Cowboys edge past Hawks & Lions in Dec. 21 Ranks

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Updated: December 21, 2015

NEWTON, Iowa — As the top NCAA Division I teams prepare to compete in this year’s Midlands and Southern Scuffle tournaments over the holidays, Oklahoma State has taken over the top spot and less than ten points separates the top three schools in WIN’s Dec. 21 Tournament Power Index (TPI) and rankings.

The Cowboys have moved past the Iowa Hawkeyes with 90 TPI points. Both Iowa and No. 3 Penn State earned 88.5 and 80.5 points, respectively. The Cowboys and Nittany Lions will head to Chattanooga, Jan. 1-2, for the Southern Scuffle, while Iowa will compete in the 53rd Midlands, Dec. 29-30, in Evanston, Ill.

WIN’s TPI points are based on where the teams’ individuals are projected — based on WIN’s individual rankings — to finish in this season’s NCAA Championships, March 17-19, in New York City, with Top 8 finishers earning All-American points. At this point in the season, Oklahoma State, Iowa and Penn State are projected to have six wrestlers finish among the top eight places in their weight classes, as is No. 4 Virginia Tech.

WIN’s TPI point totals are broken down as follows: 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). Additional points for other rankings include: 9th/12th – 2; 13th/16th – 1.5; 17th-20th – 1. TPI points will be lower than the final actual NCAA tournament points because it does not include bonus points.

The Nittany Lions (6-0) remain No. 1 in WIN’s Dual Team Rankings, followed by Iowa (8-0), Virginia Tech (3-1), NC State (11-0), Missouri (5-0) and Oklahoma State (4-2).

 

WIN’s Dec. 21, 2015 Tournament Power Index Rankings

Rank College                   Top 8 TPI
1 Oklahoma State 6 90
2 Iowa 6 88.5
3 Penn State 6 80.5
4 Virginia Tech 6 61
5 Missouri 5 59.5
6 Illinois 4 58
7 Cornell 3 53.5
8 NC State 3 48
9 Ohio State 3 47
10 Nebraska 5 45
11 Michigan 3 39
12 Rutgers 3 31
13 Old Dominion 2 28
14 Wisconsin 2 24.5
15 North Carolina 2 24
16 Lehigh 1 23.5
17 Minnesota 2 23
18 Stanford 2 20
19 Oklahoma 1 19.5
20t Kent State 1 19
20t Oregon State 2 19
22 Duke 1 17
23 Edinboro 1 16
24 Northwestern 1 13.5
25 Ohio U. 2 13
26 Arizona State 1 12.5
27t South Dakota State 1 12
27t Iowa State 1 12
29 Virginia 1 11
30 Penn 1 10.5
31 Central Michigan 1 9.5
32 Northern Iowa 0 7.5
33 Appalachian State 1 5.5
34 Pittsburgh 0 5
35t West Virginia 0 4.5
35t Wyoming 0 4.5
35t Princeton 0 4.5
38t American 0 4
38t CSU Bakersfield 0 4
38t Navy 0 4
41t Harvard 0 3.5
41t Maryland 0 3.5
41t Rider 0 3.5
44t Bucknell 0 3
44t North Dakota State 0 3
44t Purdue 0 3
44t Army 0 3
48 The Citadel 0 2.5
49t Indiana 0 2
49t Cleveland State 0 2
49t Northern Colorado 0 2
49t Drexel 0 2
53t Eastern Michigan 0 1.5
53t Hofstra 0 1.5
53t Boise State 0 1.5
56t Franklin & Marshall 0 1
56t Columbia 0 1
56t Utah Valley 0 1

 

 

WIN’s Dec. 21, 2015 Dual Team Rankings

Rk. Team Record Previous
1. Penn State 6-0 1st
2. Iowa 8-0 2nd
3. Virginia Tech 3-1 3rd
4. North Carolina State 11-0 4th
5. Missouri 5-0 5th
6. Oklahoma State 4-2 6th
7. Nebraska 7-1 7th
8. Ohio State 3-1 8th
9. Lehigh 7-1 9th
10. Illinois 8-0 10th
11. Rutgers 10-2 11th
12. Oklahoma 5-2 12th
13. Michigan 4-1 13th
14. Cornell 1-2 14th
15. North Carolina 6-1 15th
16. Pittsburgh 5-1 16th
17. Wisconsin 1-2 17th
18. Iowa State 3-2 18th
19. Ohio U. 4-1 19th
20. Purdue 5-1 20th
21. Virginia 4-2 21st
22. Old Dominion 3-3 22nd
23. Navy 5-0 23rd
24. Oregon State 2-3 24th
25. Northern Iowa 1-3 25th

 

 

WIN’s Dec. 21, 2015 Individual Rankings

125 pounds

Rank Name School Year Previous
1. Nathan Tomasello Ohio State So. 1st
2. Thomas Gilman Iowa Jr. 2nd
3. Joey Dance Virginia Tech Jr. 3rd
4. Nico Megaludis Penn State Sr. 4th
5. Eddie Klimara Oklahoma State Sr. 5th
6. Barlow McGhee Missouri So. 6th
7. Tim Lambert Nebraska Jr. 7th
8. Ronnie Bresser Oregon State So. 8th
9. Paul Petrov Bucknell Sr. 10th
10. David Terao American U. Sr. 11th
11. Dylan Peters Northern Iowa Jr. 12th
12. Darian Cruz Lehigh So. 15th
13. Drew Templeman Wyoming Jr. NR
14. Ryan Millhof Oklahoma So. 9th
15. Zeke Moisey West Virginia So. 16th
16. Josh Rodriguez North Dakota St. Jr. 13th
17. Chasen Tolbert Utah Valley Sr. 14th
18. Trey Andrews No. Colorado Jr. 17th
19. Sean McCabe Rutgers Jr. 18th
20. Connor Schram Stanford So. 20th

 

 

133 pounds

Rank Name School Year Previous
1. Cory Clark Iowa Jr. 1st
2. Nahshon Garrett Cornell Sr. 2nd
3. Zane Richards Illinois Jr. 3rd
4. Cody Brewer Oklahoma Sr. 4th
5. Ryan Taylor Wisconsin Jr. 5th
6. George DiCamillo Virginia Jr. 6th
7. Earl Hall Iowa State Sr. 7th
8. Jordan Conaway Penn State Sr. 8th
9. Kaid Brock Oklahoma State Fr. 10th
10. Mason Beckman Lehigh Jr. 9th
11. Geoffrey Alexander Maryland Sr. 11th
12. Eric Montoya Nebraska Jr. 12th
13. Rossi Bruno Michigan Sr. 13th
14. Joey Ward North Carolina Jr. 15th
15. Johnni DiJulius Ohio State Sr. 16th
16. Mack McGuire Kent State Jr. 20th
17. Josh Alber Northern Iowa Fr. 17th
18. Dom Forys Pittsburgh So. 18th
19. Brance Simms South Dakota State Sr. 19th
20. Zach Synon Missouri Jr. 14th

 

141 pounds

Rank Name School Year Previous
1. Dean Heil Oklahoma State So. 1st
2. Chris Mecate Old Dominion Sr. 2nd
3. Kevin Jack NC State So. 3rd
4. Anthony Ashnault Rutgers So. 4th
5. Joey McKenna Stanford Fr. 5th
6. Evan Henderson North Carolina Sr. 6th
7. Micah Jordan Ohio State Fr. 7th
8. Solomon Chishko Virginia Tech RSFr. 8th
9. Randy Cruz Lehigh Jr. 9th
10. Mike Racciato Pittsburgh Jr. 10th
11. Todd Preston Harvard Sr. 11th
12. Tommy Thorn Minnesota RSFr. 12th
13. Jimmy Gulibon Penn State Jr. 13th
14. Bryce Meredith Wyoming So. 14th
15. Matt Manley Missouri Jr. 15th
16. Jamel Hudson Hofstra Jr. 16th
17. Anthony Abidin Nebraska Sr. 17th
18. Richard Durso Franklin & Marshall Sr. 18th
19. Tyler Smith Bucknell So. 19th
20. Jameson Oster Northwestern Sr. 20th

 

149 pounds

Rank Name School Year Previous
1. Brandon Sorensen Iowa So. 1st
2. Zain Retherford Penn State So. 2nd
3. Lavion Mayes Missouri Jr. 3rd
4. Jason Tsirtsis Northwestern Jr. 4th
5. Alex Richardson Old Dominion Sr. 5th
6. C.J. Cobb Penn Sr. 6th
7. Jake Sueflohn Nebraska Sr. 7th
8. Anthony Collica Oklahoma State Jr. 9th
9. Matt Cimato Drexel Jr. 10th
10. Collin Heffernan Central Michigan So. 8th
11. Jake Short Minnesota So. 11th
12. Gabe Moreno Iowa State Jr. 12th
13. Alex Pantaleo Michigan So. 13th
14. Michael DePalma Kent State Sr. 14th
15. Geo Martinez Boise State So. 19th
16. B.J. Clagon Rider So. 16th
17. Matt Kraus Arizona State Sr. 15th
18. Chris Perez Princeton Sr. 17th
19. Laike Gardner Lehigh Jr. NR
20. Sal Mastriani Virginia Tech Jr. 20th

 

157 pounds

Rank Name School Year Previous
1. Isaiah Martinez Illinois So. 1st
2. Ian Miller Kent State Sr. 2nd
3. Jason Nolf Penn State RSFr. 3rd
4. Nick Brascetta Virginia Tech Sr. 4th
5. Thomas Gantt NC State Sr. 5th
6. Cody Pack So. Dakota State Sr. 6th
7. Brian Murphy Michigan So. 7th
8. Luke Smith Central Michigan Sr. 8th
9. John Boyle American U. Sr. 9th
10. Dylan Cottrell West Virginia Jr. 10th
11. Chad Walsh Rider So. 11th
12. Mitch Minotti Lehigh Sr. 12th
13. Russell Parsons Army Jr. 13th
14. Bryce Steiert Northern Iowa Fr. 14th
15. Lou Mascola Maryland Sr. 15th
16. Aaron Walker The Citadel Jr. 16th
17. Doug Welch Purdue Sr. 17th
18. Jake Ryan Ohio State RSFr. 18th
19. Richie Lewis Rutgers Jr. 19th
20. Tyler Berger Nebraska RSFr. 20th

 

165 pounds

Rank Name School Year Previous
1. Alex Dieringer Oklahoma State Sr. 1st
2. Bo Jordan Ohio State So. 2nd
3. Isaac Jordan Wisconsin Jr. 3rd
4. Ethan Ramos North Carolina So. 4th
5. Anthony Perrotti Rutgers Sr. 6th
6. Stephen Rodriguez Illinois Sr. 9th
7. Jim Wilson Stanford Jr. 5th
8. Austin Wilson Nebraska Sr. 7th
8. Max Rohskopf NC State Jr. 8th
10. Chad Welch Purdue Sr. 10th
11. Daniel Lewis Missouri RSFr. 11th
12. Tanner Weatherman Iowa State Sr. 12th
13. Cooper Moore Northern Iowa Jr. 14th
14. Duke Pickett Cornell Sr. 15th
15. Devon Gobbo Harvard Sr. 16th
16. Garrett Sutton Michigan So. 18th
17. Shakur Rasheed Penn State RSFr. NR
18. Seth Thomas Oregon State Sr. 19th
19. Jake Faust Duke So. 20th
20. Clark Glass Oklahoma So. 13th

 

174 pounds

Rank Name School Year Previous
1. Kyle Crutchmer Oklahoma State Jr. 1st
2. Brian Realbuto Cornell Jr. 2nd
3. Blaise Butler Missouri Sr. 3rd
4. Zac Brunson Illinois Jr. 4th
5. Alex Meyer Iowa Jr. 5th
6. Bo Nickal Penn State RSFr. 6th
7. Zach Epperly Virginia Tech So. 7th
8. Cody Walters Ohio U. Sr. 8th
9. Bryce Hammond Bakersfield Sr. 10th
10. Jadaen Bernstein Navy So. 11th
11. Nate Jackson Indiana Jr. 14th
12. Mike Ottinger Central Michigan Sr. 9th
13. Micah Barnes Nebraska Jr. 12th
14. Brian Harvey Army Sr. 13th
15. Lelund Weatherspoon Iowa State Jr. 15th
16. Keaton Subjeck Stanford So. NR
17. Matt Reed Oklahoma Jr. 17th
18. TeShan Campbell Pittsburgh Fr. 18th
19. Davonte Mahomes Michigan RSFr. 19th
20. Ricky Robertson Wisconsin So. 20th

 

184 pounds

Rank Name School Year Previous
1. Gabe Dean Cornell Jr. 1st
2. Victor Avery Edinboro Sr. 2nd
3. Timothy Dudley Nebraska Jr. 3rd
4. Nathaniel Brown Lehigh Sr. 4th
5. Blake Stauffer Arizona State Sr. 5th
6. Sammy Brooks Iowa Jr. 6th
7. Zack Zavatsky Virginia Tech So. 7th
8. Willie Miklus Missouri So. 8th
9. Jack Dechow Old Dominion Jr. 9th
10. Domenic Abounader Michigan Jr. 10th
11. Kenny Courts Ohio State Sr. 11th
12. Matt Miller Navy Sr. 12th
13. Hayden Zillmer North Dakota St. Sr. 13th
14. Lorenzo Thomas Penn Sr. 14th
15. Matt McCutcheon Penn State So. 15th
16. Jeff Koepke Illinois Jr. 16th
17. Abram Ayala Princeton Sr. 17th
18. Pete Renda NC State Jr. 18th
19. Alex Utley North Carolina Sr. 19th
20. Andrew Romanchik Ohio U. Sr. 20th

 

197 pounds

Rank     Name                             School                          Year          Previous

1. Morgan McIntosh Penn State Sr. 1st
2. Conner Hartmann Duke Sr. 2nd
3. J’den Cox Missouri Jr. 3rd
4. Nathan Burak Iowa Sr. 4th
5. Brett Pfarr Minnesota Jr. 5th
6. Max Huntley Michigan Sr. 6th
7. Phillip Wellington Ohio U. Sr. 7th
8. Aaron Studebaker Nebraska Jr. 8th
9. Reuben Franklin CSU Bakersfield Sr. 9th
10. Jared Haught Virginia Tech So. 10th
11. Zach Nye Virginia Sr. 11th
12. Nate Rotert So. Dakota State So. 13th
13. Brad Johnson Oklahoma Jr. 14th
14. Mike Boykin NC State So. 15th
15. Anthony Abro Eastern Michigan Sr. 12th
16. Brett Harner Princeton Jr. 16th
17. Marshall Haas The Citadel Sr. NR
18. Trent Noon Northern Colorado Sr. 17th
19. Jake Smith West Virginia Jr. 18th
20. Nick Bonaccorsi Pittsburgh Sr. 19th

 

Heavyweight

Rank Name School Year Previous
1. Nick Gwiazdowski NC State Sr. 1st
2. Adam Coon Michigan Jr. 2nd
3. Ty Walz Virginia Tech Jr. 3rd
4. Amarveer Dhesi Oregon State So. 4th
5. Austin Marsden Oklahoma State Sr. 5th
6. Michael Kroells Minnesota Jr. 6th
7. Billy Smith Rutgers Sr. 8th
8. Denzel Dejournette Appalachian St. Sr. 10th
9. Max Wessell Lehigh Sr. 11th
10. Ross Larson Oklahoma Jr. 7th
11. Riley Shaw Cleveland State Sr. 9th
12. Colin Jensen Nebraska Jr. 12th
13. Brooks Black Illinois So. 13th
14. Tanner Hall Arizona State Fr. 14th
15. Blaize Cabell Northern Iowa Sr. 15th
16. Ray Harms Wyoming Sr. NR
17. Nathan Butler Stanford So. 17th
18. Ray O’Donnell Princeton Jr. 16th
19. Garrett Ryan Columbia So. 18th
20. Sam Stoll Iowa Fr. 19th