Missouri now challenging top-ranked Iowa in Feb. 9 rankings
Feb 9, 2015
NEWTON, Iowa — The undefeated Missouri Tigers set a school record by recording a 20th dual-meet victory last weekend and have also pulled closer to top-ranked Iowa in the Feb. 9 WIN Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
Iowa, which defeated Penn State, 18-12, before 15,967 fans in State College, Pa., last Sunday to clinch a share of the Big Ten dual championship, tops WIN’s dual-team rankings with a 13-0 mark and also leads the field in WIN’s Tournament Power Index with 81.5 points.
Missouri, which clinched a Mid-American Conference regular-season championship after defeating Eastern Michigan, 31-7, on Sunday, moved up to No. 2 in both WIN’s dual rankings and TPI with 79 points.
WIN’s TPI is based on where a school is projected to finish in this March’s NCAA Division I Championships in St. Louis, based on schools’ currently ranked individuals and not on a school’s dual-meet record.
Based on current projections, Iowa is predicted to claim eight All-American honors at this year’s NCAAs. Meanwhile, Missouri is projected to see five Tigers claim a Top-8 spot, including two wrestlers — 149-pound Drake Houdashelt and 197-pound J’den Cox — who ranked No. 1 in the current individual rankings.
Point totals are broken down by the following projected placements: 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.
Minnesota, which lost 22-13 at Ohio State last Friday, has dropped to No. 4 behind the Buckeyes in the dual rankings, but is No. 3 in the TPI with 78.5 points. The Buckeyes rank fourth with 65.5 points, followed by Illinois (57), Cornell (56.5) and Virginia Tech (55.5). Despite losing at home to Iowa, the Nittany Lions have moved up from No. 11 to No. 8 in WIN’s TPI, especially after both Jimmy Gulibon and Matt Brown earned victories over higher-ranked foes Cory Clark and Mike Evans.
WIN’s next updated TPI Rankings, Dual and Individual rankings will be announced on Monday, Feb. 16.
WIN’s Feb 9, 2015 Tournament Power Index (TPI) Rankings
Rank | College | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
1 | Iowa | 8 | 81.5 |
2 | Missouri | 5 | 79 |
3 | Minnesota | 5 | 78.5 |
4 | Ohio State | 5 | 65.5 |
5 | Illinois | 5 | 57 |
6 | Cornell | 4 | 56.5 |
7 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 55.5 |
8 | Penn State | 5 | 54.5 |
9 | Edinboro | 3 | 51.5 |
10 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 49 |
11 | Wisconsin | 3 | 48 |
12 | Iowa State | 3 | 46 |
13 | Nebraska | 2 | 40 |
14 | Northwestern | 3 | 34.5 |
15 | Virginia | 2 | 27.5 |
16 | Michigan | 2 | 25.5 |
17 | NC State | 1 | 22 |
18 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 19 |
19 | Old Dominion | 1 | 18 |
20 | Penn | 1 | 17 |
21 | Lehigh | 1 | 15.5 |
22 | Northern Iowa | 1 | 13 |
23 | Central Michigan | 1 | 11.5 |
24t | Indiana | 1 | 10.5 |
24t | Arizona State | 1 | 10.5 |
26t | Oregon State | 1 | 10 |
26t | Oklahoma | 1 | 10 |
26t | Kent State | 1 | 10 |
29t | Wyoming | 0 | 7 |
29t | Chattanooga | 1 | 7 |
31t | South Dakota State | 1 | 6.5 |
31t | Duke | 1 | 6.5 |
31t | Boise State | 1 | 6.5 |
34 | Rutgers | 0 | 6 |
35 | Purdue | 0 | 5.5 |
36 | Ohio U. | 0 | 4.5 |
37t | North Carolina | 0 | 4 |
37t | North Dakota State | 0 | 4 |
39t | Stanford | 0 | 3 |
39t | Air Force | 0 | 3 |
39t | Maryland | 0 | 3 |
39t | Harvard | 0 | 3 |
43t | Cleveland State | 0 | 2.5 |
43t | Army | 0 | 2.5 |
45t | CSU Bakersfield | 0 | 2 |
45t | Rider | 0 | 2 |
45t | Navy | 0 | 2 |
45t | The Citadel | 0 | 2 |
49t | West Virginia | 0 | 1.5 |
49t | Princeton | 0 | 1.5 |
49t | Hofstra | 0 | 1.5 |
52t | American | 0 | 1 |
52t | Drexel | 0 | 1 |
52t | Utah Valley | 0 | 1 |
52t | Bucknell | 0 | 1 |
52t | Brown | 0 | 1 |
52t | Appalachian State | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Feb. 9, 2015 Dual Team Rankings
Rk | School | Previous | Record |
1 | Iowa | 1st | 13-0 |
2 | Missouri | 3rd | 20-0 |
3 | Ohio State | 4th | 12-3 |
4 | Minnesota | 2nd | 11-2 |
5 | Penn State | 5th | 10-3 |
6 | Cornell | 6th | 14-1 |
7 | Oklahoma State | 7th | 8-3 |
8 | Nebraska | 8th | 11-1 |
9 | Illinois | 9th | 12-4 |
10 | Michigan | 10th | 6-5 |
11 | Wisconsin | 11th | 9-3 |
12 | Iowa State | 12th | 8-2 |
13 | Virginia Tech | 13th | 12-2 |
14 | Lehigh | 15th | 12-4 |
15 | Pittsburgh | 16th | 8-5 |
16 | Oregon State | 17th | 11-0 |
17 | Virginia | 14th | 10-5 |
18 | Edinboro | 18th | 13-4 |
19 | NC State | 19th | 14-5 |
20 | North Dakota State | 20th | 8-3 |
WIN’s Feb. 9, 2015 Individual Rankings
125 Pounds
Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
1 | Jesse Delgado | 1st | Sr. | Illinois |
2 | Alan Waters | 2nd | Sr. | Missouri |
3 | Nahshon Garrett | 3rd | Jr. | Cornell |
4 | Joey Dance | 4th | So. | Virginia Tech |
5 | Thomas Gilman | 5th | So. | Iowa |
6 | Dylan Peters | 6th | So. | Northern Iowa |
7 | Nathan Tomasello | 7th | RS Fr. | Ohio State |
8 | Sean Boyle | 8th | Sr. | Chattanooga |
9 | Eddie Kilmara | 9th | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
10 | Jordan Conaway | 11th | Jr. | Penn State |
11 | Ronnie Bresser | 12th | Fr. | Oregon State |
12 | Tim Lambert | 10th | So. | Nebraska |
13 | Josh Martinez | 14th | Jr. | Air Force |
14 | Tyler Cox | 15th | Sr. | Wyoming |
15 | Conor Youtsey | NR | So. | Michigan |
16 | Kory Mines | 16th | Sr. | Edinboro |
17 | Ben Willeford | 20th | Sr. | Cleveland State |
18 | David Terao | NR | Jr. | American |
19 | Chasen Tolbert | NR | Jr. | Utah Valley |
20 | Josh Rodriguez | 13th | So. | North Dakota State |
133 Pounds
Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
1 | Chris Dardanes | 1st | Sr. | Minnesota |
2 | A.J. Schopp | 2nd | Sr. | Edinboro |
3 | Ryan Taylor | 7th | So. | Wisconsin |
4 | Earl Hall | 5th | Jr. | Iowa State |
5 | James Gulibon | 9th | So. | Penn State |
6 | Cory Clark | 4th | So. | Iowa |
7 | Zane Richards | 3rd | So. | Illinois |
8 | Cody Brewer | 6th | Jr. | Oklahoma |
9 | Danny Sabatello | 8th | Jr. | Purdue |
10 | Johnni DiJulius | 10th | Jr. | Ohio State |
11 | Mason Beckman | 11th | Jr. | Lehigh |
12 | Rossi Bruno | 12th | Jr. | Michigan |
13 | George DiCamillo | 13th | So. | Virginia |
14 | Caleb Richardson | 14th | So. | Penn |
15 | Nick Soto | 15th | Sr. | Chattanooga |
16 | Geoffrey Alexander | 16th | Sr. | Maryland |
17 | Kevin Devoy | 17th | So. | Drexel |
18 | Kevin Norstrem | 18th | RSFr. | Virginia Tech |
19 | Mack McGuire | 19th | Jr. | Kent State |
20 | Gary Wayne Harding | 20th | Fr. | Oklahoma State |
141 Pounds
Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
1 | Logan Stieber | 1st | Sr. | Ohio State |
2 | Mitchell Port | 2nd | Sr. | Edinboro |
3 | Devin Carter | 3rd | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
4 | Nick Dardanes | 4th | Sr. | Minnesota |
5 | Zach Horan | 5th | Jr. | Central Michigan |
6 | Lavion Mayes | 6th | So. | Missouri |
7 | Geo Martinez | 7th | Fr. | Boise State |
8 | Josh Dziewa | 8th | Sr. | Iowa |
9 | Chris Mecate | 9th | Jr. | Old Dominion |
10 | Dean Heil | 10th | RSFr. | Oklahoma State |
11 | Anthony Abidin | 11th | Jr. | Nebraska |
12 | Anthony Ashnault | 12th | RSFr. | Rutgers |
13 | Steven Rodrigues | 13th | Jr. | Illinois |
14 | Todd Preston | 16th | Sr. | Harvard |
15 | Jamel Hudson | 15th | So. | Hofstra |
16 | Mike Morales | 14th | Sr. | West Virginia |
17 | Joe Spisak | 17th | Sr. | Virginia |
18 | Sam Speno | 18th | Jr. | NC State |
19 | Joey Ward | 19th | So. | North Carolina |
20 | Randy Cruz | 20th | Jr. | Lehigh |
149 Pounds
Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
1 | Drake Houdashelt | 1st | Sr. | Missouri |
2 | David Habat | 2nd | Sr. | Edinboro |
3 | Brandon Sorensen | 3rd | RSFr. | Iowa |
4 | Jason Tsirtsis | 4th | So. | Northwestern |
5 | Josh Kindig | 5th | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
6 | Hunter Stieber | 6th | Jr. | Ohio State |
7 | Chris Villalonga | 7th | Sr. | Cornell |
8 | Sal Mastriani | 8th | So. | Virginia Tech |
9 | Gabe Moreno | 10th | So. | Iowa State |
10 | C.J. Cobb | 11th | Sr. | Penn |
11 | Zach Beitz | 12th | So. | Penn State |
12 | Alec Pantaleo | 13th | Fr. | Michigan |
13 | Christian Pagdilao | 9th | Fr. | Arizona State |
14 | Alex Richardson | 14th | Jr. | Old Dominion |
15 | Tywan Claxton | 15th | Sr. | Ohio U. |
16 | Colin Heffernan | 16th | RSFr. | Central Michigan |
17 | Ken Theobold | 17th | Jr. | Rutgers |
18 | B.J. Clagon | 18th | Fr. | Rider |
19 | Gus Sako | 19th | Sr. | Virginia |
20 | Mike Racciato | 20th | So. | Pittsburgh |
157 Pounds
Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
1 | Dylan Ness | 1st | Sr. | Minnesota |
2 | Isaiah Martinez | 2nd | RSFr. | Illinois |
3 | James Green | 4th | Sr. | Nebraska |
4 | Brian Realbuto | 5th | So. | Cornell |
5 | Nick Brascetta | 6th | Jr. | Virginia Tech |
6 | Ian Miller | 3rd | Jr. | Kent State |
7 | Cody Pack | 7th | Sr. | South Dakota State |
8 | Dylan Alton | 8th | Sr. | Penn State |
9 | Aaron Walker | 9th | So. | The Citadel |
10 | Brian Murphy | 10th | So. | Michigan |
11 | Josh Demas | 11th | Sr. | Ohio State |
12 | Anthony Perrotti | 14th | Jr. | Rutgers |
13 | Doug Welch | 13th | Jr. | Purdue |
14 | Russell Parsons | 15th | So. | Army |
15 | Mike Kelly | 12th | Sr. | Iowa |
16 | Alex Elder | 18th | Sr. | Oregon State |
17 | Chad Walsh | 17th | So. | Rider |
18 | Anthony Collica | 16th | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
19 | Justin DeAngelis | 20th | Sr. | Oklahoma |
20 | Mitch Minotti | NR | So. | Lehigh |
165 Pounds
Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
1 | Alex Dieringer | 1st | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
2 | Isaac Jordan | 3rd | So. | Wisconsin |
3 | Nick Sulzer | 2nd | Sr. | Virginia |
4 | Mike Moreno | 4th | Sr. | Iowa State |
5 | Bo Jordan | 5th | RSFr. | Ohio State |
6 | Taylor Walsh | 6th | Sr. | Indiana |
7 | Pierce Harger | 7th | Sr. | Northwestern |
8 | Jackson Morse | 8th | Sr. | Illinois |
9 | Dylan Palacio | 9th | So. | Cornell |
10 | Peyton Walsh | 11th | Sr. | Navy |
11 | Ethan Ramos | 13th | RSFr. | North Carolina |
12 | Cooper Moore | 12th | So. | Northern Iowa |
13 | Nick Moore | 10th | Sr. | Iowa |
14 | Jim Wilson | 14th | So. | Stanford |
15 | Taylor Massa | 15th | So. | Michigan |
16 | Jesse Stafford | 16th | Sr. | Air Force |
17 | Casey Kent | 17th | Jr. | Penn |
18 | Dakota Friesth | 18th | Sr. | Wyoming |
19 | Tristan Warner | NR | Sr. | Old Dominion |
20 | Chad Strube | NR | Jr. | Virginia Tech |
174 Pounds
Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
1 | Robert Kokesh | 1st | Sr. | Nebraska |
2 | Matt Brown | 3rd | Sr. | Penn State |
3 | Mike Evans | 2nd | Sr. | Iowa |
4 | Logan Storley | 4th | Sr. | Minnesota |
5 | John Eblen | 5th | Sr. | Missouri |
6 | Blaise Butler | 7th | Jr. | Virginia |
7 | Zac Brunson | 8th | So. | Illinois |
8 | Zach Epperly | 9th | So. | Virginia Tech |
9 | Tyler Wilps | 6th | Sr. | Pittsburgh |
10 | Cody Walters | 10th | Jr. | Ohio U. |
11 | Kyle Crutchmer | 11th | So. | Oklahoma State |
12 | Bryce Hammond | 12th | Jr. | CSU Bakersfield |
13 | Andy McCulley | 13th | So. | Wyoming |
14 | Nathan Jackson | 14th | So. | Indiana |
15 | Matt Reed | 15th | So. | Oklahoma |
16 | Tanner Weatherman | 16th | Jr. | Iowa State |
17 | John Staudemayer | 17th | Jr. | North Carolina |
18 | Mark Martin | 18th | Jr. | Ohio State |
19 | Pete Renda | 20th | So. | NC State |
20 | Brian Harvey | NR | Jr. | Army |
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 | Blake Stauffer | 6th | Jr. | Arizona State |
7 | Taylor Meeks | 7th | Sr. | Oregon State |
8 | Sam Brooks | 8th | So. | Iowa |
9 | Victor Avery | 9th | Jr. | Edinboro |
10 | Hayden Zillmer | 10th | Jr. | North Dakota State |
11 | Domenic Abounader | 11th | So. | Michigan |
12 | Willie Miklus | 13th | RSFr. | Missouri |
13 | Brett Pfarr | 12th | So. | Minnesota |
14 | Ricky Robertson | 14th | RSFr. | Wisconsin |
15 | T.J. Dudley | 15th | So. | Nebraska |
16 | Lelund Weatherspoon | 16th | So. | Iowa State |
17 | Ben Stroh | 20th | So. | Wyoming |
18 | Nolan Boyd | 17th | So. | Oklahoma State |
19 | Nikko Reyes | 18th | So. | Illinois |
20 | Ophir Bernstein | 19th | Sr. | Brown |
197 Pounds
Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
1 | J’den Cox | 1st | So. | Missouri |
2 | Kyven Gadson | 2nd | Sr. | Iowa State |
3 | Kyle Snyder | 5th | Fr. | Ohio State |
4 | Morgan McIntosh | 6th | Jr. | Penn State |
5 | Scott Schiller | 3rd | Sr. | Minnesota |
6 | Nathan Burak | 4th | Jr. | Iowa |
7 | Conner Hartman | 7th | Jr. | Duke |
8 | Max Huntley | 8th | Sr. | Michigan |
9 | Shane Woods | 9th | Sr. | Wyoming |
10 | Alex Polizzi | 11th | Sr. | Northwestern |
11 | Braden Atwood | 12th | Sr. | Purdue |
12 | Jace Bennett | 14th | Sr. | Cornell |
13 | Elliot Riddick | 15th | So. | Lehigh |
14 | James Fox | 16th | Sr. | Harvard |
15 | Abram Ayala | 13th | Jr. | Princeton |
16 | Zach Nye | 17th | Jr. | Virginia |
17 | Phillip Wellington | 18th | Jr. | Ohio U. |
18 | Timmy McCall | 10th | Sr. | Wisconsin |
19 | Aaron Studebaker | 20th | So. | Nebraska |
20 | Jared Haught | NR | RSFr. | Virginia Tech |
Heavyweight
Rank | Name | Previous | Yr. | School |
1 | Nick Gwiazdowski | 1st | Jr. | NC State |
2 | Connor Medbery | 2nd | Jr. | Wisconsin |
3 | Michael McMullan | 3rd | Sr. | Northwestern |
4 | Bobby Telford | 4th | Sr. | Iowa |
5 | Austin Marsden | 5th | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
6 | Adam Coon | 6th | So. | Michigan |
7 | Jimmy Lawson | 7th | Sr. | Penn State |
8 | Ty Walz | 8th | So. | Virginia Tech |
9 | Ross Larson | 9th | So. | Oklahoma |
10 | Blaize Cabell | 10th | Jr. | Northern Iowa |
11 | Devin Mellon | 11th | Sr. | Missouri |
12 | Michael Kroells | 12th | So. | Minnesota |
13 | Spencer Myers | 16th | Sr. | Maryland |
14 | Riley Shaw | 14th | Jr. | Cleveland State |
15 | Nathan Butler | 15th | RSFr. | Stanford |
16 | Nick Tavanello | 13th | So. | Ohio State |
17 | Joe Stolfi | 17th | Jr. | Bucknell |
18 | Evan Knutson | 18th | Sr. | North Dakota State |
19 | Denzel Dejournette | 19th | So. | Appalachian State |
20 | Billy Smith | 20th | Jr. | Rutgers |