Penn State ranked No. 1 in both WIN’s Feb. 6 Dual and Tournament rankings
NEWTON, Iowa — Penn State won the road dual at Ohio State last weekend to remain undefeated and is now rated No. 1 in both WIN’s dual-meet rankings and Tournament Power Index (TPI) in the Feb. 6 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
The Nittany Lions raised their dual record to 11-0 with the 32-12 victory over Ohio State last Friday in Columbus, Ohio, and have two more regular season home dual meets remaining this weekend: Friday vs. Illinois and Sunday vs. Maryland.
Dropping from the top spot to No. 2 in WIN’s dual rankings was Oklahoma State, which also remained undefeated (12-0) with wins at Edinboro and Kent State and will wrap up the regular season at home this weekend with duals against Wyoming and Oklahoma this Friday and Sunday.
By winning both their final duals this weekend, these top two teams would meet in the upcoming NWCA National Duals Series, Feb. 19, when Oklahoma State would play host to Penn State. Last year, the Lions beat the Cowboys at home in the championship dual of this series of duals that will feature the top eight Big Ten schools and top teams from the non-Big Ten conferences.
Penn State and Oklahoma State also remain No. 1 and 2 in WIN’s Tournament Power Index (TPI). The Lions have nine ranked wrestlers, seven in the Top 8 at their weights, and earned 103.5 TPI points compared to the Cowboys who feature 10 ranked wrestlers for 86.5 TPI points.
Just behind are Ohio State and Iowa with 82.5 and 79.5 TPI points, respectively. The Hawkeyes are rated above the Buckeyes in the dual rankings.
WIN’s TPI point totals are based on how individuals of each team are projected to finish in the 2017 NCAA Championships, March 16-18, in St. Louis, with Top-8 finishers (All-Americans) given the following points: 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 Feb. 6, 2017 Tournament Power Index (TPI)
| Total | Top 8 | TPI | ||
| Rk | School | Ranked | Ranked | Points |
| 1 | Penn State | 9 | 7 | 103.5 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 8 | 86.5 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 7 | 5 | 82.5 |
| 4 | Iowa | 7 | 5 | 79.5 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 6 | 67 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 7 | 5 | 63 |
| 7 | Missouri | 6 | 4 | 62 |
| 8 | Illinois | 7 | 2 | 40.5 |
| 9 | Lehigh | 8 | 3 | 40 |
| 10 | Arizona State | 4 | 4 | 37.5 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 7 | 3 | 37 |
| 12 | Cornell | 3 | 2 | 34 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 32.5 |
| 14 | Michigan | 5 | 2 | 27.5 |
| 15 | NC State | 6 | 2 | 22.5 |
| 16 | South Dakota State | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| 17t | North Dakota State | 2 | 2 | 18.5 |
| 17t | Stanford | 3 | 1 | 18.5 |
| 19 | Princeton | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| 20 | Duke | 3 | 1 | 16.5 |
| 21t | Edinboro | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 21t | Virginia | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 23 | Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 24 | Central Michigan | 5 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 25 | Rider | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 26 | Northern Iowa | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 27 | Indiana | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 28 | Wyoming | 4 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 29t | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 29t | Pitt | 3 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 31 | Penn | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 32t | Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 32t | West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 5 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 35 | Iowa State | 3 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 36 | Bucknell | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 37t | Army | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 37t | Oregon State | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | Drexel | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 40t | Chattanooga | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 41t | Appalachian State | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t | Buffalo | 3 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t | Campbell U. | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 41t | Navy | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 46t | American U. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 46t | CSU Bakersfield | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 46t | Hofstra | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 46t | Ohio U. | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 50t | Clarion | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50t | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 52t | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t | Lock Haven | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t | SIU-Edwardsville | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 52t | Utah Valley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Feb. 6, 2017 Team Dual Rankings
| Rk | School | Prev | W-L |
| 1 | Penn State | 2nd | 11-0 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 1st | 12-0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 3rd | 10-2 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 4th | 8-2 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 5th | 15-1 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 6th | 12-1 |
| 7 | Missouri | 7th | 10-3 |
| 8 | NC State | 8th | 12-1 |
| 9 | Cornell | 9th | 10-2 |
| 10 | Illinois | 10th | 8-2 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 11th | 11-3 |
| 12 | Lehigh | 12th | 8-4 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 13th | 6-4 |
| 14 | South Dakota State | 14th | 12-3 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 17th | 9-5 |
| 16 | Central Michigan | 18th | 7-2 |
| 17 | Michigan | 15th | 8-5 |
| 18 | Northern Iowa | 16th | 9-3 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 19th | 3-5 |
| 20 | Appalachian State | 22nd | 12-2 |
| 21 | Arizona State | 23rd | 8-4 |
| 22 | Stanford | 21st | 8-3 |
| 23 | North Dakota State | 20th | 12-4 |
| 24 | Virginia | NR | 10-5 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 24th | 6-6 |
WIN’s Feb. 6, 2017 NCAA Div. I Individual Rankings
125 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Thomas Gilman | (1st) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 2 | Nick Suriano | (2nd) | Fr. | Penn State |
| 3 | Joey Dance | (3rd) | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
| 4 | Josh Rodriguez | (4th) | Sr. | North Dakota State |
| 5 | Tim Lambert | (5th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 6 | Ethan Lizak | (6th) | So. | Minnesota |
| 7 | Darian Cruz | (7th) | Jr. | Lehigh |
| 8 | Jack Mueller | (8th) | Fr. | Virginia |
| 9 | Sean Russell | (9th) | So. | Edinboro |
| 10 | Josh Terao | (10th) | Jr. | American U. |
| 11 | Dylan Peters | (11th) | Sr. | Northern Iowa |
| 12 | Nick Piccininni | (12th) | RFr. | Oklahoma State |
| 13 | Sean Fausz | (NR) | So. | NC State |
| 14 | Nathan Kraisser | (16th) | Sr. | Campbell U. |
| 15 | Drew Templeman | (NR) | So. | Wyoming |
| 16 | Conor Youtsey | (13th) | Sr. | Michigan |
| 17 | Shakur Laney | (14th) | So. | Ohio U. |
| 18 | Kyle Akins | (NR) | So. | Buffalo |
| 19 | Alfredo Rodriguez | (19th) | Sr. | SIUE |
| 20 | Elijah Oliver | (20th) | So. | Indiana |
133 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Nathan Tomasello | (1st) | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 2 | Cory Clark | (2nd) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 3 | Zane Richards | (3rd) | Sr. | Illinois |
| 4 | Eric Montoya | (4th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 5 | Seth Gross | (5th) | So. | South Dakota State |
| 6 | Kaid Brock | (6th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 7 | Steven Micic | (7th) | Fr. | Michigan |
| 8 | Dom Forys | (8th) | Jr. | Pitt |
| 9 | Scott Parker | (9th) | So. | Lehigh |
| 10 | Josh Alber | (10th) | Jr. | Northern Iowa |
| 11 | Kevin Devoy | (11th) | Sr. | Drexel |
| 12 | Earl Hall | (13th) | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 13 | John Erneste | (14th) | So. | Missouri |
| 14 | Bryan Lantry | (15th) | So. | Buffalo |
| 15 | Joey Palmer | (NR) | Sr. | Oregon State |
| 16 | Connor Schram | (12th) | Jr. | Stanford |
| 17 | Cameron Kelly | (17th) | So. | Ohio U. |
| 18 | Mitch McKee | (16th) | Fr. | Minnesota |
| 19 | Korbin Myers | (19th) | RFr. | Edinboro |
| 20 | Jamal Morris | (NR) | So. | NC State |
141 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Dean Heil | (1st) | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| 2 | Joey McKenna | (2nd) | So. | Stanford |
| 3 | Kevin Jack | (3rd) | Jr. | NC State |
| 4 | Matt Kolodzik | (4th) | Fr. | Princeton |
| 5 | Anthony Ashnault | (5th) | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 6 | George DiCamillo | (7th) | Sr. | Virginia |
| 7 | Joseph Ward | (6th) | Sr. | North Carolina |
| 8 | Bryce Meredith | (8th) | Jr. | Wyoming |
| 9 | Jayden Eierman | (9th) | RFr. | Missouri |
| 10 | Tyler Smith | (10th) | Jr. | Bucknell |
| 11 | Logan Everett | (11th) | Sr. | Army |
| 12 | Randy Cruz | (12th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 13 | Colton McCrystal | (13th) | Jr. | Nebraska |
| 14 | Jimmy Gulibon | (14th) | Sr. | Penn State |
| 15 | Tommy Thorn | (15th) | So. | Minnesota |
| 16 | Brock Zacherl | (16th) | So. | Clarion |
| 17 | Luke Pletcher | (17th) | Fr. | Ohio State |
| 18 | Jared Prince | (18th) | Fr. | Navy |
| 19 | Topher Carton | (19th) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 20 | Russell Rohlfing | (20th) | RFr. | CSU Bakersfield |
149 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Zain Retherford | (1st) | Jr. | Penn State |
| 2 | Lavion Mayes | (2nd) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 3 | Anthony Collica | (3rd) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 4 | Brandon Sorensen | (4th) | Jr. | Iowa |
| 5 | Micah Jordan | (5th) | So. | Ohio State |
| 6 | Solomon Chishko | (6th) | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 7 | Justin Oliver | (7th) | So. | Central Michigan |
| 8 | Sam Speno | (10th) | Sr. | NC State |
| 9 | Patricio Lugo | (11th) | So. | Edinboro |
| 10 | Max Thomsen | (8th) | RFr. | Northern Iowa |
| 11 | Laike Gardner | (12th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 12 | Joey Delgado | (9th) | Sr. | Oregon State |
| 13 | Davion Jeffries | (16th) | So. | Oklahoma |
| 14 | Steve Bleise | (13th) | So. | Northern Illinois |
| 15 | Matt Cimato | (14th) | Sr. | Drexel |
| 16 | Alfred Bannister | (17th) | So. | Maryland |
| 17 | Alex Kocer | (18th) | Sr. | South Dakota State |
| 18 | Ken Theobold | (19th) | Sr. | Rutgers |
| 19 | Jordan Laster | (20th) | Sr. | Princeton |
| 20 | Eric Barone | (NR) | Fr. | Illinois |
157 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Jason Nolf | (1st) | So. | Penn State |
| 2 | Michael Kemerer | (2nd) | RFr. | Iowa |
| 3 | Tyler Berger | (3rd) | So. | Nebraska |
| 4 | Jordan Kutler | (4th) | RFr. | Lehigh |
| 5 | Joey Lavallee | (5th) | Sr. | Missouri |
| 6 | Joe Smith | (6th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 7 | Clay Ream | (8th) | Jr. | North Dakota State |
| 8 | Josh Shields | (9th) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 9 | Russell Parsons | (10th) | Sr. | Army |
| 10 | Clark Glass | (11th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 11 | Colin Heffernan | (7th) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 12 | Sal Mastriani | (12th) | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
| 13 | Kyle Langenderfer | (13th) | Jr. | Illinois |
| 14 | Brian Murphy | (16th) | Sr. | Michigan |
| 15 | Archie Colgan | (14th) | Jr. | Wyoming |
| 16 | Victor Lopez | (15th) | Sr. | Bucknell |
| 17 | Jake Short | (17th) | Jr. | Minnesota |
| 18 | Thomas Bullard | (18th) | Fr. | NC State |
| 19 | May Bethea | (19th) | Jr. | Penn |
| 20 | Andrew Atkinson | (20th) | Jr. | Virginia |
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 | Chad Walsh | (5th) | Jr. | Rider |
| 6 | Vincenzo Joseph | (6th) | RFr. | Penn State |
| 7 | Anthony Valencia | (7th) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 8 | Austin Matthews | (11th) | Jr. | Edinboro |
| 9 | Chandler Rogers | (9th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 10 | Dylan Palacio | (10th) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 11 | Bryce Steiert | (8th) | So. | Northern Iowa |
| 12 | Nick Wanzek | (12th) | Jr. | Minnesota |
| 13 | Yoanse Mejias | (17th) | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| 14 | Mitch Minotti | (13th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 15 | TeShan Campbell | (14th) | So. | Pitt |
| 16 | Dylan Cottrell | (15th) | Sr. | West Virginia |
| 17 | Jake Faust | (16th) | Jr. | Duke |
| 18 | Branson Ashworth | (18th) | So. | Wyoming |
| 19 | Lorenzo De La Riva | (NR) | RFr. | CSU Bakersfield |
| 20 | Luke Zilverberg | (19th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
174 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Zahid Valencia | (1st) | RFr. | Arizona State |
| 2 | Bo Jordan | (2nd) | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 3 | Brian Realbuto | (3rd) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 4 | Ryan Preisch | (4th) | So. | Lehigh |
| 5 | Zach Epperly | (5th) | Jr. | Virginia Tech |
| 6 | Mark Hall | (6th) | Fr. | Penn State |
| 7 | Casey Kent | (7th) | Sr. | Penn |
| 8 | Kyle Crutchmer | (8th) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 9 | Lelund Weatherspoon | (9th) | Sr. | Iowa State |
| 10 | Taylor Lujan | (10th) | RFr. | Northern Iowa |
| 11 | Ethan Ramos | (11th) | Jr. | North Carolina |
| 12 | Myles Amine | (12th) | RFr. | Michigan |
| 13 | Alex Meyer | (13th) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 14 | Zac Brunson | (14th) | Sr. | Illinois |
| 15 | Jadaen Bernstein | (16th) | Jr. | Navy |
| 16 | David Kocer | (15th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 17 | C.J. Brucki | (NR) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 18 | Austin Trott | (20th) | Sr. | Appalachian State |
| 19 | Jonathan Schleifer | (19th) | Jr. | Princeton |
| 20 | Connor Bass | (18th) | Sr. | Duke |
184 Pounds
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Gabe Dean | (1st) | Sr. | Cornell |
| 2 | Bo Nickal | (2nd) | So. | Penn State |
| 3 | Timothy Dudley | (3rd) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 4 | Sammy Brooks | (4th) | Sr. | Iowa |
| 5 | Nolan Boyd | (5th) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 6 | Nathan Jackson | (6th) | Sr. | Indiana |
| 7 | Zach Zavatsky | (7th) | So. | Virginia Tech |
| 8 | Jack Dechow | (8th) | Sr. | Old Dominion |
| 9 | Myles Martin | (9th) | So. | Ohio State |
| 10 | Pat Downey | (10th) | Jr. | Iowa State |
| 11 | Mike Macchiavello | (11th) | Jr. | NC State |
| 12 | Emery Parker | (12th) | So. | Illinois |
| 13 | Nicholas Gravina | (13th) | Jr. | Rutgers |
| 14 | Steven Schneider | (14th) | Jr. | Binghamton |
| 15 | Dakota Geer | (15th) | Fr. | Edinboro |
| 16 | Drew Foster | (16th) | So. | Northern Iowa |
| 17 | Bryce Carr | (17th) | Jr. | Chattanooga |
| 18 | Jordan Ellingwood | (18th) | Jr. | Central Michigan |
| 19 | Ville Heino | (20th) | Jr. | Campbell |
| 20 | Bryce Carr | (NR) | Jr. | Chattanooga |
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 | Kollin Moore | (4th) | RFr. | Ohio State |
| 5 | Aaron Studebaker | (5th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 6 | Nate Rotert | (6th) | Jr. | South Dakota State |
| 7 | Jake Smith | (8th) | Jr. | West Virginia |
| 8 | Preston Weigel | (7th) | So. | Oklahoma State |
| 9 | Brett Harner | (9th) | Sr. | Princeton |
| 10 | Matt McCutcheon | (10th) | Jr. | Penn State |
| 11 | Ryan Wolfe | (11th) | Sr. | Rider |
| 12 | Kevin Beazley | (13th) | Jr. | Old Dominion |
| 13 | Ricky Robertson | (14th) | Jr. | Wisconsin |
| 14 | Austin Severn | (12th) | Sr. | Central Michigan |
| 15 | Shawn Scott | (15th) | Sr. | Northern Illinois |
| 16 | Tom Sleigh | (16th) | Jr. | Bucknell |
| 17 | Frank Mattiace | (17th) | So. | Penn |
| 18 | James Benjamin | (18th) | Sr. | Buffalo |
| 19 | Brad Johnson | (19th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 20 | Tanner Orndorff | (20th) | RFr. | Utah Valley |
Heavyweight
| Rk | Name | Prev. | Yr. | School |
| 1 | Kyle Snyder | (1st) | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 2 | Connor Medbery | (2nd) | Sr. | Wisconsin |
| 3 | Jake Kasper | (3rd) | Jr. | Duke |
| 4 | Ty Walz | (4th) | Sr. | Virginia Tech |
| 5 | Nick Nevills | (5th) | So. | Penn State |
| 6 | Austin Schafer | (6th) | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| 7 | Michael Kroells | (7th) | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 8 | Tanner Hall | (8th) | So. | Arizona State |
| 9 | Denzel Dejournette | (9th) | Sr. | Appalachian State |
| 10 | Collin Jensen | (11th) | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 11 | Nathan Butler | (10th) | Jr. | Stanford |
| 12 | Michael Hughes | (12th) | Sr. | Hofstra |
| 13 | Ryan Solomon | (13th) | Jr. | Pitt |
| 14 | Jared Johnson | (14th) | Sr. | Chattanooga |
| 15 | Brooks Black | (15th) | Jr. | Illinois |
| 16 | Doug Vollaro | (16th) | Sr. | Lehigh |
| 17 | Thomas Haines | (17th) | So. | Lock Haven |
| 18 | Ross Larson | (18th) | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 19 | Billy Miller | (20th) | So. | Edinboro |
| 20 | Cody Crawford | (NR) | Jr. | Oregon State |
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