Minnesota pick No. 1 over defending champ Penn State in WIN’s 2013-14 Preseason Rankings

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Updated: September 27, 2013

WIN’s 2013-14 Preseason NCAA Division I Tournament Power Index and Individual Rankings

Sept. 27, 2013

NEWTON, Iowa — The Tournament Power Index (T.P.I.) is compiled by awarding points to each team with ranked wrestlers by WIN (Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine).

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 — which will come out in December — 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 individual rankings are subject to change once teams determine where guys are going to be as the 2013-14 season approaches. These rankings do not include freshmen. The source of individual records from 2012-13 is from the NCWA Scorebook (NWCAonline.com).

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. (Released Sept. 27)

 

WIN’s Preseason Tournament Power Index

Rk.              School            Top 8            TPI Points

1.            Minnesota            8            99.5

2.            Penn State            6            91.5

3.            Iowa            6            89

4.            Oklahoma State            5            79

5.            Oklahoma            5            66.5

6.            Oregon State            3            47

7T            Edinboro            3            38.5

7T            Nebraska            3            38.5

9.            Iowa State            3            35.5

10.            Illinois            2            34

11.             Ohio State            2            31

12.             Cornell            2            27.5

13.             Virginia Tech            2            27

14.             North Carolina            3            26.5

15.            Wisconsin            2            23.5

16.            Northern Iowa            2            21

17T            Missouri            2            20

17T            Pittsburgh            2            20

17T            Virginia            1            20

20.            Northwestern            1            19

21.            Ohio U            2            18

22.            Maryland            1            17.5

23.            Boise State            2            15.5

24.            Stanford            1            15

25.            Michigan            2            14

26T            Citadel            1            13.5

26T            North Carolina St.            1            13.5

28.            Wyoming            1            13

29.            Bloomsburg            1            12

30T            Lehigh            1            11

30T            North Dakota State            1            11

32.            Kent State            1            8.5

33.            Bucknell            1            6.5

34.            Indiana            0            6

35T            Franklin & Marshall            1            5.5

35T            Michigan State            0            5.5

37T            Air Force            0            5

37T            Central Michigan            0            5

37T            Navy            0            5

40.            Penn            0            4.5

41.            Arizona State            0            4

42T            Chattanooga            0            3.5

42T            Lock Haven            0            3.5

42T            Purdue            0            3.5

45T            Boston U.            0            3

45T            Rider            0            3

47T            American U.            0            2.5

47T            CSU Bakersfield            0            2.5

47T            Old Dominion            0            2.5

47T            Utah Valley            0            2.5

51T            Appalachian State            0            2

51T            Eastern Michigan            0            2

51T            Hofstra            0            2

54T            Brown            0            1.5

54T            Cal Poly            0            1.5

54T            West Virginia            0            1.5

57T            Army            0            1

57T            Buffalo            0            1

57T            Campbell            0            1

57T            Clarion            0            1

57T            Drexel            0            1

57T            Gardner Webb            0            1

57T            Harvard            0            1

57T            Rutgers            0            1

57T            South Dakota St            0            1

WIN’s 2013-14 Preseason Individual Rankings

125 pounds

Rk.             Name            School            Year            ’13 Record            NCAA ‘13

1.              Jesse Delgado            Illinois            Junior            27-3            Champion

2.              Nico Megaludis            Penn State            Junior            28-4            Runner-up

3.              Nahshon Garrett            Cornell            Sophomore            43-5            3rd

4.             Jarrod Patterson            Oklahoma            Senior            Redshirted            ’11 AA (7th)

5.             David Thorn            Minnesota            Senior            19-12            7th

6.             Tyler Cox            Wyoming            Junior            35-11            8th

7.             Anthony Zanetta            Pittsburgh            Senior            Redshirted            3-time NQ

8.             Nathan Kraisser            North Carolina            Sophomore            33-7            NQ

9.             Dominic Parisi            Appalachian State            Sophomore            30-13            NQ

10.             Steve Mitcheff            Kent State            Junior            30-13            NQ

11.             Ed Klimara            Oklahoma State            Sophomore            29-16            NQ

12.             Nick Soto            Chattanooga            Junior            27-8            NQ

13.             Josh Martinez            Air Force            Sophomore            28-11            NQ

14.             Sean Boyle            Michigan            Senior            24-12            NQ

15.             Jade Rauser            Utah Valley            Sophomore            21-10            NQ

16.             Evan Silver            Stanford            Junior            26-15            NQ

17.             Eric Montoya            Campbell            Sophomore            33-17            NQ

18.             Rob Deutsch            Old Dominion            Sophomore            28-11            NQ

19.             David Terao            American U.            Sophomore            28-14            NQ

20.             Max Soria            Buffalo            Junior            27-14            NQ

 

133 pounds

Rk.             Name            School            Year            ’13 Record            NCAA ‘13

1.             Tony Ramos            Iowa            Senior            30-2            2nd

2.             Tyler Graff            Wisconsin            Senior            33-6            3rd

3.             Aaron (A.J.) Schopp            Edinboro            Junior            33-5            4th

4.             Ryan Mango            Stanford            Senior            Redshirted            2-time AA

5.             Jon Morrison            Oklahoma State            Senior            30-8            5th

6.             Chris Dardanes            Minnesota            Junior            21-9            6th

7.             Cody Brewer            Oklahoma            Sophomore            25-8            NQ

8.             Joe Colon            Northern Iowa            Junior            Ineligible            ’12 NQ

9.             Mason Beckman            Lehigh            Sophomore            Redshirted            ’12 NQ

10.             George DiCamillo            Virginia            Sophomore            33-10            NQ

11.             Geoff Alexander            Maryland            Junior            25-11            NQ

12.             Nick Wilcox            Bloomsburg            Senior            27-9            NQ

13.             Shelton Mack            Pittsburgh            Junior            18-11            NQ

14.             Devon Lotito            Cal Poly            Sophomore            25-7            NQ

15.             Joseph Ward            North Carolina            Sophomore            21-13            NQ

16.             Dylan Hydar            Air Force            Sophomore            21-14            NQ

17.             Vincent Dellafave            Rutgers            Senior            27-10            NQ

18.             Erik Spjut            Virginia Tech            Senior            17-13            NQ

19.             Johnni DiJulius            Ohio State            Sophomore            Redshited            NQ in ‘12

20.             Jimmy Morris            Rider            Junior            24-14            NQ

 

141 pounds

Rk.             Name            School            Year            ’13 Record            NCAA ‘13

1.             Logan Stieber            Ohio State            Junior            27-0            Champ at 133

2.             Mitchell Port            Edinboro            Junior            34-4            2nd

3.             Devin Carter            Virginia Tech            Junior            Redshirted            ’12 AA

4.             “Ugi” Khishignnyam            Citadel            Sophomore            42-6            4th

5.             Michael Nevinger            Cornell            Senior            42-12            5th

6.             Evan Henderson            North Carolina            Junior            38-9            6th

7.             Nick Dardanes            Minnesota            Junior            30-9            7th

8.             Richard Durso            Franklin & Marshall            Junior            39-5            NQ

9.             Joey Lazor            Northern Iowa            Senior            36-9            NQ

10.             Charles Cobb            Penn            Sophomore            25-9            NQ

11.             Luke Vaith            Hofstra            Senior            22-14            NQ

12.             Joseph Spisak            Virginia            Junior            21-7            NQ

13.             Nathan Pennesi            West Virginia            Senior            22-11            NQ

14.             Dan Neff            Lock Haven            Junior            26-11            NQ

15.             Josh Dziewa            Iowa            So. Reserve            15-4

16.             Chris Mecate            Old Dominion            Sophomore            37-9            NQ

17.             Scott Mattingly             Central Michigan            Senior            22-15

18.             Luke Goetl             Iowa State            Junior            15-13            NQ

19.             Brandon Nelsen             Purdue            Junior            26-14            NQ

20.             Julian Feikert            Oklahoma St            Junior            22-19            NQ

 

149 pounds

Rk.             Name            School            Year            ’13 Record            NCAA ‘13

1.             Kendric Maple            Oklahoma            Senior            30-0            Champ at 141

2.             Dylan Ness            Minnesota            Junior            20-6            4th

3.             Scott Sakaguchi            Oregon State            Senior            30-8            5th

4.             Drake Houdashelt            Missouri            Junior            31-12            6th

5.             Nick Brascetta            Virginia Tech            Junior            32-7            8th

6.             Jake Sueflohn            Nebraska            Junior            24-7            NQ

7.             David Habat            Edinboro            Junior            30-9            NQ

8.             Eric Grajales            Michigan            Senior            24-9            NQ

9.             Andrew Alton            Penn State            Junior            27-6            NQ

10.             Josh Kindig            Oklahoma State            Junior            Redshirted            2-time NQ

11.             Ray Borja            Navy            Senior            24-9            NQ

12.             Chris Villalonga            Cornell            Senior            23-12            NQ

13.             Caleb Ervin            Illinois            Sophomore            22-14            NQ

14.             Ian Paddock            Ohio State            Senior            15-9            NQ

15.             Michael Kelly            Iowa            Junior            Reserve

16.             Alex Hudson            Chattanooga            Senior            15-8            NQ

17.             Nick Bedelyon            Clarion            Senior            20-16            NQ

18.             Brandon Richardson            Wyoming            Junior            14-21            NQ

19.             Ronnie Garbinsky            Pittsburgh            Sophomore            18-12            NQ

20.             Bart Reiter            Northern Iowa            Junior            12-9

 

157 pounds

Rk.             Name            School            Year            ’13 Record            NCAA ‘13

1.             Derek St. John            Iowa            Senior            31-2            Champion

2.             Alex Dieringer            Oklahoma State            Sophomore            35-3            3rd

3.             Roger Pena            Oregon State            Senior            38-7            5th

4.             James Green            Nebraska            Junior            25-6            7th

5.             Dylan Alton            Penn State            Junior            28-8            NQ

6.             Joey Napoli            Lehigh            Senior            18-4            NQ

7.             Ian Miller            Kent State            Sophomore            Redshirted            ’12 NQ

8.             Kyle Bradley            Missouri            Senior            27-15            NQ

9.             Josh Kreimer            Air Force            Senior            28-6            NQ

10.             Taylor Walsh            Indiana            Junior            30-12            NQ

11.             Nestor Talfur            Boston U.            Senior            36-9            NQ

12.             Dan Zilverberg            Minnesota            Junior            18-14            NQ

13.             Andy McCulley            Wyoming            Junior             28-10            NQ

14.             Spartak Chino            Ohio U.            Sophomore            21-15            NQ

15.             Nick Lester            Oklahoma            Senior            17-12            NQ at 149

16.             Ryan Watts            Michigan State            Sophomore            18-8            NQ

17.             Bobby Barnhisel            Navy            Senior            17-12            NQ

18.             Luke Smith            Central Michigan            Sophomore            22-12            NQ

19.             Matt Frisch            Citadel            Junior            30-15            NQ

20.             Cody Pack            South Dakota State            Junior            15-16            NQ

 

165 pounds

Rk.             Name            School            Year            ’13 Record            NCAA ‘13

1.             David Taylor            Penn State            Senior            30-2            2nd

2.             Tyler Caldwell            Oklahoma State            Senior            35-5            3rd

3.             Mike Moreno            Iowa State            Junior            31-10            6th

4.             Nick Sulzer            Virginia            Junior            27-11            8th

5.             Steven Monk            No. Dakota State            Senior            36-5            NQ

6.             John Staudenmayer            North Carolina            Junior            30-13            NQ

7.             Josh Veltre            Bloomsburg            Senior            34-7            NQ

8.             Nick Moore            Iowa            Junior            19-10            NQ

9.             Tyler Wilps            Pittsburgh            Junior            21-9            NQ

10.             Zach Toal            Missouri            Senior            25-18            NQ

11.             Ramon Santiago            Rider            Senior            30-9            NQ

12.             Jackson Morse            Illinois            Junior            Redshirted            ’12 AA

13.             Austin Wilson            Nebraska            Sophomore            29-14            NQ

14.             Pierce Harger            Northwestern            Junior            26-10            NQ

15.             Dallas Bailey            Oklahoma State            Junior            Reserve             2-time NQ

16.             Mike Ottinger            Central Michigan            Junior            23-15            NQ

17.             Paul Hancock            Army            Senior            32-12            NQ

18.             Nigel Jones            NC State            Senior            27-14            NQ

19.             John Greisheimer            Edinboro            Senior            19-16            NQ

20.             Ryan LeBlanc            Indiana            Senior            24-10            NQ

 

174 pounds

Rk.             Name            School            Year            ’13 Record            NCAA ‘13

1.             Chris Perry            Oklahoma State            Senior            36-2            Champion

2.             Matt Brown            Penn State            Junior            29-5            2nd

3.             Andrew Howe            Oklahoma            Senior            Transfer            ’11 Champ

4.             Robert Kokesh            Nebraska            Junior            38-4            3rd

5.             Logan Storley            Minnesota            Junior            28-5            4th

6.             Michael Evans            Iowa            Junior            23-7            6th

7.             Cody Walters            Ohio U.            Sophomore            39-5            8th

8.             Dan Yates            Michigan            Senior            23-11            NQ

9.             Matt Miller            Navy            Sophomore            24-7            NQ

10.             Tanner Weatherman            Iowa State            Sophomore            20-9            NQ

11.             Jon Fausey            Virginia            Senior            30-10            NQ

12.             Blake Stauffer            Arizona State            Sophomore            22-5            NQ

13.             Lee Munster            Northwestern            Junior            24-9            NQ

14.             Tony Dallago            Illinois            Senior            21-15            NQ

15.             Bryce Hammond            CSU Bakersfield            Sophomore            34-10            NQ

16.             Craig Kelliher            Central Michigan            Senior            22-14            NQ

17.             Austin Gabel            Virginia Tech            Sophomore            22-13            NQ

18.             Hunter Gamble            Gardner-Webb            Junior            24-15            NQ

19.             Ian Korb            Penn            Junior            25-14            NQ

20.             Phillip Joseph            Eastern Michigan            Senior            18-15            NQ

 

184 pounds

Rk.             Name            School            Year            ’13 Record            NCAA ‘13

1.             Ed Ruth            Penn State            Senior            33-0            Champion

2.             Ethen Lofthouse            Iowa            Senior            23-9            5th

3.             Jimmy Sheptock            Maryland            Senior            40-6            6th

4.             Ryan Loder            Northern Iowa            Senior            34-6            7th

5.             Kevin Steinhaus            Minnesota            Senior            29-4            NQ

6.             Max Thomusseit            Pittsburgh            Junior            17-6            NQ

7.             Jake Swartz            Boise State            Senior            33-5            NQ

8.             Boaz Beard            Iowa State            Senior            17-10            NQ

9.             John Rizqallah            Michigan State            Junior            23-12            NQ

10.             Kevin Radford            Arizona State            Junior            22-15            NQ

11.             Kenny Courts            Ohio State            Sophomore            Reserve

12.             Fred Garcia            Lock Haven            Senior            28-12            NQ

13.             Alex Utley            North Carolina            Junior            27-15            NQ

14.             Stephen Doty            Virginia            Senior            19-12            NQ

15.             Canaan Bethea            Penn            Senior            25-13            NQ

16.             Ophir Bernstein            Brown            Junior            25-11            NQ

17.             Luke Sheridan            Indiana            Junior            22-16            NQ

18.             Duke Pickett            Cornell            Sophomore            18-15

19.             Patrick Kissell            Purdue            Junior            21-9

20.            Bryce Hammond            CSU Bakersfield            Sophomore            34-10            NQ

 

197 pounds

Rk.             Name            School            Year            ’13 Record            NCAA ‘13

1.             Taylor Meeks            Oregon State            Junior            38-7            4th

2.             Scott Schiller            Minnesota            Junior            29-6            5th

3.             Kyven Gadson            Iowa State            Junior            30-5            6th

4.             Travis Rutt            Oklahoma            Senior            Transfer            ‘12 AA

5.             Blake Rosholt            Oklahoma State            Senior            17-10            8th

6.             Mario Gonzales            Illinois            Senior            18-9            NQ

7.            Nick Heflin            Ohio State            Senior            20-7            5th at 74

8.            Morgan McIntosh            Penn State            Sophomore            Redshirt            ‘12 NQ

9.             Christian Boley            Maryland            Senior            27-8            NQ

10.             Nathan Burak            Iowa            Sophomore            21-17            NQ

11.             Richard Perry            Bloomsburg            Senior            30-6            NQ

12.             Jackson Hein            Wisconsin            Senior            21-12            NQ

13.             Braden Atwood            Purdue            Junior            25-12            NQ

14.             Max Huntley            Michigan            Junior            17-16            NQ

15.             Caleb Kolb            Nebraska            Senior            19-19            NQ

16.             Derrick Borlie            Virginia Tech            Junior            20-13            NQ

17.             Brandon Palik            Drexel            Senior            26-6            NQ

18.             Jace Bennett            Cornell            Junior            31-16            NQ

19.             Nick Whitenburg            Eastern Michigan            Senior            18-10            NQ

20.             James Fox            Harvard            Junior            13-6            NQ

 

Heavyweight

Rk.             Name            School            Year            ’13 Record            NCAA ‘13

1.             Anthony Nelson            Minnesota            Senior            33-1            Champion

2.             Michael McMullan            Northwestern            Junior            22-4            2nd

3.             Bobby Telford            Iowa            Junior            21-8            NQ

4.             Nick Gwiazdowski            NC State            Sophomore            Transfer            ’12 AA

5.             Jeremy Johnson            Ohio U.            Senior            36-11            NQ

6.             J.T. Felix            Boise State            Senior            28-12            NQ

7.             Joe Stolfi            Bucknell            Junior            26-16            NQ

8.             Connor Medberry            Wisconsin            Sophomore            25-8            NQ

9.             Austin Marsden            Oklahoma State            Junior            Reserve

10.             Mike McClure            Michigan State            Senior            34-7            NQ

11.             Adam Chalfant            Indiana            Junior            27-11            NQ

12.             Jimmy Lawson            Penn State            Junior            23-9            NQ

13.             Justin Grant            Bloomsburg            Senior            24-14            NQ

14.             Ernest James            Edinboro            Senior            24-14            NQ

15.             Spencer Johnson            Nebraska            Junior            6-7

16.             Blake Herrin            American U.            Senior            27-10            NQ

17.             Dan Scherer            Stanford            Senior            22-14            NQ

18.             Evan Knutson            No. Dakota State            Junior            17-15            NQ

19.             Kevin Innis            Boston U.            Senior            22-8            NQ

20.             Adam Fager            Utah Valley            Junior            20-12            NQ