Three true freshmen among newcomers in WIN’s Nov. 17 ranks
By Mike Finn
Updated: November 17, 2014
Nov. 17, 2014
NEWTON, Iowa — A total of 15 new wrestlers — including three true freshmen — have earned spots in this week’s (Nov. 17) WIN’s individual rankings while Minnesota remains the team to beat in WIN’s Tournament Power Index (TPI), presented by Cliff Keen.
The three rookies, one year removed from high school wrestling, are Oregon State’s Ronnie Bresser (17th at 125 pounds), Northwestern’s Bryce Brill (15th at 157) and Michigan’s Davonte Mahomes (15th at 174).
Bresser (a native of Klamath Falls, Ore.) is coming off a championship at last weekend’s Roadrunner Open in Fresno, Calif., while Brill (Mt. Carmel, Ill.) and Mahomes (Oak Park, Ill.) went undefeated last Saturday at the Eastern Michigan Duals in Ypsilanti, Mich.
Three other nationally-ranked newcomers also won Roadrunner Open titles: Purdue’s 133-pound junior Danny Sabatello (Long Grove, Ill.); Stanford’s 174-pound redshirt freshman Keaton Subjeck (El Dorado Hills, Calif.); and Appalachian State sophomore heavyweight Denzel Dejournette (Winston-Salem, N.C.).
The top nine teams ranked in the Tournament Power Index remain the same as Minnesota still leads the field with 94.5 points, while No. 2 Iowa (79.5), No. 3 Cornell (68), No. 4 Ohio State (66.5) and No. 5 Northwestern (56.5) round out the top five.
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 be lower than the final NCAA tournament points because it does not include bonus points.
WIN will announce a separate Dual Team ranking, beginning Dec. 1. WIN’s TPI will be updated on a weekly basis through the NCAA Division I qualifying tournaments in early March.
WIN’s Tournament Power Index (TPI) Team Rankings
The following is a breakdown of WIN’s 2014-15 Tournament Power Index. This includes a projection of All-American (Top 8) finishers and TPI points each school will score next March at the NCAA tournament in St. Louis.
| Rank | College | Top 8 | TPI Points |
| 1 | Minnesota | 5 | 94.5 |
| 2 | Iowa | 8 | 79.5 |
| 3 | Cornell | 5 | 68 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 7 | 66.5 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 3 | 56.5 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 50.5 |
| 7t | Missouri | 3 | 49 |
| 7t | Penn State | 5 | 49 |
| 9 | Edinboro | 3 | 48 |
| 10 | Illinois | 3 | 45.5 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 3 | 44.5 |
| 12 | Iowa State | 3 | 38.5 |
| 13 | Michigan | 3 | 38 |
| 14 | Old Dominion | 2 | 27 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 26.5 |
| 16 | Virginia | 1 | 24.5 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 22 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 2 | 21 |
| 19 | Lehigh | 2 | 20 |
| 20t | Penn | 1 | 17 |
| 20t | Oklahoma | 1 | 17 |
| 20t | NC State | 1 | 17 |
| 23 | Kent State | 1 | 16 |
| 24 | Northern Iowa | 1 | 15.5 |
| 25t | Duke | 1 | 14.5 |
| 25t | Central Michigan | 2 | 14.5 |
| 27 | Rutgers | 1 | 13 |
| 28 | Navy | 1 | 11 |
| 29 | Oregon State | 1 | 10.5 |
| 30t | Franklin & Marshall | 1 | 10 |
| 30t | Brown | 1 | 10 |
| 32t | Air Force | 1 | 7 |
| 32t | Ohio U. | 0 | 7 |
| 32t | Purdue | 1 | 7 |
| 35 | Maryland | 0 | 5 |
| 36 | Chattanooga | 0 | 4.5 |
| 37 | Stanford | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Wyoming | 0 | 3.5 |
| 39t | Indiana | 0 | 3 |
| 39t | Appalachian State | 0 | 3 |
| 39t | North Dakota State | 0 | 3 |
| 39t | Bucknell | 0 | 3 |
| 43 | Citadel | 0 | 2.5 |
| 44t | Utah Valley | 0 | 2 |
| 44t | CSU Bakersfield | 0 | 2 |
| 44t | American U. | 0 | 2 |
| 44t | Clarion | 0 | 2 |
| 48t | Hofstra | 0 | 1.5 |
| 48t | Arizona State | 0 | 1.5 |
| 48t | North Carolina | 0 | 1.5 |
| 48t | Harvard | 0 | 1.5 |
| 48t | Army | 0 | 1.5 |
| 53t | Michigan State | 0 | 1 |
| 53t | Buffalo | 0 | 1 |
| 53t | Columbia | 0 | 1 |
| 53t | South Dakota State | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Nov. 17, 2014 Individual Rankings
125 Pounds
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Jesse Delgado | 1st | Sr. | Illinois |
| 2 | Nashshon Garrett | 2nd | Jr. | Cornell |
| 3 | Alan Waters | 3rd | Sr. | Missouri |
| 4 | Joey Dance | 4th | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 5 | Dylan Peters | 5th | So. | Northern Iowa |
| 6 | Thomas Gilman | 6th | So. | Iowa |
| 7 | Ryan Taylor | 8th | So. | Wisconsin |
| 8 | Josh Martinez | 10th | Jr. | Air Force |
| 9 | David Terao | 9th | Jr. | American U. |
| 10 | Tim Lambert | 11th | So. | Nebraska |
| 11 | Tyler Cox | 7th | Sr. | Wyoming |
| 12 | Jordan Conaway | 12th | Jr. | Penn State |
| 13 | Nathan Tomasello | 13th | RS Fr. | Ohio State |
| 14 | Evan Silver | 14th | Jr. | Stanford |
| 15 | Paul Petrov | 15th | Jr. | Bucknell |
| 16 | Sean Boyle | 16th | Sr. | Chattanooga |
| 17 | Ronnie Bresser | NR | Fr. | Oregon State |
| 18 | Max Soria | 18th | Sr. | Buffalo |
| 19 | Austin Miller | 19th | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| 20 | Josh Rodriguez | 20th | So. | North Dakota State |
133 Pounds
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | A J Schopp | 1st | Sr. | Edinboro |
| 2 | Chris Dardanes | 2nd | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 3 | Cody Brewer | 3rd | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| 4 | Cory Clark | 5th | So. | Iowa |
| 5 | Mason Beckman | 4th | Jr. | Lehigh |
| 6 | Zane Richards | 6th | So. | Illinois |
| 7 | James Gulibon | 7th | So. | Penn State |
| 8 | Johnni DiJulius | 8th | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 9 | Geoffrey Alexander | 9th | Sr. | Maryland |
| 10 | Rossi Bruno | 10th | Jr. | Michigan |
| 11 | Levi Wolfensperger | 11th | Sr. | Northern Iowa |
| 12 | Earl Hall | 13th | Jr. | Iowa State |
| 13 | George DiCamillo | 14th | So. | Virginia |
| 14 | Matt Manley | 17th | So. | Missouri |
| 15 | Jesse Thielke | 16th | So. | Wisconsin |
| 16 | Danny Sabatello | NR | Jr. | Purdue |
| 17 | Javier Gasca | NR | RSFr | Michigan State |
| 18 | Caleb Richardson | 19th | So. | Penn |
| 19 | Nick Soto | 15th | Sr. | Chattanooga |
| 20 | Mack McGuire | 18th | Jr. | Kent State |
141 Pounds
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Logan Stieber | 1st | Sr. | Ohio State |
| 2 | Mitchell Port | 2nd | Sr. | Edinboro |
| 3 | Nick Dardanes | 3rd | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 4 | Stephen Dutton | 4th | Sr. | Michigan |
| 5 | Richard Durso | 5th | Sr. | Franklin & Marshall |
| 6 | Chris Mecate | 7th | Jr. | Old Dominion |
| 7 | Zach Horan | 6th | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 8 | Josh Dziewa | 8th | Sr. | Iowa |
| 9 | Lavion Mayes | 9th | So. | Missouri |
| 10 | Edgar Bright | 10th | So. | Pittsburgh |
| 11 | Mark Grey | 11th | So. | Cornell |
| 12 | Joe Spisak | 12th | Sr. | Virginia |
| 13 | Todd Preston | 14th | Sr. | Harvard |
| 14 | Stephen Rodrigues | 15th | Jr. | Illinois |
| 15 | Anthony Abidin | 16th | Jr. | Nebraska |
| 16 | Joey Ward | NR | So. | North Carolina |
| 17 | Shyheim Brown | 17th | So. | Maryland |
| 18 | Jameston Oster | NR | Jr. | Northwestern |
| 19 | Anthony Ashnault | 20th | RSFr. | Rutgers |
| 20 | Tyler Small | 19th | Sr. | Kent State |
149 Pounds
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Jason Tsirtsis | 1st | So. | Northwestern |
| 2 | Josh Kindig | 2nd | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 3 | Hunter Stieber | 3rd | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 4 | Drake Houdashelt | 4th | Sr. | Missouri |
| 5 | David Habat | 5th | Sr. | Edinboro |
| 6 | Devin Carter | 6th | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
| 7 | Jake Sueflohn | 7th | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 8 | Chris Villalonga | 8th | Sr. | Cornell |
| 9 | Brody Grothus | 9th | Jr. | Iowa |
| 10 | Alex Richardson | 10th | Jr. | Old Dominion |
| 11 | Tywan Claxton | 11th | Sr. | Ohio U. |
| 12 | Dylan Cottrell | 12th | So. | Appalachian State |
| 13 | Caleb Ervin | 15th | Jr. | Illinois |
| 14 | C J Cobb | 16th | Sr. | Penn |
| 15 | Zach Beitz | 17th | So. | Penn State |
| 16 | Cody Ruggirello | 18th | Sr. | Hofstra |
| 17 | Marcus Cain | NR | Jr. | Duke |
| 18 | Ken Theobold | 20th | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 19 | Mike Depalma | 13th | Jr. | Kent State |
| 20 | Matt Frisch | 14th | Jr. | Citadel |
157 Pounds
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Dylan Ness | 1st | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 2 | James Green | 2nd | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 3 | Ian Miller | 3rd | Jr. | Kent State |
| 4 | Brian Realbuto | 4th | So. | Cornell |
| 5 | Dylan Alton | 5th | Sr. | Penn State |
| 6 | Anthony Perrotti | 6th | So. | Rutgers |
| 7 | Isaiah Martinez | 7th | RS Fr. | Illinois |
| 8 | Josh Demas | 8th | Sr. | Ohio State |
| 9 | Joe LaVallee | 10th | So. | Missouri |
| 10 | Austin Matthews | 14th | So. | Edinboro |
| 11 | Brian Murphy | 9th | So. | Michigan |
| 12 | Gus Sako | 12th | Sr. | Virginia |
| 13 | Justin DeAngelis | 13th | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 14 | Luke Smith | 11th | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 15 | Bryce Brill | NR | Fr. | Northwestern |
| 16 | Aaron Walker | 16th | So. | Citadel |
| 17 | Im. Kerr-Brown | 17th | Sr. | Duke |
| 18 | Markus Scheidel | 18th | So. | Columbia |
| 19 | Cody Pack | 19th | Sr. | South Dakota State |
| 20 | Spartak Chino | 20th | Jr. | Ohio U. |
165 Pounds
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Alex Dieringer | 1st | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| 2 | Nick Sluzer | 2nd | Sr. | Virginia |
| 3 | Mike Moreno | 3rd | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 4 | Pierce Harger | 4th | Sr. | Northwestern |
| 5 | Dylan Palacio | 5th | So. | Cornell |
| 6 | Nick Moore | 6th | Sr. | Iowa |
| 7 | Taylor Massa | 7th | So. | Michigan |
| 8 | Bo Jordan | 8th | RS Fr. | Ohio State |
| 9 | Corey Mock | 9th | Sr. | Chattanooga |
| 10 | Isaac Jordan | 10th | So. | Wisconsin |
| 11 | Jackson Morse | 13th | Sr. | Illinois |
| 12 | Taylor Walsh | 12th | Sr. | Indiana |
| 13 | Cooper Moore | 11th | So. | Northern Iowa |
| 14 | Jim Wilson | 16th | So. | Stanford |
| 15 | Nick Wanzek | NR | RSFr. | Minnesota |
| 16 | Jesse Stafford | 15th | Sr. | Air Force |
| 17 | Casey Kent | 17th | Jr. | Penn |
| 18 | Austin Wilson | 18th | Jr. | Nebraska |
| 19 | Peyton Walsh | 19th | Sr. | Navy |
| 20 | Harrison Hightower | 14th | Sr. | Ohio U. |
174 Pounds
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Logan Storley | 1st | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 2 | Robert Kokesh | 2nd | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 3 | Matt Brown | 3rd | Sr. | Penn State |
| 4 | Matt Evans | 4th | Sr. | Iowa |
| 5 | Tyler Wilps | 5th | Sr. | Pittsburgh |
| 6 | Matt Miller | 9th | Jr. | Navy |
| 7 | Mike Ottinger | 8th | Sr. | Central Michigan |
| 8 | Tanner Weatherman | 10th | Jr. | Iowa State |
| 9 | Blaise Butler | 12th | Jr. | Virginia |
| 10 | Zac Brunson | 20th | So. | Illinois |
| 11 | Zach Epperly | 19th | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 12 | Bryce Hammond | 6th | Jr. | CSU Bakersfield |
| 13 | Cody Walters | 7th | Jr. | Ohio U. |
| 14 | Mike England | 16th | Sr. | Missouri |
| 15 | Davonte Mahomes | NR | Fr. | Michigan |
| 16 | Mark Martin | 17th | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 17 | Keaton Subjeck | NR | RSFr. | Stanford |
| 18 | Pete Renda | NR | So. | NC State |
| 19 | Joe Latham | 18th | Sr. | Oregon State |
| 20 | Kurtis Julson | NR | Sr. | North Dakota State |
184 Pounds
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Gabe Dean | 1st | So. | Cornell |
| 2 | Jack Dechow | 2nd | So. | Old Dominion |
| 3 | Lorenzo Thomas | 3rd | Sr. | Penn |
| 4 | Max Thomusseit | 5th | Sr. | Pittsburgh |
| 5 | Ophir Bernstein | 4th | Sr. | Brown |
| 6 | Nathaniel Brown | 6th | Jr. | Lehigh |
| 7 | Sam Brooks | 7th | So. | Iowa |
| 8 | Kenny Courts | 11th | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 9 | Victor Avery | 9th | Jr. | Edinboro |
| 10 | Brett Pfarr | 10th | So. | Minnesota |
| 11 | Taylor Meeks | 14th | Sr. | Oregon State |
| 12 | Nikko Reyes | 12th | So. | Illinois |
| 13 | Blake Stauffer | 8th | Jr. | Arizona State |
| 14 | Domenic Abounader | 13th | So. | Michigan |
| 15 | Lelund Weatherspoon | 15th | So. | Iowa State |
| 16 | Timothy Dudley | 16th | So. | Nebraska |
| 17 | Hayden Zillmer | 14th/184 | Jr. | North Dakota State |
| 18 | John Eblen | 18th | Sr. | Missouri |
| 19 | Nolan Boyd | 19th | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 20 | Cody Caldwell | 13th/184 | Jr. | Northern Iowa |
197 Pounds
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Scott Schiller | 1st | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 2 | Kyven Gadson | 2nd | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 3 | J’den Cox | 3rd | So. | Missouri |
| 4 | Conner Hartman | 4th | Jr. | Duke |
| 5 | Morgan McIntosh | 5th | Jr. | Penn State |
| 6 | Nathan Burak | 6th | Jr. | Iowa |
| 7 | Kyle Snyder | 7th | Fr. | Ohio State |
| 8 | Braden Atwood | 9th | Sr. | Purdue |
| 9 | Jace Bennett | 10th | Sr. | Cornell |
| 10 | Tim McCall | 11th | Sr. | Wisconsin |
| 11 | Max Huntley | 16th | Sr. | Michigan |
| 12 | Nick Bonaccorsi | 14th | Jr. | Pittsburgh |
| 13 | Alex Polizzi | 12th | Sr. | Northwestern |
| 14 | Shane Woods | 15th | Sr. | Wyoming |
| 15 | Phillip Wellington | 8th | Jr. | Ohio U. |
| 16 | Bryce Barnes | 17th | Jr. | Army |
| 17 | Elliot Riddick | 18th | So. | Lehigh |
| 18 | Zach Nye | NR | Jr. | Virginia |
| 19 | Paul Rands | 19th | Sr. | Navy |
| 20 | Luke Sheridan | NR | Sr. | Indiana |
Heavyweight
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Michael McMullan | 1st | Sr. | Northwestern |
| 2 | Nick Gwiazdowski | 2nd | Jr. | NC State |
| 3 | Bobby Telford | 3rd | Sr. | Iowa |
| 4 | Austin Marsden | 4th | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| 5 | Adam Coon | 5th | So. | Michigan |
| 6 | Connor Medbury | 6th | Jr. | Wisconsin |
| 7 | Amarveer Dhesi | 7th | So. | Oregon State |
| 8 | Jon Gingrich | 8th | Sr. | Penn State |
| 9 | Adam Fager | 9th | Sr. | Utah Valley |
| 10 | William Smith | 10th | So. | Rutgers |
| 11 | Spencer Myers | 11th | Sr. | Maryland |
| 12 | Ross Larsen | 12th | So. | Oklahoma |
| 13 | Devin Mellon | 13th | Sr. | Missouri |
| 14 | Nick Tavanello | 14th | So. | Ohio State |
| 15 | Joe Stolfi | 15th | Sr. | Bucknell |
| 16 | Michael Kroells | 20th | So. | Minnesota |
| 17 | Denzel Dejournette | NR | So. | Appalachian State |
| 18 | Brooks Black | 18th | Fr. | Illinois |
| 19 | Ty Walz | 19th | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 20 | Blaize Cabell | 17th | Jr. | Northern Iowa |
