Mauller & Dean rise in WIN rankings, which previews Iowa vs. Oklahoma State

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Updated: February 18, 2019

NEWTON, Iowa — Missouri’s Nick Mauller and Cornell’s Max Dean scored big victories last weekend to make big jumps at 149 and 184 pounds, respectively, in WIN Magazine’s Feb. 18, 2019 NCAA Division I Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.

Both ranked ninth a week ago, each wrestler upset a higher-ranked foe — Oklahoma State’s Kaden Gfeller, then No. 4, and Virginia Tech’s No. 3 Zack Zavatsky, respectively — and have moved up to No. 5 and 6 in their respective weight classes.

While undefeated Penn State (13-0) remains No. 1 in both WIN’s Tournament Power Index (with 123 points) and dual rankings, only five points separate the next three teams in this week’s TPI: Oklahoma State (78), Ohio State (77.5) and Iowa (73).

This upcoming weekend will be the final regular-season duals for Division I teams; highlighted by the Feb. 24 dual meeting in Stillwater, Okla., between the Cowboys and Hawkeyes, who are both undefeated. Both teams feature eight ranked wrestlers, including five in the Top 8 of their weight classes.

This weekend’s dual will feature two meetings between wrestlers ranked in the top three of their weight classes: at 125 pounds where Iowa’s No. 2 Spencer Lee faces OSU’s No. 3 Nick Piccininni; and at 133 pounds, where OSU’s No. 2 Daton Fix will take on Iowa’s No. 3 Austin DeSanto.

WIN’s weekly individual rankings are a prediction of final NCAA tournament placements at the 2019 NCAA Championships, March 21-23 in Pittsburgh, and based on each wrestler’s full season of competition up until each week’s release. WIN’s Tournament Power Index is a total of the TPI points that all the wrestlers on a respective team have earned based on their ranking. A team’s TPI points and TPI ranking is a predictionof a where a team might finish at the national tournament at this point in the season with their current line-up.

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 Magazine’s Feb. 18 Tournament Power Index

Rk. School Total Top 8 TPI
    Ranked Ranked Points
1. Penn State 9 7 123
2. Oklahoma State 8 5 78
3. Ohio State 9 5 77.5
4. Iowa 8 5 73
5. Michigan 8 6 63
6. Missouri 8 3 47
7. Minnesota 6 4 44
8. NC State 5 4 41.5
9. Cornell 7 3 41
10. Nebraska 8 3 39
11. Northwestern 3 2 35.5
12. Rutgers 3 2 34
13. Lehigh 5 3 32
14t. Illinois 6 2 31.5
14t. Princeton 3 2 31.5
16. Arizona State 5 2 30
17. Oregon State 2 2 25
18. Wisconsin 5 2 23
19t. Iowa State 6 2 21.5
19t. Northern Iowa 6 2 21.5
21. Virginia Tech 6 2 19.5
22t. Virginia 3 2 16.5
22t. Wyoming 5 2 16.5
24. North Carolina 4 1 16
25. Pitt 4 1 15
26. Lock Haven 4 1 13
27. Central Michigan 1 1 9
28t. Army 2 1 8
28t. Duke 2 1 8
28t. Michigan State 2 1 8
31t. Purdue 5 0 7.5
31t. Utah Valley 4 0 7.5
33. Old Dominion 4 0 5.5
34t. North Dakota State 3 0 5
34t. Stanford 3 0 5
36. Buffalo 2 0 3.5
37. Drexel 2 0 3
38. Navy 2 0 2.5
39t. Binghamton 1 0 2
39t. Bucknell 1 0 2
39t. Campbell 1 0 2
39t. CSU Bakersfield 2 0 2
39t. Northern Illinois 1 0 2
39t. Ohio U. 2 0 2
45t. American 1 0 1.5
45t. Brown 1 0 1.5
45t. George Mason 1 0 1.5
45t. Maryland 1 0 1.5
45t. Oklahoma 1 0 1.5
45t. Penn 1 0 1.5
45t. South Dakota State 1 0 1.5
52t. Clarion 1 0 1
52t. Fresno State 1 0 1
52t. Northern Colorado 1 0 1
52t. Rider 1 0 1
52t. VMI 1 0 1
52t. West Virginia 1 0 1

 

WIN Magazine’s Feb. 18, 2019 Dual-Team Rankings

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

 

WIN Magazine’s Feb. 18, 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. 8th
9 Brent Fleetwood North Dakota State Sr. 9th
10 Ryan Millhof Arizona State Sr. 10th
11 Sean Fausz NC State Sr. 11th
12 Pat Glory Princeton Fr. 12th
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 Cole Verner Wyoming Jr. 20th
20 Luke Werner Lock Haven So. NR

 

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. 4th
5 Micky Phillippi Pitt RS Fr. 5th
6 Tariq Wilson NC State So. 6th
7 Montorie Bridges Wyoming So. 7th
8 Austin Gomez Iowa State RS Fr. 8th
9 Luke Pletcher Ohio State Jr. 9th
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. 13th
14 Korbin Myers Virginia Tech Jr. 14th
15 Josh Terao American U. Sr. 15th
16 Cam Sykora North Dakota State Jr. 16th
17 Gary Wayne Harding North Carolina Sr. 17th
18 Ben Thornton Purdue Sr. 18th
19 Sean Nickell CSU Bakersfield Sr. 19th
20 Dylan Duncan Illinois So. 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. 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 Matt Findlay Utah Valley So. 10th
10 Tristan Moran Wisconsin Jr. 11th
11 Bryan Lantry Buffalo Sr. 9th
12 Ian Parker Iowa State So. 12th
13 Kaid Brock Oklahoma State Jr. 13th
14 Dom Demas Oklahoma RS Fr. 16th
15 Sam Turner Wyoming So. 17th
16 Nick Gil Navy Sr. 20th
17 Sa’Derian Perry Old Dominion Jr. 14th
18 Cameron Kelly Ohio U. Sr. NR
19 Chad Red Nebraska So. 18th
20 A.C. Headlee North Carolina Jr. 19th

 

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 Austin O’Connor North Carolina RS Fr. 5th
5 Brock Mauller Missouri Fr. 9th
6 Kaden Gfeller Oklahoma State RS Fr. 4th
7 Mitch Finesilver Duke Sr. 6th
8 Justin Oliver NC State Sr. 7th
9 Pat Lugo Iowa Sr. 8th
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. 13th
14 Requir Van Der Merwe Stanford So. 14th
15 Henry Pohlmeyer South Dakota State Jr. 17th
16 Anthony Artalona Penn Fr. 18th
17 Cole Martin Wisconsin Jr. 20th
18 Josh Maruca Arizona State Jr. NR
19 Russell Rohlfing CSU Bakersfield Jr. 16th
20 Christian Monserrat West Virginia Sr. NR

 

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. 6th
7 Ke-Shawn Hayes Ohio State Jr. 7th
8 Steve Bleise Minnesota Sr. 8th
9 Larry Early Old Dominion Jr. 9th
10 Eric Barone Illinois Jr. 11th
11 Zach Hartman Bucknell Fr. 12th
12 Jarrett Jacques Missouri Fr. 13th
13 Paul Fox Stanford Sr. 14th
14 Griffin Parriott Purdue So. 10th
15 John Van Brill Rutgers Sr. 15th
16 Taleb Rahmani Pitt Jr. 16th
17 Josh Humphreys Lehigh Fr. 17th
18 Zac Carson Ohio U. Jr. 19th
19 BC LaPrade Virginia Tech So. 20th
20 Christian Pagdilao Arizona State Sr. NR

 

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 Te’Shan Campbell Ohio State Sr. NR

 

174 pounds                                               

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

 

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. 4th
4 Nick Reenan NC State Jr. 5th
5 Ryan Preisch Lehigh Sr. 6th
6 Max Dean Cornell So. 9th
7 Zack Zavatsky Virginia Tech Sr. 3rd
8 Taylor Venz Nebraska So. 7th
9 Lou DePrez Binghamton Fr. 8th
10 Jacobe Smith Oklahoma State Sr. 10th
11 Drew Foster Northern Iowa Sr. 11th
12 Cash Wilcke Iowa Jr. 12th
13 Nino Bonaccorsi Pitt Fr. 13th
14 Chip Ness North Carolina Sr. 15th
15 Max Lyon Purdue So. NR
16 Cameron Caffey Michigan State So. 14th
17 Samuel Colbray Iowa State So. 16th
18 Mason Reinhardt Wisconsin Jr. 18th
19 Corey Hazel Lock Haven Jr. 19th
20 Dylan Wisman Missouri Jr. 17th

 

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. 4th
5 Willie Miklus Iowa State Sr. 5th
6 Preston Weigel Oklahoma State Sr. 6th
7 Rocco Caywood Army Sr. 7th
8 Jay Aiello Virginia So. 8th
9 Christian Brunner Purdue Jr. 9th
10 Nathan Traxler Stanford So. 10th
11 Tom Sleigh Virginia Tech Sr. 11th
12 Eric Schultz Nebraska So. 12th
13 Ben Honis Cornell Sr. 13th
14 Jackson Striggow Michigan Jr. 14th
15 Stephen Loiseau Drexel Sr. 17th
16 Tanner Orndorff Utah Valley Jr. 19th
17 Jacob Seely Northern Colorado Jr. 15th
18 Wyatt Koelling Missouri So. 16th
19 Greg Bulsak Clarion So. 20th
20 Chris Weiler Lehigh So. NR

 

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. 4th
5 Jordan Wood Lehigh So. 5th
6 Matt Stencel Central Michigan So. 12th
7 Mason Parris Michigan Fr. 8th
8 Trent Hillger Wisconsin RS Fr. 13th
9 David Jensen Nebraska Jr. 7th
10 Demetrius Thomas Pitt Jr. 11th
11 Sam Stoll Iowa Sr. 6th
12 Conan Jennings Northwestern Sr. 10th
13 Youssif Hemida Maryland Sr. 9th
14 Jake Gunning Buffalo Sr. 14th
15 Matt Voss George Mason Sr. 15th
16 Chase Singletary Ohio State RS Fr. 17th
17 Thomas Haines Lock Haven Sr. 16th
18 Jeramy Sweany Cornell Sr. 18th
19 A.J. Nevills Fresno State So. 19th
20 Brian Andrews Wyoming So. 20th

 

 

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