Phillippi & DeSanto make big jumps at 133 pounds
NEWTON, Iowa — Coming off big upsets last weekend, Pitt’s Micky Phillippi and Iowa’s Austin DeSanto continue to make the 133-pound weight class the most competitive as each made big jumps in WIN’s Jan. 21 Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
Phillipi, a redshirt freshman, defeated Oklahoma State’s second-ranked Daton Fix last Saturday to move up four spots to No. 2 in WIN’s rankings at 133. Meanwhile, DeSanto, a sophomore transfer from Drexel, moved up four spots to No. 5 after the Hawkeye knocked off Rutgers’ third-ranked Nick Suriano last Friday in a home dual.
Defending NCAA team champ Penn State has the top spot in both WIN’s Tournament Power Index (122 TPI points) and Dual-Team Rankings (7-0). The Nittany Lions feature nine ranked wrestlers, including seven in the Top 8 of their weight classes and four top-ranked wrestlers. One of their top-ranked returning champs is 157-pounder Jason Nolf, who defeated Nebraska’s No. 2-ranked Tyler Berger on Sunday.
Ohio State (7-0) remained No. 2 in both rankings in the TPI (6 in the Top 8 and 87 points) and dual rankings.
Iowa (8-0) took over the No. 3 spot in WIN’s TPI with seven wrestlers in the Top 8 and 82.5 points. Oklahoma State (70.5 TPI points) is rated No. 4, followed by Michigan (66.5).
WIN’s Tournament Power Index (TPI) awards team points for individuals ranked in the respective weight classes based on how many potential All-Americans each school could produce at the 2019 NCAA Championships, March 21-23, in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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 Jan. 21, 2019 Tournament Power Index
| Rk. | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1. | Penn State | 9 | 7 | 122 |
| 2. | Ohio State | 7 | 6 | 87 |
| 3. | Iowa | 9 | 7 | 82.5 |
| 4. | Oklahoma State | 9 | 5 | 70.5 |
| 5. | Michigan | 9 | 6 | 66.5 |
| 6. | NC State | 6 | 5 | 48 |
| 7. | Minnesota | 7 | 3 | 46 |
| 8. | Nebraska | 8 | 3 | 40 |
| 9t. | Missouri | 8 | 2 | 35.5 |
| 9t. | Princeton | 3 | 2 | 35.5 |
| 11. | Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 35 |
| 12. | Cornell | 7 | 2 | 34 |
| 13. | Illinois | 6 | 2 | 31.5 |
| 14. | Virginia Tech | 6 | 3 | 29.5 |
| 15. | Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| 16. | Rutgers | 4 | 1 | 27.5 |
| 17. | Lehigh | 4 | 3 | 22.5 |
| 18. | Pitt | 5 | 1 | 21.5 |
| 19. | Wisconsin | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| 20. | Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 21. | North Carolina | 5 | 1 | 17.5 |
| 22. | Virginia | 2 | 2 | 15.5 |
| 23. | Wyoming | 4 | 2 | 14.5 |
| 24t. | Army | 2 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 24t. | Northern Iowa | 5 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 26. | Lock Haven | 1 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 27. | Stanford | 2 | 1 | 11.5 |
| 28. | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 29. | Iowa State | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 30t. | Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 30t. | Utah Valley | 5 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 32. | Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 33t. | Duke | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 33t. | Old Dominion | 4 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 35. | Purdue | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 36t. | Bucknell | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 36. | North Dakota State | 3 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 38. | Fresno State | 4 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 39t. | CSU Bakersfield | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 39t. | Drexel | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 39t. | Northern Colorado | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 42t. | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 42t. | Campbell | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 42t. | George Mason | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 42t. | Navy | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 42t. | Ohio U. | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 47t. | American U. | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 47t. | Brown | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 47t. | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 47t. | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 51t. | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t. | Clarion | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t. | Penn | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t. | Rider | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t. | South Dakota State | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t. | West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Jan. 21, 2019 Dual-Team Rankings
| Rk | School | Record | Previous |
| 1. | Penn State | 7-0 | 1st |
| 2. | Ohio State | 7-0 | 2nd |
| 3. | Iowa | 8-0 | 3rd |
| 4. | Oklahoma State | 9-0 | 4th |
| 5. | Michigan | 8-0 | 5th |
| 6. | Missouri | 13-0 | 6th |
| 7. | NC State | 12-2 | 7th |
| 8. | Minnesota | 10-2 | 8th |
| 9. | Cornell | 6-2 | 9th |
| 10. | Nebraska | 8-3 | 10th |
| 11. | Wyoming | 11-3 | 11th |
| 12. | Virginia Tech | 5-2 | 13th |
| 13. | Princeton | 4-4 | 14th |
| 14. | Northern Iowa | 3-4 | 16th |
| 15. | Wisconsin | 6-4 | 12th |
| 16. | Pitt | 8-1 | 15th |
| 17. | Arizona State | 4-6 | 17th |
| 18. | Rutgers | 7-4 | 18th |
| 19. | Purdue | 5-5 | 19th |
| 20. | North Carolina | 7-5 | 20th |
| 21. | Iowa State | 6-1 | 23rd |
| 22. | Stanford | 5-0 | 21st |
| 23. | Northwestern | 3-6 | 22nd |
| 24. | Virginia | 11-6 | 24th |
| 25. | North Dakota State | 6-5 | 25th |
WIN’s Jan. 21, 2019 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Sebastian Rivera | Northwestern | So. | 1st |
| 2 | Spencer Lee | Iowa | So. | 2nd |
| 3 | Nick Piccininni | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4 | Ronnie Bresser | Oregon State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5 | Jack Mueller | Virginia | Jr. | 5th |
| 6 | Sean Russell | Minnesota | Sr. | 6th |
| 7 | Sean Fausz | NC State | Sr. | 7th |
| 8 | Rayvon Foley | Michigan State | So. | 8th |
| 9 | Pat Glory | Princeton | Fr. | 9th |
| 10 | Ryan Millhof | Arizona State | Sr. | 10th |
| 11 | Vitali Arujau | Cornell | Fr. | 11th |
| 12 | Brent Fleetwood | North Dakota State | Sr. | 12th |
| 13 | Zeke Moisey | Nebraska | Sr. | 13th |
| 14 | Connor Brown | Wisconsin | So. | 14th |
| 15 | Travis Piotrowski | Illinois | Jr. | 15th |
| 16 | Drew Mattin | Michigan | So. | 16th |
| 17 | Rico Montoya | Northern Colorado | Sr. | 17th |
| 18 | Alex Mackall | Iowa State | So. | 18th |
| 19 | Michael McGee | Old Dominion | So. | 19th |
| 20 | Shakur Laney | Ohio U. | Jr | 20th |
133 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Stevan Micic | Michigan | Jr. | 1st |
| 2 | Micky Phillippi | Pitt | RS Fr. | 6th |
| 3 | Daton Fix | Oklahoma State | RS Fr. | 2nd |
| 4 | Luke Pletcher | Ohio State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5 | Austin DeSanto | Iowa | So. | 9th |
| 6 | Nick Suriano | Rutgers | Jr. | 3rd |
| 7 | Tariq Wilson | NC State | So. | 5th |
| 8 | Montorie Bridges | Wyoming | So. | 8th |
| 9 | Austin Gomez | Iowa State | RS Fr. | 7th |
| 10 | John Erneste | Missouri | Sr. | 10th |
| 11 | Ethan Lizak | Minnesota | Jr. | 11th |
| 12 | Chas Tucker | Cornell | Jr. | 12th |
| 13 | Roman Bravo-Young | Penn State | Fr. | 14th |
| 14 | Korbin Myers | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 13th |
| 15 | Josh Terao | American U. | Sr. | 15th |
| 16 | Cam Sykora | North Dakota State | Jr. | 16th |
| 17 | Dylan Duncan | Illinois | So. | 17th |
| 18 | Sean Nickell | CSU Bakersfield | Sr. | 18th |
| 19 | Ben Thornton | Purdue | Sr. | 19th |
| 20 | Gary Wayne Harding | North Carolina | Sr. | 20th |
141 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Yianni Diakomihalis | Cornell | So. | 1st |
| 2 | Joey McKenna | Ohio State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3 | Jaydin Eierman | Missouri | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4 | Michael Carr | Illinois | So. | 5th |
| 5 | Mitch McKee | Minnesota | Jr. | 4th |
| 6 | Nick Lee | Penn State | So. | 6th |
| 7 | Bryan Lantry | Buffalo | Sr. | 7th |
| 8 | Kanen Storr | Michigan | So. | 8th |
| 9 | Josh Alber | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 9th |
| 10 | Matt Findlay | Utah Valley | So. | 10th |
| 11 | Kaid Brock | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 11th |
| 12 | Sa’Derian Perry | Old Dominion | Jr. | 12th |
| 13 | Dom Demas | Oklahoma | RS Fr. | 13th |
| 14 | Tristan Moran | Wisconsin | Jr. | 14th |
| 15 | Max Murin | Iowa | RS Fr. | 15th |
| 16 | Sam Turner | Wyoming | So. | 16th |
| 17 | Chad Red | Nebraska | So. | 17th |
| 18 | Ian Parker | Iowa State | So. | 18th |
| 19 | A.C. Headlee | North Carolina | Jr. | 19th |
| 20 | Nick Gil | Navy | Sr. | 20th |
149 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Matt Kolodzik | Princeton | Jr. | 1st |
| 2 | Anthony Ashnault | Rutgers | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3 | Micah Jordan | Ohio State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4 | Austin O’Connor | North Carolina | RS Fr. | 4th |
| 5 | Kaden Gfeller | Oklahoma State | RS Fr. | 5th |
| 6 | Justin Oliver | NC State | Sr. | 6th |
| 7 | Mitch Finesilver | Duke | Sr. | 7th |
| 8 | Pat Lugo | Iowa | Sr. | 9th |
| 9 | Brock Mauller | Missouri | Fr. | 11th |
| 10 | Max Thomsen | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 8th |
| 11 | Josh Heil | Campbell | So. | 10th |
| 12 | Brady Berge | Penn State | RS Fr. | 12th |
| 13 | Russell Rohlfing | CSU Bakersfield | Jr. | 13th |
| 14 | Jarrett Degen | Iowa State | So. | 14th |
| 15 | Khristian Olivas | Fresno State | Jr. | 15th |
| 16 | Tommy Thorn | Minnesota | Sr. | 16th |
| 17 | Robert Lee | Pitt | Sr. | 17th |
| 18 | Henry Pohlmeyer | South Dakota State | Jr. | 18th |
| 19 | Anthony Artalona | Penn | Fr. | 19th |
| 20 | Malik Amine | Michigan | Sr. | 20th |
157 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Jason Nolf | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2 | Tyler Berger | Nebraska | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3 | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | So. | 3rd |
| 4 | Hayden Hidlay | NC State | So. | 4th |
| 5 | Kaleb Young | Iowa | So. | 5th |
| 6 | Alec Pantaleo | Michigan | Sr. | 7th |
| 7 | Ke-Shawn Hayes | Ohio State | Jr. | 8th |
| 8 | Zach Hartman | Bucknell | Fr. | 9th |
| 9 | Steve Bleise | Minnesota | Sr. | 11th |
| 10 | Griffin Parriott | Purdue | So. | 6th |
| 11 | Larry Early | Old Dominion | Jr. | 12th |
| 12 | Eric Barone | Illinois | Jr. | 13th |
| 13 | Josh Humphreys | Lehigh | Fr. | 15th |
| 14 | Jarrett Jacques | Missouri | Fr. | 17th |
| 15 | John Van Brill | Rutgers | Sr. | 16th |
| 16 | Dominick Mandarino | Stanford | So. | NR |
| 17 | Taleb Rahmani | Pitt | Jr. | 10th |
| 18 | BC LaPrade | Virginia Tech | So. | 18th |
| 19 | Zac Carson | Ohio U. | Jr. | NR |
| 20 | Josh McClure | North Carolina | So. | 20th |
165 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Vincenzo Joseph | Penn State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2 | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | So. | 2nd |
| 3 | Evan Wick | Wisconsin | So. | 3rd |
| 4 | Chance Marstellar | Lock Haven | Sr. | 4th |
| 5 | Josh Shields | Arizona State | Jr. | 5th |
| 6 | Isaiah White | Nebraska | Jr. | 6th |
| 7 | Branson Ashworth | Wyoming | Sr. | 7th |
| 8 | Logan Massa | Michigan | Jr. | 8th |
| 9 | Chandler Rogers | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 9th |
| 10 | Demetrius Romero | Utah Valley | Jr. | 10th |
| 11 | Bryce Steiert | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 11th |
| 12 | Andrew Fogarty | North Dakota State | Jr. | 12th |
| 13 | Mekhi Lewis | Virginia Tech | RS Fr. | 13th |
| 14 | Connor Flynn | Missouri | Jr. | 14th |
| 15 | Jon Viruet | Brown | Sr. | 17th |
| 16 | Ebed Jarrell | Drexel | Jr. | NR |
| 17 | Joey Gunther | Illinois | Jr. | 18th |
| 18 | Jesse Dellavecchia | Rider | Jr. | 19th |
| 19 | Thomas Bullard | NC State | So. | 15th |
| 20 | Nick Kiussis | West Virginia | So. | 20th |
174 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Mark Hall | Penn State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2 | Zahid Valencia | Arizona State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3 | Myles Amine | Michigan | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4 | Daniel Lewis | Missouri | Sr. | 4th |
| 5 | Joe Smith | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 5th |
| 6 | David McFadden | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 6th |
| 7 | Jordan Kutler | Lehigh | Jr. | 7th |
| 8 | Taylor Lujan | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 8th |
| 9 | Mikey Labriola | Nebraska | RS Fr. | 9th |
| 10 | Brandon Womack | Cornell | Jr. | 10th |
| 11 | Ryan Christensen | Wisconsin | Sr. | 11th |
| 12 | Kimball Bastian | Utah Valley | Jr. | 12th |
| 13 | Matt Finesilver | Duke | So. | 13th |
| 14 | Brit Wilson | Northern Illinois | RS Fr. | 15th |
| 15 | Devin Skatzka | Minnesota | Jr. | 16th |
| 16 | Seldon Wright | Old Dominion | Sr. | 17th |
| 17 | Dylan Lydy | Purdue | Jr. | 19th |
| 18 | Ben Harvey | Army | Jr. | 18th |
| 19 | Spencer Carey | Navy | Jr. | NR |
| 20 | Te’Shan Campbell | Ohio State | Sr. | 20th |
184 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Myles Martin | Ohio State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2 | Shakur Rasheed | Penn State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3 | Emery Parker | Illinois | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4 | Nick Reenan | NC State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5 | Zack Zavatsky | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 5th |
| 6 | Ryan Preisch | Lehigh | Sr. | 6th |
| 7 | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | So. | 7th |
| 8 | Max Dean | Cornell | So. | 8th |
| 9 | Drew Foster | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 9th |
| 10 | Chip Ness | North Carolina | Sr. | 10th |
| 11 | Lou DePrez | Binghamton | Fr. | 11th |
| 12 | Cash Wilcke | Iowa | Jr. | 12th |
| 13 | Jacobe Smith | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 14th |
| 14 | Nino Bonaccorsi | Pitt | Fr. | 13th |
| 15 | Cameron Caffey | Michigan State | So. | 17th |
| 16 | Samuel Colbray | Iowa State | So. | 16th |
| 17 | Dylan Wisman | Missouri | Jr. | 15th |
| 18 | Mason Reinhardt | Wisconsin | Jr. | 18th |
| 19 | Jackson Hemauer | Fresno State | RS Fr. | 19th |
| 20 | Nick Gravina | Rutgers | Sr. | 20th |
197 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Bo Nickal | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2 | Kollin Moore | Ohio State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3 | Patrick Brucki | Princeton | So. | 3rd |
| 4 | Rocco Caywood | Army | Sr. | 5th |
| 5 | Nathan Traxler | Stanford | So. | 6th |
| 6 | Jacob Warner | Iowa | RS Fr. | 7th |
| 7 | Tom Sleigh | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 8th |
| 8 | Jay Aiello | Virginia | So. | 9th |
| 9 | Willie Miklus | Iowa State | Sr. | 10th |
| 10 | Dakota Geer | Oklahoma State | So. | NR |
| 11 | Christian Brunner | Purdue | Jr. | 11th |
| 12 | Eric Schultz | Nebraska | So. | 12th |
| 13 | Jackson Striggow | Michigan | Jr. | 14th |
| 14 | Jacob Seely | Northern Colorado | Jr. | 15th |
| 15 | Wyatt Koelling | Missouri | So. | 16th |
| 16 | Ben Honis | Cornell | Sr. | 17th |
| 17 | Stephen Loiseau | Drexel | Sr. | 19th |
| 18 | Josh Hokit | Fresno State | Jr. | NR |
| 19 | Tanner Orndorff | Utah Valley | Jr. | 13th |
| 20 | Greg Bulsak | Clarion | So. | 20th |
Heavyweight
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1 | Gable Steveson | Minnesota | Fr. | 1st |
| 2 | Derek White | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3 | Anthony Cassar | Penn State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4 | Sam Stoll | Iowa | Sr. | 4th |
| 5 | Youssif Hemida | Maryland | Sr. | 5th |
| 6 | Mason Parris | Michigan | Fr. | 6th |
| 7 | Amar Dhesi | Oregon State | Sr. | 7th |
| 8 | Jordan Wood | Lehigh | So. | 8th |
| 9 | Matt Voss | George Mason | Sr. | 10th |
| 10 | Demetrius Thomas | Pitt | Jr. | 12th |
| 11 | Jake Gunning | Buffalo | Sr. | 13th |
| 12 | David Jensen | Nebraska | Jr. | 14th |
| 13 | Tate Orndorff | Utah Valley | Jr. | 9th |
| 14 | Conan Jennings | Northwestern | Sr. | 15th |
| 15 | Trent Hillger | Wisconsin | RS Fr. | 11th |
| 16 | Chase Singletary | Ohio State | RS Fr. | 16th |
| 17 | Jeramy Sweany | Cornell | Sr. | 17th |
| 18 | Brian Andrews | Wyoming | So. | 18th |
| 19 | Matt Stencel | Central Michigan | So. | 19th |
| 20 | A.J. Nevills | Fresno State | So. | NR |
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