Lions still No. 1, Gophers picked for more AAs in Jan. 13 rankings
NEWTON, Iowa — Three-time NCAA champion Penn State remained the No. 1-ranked Division I program, but No. 2 Minnesota is predicted to garner more 2014 All-American honors based on WIN’s Jan. 13 Division I rankings, presented by Flips Wrestling.
The Nittany Lions, which lead all teams with 104.5 points in WIN’s Tournament Power Index, have seven wrestlers ranked in the top eight in while the Gophers (with 97 TPI points) are picked to earn eight All-American honors this March. Meanwhile, Iowa, fresh off a dual meet win over Oklahoma State, is rated No. 3 in WIN’s TPI with 92 points and seven All-American predictions.
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, five current No. 1-rated wrestlers — Illinois’ Jesse Delgado at 125, Ohio State’s Logan Stieber at 141, Oklahoma’s Kendric Maple at 149, Penn State’s Ed Ruth at 184 and Minnesota heavyweight Anthony Nelson — have suffered losses to lower-ranked wrestlers, but remain No. 1 as WIN is still projecting those defending champs to win the weight at the NCAA tournament. And, at the point in the season in which they were beaten, there were extenuating circumstances in each situation where there wasn’t rationale to move the No. 2- or No. 3-ranked into the top spot simply by default of No. 1 dropping a match.
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. 13 NCAA Div. I Tournament Power Index (TPI)
Rank College Top 8 TPI Pts.
1 Penn State 7 104.5
2 Minnesota 8 97
3 Iowa 7 92
4 Oklahoma State 5 78
5 Oklahoma 5 74.5
6 Cornell 3 44.5
7 Nebraska 3 42.5
8 Missouri 3 42
9 Ohio State 3 40
10 Illinois 2 39.5
11 Edinboro 2 37
12 Virginia 3 31
13 Northwestern 2 30.5
14 Northern Iowa 2 29.5
15 Iowa State 2 23
16 Michigan 2 22.5
17 Pittsburgh 2 20.5
18 Kent State 2 19
19 Maryland 1 17.5
20 Wisconsin 1 16.5
21 Boise State 2 15.5
22t North Dakota State 1 14.5
22t Lehigh 1 14.5
24 Old Dominion 1 13.5
25 Indiana 1 13
26 North Carolina State 1 12.5
27 Bloomsburg 1 10.5
28 Air Force 1 10
29 North Carolina 1 9
30t Ohio U. 1 8.5
30t American U. 1 8.5
32t Michigan State 1 8
32t Chattanooga 1 8
34t Oregon State 0 7
34t Central Michigan 0 7
36t Boston U. 1 5.5
36t Stanford 0 5.5
38t Virginia Tech 0 3.5
38t Hofstra 0 3.5
40t Navy 0 3
40t Cal Poly 0 3
40t Wyoming 0 3
43t Purdue 0 2.5
43t Utah Valley 0 2.5
43t Penn 0 2.5
46 Brown 0 2
47t The Citadel 0 1.5
47t Duke 0 1.5
47t Franklin & Marshall 0 1.5
47t Columbia 0 1.5
51t Eastern Michigan 0 1
51t Rutgers 0 1
51t Princeton 0 1
51t Lock Haven 0 1
51t Drexel 0 1
51t Bucknell 0 1
WIN’s Jan. 13 Team Dual Meet Rankings
Rk. School (Record) Previous
1. Penn State (8-0) 1st
2. Minnesota (6-0) 2nd
3. Iowa (10-1) 3rd
4. Oklahoma (7-0) 4th
5. Oklahoma State (3-3) 5th
6. Cornell (4-0) 6th
7. Nebraska (8-0) 7th
8. Pittsburgh (8-1) 9th
9. Northern Iowa (5-0) 10th
10. Ohio State (6-2) 8th
11. Missouri (3-0) 11th
12. Virginia (11-2) 13th
13. Wisconsin (9-4) 15th
14. Illinois (6-3) 12th
15. Virginia Tech (11-2) 14th
16. Edinboro (4-3) 16th
17. Michigan (5-2) 19th
18. Northwestern (6-2) 18th
19. Ohio (5-1) 20th
20. Iowa State (6-2) 17th
WIN’s Jan. 13, 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 (5th) 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 (10th) Fr. Nebraska
11 Evan Silver (11th) Jr. Stanford
12 Anthony Zanetta (12th) Sr. Pittsburgh
13 Ryan Taylor (NR) Fr Wisconsin
14 Nick Roberts (13th) Fr. Ohio State
15 Ed Klimara (14th) Jr. Oklahoma State
16 Korey Mines (NR) Jr Edinboro
17 Caleb Richardson (17th) Fr. Penn
18 Jared Germaine (NR) Sr. Eastern Michigan
19 Jade Rauser (19th) So. Utah Valley
20 Corey Keener (20th) Fr. Central Michigan
133 Pounds
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Joe Colon (2nd) Jr. Northern Iowa
2 Tony Ramos (3rd) Sr. Iowa
3 A.J. Schopp (4th) Jr. Edinboro
4 Jon Morrison (1st) Sr. Oklahoma State
5 Tyler Graff (5th) Sr. Wisconsin
6 Mason Beckman (6th) So. Lehigh
7 Cody Brewer (8th) So. Oklahoma
8 David Thorn (9th) Sr. Minnesota
9 Johnni DiJulius (7th) So. Ohio State
10 Joe Roth (11th) Sr. Central Michigan
11 Zane Richards (12th) Fr. Illinois
12 Mark Grey (13th) Fr. Cornell
13 Nick Soto (10th) Jr. Chattanooga
14 Mack McGuire (17th) So. Kent State
15 Ryan Mango (15th) Sr. Stanford
16 Cashe Quiroga (NR) Sr. Purdue
17 Devon Lotito (16th) So. Cal Poly
18 Shelton Mack (18th) Jr. Pittsburgh
19 Jimmy Gulibon (14th) Fr. Penn State
20 Matt Manley (20th) 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 (3rd) Fr. Penn State
4 Chris Mecate (4th) So. Old Dominion
5 Chris Dardanes (5th) Jr. Minnesota
6 Evan Henderson (6th) Jr. North Carolina
7 Joe Spisak (7th) Jr. Virginia
8 Tyler Small (8th) Jr. Kent State
9 Zach Horan (9th) So. Central Michigan
10 Luke Vaith (10th) Sr. Hofstra
11 Mike Nevinger (11th) Sr. Cornell
12 Anthony Collica (12th) Fr. Oklahoma State
13 Nick Lester (13th) Sr. Oklahoma
14 Steven Rodrigues (14th) So. Illinois
15 Josh Dziewa (15th) Jr. Iowa
16 Richard Durso (16th) Jr. Franklin & Marshall
17 Joey Lazor (17th) Sr. Northern Iowa
18 Dan Neff (18th) Jr. Lock Haven
19 Adam Krop (19th) Jr. Princeton
20 Edgar Bright (NR) Fr. Pittsburgh
149 Pounds
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Kendric Maple (1st) Sr. Oklahoma
2 Drake Houdashelt (2nd) Jr. Missouri
3 Nick Dardanes (3rd) Jr. Minnesota
4 Jake Sueflohn (4th) So. Nebraska
5 Josh Kindig (5th) Jr. Oklahoma State
6 Jason Tsirtsis (6th) Fr. Northwestern
7 Gus Sako (7th) Jr. Virginia
8 Chris Villalonga (9th) Sr. Cornell
9 Andrew Alton (8th) Jr. Penn State
10 Mitch Minotti (10th) Fr. Lehigh
11 Scott Sakaguchi (11th) Sr. Oregon State
12 Eric Grajales (12th) Sr. Michigan
13 Brody Grothus (NR) So. Iowa
14 David Habat (13th) Jr. Edinboro
15 Caleb Ervin (14th) So. Illinois
16 Bryce Busler (15th) Sr. Bloomsburg
17 Ian Paddock (20th) Sr. Ohio State
18 Zach Neibert (16th) Sr. Virginia Tech
19 Michael DePalma (NR) So. Kent State
20 Alex Richardson (NR) So. Old Dominion
157 Pounds
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Derek St. John (1st) Sr. Iowa
2 Alex Dieringer (2nd) So. Oklahoma State
3 James Green (3rd) Jr. Nebraska
4 Dylan Alton (5th) Jr. Penn State
5 Taylor Walsh (6th) Jr. Indiana
6 Ian Miller (4th) So. Kent State
7 Dylan Ness (7th) Jr. Minnesota
8 Nestor Talfur (9th) Sr. Boston U.
9 Brian Realbuto (10th) Fr. Cornell
10 Joey Napoli (8th) Sr. Lehigh
11 Roger Pena (11th) Sr. Oregon State
12 Isaac Jordan (12th) Fr. Wisconsin
13 Brian Murphy (15th) Fr. Michigan
14 Blaise Butler (NR) So. Virginia
15 John Greisheimer (NR) Sr. Edinboro
16 Zac Brunson (14th) Fr. Illinois
17 Bobby Barnhisel (16th) Sr. Navy
18 Spartak Chino (18th) So. Ohio U.
19 Josh Kreimer (19th) 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 (10th) Sr. Michigan
9 Pierce Harger (11th) Jr. Northwestern
10 Cooper Moore (12th) Fr. Northern Iowa
11 Jackson Morse (13th) Jr. Illinois
12 Josh Veltre (14th) Sr. Bloomsburg
13 Joe Booth (15th) Sr. Hofstra
14 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (14th) Sr. The Citadel
15 Mike Moreno (15th) Jr. Iowa State
16 Dan Zilverberg (16th) Jr. Minnesota
17 Dylan Palacio (17th) Fr. Cornell
18 Jim Wilson (19th) Fr. Stanford
19 Chris Moon (20th) Jr. Virginia Tech
20 Ryann LeBlanc (NR) Sr. Indiana
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 (7th) Jr. Pittsburgh
8 Leland Weatherspoon (8th) Fr. Iowa State
9 Lee Munster (9th) Jr. Northwestern
10 Mike Ottinger (11th) Jr. Central Michigan
11 Matt Miller (12th) So. Navy
12 Hayden Zillmer (13th) So. North Dakota State
13 Shane Hughes (14th) Jr. Columbia
14 Stephen Doty (10th) Sr. Virginia
15 Austin Gabel (15th) So. Virginia Tech
16 Elliot Riddick (17th) Fr. Lehigh
17 Dominic Kastl (NR) Jr. Cal Poly
18 Cody Caldwell (18th) So. Northern Iowa
19 Mikey England (19th) Jr. Missouri
20 Mark Martin (16th) So. Ohio State
184 Pounds
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Ed Ruth (1st) Sr. Penn State
2 Gabe Dean (2nd) Fr. Cornell
3 Jimmy Sheptock (3rd) Sr. Maryland
4 Ethen Lofthouse (4th) Sr. Iowa
5 Kevin Steinhaus (5th) Sr. Minnesota
6 Max Thomusseit (7th) Jr. Pittsburgh
7 Jake Swartz (8th) Sr. Boise State
8 Kenny Courts (9th) So. Ohio State
9 Ophir Bernstein (10th) Jr. Brown
10 Sam Wheeler (11th) So. Kent State
11 Vic Avery (13th) Jr. Edinboro
12 T.J. Dudley (NR) Fr. Nebraska
13 Jon Fausey (NR) Sr. Virginia
14 Lorenzo Thomas (12th) Jr. Penn
15 Johnny Eblen (14th) Jr. Missouri
16 John Rizqallah (16th) Jr. Michigan State
17 Jackson Hein (17th) Sr. Wisconsin
18 Nikko Reyes (18th) Fr. Illinois
19 Nolan Boyd (19th) Fr. Oklahoma State
20 Ben Stroh (20th) Fr. Wyoming
197 Pounds
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Scott Schiller (1st) Jr. Minnesota
2 Kyven Gadson (3rd) Jr. Iowa State
3 J’den Cox (4th) Fr. Missouri
4 Travis Rutt (2nd) Sr. Oklahoma
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 (9th) So. Ohio U.
10 Christian Boley (10th) Sr. Maryland
11 Dan Mitchell (11th) Sr. American U.
12 Taylor Meeks (12th) Jr. Oregon State
13 Blake Rosholt (14th) Sr. Oklahoma State
14 Nathan Burak (13th) So. Iowa
15 Alex Polizzi (16th) Jr. Northwestern
16 Conner Hartmann (NR) So. Duke
17 Braden Atwood (19th) Jr. Purdue
18 Nick Bonaccorsi (15th) So. Pittsburgh
19 Brandon Palik (20th) Jr. Drexel
20 Dan Scherer (NR) Sr. Stanford
Heavyweight
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Anthony Nelson (1st) Sr. Minnesota
2 Michael McMullan (2nd) Jr. Northwestern
3 Adam Coon (3rd) Fr. Michigan
4 Nick Gwiazdowski (4th) So. NC State
5 Bobby Telford (5th) Jr. Iowa
6 J.T. Felix (6th) 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 Adam Chalfant (16th) Jr. Indiana
13 Adam Fager (13th) Jr. Utah Valley
14 Ross Larson (14th) Fr. Oklahoma
15 Austin Marsden (15th) Jr. Oklahoma State
16 Justin Grant (18th) Sr. Bloomsburg
17 Joe Stolfi (17th) Jr. Bucknell
18 Billy Smith (19th) So. Rutgers
19 Amarveer Dhesi (20th) Fr. Oregon State
20 Ernest James (NR) Sr. Edinboro
