Penn State, NC State remain top two schools in dual and tournament rankings
By Mike Finn
Updated: December 11, 2023
NEWTON, Iowa — As most NCAA Division I wrestling programs take much of the next week off to focus on semester exams, Penn State and NC State remain the top two teams in both WIN Magazine’s Dec. 11 Tournament Power Index and dual rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
The Nittany Lions, which feature eight ranked wrestlers, are 2-0 in dual competition and earned 128.5 TPI points.
NC State, which is 7-0 in duals, also features eight ranked wrestlers, and tallied 82.5 TPI points.
Missouri, Iowa and Cornell round out the top five teams in the dual rankings, while Nebraska, Missouri and Cornell are rated third, fourth and fifth, respectively, in WIN’s Tournament Power Index.
WIN’s TPI predicts how high a team would finish in this year’s NCAA Division I Championships based on a point total associated with individual placement and advancement points that could be scored in the 2024 NCAAs.
The following is a breakdown of those points: 20 for 1st place, 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 one and a half points for wrestlers ranked 13-16 and one point for those ranked 17-20.
Also, it should be noted that WIN’s individual rankings are not necessarily simply an update of recent wins and losses, but more of a prediction at this point in the season of where wrestlers would be seeded at the 2024 NCAAs, which will be held in Kansas City, Mo., next March, if that event was held now.
WIN Magazine’s Dec. 11 Dual Rankings
| Rk. | School (Record) | This week’s schedule |
| 1. | Penn State (2-0) | off until Jan. 5 |
| 2. | NC State (7-0) | off until Dec 19 |
| 3. | Missouri (3-0) | vs. Air Force, Dec. 17 |
| 4. | Iowa (5-0) | off until Dec. 29 |
| 5. | Cornell (1-0) | off until Dec 18 |
| 6. | Michigan (2-0) | off until Jan. 4 |
| 7. | Iowa State (3-1) | off until Dec 18 |
| 8. | Oklahoma State (3-0) | off until Dec 19 |
| 9. | Nebraska (2-0) | vs. South Dakota State, Dec. 16 |
| 10. | Ohio State (4-1) | off until Dec 19 |
| 11. | Virginia Tech (2-1) | vs. Stanford, Dec. 17 |
| 12. | Minnesota (5-0) | off until Dec 29 |
| 13. | Rutgers (5-1) | off until Jan. 6 |
| 14. | South Dakota State (3-1) | at Nebraska, Dec. 16 |
| 15. | Oregon State (3-1) | at CSU Bakersfield, Dec. 15 |
| 16. | Stanford (2-0) | at Virginia Tech, Dec. 17 |
| 17. | Pitt (6-1) | off until Dec. 18 |
| 18. | Navy (5-0) | off until Dec. 21 |
| 19. | Northern Iowa (0-1) | off until Dec. 19 |
| 20. | Oklahoma (4-2) | at Reno TOC, Dec. 17 |
| 21. | Lehigh (0-3) | off until Dec. 22 |
| 22. | West Virginia (6-1) | off until Dec. 19 |
| 23. | Arizona State (1-1) | off until Dec. 29 |
| 24. | North Carolina (5-2) | vs. Morgan State, Dec. 16, at Appalachian St, Dec. 17 |
| 25. | Maryland (2-1) | off until Jan. 5 |
WIN Magazine’s Dec. 11 Tournament Power Index (TPI)
| Rk. | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1. | Penn State | 8 | 8 | 128.5 |
| 2. | NC State | 8 | 6 | 82 |
| 3. | Nebraska | 6 | 5 | 67 |
| 4. | Missouri | 8 | 5 | 66 |
| 5. | Cornell | 7 | 5 | 64 |
| 6. | Oklahoma State | 7 | 4 | 59 |
| 7. | Iowa State | 7 | 6 | 53.5 |
| 8. | Virginia Tech | 5 | 4 | 48.5 |
| 9. | Michigan | 7 | 5 | 45.5 |
| 10t. | Iowa | 7 | 3 | 44.5 |
| 10t. | Ohio State | 7 | 3 | 44.5 |
| 12. | Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 41.5 |
| 13. | South Dakota State | 6 | 2 | 33 |
| 14. | Stanford | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| 15. | Northern Iowa | 5 | 1 | 26.5 |
| 16. | Lehigh | 4 | 2 | 23 |
| 17. | Oregon State | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| 18. | Rutgers | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 19. | Air Force | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 20. | Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 21t | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 21t | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 21t | Wisconsin | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 24. | Lock Haven | 1 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 25. | Cal Poly | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 26. | Pitt | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 27t. | Campbell | 2 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 27t. | Indiana | 3 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 29. | Minnesota | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 30. | Maryland | 4 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 31t. | Little Rock | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 31t. | Penn | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 33t. | Michigan State | 3 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 33t. | Purdue | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 35. | Navy | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 36. | Ohio | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 37. | West Virginia | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 38t. | Columbia | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 38t. | Northern Colorado | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 40t | Central Michigan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 40t | Northwestern | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 40t | Wyoming | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 43. | Appalachian State | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 44t. | North Dakota State | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 44t. | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 46t. | Chattanooga | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 46t. | Harvard | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 46t. | Princeton | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 46t. | Rider | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50t. | American | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50t | Army West Point | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50t | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50t | Drexel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50t | Franklin & Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50t | Utah Valley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN Magazine’s Dec. 11 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Jakob Camacho | NC State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Nico Provo | Stanford | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Brett Ungar | Cornell | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Anthony Noto | Lock Haven | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Caleb Smith | Nebraska | Gr. | 5th |
| 6. | Michael DeAugustino | Michigan | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Brandon Kaylor | Oregon State | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Matt Ramos | Purdue | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Patrick McKee | Minnesota | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Drake Ayala | Iowa | So. | 11th |
| 11. | Dean Peterson | Rutgers | So. | 12th |
| 12. | Eric Barnett | Wisconsin | Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Noah Surtin | Missouri | Jr. | 14th |
| 14. | Brayden Palmer | Chattanooga | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Stevo Poulin | Northern Colorado | So. | 10th |
| 16. | Jore Volk | Wyoming | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Tanner Jordan | South Dakota State | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Troy Spratley | Oklahoma State | RSFr. | 18th |
| 19. | Jack Maida | American U. | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Max Gallagher | Penn | Fr. | 20th |
133 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Vito Arujau | Cornell | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Daton Fix | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Ryan Crookham | Lehigh | Fr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Kai Orine | NC State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Aaron Nagao | Penn State | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Sam Latona | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Chris Cannon | Michigan | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Evan Frost | Iowa State | RSFr. | 8th |
| 9. | Michael Colaiocco | Penn | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Dylan Shawver | Rutgers | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Nic Bouzakis | Ohio State | RSFr. | 11th |
| 12. | Domenic Zaccone | Campbell | Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Braxton Brown | Maryland | So. | 14th |
| 14. | Tyler Knox | Stanford | Fr. | NR |
| 15. | Brody Teske | Iowa | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Derrick Cardinal | South Dakota State | So. | 17th |
| 17. | Ethan Oakley | Appalachian State | So. | 18th |
| 18. | Julian Chlebove | Arizona State | Jr. | 19th |
| 19. | Brendan Ferretti | Navy | So. | 20th |
| 20. | Angelo Rini | Columbia | Sr. | 12th |
141 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Real Woods | Iowa | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Beau Bartlett | Penn State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Jesse Mendez | Ohio State | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Ryan Jack | NC State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Lachlan McNeil | North Carolina | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Tagen Jamison | Oklahoma State | RSFs. | 7th |
| 7. | Brock Hardy | Nebraska | So. | 8th |
| 8. | Anthony Echemendia | Iowa State | Jr. | 9th |
| 9. | Cael Happel | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 6th |
| 10. | Clay Carlson | South Dakota State | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Kal Miller | Maryland | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Cole Matthews | Pitt | Sr. | 18th |
| 13. | Vince Cornella | Cornell | So. | 12th |
| 14. | Mitch Moore | Rutgers | Gr. | 13th |
| 15. | Mosha Schwartz | Oklahoma | Sr. | 14th |
| 16. | Josh Koderhandt | Navy | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | Malyke Hines | Lehigh | Jr. | 15th |
| 18. | Frankie Tal Shahar | Northwestern | Jr. | 17th |
| 19. | Josh Edmond | Missouri | So. | 19th |
| 20. | C.J. Composto | Penn | So. | 20th |
149 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Ridge Lovett | Nebraska | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Caleb Henson | Virginia Tech | So. | 3rd |
| 3. | Kyle Parco | Arizona State | Jr. | 4th |
| 4. | Dylan D’Emilio | Ohio State | Sr. | 5th |
| 5. | Chance Lamer | Cal Poly | So. | 6th |
| 6. | Jackson Arrington | NC State | So. | 7th |
| 7. | Casey Swiderski | Iowa State | So. | 8th |
| 8. | Jaden Abas | Stanford | Sr. | 10th |
| 9. | Kannon Webster | Illinois | Fr. | 11th |
| 10. | Kellyn March | North Dakota State | Sr. | 12th |
| 11. | Ethen Miller | Maryland | So. | 13th |
| 12. | Joe Zargo | Wisconsin | Jr. | NR |
| 13. | Quinn Kinner | Rider | Sr. | 9th |
| 14. | Drew Roberts | Minnesota | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Graham Rooks | Indiana | Sr. | 16th |
| 16. | Victor Voinovich | Iowa | So. | 15th |
| 17. | Trae McDaniel | Army West Point | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Corbyn Munson | Central Michigan | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Willie McDougald | Oklahoma | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Ty Watters | West Virginia | Fr. | 20th |
157 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Levi Haines | Penn State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Peyton Robb | Nebraska | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Jacori Teemer | Arizona State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Jared Franek | Iowa | Gr. | 4th |
| 5. | Brock Mauller | Missouri | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Ed Scott | NC State | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Bryce Andonian | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Daniel Cardenas | Stanford | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Will Lewan | Michigan | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Chase Saldate | Michigan State | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Paddy Gallagher | Ohio State | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Vinny Zerban | Northern Colorado | So. | 12th |
| 13. | Peyten Kellar | Ohio | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Michael Blockhus | Minnesota | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Ryder Downey | Northern Iowa | RSFr. | 15th |
| 16. | Tommy Askey | Appalachian State | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | Trevor Chumbley | Northwestern | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Cody Chittum | Iowa State | Fr. | 18th |
| 19. | Johnny Lovett | Central Michigan | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Andrew Clark | Rutgers | Jr. | 20th |
165 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Keegan O’Toole | Missouri | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Izzak Olejnik | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | David Carr | Iowa State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Julien Ramirez | Cornell | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Cam Amine | Michigan | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Dean Hamiti | Wisconsin | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Mitchell Mesenbrink | Penn State | RSFr. | 7th |
| 8. | Michael Caliendo | Iowa | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Holden Heller | Pitt | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Peyton Hall | West Virginia | Jr. | 11th |
| 11. | Garrett Thompson | Ohio | Fr. | 10th |
| 12. | Matt Olguin | Oregon State | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Derek Gilcher | Indiana | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Tanner Cook | South Dakota State | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Joseph Bianchi | Little Rock | Jr. | 15th |
| 16. | Caleb Fish | Michigan State | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Hunter Garvin | Stanford | RSFr. | 17th |
| 18. | Joshua Ogunsanya | Columbia | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Andrew Cerniglia | Navy | Sr. | NR |
| 20. | Blaine Brenner | Minnesota | So. | 20th |
174 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Carter Starocci | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Mekhi Lewis | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Cade DeVos | South Dakota State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Carson Kharchla | Ohio State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Peyton Mocco | Missouri | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Edmond Ruth | Illinois | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Shane Griffith | Michigan | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Donnell Washington | Indiana | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Nick Incontrera | Penn | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Travis Wittlake | Oregon State | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Justin McCoy | Virginia | Gr. | 11th |
| 12. | Adam Kemp | Cal Poly | Gr. | 12th |
| 13. | Luca Augustine | Pitt | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Patrick Kennedy | Iowa | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Lennox Wolak | Columbia | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Phillip Conigliaro | Harvard | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Sal Perrine | Ohio | Jr. | NR |
| 18. | Alex Cramer | Central Michigan | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Mickey O’Malley | Drexel | Gr. | 19th |
| 20. | Jackson Turley | Rutgers | Sr. | NR |
184 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Parker Keckeisen | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Bernie Truax | Penn State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Dustin Plott | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Lenny Pinto | Nebraska | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Trey Munoz | Oregon State | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Will Feldkamp | Iowa State | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Chris Foca | Cornell | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Sam Wolf | Air Force | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Colton Hawks | Missouri | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Isaiah Salazar | Minnesota | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Layne Malczewski | Michigan State | Gr. | 11th |
| 12. | Brian Soldano | Rutgers | So. | 12th |
| 13. | Jaden Bullock | Michigan | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Reece Heller | Pitt | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Dylan Fishback | NC State | RSFr. | 15th |
| 16. | Gavin Kane | North Carolina | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | James Conway | Franklin & Marshall | Jr. | NR |
| 18. | Jacob Nolan | Binghamton | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Gavin Hoffman | Ohio State | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Troy Fisher | Northwestern | Sr. | 20th |
197 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Aaron Brooks | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Trent Hidlay | NC State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Tanner Sloan | South Dakota State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Rocky Elam | Missouri | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Stephan Buchanan | Oklahoma | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Jacob Cardenas | Cornell | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Michael Beard | Lehigh | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Stephen Little | Little Rock | RSFr. | 8th |
| 9. | Jaxon Smith | Maryland | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Luke Surber | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Silas Allred | Nebraska | So. | 11th |
| 12. | John Poznanski | Rutgers | Jr. | 13th |
| 13. | Luke Stout | Princeton | Jr. | 12th |
| 14. | Nick Stemmet | Stanford | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Joey Novak | Wyoming | Fr. | 15th |
| 16. | Max Shaw | North Carolina | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | Wyatt Voelker | Northern Iowa | RSFr. | 17th |
| 18. | Andy Smith | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Mac Stout | Pitt | RSFr. | 19th |
| 20. | Evan Bockman | Utah Valley | Sr. | 20th |
Heavyweight
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Greg Kerkvliet | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Wyatt Hendrickson | Air Force | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Cohlton Schultz | Arizona State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Yonger Bastida | Iowa State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Lucas Davison | Michigan | Gr. | 5th |
| 6. | Zach Elam | Missouri | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Taye Ghadiali | Campbell | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Yaraslau Slavikouski | Rutgers | Gr. | 8th |
| 9. | Luke Luffman | Illinois | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Dayton Pitzer | Pitt | RSFr. | 10th |
| 11. | Tyrell Gordon | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Nathan Taylor | Lehigh | So. | 17th |
| 13. | Konner Doucet | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Boone McDermott | Oregon State | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Owen Trephan | NC State | Jr. | 15th |
| 16. | Grady Griess | Navy | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Josh Heindselman | Oklahoma | Sr. | 12th |
| 18. | Nick Feldman | Ohio State | RSFr. | 18th |
| 19. | Lewis Fernandes | Cornell | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Michael Wolfgram | West Virginia | Sr. | 20th |
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