Lewis pin of Valencia highlights WIN’s Feb. 11 Rankings

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Updated: February 11, 2019

Photo: Missouri’s Daniel Lewis celebrated after pinning Arizona State’s Zahid Valencia in a dual meet last weekend. (Missouri photo)

NEWTON, Iowa — Daniel Lewis of Missouri, fresh off his pin against Arizona State’s defending national champion Zahid Valencia this past Friday, has moved up to No. 2 at 174 pounds to highlight WIN Magazine’s Feb. 11 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.

Not all highly-ranked wrestlers, who lost last weekend, necessarily dropped in WIN’s individual rankings, which are based more on the entire season’s results. As WIN has always done with its weekly rankings, the rankings are a prediction of final NCAA tournament placements at that particular point in the season based on each wrestler’s full season of competition up until each week’s release.

This approach to rankings leads to more accurate rankings and better sets up fans for the 2019 NCAA Division I Championships, which will be held March 21-23 in Pittsburgh, Pa. It also helps determine WIN’s Tournament Power Index that predicts team finishes at the national tournament.

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.

With that in mind, Penn State (11-0) solidified its No. 1 ranking in both WIN’s Dual-Team rankings and TPI (123 points) after beating Ohio State last Friday. Both Iowa (85 TPI points) and Oklahoma State (81.5) also moved past Ohio State (75) in WIN’s TPI.

The following is a list of the current TPI, including total ranked and Top 8-ranked wrestlers per school … as well as WIN’s Dual-Team and Individual Rankings.

 

WIN’s Feb. 11, 2019 Tournament Power Index

Rk. School Total Rank Top 8 TPI Pts
1. Penn State 9 7 123
2. Iowa 9 7 85
3. Oklahoma State 8 6 81.5
4. Ohio State 7 5 75
5. Michigan 9 6 63
6. Nebraska 8 4 44.5
7. Minnesota 6 4 44
8. NC State 5 4 40
9. Missouri 8 2 39
10. Northwestern 3 2 35.5
11t. Cornell 7 2 34
11t. Rutgers 3 2 34
13. Princeton 3 2 31.5
14. Illinois 6 2 30.5
15. Lehigh 4 3 30
16. Arizona State 3 2 28
17. Virginia Tech 6 2 26.5
18. Oregon State 2 2 25
19. Iowa State 6 2 22
20. Northern Iowa 6 2 21.5
21. Wisconsin 5 1 19
22. Virginia 3 2 16.5
23. Wyoming 5 2 16
24. North Carolina 6 1 15.5
25. Pitt 4 1 15
26. Lock Haven 3 1 12.5
27. Duke 2 1 10.5
28t. Army 2 1 8
28t. Michigan State 2 1 8
30. Utah Valley 4 0 7
31. Purdue 4 0 6.5
32. Old Dominion 4 0 6
33. Binghamton 1 1 5.5
34t. North Dakota State 3 0 5
34t. Stanford 3 0 5
36. Buffalo 2 0 3.5
36. Fresno State 3 0 3.5
38. Campbell 2 0 3
38. Navy 3 0 3
40. CSU Bakersfield 2 0 2.5
40. Drexel 2 0 2.5
40. Northern Colorado 2 0 2.5
43t. Bucknell 1 0 2
43t. Central Michigan 1 0 2
43t. Maryland 1 0 2
43t. Northern Illinois 1 0 2
47t. American U. 1 0 1.5
47t. Brown 1 0 1.5
47t. George Mason 1 0 1.5
47t. Oklahoma 1 0 1.5
51t. Clarion 1 0 1
51t. Ohio U. 1 0 1
51t. Penn 1 0 1
51t. Rider 1 0 1
51t. South Dakota State 1 0 1
51t. VMI 1 0 1

 

 

WIN’s Feb. 11, 2019 Dual-Team Rankings

Rk School Record Previous
1. Penn State 11-0 1st
2. Iowa 12-0 2nd
3. Oklahoma State 13-0 3rd
4. Michigan 10-1 4th
5. Ohio State 9-2 5th
6. Missouri 15-0 6th
7. Cornell 11-2 9th
8. Nebraska 11-4 10th
9. NC State 14-3 7th
10. Minnesota 13-3 8th
11. Northern Iowa 6-5 12th
12. Iowa State 9-2 13th
13. Virginia Tech 8-3 11th
14. Wyoming 15-4 14th
15. Rutgers 11-5 15th
16. North Carolina 11-5 19th
17. Pitt 9-3 20th
18. Wisconsin 8-5 16th
19. Princeton 7-6 18th
20. Virginia 12-8 21st
21. Lehigh 7-9 22nd
22. Lock Haven 8-3 23rd
23. Purdue 6-8 25th
24. North Dakota State 9-5 NR
25. Fresno State 9-7 24th

 

WIN’s Feb. 11, 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 Rayvon Foley Michigan State So. 7th
8 Vitali Arujau Cornell Fr. 11th
9 Brent Fleetwood North Dakota State Sr. 9th
10 Ryan Millhof Arizona State Sr. 10th
11 Sean Fausz NC State Sr. 14th
12 Pat Glory Princeton Fr. 8th
13 Travis Piotrowski Illinois Jr. 13th
14 Drew Mattin Michigan So. 14th
15 Zeke Moisey Nebraska Sr. 15th
16 Alex Mackall Iowa State So. 16th
17 Michael McGee Old Dominion So. 17th
18 Jay Schwarm Northern Iowa Jr. 18th
19 Rico Montoya Northern Colorado Sr. 19th
20 Cole Verner Wyoming Jr. 20th

 

133 pounds

Rk. Name School Year Rk
1 Stevan Micic Michigan Jr. 1st
2 Daton Fix Oklahoma State RS Fr. 2nd
3 Austin DeSanto Iowa So. 3rd
4 Nick Suriano Rutgers Jr. 5th
5 Micky Phillippi Pitt RS Fr. 4th
6 Tariq Wilson NC State So. NR
7 Montorie Bridges Wyoming So. 7th
8 Austin Gomez Iowa State RS Fr. 8th
9 Luke Pletcher Ohio State Jr. 6th
10 John Erneste Missouri Sr. 9th
11 Ethan Lizak Minnesota Jr. 10th
12 Chas Tucker Cornell Jr. 11th
13 Roman Bravo-Young Penn State Fr. 14th
14 Korbin Myers Virginia Tech Jr. 12th
15 Josh Terao American U. Sr. 15th
16 Cam Sykora North Dakota State Jr. 16th
17 Gary Wayne Harding North Carolina Sr. 20th
18 Ben Thornton Purdue Sr. 17th
19 Sean Nickell CSU Bakersfield Sr. 18th
20 Dylan Duncan Illinois So. 19th

 

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. 4th
5 Nick Lee Penn State So. 5th
6 Josh Alber Northern Iowa Sr. 6th
7 Mitch McKee Minnesota Jr. 7th
8 Kanen Storr Michigan So. 8th
9 Bryan Lantry Buffalo Sr. 9th
10 Matt Findlay Utah Valley So. 10th
11 Tristan Moran Wisconsin Jr. 12th
12 Ian Parker Iowa State So. 13th
13 Kaid Brock Oklahoma State Jr. 14th
14 Sa’Derian Perry Old Dominion Jr. 11th
15 Max Murin Iowa RS Fr. 15th
16 Dom Demas Oklahoma RS Fr. 16th
17 Sam Turner Wyoming So. 17th
18 Chad Red Nebraska So. 18th
19 A.C. Headlee North Carolina Jr. 19th
20 Nick Gil Navy Sr. 20th

 

149 pounds

Rk. Name School Year Previous
1 Anthony Ashnault Rutgers Sr. 1st
2 Matt Kolodzik Princeton Jr. 2nd
3 Micah Jordan Ohio State Sr. 3rd
4 Kaden Gfeller Oklahoma State RS Fr. 4th
5 Austin O’Connor North Carolina RS Fr. 5th
6 Mitch Finesilver Duke Sr. 6th
7 Justin Oliver NC State Sr. 7th
8 Pat Lugo Iowa Sr. 8th
9 Brock Mauller Missouri Fr. 9th
10 Max Thomsen Northern Iowa Jr. 10th
11 Josh Heil Campbell So. 11th
12 Brady Berge Penn State RS Fr. 12th
13 Jarrett Degen Iowa State So. 14th
14 Requir Van Der Merwe Stanford So. NR
15 Khristian Olivas Fresno State Jr. 15th
16 Russell Rohlfing CSU Bakersfield Jr. 16th
17 Henry Pohlmeyer South Dakota State Jr. 17th
18 Anthony Artalona Penn Fr. 18th
19 Jared Prince Navy Jr. 19th
20 Cole Martin Wisconsin Jr. 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 Alec Pantaleo Michigan Sr. 5th
6 Kaleb Young Iowa So. 7th
7 Ke-Shawn Hayes Ohio State Jr. 6th
8 Steve Bleise Minnesota Sr. 8th
9 Larry Early Old Dominion Jr. 9th
10 Griffin Parriott Purdue So. 10th
11 Eric Barone Illinois Jr. 11th
12 Zach Hartman Bucknell Fr. 13th
13 Jarrett Jacques Missouri Fr. 12th
14 Paul Fox Stanford Sr. 14th
15 John Van Brill Rutgers Sr. 15th
16 Taleb Rahmani Pitt Jr. 16th
17 Josh Humphreys Lehigh Fr. 17th
18 Josh McClure North Carolina
19 Zac Carson Ohio U. Jr. 19th
20 BC LaPrade Virginia Tech So. 18th

 

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 Josh Shields Arizona State Jr. 4th
5 Chance Marstellar Lock Haven Sr. 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 Mekhi Lewis Virginia Tech RS Fr. 12th
13 Andrew Fogarty North Dakota State Jr. 13th
14 Connor Flynn Missouri Jr. 14th
15 Jon Viruet Brown Sr. 15th
16 Ebed Jarrell Drexel Jr. 16th
17 Joey Gunther Illinois Jr. 17th
18 Jesse Dellavecchia Rider Jr. 18th
19 Cam Coy Virginia RS Fr. 19th
20 Kennedy Monday North Carolina So. 20th

 

174 pounds                                               

Rk. Name School Year Previous
1 Mark Hall Penn State Jr. 1st
2 Daniel Lewis Missouri Sr. 4th
3 Zahid Valencia Arizona State Jr. 2nd
4 Myles Amine Michigan Jr. 3rd
5 Jordan Kutler Lehigh Jr. 5th
6 Joe Smith Oklahoma State Jr. 7th
7 David McFadden Virginia Tech Jr. 8th
8 Taylor Lujan Northern Iowa Jr. 6th
9 Mikey Labriola Nebraska RS Fr. 9th
10 Brandon Womack Cornell Jr. 10th
11 Kimball Bastian Utah Valley Jr. 12th
12 Brit Wilson Northern Illinois RS Fr. 13th
13 Matt Finesilver Duke So. 14th
14 Dylan Lydy Purdue Jr. 15th
15 Seldon Wright Old Dominion Sr. 16th
16 Ben Harvey Army Jr. 18th
17 Spencer Carey Navy Jr. 19th
18 Devin Skatzka Minnesota Jr. 17th
19 Andrew Morgan Campbell Jr. 20th
20 Neal Richards VMI Jr. NR

 

184 pounds

Rk. Name School Year Previous
1 Myles Martin Ohio State Sr. 1st
2 Shakur Rasheed Penn State Sr. 2nd
3 Zack Zavatsky Virginia Tech Sr. 4th
4 Emery Parker Illinois Sr. 5th
5 Nick Reenan NC State Jr. 3rd
6 Ryan Preisch Lehigh Sr. 6th
7 Taylor Venz Nebraska So. 7th
8 Lou DePrez Binghamton Fr. 8th
9 Max Dean Cornell So. 9th
10 Jacobe Smith Oklahoma State Sr. 10th
11 Drew Foster Northern Iowa Sr. 12th
12 Cash Wilcke Iowa Jr. 11th
13 Nino Bonaccorsi Pitt Fr. 13th
14 Cameron Caffey Michigan State So. 14th
15 Chip Ness North Carolina Sr. 15th
16 Samuel Colbray Iowa State So. 16th
17 Dylan Wisman Missouri Jr. 17th
18 Mason Reinhardt Wisconsin Jr. 18th
19 Corey Hazel Lock Haven Jr. 20th
20 Jelani Embree Michigan Fr. NR

 

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 Jacob Warner Iowa RS Fr. 6th
5 Willie Miklus Iowa State Sr. 9th
6 Preston Weigel Oklahoma State Sr. NR
7 Rocco Caywood Army Sr. 4th
8 Jay Aiello Virginia So. 8th
9 Christian Brunner Purdue Jr. 11th
10 Nathan Traxler Stanford So. 5th
11 Tom Sleigh Virginia Tech Sr. 7th
12 Eric Schultz Nebraska So. 12th
13 Ben Honis Cornell Sr. 16th
14 Jackson Striggow Michigan Jr. 13th
15 Jacob Seely Northern Colorado Jr. 14th
16 Wyatt Koelling Missouri So. 15th
17 Stephen Loiseau Drexel Sr. 17th
18 Josh Hokit Fresno State Jr. 18th
19 Tanner Orndorff Utah Valley Jr. 19th
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 Amar Dhesi Oregon State Sr. 5th
5 Jordan Wood Lehigh So. 7th
6 Sam Stoll Iowa Sr. 6th
7 David Jensen Nebraska Jr. 9th
8 Mason Parris Michigan Fr. 4th
9 Youssif Hemida Maryland Sr. 8th
10 Conan Jennings Northwestern Sr. 13th
11 Demetrius Thomas Pitt Jr. 11th
12 Matt Stencel Central Michigan So. 15th
13 Trent Hillger Wisconsin RS Fr. 14th
14 Jake Gunning Buffalo Sr. 12th
15 Matt Voss George Mason Sr. 10th
16 Thomas Haines Lock Haven Sr. 16th
17 Chase Singletary Ohio State RS Fr. 17th
18 Jeramy Sweany Cornell Sr. 18th
19 A.J. Nevills Fresno State So. 19th
20 Brian Andrews Wyoming So. 20th