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WIN’s Feb. 21 rankings; Iowa State one of hottest entering postseason

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Updated: February 21, 2022

Photo: Iowa State’s David Carr is the defending national champion and currently ranked No. 1 at 157 pounds by WIN Magazine. The Cyclones, coached by Kevin Dresser (left), won their final 13 regular-season duals to go 15-1 on the year and won the Big 12 Dual championship. (Iowa State photo)

NEWTON, Iowa — The NCAA Division I regular season has ended and Iowa State — fresh off a win over Missouri for a 13th-straight victory on the season — ranks as one of the hotter teams heading into the postseason as shown in WIN Magazine’s Feb. 21 Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.

The Cyclones (15-1 and Big 12 Dual Team champions) moved up to No. 5 in WIN’s Dual rankings and feature eight ranked wrestlers in WIN’s rankings. Iowa State will now prepare for the upcoming the Big 12 Championships, one of seven NCAA qualifying tournaments that will be held in two weeks.

The following is a schedule of those seven conference championships:

Conference Date Location
ACC March 6 Charlottesville, Va.
Big 10 March 5-6 Lincoln, Neb.
Big 12 March 5-6 Tulsa, Okla.
EIWA March 5-6 Ithaca, N.Y.
MAC March 4-5 Athens, Ohio
Pac-12 March 6 Tempe, Ariz.
SoCon March 5 Boone, N.C.

 

Penn State, which ended the season with a 17-0 record, remained No. 1 in both WIN’s Dual Rankings and WIN’s Tournament Power Index, which predicts how teams will finish in the upcoming 2022 NCAA Division I Championships that will be held in Detroit, Mich., March 17-19. Excluding bonus points, the TPI is compiled from 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.

The Nittany Lions feature nine ranked wrestlers — including four No. 1-ranked wrestlers in Roman Bravo-Young (133), Nick Lee (141), Carter Starocci (174) and Aaron Brooks (184) — and earned 121.5 TPI points. The remaining Top-5 teams in the TPI including Iowa (88 points), Arizona State (71.5), Michigan (68) and Nebraska (53.5).

The other top-ranked individuals include Michigan’s Nick Suriano (125), Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis (149), Iowa State’s David Carr (157), Cal Poly’s Evan Wick (165), Nebraska’s Eric Schultz (197) and Minnesota’s Gable Steveson (Hwt).

WIN’s next rankings will be announced on March 7, following the conference tournaments.

 

 

WIN Magazine’s Feb. 21 Tournament Power Index

Rk. School Total Rank Top 8 TPI Pts
1. Penn State 9 7 121.5
2. Iowa 10 6 88
3. Arizona State 7 6 71.5
4. Michigan 9 5 67
5. Nebraska 7 4 53.5
6. NC State 7 4 53
7. Ohio State 7 4 49
8. Iowa State 8 4 46
9. Cornell 7 2 41
10. Virginia Tech 6 3 37
11. Oklahoma State 8 3 35.5
12. Cal Poly 3 2 31.5
13. Minnesota 7 2 29.5
14. Missouri 7 2 29
14. Northwestern 6 2 28.5
15. Stanford 3 3 28
16. Princeton 2 2 26
17. North Carolina 4 2 21
18t. Lehigh 3 2 19.5
18t. Rutgers 5 1 19.5
20. Wisconsin 4 2 18.5
21. Wyoming 5 1 18
22t. Central Michigan 3 2 17.5
22t. Michigan State 3 2 17.5
22t. Northern Iowa 5 1 17.5
25. Appalachian State 2 1 13.5
26. West Virginia 2 1 11
27t. Oregon State 6 0 10.5
27t. Purdue 4 1 10.5
29. Illinois 2 1 10
30. North Dakota State 3 1 9.5
31. Pitt 4 0 7.5
32. Campbell 2 1 7
33. Oklahoma 5 0 6.5
34. Air Force 1 1 5.5
35t. Penn 3 0 4
35t. South Dakota State 2 0 4
37t. Army-West Point 2 0 3.5
37t. Indiana 2 0 3.5
39t. Duke 2 0 3
39t. Utah Valley 2 0 3
41. Binghamton 2 0 2.5
42t. Columbia 2 0 2
42t. Northern Colorado 1 0 2
42t. Virginia 1 0 2
45t. Drexel 1 0 1.5
45t. Harvard 1 0 1.5
45t. Maryland 1 0 1.5
45t. Bucknell 1 0 1.5
49t. Chattanooga 1 0 1
49t. Hofstra 1 0 1

 

WIN Magazine’s Feb. 21 Team Dual Rankings 

Rk. School W-L Prv. Upcoming Matches
1. Penn State 17-0 1st off until Big Tens
2. Iowa 14-1 2nd off until Big Tens
3. NC State 13-1 3rd off until ACCs
4. Michigan 12-1 4th off until Big Tens
5. Iowa State 15-1 6th off until Big 12s
6. Missouri 11-4 5th off until Big 12s
7. Ohio State 9-3 7th off until Big Tens
8. Oklahoma State 13-4 8th off until Big 12s
9. Virginia Tech 9-4 9th off until ACCs
10. Nebraska 6-5 10th off until Big Tens
11. Arizona State 9-4 12th off until Pac-12s
12. Wisconsin 12-2 14th off until Big Tens
13. Minnesota 4-6 13th off until Big Tens
14. Cornell 12-3 11th off until EIWAs
15. Northern Iowa 7-7 15th off until Big 12s
16. Purdue 10-5 16th off until Big Tens
17. Rutgers 16-5 17th off until Big Tens
18. Northwestern 7-4 18th off until Big Tens
19. Michigan State 10-4 19th off until Big Tens
20. Penn 8-2 20th off until EIWAs
21. Princeton 6-5 21st off until EIWAs
22. South Dakota State 13-4 22nd off until Big 12s
23. Pittsburgh 8-6 23rd off until ACCs
24. Central Michigan 12-4 24th off until MACs
25. North Carolina 8-6 25th off until ACCs

 

WIN Magazine’s Feb. 21 Individual Rankings

125 pounds

Rk. Name School Year Previous
1. Nick Suriano Michigan Sr. 1st
2. Pat Glory Princeton Jr. 2nd
3. Vito Arujau Cornell So. 3rd
4. Brandon Courtney Arizona State Jr. 4th
5. Drew Hildebrandt Penn State Sr. 6th
6. Killian Cardinale West Virginia Sr. 7th
7. Devin Schroder Purdue Sr. 10th
8. Eric Barnett Wisconsin Jr. 9th
9. Michael DeAugustino Northwestern Jr. 5th
10. Brandon Kaylor Oregon State So. 11th
11. Malik Heinselman Ohio State Sr. 12th
12. Jakob Camacho NC State So. 13th
13. Patrick McKee Minnesota Sr. 14th
14. Drake Ayala Iowa Fr. NR
15. Taylor Lamont Utah Valley Jr. 15th
16. Trevor Mastrogiovani Oklahoma State So. 8th
17. Noah Surtin Missouri So. 17th
18. Brody Teske Northern Iowa So. 16th
19. Kysen Terukina Iowa State So. 18th
20. Sam Latona Virginia Tech RSFr. 19th

 

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. Michael McGee Arizona State Sr. 4th
5. Korbin Myers Virginia Tech Gr. 5th
6. Lucas Byrd Illinois RSFr. 6th
7. Rayvon Foley Michigan State Jr. 7th
8. Chris Cannon Northwestern So. 8th
9. Michael Colaiocco Penn So. 9th
10. Dylan Ragusin Michigan So. 10th
11. Micky Phillippi Pitt Jr. 11th
12. Brock Hudkins Indiana Gr. 12th
13. Haiden Drury Utah Valley Fr. 13th
14. Devin Turner Oregon State Sr. 14th
15. Malyke Hines Lehigh Fr. 15th
16. Kyle Biscoglia Northern Iowa So. 16th
17. Ramazan Attasauov Iowa State So. 17th
18. Joe Heilmann North Carolina Jr. 18th
19. Brayden Palmer Chattanooga So. 19th
20. Joe Olivieri Rutgers Fr. 20th

 

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. Chad Red Nebraska Sr. 6th
5. Dresden Simon Central Michigan Sr. 7th
6. Real Woods Stanford Jr. 4th
7. Ian Parker Iowa State Sr. 5th
8. Kizhan Clark North Carolina Gr. 8th
9. Clay Carlson South Dakota St. So. 9th
10. Andrew Alirez Northern Colorado RSFr. 10th
11. Grant Willits Oregon State Jr. 13th
12. Allan Hart Missouri Jr. 11th
13. Cole Matthews Pitt Jr. 12th
14. Dylan D’Emilio Ohio State So. 14th
15. Jake Bergeland Minnesota Sr. 15th
16. Stevan Micic Michigan Gr. 16th
17. Matt Kasimir Columbia Jr. 17th
18. C.J. Composto Penn So. 18th
19. Carter Young Oklahoma State Fr. 19th
20. Ryan Jack NC State Fr. 20th

 

149 pounds  

Rk. Name                                                 School Year 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. Kyle Parco Arizona State So. 5th
6. Bryce Andonian Virginia Tech So. 6th
7. Ridge Lovett Nebraska So. 7th
8. Jaden Abas Stanford So. 8th
9. Austin Gomez Wisconsin Jr. 9th
10. Max Murin Iowa Sr. 10th
11. Yahya Thomas Northwestern Gr. 11th
12. Josh Finesilver Duke Jr. 12th
13. P.J. Ogunsanya Army-West Point Sr. 13th
14. Josh Heil Campbell Sr. 14th
15. Mike VanBrill Rutgers Sr. 15th
16. Kaden Gfeller Oklahoma State Sr. 16th
17. Beau Bartlett Penn State RSFr. 17th
18. Willie McDougald Oklahoma RSFr. 18th
19. Jarrett Degen Iowa State Sr. 19th
20. Anthony Artalona Penn Jr. 20th

 

157 pounds  

Rk. Name                          School      Year 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. 4th
5. Quincy Monday Princeton Jr. 6th
6. Josh Humphreys Lehigh Jr. 7th
7. Jared Franek North Dakota State Jr. 8th
8. Ed Scott NC State Fr. 10th
9. Kaleb Young Iowa Sr. 13th
10. Peyton Robb Nebraska So. 9th
11. Brady Berge Penn State Sr. 11th
12. Kendall Coleman Purdue Jr. 11th
13. Jarrett Jacques Missouri Jr. 15th
14. Jacob Wright Wyoming Sr. 16th
15. Will Lewan Michigan So. 12th
16. Wyatt Sheets Oklahoma State Sr. 14th
17. Justin Thomas Oklahoma Gr. 17th
18. Chase Saldate Michigan State So. NR
19. Johnny Lovett Central Michigan RSFr. 19th
20. Hunter Willits Oregon State Jr. 20th

 

165 pounds  

Rk. Name                           School                      Yr.      Previous
1. Evan Wick Cal Poly Sr. 1st
2. Keegan O’Toole Missouri RSFr. 2nd
3. Shane Griffith Stanford Jr. 3rd
4. Carson Kharchla Ohio State RSFr. 4th
5. Alex Marinelli Iowa Sr. 5th
6. Dean Hamiti Wisconsin Fr. 6th
7. Travis Wittlake Oklahoma State Jr. 7th
8. Anthony Valencia Arizona State Gr. 8th
9. Cameron Amine Michigan RSFr. 10th
10. Peyton Hall West Virginia So 12th
11. Luke Weber North Dakota State Sr. 9th
12. Jake Wentzel Pitt Sr. 13th
13. Phillip Conigliaro Harvard Jr. 14th
14. Austin Yant Northern Iowa Jr. 15th
15. Julian Ramirez Cornell Fr. 16th
16. Zach Hartman Bucknell Sr. 19th
17. Josh Ogunsanya Columbia So. 17th
18. Izzak Olejnik Northern Illinois So. 18th
19. Will Formato Appalachian State Jr. 20th
20. Thomas Bullard NC State Gr. NR

 

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. 5th
6. Mikey Labriola Nebraska Sr. 6th
7. Ethan Smith Ohio State Sr. 7th
8. Austin Murphy Campbell Jr. 8th
9. Ben Pasiuk Army So. 9th
10. Dustin Plott Oklahoma State So. 10th
11. Clay Lautt North Carolina Gr. 11th
12. Hayden Hastings Wyoming Sr. 12th
13. Adam Kemp Cal Poly So. 13th
14. Chris Foca Cornell So. 14th
15. Peyton Mocco Missouri So. NR
16. Michael O’Malley Drexel Jr. 16th
17. Matt Finesilver Duke Sr. 17th
18. Bailey O’Reilly Minnesota Sr. 18th
19. Anthony Mantanona Oklahoma Jr. 19th
20. Lance Runyon Northern Iowa RSFr. 20th

 

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. 5th
6. Kaleb Romero Ohio State Sr. 6th
7. Marcus Coleman Iowa State Jr. 7th
8. Dakota Geer Oklahoma State Sr. 8th
9. Trey Munoz Oregon State RSFr. 9th
10. Jonathan Loew Cornell Jr. 10th
11. John Poznanski Rutgers RSFr. 11th
12. Hunter Bolen Virginia Tech Jr. 12th
13. Donnell Washington Indiana Jr. 13th
14. Keegan Moore Oklahoma Sr. NR
15. Kyle Cochran Maryland Sr. 14th
16. Taylor Venz Nebraska Sr. 15th
17. Tate Samuelson Wyoming Sr. 17th
18. Abe Assad Iowa So. 16th
19. Brit Wilson Northern Illinois Jr. 18th
20. Max Lyon Purdue Sr. 19th

 

197 pounds

Rk. Name                            School                      Yr.    Previous
1. Eric Schultz Nebraska Sr. 1st
2. Max Dean Penn State Jr. 2nd
3. Stephan Buchanan Wyoming Jr. 3rd
4. Jacob Warner Iowa Sr. 4th
5. Cameron Caffey Michigan State Sr. 6th
6. Yonger Bastida Iowa State So. 9th
7. Patrick Brucki Michigan Sr. 7th
8. Rocky Elam Missouri RSFr. 5th
9. Nino Bonaccorsi Pitt Jr. 8th
10. Tanner Sloan South Dakota State Jr. 10th
11. Jay Aiello Virginia Sr. 11th
12. Jake Woodley Oklahoma Sr. 12th
13. Lou Deprez Binghamton Jr. 13th
14. Isaac Trumble NC State RSFr. 14th
15. Greg Bulsak Rutgers Sr. 15th
16. Kordell Norfleet Arizona State Gr. 16th
17. Thomas Penola Purdue Jr. 17th
18. Owen Pentz North Dakota State So. 18th
19. Jacob Cardenas Cornell So. 19th
20. Andrew Davison Northwestern Gr. 20th

 

Heavyweight

Rk. Name                              School                      Yr. Previous
1. Gable Steveson Minnesota Jr. 1st
2. Cohlton Schultz Arizona State RSFr. 2nd
3. Tony Cassioppi Iowa Jr. 3rd
4. Greg Kerkvliet Penn State RSFr. 4th
5. Mason Parris Michigan Jr. 5th
6. Jordan Wood Lehigh Sr. 6th
7. Matt Stencel Central Michigan Sr. 7th
8. Wyatt Hendrickson Air Force So. 8th
9. Lucas Davison Northwestern So. 9th
10. Trent Hillger Wisconsin Sr. 13th
11. Gary Traub Oregon State Gr. 11th
12. Christian Lance Nebraska Sr. 12th
13. Nathan Traxler Virginia Tech Sr. 10th
14. Tate Orndorff Ohio State Sr. 15th
15. Zach Elam Missouri So. 17th
16. Lewis Fernandes Cornell So. 18th
17. Sam Schuyler Iowa State Sr. 19th
18. Luke Luffman Illinois So. 20th
19. Zachary Knighton-Ward Hofstra Sr. NR
20. Joe Doyle Binghamton Sr. NR