Oklahoma State remains No. 1 in WIN’s Nov. 14 Rankings
November 14, 2016
NEWTON, Iowa — Preseason favorite Oklahoma State remains No. 1 and a total of 17 freshmen (including redshirt freshmen) are listed among the Top 20 in the ten NCAA Division I weight classes in WIN’s Nov. 14 Tournament Power Index and Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
The TPI is based on the schools’ wrestlers who are rated in WIN’s individual rankings, predicting possible All-American candidates (top eight finishers per weight) in the 2017 NCAA Championships, which will be held March 16-18 in St. Louis.
This week’s rankings, based on results through No. 13, is the first of 16 weekly rankings by Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine and WIN will announce its first NCAA Division I Dual Team rankings on Dec. 5.
WIN’s TPI point totals are broken down by the following individual rankings: 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 top-ranked Cowboys — featuring eight wrestlers ranked among the Top 8 in their weight class, including defending national champion Dean Heil at 141 pounds — have tallied 90 points in this week’s rankings, just ahead of Iowa, which has earned 86 TPI points and features six wrestlers ranked in the Top 8, including Thomas Gilman and Cory Clark, who are rated No. 1 at 125 and 133.
The rest of the top five teams include No. 3 Ohio State (77 points), No. 4 Virginia Tech (71.5) and No. 5 Penn State (69), which has won five of the last six NCAA championships, including the 2016 title.
All preseason picks in the individual rankings remain No. 1, including defending national champions Zain Retherford (149) of Penn State, Isaiah Martinez (165) of Illinois, Gabe Dean (184) of Cornell, J’den Cox (197) of Missouri and heavyweight Kyle Snyder of Ohio State.
Among the top freshmen include the Valencia brothers — Anthony and Zahid — of Arizona State, who are ranked No. 14 and 7, respectively, at 165 and 174 pounds, while defending national champion Penn State features two ranked freshmen: Nick Suriano (9th at 125) and Vincenzo Joseph (15th at 174).
WIN’s Nov. 14, 2016 Tournament Power Index (TPI)
| Rank | College | Top 8 | TPI |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 90 |
| 2 | Iowa | 6 | 86 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 5 | 77 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 71.5 |
| 5 | Penn State | 4 | 69 |
| 6 | Missouri | 5 | 61.5 |
| 7 | Cornell | 3 | 52.5 |
| 8 | Illinois | 4 | 51.5 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 4 | 45 |
| 10 | Lehigh | 3 | 42.5 |
| 11 | Michigan | 4 | 37 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 2 | 33.5 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 2 | 29.5 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 2 | 28 |
| 15 | Arizona State | 2 | 24 |
| 16 | Stanford | 1 | 23 |
| 17 | Northern Iowa | 1 | 22.5 |
| 18 | NC State | 2 | 21 |
| 19 | South Dakota State | 2 | 20.5 |
| 20 | Princeton | 1 | 18.5 |
| 21 | Penn | 1 | 15.5 |
| 22 | Iowa State | 1 | 15 |
| 23t | Oregon State | 1 | 14.5 |
| 23t | North Carolina | 2 | 14.5 |
| 25 | Wyoming | 1 | 12.5 |
| 26t | Central Michigan | 1 | 12 |
| 26t | Rider | 1 | 12 |
| 28 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 10.5 |
| 29 | North Dakota State | 1 | 9 |
| 30 | Pitt | 1 | 8.5 |
| 32 | West Virginia | 1 | 7.5 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | 0 | 8.5 |
| 33 | Campbell U. | 1 | 6.5 |
| 34 | Appalachian State | 0 | 6 |
| 35t | Duke | 0 | 5 |
| 35t | Edinboro | 0 | 5 |
| 38 | Virginia | 0 | 4.5 |
| 39t | Chattanooga | 0 | 4 |
| 39t | Navy | 0 | 4 |
| 35t | Old Dominion | 0 | 5 |
| 41 | Indiana | 0 | 2.5 |
| 42t | Bucknell | 0 | 2 |
| 42t | Drexel | 0 | 2 |
| 42t | Kent State | 0 | 2 |
| 42t | Ohio U. | 0 | 2 |
| 42t | Maryland | 0 | 2 |
| 42t | Michigan State | 0 | 2 |
| 42t | Columbia | 0 | 2 |
| 49t | Army | 0 | 1.5 |
| 49t | Binghamton | 0 | 1.5 |
| 49t | SIUE | 0 | 1.5 |
| 49t | Utah Valley | 0 | 1.5 |
| 53t | Buffalo | 0 | 1 |
| 53t | The Citadel | 0 | 1 |
| 53t | Clarion | 0 | 1 |
| 53t | Gardner-Webb | 0 | 1 |
| 53t | Hofstra | 0 | 1 |
125 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Thomas Gilman | (1st) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 2 | Dylan Peters | (2nd) | Sr. | Northern Iowa |
| 3 | Joey Dance | (3rd) | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
| 4 | Darian Cruz | (6th) | Jr. | Lehigh |
| 5 | Ronnie Bresser | (7th) | Jr. | Oregon State |
| 6 | Josh Rodriguez | (9th) | Sr. | North Dakota State |
| 7 | Nathan Kraisser | (NR) | Sr. | Campbell U. |
| 8 | Barlow McGhee | (5th) | Jr. | Missouri |
| 9 | Nick Suriano | (NR) | Fr. | Penn State |
| 10 | Tim Lambert | (8th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 11 | Ethan Lizak | (NR) | So. | Minnesota |
| 12 | Sean Russell | (11th) | So. | Edinboro |
| 13 | Connor Schram | (4th) | Jr. | Stanford |
| 14 | Dalton Macri | (10th) | So. | Cornell |
| 15 | Alfredo Rodriguez | (13th) | Sr. | SIUE |
| 16 | Jack Mueller | (NR) | Fr. | Virginia |
| 17 | Nick Piccininni | (15th) | RFr. | Oklahoma State |
| 18 | Brandon Jeske | (16th) | Sr. | Old Dominion |
| 19 | Elijah Oliver | (17th) | So. | Indiana |
| 20 | Austin Assad | (NR) | RFr. | Michigan |
133 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Cory Clark | (1st) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 2 | Zane Richards | (2nd) | Sr. | Illinois |
| 3 | Nathan Tomasello | (3rd) | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 4 | Eric Montoya | (4th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 5 | Earl Hall | (5th) | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 6 | Seth Gross | (7th) | So. | South Dakota State |
| 7 | Kaid Brock | (6th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 8 | Dom Forys | (9th) | Jr. | Pitt |
| 9 | Jered Cortez | (10th) | So. | Penn State |
| 10 | Joey Palmer | (11th) | Sr. | Oregon State |
| 11 | Steven Micic | (8th) | Fr. | Michigan |
| 12 | Jamal Morris | (12th) | So. | NC State |
| 13 | Josh Alber | (13th) | Jr. | Northern Iowa |
| 14 | Corey Keener | (14th) | Sr. | Central Michigan |
| 15 | Tyson Dippery | (NR) | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 16 | Jaydin Eierman | (17th) | RFr. | Missouri |
| 17 | Tyler Goodwin | (NR) | Jr. | Maryland |
| 18 | Scott Parker | (20th) | So. | Lehigh |
| 19 | Cameron Kelly | (16th) | So. | Ohio U. |
| 20 | Zach Davis | (19th) | Jr. | Navy |
141 Pounds
(13th)Oklahoma
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Dean Heil | (1st) | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| 2 | Joey McKenna | (3rd) | So. | Stanford |
| 3 | Anthony Ashnault | (4th) | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 4 | Bryce Meredith | (2nd) | Jr. | Wyoming |
| 5 | Randy Cruz | (7th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 6 | Kevin Jack | (5th) | Jr. | NC State |
| 7 | Joseph Ward | (6th) | Sr. | North Carolina |
| 8 | Matt Manley | (8th) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 9 | Javier Gasca III | (9th) | Jr. | Michigan State |
| 10 | Jimmy Gulibon | (10th) | Sr. | Penn State |
| 11 | George DeCamilo | (11th) | Sr. | Virginia |
| 12 | Matt Kolodzik | (16th) | Fr. | Princeton |
| 13 | Ke-Shawn Hayes | (12th) | RFr. | Ohio State |
| 14 | Mike Longo | Jr. | ||
| 15 | Robert Mathers | (14th) | Jr. | Arizona State |
| 16 | Mike Pongracz | (15th) | Sr. | Chattanooga |
| 17 | Brock Zacherl | (17th) | So. | Clarion |
| 18 | Tyler Smith | (18th) | Jr. | Bucknell |
| 19 | Gabe Moreno | (19th/149) | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 20 | Jared Prince | (19th) | Fr. | Navy |
149 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Zain Retherford | (1st) | Jr. | Penn State |
| 2 | Brandon Sorensen | (2nd) | Jr. | Iowa |
| 3 | Anthony Collica | (4th) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 4 | Lavion Mayes | (3rd) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 5 | Alec Pantaleo | (5th) | Jr. | Michigan |
| 6 | Micah Jordan | (7th) | So. | Ohio State |
| 7 | Justin Oliver | (6th) | So. | Central Michigan |
| 8 | Solomon Chishko | (8th) | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 9 | Matt Cimato | (9th) | Sr. | Drexel |
| 10 | Mitch Finesilver | (10th) | Jr. | Duke |
| 11 | Patricio Lugo | (11th) | So. | Edinboro |
| 12 | Christian Pagdilao | (13th) | Jr. | Arizona State |
| 13 | Laike Gardner | (14th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 14 | Davion Jeffries | (12th) | So. | Oklahoma |
| 15 | Steve Bleise | (16th) | So. | Northern Illinois |
| 16 | Ken Theobold | (17th) | Sr. | Rutgers |
| 17 | Sam Speno | (18th) | Sr. | NC State |
| 18 | Alfred Bannister | (NR) | So. | Maryland |
| 19 | Jordan Laster | (NR) | Sr. | Princeton |
| 20 | Max Thomsen | (20th) | RFr. | Northern Iowa |
157 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Jason Nolf | (1st) | So. | Penn State |
| 2 | Dylan Palacio | (2nd) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 3 | Joe Smith | (3rd) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 4 | Mitch Minotti | (4th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 5 | Richie Lewis | (6th) | Sr. | Rutgers |
| 6 | Max Rohskopf | (7th) | Sr. | NC State |
| 7 | Brian Murphy | (5th) | Sr. | Michigan |
| 8 | Tyler Berger | (8th) | So. | Nebraska |
| 9 | Joey Lavallee | (9th) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 10 | Bryce Steiert | (10th) | Jr. | Northern Iowa |
| 11 | Colin Heffernan | (13th) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 12 | Michael Kemerer | (15th) | RFr. | Iowa |
| 13 | Jake Ryan | (12th) | So. | Ohio State |
| 14 | Joey Moon | (NR) | Sr. | North Carolina |
| 15 | Bryant Clagon | (14th) | Jr. | Rider |
| 16 | Russell Parsons | (19th) | Sr. | Army |
| 17 | Aaron Walker | (20th) | Sr. | The Citadel |
| 18 | May Bethea | (17th) | Jr. | Penn |
| 19 | Andrew Atkinson | (NR) | Jr. | Virginia |
| 20 | Jake Short | Jr. | Minnesota |
165 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Isaiah Martinez | (1st) | Jr. | Illinois |
| 2 | Isaac Jordan | (2nd) | Sr. | Wisconsin |
| 3 | Brian Realbuto | (3rd) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 4 | Daniel Lewis | (4th) | So. | Missouri |
| 5 | Logan Massa | (5th) | Fr. | Michigan |
| 6 | Chad Walsh | (7th) | Jr. | Rider |
| 7 | Chandler Rogers | (8th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 8 | Dylan Cottrell | (16th/157) | Sr. | West Virginia |
| 9 | Clark Glass | (9th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 10 | Cooper Moore | (11th) | Sr | Northern Iowa |
| 11 | Jake Faust | (12th) | Jr. | Duke |
| 12 | Ryan Preisch | (14th) | So. | Lehigh |
| 13 | Keaton Subjeck | (NR) | Jr. | Stanford |
| 14 | Anthony Valencia | (13th) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 15 | Vincenzo Joseph | (NR) | RFr. | Penn State |
| 16 | TeShan Campbell | (NR) | So. | Pitt |
| 17 | Tyrel White | (16th) | Jr. | Columbia |
| 18 | Austin Matthews | (11th/157) | Jr. | Edinboro |
| 19 | Forrest Przybysz | (15th) | Jr. | Appalachian State |
| 20 | Austin Reese | (18th) | So. | Ohio U. |
174 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Zach Epperly | (1st) | Jr. | Virginia Tech |
| 2 | Bo Jordan | (2nd) | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 3 | Casey Kent | (3rd) | Sr. | Penn |
| 4 | Kyle Crutchmer | (4th) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 5 | Alex Meyer | (6th) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 6 | Zac Brunson | (8th) | Sr. | Illinois |
| 7 | Zahid Valencia | (12th/184) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 8 | Ethan Ramos | (9th) | Jr. | North Carolina |
| 9 | Lelund Weatherspoon | (7th) | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 10 | Geno Morelli | (10th/165) | Sr. | Penn State |
| 11 | Jim Wilson | (11th) | Sr. | Stanford |
| 12 | Jadean Bernstein | (12th) | Jr. | Navy |
| 13 | David Kocer | (17th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 14 | Nick Kee | (13th) | Jr. | Appalachian State |
| 15 | Nicholas Wanzek | (16th) | Jr. | Minnesota |
| 16 | Micah Barnes | (15th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 17 | Matt Reed | (10th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 18 | Sean Mappes | (18th) | Sr. | Chattanooga |
| 19 | Jonathan Schleifer | (19th) | Jr. | Princeton |
| 20 | Davonte Mahomes | (20th) | So. | Michigan |
184 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Gabe Dean | (1st) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 2 | Timothy Dudley | (2nd) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 3 | Myles Martin | (3rd) | So. | Ohio State |
| 4 | Bo Nickal | (4th) | So. | Penn State |
| 5 | Nolan Boyd | (5th) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 6 | Sammy Brooks | (7th) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 7 | Domenic Abounader | (8th) | Sr. | Michigan |
| 8 | Zach Zavatsky | (9th) | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 9 | Pat Downey | (10th) | Jr. | Iowa State |
| 10 | Jack Dechow | (11th) | Sr. | Old Dominion |
| 11 | Willie Miklus | (6th) | Jr. | Missouri |
| 12 | Jordan Ellingwood | (13th) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 13 | Nathan Jackson | (5th/174) | Sr. | Indiana |
| 14 | Nicholas Gravina | (14th) | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 15 | Corey Griego | (15th) | So. | Oregon State |
| 16 | Steven Schneider | (16th) | Jr. | Binghamton |
| 17 | Ian Baker | (NR) | Jr. | Princeton |
| 18 | Hunter Gamble | (20th) | Sr. | Gardner-Webb |
| 19 | Chip Ness | (NR) | Jr. | North Carolina |
| 20 | Joe Arriola | (19th) | Sr. | Buffalo |
197 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | J’den Cox | (1st) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 2 | Brett Pfarr | (2nd) | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 3 | Jared Haught | (3rd) | Jr. | Virginia Tech |
| 4 | Brett Harner | (4th) | Sr. | Princeton |
| 5 | Nate Rotert | (13th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 6 | Shawn Scott | (6th) | Sr. | Northern Illinois |
| 7 | Preston Weigel | (8th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 8 | Aaron Studebaker | (5th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 9 | Kevin Beasley | (9th) | Jr. | Old Dominion |
| 10 | Jake Smith | (7th) | Jr. | West Virginia |
| 11 | Kollin Moore | (17th) | RFr. | Ohio State |
| 12 | Kyle Conel | (10th) | So. | Kent State |
| 13 | Ryan Wolfe | (12th) | Sr. | Rider |
| 14 | Ricky Robertson | (18th/184) | Jr. | Wisconsin |
| 15 | Matt McCutcheon | (NR) | Jr. | Penn State |
| 16 | Owen Scott | (15th) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 17 | Frank Mattiace | (NR) | So. | Penn |
| 18 | Cody Crawford | (NR) | Jr. | Oregon State |
| 19 | Tom Sleigh | (17th/184) | Jr. | Bucknell |
| 20 | Brad Johnson | (20th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
Heavyweight
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Kyle Snyder | (1st) | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 2 | Connor Medberry | (3rd) | Sr. | Wisconsin |
| 3 | Ty Walz | (2nd) | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
| 4 | Tanner Hall | (6th) | So. | Arizona State |
| 5 | Michael Kroells | (5th) | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 6 | Sam Stoll | (7th) | So. | Iowa |
| 7 | Brooks Black | (8th) | Jr. | Illinois |
| 8 | Nick Nevills | (13th) | So. | Penn State |
| 9 | Denzel Dejournette | (10th) | Sr. | Appalachian State |
| 10 | Collin Jensen | (12th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 11 | Nathan Butler | (11th) | Jr. | Stanford |
| 12 | Doug Vollaro | (20th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 13 | Ross Larson | (9th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 14 | Dustin Dennison | (NR) | Jr. | Utah Valley |
| 15 | Jared Johnson | (15th) | Sr. | Chattanooga |
| 16 | Ryan Solomon | (19th) | Jr. | Pitt |
| 17 | Mike Hughes | (14th) | Sr. | Hofstra |
| 18 | Garrett Ryan | (18th) | Jr. | Columbia |
| 19 | Ray O’Donnell | (17th) | Sr. | Princeton |
| 20 | Jacob Kasper | (NR) | Jr. | Duke |
