magazine’s Tournament Power Index, Dual and Individual Rankings through Jan. 16 matches.
WIN’s Tournament Power Index predicts approximately how many NCAA points a team could score in Detroit in March at the Division I Championships based on where their individuals are ranked at this point in the season. Excluding bonus points, the TPI is based on numbers associated with individual placements/rankings based on our current rankings below: 20 points for 1st, 16 for 2nd, 13.5 for 3rd, 12.5 for 4th, 10 for 5th, 9 for 6th, 6.5 for 7th and 5.5 for 8th. Wrestlers ranked 9-12 earn two points each, followed by 1.5 points for wrestlers ranked 13-16 and 1 point for those ranked 17-20.
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 17 Tournament Power Index
| Rk. | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1. | Penn State | 8 | 7 | 112.5 |
| 2. | Iowa | 10 | 6 | 88.5 |
| 3. | Michigan | 9 | 6 | 76.5 |
| 4. | Oklahoma State | 9 | 6 | 71 |
| 5. | Arizona State | 7 | 6 | 66 |
| 6. | NC State | 9 | 4 | 54 |
| 7. | Cornell | 6 | 2 | 47 |
| 8. | Missouri | 9 | 2 | 42.5 |
| 9. | Nebraska | 7 | 5 | 42 |
| 10t. | Northwestern | 5 | 3 | 38.5 |
| 10t. | Ohio State | 8 | 3 | 38.5 |
| 12t. | Iowa State | 5 | 2 | 35 |
| 12t. | Stanford | 3 | 3 | 35 |
| 12t. | Virginia Tech | 7 | 3 | 35 |
| 15. | Minnesota | 5 | 2 | 34.5 |
| 16. | Cal Poly | 3 | 2 | 32 |
| 17. | Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 29.5 |
| 18. | North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| 19. | Princeton | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| 20. | Northern Iowa | 3 | 1 | 14.5 |
| 21. | Wisconsin | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 22t. | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 22t. | Lehigh | 3 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 24. | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 25. | West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 26. | Oregon State | 5 | 0 | 9.5 |
| 27. | Central Michigan | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 28t. | Northern Colorado | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 28t. | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 30. | Pitt | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 31t. | Oklahoma | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 31t. | Purdue | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 33t. | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 33t. | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 35. | North Dakota State | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 36. | Penn | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 37t. | Army-West Point | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 37t. | Campbell | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 37t. | Columbia | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 37t. | Duke | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 37t. | Harvard | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 37t. | Michigan State | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 37t. | South Dakota Stater | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 44. | Virginia | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 45t. | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 45t. | Utah Valley | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 47t. | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 47t. | Indiana | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 49t. | Bucknell | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 49t. | Chattanooga | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 49t. | CSU-Bakersfield | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 49t. | Navy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 17 Dual Rankings
| Rk | School | W-L | Prev. | Upcoming |
| 1. | Penn State | 11-0 | 1st | at Michigan (1/21), at Michigan State (1/23) |
| 2. | Iowa | 10-0 | 2nd | at Ohio State (1/21) |
| 3. | Oklahoma State | 9-0 | 3rd | vs. Lehigh (1/23) |
| 4. | NC State | 6-1 | 4th | vs. Virginia Tech (1/21) |
| 5. | Michigan | 5-0 | 5th | vs. Penn State (1/21), vs. Rutgers (1/23) |
| 6. | Missouri | 6-2 | 6th | at Oklahoma (1/20), vs. South Dakota State (1/22) |
| 7. | Wisconsin | 7-0 | 12th | vs. Nebraska (1/21), at Purdue (1/23) |
| 8. | Ohio State | 5-1 | 8th | vs. Iowa (1/21), vs. Maryland (1/23) |
| 9. | Virginia Tech | 5-3 | 10th | at NC State (1/21) |
| 10. | Minnesota | 3-3 | 11th | off until Jan. 28 (Michigan) |
| 11. | Nebraska | 3-2 | 9th | at Wisconsin (1/21), at Northwestern (1/23) |
| 12. | Cornell | 4-2 | 13th | vs. Harvard & Brown (1/22) |
| 13. | Iowa State | 7-1 | 14th | vs. Utah Valley & North Dakota State (1/23) |
| 14. | Arizona State | 3-3 | 7th | at Cal Poly (1/21), at CSU Bakersfield (1/23) |
| 15. | Rutgers | 12-2 | 16th | at Michigan State (1/21), at Michigan (1/23) |
| 16. | Lehigh | 8-4 | 17th | at Oklahoma State (1/23) |
| 17. | Princeton | 1-2 | NR | vs. Columbia (1/22) |
| 18. | Purdue | 7-3 | 15th | vs. Illinois (1/21), vs. Wisconsin (1/23) |
| 19. | Pittsburgh | 5-3 | 20th | vs. Virginia |
| 20. | Michigan State | 6-1 | NR | at Indiana (1/17), vs Rutgers (1/21), vs. Penn St. (1/23) |
| 21. | South Dakota State | 7-1 | 22nd | at Missouri (1/22), at SIUE (1/23) |
| 22. | Northwestern | 2-3 | 21st | vs. Nebraska (1/23) |
| 23. | Northern Iowa | 2-5 | 23rd | vs. Utah Valley & No. Dakota State (1/22) |
| 24. | Oklahoma | 5-2 | 25th | vs. Missouri (1/20), at Northern Illinois (1/23) |
| 25. | Illinois | 2-2 | 18th | at Purdue (1/23) |
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 17 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Vito Arujau | Cornell | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Nick Suriano | Michigan | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Pat Glory | Princeton | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Brandon Courtney | Arizona State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Killian Cardinale | West Virginia | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Trevor Mastrogiovani | Oklahoma State | So. | 7th |
| 7. | Michael DeAugustino | Northwestern | Jr. | 6th |
| 8. | Drew Hildebrandt | Penn State | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Eric Barnett | Wisconsin | Jr. | 10th |
| 10. | Patrick McKee | Minnesota | Sr. | 9th |
| 11. | Brandon Kaylor | Oregon State | So. | 12th |
| 12. | Drake Ayala | Iowa | Fr. | 13th |
| 13. | Jakob Camacho | NC State | So. | 11th |
| 14. | Taylor Lamont | Utah Valley | Jr. | 14th |
| 15. | Devin Schroeder | Purdue | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Noah Surtin | Missouri | So. | 17th |
| 17. | Brody Teske | Northern Iowa | So. | 16th |
| 18. | Malik Heinselman | Ohio State | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Joe Manchio | Columbia | Jr. | NR |
| 20. | Sam Latona | Virginia Tech | RSFr. | 20th |
133 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Roman Bravo-Young | Penn State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Daton Fix | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Austin DeSanto | Iowa | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Chris Cannon | Northwestern | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Michael McGee | Arizona State | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Korbin Myers | Virginia Tech | Gr. | 6th |
| 7. | Dylan Ragusin | Michigan | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Lucas Byrd | Illinois | RSFr. | 8th |
| 9. | Rayvon Foley | Michigan State | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Michael Colaiocco | Penn | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Jamie Hernandez | North Carolina | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Malyke Hines | Lehigh | Fr. | 12th |
| 13. | Micky Phillippi | Pitt | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Sammy Alvarez | Rutgers | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Tony Madrigal | Oklahoma | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Devin Turner | Oregon State | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Haiden Drury | Utah Valley | Fr. | 17th |
| 18. | Kai Orine | NC State | Fr. | 19th |
| 19. | Chance Rich | CSU Bakersfield | So. | 20th |
| 20. | Brayden Palmer | Chattanooga | So. | 18th |
141 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Nick Lee | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Jaydin Eierman | Iowa | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Sebastian Rivera | Rutgers | Gr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Real Woods | Stanford | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Ian Parker | Iowa State | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Andrew Alirez | Northern Colorado | RSFr. | 6th |
| 7. | Kizhan Clark | North Carolina | Gr. | 7th |
| 8. | Chad Red | Nebraska | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Allan Hart | Missouri | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Stevan Micic | Michigan | Gr. | 10th |
| 11. | Clay Carlson | South Dakota State | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Grant Willits | Oregon State | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Dresden Simon | Central Michigan | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Dylan D’Emilio | Ohio State | So. | 15th |
| 15. | Cole Matthews | Pitt | Jr. | 16th |
| 16. | Jake Bergeland | Minnesota | Sr. | 17th |
| 17. | Ryan Jack | NC State | Fr. | 18th |
| 18. | Matt Kasimir | Columbia | Jr. | 19th |
| 19. | C.J. Composto | Penn | So. | NR |
| 20. | Carter Young | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 20th |
149 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Yianni Diakomihalis | Cornell | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Sammy Sasso | Ohio State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Tariq Wilson | NC State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Jon Millner | Appalachian State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Jaden Abas | Stanford | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Kyle Parco | Arizona State | So. | 7th |
| 7. | Bryce Andonian | Virginia Tech | So. | 8th |
| 8. | Ridge Lovett | Nebraska | So. | 9th |
| 9. | Yahya Thomas | Northwestern | Gr. | 6th |
| 10. | Josh Finesilver | Duke | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Mitch Moore | Oklahoma | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Max Murin | Iowa | Sr. | 17th |
| 13. | P.J. Ogunsanya | Army-West Point | Sr. | 12th |
| 14. | Jarrett Degen | Iowa State | Sr. | 13th |
| 15. | Josh Heil | Campbell | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Austin Gomez | Wisconsin | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | Beau Bartlett | Penn State | RSFr. | 14th |
| 18. | Kaden Gfeller | Oklahoma State | Sr. | NR |
| 19. | Anthony Artalona | Penn | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Josh Edmund | Missouri | Fr. | 20th |
157 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | David Carr | Iowa State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | Gr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Jacori Teemer | Arizona State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Austin O’Connor | North Carolina | Jr. | 6th |
| 5. | Brayton Lee | Minnesota | Jr. | 4th |
| 6. | Peyton Robb | Nebraska | So. | 5th |
| 7. | Ed Scott | NC State | Fr. | 7th |
| 8. | Quincy Monday | Princeton | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Wyatt Sheets | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Jared Franek | North Dakota State | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Jacob Wright | Wyoming | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Kendall Coleman | Purdue | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Josh Humphreys | Lehigh | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Will Lewan | Michigan | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Kaleb Young | Iowa | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Jarrett Jacques | Missouri | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | Connor Brady | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 17th |
| 18. | Justin Thomas | Oklahoma | Gr. | 18th |
| 19. | Johnny Lovett | Central Michigan | RSFr. | 19th |
| 20. | Andrew Cerniglia | Navy | So. | 20th |
165 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Evan Wick | Cal Poly | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Keegan O’Toole | Missouri | RSFr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Shane Griffith | Stanford | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Travis Wittlake | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Carson Kharchla | Ohio State | RSFr. | 6th |
| 7. | Dean Hamiti | Wisconsin | Fr. | 7th |
| 8. | Anthony Valencia | Arizona State | Gr. | 8th |
| 9. | Julian Ramirez | Cornell | Fr. | 9th |
| 10. | Cameron Amine | Michigan | RSFr. | 10th |
| 11. | Jake Wentzel | Pitt | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Phillip Conigliaro | Harvard | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Peyton Hall | West Virginia | So | 13th |
| 14. | Luke Weber | North Dakota State | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Josh Ogunsanya | Columbia | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Izzak Olejnik | Northern Illinois | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Zach Hartman | Bucknell | Sr. | 18th |
| 18. | Justin McCoy | Virginia | So. | 19th |
| 19. | Thomas Bullard | NC State | Gr. | 20th |
| 20. | Cole Moody | Wyoming | So. | 17th |
174 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Carter Starocci | Penn State | RSFr | 1st |
| 2. | Michael Kemerer | Iowa | Gr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Mekhi Lewis | Virginia Tech | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Hayden Hidlay | NC State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Logan Massa | Michigan | Gr. | 6th |
| 6. | Mikey Labriola | Nebraska | Sr. | 7th |
| 7. | Ethan Smith | Ohio State | Sr. | 5th |
| 8. | Dustin Plott | Oklahoma State | So. | 9th |
| 9. | Austin Murphy | Campbell | Jr. | 8th |
| 10. | Adam Kemp | Cal Poly | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Chris Foca | Cornell | So. | 12th |
| 12. | Ben Pasiuk | Army | So. | 11th |
| 13. | Cade Devos | South Dakota State | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Peyton Mocco | Missouri | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Matt Finesilver | Duke | Sr. | 16th |
| 16. | Hayden Hastings | Wyoming | Sr. | 17th |
| 17. | Michael O’Malley | Drexel | Jr. | 18th |
| 18. | Gerrit Nijenhuis | Purdue | So. | 19th |
| 19. | Bailey O’Reilly | Minnesota | Sr. | NR |
| 20. | Clay Lautt | North Carolina | Gr. | NR |
184 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Aaron Brooks | Penn State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Trent Hidlay | NC State | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Myles Amine | Michigan | Gr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Parker Keckeisen | Northern Iowa | RSFr. | 4th |
| 5. | Bernie Truax | Cal Poly | So. | 6th |
| 6. | John Poznanski | Rutgers | RSFr. | 5th |
| 7. | Dakota Geer | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Kyle Cochran | Maryland | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Trey Munoz | Oregon State | RSFr. | 9th |
| 10. | Hunter Bolen | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Kaleb Romero | Ohio State | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Jonathan Loew | Cornell | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Donnell Washington | Indiana | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Marcus Coleman | Iowa State | Jr. | 16th |
| 15. | Jeremiah Kent | Missouri | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Abe Assad | Iowa | So. | 17th |
| 17. | Tate Samuelson | Wyoming | Sr. | 14th |
| 18. | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | Sr. | NR |
| 19. | Zac Braunagel | Illinois | So. | 18th |
| 20. | Brit Wilson | Northern Illinois | Jr. | 19th |
197 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | A.J. Ferrari | Oklahoma State | RSFr. | 1st |
| 2. | Rocky Elam | Missouri | RSFr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Max Dean | Penn State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Jacob Warner | Iowa | Sr. | 5th |
| 5. | Eric Schultz | Nebraska | Sr. | 6th |
| 6. | Patrick Brucki | Michigan | Sr. | 8th |
| 7. | Stephan Buchanan | Wyoming | Jr. | 4th |
| 8. | Greg Bulsak | Rutgers | Sr. | 9th |
| 9. | Nino Bonaccorsi | Pitt | Jr. | 10th |
| 10. | Yonger Bastida | Iowa State | So. | 12th |
| 11. | Jay Aiello | Virginia | Sr. | 13th |
| 12. | Kordell Norfleet | Arizona State | Gr. | 11th |
| 13. | Lou Deprez | Binghamton | Jr. | 14th |
| 14. | Cameron Caffey | Michigan State | Sr. | 18th |
| 15. | Jake Woodley | Oklahoma | Sr. | 7th |
| 16. | Thomas Penola | Purdue | Jr. | 15th |
| 17. | Luke Stout | Princeton | Fr. | 16th |
| 18. | Owen Pentz | North Dakota State | So. | 19th |
| 19. | Gavin Hoffman | Ohio State | So. | 17th |
| 20. | Isaac Trumble | NC State | RSFr. | 20th |
Heavyweight
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Gable Steveson | Minnesota | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Mason Parris | Michigan | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Cohlton Schultz | Arizona State | RSFr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Greg Kerkvliet | Penn State | RSFr. | 4th |
| 5. | Tony Cassioppi | Iowa | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Jordan Wood | Lehigh | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Matt Stencel | Central Michigan | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Wyatt Hendrickson | Air Force | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Trent Hillger | Wisconsin | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Nathan Traxler | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Gary Traub | Oregon State | Gr. | 11th |
| 12. | Christian Lance | Nebraska | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Lucas Davison | Northwestern | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Yaraslau Slavikouski | Harvard | Jr. | 14th |
| 15. | Tate Orndorff | Ohio State | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Zach Elam | Missouri | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Brian Andrews | Wyoming | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Carter Isley | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Luke Luffman | Illinois | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Lewis Fernandes | Cornell | So. | 20th |
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