Oklahoma State and Penn State head to Reno ranked 1st and 2nd
By Mike Finn
Updated: December 12, 2016
NEWTON, Iowa — As Oklahoma State and Penn State prepare to meet for the first time this Sunday at the Reno Tournament of Champions, the Cowboys and Nittany Lions remain the top two schools in WIN’s Dec. 12, 2016 Tournament Power Index, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
The Cowboys have tallied 94.5 TPI points, based on 10 ranked wrestlers, including seven rated among the top eight in their weight class. The Lions are second in WIN’s TPI with 87.5 points, based on nine ranked wrestlers, six in the top eight.
The 22nd annual event, which begins Friday and Saturday with a high school tournament, will see 26 college teams compete on Sunday, Dec. 18, in Reno, Nev.
If all of Oklahoma State’s and Penn State’s ranked wrestlers compete in the Reno TOC, here are wrestlers from each of the top two teams who would be in the same bracket:
| Weight | 1. Oklahoma State | 2. Penn State |
| 125 | 12. Nick Piccininni | 5. Nick Suriano |
| 133 | 6. Kaid Brock | 20. Jered Cortez |
| 141 | 1. Dean Heil | — |
| 149 | 3. Anthony Collica | 1. Zain Retherford |
| 157 | 3. Joe Smith | 1. Jason Nolf |
| 165 | 9. Chandler Rogers | 7. Vincezo Joseph |
| 174 | 4. Kyle Crutchmer | 11. Geno Morelli |
| 184 | 5. Nolan Boyd | 3. Bo Nickal |
| 197 | 5. Preston Weigel | 12. Matt McCutcheon |
| Hwt | 9. Austin Schafer | 4. Nick Nevills |
Ranked just behind Penn State is No. 3 Iowa, which is coming off an instate dual victory over Iowa State and features seven ranked wrestlers, all in the Top 8, for 87 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.
WIN’s Dec. 12, 2016 Team Dual Rankings
| Rk | School | W-L |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4-0 |
| 2 | Penn State | 4-0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 5-0 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 4-0 |
| 5 | Missouri | 3-1 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 4-1 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 7-0 |
| 8 | Cornell | 3-0 |
| 9 | NC State | 3-0 |
| 10 | Lehigh | 5-1 |
| 11 | Illinois | 1-0 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 6-1 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 3-1 |
| 14 | Central Michigan | 1-0 |
| 15 | Michigan | 3-1 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 3-0 |
| 17 | South Dakota State | 3-2 |
| 18 | Stanford | 2-1 |
| 19 | Arizona State | 1-1 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | 4-2 |
| 21 | Northern Iowa | 3-2 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 1-2 |
| 23 | Appalachian State | 5-1 |
| 24 | Chattanooga | 2-2 |
| 25 | Princeton | 3-4 |
WIN’s Dec. 12, 2016 Tournament Power Index (TPI)
| Rk. | School | Total | Top 8 | TPI |
| Ranked | Ranked | Points | ||
| 1. | Oklahoma State | 10 | 7 | 94.5 |
| 2. | Penn State | 9 | 6 | 87.5 |
| 3. | Iowa | 7 | 7 | 87 |
| 4. | Ohio State | 8 | 6 | 84 |
| 5. | Virginia Tech | 6 | 5 | 71.5 |
| 6. | Missouri | 8 | 5 | 67.5 |
| 7. | Cornell | 6 | 3 | 48.5 |
| 8. | Nebraska | 7 | 4 | 46.5 |
| 9. | Lehigh | 8 | 4 | 43.5 |
| 10. | Illinois | 5 | 2 | 41 |
| 11. | Wisconsin | 5 | 2 | 33.5 |
| 12. | Minnesota | 6 | 2 | 31.5 |
| 13t | Rutgers | 5 | 2 | 27 |
| 13t | South Dakota State | 4 | 2 | 27 |
| 15. | Michigan | 5 | 2 | 26.5 |
| 16. | Stanford | 5 | 1 | 22 |
| 17. | Arizona State | 5 | 2 | 21.5 |
| 18. | Northern Iowa | 6 | 1 | 20 |
| 19. | Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 20. | Princeton | 5 | 1 | 18.5 |
| 21. | NC State | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 22t | North Dakota State | 2 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 22t | West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 15.5 |
| 24. | Penn | 2 | 1 | 14.5 |
| 25t | Edinboro | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 25t | North Carolina | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 27. | Iowa State | 3 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 28t | Rider | 3 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 28t | Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 30. | Pitt | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 31. | Oklahoma | 5 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 32. | Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 33. | Appalachian State | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 34. | Virginia | 3 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 35t | Bucknell | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35t | Indiana | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35t | Maryland | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35t | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35t | Oregon State | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 40t | Army | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 40t | Chattanooga | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 40t | Drexel | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 40t | Ohio U. | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 40t | SIU-Edwardsville | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 45t | Campbell U. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 45t | Duke | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 45t | Gardner-Webb | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 45t | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 45t | Northern Colorado | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 50t | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50t | Kent State | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 52t | Air Force | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t | American U. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t | Clarion | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t | Columbia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t | CSU Bakersfield | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t | The Citadel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Dec. 12, 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 | (3rd) | Sr. | North Dakota State |
| 4 | Dylan Peters | (4th) | Sr. | Northern Iowa |
| 5 | Nick Suriano | (5th) | Fr. | Penn State |
| 6 | Darian Cruz | (6th) | Jr. | Lehigh |
| 7 | Barlow McGhee | (7th) | Jr. | Missouri |
| 8 | Tim Lambert | (8th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 9 | Nathan Kraisser | (9th) | Sr. | Campbell U. |
| 10 | Jose Rodriguez | (10th) | RFr. | Ohio State |
| 11 | Sean Russell | (11th) | So. | Edinboro |
| 12 | Nick Piccininni | (13th) | RFr. | Oklahoma State |
| 13 | Ethan Lizak | (14th) | So. | Minnesota |
| 14 | Connor Schram | (NR) | Jr. | Stanford |
| 15 | Jack Mueller | (15th) | Fr. | Virginia |
| 16 | Alfredo Rodriguez | (12th) | Sr. | SIUE |
| 17 | Noah Gonser | (19th) | RFr. | Eastern Michigan |
| 18 | Trey Andrews | (16th) | Sr. | Northern Colorado |
| 19 | Dalton Macri | (17th) | So. | Cornell |
| 20 | Elijah Oliver | (18th) | So. | Indiana |
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 | (6th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 7 | Steven Micic | (7th) | Fr. | Michigan |
| 8 | Dom Forys | (8th) | Jr. | Pitt |
| 9 | Earl Hall | (10th) | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 10 | Jaydin Eierman | (11th) | RFr. | Missouri |
| 11 | Scott Parker | (17th) | So. | Lehigh |
| 12 | Tyson Dippery | (12th) | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 13 | Kevin Devoy | (13th) | Sr. | Drexel |
| 14 | Josh Alber | (9th) | Jr. | Northern Iowa |
| 15 | Sean Fausz | (14th) | So. | NC State |
| 16 | Mark Grey | (15th) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 17 | Tyler Goodwin | (16th) | Jr. | Maryland |
| 18 | Mitch McKee | (19th) | Fr. | Minnesota |
| 19 | Cameron Kelly | (18th) | So. | Ohio U. |
| 20 | Jered Cortez | (20th) | RFr. | Penn State |
141 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Dean Heil | (1st) | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| 2 | Joey McKenna | (2nd) | So. | Stanford |
| 3 | Matt Kolodzik | (8th) | Fr. | Princeton |
| 4 | Randy Cruz | (3rd) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 5 | Kevin Jack | (4th) | Jr. | NC State |
| 6 | Anthony Ashnault | (5th) | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 7 | Bryce Meredith | (6th) | Jr. | Wyoming |
| 8 | Joseph Ward | (7th) | Sr. | North Carolina |
| 9 | Matt Manley | (9th) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 10 | George DiCamilo | (10th) | Sr. | Virginia |
| 11 | Javier Gasca III | (11th) | Jr. | Michigan State |
| 12 | Colton McCrystal | (13th) | Jr. | Nebraska |
| 13 | Tyler Smith | (14th) | Jr. | Bucknell |
| 14 | Logan Everett | (15th) | Sr. | Army |
| 15 | Cole Martin | (19th) | RFr. | Wisconsin |
| 16 | Mike Longo | (16th) | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| 17 | Brock Zacherl | (17th) | So. | Clarion |
| 18 | Russell Rohlfing | (18th) | RFr. | CSU Bakersfield |
| 19 | Sal Profaci | (20th) | RFr. | Michigan |
| 20 | Timmy Box | (NR) | Sr. | Northern Colorado |
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 | (7th) | So. | Edinboro |
| 8 | Laike Gardner | (8th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 9 | Solomon Chishko | (9th) | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 10 | Christian Pagdilao | (10th) | Jr. | Arizona State |
| 11 | Sam Speno | (11th) | Sr. | NC State |
| 12 | Alfred Bannister | (17th) | So. | Maryland |
| 13 | Davion Jeffries | (13th) | So. | Oklahoma |
| 14 | Joey Delgado | (14th) | Sr. | Oregon State |
| 15 | Ken Theobold | (12th) | Sr. | Rutgers |
| 16 | Max Thomsen | (19th) | RFr. | Northern Iowa |
| 17 | Steve Bleise | (16th) | So. | Northern Illinois |
| 18 | Andrew Crone | (15th) | So. | Wisconsin |
| 19 | Jordan Laster | (18th) | Sr. | Princeton |
| 20 | Matt Cimato | (20th) | 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 | Joey Lavallee | (7th) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 6 | Tyler Berger | (6th) | So. | Nebraska |
| 7 | Colin Heffernan | (8th) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 8 | Michael Kemerer | (9th) | RFr. | Iowa |
| 9 | Clay Ream | (NR) | Jr. | North Dakota State |
| 10 | Jake Short | (14th) | Jr. | Minnesota |
| 11 | Jordan Kutler | (11th) | RFr. | Lehigh |
| 12 | Andrew Atkinson | (13th) | Jr. | Virginia |
| 13 | Brian Murphy | (10th) | Sr. | Michigan |
| 14 | Bryant Clagon | (12th) | Jr. | Rider |
| 15 | Trevor Lopez | (15th) | 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 | Russell Parsons | (NR) | Sr. | Army |
| 20 | Jake Ryan | (20th) | So. | Ohio State |
165 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Isaiah Martinez | (1st) | Jr. | Illinois |
| 2 | Logan Massa | (2nd) | Fr. | Michigan |
| 3 | Isaac Jordan | (3rd) | Sr. | Wisconsin |
| 4 | Daniel Lewis | (4th) | So. | Missouri |
| 5 | Mitch Minotti | (5th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 6 | Dylan Cottrell | (6th) | Sr. | West Virginia |
| 7 | Vincenzo Joseph | (7th) | RFr. | Penn State |
| 8 | Chad Walsh | (8th) | Jr. | Rider |
| 9 | Chandler Rogers | (9th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 10 | Clark Glass | (10th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 11 | Jake Faust | (11th) | Jr. | Duke |
| 12 | Branson Ashworth | (12th) | So. | Wyoming |
| 13 | Bryce Steiert | (NR) | So. | Northern Iowa |
| 14 | Austin Matthews | (14th) | Jr. | Edinboro |
| 15 | Anthony Valencia | (15th) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 16 | Austin Reese | (16th) | So. | Ohio U. |
| 17 | Tyler Marinelli | (17th) | Jr. | Gardner-Webb |
| 18 | TeShan Campbell | (18th) | So. | Pitt |
| 19 | Keaton Subjeck | (19th) | Jr. | Stanford |
| 20 | Brandon Womack | (20) | 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 | (5th) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 6 | Brian Realbuto | (6th) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 7 | Alex Meyer | (7th) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 8 | Ethan Ramos | (8th) | Jr. | North Carolina |
| 9 | Taylor Lujan | (9th) | RFr. | Northern Iowa |
| 10 | Lelund Weatherspoon | (11th) | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 11 | Geno Morelli | (12th) | Sr. | Penn State |
| 12 | Nicholas Wanzek | (13th) | Jr. | Minnesota |
| 13 | Zac Brunson | (14th) | Sr. | Illinois |
| 14 | Myles Amine | (10th) | RFr. | Michigan |
| 15 | C.J. Brucki | (15th) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 16 | Jim Wilson | (16th) | Sr. | Stanford |
| 17 | Ryan Preisch | (20th) | So. | Lehigh |
| 18 | David Kocer | (17th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 19 | Jonathan Schleifer | (19th) | Jr. | Princeton |
| 20 | Nick Kee | (18th) | Jr. | Appalachian State |
184 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Gabe Dean | (1st) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 2 | Timothy Dudley | (2nd) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 3 | Bo Nickal | (3rd) | So. | Penn State |
| 4 | Myles Martin | (4th) | 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 | (11th) | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 12 | Jordan Ellingwood | (12th) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 13 | Jack Dechow | (13th) | Sr. | Old Dominion |
| 14 | Mike Macchiavello | (14th) | Jr. | NC State |
| 15 | Emery Parker | (NR) | So. | Illinois |
| 16 | Steven Schneider | (15th) | Jr. | Binghamton |
| 17 | Hunter Gamble | (18th) | Sr. | Gardner-Webb |
| 18 | Bryce Carr | (16th) | Jr. | Chattanooga |
| 19 | Drew Foster | (NR) | So. | Northern Iowa |
| 20 | Dakota Geer | (20th) | 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 | (6th) | RFr. | Ohio State |
| 7 | Jake Smith | (7th) | Jr. | West Virginia |
| 8 | Kevin Beazley | (8th) | Jr. | Old Dominion |
| 9 | Aaron Studebaker | (9th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 10 | Brett Harner | (10th) | Sr. | Princeton |
| 11 | Shawn Scott | (11th) | Sr. | Northern Illinois |
| 12 | Matt McCutcheon | (12th) | Jr. | Penn State |
| 13 | Kyle Conel | (13th) | So. | Kent State |
| 14 | Ryan Wolfe | (14th) | Sr. | Rider |
| 15 | Corey Griego | (15th) | So. | Oregon State |
| 16 | Ricky Robertson | (16th) | Jr. | Wisconsin |
| 17 | Malik McDonald | (17th) | So. | NC State |
| 18 | Frank Mattiace | (18th) | 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 | (4th) | So. | Penn State |
| 5 | Sam Stoll | (5th) | So. | Iowa |
| 6 | Michael Kroells | (6th) | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 7 | Tanner Hall | (7th) | So. | Arizona State |
| 8 | Denzel Dejournette | (9th) | Sr. | Appalachian State |
| 9 | Austin Schafer | (10th) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 10 | Collin Jensen | (11th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 11 | Nathan Butler | (12th) | Jr. | Stanford |
| 12 | Brooks Black | (8th) | Jr. | Illinois |
| 13 | Doug Vollaro | (13th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 14 | Ross Larson | (14th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 15 | Jared Johnson | (15th) | Sr. | Chattanooga |
| 16 | Ryan Solomon | (17th) | Jr. | Pitt |
| 17 | Ray O’Donnell | (18th) | Sr. | Princeton |
| 18 | Brett Dempsey | (19th) | Jr. | American U. |
| 19 | Garrett Ryan | (20th) | Jr. | Columbia |
| 20 | Jack McKiernan | (NR) | So. | SIU-Edwardsville |
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