WIN’s Nov. 21 TPI and Rankings
By Mike Finn
Updated: November 21, 2016
Nov. 21, 2016
NEWTON, Iowa — The top eight teams, including No. 1 Oklahoma State, remained the same in WIN’s Nov. 21 Tournament Power Index and Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
With nine ranked wrestlers and eight rated among the Top 8 in their weight class, the Cowboys of head coach John Smith lead this week’s TPI with 95.5 points; followed by Iowa (85), Ohio State (78), Virginia Tech (76) and defending national champion Penn State (71.5). They are followed by Missouri (59.5), Cornell (48) and Illinois (47). The only change among the top ten schools saw Lehigh (43.5) move ahead of Nebraska (40).
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.
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.
A total of 19 wrestlers appear in the WIN rankings for the first time, including NC State’s 184-pound Michael Macchiavello and Wisconsin’s 149-pound Andrew Crone, who each won at the Wolfpack Open last weekend.
This week’s rankings, based on results through Nov. 20, is the second of 16 weekly rankings by Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine. WIN will announce its first NCAA Division I Dual Team rankings on Dec. 5.
WIN’s Nov. 21, 2016 Tournament Power Index (TPI)
| Rank | College | Total | Top 8 | TPI |
| Ind. | Ind. | Pts | ||
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 8 | 95.5 |
| 2 | Iowa | 7 | 6 | 85 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 8 | 5 | 78 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 6 | 76 |
| 5 | Penn State | 9 | 5 | 71.5 |
| 6 | Missouri | 8 | 4 | 59.5 |
| 7 | Cornell | 5 | 3 | 48 |
| 8 | Illinois | 4 | 4 | 47 |
| 9 | Lehigh | 8 | 3 | 43.5 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 7 | 3 | 40 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 35 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 5 | 2 | 30.5 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 5 | 2 | 30 |
| 14t | Arizona State | 5 | 3 | 27.5 |
| 14t | Michigan | 6 | 2 | 27.5 |
| 16 | South Dakota State | 4 | 2 | 25 |
| 17 | NC State | 5 | 2 | 24 |
| 18 | Stanford | 5 | 1 | 23 |
| 19 | Princeton | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| 20t | Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 17.5 |
| 20t | Northern Iowa | 4 | 1 | 17.5 |
| 22 | Penn | 3 | 1 | 16.5 |
| 23 | Central Michigan | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 24 | West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 25 | Oregon State | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 26 | North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 27t | Edinboro | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 27t | Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 29t | North Dakota State | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 29t | Oklahoma | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 29t | Pitt | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 32 | Old Dominion | 3 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 33 | Campbell U. | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 34t | Rider | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 34t | Virginia | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 36t | Appalachian State | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 36t | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 38t | Chattanooga | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38t | Drexel | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38t | Indiana | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 41t | Columbia | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t | Maryland | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t | Navy | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 44t | Gardner-Webb | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 44t | Kent State | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 44t | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 44t | Ohio U. | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 44t | SIUE | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 49t | Army | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 49t | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 49t | Clarion | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 49t | Duke | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 49t | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 49t | Utah Valley | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 55t | Air Force | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 55t | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 55t | Bucknell | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 55t | Hofstra | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 55t | The Citadel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Nov. 21, 2016 Individual Rankings
125 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Thomas Gilman | (1st) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 2 | Joey Dance | (3rd) | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
| 3 | Darian Cruz | (4th) | Jr. | Lehigh |
| 4 | Dylan Peters | (2nd) | Sr. | Northern Iowa |
| 5 | Ronnie Bresser | (5th) | Jr. | Oregon State |
| 6 | Josh Rodriguez | (6th) | Sr. | North Dakota State |
| 7 | Nathan Kraisser | (7th) | Sr. | Campbell U. |
| 8 | Nick Suriano | (9th) | Fr. | Penn State |
| 9 | Barlow McGhee | (8th) | Jr. | Missouri |
| 10 | Tim Lambert | (10th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 11 | Sean Russell | (12th) | So. | Edinboro |
| 12 | Alfredo Rodriguez | (15th) | Sr. | SIUE |
| 13 | Ethan Lizak | (11th) | So. | Minnesota |
| 14 | Connor Schram | (13th) | Jr. | Stanford |
| 15 | Jack Mueller | (16th) | Fr. | Virginia |
| 16 | Nick Piccininni | (17th) | RFr. | Oklahoma State |
| 17 | Dalton Macri | (14th) | So. | Cornell |
| 18 | Austin Assad | (20th) | RFr. | Michigan |
| 19 | Elijah Oliver | (19th) | So. | Indiana |
| 20 | Brent Fleetwood | (NR) | Jr. | Central 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 | Seth Gross | (6th) | So. | South Dakota State |
| 5 | Eric Montoya | (4th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 6 | Earl Hall | (5th) | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 7 | Dom Forys | (8th) | Jr. | Pitt |
| 8 | Kaid Brock | (7th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 9 | Steven Micic | (11th) | Fr. | Michigan |
| 10 | Josh Alber | (13th) | Jr. | Northern Iowa |
| 11 | Jaydin Eierman | (16th) | RFr. | Missouri |
| 12 | Tyson Dippery | (15th) | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 13 | Kevin Devoy | (NR) | Sr. | Drexel |
| 14 | Sean Fausz | (NR) | So. | NC State |
| 15 | Jered Cortez | (9th) | RFr. | Penn State |
| 16 | Tyler Goodwin | (17th) | Jr. | Maryland |
| 17 | Scott Parker | (18th) | So. | Lehigh |
| 18 | Cameron Kelly | (19th) | So. | Ohio U. |
| 19 | Mitch McKee | (NR) | Fr. | Minnesota |
| 20 | Drew Templeman | (NR) | Sr. | Wyoming |
141 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Dean Heil | (1st) | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| 2 | Joey McKenna | (2nd) | So. | Stanford |
| 3 | Randy Cruz | (5th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 4 | Anthony Ashnault | (3rd) | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 5 | Kevin Jack | (6th) | Jr. | NC State |
| 6 | Bryce Meredith | (4th) | Jr. | Wyoming |
| 7 | Joseph Ward | (7th) | Sr. | North Carolina |
| 8 | Matt Kolodzik | (12th) | Fr. | Princeton |
| 9 | Matt Manley | (8th) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 10 | Javier Gasca III | (9th) | Jr. | Michigan State |
| 11 | George DeCamilo | (11th) | Sr. | Virginia |
| 12 | Ke-Shawn Hayes | (13th) | RFr. | Ohio State |
| 13 | Mike Longo | (14th) | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| 14 | Brock Zacherl | (17th) | So. | Clarion |
| 15 | Colton McCrystal | (NR) | Jr. | Nebraska |
| 16 | Kyle Springer | (NR) | So. | Eastern Michigan |
| 17 | Tyler Smith | (18th) | Jr. | Bucknell |
| 18 | Joey Palmer | (10th/133) | Sr. | Oregon State |
| 19 | Gabe Moreno | (19th) | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 20 | Jared Prince | (20th) | 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 | (3rd) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 4 | Lavion Mayes | (4th) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 5 | Micah Jordan | (6th) | So. | Ohio State |
| 6 | Justin Oliver | (7th) | So. | Central Michigan |
| 7 | Solomon Chishko | (8th) | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 8 | Patricio Lugo | (11th) | So. | Edinboro |
| 9 | Laike Gardner | (13th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 10 | Christian Pagdilao | (12th) | Jr. | Arizona State |
| 11 | Ken Theobold | (16th) | Sr. | Rutgers |
| 12 | Zac Hall | (NR) | So. | Michigan |
| 13 | Davion Jeffries | (14th) | So. | Oklahoma |
| 14 | Andrew Crone | (NR) | So. | Wisconsin |
| 15 | Matt Cimato | (9th) | Sr. | Drexel |
| 16 | Steve Bleise | (15th) | So. | Northern Illinois |
| 17 | Sam Speno | (17th) | Sr. | NC State |
| 18 | Alfred Bannister | (18th) | So. | Maryland |
| 19 | Jordan Laster | (19th) | 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 | Richie Lewis | (5th) | Sr. | Rutgers |
| 5 | Max Rohskopf | (6th) | Sr. | NC State |
| 6 | Brian Murphy | (7th) | Sr. | Michigan |
| 7 | Tyler Berger | (8th) | So. | Nebraska |
| 8 | Joey Lavallee | (9th) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 9 | Colin Heffernan | (11th) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 10 | Michael Kemerer | (12th) | RFr. | Iowa |
| 11 | Joey Moon | (14th) | Sr. | North Carolina |
| 12 | Jordan Kutler | (NR) | RFr. | Lehigh |
| 13 | Russell Parsons | (16th) | Sr. | Army |
| 14 | Bryant Clagon | (15th) | Jr. | Rider |
| 15 | May Bethea | (18th) | Jr. | Penn |
| 16 | Andrew Atkinson | (19th) | Jr. | Virginia |
| 17 | Josh Shields | (NR) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 18 | Jake Ryan | (13th) | So. | Ohio State |
| 19 | Aaron Walker | (17th) | Sr. | The Citadel |
| 20 | Colin Holler | (NR) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
165 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Isaiah Martinez | (1st) | Jr. | Illinois |
| 2 | Isaac Jordan | (2nd) | Sr. | Wisconsin |
| 3 | Daniel Lewis | (4th) | So. | Missouri |
| 4 | Logan Massa | (5th) | Fr. | Michigan |
| 5 | Chandler Rogers | (7th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 6 | Mitch Minotti | (4th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 7 | Dylan Cottrell | (8th) | Sr. | West Virginia |
| 8 | Anthony Valencia | (14th) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 9 | Chad Walsh | (6th) | Jr. | Rider |
| 10 | Vincenzo Joseph | (15th) | RFr. | Penn State |
| 11 | Clark Glass | (9th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 12 | Cooper Moore | (10th) | Sr | Northern Iowa |
| 13 | Keaton Subjeck | (13th) | Jr. | Stanford |
| 14 | Jake Faust | (11th) | Jr. | Duke |
| 15 | TeShan Campbell | (16th) | So. | Pitt |
| 16 | Tyrel White | (17th) | Jr. | Columbia |
| 17 | Austin Matthews | (18th) | Jr. | Edinboro |
| 18 | Austin Reese | (19th) | So. | Ohio U. |
| 19 | Tyler Marinelli | (20th) | Jr. | Gardner-Webb |
| 20 | Seldon Wright | (NR) | So. | Old Dominion |
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 | Brian Realbuto | (3rd/165) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 6 | Alex Meyer | (5th) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 7 | Zahid Valencia | (7th) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 8 | Zac Brunson | (6th) | Sr. | Illinois |
| 9 | Ethan Ramos | (8th) | Jr. | North Carolina |
| 10 | Lelund Weatherspoon | (9th) | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 11 | Geno Morelli | (10th) | Sr. | Penn State |
| 12 | Jim Wilson | (11th) | Sr. | Stanford |
| 13 | Jadean Bernstein | (12th) | Jr. | Navy |
| 14 | Nicholas Wanzek | (15th) | Jr. | Minnesota |
| 15 | Nick Kee | (14th) | Jr. | Appalachian State |
| 16 | David Kocer | (13th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 17 | Myles Armine | (NR) | RFr. | Michigan |
| 18 | Jonathan Schleifer | (19th) | Jr. | Princeton |
| 19 | Ryan Preisch | (12th/165) | So. | Lehigh |
| 20 | Matt Reed | (10th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
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 | (6th) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 7 | Zach Zavatsky | (8th) | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 8 | Pat Downey | (9th) | Jr. | Iowa State |
| 9 | Jack Dechow | (10th) | Sr. | Old Dominion |
| 10 | Nathan Jackson | (13th) | Sr. | Indiana |
| 11 | Willie Miklus | (11th) | Jr. | Missouri |
| 12 | Jordan Ellingwood | (12th) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 13 | Nicholas Gravina | (14th) | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 14 | Mike Macchiavello | (NR) | Jr. | NC State |
| 15 | Bryce Carr | (NR) | Jr. | Chattanooga |
| 16 | Steven Schneider | (16th) | Jr. | Binghamton |
| 17 | Ian Baker | (17th) | Jr. | Princeton |
| 18 | Hunter Gamble | (18th) | Sr. | Gardner-Webb |
| 19 | Chip Ness | (19th) | Jr. | North Carolina |
| 20 | Joe Arriola | (20th) | 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 | (5th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 6 | Preston Weigel | (7th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 7 | Jake Smith | (10th) | Jr. | West Virginia |
| 8 | Kevin Beasley | (9th) | Jr. | Old Dominion |
| 9 | Aaron Studebaker | (8th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 10 | Shawn Scott | (6th) | Sr. | Northern Illinois |
| 11 | Kollin Moore | (11th) | RFr. | Ohio State |
| 12 | Kyle Conel | (12th) | So. | Kent State |
| 13 | Ryan Wolfe | (13th) | Sr. | Rider |
| 14 | Ricky Robertson | (14th) | Jr. | Wisconsin |
| 15 | Matt McCutcheon | (15th) | Jr. | Penn State |
| 16 | Frank Mattiace | (NR) | So. | Penn |
| 17 | Owen Scott | (16th) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 18 | Cody Crawford | (18th) | Jr. | Oregon State |
| 19 | Brad Johnson | (20th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 20 | Parker Hines | (NR) | Sr. | Air Force |
Heavyweight
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Kyle Snyder | (1st) | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 2 | Connor Medberry | (2nd) | Sr. | Wisconsin |
| 3 | Ty Walz | (3rd) | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
| 4 | Tanner Hall | (4th) | So. | Arizona State |
| 5 | Michael Kroells | (5th) | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 6 | Sam Stoll | (6th) | So. | Iowa |
| 7 | Nick Nevills | (8th) | So. | Penn State |
| 8 | Brooks Black | (7th) | Jr. | Illinois |
| 9 | Denzel Dejournette | (9th) | Sr. | Appalachian State |
| 10 | Collin Jensen | (10th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 11 | Nathan Butler | (11th) | Jr. | Stanford |
| 12 | Ross Larson | (13th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 13 | Doug Vollaro | (12th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 14 | Dustin Dennison | (14th) | Jr. | Utah Valley |
| 15 | Jared Johnson | (15th) | Sr. | Chattanooga |
| 16 | Billy Miller | (NR) | So. | Edinboro |
| 17 | Ryan Solomon | (16th) | Jr. | Pitt |
| 18 | Garrett Ryan | (18th) | Jr. | Columbia |
| 19 | Ray O’Donnell | (19th) | Sr. | Princeton |
| 20 | Mike Hughes | (17th) | Sr. | Hofstra |
