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Minnesota, Iowa & Cornell top 3 teams in WIN’s TPI & Dual Ranks
By Mike Finn
Updated: December 1, 2014
Dec. 1, 2014
NEWTON, Iowa — Minnesota, Iowa and Cornell are ranked the top three schools in WIN’s Tournament Power Index (TPI) Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen, and the first dual-meet rankings of the 2014-15 season.
The Gophers, which have been rated No. 1 in WIN’s TPI all season, are coming off a 19-15 win over Oklahoma State this past Saturday, while the Hawkeyes defeated in-state rival Iowa State, 28-8, also on Saturday. Cornell won matches over Kutztown, NC State and West Virginia at the Journeymen/ASICS Northeast Duals in Troy, N.Y., to also remain undefeated this season.
Penn State, the four-time NCAA defending national team champions, is rated No. 4 in WIN’s dual rankings but only 10th in WIN’s TPI.
WIN’s TPI is based on where a school is projected to finish in next March’s NCAA Division I Championships in St. Louis, based on schools’ ranked individuals and not on a schools’ dual-meet record.
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’s Dec. 1 Tournament Power Index
| Rank | College | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1 | Minnesota | 5 | 94.5 |
| 2 | Iowa | 8 | 77.5 |
| 3 | Cornell | 5 | 70 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 6 | 69 |
| 5 | Missouri | 5 | 61.5 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 55 |
| 7 | Edinboro | 4 | 53.5 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 3 | 50 |
| 9 | Illinois | 3 | 45 |
| 10 | Penn State | 4 | 39.5 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 2 | 37.5 |
| 12 | Michigan | 3 | 37 |
| 13 | Iowa State | 3 | 36 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 30 |
| 15 | Virginia | 2 | 28 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 25 |
| 17 | Lehigh | 2 | 23 |
| 18 | Old Dominion | 1 | 18.5 |
| 19t | NC State | 1 | 17.5 |
| 19t | Oklahoma | 1 | 17.5 |
| 21t | Duke | 1 | 15.5 |
| 21t | Kent State | 1 | 15.5 |
| 21t | Penn | 1 | 15.5 |
| 24 | Northern Iowa | 1 | 15 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 1 | 14.5 |
| 26 | Ohio U. | 1 | 11 |
| 27t | Indiana | 1 | 10.5 |
| 27t | Oregon State | 1 | 10.5 |
| 28t | Brown | 1 | 10 |
| 28t | Franklin & Marshall | 1 | 10 |
| 28t | Navy | 1 | 10 |
| 32t | Central Michigan | 1 | 8 |
| 32t | Air Force | 1 | 8 |
| 34 | Purdue | 1 | 7.5 |
| 35 | Rutgers | 0 | 6.5 |
| 36 | Chattanooga | 0 | 6 |
| 37 | American U. | 1 | 5.5 |
| 38 | Stanford | 0 | 4 |
| 39t | Appalachian State | 0 | 3.5 |
| 39t | North Dakota State | 0 | 3.5 |
| 39t | South Dakota State | 0 | 3.5 |
| 39t | Wyoming | 0 | 3.5 |
| 43 | Hofstra | 0 | 3 |
| 44 | Arizona State | 0 | 2.5 |
| 45t | CSU Bakersfield | 0 | 2 |
| 45t | Harvard | 0 | 2 |
| 45t | Maryland | 0 | 2 |
| 45t | Princeton | 0 | 2 |
| 45t | Rider | 0 | 2 |
| 45t | Utah Valley | 0 | 2 |
| 51t | West Virginia | 0 | 1.5 |
| 51t | Michigan State | 0 | 1.5 |
| 51t | Bucknell | 0 | 1.5 |
| 54t | Buffalo | 0 | 1 |
| 54t | Citadel | 0 | 1 |
| 54t | Cleveland State | 0 | 1 |
| 54t | Davidson | 0 | 1 |
| 54t | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Dec. 1, 2014 Dual Meet Rankings
| Rk | School | Record |
| 1 | Minnesota | 5-0 |
| 2 | Iowa | 4-0 |
| 3 | Cornell | 4-0 |
| 4 | Penn State | 3-0 |
| 5 | Missouri | 7-0 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 4-0 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 4-1 |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 2-1 |
| 9 | Lehigh | 5-1 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 4-0 |
| 11 | Illinois | 6-1 |
| 12 | Virginia | 4-1 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 3-2 |
| 14 | Edinboro | 3-1 |
| 15 | Michigan | 2-1 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 3-1 |
| 17 | Iowa State | 4-1 |
| 18 | Northwestern | 4-1 |
| 19 | Rutgers | 5-0 |
| 20 | Rider | 4-1 |
WIN’s Dec. 1, 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 | Josh Martinez | 7th | Jr. | Air Force |
| 8 | David Terao | 8th | Jr. | American U. |
| 9 | Tyler Cox | 9th | Sr. | Wyoming |
| 10 | Tim Lambert | 10th | So. | Nebraska |
| 11 | Jordan Conaway | 11th | Jr. | Penn State |
| 12 | Eddie Klimara | 12th | Sr. | Oklahoma 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 | 17th | Fr. | Oregon State |
| 18 | Max Soria | 18th | Sr. | Buffalo |
| 19 | Josh Rodriguez | 19th | So. | North Dakota State |
| 20 | Brandon Jeske | 20th | So. | Old Dominion |
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 | 4th | So. | Iowa |
| 5 | Mason Beckman | 5th | 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 | Danny Sabatello | 11th | Jr. | Purdue |
| 12 | George DiCamillo | 12th | So. | Virginia |
| 13 | Matt Manley | 13th | So. | Missouri |
| 14 | Javier Gasca | 14th | RSFr | Michigan State |
| 15 | Levi Wolfensperger | 15th | Sr. | Northern Iowa |
| 16 | Earl Hall | 16th | Jr. | Iowa State |
| 17 | Mack McGuire | 17th | Jr. | Kent State |
| 18 | Ryan Taylor | 18th | So. | Wisconsin |
| 19 | Vincent Pizzuto | 19th | So. | Eastern Michigan |
| 20 | Nick Soto | 20th | Sr. | Chattanooga |
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 | Lavion Mayes | 6th | So. | Missouri |
| 7 | Zach Horan | 8th | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 8 | Josh Dziewa | 9th | Sr. | Iowa |
| 9 | Edgar Bright | 10th | So. | Pittsburgh |
| 10 | Todd Preston | 13th | Sr. | Harvard |
| 11 | Joe Spisak | 12th | Sr. | Virginia |
| 12 | Chris Mecate | 7th | Jr. | Old Dominion |
| 13 | Dean Heil | 15th | RSFr. | Oklahoma State |
| 14 | Anthony Abidin | 16th | Jr. | Nebraska |
| 15 | Anthony Ashnault | 19th | RSFr. | Rutgers |
| 16 | Mike Morales | NR | Sr. | West Virginia |
| 17 | Randy Cruz | NR | So. | Lehigh |
| 18 | Mark Grey | 11th | So. | Cornell |
| 19 | Jamel Hudson | NR | So. | Hofstra |
| 20 | Chuck Zeisloft | 18th | Sr. | Rider |
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 | Chris Villalonga | 7th | Sr. | Cornell |
| 8 | Tywan Claxton | 9th | Sr. | Ohio U. |
| 9 | C J Cobb | 11th | Sr. | Penn |
| 10 | Zach Beitz | 12th | So. | Penn State |
| 11 | Cody Ruggirello | 14th | Sr. | Hofstra |
| 12 | Alex Richardson | 8th | Jr. | Old Dominion |
| 13 | Dylan Cottrell | 10th | So. | Appalachian State |
| 14 | Marcus Cain | 15th | Jr. | Duke |
| 15 | Shawn Greevy | 16th | Sr. | Chattanooga |
| 16 | Brandon Sorenson | NR | RSFr. | Iowa |
| 17 | Ken Theobold | 17th | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 18 | Mike Racciato | 18th | So. | Pittsburgh |
| 19 | Kevin Birmingham | 19th | Sr. | Davidson |
| 20 | B.J. Clagon | 20th | RSFr. | Rider |
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 | Isaiah Martinez | 6th | RS Fr. | Illinois |
| 6 | Josh Demas | 7th | Sr. | Ohio State |
| 7 | Joe LaVallee | 8th | So. | Missouri |
| 8 | Austin Matthews | 9th | So. | Edinboro |
| 9 | Brian Murphy | 10th | So. | Michigan |
| 10 | Justin DeAngelis | 12th | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 11 | Anthony Perrotti | 5th | So. | Rutgers |
| 12 | Cody Pack | 15th | Sr. | South Dakota State |
| 13 | Gus Sako | 11th | Sr. | Virginia |
| 14 | Luke Smith | 13th | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 15 | Bryce Brill | 14th | Fr. | Northwestern |
| 16 | Im. Kerr-Brown | 16th | Sr. | Duke |
| 17 | Justin Staudenmayer | 17th | Fr. | Brown |
| 18 | Anthony Collica | 18th | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 19 | Aaron Walker | 19th | So. | Citadel |
| 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 | Dylan Palacio | 4th | So. | Cornell |
| 5 | Nick Moore | 5th | Sr. | Iowa |
| 6 | Taylor Walsh | 6th | Sr. | Indiana |
| 7 | Pierce Harger | 7th | Sr. | Northwestern |
| 8 | Taylor Massa | 8th | So. | Michigan |
| 9 | Bo Jordan | 9th | RS Fr. | Ohio State |
| 10 | Isaac Jordan | 10th | So. | Wisconsin |
| 11 | Corey Mock | 11th | Sr. | Chattanooga |
| 12 | Jackson Morse | 12th | Sr. | Illinois |
| 13 | Cooper Moore | 13th | So. | Northern Iowa |
| 14 | Jim Wilson | 14th | So. | Stanford |
| 15 | Nick Wanzek | 15th | RSFr. | Minnesota |
| 16 | Jesse Stafford | 16th | Sr. | Air Force |
| 17 | Casey Kent | 17th | Jr. | Penn |
| 18 | Harrison Hightower | 18th | Sr. | Ohio U. |
| 19 | Peyton Walsh | 19th | Sr. | Navy |
| 20 | Austin Wilson | 20th | Jr. | Nebraska |
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 | Mike Evans | 4th | Sr. | Iowa |
| 5 | Tyler Wilps | 5th | Sr. | Pittsburgh |
| 6 | Matt Miller | 6th | Jr. | Navy |
| 7 | Tanner Weatherman | 7th | Jr. | Iowa State |
| 8 | Blaise Butler | 8th | Jr. | Virginia |
| 9 | Zac Brunson | 9th | So. | Illinois |
| 10 | Zach Epperly | 10th | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 11 | Bryce Hammond | 11th | Jr. | CSU Bakersfield |
| 12 | Cody Walters | 12th | Jr. | Ohio U. |
| 13 | Davonte Mahomes | 14th | Fr. | Michigan |
| 14 | Mark Martin | 15th | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 15 | Pete Renda | 16th | So. | NC State |
| 16 | Nathan Jackson | 17th | So. | Indiana |
| 17 | Caleb Marsh | NR | Sr. | Kent State |
| 18 | Ray Waters | NR | Jr. | Arizona State |
| 19 | Keaton Subjeck | 20th | RSFr. | Stanford |
| 20 | Joe Latham | 18th | Sr. | Oregon State |
184 Pounds
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Gabe Dean | 1st | So. | Cornell |
| 2 | Max Thomusseit | 2nd | Sr. | Pittsburgh |
| 3 | Jack Dechow | 3rd | So. | Old Dominion |
| 4 | Lorenzo Thomas | 4th | Sr. | Penn |
| 5 | Nathaniel Brown | 5th | Jr. | Lehigh |
| 6 | Ophir Bernstein | 6th | Sr. | Brown |
| 7 | Sam Brooks | 7th | So. | Iowa |
| 8 | Kenny Courts | 8th | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 9 | Victor Avery | 9th | Jr. | Edinboro |
| 10 | Brett Pfarr | 10th | So. | Minnesota |
| 11 | Taylor Meeks | 11th | Sr. | Oregon State |
| 12 | Nikko Reyes | 13th | So. | Illinois |
| 13 | Blake Stauffer | 14th | Jr. | Arizona State |
| 14 | Hayden Zillmer | 17th | Jr. | North Dakota State |
| 15 | Ricky Robertson | 12th | RSFr. | Wisconsin |
| 16 | Domenic Abounader | 15th | So. | Michigan |
| 17 | Willie Miklus | 16th | RSFr. | Missouri |
| 18 | Lelund Weatherspoon | 18th | So. | Iowa State |
| 19 | Nolan Boyd | 19th | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 20 | Cody Caldwell | 20th | Jr. | Northern Iowa |
197 Pounds
| Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Scott Schiller | 1st | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 2 | J’den Cox | 3rd | So. | Missouri |
| 3 | Kyven Gadson | 2nd | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 4 | Conner Hartman | 4th | Jr. | Duke |
| 5 | Morgan McIntosh | 5th | Jr. | Penn State |
| 6 | Kyle Snyder | 7th | Fr. | Ohio State |
| 7 | Nathan Burak | 6th | Jr. | Iowa |
| 8 | Braden Atwood | 8th | Sr. | Purdue |
| 9 | Max Huntley | 10th | Sr. | Michigan |
| 10 | Abram Ayala | 12th | Jr. | Princeton |
| 11 | Elliot Riddick | 17th | So. | Lehigh |
| 12 | Alex Polizzi | 11th | Sr. | Northwestern |
| 13 | Shane Woods | 13th | Sr. | Wyoming |
| 14 | Phillip Wellington | 15th | Jr. | Ohio U. |
| 15 | Nate Rotert | 16th | RSFr. | South Dakota State |
| 16 | Jace Bennett | 9th | Sr. | Cornell |
| 17 | Timmy McCall | 14th | Sr. | Wisconsin |
| 18 | Zach Nye | 18th | Jr. | Virginia |
| 19 | Nick Bonaccorsi | 19th | Jr. | Pittsburgh |
| 20 | Austin Schafer | 20th | So. | Oklahoma State |
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 Medbery | 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 | Denzel Dejournette | 13th | So. | Appalachian State |
| 12 | Ross Larson | 12th | So. | Oklahoma |
| 13 | Devin Mellon | 14th | Sr. | Missouri |
| 14 | Michael Kroells | 15th | So. | Minnesota |
| 15 | Ty Walz | 16th | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 16 | Nick Tavanello | 17th | So. | Ohio State |
| 17 | Blaize Cabell | 19th | Jr. | Northern Iowa |
| 18 | Collin Jensen | 20th | So. | Nebraska |
| 19 | Evan Knutson | NR | Sr. | North Dakota State |
| 20 | Riley Shaw | NR | Jr. | Cleveland State |
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