Penn State remains No. 1 in WIN ranks as postseason begins
NEWTON, Iowa — As the majority of NCAA qualifying tournaments begin this weekend, three-time defending champion Penn State remains the team to beat when it comes to predicting the March 20-22 NCAA Division I Championships, according to WIN’s latest rankings, presented by Flips Wrestling.
Penn State still leads WIN’s Tournament Power Index (TPI) with 102.5 points. Minnesota, which finished No. 1 in WIN’s final Dual Team Rankings, holds the second spot with 85.5 points. Oklahoma State (77.5) and Iowa (74.5) remain ranked No. 3 and 4, respectively in the TPI.
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.
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.
The order of teams in the TPI may 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.
Regarding the individual rankings, Stanford’s Dan Scherer moved past 2013 All-American Taylor Meeks at 197 pounds after the Cardinal defeated the Beaver in last Sunday’s Pac-12 Championships, the first of nine NCAA qualifying tournaments.
Not all losses affect individual rankings. WIN’s individual rankings project where wrestlers will finish at the 2014 NCAA tournament. The committee seeks to subjectively combine both current results with past performances throughout the year.
WIN’s final pre-NCAA rankings will be announced on Monday, March 10.
WIN’s March 3 Tournament Power Index
Rank College Top 8 TPI
1 Penn State 7 102.5
2 Minnesota 8 85.5
3 Oklahoma State 5 77.5
4 Iowa 6 74.5
5 Cornell 5 60
6 Oklahoma 4 49.5
7 Nebraska 3 49
8t Northern Iowa 3 41
8t Ohio State 2 41
10 Missouri 2 40.5
11 Edinboro 2 37
12 Michigan 2 33.5
13 Northwestern 3 32.5
14 Wisconsin 3 32
15 Virginia 2 27
16 Iowa State 1 24
17 Illinois 1 22.5
18 Maryland 1 20
19 Central Michigan 2 18
20 North Carolina State 1 17
21t Indiana 1 15.5
21t Pittsburgh 2 15.5
23t North Dakota State 1 14.5
23t Lehigh 1 14.5
25 Old Dominion 1 14
26 Air Force 1 12.5
27 Bloomsburg 1 12
28 Ohio U. 1 10.5
29t Boston U. 1 9
29t Michigan State 1 9
31t The Citadel 1 8.5
31t Purdue 1 8.5
33t Chattanooga 1 8
33t Oregon State 0 8
33t American U. 1 8
36 Boise State 1 7.5
37 Stanford 0 6.5
38 Kent State 0 6
39 Wyoming 1 5.5
40 Penn 0 4.5
41 Virginia Tech 0 3.5
42t Utah Valley 0 3
42t Hofstra 0 3
44t Columbia 0 2
44t North Carolina 0 2
44t Brown 0 2
47t CSU Bakersfield 0 1.5
47t Cal Poly 0 1.5
47t Bucknell 0 1.5
47t Franklin & Marshall 0 1.5
51t Duke 0 1
51t Drexel 0 1
51t Rutgers 0 1
51t Navy 0 1
51t Appalachian State 0 1
51t South Dakota State 0 1
WIN’s March 3 Final Team Dual Rankings
Rk. School (Record) Previous
1. Minnesota (14-1) 1st
2. Penn State (15-1) 2nd
3. Iowa (15-2) 3rd
4. Cornell (13-1) 4th
5. Northern Iowa (13-0) 5th
6. Oklahoma State (11-5) 6th
7. Nebraska (12-2) 7th
8. Missouri (10-2) 8th
9. Michigan (11-4) 9th
10. Pittsburgh (13-3) 10th
11. Ohio State (13-5) 11th
12. Wisconsin (12-6) 12th
13. Oklahoma (11-5) 13th
14. Edinboro (11-3) 14th
15. Virginia (18-3) 15th
16. Virginia Tech (18-5) 16th
17. Oregon State (11-7) 17th
18. Illinois (9-6) 18th
19. Old Dominion (8-10) 19th
20. Wyoming (6-6) 20th
WIN’s March 3 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Nahshon Garrett (1st) So. Cornell
2 Nico Megaludis (2nd) Jr. Penn State
3 Jesse Delgado (3rd) Jr. Illinois
4 Josh Martinez (4th) So. Air Force
5 Dylan Peters (5th) Fr. Northern Iowa
6 Jarrod Patterson (6th) Sr. Oklahoma
7 David Terao (7th) So. American U.
8 Tyler Cox (8th) Jr. Wyoming
9 Cory Clark (9th) Fr. Iowa
10 Ryan Taylor (10th) Fr Wisconsin
11 Evan Silver (11th) Jr. Stanford
12 Ed Klimara (12th) Jr. Oklahoma State
13 Korey Mines (13th) Jr Edinboro
14 Tim Lambert (14th) Fr. Nebraska
15 Conor Youtsey (15th) Fr. Michigan
16 Caleb Richardson (16th) Fr. Penn
17 Joey Dance (17th) Fr. Virginia Tech
18 Jade Rauser (18th) So. Utah Valley
19 Earl Hall (19th) So. Iowa State
20 Nick Roberts (20th) Fr. Ohio State
133 Pounds
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Joe Colon (1st) Jr. Northern Iowa
2 Tony Ramos (2nd) Sr. Iowa
3 A.J. Schopp (3rd) Jr. Edinboro
4 Jon Morrison (4th) Sr. Oklahoma State
5 Tyler Graff (5th) Sr. Wisconsin
6 Mason Beckman (6th) So. Lehigh
7 David Thorn (7th) Sr. Minnesota
8 Cashe Quiroga (8th) Sr. Purdue
9 Johnni DiJulius (9th) So. Ohio State
10 Ryan Mango (10th) Sr. Stanford
11 Cody Brewer (11th) So. Oklahoma
12 Joe Roth (12th) Sr. Central Michigan
13 Zane Richards (13th) Fr. Illinois
14 Mark Grey (14th) Fr. Cornell
15 Devon Lotito (15th) So. Cal Poly
16 Nick Soto (16th) Jr. Chattanooga
17 Jimmy Gulibon (17th) Fr. Penn State
18 Joey Palmer (18th) So. Oregon State
19 Rossi Bruno (19th) Fr. Michigan
20 Mack McGuire (20th) So. Kent State
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 Dardanes (4th) Jr. Minnesota
5 Chris Mecate (5th) So. Old Dominion
6 Zach Horan (6th) So. Central Michigan
7 Ugi Khishignyam (7th) So. The Citadel
8 Mike Nevinger (8th) Sr. Cornell
9 Evan Henderson (9th) Jr. North Carolina
10 Luke Vaith (10th) Sr. Hofstra
11 Joe Spisak (11th) Jr. Virginia
12 Steve Dutton (12th) Jr. Michigan
13 Richard Durso (13th) Jr. Franklin & Marshall
14 Edgar Bright (14th) Fr. Pittsburgh
15 Anthony Collica (16th) Fr. Oklahoma State
16 Steven Rodrigues (15th) So. Illinois
17 Tyler Small (17th) Jr. Kent State
18 Lavion Mayes (18th) Fr. Missouri
19 Josh Dziewa (19th) Jr. Iowa
20 Danny Sabatello (20th) So. Purdue
149 Pounds
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Drake Houdashelt (1st) Jr. Missouri
2 Jake Sueflohn (2nd) So. Nebraska
3 Nick Dardanes (3rd) Jr. Minnesota
4 Chris Villalonga (4th) Sr. Cornell
5 Kendric Maple (5th) Sr. Oklahoma
6 Jason Tsirtsis (6th) Fr. Northwestern
7 Gus Sako (7th) Jr. Virginia
8 Josh Kindig (8th) Jr. Oklahoma State
9 Brody Grothus (9th) So. Iowa
10 Eric Grajales (10th) Sr. Michigan
11 David Habat (11th) Jr. Edinboro
12 Mitch Minotti (12th) Fr. Lehigh
13 Zach Neibert (13th) Sr. Virginia Tech
14 Scott Sakaguchi (14th) Sr. Oregon State
15 Zach Beitz (15th) Fr. Penn State
16 Ian Paddock (16th) Sr. Ohio State
17 Dylan Cottrell (17th) Fr. Appalachian State
18 Alex Richardson (18th) So. Old Dominion
19 Caleb Ervin (19th) So. Illinois
20 Tywan Claxton (20th) So. Ohio U.
157 Pounds
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Alex Dieringer (1st) So. Oklahoma State
2 James Green (2nd) Jr. Nebraska
3 Isaac Jordan (3rd) Fr. Wisconsin
4 Derek St. John (4th) Sr. Iowa
5 Dylan Ness (5th) Jr. Minnesota
6 Nestor Talfur (6th) Sr. Boston U.
7 Dylan Alton (7th) Jr. Penn State
8 Brian Realbuto (8th) Fr. Cornell
9 Taylor Walsh (9th) Jr. Indiana
10 Roger Pena (10th) Sr. Oregon State
11 Ian Miller (11th) So. Kent State
12 Joey Napoli (12th) Sr. Lehigh
13 Brian Murphy (13th) Fr. Michigan
14 John Greisheimer (14th) Sr. Edinboro
15 Blaise Butler (15th) So. Virginia
16 Lucas Smith (16th) So. Central Michigan
17 Cody Pack (17th) Jr. South Dakota State
18 Zac Brunson (18th) Fr. Illinois
19 Tristan Warner (19th) Jr. Old Dominion
20 Justin DeAngelis (20th) Jr. Oklahoma
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 Pierce Harger (6th) Jr. Northwestern
7 Corey Mock (7th) Jr. Chattanooga
8 Dan Yates (8th) Sr. Michigan
9 Cooper Moore (9th) Fr. Northern Iowa
10 Jackson Morse (10th) Jr. Illinois
11 Zach Toal (11th) Sr. Missouri
12 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (12th) Sr. The Citadel
13 Mike Moreno (13th) Jr. Iowa State
14 Josh Veltre (14th) Sr. Bloomsburg
15 Dan Zilverberg (15th) Jr. Minnesota
16 Dylan Palacio (16th) Fr. Cornell
17 Joe Booth (17th) Sr. Hofstra
18 Jim Wilson (18th) Fr. Stanford
19 Ryan LeBlanc (19th) Sr. Indiana
20 Casey Kent (NR) So. Penn
174 Pounds
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Andrew Howe (1st) Sr. Oklahoma
2 Chris Perry (2nd) Sr. Oklahoma State
3 Robert Kokesh (3rd) Jr. Nebraska
4 Logan Storley (4th) Jr. Minnesota
5 Matt Brown (5th) Jr. Penn State
6 Michael Evans (6th) Jr. Iowa
7 Tyler Wilps (7th) Jr. Pittsburgh
8 Mike Ottinger (8th) Jr. Central Michigan
9 Cody Walters (9th) So. Ohio U.
10 Shane Hughes (10th) Jr. Columbia
11 Stephen Doty (11th) Sr. Virginia
12 Hayden Zillmer (12th) So. North Dakota State
13 Tanner Weatherman (13th) So. Iowa State
14 Bryce Hammond (17th) So. CSU Bakersfield
15 Elliot Riddick (15th) Fr. Lehigh
16 Mark Martin (16th) So. Ohio State
17 Joe Latham (18th) Jr. Oregon State
18 Matthew Miller (19th) So. Navy
19 Billy Curling (NR) Sr. Old Dominion
20 Pete Renda (NR) Fr. NC State
184 Pounds
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Ed Ruth (1st) Sr. Penn State
2 Jimmy Sheptock (2nd) Sr. Maryland
3 Gabe Dean (3rd) Fr. Cornell
4 Kevin Steinhaus (4th) Sr. Minnesota
5 Ethen Lofthouse (5th) Sr. Iowa
6 Ryan Loder (6th) Sr. Northern Iowa
7 Max Thomusseit (7th) Jr. Pittsburgh
8 Jake Swartz (8th) Sr. Boise State
9 Lorenzo Thomas (9th) Jr. Penn
10 Sam Wheeler (10th) So. Kent State
11 Ophir Bernstein (11th) Jr. Brown
12 T.J. Dudley (12th) Fr. Nebraska
13 Vic Avery (13th) Jr. Edinboro
14 Kenny Courts (14th) So. Ohio State
15 Jon Fausey (15th) Sr. Virginia
16 Johnny Eblen (16th) Jr. Missouri
17 Jack Dechow (17th) Fr. Old Dominion
18 Nolan Boyd (18th) Fr. Oklahoma State
19 Nick Vetterlein (19th) Sr. Virginia Tech
20 Jackson Hein (20th) Sr. Wisconsin
197 Pounds
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Kyven Gadson (1st) Jr. Iowa State
2 J’den Cox (2nd) Fr. Missouri
3 Nick Heflin (3rd) Sr. Ohio State
4 Morgan McIntosh (4th) So. Penn State
5 Scott Schiller (5th) Jr. Minnesota
6 Richard Perry (6th) Sr. Bloomsburg
7 Travis Rutt (7th) Sr. Oklahoma
8 Phil Wellington (8th) So. Ohio U.
9 Christian Boley (10th) Sr. Maryland
10 Nathan Burak (11th) So. Iowa
11 Mario Gonzales (12th) Sr. Illinois
12 Braden Atwood (13th) Jr. Purdue
13 Dan Mitchell (14th) Sr. American U.
14 Blake Rosholt (15th) Sr. Oklahoma State
15 Dan Scherer (18th) Sr. Stanford
16 Taylor Meeks (9th) Jr. Oregon State
17 Nick Bonaccorsi (16th) So. Pittsburgh
18 Conner Hartmann (17th) So. Duke
19 Alex Polizzi (19th) Jr. Northwestern
20 Brandon Palik (20th) Jr. Drexel
Heavyweight
Rk. Name Previous Yr. School
1 Adam Coon (1st) Fr. Michigan
2 Nick Gwiazdowski (2nd) So. NC State
3 Michael McMullan (3rd) Jr. Northwestern
4 Adam Chalfant (4th) Jr. Indiana
5 Bobby Telford (5th) Jr. Iowa
6 Mike McClure (6th) Sr. Michigan State
7 Anthony Nelson (7th) Sr. Minnesota
8 Connor Medberry (8th) So. Wisconsin
9 Jeremy Johnson (9th) Sr. Ohio U.
10 J.T. Felix (10th) Sr. Boise State
11 Spencer Myers (11th) Sr. Maryland
12 Adam Fager (12th) Jr. Utah Valley
13 Justin Grant (13th) Sr. Bloomsburg
14 Austin Marsden (14th) Jr. Oklahoma State
15 Jimmy Lawson (15th) Jr. Penn State
16 Joe Stolfi (16th) Jr. Bucknell
17 Billy Smith (17th) So. Rutgers
18 Ernest James (18th) Sr. Edinboro
19 Amarveer Dhesi (19th) Fr. Oregon State
20 Ross Larson (20th) Fr. Oklahoma
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