Northern Iowa makes big jump in WIN’s Jan. 6 rankings
By Mike Finn
Updated: January 6, 2025
Photo: 125-pound Trever Anderson, who upset Nebraska’s Caleb Smith last weekend, is now among 10 Northern Iowa wrestlers who are ranked in WIN Magazine’s Jan. 6 National Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic. (Photo by Allyson Schwab)
NEWTON, Iowa — College wrestling has moved into 2025 and Northern Iowa, fresh off a big dual victory over Nebraska, has moved into the Top 10 of both WIN Magazine’s Jan. 6 Dual-Team and Tournament Power Index, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
The Panthers (4-0) are ranked No. 9 in the dual rankings and are tied with the Cornhuskers for sixth place in WIN’s TPI, which projects where teams are expected to place in this season’s NCAA Championships in March, based on individual rankings at this point in the season. Northern Iowa is also among four schools that have all 10 wrestlers ranked; joining top-ranked Penn State, No. 2 Oklahoma State and No. 8 Virginia Tech.
The following is a breakdown of those individual TPI points per ranking: 20 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 one and a half points for wrestlers ranked 13-16 and one point for those ranked 17-20.
Penn State features three top-ranked wrestlers — Tyler Kasak (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165) and Carter Starocci (184) — while the other No. 1-rated wrestlers are Purdue’s Matt Ramos (125), Lehigh’s Ryan Crookham (133), Ohio State’s Jesse Mendez (141), Virginia Tech’s Caleb Henson (149), Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole (174), Iowa’s Stephen Buchanan (197) and Minnesota’s Gable Steveson (Hwt).
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 6 Top-20 Dual Teams
| Rk. | School | W-L | Prev. | Upcoming Action |
| 1. | Penn State | 6-0 | 1st | Jan. 10 vs. Michigan State |
| 2. | Iowa | 6-0 | 2nd | Jan. 12 at Wisconsin |
| 3. | Oklahoma State | 7-0 | 3rd | Jan. 12 vs. NC State |
| 4. | Ohio State | 8-0 | 5th | Jan. 10 at Illinois; Jan. 12 vs Rutgers |
| 5. | Nebraska | 5-1 | 4th | Jan. 11 vs. Minnesota |
| 6. | Minnesota | 4-0 | 8th | Jan. 11 at Nebraska |
| 7. | NC State | 6-0 | 6th | Jan. 10 vs. Duke |
| 8. | Virginia Tech | 3-1 | 7th | Jan. 10 at North Carolina |
| 9. | Northern Iowa | 4-0 | 12th | Jan. 10-11 at NWCA National Duals |
| 10. | Cornell | 2-1 | 9th | Jan. 12 vs. Lehigh |
| 11. | Iowa State | 4-3 | 10th | Jan. 8 at West Virginia; Jan. 11 at Va. Duals |
| 12. | Michigan | 3-0 | 11th | Jan. 10 vs. Maryland |
| 13. | Illinois | 6-0 | 13th | Jan. 10 vs. Ohio State; Jan. 12 vs. Northwestern |
| 14. | Stanford | 4-1 | 14th | Jan. 10 at Pitt; Jan. 12 at Missouri |
| 15. | South Dakota State | 5-2 | 15th | Jan. 10-11 at NWCA National Duals |
| 16. | Rutgers | 8-2 | 16th | Jan. 10 at Indiana; Jan. 12 at Ohio State |
| 17. | Little Rock | 7-1 | 17th | Jan. 10-11 at NWCA National Duals |
| 18. | Lehigh | 1-2 | 18th | Jan. 11 at Binghamton; Jan. 12 at Cornell |
| 19. | Missouri | 2-6 | 19th | Jan. 12 vs. Stanford |
| 20. | Oklahoma | 6-1 | 20th | off until Jan. 17 vs. West Virginia |
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 6 Tournament Power Index
| Rk | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Points |
| 1. | Penn State | 10 | 10 | 146 |
| 2. | Oklahoma State | 10 | 7 | 85.5 |
| 3. | Iowa | 7 | 5 | 75.5 |
| 4. | Minnesota | 8 | 6 | 60.5 |
| 5. | Ohio State | 9 | 5 | 56 |
| 6t. | Nebraska | 8 | 5 | 50 |
| 6t. | Northern Iowa | 10 | 3 | 50 |
| 8. | Virginia Tech | 10 | 2 | 45 |
| 9. | Cornell | 5 | 3 | 37.5 |
| 10. | Lehigh | 4 | 2 | 33 |
| 11. | Illinois | 8 | 2 | 31 |
| 12. | Iowa State | 6 | 3 | 30 |
| 13t. | Missouri | 3 | 2 | 27.5 |
| 13t. | Stanford | 4 | 3 | 27.5 |
| 15. | NC State | 6 | 2 | 25 |
| 16. | South Dakota State | 5 | 2 | 23.5 |
| 17. | Michigan | 5 | 1 | 23 |
| 18. | Purdue | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 19. | Northern Colorado | 4 | 1 | 20.5 |
| 20. | Cal Poly | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 21. | Little Rock | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 22. | Wyoming | 3 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 23. | Utah Valley | 2 | 1 | 14.5 |
| 24t. | CSU Bakersfield | 1 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 24t. | Penn | 3 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 24t. | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 27t. | Maryland | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 27t. | North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 29. | Campbell | 1 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 30. | Ohio | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 31. | Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 32. | Rutgers | 6 | 0 | 9.5 |
| 33. | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 34. | Navy | 2 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 35. | Pitt | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 36. | Northwestern | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 37. | Oregon State | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 38t. | Binghamton | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 38t. | Princeton | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 40. | Rider | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 41t. | Army West Point | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t. | Chattanooga | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t. | Indiana | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 44. | SIU-Edwardsville | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 45t. | Bucknell | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 45t. | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 45t. | Drexel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 45t. | Harvard | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 45t. | North Dakota State | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 45t. | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 45t. | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 6 Individual Rankings
125 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Matt Ramos | Purdue | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Troy Spratley | Oklahoma State | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Eddie Ventresca | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Jore Volk | Wyoming | Jr. | 7th |
| 5. | Cooper Flynn | Minnesota | Jr. | 8th |
| 6. | Vincent Robinson | NC State | RS Fr. | 5th |
| 7. | Luke Lilledahl | Penn State | Fr. | 6th |
| 8. | Caleb Smith | Nebraska | Grad. | 4th |
| 9. | Stevo Poulin | Northern Colorado | Jr. | 11th |
| 10. | Sheldon Seymour | Lehigh | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Dean Peterson | Rutgers | Sr. | 12th |
| 12. | Maximo Renteria | Oregon State | Sr. | 14th |
| 13. | Brendan McCrone | Ohio State | So. | 9th |
| 14. | Kysen Terukina | Iowa State | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Tanner Jordan | South Dakota State | RS Sr. | 16th |
| 16. | Nick Babin | Pitt | RS Sr. | 17th |
| 17. | Spencer Moore | North Carolina | Jr. | 18th |
| 18. | Diego Sotelo | Harvard | Sr. | NR |
| 19. | Trever Anderson | Northern Iowa | So. | NR |
| 20. | Blake West | Northern Illinois | Jr. | NR |
133 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Ryan Crookham | Lehigh | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Lucas Byrd | Illinois | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Drake Ayala | Iowa | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Zeth Romney | Cal Poly | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Evan Frost | Iowa State | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Nic Bouzakis | Ohio State | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Tyler Knox | Stanford | RS Fr. | 7th |
| 8. | Braeden Davis | Penn State | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Nasir Bailey | Little Rock | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Tyler Wells | Minnesota | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Reece Witcraft | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Jacob Van Dee | Nebraska | So. | 12th |
| 13. | Dominick Serrano | Northern Colorado | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Kai Orine | NC State | RSSr. | 14th |
| 15. | Cory Land | Northern Iowa | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Dylan Shawver | Rutgers | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Connor McGonagle | Virginia Tech | Grad. | 17th |
| 18. | Braxton Brown | Maryland | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Ethan Oakley | North Carolina | Jr. | 20th |
| 20. | Kyle Burwick | North Dakota State | Sr. | NR |
141 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Jesse Mendez | Ohio State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Andrew Alirez | Northern Colorado | Grad. | 2nd |
| 3. | Beau Bartlett | Penn State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Tagen Jamison | Oklahoma State | So. | 5th |
| 5. | Cael Happel | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 7th |
| 6. | Brock Hardy | Nebraska | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Josh Koderhandt | Navy | Sr. | 8th |
| 8. | Vance VomBaur | Minnesota | Jr. | 4th |
| 9. | Sergio Lemley | Michigan | So. | 9th |
| 10. | CJ Composto | Penn | Sr. | 11th |
| 11. | Sam Latona | Virginia Tech | Grad. | 12th |
| 12. | Haiden Drury | Utah Valley | Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Chris Cannon | Northwestern | Sr. | 16th |
| 14. | Jacob Frost | Iowa State | So. | 17th |
| 15. | Joey Olivieri | Rutgers | Jr. | 19th |
| 16. | Josh Saunders | Cornell | Sr. | NR |
| 17. | Josh Edmond | Missouri | Jr. | 14th |
| 18. | Danny Pucino | Illinois | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Dylan Chappell | Bucknell | Jr. | 15th |
| 20. | Isaiah Powe | Chattanooga | So. | 20th |
149 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Caleb Henson | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Shayne Van Ness | Penn State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Kyle Parco | Iowa | Sr. | 4th |
| 4. | Ridge Lovett | Nebraska | Sr. | 5th |
| 5. | Lachlan McNeil | North Carolina | Jr. | 7th |
| 6. | Paniro Johnson | Iowa State | So. | NR |
| 7. | Chance Lamer | Cal Poly | Jr. | 8th |
| 8. | Dylan D’Emilio | Ohio State | Sr. | 9th |
| 9. | Kannon Webster | Illinois | RS Fr. | 10th |
| 10. | Ty Whalen | Princeton | Jr. | 11th |
| 11. | Jaden Abas | Stanford | Sr. | 12th |
| 12. | Jordan Williams | Little Rock | So. | 14th |
| 13. | Colin Realbuto | Northern Iowa | RSSr. | NR |
| 14. | Willie McDougald | Oklahoma | Jr. | 15th |
| 15. | Jesse Vasquez | Arizona State | Sr. | 16th |
| 16. | Caleb Tyus | SIU-Edwardsville | Sr. | 17th |
| 17. | Carter Young | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 18th |
| 18. | Sammy Alvarez | Rider | Sr. | 19th |
| 19. | Gabe Willochell | Wyoming | Jr. | NR |
| 20. | Ethan Fernandez | Cornell | Jr. | NR |
157 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Tyler Kasak | Penn State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Meyer Shapiro | Cornell | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Ryder Downey | Northern Iowa | So. | 5th |
| 4. | Antrell Taylor | Nebraska | So. | 3rd |
| 5. | Peyten Kellar | Ohio | Jr. | 4th |
| 6. | Ethen Miller | Maryland | Jr. | 7th |
| 7. | Cody Chittum | Iowa State | So. | 8th |
| 8. | Tommy Askey | Minnesota | Sr. | 6th |
| 9. | Paddy Gallagher | Ohio State | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Ed Scott | NC State | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Joey Blaze | Purdue | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Trevor Chumbley | Northwestern | RS Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Rafael Hipolito | Virginia Tech | RS Fr. | 14th |
| 14. | Caleb Fish | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Chase Saldate | Michigan | Grad. | 16th |
| 16. | Jude Swisher | Penn | So. | 12th |
| 17. | Ethan Stiles | Oregon State | Fr. | 17th |
| 18. | Vince Zerban | Northern Colorado | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Matt Bianchi | Little Rock | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Johnny Lovett | Central Michigan | Sr. | 20th |
165 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Mitchell Mesenbrink | Penn State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Michael Caliendo | Iowa | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Peyton Hall | West Virginia | RS Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Terrell Barraclough | Utah Valley | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Julian Ramirez | Cornell | Sr. | 6th |
| 6. | Will Miller | Appalachian State | Sr. | 7th |
| 7. | Hunter Garvin | Stanford | So. | 5th |
| 8. | Cam Amine | Oklahoma State | RS Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Andrew Sparks | Minnesota | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Drake Rhodes | South Dakota State | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Braeden Scoles | Illinois | Fr. | 11th |
| 12. | Nico Ruiz | Arizona State | Fr. | 12th |
| 13. | Tyler Lillard | Indiana | So. | 18th |
| 14. | Maxx Mayfield | Northwestern | Sr. | 13th |
| 15. | Brock Mantanona | Michigan | Fr. | 15th |
| 16. | Gunner Filipowicz | Army West Point | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Bubba Wilson | Nebraska | Sr. | 14th |
| 18. | Jack Thomsen | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 17th |
| 19. | Nick Hamilton | Virginia | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Mac Church | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 20th |
174 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Keegan O’Toole | Missouri | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Levi Haines | Penn State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Dean Hamiti | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Lorenzo Norman | Stanford | RS Fr. | 4th |
| 5. | Nick Incontrera | Penn | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Patrick Kennedy | Iowa | Jr. | NR |
| 7. | Cade Devos | South Dakota State | RS Sr. | 8th |
| 8. | Carson Kharchla | Ohio State | Sr. | 10th |
| 9. | Garrett Thompson | Ohio | Jr. | 12th |
| 10. | Danny Wask | Navy | So. | 14th |
| 11. | Lenny Pinto | Nebraska | Jr. | 17th |
| 12. | Jared Simma | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 11th |
| 13. | Luca Augustine | Pitt | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Sergio Desiante | Chattanooga | So. | NR |
| 15. | Gaven Sax | Oklahoma | Sr. | 9th |
| 16. | Matt Singleton | NC State | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Lennox Wolak | Virginia Tech | Grad. | 6th |
| 18. | Danny Braunagel | Illinois | RS Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Brevin Cassella | Binghamton | Sr. | 15th |
| 20. | Josh Ogunsanya | North Carolina | Sr. | NR |
184 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Carter Starocci | Penn State | RS Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Parker Keckeisen | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Dustin Plott | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Bennett Berge | South Dakota State | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Max McEnelly | Minnesota | Fr. | 5th |
| 6. | Chris Foca | Cornell | Sr. | 7th |
| 7. | Colton Hawks | Missouri | Jr. | 6th |
| 8. | Silas Allred | Nebraska | Jr. | 9th |
| 9. | Gabe Arnold | Iowa | RS Fr. | 8th |
| 10. | Dylan Fishback | NC State | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Edmond Ruth | Illinois | Sr. | 12th |
| 12. | Reece Heller | Pitt | Grad. | 13th |
| 13. | Evan Bockman | Iowa State | Sr. | 14th |
| 14. | Will Ebert | Binghamton | So. | NR |
| 15. | Jaxon Smith | Maryland | Jr. | 11th |
| 16. | Ryder Rogotzke | Ohio State | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Isaac Dean | Rider | Jr. | 18th |
| 18. | T.J. Stewart | Virginia Tech | So. | 15th |
| 19. | Brock Delsignore | Little Rock | Sr. | 20th |
| 20. | Brian Soldano | Rutgers | Jr. | NR |
197 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Stephen Buchanan | Iowa | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Jacob Cardenas | Michigan | Grad. | 2nd |
| 3. | A.J. Ferrari | CSU Bakersfield | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Josh Barr | Penn State | Fr. | 5th |
| 5. | Stephen Little | Little Rock | So. | 6th |
| 6. | Michael Beard | Lehigh | Sr. | 7th |
| 7. | Luke Surber | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 8th |
| 8. | Isaiah Salazar | Minnesota | Sr. | 4th |
| 9. | Andy Smith | Virginia Tech | RS Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Trey Munoz | Oregon State | RS Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Wyatt Voelker | Northern Iowa | So. | 12th |
| 12. | Joseph Novak | Wyoming | So. | 13th |
| 13. | Zac Braunagel | Illinois | Sr. | 14th |
| 14. | John Poznanski | Rutgers | Sr. | 11th |
| 15. | Luke Stout | Princeton | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Mac Stout | Pitt | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Luke Geog | Ohio State | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Michael O’Malley | Drexel | Sr. | NR |
| 19. | Zach Glazier | South Dakota State | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Evan Bates | Northwestern | Jr. | 18th |
Heavyweight
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Gable Steveson | Minnesota | Grad. | 1st |
| 2. | Greg Kerkvliet | Penn State | RS Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Wyatt Hendrickson | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Taye Ghadiali | Campbell | Grad. | 5th |
| 5. | Nick Feldman | Ohio State | So. | 6th |
| 6. | Isaac Trumble | NC State | Jr. | 7th |
| 7. | Cohlton Schultz | Arizona State | RS Sr. | 8th |
| 8. | Luke Luffman | Illinois | Sr. | 10th |
| 9. | Owen Trephan | Lehigh | Jr. | 11th |
| 10. | Yaraslau Slavikouski | Rutgers | Grad. | 9th |
| 11. | Jimmy Mullen | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 12th |
| 12. | Josh Heindselman | Michigan | Grad. | 13th |
| 13. | Seth Nevills | Maryland | Grad. | 14th |
| 14. | Lance Runyon | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Dayton Pitzer | Pitt | So. | 16th |
| 16. | Ben Kueter | Iowa | RS Fr. | 17th |
| 17. | Cory Day | Binghamton | Grad. | 18th |
| 18. | Jacob Bullock | Indiana | RSSr. | NR |
| 19. | Lucas Stoddard | Army West Point | So. | 19th |
| 20. | David Szuba | Rider | Sr. | 20th |
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