Scuffle champ Penn State remains No. 1 in WIN’s Rankings
NEWTON, Iowa — Penn State, coming off a team championship at the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 2, retained its No. 1 dual and tournament team rating to WIN’s Jan. 3, 2014 Division I rankings, presented by Flips Wrestling.
The Nittany Lions, which have won the last three NCAA team championships, have earned 106 points in WIN’s TPI, followed by No. 2 Minnesota with 93.5 points. Penn State also has the most Top 8-ranked wrestlers (eight) who are projected to earn All-American honors next March at the NCAA Championships.
WIN seeks to subjectively combine both current results with past performance and proven records of consistency to predict those who will most likely place high or win the national tournament. Not all losses affect individual rankings.
For example, Illinois’ Jesse Delgado and Penn State’s Ed Ruth remained No. 1 at 125 and 184 pounds, respectively, despite losing to Iowa’s Thomas Gillman at the Midlands and to Cornell’s Gabe Dean at the Southern Scuffle. WIN is still projecting those two defending champs to win the weight at the NCAA tournament.
The rankings committee considers all variables when subjectively ranking weights after a No. 1-ranked wrestler is beaten during the season. The same thing happened earlier this winter when Iowa’s Tony Ramos (133 pounds), Ohio State’s Logan Stieber (141) and Oklahoma’s Kendric Maple (149) were defeated, but remained No. 1 in WIN’s rankings.
The TPI is compiled by awarding points to each team with ranked wrestlers by WIN. Teams are awarded points based on how many potential NCAA All-Americans they could have next March and get advancement points for wrestlers ranked No. 9-20.
The order of teams in the TPI vary greatly from our dual-meet rankings as some teams have a number of highly-ranked individuals but may have holes in their dual meet line-up.
Point totals associated with individual rankings are as followed: 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); 9th/12th – 2; 13th/16th – 1.5; 17th-20th – 1.
TPI points will not match the final NCAA tournament points because it does not include bonus points for pins, technical falls, major decisions and forfeits/defaults.
WIN’s Jan. 3, 2014 Tournament Power Index
Rank College Top 8 TPI
1 Penn State 8 106
2 Minnesota 7 93.5
3 Iowa 7 88
4 Oklahoma State 5 85.5
5 Oklahoma 5 77
6 Nebraska 3 43.5
7 Missouri 3 42.5
8t Cornell 2 41.5
8t Ohio State 3 41.5
10 Illinois 2 39.5
11 Northern Iowa 3 34.5
12 Edinboro 2 31.5
13 Northwestern 2 30.5
14 Virginia 3 28.5
15 Michigan 2 23.5
16 Kent State 2 21
17 Iowa State 2 20.5
18t Lehigh 2 17.5
18t Pittsburgh 2 17.5
18t Maryland 1 17.5
21 Boise State 2 15.5
22 Wisconsin 1 15
23t North Dakota State 1 14
23t Old Dominion 1 14
25 North Carolina State 1 13.5
26 Indiana 1 12
27 Bloomsburg 1 11
28t Air Force 1 10
28t North Carolina 1 10
30t Ohio U. 1 8.5
30t American U. 1 8.5
30t Chattanooga 1 8.5
33 Michigan State 1 8
34t Central Michigan 0 7
34t Oregon State 0 7
36 Virginia Tech 0 5.5
37 Stanford 0 4.5
38 Wyoming 0 4
39t Hofstra 0 3.5
39t Navy 0 3.5
41 Penn 0 3
42t Cal Poly 0 2.5
42t Utah Valley 0 2.5
44t Boston U. 0 2
44t Brown 0 2
44t Arizona State 0 2
47t The Citadel 0 1.5
47t Franklin & Marshall 0 1.5
47t Columbia 0 1.5
50t Clarion 0 1
50t Drexel 0 1
50t Rutgers 0 1
50t Princeton 0 1
50t Lock Haven 0 1
50t Bucknell 0 1
50t Purdue 0 1
WIN’S Jan. 3, 2014 Team Dual Meet Rankings
Rk. School (Record) Previous
1. Penn State (7-0) 1st
2. Minnesota (4-0) 2nd
3. Iowa (6-1) 3rd
4. Oklahoma (5-0) 4th
5. Oklahoma State (3-2) 5th
6. Cornell (3-0) 6th
7. Nebraska (5-0) 7th
8. Ohio State (5-1) 8th
9. Pittsburgh (3-1) 9th
10. Northern Iowa (3-0) 10th
11. Missouri (2-0) 11th
12. Illinois (6-2) 12th
13. Virginia (8-2) 13th
14. Virginia Tech (8-1) 14th
15. Wisconsin (7-3) 15th
16. Edinboro (1-2) 16th
17. Iowa State (6-1) 17th
18. Northwestern (5-1) 18th
19. Michigan (3-2) 19th
20. Ohio (4-1) 20th
WIN’s Jan. 3, 2014 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Jesse Delgado (1st) Jr. Illinois
2 Nahshon Garrett (2nd) So. Cornell
3 Nico Megaludis (3rd) Jr. Penn State
4 Jarrod Patterson (4th) Sr. Oklahoma
5 Thomas Gillman (NR) Fr. Iowa
6 Josh Martinez (6th) So. Air Force
7 David Terao (7th) So. American U.
8 Dylan Peters (8th) Fr. Northern Iowa
9 Tyler Cox (9th) Jr. Wyoming
10 Tim Lambert (16th) Fr. Nebraska
11 Evan Silver (15th) Jr. Stanford
12 Anthony Zanetta (10th) Sr. Pittsburgh
13 Nick Roberts (14th) Fr. Ohio State
14 Brandon Jeske (NR) Fr. Old Dominion
15 Ed Klimara (11th) Jr. Oklahoma State
16 Joey Dance (18th) Fr. Virginia Tech
17 Caleb Richardson (NR) Fr. Penn
18 Nathan Kraisser (19th) So. North Carolina
19 Jade Rauser (17th) So. Utah Valley
20 Corey Keener (13th) Fr. Central Michigan
133 Pounds
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Jon Morrison (3rd) Sr. Oklahoma State
2 Joe Colon (8th) Jr. Northern Iowa
3 Tony Ramos (1st) Sr. Iowa
4 A.J. Schopp (5th) Jr. Edinboro
5 Tyler Graff (4th) Sr. Wisconsin
6 Mason Beckman (6th) So. Lehigh
7 Johnni DiJulius (7th) So. Ohio State
8 Cody Brewer (9th) So. Oklahoma
9 David Thorn (10th) Sr. Minnesota
10 Nick Soto (NR) Jr. Chattanooga
11 Joe Roth (14th) Sr. Central Michigan
12 Zane Richards (11th) Fr. Illinois
13 Mark Grey (12th) Fr. Cornell
14 Jimmy Gulibon (NR) Fr. Penn State
15 Ryan Mango (2nd) Sr. Stanford
16 Devon Lotito (NR) So. Cal Poly
17 Mack McGuire (NR) So. Kent State
18 Shelton Mack (13th) Jr. Pittsburgh
19 Rossi Bruno (17th) So. Michigan
20 Matt Manley (NR) Fr. Missouri
141 Pounds
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Logan Stieber (1st) Jr. Ohio State
2 Mitchell Port (2nd) Jr. Edinboro
3 Zain Retherford (4th) Fr. Penn State
4 Chris Mecate (8th) So. Old Dominion
5 Chris Dardanes (3rd) Jr. Minnesota
6 Evan Henderson (6th) Jr. North Carolina
7 Joe Spisak (NR) Jr. Virginia
8 Tyler Small (9th) Jr. Kent State
9 Zach Horan (10th) So. Central Michigan
10 Luke Vaith (15th) Sr. Hofstra
11 Mike Nevinger (7th) Sr. Cornell
12 Anthony Collica (13th) Fr. Oklahoma State
13 Nick Lester (14th) Sr. Oklahoma
14 Steven Rodrigues (NR) So. Illinois
15 Josh Dziewa (17th) Jr. Iowa
16 Richard Durso (5th) Jr. Franklin & Marshall
17 Joey Lazor (12th) Sr. Northern Iowa
18 Dan Neff (18th) Jr. Lock Haven
19 Adam Krop (16th) Jr. Princeton
20 Anthony Abidin (11th) So. Nebraska
149 Pounds
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Kendric Maple (1st) Sr. Oklahoma
2 Drake Houdashelt (2nd) Jr. Missouri
3 Nick Dardanes (6th) Jr. Minnesota
4 Jake Sueflohn (5th) So. Nebraska
5 Josh Kindig (7th) Jr. Oklahoma State
6 Jason Tsirtsis (4th) Fr. Northwestern
7 Gus Sako (11th) Jr. Virginia
8 Andrew Alton (8th) Jr. Penn State
9 Chris Villalonga (9th) Sr. Cornell
10 Mitch Minotti (NR) Fr. Lehigh
11 Scott Sakaguchi (10th) Sr. Oregon State
12 Eric Grajales (15th) Sr. Michigan
13 David Habat (3rd) Jr. Edinboro
14 Caleb Ervin (13th) So. Illinois
15 Bryce Busler (14th) Sr. Bloomsburg
16 Zach Neibert (12th) Sr. Virginia Tech
17 Brian Hamann (16th) Fr. NC State
18 Justin Arthur (17th) Fr. Clarion
19 Chris Castillo (18th) So. Boise State
20 Ian Paddock (20th) Sr. Ohio State
157 Pounds
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Derek St. John (1st) Sr. Iowa
2 Alex Dieringer (2nd) So. Oklahoma State
3 James Green (4th) Jr. Nebraska
4 Ian Miller (8th) So. Kent State
5 Dylan Alton (6th) Jr. Penn State
6 Taylor Walsh (9th) Jr. Indiana
7 Dylan Ness (3rd) Jr. Minnesota
8 Joey Napoli (5th) Sr. Lehigh
9 Nestor Talfur (14th) Sr. Boston U.
10 Brian Realbuto (10th) Fr. Cornell
11 Roger Pena (12th) Sr. Oregon State
12 Isaac Jordan (11th) Fr. Wisconsin
13 Kyle Bradley (7th) Sr. Missouri
14 Zac Brunson (13th) Fr. Illinois
15 Brian Murphy (15th) Fr. Michigan
16 Bobby Barnhisel (16th) Sr. Navy
17 Andy McCulley (NR) JR. Wyoming
18 Spartak Chino (18th) So. Ohio U.
19 Josh Kreimer (17th) Sr. Air Force
20 Max Schneider (20th) Fr. Cal Poly
165 Pounds
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 David Taylor (1st) Sr. Penn State
2 Tyler Caldwell (2nd) Sr. Oklahoma State
3 Nick Sulzer (3rd) Jr. Virginia
4 Steven Monk (4th) Sr. North Dakota St
5 Nick Moore (5th) Jr. Iowa
6 Zach Toal (8th) Sr. Missouri
7 Corey Mock (9th) Jr. Chattanooga
8 Dan Yates (11th) Sr. Michigan
9 Pierce Harger (15th) Jr. Northwestern
10 Cooper Moore (13th) Fr. Northern Iowa
11 Jackson Morse (7th) Jr. Illinois
12 Josh Veltre (14th) Sr. Bloomsburg
13 Joe Booth (17th) Sr. Hofstra
14 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (11th/174) Sr. The Citadel
15 Mike Moreno (6th) Jr. Iowa State
16 Dan Zilverberg (16th) Jr. Minnesota
17 Dylan Palacio (NR) Fr. Cornell
18 Austin Wilson (NR) So. Nebraska
19 Jim Wilson (12th) Fr. Stanford
20 Chris Moon (20th) Jr. Virginia Tech
174 Pounds
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Andrew Howe (1st) Sr. Oklahoma
2 Chris Perry (2nd) Sr. Oklahoma State
3 Matt Brown (3rd) Jr. Penn State
4 Robert Kokesh (4th) Jr. Nebraska
5 Logan Storley (5th) Jr. Minnesota
6 Michael Evans (6th) Jr. Iowa
7 Tyler Wilps (8th) Jr. Pittsburgh
8 Leland Weatherspoon (12th) Fr. Iowa State
9 Lee Munster (9th) Jr. Northwestern
10 Stephen Doty (10th) Sr. Virginia
11 Mike Ottinger (13th) Jr. Central Michigan
12 Matt Miller (14th) So. Navy
13 Hayden Zillmer (NR) So. North Dakota State
14 Shane Hughes (NR) Jr. Columbia
15 Austin Gabel (16th) So. Virginia Tech
16 Mark Martin (NR) So. Ohio State
17 Elliot Riddick (17th) Fr. Lehigh
18 Cody Caldwell (NR) So. Northern Iowa
19 Mikey England (NR) Jr. Missouri
20 Mike Dessino (20th) Sr. Bloomsburg
184 Pounds
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Ed Ruth (1st) Sr. Penn State
2 Gabe Dean (7th) Fr. Cornell
3 Jimmy Sheptock (3rd) Sr. Maryland
4 Ethen Lofthouse (2nd) Sr. Iowa
5 Kevin Steinhaus (5th) Sr. Minnesota
6 Ryan Loder (4th) Sr. Northern Iowa
7 Max Thomusseit (6th) Jr. Pittsburgh
8 Jake Swartz (8th) Sr. Boise State
9 Kenny Courts (9th) So. Ohio State
10 Ophir Bernstein (11th) Jr. Brown
11 Sam Wheeler (18th) So. Kent State
12 Lorenzo Thomas (12th) Jr. Penn
13 Vic Avery (10th) Jr. Edinboro
14 Johnny Eblen (13th) Jr. Missouri
15 Luke Sheridan (14th) Jr. Indiana
16 John Rizqallah (15th) Jr. Michigan State
17 Jackson Hein (16th) Sr. Wisconsin
18 Nikko Reyes (17th) Fr. Illinois
19 Nolan Boyd (NR) Fr. Oklahoma State
20 Ben Stroh (NR) Fr. Wyoming
197 Pounds
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Scott Schiller (1st) Jr. Minnesota
2 Travis Rutt (2nd) Sr. Oklahoma
3 Kyven Gadson (3rd) Jr. Iowa State
4 J’den Cox (9th) Fr. Missouri
5 Mario Gonzales (5th) Sr. Illinois
6 Nick Heflin (6th) Sr. Ohio State
7 Morgan McIntosh (7th) So. Penn State
8 Richard Perry (8th) Sr. Bloomsburg
9 Phil Wellington (11th) So. Ohio U.
10 Christian Boley (12th) Sr. Maryland
11 Dan Mitchell (10th) Sr. American U.
12 Taylor Meeks (4th) Jr. Oregon State
13 Nathan Burak (13th) So. Iowa
14 Blake Rosholt (15th) Sr. Oklahoma State
15 Nick Bonaccorsi (17th) So. Pittsburgh
16 Alex Polizzi (14th) Jr. Northwestern
17 Caleb Kolb (16th) Sr. Nebraska
18 Jace Bennett (18th) Jr. Cornell
19 Braden Atwood (19th) Jr. Purdue
20 Brandon Palik (NR) Jr. Drexel
Heavyweight
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Anthony Nelson (1st) Sr. Minnesota
2 Michael McMullan (2nd) Jr. Northwestern
3 Adam Coon (6th) Fr. Michigan
4 Nick Gwiazdowski (4th) So. North Carolina St
5 Bobby Telford (3rd) Jr. Iowa
6 J.T. Felix (5th) Sr. Boise State
7 Mike McClure (7th) Sr. Michigan State
8 Jeremy Johnson (8th) Sr. Ohio U.
9 Connor Medberry (9th) So. Wisconsin
10 Jimmy Lawson (10th) Jr. Penn State
11 Spencer Myers (11th) Sr. Maryland
12 Kyle Colling (12th) Jr. Arizona State
13 Adam Fager (13th) Jr. Utah Valley
14 Ross Larson (14th) Fr. Oklahoma
15 Austin Marsden (15th) Jr. Oklahoma State
16 Adam Chalfant (16th) Jr. Indiana
17 Joe Stolfi (17th) Jr. Bucknell
18 Justin Grant (18th) Sr. Bloomsburg
19 Billy Smith (19th) So. Rutgers
20 Amarveer Dhesi (20th) Fr. Oregon State
