Okie State, Penn State rated 1-2 in both WIN’s Team Dual Rankings and TPI
By Mike Finn
Updated: December 5, 2016
NEWTON, Iowa — Coming off a weekend that saw Oklahoma State outscore Bedlam rival Oklahoma and Pitt by a combined score of 72-3, the Cowboys are ranked No. 1 in WIN’s first team dual rankings of the season and remain the team to beat in the Dec. 5, 2016 Tournament Power Index, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
Just behind OSU — which is 4-0, has tallied 94 TPI points and features wrestlers ranked in all ten weight classes — is defending national champion Penn State, which defeated Lehigh last weekend. The Lions feature nine ranked wrestlers and are rated second in both the team dual rankings with a 3-0 mark and with 87.5 TPI points.
The TPI is based on the schools’ wrestlers who are rated in WIN’s individual rankings, predicting possible All-American placement (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.
Also making a jump in the Tournament Power Index was Ohio State as the Buckeyes, fresh off a team championship at last weekend’s Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, have moved to No. 3 in the TPI with 86 points, followed by Iowa (83.5) and Virginia Tech (71.5).
Among the individual wrestlers, Michigan’s Logan Massa has moved up two spots to No. 2 at 165 pounds after the redshirt freshman defeated 2016 NCAA runner-up Isaac Jordan of Wisconsin at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite. Meanwhile, 18 new wrestlers appear in WIN rankings for the first time.
WIN’s Dec. 5, 2016 Team Dual Rankings
| Rk | School | W-L |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4-0 |
| 2 | Penn State | 3-0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 4-0 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 3-0 |
| 5 | Missouri | 2-0 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 4-1 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 5-0 |
| 8 | Cornell | 3-0 |
| 9 | NC State | 3-0 |
| 10 | Michigan | 3-0 |
| 11 | Lehigh | 3-1 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 5-1 |
| 13 | Illinois | 0-0 |
| 14 | Central Michigan | 1-0 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 1-0 |
| 16 | Stanford | 2-1 |
| 17 | South Dakota State | 3-2 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 1-1 |
| 19 | Arizona State | 1-1 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 1-2 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | 3-2 |
| 22 | Northern Iowa | 3-1 |
| 23 | Appalachian State | 5-1 |
| 24 | Chattanooga | 2-2 |
| 25 | Princeton | 3-3 |
WIN’s Dec. 5, 2016 Tournament Power Index (TPI)
| Rk | School | Total | Top 8 | TPI |
| Ranked | Ranked | Points | ||
| 1. | Oklahoma State | 10 | 7 | 94 |
| 2. | Penn State | 9 | 6 | 87.5 |
| 3. | Ohio State | 9 | 6 | 86 |
| 4. | Iowa | 7 | 6 | 83.5 |
| 5. | Virginia Tech | 6 | 5 | 71.5 |
| 6. | Missouri | 8 | 5 | 64 |
| 7. | Cornell | 6 | 3 | 48.5 |
| 8. | Nebraska | 7 | 3 | 46 |
| 9. | Lehigh | 8 | 3 | 43.5 |
| 10. | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 43 |
| 11. | Wisconsin | 5 | 2 | 33.5 |
| 12. | Minnesota | 6 | 2 | 30.5 |
| 13t | NC State | 6 | 2 | 28.5 |
| 13t | Rutgers | 5 | 2 | 28.5 |
| 15. | Michigan | 5 | 1 | 27.5 |
| 16. | South Dakota State | 4 | 2 | 27 |
| 17. | Arizona State | 5 | 3 | 21.5 |
| 18. | Stanford | 4 | 1 | 20.5 |
| 19. | Northern Iowa | 5 | 1 | 19.5 |
| 20. | Central Michigan | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| 21. | West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 15.5 |
| 22. | Penn | 2 | 1 | 14.5 |
| 23. | North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 24. | North Dakota State | 1 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 25. | Edinboro | 5 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 26. | Princeton | 6 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 27. | Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 10.5 |
| 28. | Iowa State | 3 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 29. | Rider | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 30t | Oklahoma | 5 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 30t | Pitt | 3 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 32 | Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 33 | Virginia | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 34 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 35t | Appalachian State | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35t | Bucknell | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35t | Chattanooga | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35t | Oregon State | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 39t | Drexel | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 39t | Maryland | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 39t | Ohio U. | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 42t | Duke | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 42t | Gardner Webb | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 42t | Indiana | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 42t | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 46t | Army | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 46t | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 46t | Kent State | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 46t | Northern Colorado | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50t | Air Force | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50t | American U. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50t | Clarion | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50t | Columbia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50t | CSU Bakersfield | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50t | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50t | The Citadel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Dec. 5, 2016 NCAA Div. I Individual Rankings
125 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Thomas Gilman | (1st) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 2 | Joey Dance | (2nd) | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
| 3 | Josh Rodriguez | (6th) | Sr. | North Dakota State |
| 4 | Dylan Peters | (4th) | Sr. | Northern Iowa |
| 5 | Nick Suriano | (8th) | Fr. | Penn State |
| 6 | Darian Cruz | (3rd) | Jr. | Lehigh |
| 7 | Barlow McGhee | (9th) | Jr. | Missouri |
| 8 | Tim Lambert | (10th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 9 | Nathan Kraisser | (7th) | Sr. | Campbell U. |
| 10 | Jose Rodriguez | (NR) | RFr. | Ohio State |
| 11 | Sean Russell | (11th) | So. | Edinboro |
| 12 | Alfredo Rodriguez | (12th) | Sr. | SIUE |
| 13 | Nick Piccininni | (14th) | RFr. | Oklahoma State |
| 14 | Ethan Lizak | (15th) | So. | Minnesota |
| 15 | Jack Mueller | (16th) | Fr. | Virginia |
| 16 | Trey Andrews | (NR) | Sr. | Northern Colorado |
| 17 | Dalton Macri | (17th) | So. | Cornell |
| 18 | Elijah Oliver | (19th) | So. | Indiana |
| 19 | Noah Gonser | (NR) | RFr. | Eastern Michigan |
| 20 | Brent Fleetwood | (20th) | 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 | (4th) | So. | South Dakota State |
| 5 | Eric Montoya | (5th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 6 | Kaid Brock | (8th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 7 | Steven Micic | (9th) | Fr. | Michigan |
| 8 | Dom Forys | (7th) | Jr. | Pitt |
| 9 | Josh Alber | (10th) | Jr. | Northern Iowa |
| 10 | Earl Hall | (6th) | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 11 | Jaydin Eierman | (11th) | RFr. | Missouri |
| 12 | Tyson Dippery | (12th) | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 13 | Kevin Devoy | (13th) | Sr. | Drexel |
| 14 | Sean Fausz | (14th) | So. | NC State |
| 15 | Mark Grey | (NR) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 16 | Tyler Goodwin | (16th) | Jr. | Maryland |
| 17 | Scott Parker | (17th) | So. | Lehigh |
| 18 | Cameron Kelly | (18th) | So. | Ohio U. |
| 19 | Mitch McKee | (19th) | Fr. | Minnesota |
| 20 | Jered Cortez | (15th) | RFr. | Penn State |
141 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Dean Heil | (1st) | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| 2 | Joey McKenna | (2nd) | So. | Stanford |
| 3 | Randy Cruz | (3rd) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 4 | Kevin Jack | (5th) | Jr. | NC State |
| 5 | Anthony Ashnault | (4th) | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 6 | Bryce Meredith | (6th) | Jr. | Wyoming |
| 7 | Joseph Ward | (7th) | Sr. | North Carolina |
| 8 | Matt Kolodzik | (8th) | Fr. | Princeton |
| 9 | Matt Manley | (9th) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 10 | George DiCamilo | (11th) | Sr. | Virginia |
| 11 | Javier Gasca III | (10th) | Jr. | Michigan State |
| 12 | Ke-Shawn Hayes | (12th) | RFr. | Ohio State |
| 13 | Colton McCrystal | (15th) | Jr. | Nebraska |
| 14 | Tyler Smith | (17th) | Jr. | Bucknell |
| 15 | Logan Everett | (20th) | Sr. | Army |
| 16 | Mike Longo | (13th) | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| 17 | Brock Zacherl | (14th) | So. | Clarion |
| 18 | Russell Rohlfing | (NR) | RFr. | CSU Bakersfield |
| 19 | Cole Martin | (NR) | RFr. | Wisconsin |
| 20 | Sal Profaci | (NR) | RFr. | Michigan |
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 | (5th) | So. | Ohio State |
| 6 | Justin Oliver | (6th) | So. | Central Michigan |
| 7 | Patricio Lugo | (8th) | So. | Edinboro |
| 8 | Laike Gardner | (9th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 9 | Solomon Chishko | (7th) | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 10 | Christian Pagdilao | (10th) | Jr. | Arizona State |
| 11 | Sam Speno | (17th) | Sr. | NC State |
| 12 | Ken Theobold | (11th) | Sr. | Rutgers |
| 13 | Davion Jeffries | (13th) | So. | Oklahoma |
| 14 | Joey Delgado | (NR) | Sr. | Oregon State |
| 15 | Andrew Crone | (14th) | So. | Wisconsin |
| 16 | Steve Bleise | (16th) | So. | Northern Illinois |
| 17 | Alfred Bannister | (18th) | So. | Maryland |
| 18 | Jordan Laster | (19th) | Sr. | Princeton |
| 19 | Max Thomsen | (20th) | RFr. | Northern Iowa |
| 20 | Matt Cimato | (15th) | Sr. | Drexel |
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 | (4th) | Sr. | Rutgers |
| 5 | Max Rohskopf | (5th) | Sr. | NC State |
| 6 | Tyler Berger | (7th) | So. | Nebraska |
| 7 | Joey Lavallee | (8th) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 8 | Colin Heffernan | (9th) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 9 | Michael Kemerer | (10th) | RFr. | Iowa |
| 10 | Brian Murphy | (6th) | Sr. | Michigan |
| 11 | Jordan Kutler | (11th) | RFr. | Lehigh |
| 12 | Bryant Clagon | (13th) | Jr. | Rider |
| 13 | Andrew Atkinson | (15th) | Jr. | Virginia |
| 14 | Jake Short | (NR) | Jr. | Minnesota |
| 15 | Victor Lopez | (NR) | Sr. | Bucknell |
| 16 | Josh Shields | (16th) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 17 | Aaron Walker | (17th) | Sr. | The Citadel |
| 18 | Colin Holler | (18th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 19 | Jake Ryan | (19th) | So. | Ohio State |
| 20 | Joey Moon | (20th) | Sr. | North Carolina |
165 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Isaiah Martinez | (1st) | Jr. | Illinois |
| 2 | Logan Massa | (5th) | Fr. | Michigan |
| 3 | Isaac Jordan | (2nd) | Sr. | Wisconsin |
| 4 | Daniel Lewis | (3rd) | So. | Missouri |
| 5 | Mitch Minotti | (6th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 6 | Dylan Cottrell | (7th) | Sr. | West Virginia |
| 7 | Vincenzo Joseph | (10th) | RFr. | Penn State |
| 8 | Chad Walsh | (9th) | Jr. | Rider |
| 9 | Chandler Rogers | (4th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 10 | Clark Glass | (11th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 11 | Cooper Moore | (12th) | Sr | Northern Iowa |
| 12 | Jake Faust | (14th) | Jr. | Duke |
| 13 | Branson Ashworth | (NR) | So. | Wyoming |
| 14 | Austin Matthews | (16th) | Jr. | Edinboro |
| 15 | Anthony Valencia | (8th) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 16 | Austin Reese | (17th) | So. | Ohio U. |
| 17 | Tyler Marinelli | (18th) | Jr. | Gardner-Webb |
| 18 | TeShan Campbell | (15th) | So. | Pitt |
| 19 | Keaton Subjeck | (13th) | Jr. | Stanford |
| 20 | Brandon Womack | (NR) | RFr. | Cornell |
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 | Zahid Valencia | (7th) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 6 | Brian Realbuto | (5th) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 7 | Alex Meyer | (6th) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 8 | Ethan Ramos | (9th) | Jr. | North Carolina |
| 9 | Taylor Lujan | (NR) | RFr. | Northern Iowa |
| 10 | Myles Amine | (17th) | RFr. | Michigan |
| 11 | Lelund Weatherspoon | (10th) | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 12 | Geno Morelli | (11th) | Sr. | Penn State |
| 13 | Nicholas Wanzek | (14th) | Jr. | Minnesota |
| 14 | Zac Brunson | (8th) | Sr. | Illinois |
| 15 | C.J. Brucki | (NR) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 16 | Jim Wilson | (12th) | Sr. | Stanford |
| 17 | David Kocer | (16th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 18 | Nick Kee | (15th) | Jr. | Appalachian State |
| 19 | Jonathan Schleifer | (18th) | Jr. | Princeton |
| 20 | Ryan Preisch | (19th) | So. | Lehigh |
184 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Gabe Dean | (1st) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 2 | Timothy Dudley | (2nd) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 3 | Bo Nickal | (4th) | So. | Penn State |
| 4 | Myles Martin | (3rd) | So. | Ohio State |
| 5 | Nolan Boyd | (5th) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 6 | Sammy Brooks | (6th) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 7 | Zach Zavatsky | (7th) | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 8 | Pat Downey | (8th) | Jr. | Iowa State |
| 9 | Nathan Jackson | (9th) | Sr. | Indiana |
| 10 | Willie Miklus | (10th) | Jr. | Missouri |
| 11 | Nicholas Gravina | (12th) | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 12 | Jordan Ellingwood | (11th) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 13 | Jack Dechow | (13th) | Sr. | Old Dominion |
| 14 | Mike Macchiavello | (14th) | Jr. | NC State |
| 15 | Steven Schneider | (16th) | Jr. | Binghamton |
| 16 | Bryce Carr | (15th) | Jr. | Chattanooga |
| 17 | Ian Baker | (17th) | Jr. | Princeton |
| 18 | Hunter Gamble | (18th) | Sr. | Gardner-Webb |
| 19 | Chip Ness | (19th) | Jr. | North Carolina |
| 20 | Dakota Geer | (NR) | Fr. | Edinboro |
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 | Nate Rotert | (4th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 5 | Preston Weigel | (5th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 6 | Kollin Moore | (11th) | RFr. | Ohio State |
| 7 | Jake Smith | (6th) | Jr. | West Virginia |
| 8 | Kevin Beazley | (8th) | Jr. | Old Dominion |
| 9 | Aaron Studebaker | (9th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 10 | Brett Harner | (7th) | Sr. | Princeton |
| 11 | Shawn Scott | (10th) | Sr. | Northern Illinois |
| 12 | Matt McCutcheon | (15th) | Jr. | Penn State |
| 13 | Kyle Conel | (12th) | So. | Kent State |
| 14 | Ryan Wolfe | (13th) | Sr. | Rider |
| 15 | Corey Griego | (NR) | So. | Oregon State |
| 16 | Ricky Robertson | (14th) | Jr. | Wisconsin |
| 17 | Malik McDonald | (NR) | So. | NC State |
| 18 | Frank Mattiace | (16th) | So. | Penn |
| 19 | Brad Johnson | (19th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 20 | Parker Hines | (20th) | Sr. | Air Force |
Heavyweight
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Kyle Snyder | (1st) | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 2 | Connor Medbery | (2nd) | Sr. | Wisconsin |
| 3 | Ty Walz | (3rd) | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
| 4 | Nick Nevills | (6th) | So. | Penn State |
| 5 | Sam Stoll | (5th) | So. | Iowa |
| 6 | Michael Kroells | (7th) | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 7 | Tanner Hall | (4th) | So. | Arizona State |
| 8 | Brooks Black | (8th) | Jr. | Illinois |
| 9 | Denzel Dejournette | (9th) | Sr. | Appalachian State |
| 10 | Austin Schafer | (14th) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 11 | Collin Jensen | (10th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 12 | Nathan Butler | (11th) | Jr. | Stanford |
| 13 | Doug Vollaro | (13th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 14 | Ross Larson | (12th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 15 | Jared Johnson | (16th) | Sr. | Chattanooga |
| 16 | Billy Miller | (17th) | So. | Edinboro |
| 17 | Ryan Solomon | (18th) | Jr. | Pitt |
| 18 | Ray O’Donnell | (20th) | Sr. | Princeton |
| 19 | Brett Dempsey | (NR) | Jr. | American U. |
| 20 | Garrett Ryan | (19th) | Jr. | Columbia |
